Disaster Management & Flood Control

– An Initiative by Pune Municipal Corporation

A Presentation by
Smt. Rajlakshmi Bhosale
Mayor, Pune
 CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION
2 FLOOD SCENARIO IN PUNE
3 CAUSE AND EFFECT
4 CURRENT FLOOD PROTECTION MEASURES
5 FUTURE ACTION PLAN FOR FLOOD CONTROL & DISASTER
MANAGEMENT
Introduction

“Punyanagari
The City of Virtuous Deeds”
River and the City
 Pune traces its origins to an agricultural settlement by the name of
Punnaka in the 8th century AD; also called Punyapur or Punyanagari, “The
City of Virtuous Deeds”

 The city is built on the confluence of the three rivers Mutha, Mula and
Pavana. These Rivers were believed to have Mythic Cleansing Powers

 The Rivers formed the city’s lifeline and no other city in the country can
boast of having three Rivers running through it

KHADAKWASLA DAM LAKDI PUL BUND GARDEN BRIDGE

 Importance

 8th Largest Urban Agglomeration in India

 Population – 4.7 million growing @ 6%
 Cultural Capital of Maharashtra
 ‘Oxford of the East’
 ‘Detroit of India’
 Rapidly Growing Economy powered by IT, Manufacturing
and Services
 Twenty bridges cross the river along 27 km of lenght
A Disaster Strikes Pune at 2:00pm on 12th July 1961 !!!

Panshet and Khadakwasla Dam Failure

results in a Major Flood in the city of Pune
FLOOD SCENARIO
IN PUNE
 History of Floods in Pune
Discharge in Cumecs

3500.00

3250.00
Highest flood record
3000.00
3211cumecs
2750.00

2500.00

2250.00
Panshet Dam Failure (1961)

2000.00

1750.00

1500.00

1250.00

1000.00

750.00

500.00

250.00

0.00
40

43

46

49

52

55

58

61

64

67

70

73

76

79

82

85

88

91

94

97

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06
19

19

19

19

19

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19

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19

19

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19

19

19

19

19

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19

20

20

20
Years
Flood Frequency Analysis was conducted for 1940 to 2007
of the maximum discharge data from Khadakwasla

 The 1958 flood with a magnitude of 3211 cumecs is the highest flood
recorded.

 The mean annual peak flood is about 1165 cumecs.

 Every decade had recorded one severe flood during the last six decades
(1944, 1958, 1961, 1976, 1976, 1983, 1997 and 2005).

 The post 1961 period shows a significant decline in the peak flood
magnitudes and increase in the flood variability. This could be attributed to
the increased control of dams located on the river, such as Temghar and
Varasgaon that were constructed during the post-1961 period.
CAUSE AND EFFECT
Causes
 Reduction in Carrying Capacity of the river

 Encroachment in river and tributaries (nullahs)

draining into the rivers

 Disposal of Debris and solid wastes including plastics

 Lack of Remote Rain Gauging and Telemetric Early

Warning System
Effects
I. Displacement of Families in the river banks
II. Destruction of private property on the river banks
III. Destruction of Biodiversity on the river banks
IV. Disruption of Transport and communication systems
V. Destruction of drainage and sewage system
VI. Eroding of river banks
VII. Adverse effect on Public Health
 Families Rehabilitated during Floods

Year No. of Families Affected by Floods

2004 1623
2005 5345
2006 5098
2007 200
Source : Slum Department, PMC

Improvement in our Disaster Management Ability has resulted

into a large reduction in the number of Flood Affected Families
 CURRENT FLOOD
PROTECTION MEASURES
 Disaster Management Initiative
by
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)

2006 - 2007
PMC embarked upon preparation of a
a comprehensive Disaster Management Plan
Involving all agencies of the local self government law
enforcing agencies, state govt and education institutes
MAY 2007 DMP WAS PROMULGATED
Engineering Measures for Disaster Management
by Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)
 Increase in River carrying capacity by
 Dredging of 1.50 MCM of silt
 Excavated Debris is reused for construction of roads
 Protection
 Construction of 1.50 km of protection wall to protect 10 major
flood prone areas
 River flow (reduced afflux)
 Removal of an old Stone masonry bund
 Removal of central section (100m long and 5 m high) of
Bundgarden bund
Organisational Structure for Disaster Management

Khadakwasla Dam flows Water level of Mulshi dam start

above 45000 cusec increasing above 1980 ft

Mulshi-
Irrigation Department
Collector office

Municipal Commissioner and

Flood control Department Police Commissioner work on
next action plan

Each hour
Public Relation officer Pune Municipal
Corporation Authority Municipal
Regional Offices

Take Action NGO, Social services

Media (hourly updates) PMT, Road Traffic,
health dept etc
Organisation etc
 Organisational Structure …..contd
Regional Offices

Officer
Role Played by Regional Offices

Enumeration of
rehabilitated people At present 39 Rehab
Centres are available
Identify rehabilitation
places

Availability of rooms,
water supply
and electricity

Co ordination with NGOs,

helping groups etc

Provide Food, sanitation,

medicines, drinking water
 Benchmarks for
Initiation of Disaster Management Plan

Discharge from Khadakwasla Action done

1132.7 cumecs DMP Flood Alert
(40000 cusecs)
1415.9 cumecs DMP operations
(50000 cusecs) initiated
PMC Departments working
towards Flood Management
 Fire Brigade Authority

 River Improvement and Garden Superintendent Department

 Pune Maha Nagarpalika Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd

 Health Department

 Vehicle Department

 Public Relation Department

 Education Department

 Electricity Department

 Irrigation Department
 Fire Brigade Authority
 Training of experts from this department to other officer for planning &
evacuation.

 Evacuation of people and property from site

 Supply of various equipment like pumps, cranes, boats etc where ever
required

 Lifting of collapse articles like fallen trees etc during heavy rains

River Improvement and Garden Superintendent

Department
 Desilting of almost 1.50 MCM

 Deposition of debris for construction of DP road

 Disposal of excess debris at relevant location

 Construction of 1.50 km of protection wall which covers almost 10

major flood prone areas
Pune Maha Nagarpalika Parivahan
Mahamandal Ltd.
 Release of public transport

 Make vehicles available wherever required

 Make drivers available

 Get updates about traffic diversions and inform it to the drivers.

 Keep stock of fuel and other material required

Health Department
 Make Doctors, Pharmacist, auxiliary nurse etc available.

 Supply medicines

 Ambulance
Vehicle Department
 Make wireless vehicles, truck and drivers available

 Coordination with fire brigade authorities through these wireless

vehicles

Public Relation Department

 At as a communication medium within the government and public

 Public awareness

 Information to media (press, channels etc)

Education Department
 Make school and college available during floods

 Make infrastructure in school available

 Teachers and other staff also provide help in this respect

Electricity Department
 As the electric supply is completely damage during floods provide
generators to evacuation teams

 Provide temporary electric wiring at rehabilitation centers

 Provide emergency lamps

Irrigation Department
 Control discharge at each of the dams

 Supply flood update to Flood control department of PMC

FUTURE ACTION PLAN FOR
FLOOD FORECASTING &
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
 Salient Features

1. Installation of Remote Rain Gauging, level gauging and

telemetry system for early warning to control peak
discharge from Khadakwasla to within 50,000 Cusecs
during the rainy season
2. Prevent encroachment of the river and streams by
declaration of Biodiversity Restoration Zones along the
banks
3. Use of Gabions/Reno Mattresses on river banks for
stabilisation and allow percolation of water
Mapping and Delineation of the flood-prone area by use a probability-
based analysis wherein systematic records and historical information
on past flooding are used to develop a relation of probability of
occurrence versus magnitude.

Development
Zone

Development Zone

Designation of Floodway (River Channel) and High Flood Level Components

 Comprehensive Non Structural Flood Management System

 The proposed system can be divided into three important sub

systems viz.

 Telemetry System

 Management Information System

 Decision Support System

 Telemetry System gathers hydrological and meteorological
data such as
 Rain fall data from rain-gauge stations in the catchment
 Water level data from river gauge stations
 Reservoir level data from level sensors installed at the
reservoirs
 Data is gathered without any human intervention
 Collected data is then presented to the Management Information
System and the Decision Support System
 Based on the received data and the pre-fed
conditions/parameters/rules the system computes information
required for controlling discharge of water
 Conclusions

Our experience of PMC has shown that

initiative by the local self governing body can
control & reduce the magnitude of disaster and
effectively manage a disaster