Flood in orissa" is man made"

GHAI-CUT OFF OF DAYA RIVER, Help them…………………RAHAT

Puri a coastal district of Orissa, is famous for its Historic antiquities, Religious sanctuaries, Architectural Grandeur, Sea-scape beauty, moderate climate. It holds a wealth of attraction for the visitors. It boasts of a continuous history from the 3rd Century B.C. to the present day and its unique monuments like those of Lord Jagannath at Puri, the Sun God at Konark are the famous in the world. It has the Chilika Lake, one of the largest brackish water lakes in India that holds a picturesque Sea-scape beauty. It offers an ideal resort for birds are migrated from different parts of the country. By virtue of Geographical location, the climate of Puri is equable throughout the year.

River system

All the rivers of Puri district have common characteristics. In the hot weather they are beds of sand with tiny streams or none at all, while in the rains they receive more water than they can carry .Generally all rivers are distributaries of Mahanadi Rivers.

• Kushabhadra- A branch of Kuakhai river starts from Balianta meets Bay of Bengal at the shrine Ramachandi, 15 miles east of Puri dhanua and its tributary mugei joins with Kushabhadra.
• Daya-A branch of Kuakhai river falls in Chilika lake . Two small rivers enter the Daya, the Gangua and the Managuni below Kanas. An important problem in connection with daya is that the Chilika lake at its outfall is  silting up.
• Bhargabi - A branch of Kuakhai meets the Bay of Bengal after breaking up into numerous branches in the last two and half miles of its course.
  There are four main branches  all taking off from the left bank.viz. Kanchi , the east Kania , the Naya nadi and the South kanchi falls in Sar lake; and by various channel the first three are interconnected and finally join the Suna munhi   river which falls into Bali Harchandi and ultimately to the Bay of Bengal via the mouth of Chilika. The South kania gets lost in the marshes on the western shore of Chilika.
• Ratnachira and Luna: There are two small rivers Ratnachira and Luna falls in Bhargabi and Daya respectively.
• Kadua -It is a Monsoon stream which falls into Prachi.
• Prachi- It is the branch commencing from Puri and Jagatsinghpur district . It has the origin near Kantapara on Cuttack-Gop road and passing through the village of Kakatpur fall in Bay of Bengal.
• Devi-It is branch of  Kathajori .It runs into Puri district near the extreme east forming numerous branches.

Flood Updates-2011(by receiving online OTV News)

By the time we compile this Update, sources inform that the current flood has affected at least 2.2 million people in 3505 villages of 93 blocks and 14 urban areas of 19 districts in the state.  At least 17 people are reported to be dead and 11 have been swept away by flood waters and hence are missing.  Govt. reports say that 14 domestic animals have died and 2 elephants have been swept away by flood waters to a distance of about 5 kilometers and are waiting rescue.  Two persons have died of snake bite and many are stuck up in swampy embankments and mounts without any safe drinking water and any other facilities.  Many have started to fear of disease outbreaks.  4 helicopters are airdropping food packets for flood victims of Kendrapada, Puri and Jagatsinghpur districts and 911 boats have been engaged in the relief operations.  In addition, several voluntary organisations and political parties are also engaged in flood relief activities.

In this 2011 Flood Update in Odisha, we are giving some latest information under situation of flood which is devastating the state of Odisha…… As of now three sorties were made to most affected areas of Gop, Delang/Kanas in Puri district and Kujang in Jagatsinghpur,

                 

Ø  The flood has engulfed 2788 villages in 19 districts affecting 17 lakh people.  877 villages are completely cut off due to flood waters.  The human casualty has been reported at 16 so far.  There is no concrete news coming about death of livestock and wild animals.

Ø  35 sluice gates of Hirakud are open now and the Reservoir Level is at 628.08 feet.  Inflow of water to the dam is 638139 cusecs and outflow is reported at 625434 cusecs.  This seems to be a temporary respite but the flood water is still moving downstream and devastations will continue.  The water flow at Mundali is reported at 1333000 cusecs. 

Ø  The Chief Minister of Odisha has done an Aerial Survey of four coastal affected districts (Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada and Cuttack) only.  People from western Odisha have raised their voice against this.  “Even during floods the discrimination against western Odisha is visible in this government”, alleged a flood affected person from Sonepur district.  In fact, Sonepur residents say that they have never seen such an enormous flood.

Ø  While in each affected district, people have complained about inadequate and even non availability of relief materials and food, cattle feed has not reached anywhere.  Data provided on television channels show that the government will start sending cattle feed to each affected blocks from tomorrow.

Ø  In coastal Odisha, many people are taking shelter in embankments those are vulnerable to breach. In Daleighai of Jagatsinghpur district, thousands of villagers are taking shelter.  This embankment breached in 1982 floods. So far reports have come about the breach of 21 embankments including 15 big ones.

Ø  Even as some villagers are constantly guarding it, hundreds of families from the 42 Mouza villages are taking shelter on the vulnerable Maniabandha embankment.

Ø  In Pipili and Satyabadi areas people, including children, are busy repairing embankment of the Bhargavi River. 

Ø  Hirakud dam’s back waters have started flooding Bheden and Ambabana blocks of Bargarh.

Ø  Sambalpur, Sonepur and Boudh are facing acute problems due to the flood waters and inappropriate relief measures as reported by people in TV news programmes.

Ø  The govt. officials informed that 3 helicopters are being continuously used to air drop food relief and these are being operated under the instruction of the State Relief Commissioner. 

Ø  One of our members called us to inform that 100s of families from the Alipingala area in Kendrapada district are yet to receive any relief material so far.

ABOUT THE FLOOD SITUATION IN DELANG BLOCKL:-

BASANTPUR GHAI-CUT OFF OF DAYA RIVER ON DATE 11.09.11 SUNDAY AT 10.35AM AFFECTED DELANG BLOCK.

2011 on the month of September a black day for the coastal area people, 2008 flood was bring a disconcert among the rural community and many people are not forget the bad dreams, suddenly 2011 the Killer water again attacked and massive  devastate of the costal belt of Delang Block of Puri district…………..

RIVER- DAYA

GHAI- BASANTPUR

The Basantpur river dam is very old and it is under repairing 2011, when the rains comes the government officers are not important it and also the work contractor will leave way as miner repairing, when the villagers told and asked to the sarpanch, he said after rainy day the river dam work was started again. The day 10^th September the Hirakud Dam released 11, l65, 356 qc water with open 64 suice gate and 4 nos shucks gate and announce after 24 hours all the water reached at the costal belt river. But government was sat silent and not to announce to the villagers go way to the height shelter area of the river side village. On 11.09.2011 at 9.40AM the DAYA river water touched in to top of dam corner and people are ready to save but suddenly some misunderstanding emerge among the two political party in the issues of dam repairing work, but people bring two nos. of sand tractors but suddenly the tractors halt more than 2.30hour at the railway crossing gate for train coming, at 10.15 some water started to pull and come out leakages and after 20 minutes the 500met Ghai come up and ferocious water rendered houses and croups.     

CAUSES OF FLOOD

During the year the rains come very let and started on 15^th October 2011, before the total western odisha coming under drought and soil was crisp. Suddenly the rains started continued and many of the districts area under water logged. Odisha proud to Hirakud Dam because it is the one of the largest dam in our state and he generated electric for the state of Orissa and he have capacity to storage or reservoirs water up to 681’ and having 122 gate, when the water level increase in the dam the administration not to went important about released the water from the dam. On 03.09.2011 again the rains was started at Chastisgard and Jharkhand and the Hirakud dam water was increased at that time the administration released water very first with 64 gate and not to declared to the public next 24 hours flood may be happen, if u go to in the feature 1991,1997,2002,2003,2008 and present 2011 in Odisha flood is happen only for the neglected by the Government interference debated of the politician. On the time 8.40 AM the first flood water reached at the Daya, Bhrgabi and Khathojodi. Within the few times the flood water drown out many area river dam and hugged drowned many costal belt village property. Lack of knowledge and lack experience of the administration, I thing the flood again happen in our district.

AREA DAMAGED BY THE KILLER WATER

Sl.No	G.P	Village	House	SC	OBC	GEN	Population	Affected Home	Crops  in Acr
01	Sighanbramhapur	Maligoan	196	35	151	10	1152	190	1284
		Surangpur	88	16	68	4	743	68	745
		Singhabarampur	132	37	87	8	1011	109	895
		Neepur	193	19	162	12	1077	104	986
		Basantapur	142	13	130	4	933	140	784
		Talisahi	85	14	67	4	764	62	716
02	Gadamotari	Gandapada	198	58	119	21	1283	124	1302
		Garhmotari	236	73	121	22	1549	86	1671
		Ankoi	172	57	104	11	1076	81	997
		Kumundal	201	16	172	13	1356	73	1013
		Batal	136	58	69	9	815	64	712
03	Chainpur	Sadargoi utarabad	304	25	263	14	1647	224	1244
		Sadargoi Dakhinabad	311	34	255	22	1663	204	1306
		Sadargai  pachimabad	207	45	149	13	1143	136	872
		Chainpur	312	72	174	66	1629	142	981
		Danapada	34		32	2	310	22	116

    

202 nos, of house already destroyed by the flood water out of the total house of 1043 under the three G.P and all are coming under construction by mud and straw (Thatches house), village people are staying at over the river dam with little politheen camp. Many people were under starvation from 11.09.2011 to 15.09.2011 and after five days the relief work was reached by the Red Cross and some volunteers of NGO. The air dropping reached at 14.09.2011 at 11.20AM and most of people are not took because all over the area coming under the flood, so far people are unable to reached the relief packages, so air dropping was not possible to continued. The relief work was not properly operation in the flood affected area because the administration showing his slouth again the present flood in odisha. On 14.09.2011 at 2.30PM the Indian red cross reached with two boat carried some medicine and dray food with lot of drinking water.

PROPERTY LOST and DISEASE

Mostly people lost many croups and vegetable plant with time and energy, some how many children under trauma and panicky to day to day life. In the coming flood two cows and three goats was to be suffocated in water and many of the domestic animal under SAHADA, BAJABAJI and PHATUA disease come up by the deficiencies of hippo calcium among the animals.     

Many of children coming under could and cough some older are coming fever and headache, the main causes children are wet with the rain droop and weeded for drinking water the parents wait of the clean drinking water but still water not reached on before 15^th Sept 2011, so they are taking the populated water a used for drinking, the main disease is come up like- fever, cold fever, skin disease, water born disease and dysentery and diarrhoea.