Many States reel under monsoon fury
10/08/2019
Across Karnataka, there were 1.74 lakh people in relief camps, about 35,000 of them rescued since Thursday night. About 64,300 hectares of agricultural land was inundated, taking the total area affected to 2.56 lakh hectares. Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa put the preliminary estimate of flood losses at ₹5,000 crore, and Union Minister of Paliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi said that the Centre had released ₹200 crore for flood relief.
Houses buried
In the worst-hit Kodagu district, five members belonging to two families were buried alive after their houses located next to each other collapsed in a landslip at Korangala village near Bhagamandala. Local residents rescued three persons.
In five districts of Western Maharashtra, the death toll in the last fortnight has touched 29, while 2.35 lakh people have been evacuated from Sangli and Kolhapur, besides 50,000 in Satara, Pune and Solapur.
Pune Divisional Commissioner Dr. Deepak Mhaisekar said the casualties include nine people who died in the Sangli boat accident on Thursday, and 11 people were missing, nine of them from the boat incident.
Deficit wiped out
Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris district recorded a staggering 91 cm of rain at Avalanche for a 24-hour period until Friday morning.
Six people have died in rain-related incidents in the Nilgiris in the week-long showers. The deaths were caused by collapsing buildings, flood waters and landslips. Three women and an 8-year-old child are among the dead.
In Gujarat, 26 out of 30 gates of the Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam were opened for the first time in two years to maintain water level at the 131.18-metre limit.
While the rain has had a devastating impact, it has nearly wiped out the monsoon deficit. The IMD on Friday said the monsoon deficit was down from 10.5% on July 31 to 0.6% as of August 9.
The IMD forecast was a 4% below normal season from June-September. Mr. Mohapatra said such spells were typical for August, but not reason enough to assume yet that it would be a ‘normal’ monsoon.
A new rain-bearing system was seen forming in the Bay of Bengal by August 12 with potential to bring rain to North India, particularly Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.
83 NDRF teams
“So far, 83 National Disaster Response Force teams have been positioned in vulnerable areas of flood-affected States along with all necessary equipment. These are in addition to the 173 teams of Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard. Control rooms in the Ministry of Home Affairs, NDRF, IMD, and Central Water Commission are keeping a close watch. They have evacuated over 82,000 people to safer places and rescued 2,325 people,” a statement from the Press Information Bureau said. This followed a review meeting chaired by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai.
The Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam continued to fill up fast but acted to maintain the water level at 131.18 metres, the limit allowed by Narmada Control Authority. Gujarat
The administration alerted the downstream districts of Narmada, Bharuch and Vadodara about potential flooding. Several bridges have been closed as the Narmada is flowing at danger level.Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam MD Rajiv Kumar Gupta visited Sardar Sarovar dam. Dr. Gupta tweeted that the 1,200 MW power house was operated on Thursday after a gap of two years.
On Friday, Gujarat continued to receive medium to heavy rainfall. More than 3,000 people were shifted to safer locations.
The Gujarat government said 168 taluks received rain during the last 24 hours, and 14 dams and reservoirs were overflowing. But total monsoon rainfall in the State stood at 66.41% in the season.
Massive rainfall in Tamil Nadu’s elevated ranges in the Western Ghats disrupted life in the plains, with the Noyyal, Bhavani and Moyar rivers swelling up to the brim. Valparai, the tea and coffee-growing part of the mountains was lashed by torrential rain, sending copious inflows to reservoirs in the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project.
The record for the highest rain volume in the State, held by Cuddalore since 1943, was broken for two consecutive days in Avalanche in the Nilgiris, with 820 mm on Thursday, and 911 mm on Friday.
10/08/2019
Across Karnataka, there were 1.74 lakh people in relief camps, about 35,000 of them rescued since Thursday night. About 64,300 hectares of agricultural land was inundated, taking the total area affected to 2.56 lakh hectares. Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa put the preliminary estimate of flood losses at ₹5,000 crore, and Union Minister of Paliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi said that the Centre had released ₹200 crore for flood relief.
Houses buried
In the worst-hit Kodagu district, five members belonging to two families were buried alive after their houses located next to each other collapsed in a landslip at Korangala village near Bhagamandala. Local residents rescued three persons.
In five districts of Western Maharashtra, the death toll in the last fortnight has touched 29, while 2.35 lakh people have been evacuated from Sangli and Kolhapur, besides 50,000 in Satara, Pune and Solapur.
Pune Divisional Commissioner Dr. Deepak Mhaisekar said the casualties include nine people who died in the Sangli boat accident on Thursday, and 11 people were missing, nine of them from the boat incident.
Deficit wiped out
Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris district recorded a staggering 91 cm of rain at Avalanche for a 24-hour period until Friday morning.
Six people have died in rain-related incidents in the Nilgiris in the week-long showers. The deaths were caused by collapsing buildings, flood waters and landslips. Three women and an 8-year-old child are among the dead.
In Gujarat, 26 out of 30 gates of the Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam were opened for the first time in two years to maintain water level at the 131.18-metre limit.
While the rain has had a devastating impact, it has nearly wiped out the monsoon deficit. The IMD on Friday said the monsoon deficit was down from 10.5% on July 31 to 0.6% as of August 9.
The IMD forecast was a 4% below normal season from June-September. Mr. Mohapatra said such spells were typical for August, but not reason enough to assume yet that it would be a ‘normal’ monsoon.
A new rain-bearing system was seen forming in the Bay of Bengal by August 12 with potential to bring rain to North India, particularly Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.
83 NDRF teams
“So far, 83 National Disaster Response Force teams have been positioned in vulnerable areas of flood-affected States along with all necessary equipment. These are in addition to the 173 teams of Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard. Control rooms in the Ministry of Home Affairs, NDRF, IMD, and Central Water Commission are keeping a close watch. They have evacuated over 82,000 people to safer places and rescued 2,325 people,” a statement from the Press Information Bureau said. This followed a review meeting chaired by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai.
The Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam continued to fill up fast but acted to maintain the water level at 131.18 metres, the limit allowed by Narmada Control Authority. Gujarat
The administration alerted the downstream districts of Narmada, Bharuch and Vadodara about potential flooding. Several bridges have been closed as the Narmada is flowing at danger level.Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam MD Rajiv Kumar Gupta visited Sardar Sarovar dam. Dr. Gupta tweeted that the 1,200 MW power house was operated on Thursday after a gap of two years.
On Friday, Gujarat continued to receive medium to heavy rainfall. More than 3,000 people were shifted to safer locations.
The Gujarat government said 168 taluks received rain during the last 24 hours, and 14 dams and reservoirs were overflowing. But total monsoon rainfall in the State stood at 66.41% in the season.
Massive rainfall in Tamil Nadu’s elevated ranges in the Western Ghats disrupted life in the plains, with the Noyyal, Bhavani and Moyar rivers swelling up to the brim. Valparai, the tea and coffee-growing part of the mountains was lashed by torrential rain, sending copious inflows to reservoirs in the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project.
The record for the highest rain volume in the State, held by Cuddalore since 1943, was broken for two consecutive days in Avalanche in the Nilgiris, with 820 mm on Thursday, and 911 mm on Friday.
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