GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
(I) CALAMITY : (see Annexure-A)
(a)
Type
of calamity : Floods / Hailstorm / Drought/ Fire
(b)
Time,
date(s) of occurrence : July,
Sept.2000, March 2001
(c)
Magnitude
& impact : As per the table below :
|
SN |
District |
Date
of Occurrence |
Type
and Magnitude |
No.
of Villages Affected |
Area Affected (Acres) |
Population affected |
|
1 |
Bathinda |
15-16/7/00 28/3/01 |
Hailstorm/ Flood-Moderate |
60 |
6414 |
Small |
|
2 |
Ferozepur |
July & Sept. 2000 |
Flood-Moderate |
61 |
8406 |
Small |
|
3 |
Gurdaspur |
July-2000 Rabi 2001 |
Flood/Drought-Moderate |
45 |
17586 |
Small |
|
4 |
Hoshiarpur |
28/3/2001 Rabi 2001 |
Hailstorm/ Drought-Moderate |
97 |
1315 |
Small |
|
5 |
Mansa |
27/4/2000 |
Hailsorm -Moderate |
4 |
199 |
Small |
|
6 |
Mukatsar |
Rabi 1999 - Kharif 2000 |
Water logging |
46 |
11613 |
Small |
|
7 |
Nawanshahar |
Rabi-2001 |
Drought |
36 |
2744 |
Small |
|
8 |
Patiala |
July 2000 |
Floods-Moderate |
8 |
782 |
Small |
|
9 |
Ropar |
18/7/2000 Rabi 2001 |
Flood/Drought-Moderate |
58 |
5608 |
Small |
|
10 |
Sangrur |
July-Aug 2000 |
Flood/Hailstorms-Moderate |
34 |
19246 |
Small |
(II) DAMAGE : (see
Annexure A)
(a) Human
population
(i) Number of lives lost : 13
(ii)
Number
of persons injured: Nil
(b) Animals
perished : 31
(c) Residential
houses damaged : 1785
(i)
Fully
: 721
(ii)
Partially
: 1064
(d)
Agriculture
(i)
Cropped
area damaged (In lakh ha.): 62,300
Acres ( 24,920 Ha)
(ii)
Production
affected (In lakh tonnes) : 1.24 lac MT
(e) Damage
to infrastructure : Not Much
(i)
Roads
(separate details of National Highways, State Roads, district roads and
municipal roads)
(ii)
Bridges
(as above)
(iii)
Government
buildings
(iv)
School
buildings
(v)
Industries
(vi)
Power
Telecommunication
(vii)
Railways
(viii)
Private
properties
(ix)
Any
other (please specify)
(f) Loss assessment in terms of money
(sector-wise details to be supplied : Not Much
(III) RELIEF MEASURES :
(a) Steps taken by the State Government
(i) Financial relief to victims etc. : Actual
requirement is given in Annexure-A. The amount disbursed so far is as follows:
o
Gratuitous
Relief for Crop Loss : Rs. 3.24 crores
o
Ex-gratia
for loss of life : Rs. 6.00 Lacs
o
Assistance
for loss of houses : Rs. 2.72 Lacs
o
Assistance
for loss of live stock : Rs. 0.55 Lacs
o
Assistance
for supply of fodder : Rs. 0.14 Lacs
(ii) Rescue and relief : Rs. 0.07 Lacs
(iii) Restoration: Rs. 14.00 crore (This amount
was spent on restoring the flood protection works damaged during the previous
year.)
(b) Assistance provided by the Government of
India: Nil (Except for its contribution to CRF)
(i)
Financial
(ii)
Logistic
(c) External
assistance if any including UN Bodies : Nil
(d) Local
assistance by NGOs and other agencies : Nil
(IV) PREPAREDNESS
:
(a) Preventive action taken and its
benefits : The government executed flood protection works ahead of the
flood season.
(b) Long term measures taken/proposed to be
taken : The state government
executed a number of capital projects for controlling floods on permanent
basis. New drains were excavated and some of the drains were reconditioned.
Embankments, spurs and studs were constructed on river banks to tame the river
water flow. The total cost of the projects was Rs. 51.28 crores and this amount
was made available from the state budget.
(c ) Community participation and awareness
programmes : Tree plantation work was done in the river banks/bunds with
the help of the people.
(V) MISCELLANEOUS
:
(a) Documentation/studies/research work
done : The details of the calamities are documented district wise.
(b) Impact evaluation of relief measures
undertaken : Satisfactory
(c
) Any other information (to be
indicated item wise)
(i)
Information
in the proforma indicated above :
Total
Relief Required : Annexure – A.
(ii) System of Calamity management mechanism
and machinery adopted by the State : The Financial Commissioner Revenue and Secretary Revenue is the
Relief Commissioner for the State. At the district level the Deputy
Commissioner-cum-District Magistrate is the Head of Relief Organization. He in
consultation with the people’s representatives and officers of other
Departments including the Irrigation Department finalizes the list of Flood
Protection Works to be under taken before the onset of the rainy season. The works
are prioritised. The State Government considers the proposals and releases the
funds. The works are executed by 30th of June. The flood contingency
plans for the districts are also
prepared. This plan contains details about setting up of control room, setting
up of relief camps and constitution of official teams for assessment and
disbursement of flood relief.
The
state Government also undertakes capital works to control floods and water
logging in the State on permanent basis. This includes digging up of new drains
and construction of spur, studs and embankments on the rivers.
(iii) Number and dates of the meetings of State
Level Committee:
No. of
Meetings : 2
o
8/12/2000
o
14/2/2001
(iv) Copy of latest State relief manual had
already been sent.
(v) Items and norms adopted for assistance out
of Calamity Relief Fund : ANNEXURE – B.
(vi) Details of calamity wise and sector wise
relief expenditure incurred : As per details in (III) above.
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