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Sit Rep-1: Heavy Rainfall Report Background: Since 21st July 2017 night, Southern Districts of West Bengal namely – South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, East Medinipur, Hooghly, Howrah, West Medinipur, Birbhum, West Burdwan and East Burdwan are experiencing Heavy Rainfall (a rainfall data is attached as an annexure). Many low laying areas of Southern Bengal are now under water. On 22nd July 2017 evening IMD updated through its weather inference that “The upper air cyclonic circulation over south Bangladesh and Gangetic West Bengal & north Bay of Bengal extending upto 7.6 Km above mean sea level persists. Under its influence a low-pressure area likely to develop over same area during next 48 hours.” 22nd July 2017 – South Bengal – Warning status was Red 23rd July 2017 – South Bengal – Warning Status is also Red Judging the situation, State IAG West Bengal is sharing this preliminary report. Present Situation Bankura District • The condition of District Bankura after heavy rain is complicated. Since 21 st July night water has increased in the rivers flowing over Bankura District. Kangsabati, Shilabati, Darekeshwar, Bhairobaki, Gandheshwari, Shali, Birei flow on the danger zone. Meerpur and Bhadul Bridge of Dwarakeswar Nad under the water table. • River Shani started to pour water in the areas of Sonamukhi, Patrasair of Bankura district. • Bankura District Administration issued alert message to Block Administration. State Disaster Management Groups are also ready. South 24 Parganas • In South 24 Parganas (Namkhana, Patharpratima and Kakdwip) nearly 100 acres of paddy seed beds are now under water. East Medinipur (also known as Purba Medinipur) • In Purba Medinipur, District Administration has alerted Tourists not to venture in the Sea. As the district is also experiencing a moderate wind 45 kms / hr from Bay of Bengal. • Paddy seeds beds are under water West Medinipur (also known as Paschim Medinipur) • In West Medinipur District at Chandrokona, 12 wards presently inundated after heavy rainfall. • The movement of the traffic was closed at Ghatal -Chandrakona state road. • At Debra agriculture fields are under water. Pingla is also under water. Birbhum • Many parts of Birbhum district inundated after heavy rain. • Many areas of Labhpur are under water. • District Administration is presently operating Emergency Control room. Response from Government and Humanitarian Agencies • • • •

Presently district administration managing the situation. Emergency Operation Centre at Nabanna (State Secretariat Govt. of West Bengal) keep vigil on the situation. Local hospitals are informed to keep basic and emergency medicine and materials ready. BDOs and SDOs have been asked to report the incident and make necessary arrangements as per need.

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Coordination • • •

State IAG West Bengal is coordinating with State EOC and District IAG Members on the situation. IAG West Bengal at regular interval updating its members (both NGOs and Key Officials of State Administration) on latest weather alert. A Situation Update meeting will be held on 24th July 2017 at 11 a.m. at IAG Secretariat Office.

Sources of Information: State IAG members, IMD, Media and State Government Website. Report Prepared by: Debojyoti Chakrabortty 9433190122 West Bengal State IAG On 23rd July 2017 at 6 pm

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Annexure I:

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Annexure II Weather Alert of IMD

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Annexure III Rain-gauge stations at which heavy Rainfall or Above recorded during last 24 hrs. Date and time of this report generation: July 23, 2017, 10.00 hrs Source: Official Site of Irrigation & Waterways Department of West Bengal, India Rainfall Recorded in last 24 hrs. in mm.

Rain Gauge Station

District

Status

Adalia

Paschim Medinipur 126.00

Very Heavy rainfall

Amta

Howrah

75.00

Heavy rainfall

Arambag

Hooghly

78.00

Heavy rainfall

Balarampur

Purulia

75.00

Heavy rainfall

Bankura

Bankura

189.20

Very Heavy rainfall

Bhairabbanki Barrage Bankura

160.00

Very Heavy rainfall

Chandrakona

72.00

Heavy rainfall

Contai

Purba Medinipur

178.00

Very Heavy rainfall

Digha

Purba Medinipur

111.00

Heavy rainfall

Domjur

Howrah

93.00

Heavy rainfall

Edilpur

Purba Burdawan

98.60

Heavy rainfall

Galsi

Purba Burdawan

78.00

Heavy rainfall

Indus

Bankura

90.00

Heavy rainfall

Jhalda

Purulia

76.00

Heavy rainfall

Jhargram

Paschim Medinipur 79.90

Heavy rainfall

Kanainatsal

Purba Burdawan

72.60

Heavy rainfall

Kantabandh

Bankura

76.00

Heavy rainfall

Kesiapata

Jhargram

65.50

Heavy rainfall

Kotolpur

Bankura

84.40

Heavy rainfall

Kultore Barrage

Birbhum

72.50

Heavy rainfall

Lodhashuli

Jhargram

74.00

Heavy rainfall

Lohai(Raina)

Purba Burdawan

72.00

Heavy rainfall

Manikpara

Jhargram

101.60

Heavy rainfall

Mohanpur

Paschim Medinipur 74.60

Heavy rainfall

Panikotar

Paschim Medinipur 118.00

Very Heavy rainfall

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Para

Purulia

74.75

Heavy rainfall

Purulia

Purulia

208.00

Extremely Heavy rainfall

Sanko

Purba Burdawan

72.60

Heavy rainfall

Simulia

Purulia

99.40

Heavy rainfall

Sonamukhi

Bankura

80.00

Heavy rainfall

Tarapheni Barrage

Jhargram

116.10

Very Heavy rainfall

STATEMENT OF RIVER GAUGE STATIONS OF DIFFERENT RIVER SUB-BASINS WITHIN WEST BENGAL Date and time of this report generation: July 23, 2017, 10.00 hrs Source: Official Site of Irrigation & Waterways Department of West Bengal, India me of the River Gauge

Tendency

Danger

Extreme

Sub-basin

Level

(Rise/ Fall/

Level

Danger

in

Steady/ Below

in

Level in

Metre

Gauge)

Metre

Metre

39.42

40.42

Time

District

Division

Maintained Remarks by

Ajoy Gheropara

35.89

08:30:00 Birbhum

Rising

Mayurakshi

I & WD

South Canal Division

Amta Channel Amta

2.55

5.64

6.24

06:00:00 Howrah

Rising

Howrah

I & WD

Irrigation Division

Atrayi Balurghat

18.68

23.15

23.76

Rising

06:00:00 Dakshin Dinajpur

South

I & WD

Dinajpur (I) Division

Bansloi Bansloi Rail

31.85

32.76

08:00:00 Birbhum

Below

bridge

Mayurakshi

I & WD

North Canal

Gauge

Division

Bhagirathi-Hoogly Swarupganj

6.64

8.44

9.05

06:00:00 Nadia

Rising

Berhampur

14.45

Nadia (I)

I & WD

Division 17.22

17.83

08:30:00 Murshidabad Berhampur

Rising

I & WD

(I) Division

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Katwa

11.00

13.71

14.32

Rising

09:15:00 Purba Burdawan

Damodar

I & WD

Canal Division

Brahmani Jagdhari Road

33.00

33.40

08:00:00 Birbhum

Below

Bridge

Mayurakshi

I & WD

North Canal

Gauge

Division

Churni Hanskhali

5.02

7.53

8.14

06:00:00 Nadia

Rising

Nadia (I)

I & WD

Division

Damodar Jamalpur

16.73

23.24

23.54

Steady

08:03:00 Purba Burdawan

Lower

I & WD

Damodar (I) Division

Rondia

49.96

52.13

52.89

Rising

06:00:00 Purba Burdawan

Damodar

I & WD

Head Works Divn.

Edilpur

27.91

32.79

32.95

Rising

09:15:00 Purba Burdawan

Damodar

I & WD

Canal Division

Diana Chengmari

198.65

200.50

201.20

09:00:00 Jalpaiguri

Falling

Jalpaiguri (I)

I & WD

Division

Dwarakeswar Arambag

11.58

17.22

17.83

06:00:00 Hooghly

Rising

Hooghly

I & WD

Irrigation Division

Shakepore

7.06

11.75

12.35

06:00:00 Hooghly

Rising

Hooghly

I & WD

Irrigation Division

Dwarka Sankoghat

20.63

20.40

21.30

08:30:00 Murshidabad Berhampur

Rising

I & WD

(I) Division

Above 0.23m DL

Ranagram

16.17

17.36

17.86

08:30:00 Murshidabad Berhampur

Rising

I & WD

(I) Division

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Fulhar Teljana

24.75

27.43

28.35

06:00:00 Malda

Falling

Malda (I)

I & WD

Division

Ganga Manikchakghat 22.42

24.69

25.30

06:00:00 Malda

Falling

Malda (I)

I & WD

Division

Ganga-Padma Akheriganj

14.00

18.44

19.05

08:30:00 Murshidabad Berhampur

Falling

I & WD

(I) Division

Hurhura khal Muchighata

6.16

6.77

06:00:00 Howrah

Below

Howrah

I & WD

Irrigation

Gauge

Division

Jaldhaka NH 31

79.40

80.10

Crossing Nagrakata

80.90

09:00:00 Jalpaiguri

Rising

157.27

Jalpaiguri (I)

I & WD

Division 160.70

161.80

09:00:00 Jalpaiguri

Steady

Jalpaiguri (I)

I & WD

Division

Kaliaghai Bhakrabad

8.40

8.85

Below

06:00:00 Paschim Medinipur

Gauge

Kaliaghai-

I & WD

KapaleswariBaghai Project Division

Dehati

6.55

7.00

Below

06:00:00 Paschim Medinipur

Gauge

Kaliaghai-

I & WD

KapaleswariBaghai Project Division

Amgachia

4.40

5.79

6.40

Rising

Kalimondop

3.55

Medinipur 5.03

Rising

08:30:00 Purba

5.65

06:00:00 Paschim Medinipur

Contai (I)

I & WD

Division Kaliaghai-

I & WD

KapaleswariBaghai Project Division

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Kaljani Alipurduar

42.70

44.10

45.70

08:46:00 Alipurduar

Steady

Alipurduar (I)

I & WD

Division

Kangsabati Mohanpur

24.30

25.75

26.36

Rising

09:20:00 Paschim Medinipur

West

I & WD

Midnapur Division

Kapaleswari Narayanbarh

4.80

5.33

5.94

Rising

06:00:00 Paschim Medinipur

Kaliaghai-

I & WD

KapaleswariBaghai Project Division

Kuia Tarapur

21.24

22.71

23.35

08:30:00 Murshidabad Berhampur

Rising

I & WD

(I) Division

Mahananda Hill Curt Road

113.50

115.98

116.59

08:58:00 Darjeeling

Steady

English Bazar

17.80

Siliguri (I)

I & WD

Division 21.00

21.75

06:00:00 Malda

Falling

Malda (I)

I & WD

Division

Mansai Mathabhanga

45.79

47.70

48.20

06:00:00 Coochbehar

Rising

Coochbehar

I & WD

(I) Division

Mathabhanga Majdia

5.67

7.82

8.43

06:00:00 Nadia

Rising

Nadia (I)

I & WD

Division

Mayurakshi Narayanpur

23.50

27.99

28.79

08:30:00 Murshidabad Berhampur

Falling

I & WD

(I) Division

Old Cossye Kalmijole

6.25

9.29 Rising

9.90

09:20:00 Paschim Medinipur

West

I & WD

Midnapur Division

Punarbhaba

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Gangarampur

25.82

26.42

Below

06:00:00 Dakshin Dinajpur

Gauge

South

I & WD

Dinajpur (I) Division

Raidak-I Tufanganj

32.55

35.30

35.90

06:00:00 Coochbehar

Rising LRP Crossing

43.80

Coochbehar

I & WD

(I) Division 47.00

47.90

08:46:00 Alipurduar

Steady

Alipurduar (I)

I & WD

Division

Raidak-II LRP Crossing

45.05

48.40

49.30

08:46:00 Alipurduar

Rising

Alipurduar (I)

I & WD

Division

Rupnarayan Bandar

3.41

6.85

7.46

Rising

09:20:00 Paschim Medinipur

West

I & WD

Midnapur Division

Gopiganj

2.10

5.03

5.65

Rising

09:20:00 Paschim Medinipur

West

I & WD

Midnapur Division

Sankosh LRP Crossing

46.15

48.50

49.40

08:45:00 Alipurduar

Rising

Alipurduar (I)

I & WD

Division

Shilabati Gadghat

6.09

8.99

9.60

Rising

09:20:00 Paschim Medinipur

West

I & WD

Midnapur Division

Banka

14.61

15.08

15.69

Rising

09:20:00 Paschim Medinipur

West

I & WD

Midnapur Division

Subarnarekha Sonakonia

16.15

16.75

Below

08:30:00 Paschim Medinipur

Contai (I)

I & WD

Division

Gauge Gopiballavpur

41.00

45.50

46.50

09:20:00 Jhargram

Rising

West

I & WD

Midnapur Division

Teesta

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Coronation

144.60

150.00

Bridge Domohani

153.60

09:00:00 Darjeeling

Rising 85.09

Na

CWC

Division 85.95

86.30

09:00:00 Jalpaiguri

Rising

Teesta Bazar

Jalpaiguri (I)

Jalpaiguri (I)

CWC

Division

Na

211.00

213.00

09:00:00 Darjeeling

Jalpaiguri (I)

I & WD

Division Mekhliganj

65.17

150.00

153.00

09:00:00 Coochbehar

Falling

Jalpaiguri (I)

I & WD

Division

Torsa Hasimara

114.90

116.30

117.50

08:46:00 Alipurduar

Rising

Coochbehar

Alipurduar (I)

I & WD

Division

40.60

42.07

42.68

06:00:00 Coochbehar

Steady

Coochbehar

I & WD

(I) Division

River-gauge stations at which water level crossed DL/EDL

River Gauge Station

District

Gauge Level in Metre

Status

Bankura

Bankura

77.08

Above 0.58m DL

Sankoghat

Murshidabad

20.63

Above 0.23m DL

Signals (Red or Yellow) for River System

No Signals for River system Data Found!

Annexure IV Figure 1: Satellite picture 21 Jul 2017 at 5.30 hrs and 22nd July 2017 16.30 hrs and IMD Warning for South Bengal

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