Floods caused due to torrential rains in the upper catchment areas of Bihar and bordering country -Nepal in the last week of June has affected 20 districts of the Indian state of Bihar so far. The districts are Supaul, Darbhanga, Bhagalpur, W. Champaran, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Khagaria, Sheohar, Madhubani, East Champaran, Araria, Sharsha, Samastipur, Madhepura, Kisanganj, Katihar, Begusarai, Purnea, Vaishali and Gopalganj.
Situation worsened in the first week of July with the release of water from Nepal which raised the water level of the major rivers like Bagmati, Kosi, Budhi Gandak and Adhwara Samooh. The river over flowed at several places and inundated thousands of villages and rendered more than a million people homeless. The worst affected districts in the ongoing floods are - Darbhanga, Madhubani, Sitamarhi, East Champaran, Samastipur and Muzaffarpur. A total of 21.25 million people have been affected by these floods so far, of which 3 million and above belong to Darbhanga district and more than 2 million each in Madhubani and Sitamarhi district. Human death toll in the ongoing floods is 685 and maximum death cases of 203 have been reported from Darbhanga.
SITUATION REPORT - BIHAR FLOODS Floods caused due to torrential rains in the upper catchment areas of Bihar and bordering country –Nepal in the last week of June has affected 20 districts of the Indian state of Bihar so far. The districts are Supaul
Champaran, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi,
Khagaria, Sheohar, Madhubani, East
Champaran, Araria, Sharsha, Samastipur,
Madhepura, Kisanganj, Katihar, Begusarai,
Purnea, Vaishali and Gopalganj.
Situation worsened in the first week of July
with the release of water from Nepal which
raised the water level of the major rivers like
Bagmati, Kosi, Budhi Gandak and Adhwara
Samooh. The river over flowed at several
places and inundated thousands of villages and rendered more than a million people homeless. The worst affected
districts in the ongoing floods are – Darbhanga, Madhubani, Sitamarhi, East Champaran, Samastipur and Muzaffarpur.
A total of 21.25 million people have been affected by these floods so far, of which 3 million and above belong to
Darbhanga district and more than 2 million each in Madhubani and Sitamarhi district. Human death toll in the ongoing
floods is 685 and maximum death cases of 203 have been reported from Darbhanga.
Lives lost Families given shelter Districts
affected
Block
s
affect
ed
Panchayat
s affected
Villages
affected
Population
affected
Animals
affected
Houses
damaged
Human Animal Families
Relief
camp
s Population
Muzaffarpur
11 211 858 1,531,000 160000 31971 79 122 100000 7 2000Sitamarhi
17 273 853 2,859,000 820000 118903 71 82 15220 20 500000Sheohar
5 54 199 517,000 215000 41300 23 33 27E.Champran
24 331 886 2,001,000 4098000 52365 15 534 55063 48 276316W. Champaran
3 20 54 78,000 13000 652 7043 8 35215Vaishali
2 14 47 89,000 8000 120 9790 1 5650Darbhanga
18 329 1266 3,212,000 402000 107087 203 639 59854 259 225720Madhubani
20 373 1087 2,929,000 751000 122205 86 574 27728 230 87933Samastipur
13 173 658 1,806,000 473000 42450 91 350 82525 20 18513Saharsha
8 105 282 787,000 398000 5295 7 57703 22 3250Supaul
9 68 189 421,000 97000 5509 7 3 6738 22Madhepura
10 92 204 514,000 97000 4159 16 22 1725 29 10600Purnea
6 105 627 606,000 87000 770 6 7 8035 6 21800Araria
9 188 590 1,650,000 340000 219500 10 32 90000 186 40000Kishanganj
7 75 216 248,000 5000 954 3 720 13 3600Katihar
16 145 684 591,000 99000 1901 12 5060 3Khagaria
7 101 205 902,000 201000 68500 27 63 18211 44 109842Begusarai
7 59 210 330,000 85000 27257 9 8 12344 20 23585Bhagalpur
9 50 218 145,000 55000 9012 18 28 12000 12Gopalganj
3 11 27 35,000 0 2 158 3Total
204 2777 9360 21,251,000 8404000 859910 685 2497 569917 980 1364024NATURE OF HAZARD
: FLOODS DATE: 13.08.04 at 10:00 AMDAMAGE DETAILS: AS ON 12
th AUGUST’ 04ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES:
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Honorable Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh made an aerial survey of affected district and reviewed thesituation along with senior officials of the State on 27
th July. Earlier on 25th July, former Prime Minister Mr. AtalBihari Vajpayee had reviewed the flood situation.
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State Govt. is carrying out rescue and relief operations in all flood affected districts with support from Indian AirForce (IAF) and Army. Ten flood relief columns are carrying out relief operation in the following districts –
Kisanganj:
1 column,Darbhanga
: 3 columns,Samastipur
: 3 columns andKhagaria
: 3 columns. Similarly IAF choppers still remain deployed in Bihar for relief operations.•
The central Govt. has released Calamity Relief Fund (CRF)of Rs. 818 million consisting of Rs. 614.5 millionas Center’s contribution and Rs. 203.5 million as State’s contribution.
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Hon’ble Union Minister of State for water resources has made an ariel survey of the situation in Bihar and aninter ministerial team has been constituted for detailed assessment of the flood situation in the state.
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The state Government has submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister for assistance•
Tents have been mobilised from different states and institutions to meet the requirement of Shelter : Govt. ofOrissa- 308, Govt. of Gujarat-200, CISF : 60 and CRPF-60 pieces.
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Airport Authority has been instructed to distribute the relief material donated by outside agency to the floodaffected area as early as possible.
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Ministry of Petroleum has already allocated 400,000 liters of Kerosene Oil as per the request of the StateGovernment.
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Ministry of Health has also supported with 5 million halogen tablets as per the State government’s request. Inaddition to this a specialist team from the Ministry has already completed a need assessment (medicines only)
and based on the recommendations by the team, 26 types of medicines are being procured.
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Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) have been advised by Govt. of India to assist the stateGovt. in the procurement of fodder and Railways will provide rakes for movement of fodder. The department
has also been requested to provide 5, 00,000 units each of HS/BQ/FMD vaccine for cattle.
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Five satellite phones and onsite emergency co-ordination kits have been provided to the Govt. of Bihar byMinistry of Home Affairs (MHA).
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Teams consisting of 5 communication specialist with advance communication equipments were supported bythe Ministry of Home Affairs to restore the communication link in the marooned / cutoff areas. As per instruction
of the Chief Secretary two sets have been sent to Sheohar, Sitamarhi and one of the complete set installed in
the Chief Secretaries chamber. One more specialist with specialized communication equipments supported by
MHA has been sent to Darbhanga, which will help the district administration to restore communication network.
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A four member team from ISRO with 2 sets of communication sets is assisting the state government.•
A Cabinet meeting was held on 13th July 2004 to assess the flood situations in various districts of Bihar.•
A State Level coordination meeting was held on 15th July 2004 in the presence of INGOs and NGOs of Bihar.•
A Flood Coordination Meeting was also held under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary on 15th July. ChiefSecretary has issued the following instructions to different departments-.
-Roads Construction department to construct temporary roads to all the affected areas so that relief
material can be supplied to all the flood affected districts and if possible to construct bridge for the
army movement.
-Irrigation Department to bridge the breach in the dam at Darbhanga.
-Agriculture Department to come out with a agricultural scheme for the affected area and also to take
necessary steps to spread the awareness about the different schemes.
-Airport Authority to distribute the relief material donated by outside agency to the flood affected area
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All the departments to have regular Coordination meeting for the ongoing for better response to theemergency situation on a daily basis.
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Details of boats, Relief Camps and Material distributed-Boats Deployed 6447
Readymade food distributed 26686.07Qtls.
No. of Polythene distributed 411013
Air dropping of readymade food 721MT
Helicopters used for Air Dropping 9
Army Column deployed in rescue operations 8 with 32 Boats
No. Of Match Box distributed 411574
No. Of Candle distributed 453371
No. Of Relief Camps 951
No. Of health Camps 466
No. Of Veterinary Camp 183
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A NGO coordination meeting is being conducted twice a week to discuss on the activities to be taken up. NGOsare submitting their proposals for carrying out rehabilitation programmes in the affected areas. Few NGOs have
been assigned for carrying out damagege assessment in the state
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Govt. of India-UNDP, DRM programme staff based at district and state head quarters is assisting the stateand district administration in coordination of the relief operations.
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UNICEF has supported the Government of Bihar by supplying 50,000 kgs. of bleaching powder, 300,000 OralDehydration Salt sachets and 400,000 halogen tablets for distribution to the flood-affected communities
through ongoing programmes. The Government of Bihar requested UNICEF to provide tarpaulin sheets and
discussions with officials in Government of India clarified that adequate quantities of tarpaulin sheets are being
procured from Gujarat and are being provided to the Government of Bihar. UNICEF is interacting with the
Relief Commissioner, Government of Bihar and with the nodal officers of various field departments. UNICEF is
monitoring the situation very closely and has offered its support to assist the Government of Bihar to ensure the
reduction of vulnerability among women and children affected by the floods. In addition UNICEF has enrooted
3,500 HDPE sheets by road from Gujarat to Patna. It is to be delivered to the State Government of Bihar as per
request of the Government. An additional 300,000 nos. of oral dehydration salt sachets and 2,000 bags of
bleaching powder will also be supported. These materials are in the process of procurement. They have also
carried out a rapid assessment in Muzaffarpur district for 2 days – 27&28
th July.•
OXFAM GB is presently supporting 10,000 families with immediate relief response for 6 weeks in Madhubanidistrict in Bihar. This support is as family pack for 10000 families comprising of Tarpaulin sheet, water
purifiers(Zeoline), hygiene kit(1 soap, 1 bucket, 1 mug,1 toothpowder, 1 pack sanitary napkins, match box, 1
pack candles, markin cloth-0.75 meter), supplementary food basket for first 7 days(Beaten rice, jaggery,
Ground nuts, sattu, Salt)
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Indian Red Cross Society has distributed 155 pieces of polythene and 500 packets of Chura and Gur in Auraiblock of Muzaffarpur district. The National disaster Response team of the Indian Red Cross Society is to
undertake preliminary assessment in Bihar
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A volunteer from Mumbai Amateur Radio Society established a Ham Radio System in Sitamarhi and they areable to communicate with Patna CS office.
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CARE-India has supported 5000 Shelter material, 0.5 million halogen tablets and 25,000 nos. of ORS sachets.•
EFICOR is providing assistance to flood affected people in Madhubani, Muzaffarpur and Sitamarhi Districts. Itas mainly supporting with water and sanitation facility. Medical assistance through EHA has already been
provided in East Champaran District. It has also distributed 1000 nos. of packed food packets in Katra block of
Muzaffarpur district on 27
th July.•
CARITAS- India has initiated it’s relief activities in Samastipur, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Sheohar, Sitamarhi,Begusarai, Khagaria, Madhepura, Saharsa, Supaul, Vaishali and Muzaffarpur districts through a local partner
Muzaffarpur Social Service Society and in the districts of Purnea, Katihar, Kisanganj though Purnea Social and
educational Society. 3575 families have been supported with rice, pulses, jaggery and Tarpaulin sheets.
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Christian Aid is providing assistance of dry rations, plastic sheets, clothing, blankets and sanitary articles intwo districts of Bihar (W. Champaran and Sitamarhi).
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World Vision India has supported Zeoline tablet / solution for water purification Food ( Rice, flat rice, Jiggery/sugar, Gram power ) Tarpoline sheets for roofing to 5000 families in Muzaffarpur district..
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CASA has distributed dry food items, clothes, plastic sheets, household utensils and sanitation items in theaffected villages of Sitamarhi and West Champaran district. Other non food materials supported are woolen
blankets, Dhoti, Polybags, soaps, candles, and bandage. Food materials supported are rice, lentils and
Mustard oil
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ECHO has decided to provide financial assistance to NGO’s i.e Oxfam and Action Aid mainly to providehumanitarian assistance to the affected people.
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IFRC NDRT Members carried out an assessment in Bihar on 16-18 July and a report was submitted to NHQ.IRCS and IRCS have been jointly working together in providing relief assistance in the most affected areas.
An immediate assistance of 2,293,846 US $ or 1,988,000 Eur in the form of shelter, food, non-food items,
hygiene and health services is being provided to 250,000 beneficiaries (50,000 families and people receiving
health services)
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The Discipleship center has provided assistance of dry ration to 3000 families, 8 community kitchen perday in 8 location covering 12000 affected population and 54 medial camps were organised in Darbhanga
district
ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE
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Safe drinking water, essential life-saving medicines, shelter material and water purifying agents.•
Construction of Sanitation facilities to be provided in the affected areas.•
The need to plan for long term rehabilitation actions based on sectoral needs in the affected districts.•
Issues pertaining to vulnerable groups – women and children, provision of safe drinking water, public healthpriority.
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Need to carry out post flood disease surveillance assessment in the affected districts•
The districts of Koshi Belt i.e Khagaria, Supaul Sharsha need to be covered under the additionalassistance relief operation.
Disaster Management Department, Bihar:
91- 0612 – 2226945 (Telephone)
2225786 (Fax)
State Control Room:
91 – 0612 - 226305 (Telephone)9431254811(mobile)
V-Sat Phone Details installed for Emergency
Communication supported by Ministry of Home
Affairs, GoI
Chief Secretary Office: 0873763096170
District Magistrate Office, Sitamarhi : 0873763096173
District Magistrate Office, Sheohar : 0873763096169
District Magistrate Office: 0873763096161
Dilip K. Bhanja
UNDP- Bihar Team
Overall Coordination & Management
- - 9431417148•
Disaster Management Department, Govt. of Bihar•
UNDP Bihar Team•
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