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1 Sit Rep-II: Heavy Rainfall Report Background: Northern Districts of West Bengal cut off by road and rail way communication from Kolkata (state capital), Maldah and also from Patna. Following districts are falling under this group - Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, North Dinajpur (Partly). As of now, North Dinajpur and South Dinajpur experiencing rise of river water and inundation. 11 th August to 15 th August 2017 Warning Status still Red State Government of West Bengal is taking utmost effort to control over the situation. Present Situation Approximate number of Affected Population : More than 3 lakhs (yet to get exact figure) Number of Relief camps Worst affected districts Alipurduar, Coochbehar and part of Jalpaiguri, part of Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts affected by landslides (Note: Situation update from this region is irregular due to unavoidable circumstances) Areas are still under water, yet to get damage and loss related information Rescue operation is in full fledge State Disaster Response Force, NDRF and Civil Defense Volunteers are in rescue operation District Inundated /Affected Blocks GP Alipurduar Coochbehar 1. Kalchini 2. Alipurduar I 3. Alipurduar II 4. Falakata 5. Part of Birpara Madarihat 6. Part of Kumargram (1) Cooch Behar I (2) Cooch Behar II (partly) (3) Dinhata I (4) Dinhata II (5) Haldibari (partly) (6) Mathabhanga I (7) Mathabhanga II (8) Mekhliganj (9) Sitai (10) Sitalkuchi (partly) (11) Tufanganj I (12) Tufanganj - II Yet to Get Yet to Get 1

2 Jalpaiguri State Inter Agency Group WEST BENGAL (1) Jalpaiguri Yet to get (2) Mal (3) Maynaguri Uttar Dinajpur Dakshin Dinajpur 1. Raiganj 2. Raiganj Municipality 3. Kaliaganj Municipality 4. Dalkhola Municipality 5. Karandighi 6. Goalpokhar - I 7. Islampur 8. Itahar 9. Goalpokhar - II 10. Chopra 11. Kaliaganj 12. Hemtabad 1.Balurghat Municipality 2.Hili 3.Kumarganj 4.Tapan 5.Gangarampur 6.Kushmandi 7.Banshihari 8.Harirampur Yet to get Yet to get Sources of Information: IAG Members and District Administration Response from Government and Humanitarian Agencies District control room is functional Emergency Operation Centre at Nabanna (State Secretariat Govt. of West Bengal) updating us on the situation. SDRF, NDRF and Civil Defense managing rescue operation Relief camps open IAG Members in the process of conducting Joint Rapid Assessment 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, DAM Discharge Status. GO NGO exchange of information For more information Contact Mr. DebojyotiChakrabortty, Or to - Convener West Bengal State IAG 2

3 Sources of Information: State IAG members, IMD, Media and State Government Departmental Websites. Annexure I: Report Prepared by: Debojyoti Chakrabortty West Bengal State IAG 14 August 2017, 10 am STATEMENT OF RIVER GAUGE STATIONS OF DIFFERENT RIVER SUB-BASINS WITHIN WEST BENGAL Date and time of this report generation: August 13, 2017, hrs Source: Official Site of Irrigation & Waterways Department of West Bengal, India River-gauge stations at which water level crossed DL/EDL Name of River Area Date of Signal imposed Time of Signal imposed Type of Signal Present Status Remarks Raidak-I :00:00 Imposed On Both Bank of river Raidak-I at Tufanganj upto Bangladesh Border Mansai :00:00 Imposed On Both Bank of river Mansai at Mathabhanga upto Bangladesh Border Torsa :00:00 Imposed On Both Bank of river Torsa at Keshab Ashram upto Bangladesh Border Torsa :00:00 Withdrawn On Both Bank of river Torsa at Keshab Ashram upto Bangladesh Border Kaljani protected and unprotected :00:00 RED /EDL LEVEL SIGNAL HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN FOR RIVER KALJANI AT 08:00 hrs. on \ncorresspinding water level was m against EDL m. vide memo no.176(36), Dt of FWA/ALIPURDUAR\nRED/EDL SIGNAL HAS WITHDRAWN.\nWATER LEVEL IS FALLING Raidak-I protected and unprotected :00:00 YELLOW/DL SIGNAL LEVEL HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN AT 09:00 hrs on Corressponding water level was m against yellow signal level m. vide memo no 177(36), Dt of FWA/ APD IRRI DIVN.\nyellow signal has been withdrawn.\nwater level is falling. Torsa protected and unprotected :00:00 YELLOW SIGNAL WITHDRAWN. AT 10:00 HRS ON vide memo no. 178(36) Dt of FWA/ APD IRRI DIVN.\ncorresspondg water level was against yellow signal level m Kaljani protected and unprotected :00:00 YELLOW SIGNAL WITHDRAWN AT 11:00 hrs. on water level is falling Mansai :00:00 Withdrawn On both bank of river Mansai at Mathabhanga upto Bangladesh Border Mansai :59:00 Imposed On both bank of river Mansai at Mathabhanga upto Bangladesh Border Sankosh PROTECTED AND UNPROTECTED :00:00 YELLOW SIGNAL WITHDRAWN AT 19:00 hrs. on FROM RIVER SANKOSH water level is falling. 3

4 Rain-gauge stations at which heavy Rainfall or Above recorded during last 24 hrs. Date and time of this report generation: August 13, 2017, hrs Source: Official Site of Irrigation & Waterways Department of West Bengal, India Rain-gauge stations at which heavy Rainfall or Above recorded during last 24 hrs. Rain Gauge Station District Rainfall Recorded in last 24 hrs. in mm. Status Alipurduar Alipurduar Heavy rainfall Banarhat Jalpaiguri Heavy rainfall Barabisha Alipurduar Very Heavy rainfall Gangarampur Dakshin Dinajpur Very Heavy rainfall Hasimara Alipurduar Heavy rainfall Islampur Uttar Dinajpur Heavy rainfall Malbazar Jalpaiguri Heavy rainfall Raiganj Uttar Dinajpur Very Heavy rainfall Tufanganj Coochbehar Heavy rainfall 4

5 Glimpses of North Bengal Flood 2017 Period 12 August 2017 to 14 th August hrs (WE WILL SHARE A SEPARATE COLLECTED PHOTOGRAPH SERIES IN NEXT SIT REP) Figure 1PLACE -SARKARHAT - SITALKUCHI BLOCK, COOCH BEHAR Figure 2 PALASBARI ALIPURDUAR DISTRICT : IN SERACH FOR A SAFE PLACE Figure 3 PALASBARI ALIPURDUAR 5

6 Figure 4 MAL BLOCK, JALPAIGURI 6

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8 Figure 5 TOTO PARA, ALIPURDUAR Figure 6 FALAKATA, ALIPURDUAR Figure 7 DURGANAGAR VILLAGE, DINHATA II, COOCHBEHAR 8

9 Figure 8 BORO SOULMARI VILLAGE (CHITMAHAL) DINHATA, COOCH BEHAR Figure 9 BORO SOULMARI VILLAGE (CHITMAHAL) DINHATA, COOCH BEHAR 9

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