LOSS AND DAMAGE ASSESSMENT DURING RECENT CLOUDBURST AND FLOOD DISASTER 2010

excerpt from the District Disaster Management Plan for Leh

Cloud burst disaster in the year 2010 and the damaged caused to life and property

The cloud burst happened in the intervening night between 4th-5th August 2010 at Ney, Nimoo and Basgo and in the intervening night between 5th-6th August 2010, Leh, Choglamsar, Saboo and Phyang flash floods.

Number of Districts Affected: 01 (Leh)

Number of Villages Affected in Leh District: 71

Population Affected: 9000 persons

LAND/AGRICULTURE DAMAGE

Total Land Area Affected: 687 Hectares

Total Cropped Area Affected: 660 Hectares

Area where crop damage was more than 50%

ESTIMATED VALUES OF DAMAGE DUE TO FLOODS

Estimated value of damage to public properties: 133.00 Cores

HOUSED DAMAGED IN THE FLOODS

Fully damaged kutcha houses: 664

Partly Damaged houses (kutcha and Pucca): 783

Number of huts damaged: 458

Total Number of Houses Damaged: 1447

Total Number of non-residential houses: 458

Estimated Value of Damages to Houses

LIVES LOST

Civilian Lives Lost (inclusive of foreigners): 224

Army Personnel Lives Lost: 31

Foreigners Lives Lost: 06

Unidentified Dead Bodies: 17

Missing Bodies: 29

Number of persons with grievous injuries: 195

Number of persons with minor injuries: 15

ANIMALS LOST

Number of Large Animals Lost: 91

Number of Small Animals Lost: 311

Cloudburst affected 64 villages of the Leh District over the period of 4th to 6th August 2010:

• Heavy Damages to households, Government infrastructure, over 200 lives lost in Leh, Choglamsar, Saboo, Phyang

• Worst Affected Area: Tashi Gatsal, Choglamsar; Worst Affected Localities in Leh: Manetselding and Skampari

• Choglamsar Bridge on the Leh-Manali highway washed away

• 7 bridges on the National Highway washed away due to floods

• Telecommunication cut-off (BSNL Telecom washed away), internal roads heavily damaged, Water Supply heavily damaged, transmission and distribution lines damaged in 40% of the Leh area

• Hundreds of tourists stranded on the Skiu-Markha trekking route, Wanla and Rumste areas

• Visit by Hon’ble Chief Minister, Jenab Omar Abdullah to assess the situation

Damage to roads and bridges:

• major flood damage to 26 different roadways inclusive of link roads, airport road and internal roads

• 688.80 km damaged out of 1722 km roads (about 40%)

• 622.34 km totally under flood water, heavy sludge, slips/slides accompanied with heavy boulders

• Breaches at stretches of roads: 66.46 km

• 3 major link roads under PMGSY damaged

• 29 bridges damaged out of which 10 have been completely washed away

• 6 bailey bridges to be installed/launched at vulnerable sites on an emergency basis (Yurtung and Phyang Bridges have been installed)

Damage to irrigation systems:

• Headworks of most Zamindari Khuls/Canals have been destroyed

• Heavy damages to irrigation khuls and footbridges under Rural Development Department

• Protection works on the banks of the Indus, Siachen, and Shayok Rivers are damaged

• Medium Irrigation Igoo-Phey Canal – sludge and boulders at stretches as well as damages at various sections

• Temporary restoration has been carried out, however funds are needed for permanent restoration

Damage to hospital and healthcare facilities:

• Damages to Operation Theatre, Surgical Ward No. 1 and 2, Gynaecology Ward, Blood Bank, Medical Wards 1 and 2, Labour Room, OPD and C.T Scan at Sonam Norboo Memorial, Leh

• Heating system at Sonam Norboo Memorial Hospital destroyed

• DG (power) set destroyed

• Restoration of Health Department Buildings in villages and completion of E-Block at the SNM Hospital is urgently needed

• Cost of restoration of F-Block and completion of E-block estimated at Rs. 8.91 Crore

• Works being carried out by the PWD on a credit basis

Summary of compensation and funding for reconstruction and rehabilitation

For people:

 • Hon’ble Prime Minister announced Rs. 1 Lakh each to the next-of-kin of the deceased and Rs. 0.5 Lakh to the seriously injured

• Hon’ble Chief Minister announced Rs. 1 Lakh each to the next-of-kin of the deceased, from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (Rs. 1.00 Crore received in total)

• Rs. 1 Lakh also being paid out of CRF to the families of the deceased, injured being given relief as per scale laid down in CRF guidelines (Rs. 4 Crores received in total)

• Hon’ble Prime Minister’s Package: Rs. 125 Crores – Rs. 2 Lakh each to the fully damaged houses and Rs. 1 Lakh to the partially damaged houses.

For reconstruction works:

• Funds for temporary restoration work: initially Rs. 3 Crore sanctioned by the State Government on 6th August under CRF; subsequently increased to Rs. 5 Crore on 9th August (released in favour of the PHE, PDD, PWD and SNM Hospital restoration works)

• Hon’ble Prime Minister’s Package: Rs. 25 Crore announced out of this fund for restoration of water lifting schemes costing Rs. 7 Crores and Rs. 10 Crore for SNM Hospital (includes purchase of C.T. Scan in place of the damaged C.T. Scan; the remainder for the completion of the new E-Block; Rs. 8 Crore also allocated for purchase of DG Sets to augment the winter power supply)

FLOOD DAMAGES IN THE VILLAGE OF BEEMA, ARYAN VALLEY:

The devastating cloudburst of August 5-6, 2010, and consequent floods have destroyed roads and houses also in the lower Indus valley of the Aryan settlements of Dha, Hanu and Beema. The Indus river rised to a historic high level flooding the access road and destroying bridges, cultivated fields, houses and shops.

The following pictures were taken in Beema on October 17, 2010:

DONATION BOX:

Account Holder: TASHI PHUNTSOG

At: STATE BANK OF INDIA, LEH, 194101, J&K, INDIA

Account number: 10942209859

SWIFT number: SBININBB-280 

WE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR GREAT GENEROSITY!!!