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CHAPTER-I

 
MULTI-HAZARD DISASTER MANAGEMENT & RESPONSE PLAN

 

1.1           AIM

 

The Ganjam District lies in the close proximity to the seashore; it is mostly affected by Cyclone, Flood, Drought and Heat waves. Nevertheless the peculiar traditional Housing structures especially in rural areas are more susceptible to fire accident even in rainy season. So the disaster management planning of this district may be referred to the inevitable plan, strong administration unit of linkup between the top & bottom of administrative unit and to the grass root level transmission link. It is no doubt that the formulation of disaster plan is for preparedness and commitment for its positive implementation at the hour of crisis.

 

The DDM plan is viable because it envisages the following factors critically from a practical point of view:

 

 

1.2           OBJECTIVE

 

The Ganajm District Disaster Management Plan formulated with a view to creat a effective and realistic strong fail proof communication, authentic and accurate data base, full proof documentation and rehearshel in the community in the shortest possible time with minimum simple orders and procedures so that the people will get get maximum bebefit. The plan document envisages and ensured that the Community shall be actively participate in all levels with optimum utilization of men, materials available resources etc with no gaps or no over laps to prevent loss to lives and minimize loss to property. The purpose of the present doument also meant for ensuring fastest approach for rescue, rehabilitation and to avert further miseraries of the calamity striken people. There is a gadget that a friend in need is a friend indeed. The DDMP like true friend, which will be, guide the entire administration machinery at the time of disaster prepardness and at the time of relief operation provide courages to the community to face the eventuality bravely and boldly.

 

1.3            DISASTER – DEFINITION & TYPES

 

Disasters are combined result of hazards and vulnerabilities. They occur when the adjustment capacity of the affected communities and individuals exceeds their ability to cope with crises. It is an extreme state of everyday life in which the continuity of community structures disrupts temporarily but trailing behind it a long-term infrastructure, economic development to maintain normalcy for years together.

 

v      Types of Disasters: (As per past experience in the District)

 

Common Natural Disasters

Man Made Disasters

  • Cyclone
  • Chemical Hazards
  • Flood
  • Fire – House/ Forests
  • Drought
  • Communal riot
  • Heat wave – Sun stroke
  • Accident – Road/ Railways
  • Hailstorm/ whirl wind
  • Rasta Roko
  • Earthquake
  • Illicit Liquor Consumption
  • Tsunami
  • Spurious liquor consumption

         

 

 

1.4. TOPOGRAPHICAL & OTHER DETAILS

 

 

Ganjam district is broadly divided into two divisions, the coastal plains area in the east and hill and tablelands in the west. The Eastern Ghats runs along the western side of the district. The plain area lies between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal. Since the hills are close to the sea, the rivers flowing from hills are not very long and are subject to sudden floods. The plains are narrow because of the absence of big rivers. The coastal plains in the east contain more fertile and irrigated lands. Towards the centre and south it is hilly with beautiful well-watered valley. The southeastern portion is fertile. A portion of the famous Chilika Lake occupies the extreme northeast. The Bay of Bengal touches the eastern frontier of Ganjam district and its coast extends over 60 Kms. It provides unique opportunity for fishing and port facility at Gopalpur for international trade. The rivers like Rushikulya, Dhanei, Bahuda, Ghoda Hada are the prominent ones which govern the agriculture and power sectors of the district. The vast river basin of Rushikulya provides Grand potential for exploration of ground water. How ever the rivers only navigable during the rain season only. The Chilika Lake, which attracts international tourist known for its scenic beauty and a marvelous birds centuary, is situated in the eastern part of district.

      The district has alluvial soil in its eastern part (coastal region) and laterite Soil in the west (hilly table land) with small patches of black cotton soil at the center and in the northeast close to Chilika. The chief economic minerals found in the district are abrasives and grinding materials, line stone (kankar), manganese, monazite, sand and talc. Garnetiferous granitic gnashes and charanokites are used for manufacture of grinding stones in the district white clay deposits are also found in different areas of the district. The forest of Ganjam district comes under the mix moist peninsular high and low level Sal forests, tropical moist and dry deciduous and tropical deciduous forest types. It provides a wide range of raw materials and   quite famous for wild life diversity.

1.5 AREA & ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION:

 

Geographical Area

8206 Sq. Km (8,39,110 Hector)

Sub-Divisions

3 (Chatrapur, Berhampur & Bhanjanagar)

Block

22

Tahasil

15

Municipality

1

Notified Area Council (NAC)

17

Gram Panchayat

475

Village

3212

         


 

1.6 DEMOGRAPHY (According to 2001 Census)

 

Population

31,60,635

Male

15,81,986

Female

15,78,649

Density

385

 

1.7. GEOLOGY & GEOMORPHOLOGY    

 

Mines Area

2877.76 Hector

Forest Area

266504.75 Hector

Reserved Forest

144385.70 Hector

Protected Forest

121862.80 Hector

Unclassified Forest

255.95 Hector

Village Forest

173.00 Hector

Percentage of Forest Area

38%

Forest area to State

542 Hector

Natural Resources

Kunebutem Silimite, Rutile, Garnet, Zircon minerals & Sand

 

1.8 SALIENT PHYSICAL FEATUES & LAND USE PATTERNS:

 

Cultivated Area

4,06,000 Hector

Cultivated Wasteland

11,000 Hector

Forest Area

3,15,000 Hector

Non-Cultivated Area

89,000 Hector

Current Fallow

8,000 Hector

Other Fallow

3,95,000 Hector

Area under non-agriculture use

37 Hector

 

1.9    RAIN FALL, CLIMATE, TEMPERATURE

Normal Rain fall           :       1276.20 mm.

Rain Recording Station:          22

 

Sl.No.

Year

Average Rainfall (in mm)

1

1993

1189.22

2

1994

1270.91

3

1995

2024.66

4

1996

883.00

5

1997

1242.41

6

1998

1220.94

7

1999

1276.51

8

2000

1029.10

9

2001

1102.00

10

2002

972.84

11

2003

1482.60

12

2004

999.64

13

2005 

1352.08

14

2006

              1486.20

15

 2007

1258.00

16

2008(As on Sept.)

1114.7

 

1.10 RIVER SYSTEM

 

Major River

Rushikulya & Badanadi

Minor River/Nala

Bahuda, Harabhangi, Ghodahada, Dhanei, Loharkhandi & Baghua, Kharkhari,

 

1.11 RIVER CARRYING CAPACITY

 

Sl.

No.

Name of the River

Gauge Station

Zero level         in Mtr.

Danger Level   in Mtr.

1

RUSHIKULYA

Surada

79.250

81.990

Aska

33.350

34.750

Janivili

48.920

53.190

Hiradharabati

18.590

23.160

Purushottampur

12.000

16.840

2

BADANADI

Madhaborida

55.780

60.660

Aska

32.060

35.420

Nuagam Bridge

68.030

70.930

Gallery anicut

98.600

102.110

3

BAGHUA

Kabisuryanagar road bridge

31.010

34.060

4

LOKARKHANDI

Bhanjanagar

68.030

72.310

 

1.12 RESERVOIR DETAILS

 

Sl.No.

NAME OF THE RESERVOIR

Frl. in Mtr.

Live Storage Capacity in Ham.

1

Bhanjanagar

95.100

4730.00

2

Surada

92.300

4975.000

3

Daha

118.600

2195.000

4

Ghodahada

117.800

3052.000

5

Dhanei

88.700

1312.730

6

Harabhangi

387.500

8625.000

7

Baghua stage-II

113.850

3100.000

8

Bhgahlati State-I

106.000

2503.000

 


 

1.13  IRRIGATION SYSTEMS

 

Sl.No.

Irrigation System

Block Covered

Ayacut (Hector)

1

Rushikulya Irrigation System

17

60122.742

2

Daha Irrigation System

2

4762.400

3

Dhanei Irrigation System

3

4508.390

4

Hiradharbati Irrigation System

2

6309.084

5

Jaimangal

4

7348.149

6

Ghodahada

2

7758.000

7

Ramanadi

1

1321.050

8

Bahuda Irrigation Project

3

8068.830

9

Baghua Irrigation Project

2

8567.000

10

Baghalati Irrigation Project

2

5488.000

11

Harabhangi

3

9150.000

12

Baghua Dhanei Doab

2

1890.000

 

1.14 MINOR IRRIGATION PROJECT (Kharif programme for Ganjam district under S.M.I Circle, Berhampur)

 

Sl No.

 Name of the Block

Total Number  of MIPs

Total certified Ayacut

Programme for Kharif 2008-09

 

Kharif

Rabi

No. of Projects

Area in Ha.

1

Aska

35

2549.78

0.00

34

2549.78

2

Chikiti

42

3969.74

0.00

42

3969.74

3

Digapahandi

64

6835.65

0.00

62

6835.65

4

Dharakote

45

3002.10

0.00

44

3002.10

5

Hinjili

24

1509.00

0.00

24

1509.00

6

Kukudakhandi

27

1725.67

0.00

27

1725.67

7

Patrapur

68

7630.04

0.00

67

7630.04

8

Rangeilunda

22

1136.04

0.00

22

1136.04

9

Sanakhemundi

41

6609.80

0.00

39

6609.80

10

Sheragada

39

3697.27

0.00

38

3697.27

11

Sorada

60

6141.70

0.00

56

6141.70

12

Beguniapada

68

10392.00

0.00

65

10392.00

13

Bellaguntha

35

2375.00

0.00

28

2375.00

14

Bhanjanagar

27

2966.00

0.00

23

2966.00

15

Buguda

58

5052.00

0.00

56

5052.00

16

Chatrapur

37

2808.00

0.00

36

2808.00

17

Ganjam

38

2638.00

0.00

35

2638.00

18

Jagannathprassad

63

7184.00

0.00

60

7184.00

19

K. S Nagar

41

3102.00

0.00

40

3102.00

20

Khalikote

82

7339.00

0.00

79

7339.00

21

Polasara

51

3882.00

0.00

51

3882.00

22

Purushottampur

39

4015.00

0.00

38

4015.00

 

TOTAL

1006

96559.79

0

966

96559.79

 

 

1.15     CONOMIC, OCCUPATIONAL, SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROFILE OF THE POPULATION.

 

Agriculture is the main occupation of the people of the district and backbone of their economical background however prolonged frequent occurrence of calamities natural calamity since last one decade stagnated the economical progress of the people. The scope of public Sector is very limited to provide employment opportunity to a large section of unemployed persons in the district. However various employment-generating programmes are implemented in the district to generate self/wage/salary employment for the unemployed youths. The employment generating programmes like PMRY, JRY, SGSY, SGSSY, PMGRY, NREGA etc & beneficiaries programmes like IRDP provide employment to most of the people.

1.16     GRICULTURE

Main Crop

Paddy (Rabi)

Non-Paddy (Vegetable, Sugar Cane, Oil Seeds & Pulses)

Cultivators

4.10 Lakh

Agriculture Labour

3.76 Lakh

 

1.17 TYPE OF LAND & PADDY AREA:

Cultivated Area

434000 Hector

Cultivated Area PADDY

252000 Hector

High land Paddy

39000 Hector

Medium Land Paddy

112000 Hector

Low Land Paddy

101000 Hector

Total Non-Paddy Area

182000 Hector

High Land

161620 Hector

Medium Land

18000 Hector

Low Land

1580 Hector

 


 

        1.18 DRINKING WATER SOURCES: (Block wise availability of Drinking water sources)

Sl.No.

Name of the Block

Population

 

Drinking Water Sources

Open

Wells

Tube

Wells

No. of village with Tap water

1

Rangeilunda

133648

10

757

6

2

Kukudakhandi

120082

30

733

0

3

Chikiti

93786

18

678

3

4

Patrapur

122000

125

708

20

5

Hinjilcut

114418

22

687

07

6

Sheregada

114880

14

667

01

7

Digapahandi

140567

37

740

12

8

Sanakhemundi

146118

36

719

12

9

Chatrapur

124598

2

215

12

10

Ganjam

79520

1

405

14

11

Khalikote

136097

6

662

11

12

Aska

133387

4

911

08

13

Bhanjanagar

122449

17

1071

33

14

Belaguntha

103077

2

663

04

15

Buguda

106747

7

782

01

16

Dharakote

101533

20

724

34

17

J.N Prassad

117894

21

1156

22

18

Kabisuryanagar

102441

04

532

04

19

Kodala

112970

14

729

14

20

Polosora

117281

09

726

09

21

Purusottampur

129506

10

743

0

22

Sorada

126075

60

907

107

 

TOTAL:

2599074

469

15915

334


 

1.19 (Availability of Drinking water sources within ULBs)

 

Sl.

No

Name of the ULB

No. of Wards

Population( Aprox )

Drinking Water Sources

No. of Stand post

Tube

Wells

No. of open well

1

Chatrapur

12

22500

207

145

40

2

Ganjam

12

13900

57

56

100

3

Rambha

13

11800

62

74

60

4

Khalikote

13

11400

53

80

66

5

Aska

18

23000

120

103

79

06

Buguda

11

13900

52

77

50

7

Hinjilcut

21

23000

149

82

90

8

K.S Nagar

17

17320

83

111

51

9

Kodala

13

12800

43

64

62

140

Polosora

13

12000

67

105

70

11

Purusottampur

14

16600

82

73

44

12

Bhanjanagar

15

20900

200

83

120

13

Sorada

11

18000

100

56

65

14

Belaguntha

12

12000

75

54

56

15

Berhampur Municipality

27

357430

1765

872

320

16

Gopalpur NAC

11

8700

47

74

40

17

Chikiti

12

12000

88

86

53

18

Digapahandi

11

13000

108

99

60

 

Total

256

620250

3358

2294

1426

 

 

1.20 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION NETWORK

 

National Highway

87 Km.

State Highway

525 Km

Major District Roads

391.62 Km

Other District Roads

452 Km

Forest Road

480 Km

Classified Village Roads

192.60 Km

Panchayat Samity Roads

762.09 Km

Village Roads

1397 Km

R.L.E.G.P Road

156 Km

Urban Road

1100 Km

 


 

1.21 RAILWAYS & WATER WAYS

 

East Coast Railway covers a length of 86 Kms in the district having 11 No. of Railway stations and major towns of the district are i.e. the District Headquarters Chatrapur  (06811-263882/ 131) & Berhampur (0680-2200131/ 131) are linked with rail ways.

 

         

The Gopalpur port (fair weather) is situated 4 Km from the District Headquarters for waterways communication having one Cargo berth of 240 mts available.

 

1.22 INDUSTRIES

 

No. of PSU                               

 01

No. of S.S.I. Units

5043

Capital investment

7118.43 lakh

Persons employed

31284

 

1.23 Educational institution in the District

 

College

128

High School

506

ME/ UP School

945

Primary School

2182

NCLP Schools

27

Total Teachers

14670

High School Teacher

3374

Primary/ ME School Teacher

11296

 


 

 

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