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S.No.
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Observations raised
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Reply
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1.
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Details of funds received and utilized for last 10 years
under various schemes. Details of expenditure with
reference to destruction caused by recent floods.
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Information as received from various subordinate
Circles/ Divisions
is being
uploaded. For details, Click
Here.
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2.
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Details regarding constitution of Flood Committees and
whether yearly meetings had taken place and who were the
participants in these meetings. What were the decisions
taken in these meetings and details of follow up action
thereof?
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The following Flood Zonal Committees are in place,
constituted to look after the flood control measures:
Zonal Committee Srinagar.
Zonal Committee Budgam.
Zonal Committee Anantnag.
Zonal Committee Awantipora.
Zonal Committee Kakapora.
Zonal Committee Narbal.
Zonal Committee Sumbal.
Zonal Committee Baramulla.
Zonal Committee Sopore.
Zonal Committee Handwara/Kupwara.
Zonal Committee Kulgam.
Zonal Committee Shopian.
Zonal Committee Ganderbal.
Zonal Committee Bandipora.
For Flood Duty Chart of Flood Zonal Committee Srinagar,
Click Here. For
other Zonal Committees,
Click Here.
These
committees are headed by respective Executive Engineers
of their territorial areas. Besides there is a Central
Flood Committee which is headed by the Hon’ble Minister
for PHE/Irri. & FC Department J&K.
Regular yearly meetings of Member Secretaries of the
Flood Zonal Committees have taken place under the
chairmanship of Chief Engineer Kashmir Irrigation and
Flood Control Department. Directions regarding the
piling of stock of requisite EC bags and other related
material were routinely given to the participants of
these meetings.
A meeting of Central Flood Committee chaired by Hon’ble
Minister for PHE/I&FC was held during intervening night
of 3rd and 4th of September, 2014
at Departmental Guesthouse at Ram Munshibagh. Divisional
Commissioner Kashmir, D.C. Srinagar, Chief Engineer,
I&FC and other Engineers participated in this meeting.
Decision of advising people residing along river
embankments and in low lying areas to move to safer
places was taken in view of the rising level of River
Jhelum. The message was passed on by the Divisional
Commissioner to respective DCs.
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3.
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What steps were taken for ensuring safety and security
of the number of bunds, embankments etc.
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The security and safety of embankment/ bunds is a
regular exercise and Flood Control Division Anantnag,
Flood Control Division Kakpora, Irri. & Flood Control
Division Srinagar, Irrigation & Flood Control Division
Sumbal, Irrigation & Flood Control Division Sopore and
Irrigation & Flood Control Division Baramulla are
routinely looking after the safety and security of
bunds/embankments of River Jhelum and its tributaries.
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4.
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Details of machinery purchased and used for the last 10
years and what was their user during recent floods.
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5.
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Number of sand bags which were readily available in
stock on 1st of September, 2014 with your
department and how many such bags were utilized.
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6.
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Details of decisions, instructions, directions, if any
issued by your office and follow up action thereof.
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When water level
in Rajbagh, Gogjibagh, Jawahar Nagar areas refused to
recede, a decision of cutting Jhelum and spill channel
bunds was taken to drain water from these area through
gravity which ultimately proved very helpful in absence
of electricity and non-functioning of permanent
dewatering stations of these areas.
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7.
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Details of inventory which were available with your
Department of various kinds of machineries, water pumps
etc. and how was their use ensured during recent floods.
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Details of machinery available with the department and
its use during recent floods are given against point No.
4. Pertinent to mention that the department does not
maintain an inventory of water pumps for controlling
floods. However, the department has 68 dewatering
stations (with fixed machinery) in Sumbal area, which
are used for draining out water, if any, from paddy
fields. Details of EC bags is given in reply to point
No. 5.
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8.
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Number of officers/staff deployed on embankments, their
break up with location of the deployment.
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Here.
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9.
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Correspondence made with Central Commission and other
departments of the Centre Government and State
Government for control of floods etc.
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For details, Click Here.
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10.
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Correspondence, if any with Ministry of Finance and
Planning for sanctioning funds for various projects and
the response thereof.
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This office does not enter into direct correspondence
with the Planning or Finance Departments.
However, in January 2012 a TAC meeting was held
for clearing 88 flood projects for an amount of Rs
1787.42 crore for submission to the Ministry of Water
Resources GOI for funding under Flood Management
Programme (FMP). The projects were subsequently
submitted to the Administrative Department for the
purpose. However the MOWR changed its FMP guidelines in
2013 which raised the state share for FMP schemes from
10% to 30%, making it difficult for the state to pursue
approval of all the schemes. In March, 2014, 3 flood
management schemes were approved for Kehmil Nallah,
Doodganga Nallah and Sandran/ Vethvathroo nallah, work
on which is in progress.
For details,
Click Here.
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11.
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Any other information regarding steps taken by the
Irrigation and Flood Control Department for last 10
years for controlling floods and taking other necessary
steps for ensuring safety and security of bunds,
embankments etc.
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River Jhelum:
Critical reaches of River Jhelum were widened by way of
removal of shoal and execution of anti-errosion works
like toe walls and retaining walls at vulnerable spots
to strengthen bunds/
embankments, especially in Srinagar city reach of 4.50
km from Sonawar to Habba Kadal since 2006.
From Sonawar to Dhobji Ghat, 458 illegal structures were
existing on embankments of River Jhelum, out of which
421 were removed in
2008. From Dhobji Ghat to Safa Kadal, 186 illegal
structures were removed in 2013.
City Channels:
Kut khul was dredged out to
improve its carrying capacity in 2003-04.
Sunri Khul was dredged to
improve its carrying capacity in 2005-06.
Flood Spill Channel:
Carrying capacity of Flood Spill
Channel has been increased from 4000 cusec to 8000 cusec
by way of dredging and cunnete cutting.
Drainability of Flood Spill
Channel in Wullar Lake has been improved.
Outfall Channel:
Carrying capacity of outfall
channel of River Jhelum from Wullar to Khadinyar,
Baramulla has been increased by way of dredging/
excavating 4,00,000 cubic metres of sand since April,
2012.
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