Odisha Drought Update

Aug-25 to Sept -06, 2010

Volume 2 Issue 3
AUGUST 25- SEPTEMBER 06, 2010

Odisha Drought Update

A Civil Society Initiative on behalf of
Odisha Water Forum &
Odisha State Center, Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India

This initiative is an attempt to provide periodical updates on Drought Situations and related events/news
with respect to Drought in Odisha. News from Odia and English (Bhubaneswar internet editions) news
papers are put together at one place to provide an appreciation of Drought in Orissa periodically.

This Drought Update is being circulated among media, decision makers – legislatures, bureaucrats etc. with
an aim to catalyze informed and expeditious decisions and actions.
We request to all recipients and their civil society contacts/friends to kindly mail (baitarani@gmail.com)
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Needless to say that all such news will be acknowledged with source

CONTENTS
1. Status of Rainfall Variations as per our analysis of IMD data ................................2
2. News (Headlines) from Odisha Media during Aug 25 –Sept 06, 2010......................2
a. Drought Situation in the State ............................................................................................... 2
b. Drought Affected Areas ....................................................................................................... 2
c. Impact on Agriculture ......................................................................................................... 3
d. Response of the State/Central Govt ........................................................................................ 3
3. Selected News from Local English Media (25-06 Aug, Sept).................................3
a. Truant monsoon sparks drought scare ...................................................................................... 3
b. Scanty rains trigger drought fears in Orissa ................................................................................ 4
c. Deficit rainfall in 12 Districts ................................................................................................ 4
d. Hit by patchy monsoon, Orissa may seek help............................................................................. 5
e. Cry for drought tag to 17 blocks grows shriller ............................................................................ 5
Annexure I : Details of Rainfall received during Monsoon Season at 191 gauging stations of Water
Resources Department in 9 river basins ..............................................................6

- Compiled by
Pranab R Choudhury, Sucharita Mishra & Priyabrata Satapathy
Odisha State Center, Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India & Odisha Water Forum
Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
baitarani@gmail.com

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1. Status of Rainfall Variations as per our analysis of IMD data1

An analysis of the cumulative rainfall data available in the website of Water Resources
department (from IMD) over 192 gauging sites in 9 River basins of Odisha till 7th September 2010
shows (detail table in Annexure I)
o 135 (70%) of 192 sites have less than 10% of rainfall this year than the average of last 3
years which include 76 of 103 sites in the Mahanadi Basin alone
o 104 (54%) of 192 sites have less than 20% of rainfall this year than the average of last 3
years which include 55 of 103 sites in the Mahanadi Basin alone
o 21 (11%) of 192 sites having less than 50% rainfall this year than the average of last 3 years
which include 9 of 103 sites in the Mahanadi Basin alone
o There are also 25 sites which has received more rainfall this year than the average of last 3
years, out of which 12 sites are in the Mahanadi Basin

2. News (Headlines) from Odisha Media2 during Aug 25 –Sept 06, 2010

a. Drought Situation in the State

o Dry spell likely to continue(The New Indian Express-03.09.2010)
o Rains fail ryots yet again(The Indian Express-03.09.2010)
o Less rainfall all over the state(The Khabara-05.09.2010)
o Disturbed monsoon leads to drought like situations in the state(The Samaja-25.08.2010)

b. Drought Affected Areas

o Most of the blocks of Bhadrak district affected by drought due to the scanty rainfall(The
Khabara-04.09.2010)
o Singhpur area affected by drought(The Khabara-26.08.2010)
o Drought like situation in the Sarasakana Block(The Khabara-04.09.2010)
o Balasore district affected by drought (The Khabara-04.09.2010)
o Thakuramunda block is in danger due to drought like situation (The Khabara-04.09.2010)
o There is a drought action plan in the Soro block to face the drought situation(The Khabara-
04.09.2010)
o Tribal dominated Mayurbhanj and Sundergarh districts the worst affected with deficient
rainfall of more than 50 percent (The Indian Express, Sambad-03.09.2010)
o 17 blocks of Sundergarh district are in danger due to drought(The Indian Express-03.09.2010)
o Angul district is in danger due to drought(The Sambad-06.09.2010)

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Detail and scientific drought analysis requires analysis of daily rainfall data and dry spells in relation to
critical stages of crops. This analysis merely presents a deviation of rainfall with respect to last 3 years
average.

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o Hindol area affected by drought(The Khabara-06.09.2010)

o BJD leaders demanded to announce Dhamnagar block as drought prone area(The Khabara-
06.09.2010)
o Chandbali area of Bhadrak heavily affected due to drought(The Pragatibadi-30.08.2010)

c. Impact on Agriculture
o Scanty rainfall worries farmers of Dhenkanal(The Dharitri-01.09.2010)
o Water scarcity for Agriculture: Farmers worried (The Sambad-04.09.2010)
o Scanty rain leads to failure of agricultural in the state (The Samaja-03.09.2010)
o Kharif operation has been affected in 15 districts due to deficient rainfall(The Indian Express-
03.09.2010)
o Disturbed Monsoon leads to agricultural loss in 15 districts(Pragatibadi,Khabara-03.09.2010)
o No water for Kharif crop: 15 districts of Odisha affected a lot(The Dharitri-03.09.2010)
o No water for Kharif crop due to scanty rainfall(The Samaja-02.09.2010)
o Scanty rainfall leads to water scarcity for irrigation(The Dharitri-27.08.2010)
o Agricultural loss in the Nishintakoili block due to scanty rainfall(The Pragatibadi-29.08.2010)

d. Response of the State/Central Govt

o CM directed the Agriculture Department to prepare a comprehensive non-paddy plan for the
affected areas(The Indian Express, Pragatibadi, Khabara, Sambad-03.09.2010)
o Govt. fails to prepare drought action plan: “Kisan Congress” (The Samaja, Sambad-05.09.2010)
o Protest against drought action plan of the Govt. by “Odisha Pradesh Kisan Congress”(The
Dharitri-06.09.2010)

3. Selected News from Local English Media3 (25-06 Aug, Sept)

a. Truant monsoon sparks drought scare

http://altw.telegraphindia.com/1100905/jsp/orissa/story_12898446.jsp
ASHUTOSH MISHRA

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 4: Deficient monsoon has triggered drought fears in the state. Though rainfall has been
deficient in almost 15 of the state’s 30 districts, the situation is particularly bad in tribal-dominated
Mayurbhanj and Sundergarh, where several blocks have experienced less than 50 per cent rainfall.

“With no rain in our area, my paddy crop is wilting,” said Bishnu Purty, a farmer from Duvia under
Mayurbhanj’s Baripada block. In the neighbouring village, farmer Akul Chandra Dehuri faces the same
situation.

Agriculture minister Damodar Rout pegged the overall rainfall deficiency at around 21 per cent. Though the
minister refused to call it a drought-like situation, he conceded that agricultural operations in certain
areas had been hit.

Orissa on an average receives 1,482mm of rainfall annually, around 78 per cent of this coming between the
monsoon months of June and September. Rout said while 27,561 hectares could not be farmed due to
erratic monsoon in Mayurbhanj district, paddy sowing could not take place is 2-3 blocks of Sundergarh. “In
certain areas, standing crop has also been hit but we will know the exact extent of the loss only after

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getting the crop-cutting report in November,” said Rout.Official sources said the areas reporting less than
50 per cent crop would be declared drought-affected. “We had planned to disburse Rs.1,600 crore as loan
and have already achieved around 90 per cent of the target,” he said.

In Orissa, paddy is being cultivated on 29 lakh hectares and 1-2lakh hectares have been hit by the dry spell.

Revenue and disaster management minister Surya Narayan Patro described the rainfall as both deficient
and erratic. He added that at least 41 blocks had registered less than 50 per cent rainfall.To protect
farmers, the government would ask power distribution companies to refrain from disconnecting supply to
lift irrigation points in the rain-deficient areas.

Rout blamed the increasing loss of forest cover for the changing behaviour of the monsoon. “The heavy loss
of forests in Daspalla, Ranpur, Nayagarh and Similipal has led to this scenario,” the minister explained.

Rout said the situation has forced the government to think in terms of changing the cropping pattern in the
hilly areas where irrigation is a problem. The government plans to experiment with cash crops, mainly
horticulture crops which require less water, in these areas.

“In fact, we have already made a beginning in areas such as Kalahandi, which used to be drought-prone. At
present, around 36,000 hectares in the district is under cotton cultivation, while maize is grown on another
27,500 hectare. Maize too does not require much water,” said Rout. Maize cultivation has also been taken
up in other highland districts such as Bolangir and Kandhmal.

The state has also been grappling with problems such as soil acidity and depleting moisture content. Rout
said: “We will have experts looking into all these

b. Scanty rains trigger drought fears in Orissa

http://sify.com/finance/scanty-rains-trigger-drought-fears-in-orissa-news-default-kjcwacdehaa.html

Sept 2, 2010

Poor monsoon rains have triggered drought fears in half of Orissa, an official said Thursday. 'At least 15 of
state's 30 districts have recorded less then normal (averagge) rains,' a senior official of the state
agriculture department told IANS. Paddy and other kharif crops are likely to be the worst affected in the
tribal populated districts of Sundergarh and Mayurbhanj, he said. A good monsoon is crucial for this eastern
state which contributes almost one-tenth of India's rice production. Last year, 3,264 villages in 15 of the
state's 30 districts faced a drought due to a scanty monsoon and erratic rains. 'The state had received rains
21 per cent below normal (average) by the end of August, as a result of which the threat of drought is
looming in several districts', he said. The other districts which received less rains included Jajpur, Angul,
Deogarh, Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Subarnapur, and Kendrapada, he said.

c. Deficit rainfall in 12 Districts

http://hindu.com/2010/08/25/stories/2010082557530300.htm

Aug 25,2010

BHUBANESWAR: Farmers in the State seem to be staring at certain drought with monsoon continuing to play
truant. Though the Agriculture department put up a brave face saying the kharif crop could be saved at
this point, the situation would really go out of control if dry spell continued for another week. The State
seems to be at a critical juncture. On Tuesday, shortfall in rainfall in the State stood at 19 per cent,
technically 1 per cent less than the deficit tag which is 20 per cent or above. As against normal district
average rainfall of 847.4 mm by Tuesday, the State received 690.4 mm average rainfall. “According to
rainfall records, 15 districts have received normal rainfall, 12 districts could be categorised under deficit,
but in three districts remarkable deficit variation in rainfall has been noticed,” said R. S. Gopalan, director
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of agriculture, here. Met department sources said Sambalpur received 50 per cent less rainfall this year
and it was followed by Kendrapara with 46 per cent. Other districts where big deviation was observed
include Mayurbhanj (- 45 per cent), Deogarh (- 45 per cent), Angul (-40 per cent) and Jagatsinghpur (-24
per cent). Director of Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre S. C. Sahu said the situation could improve
around August 29 when there were indications that some system could form. Drizzles could take place
under influence of a low pressure area over Andhra Pradesh coast at many places in Orissa during next
couple of days, he said. “We have prepared a contingency plan in which different scenarios have been
envisioned and remedies have also been prescribed. District level agriculture officers have been asked to
modify the contingency plan to suit their local needs,” Mr. Gopalan said. In view of low rainfall, the
agriculture department was anticipating that farmers might shift from paddy crop to pulses. “We have
intimated Seed Corporation to arrange for additional stocks of seed for this purpose,” said the agriculture
director. Senior agriculture officers are of the view that farmers might not suffer huge blow due to dry
spell. Transplantation was about to begin, they said. “Had transplantation work been over, then the
situation could have sounded alarming,” officials said.

d. Hit by patchy monsoon, Orissa may seek help

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/hit-by-patchy-monsoon-orissa-may-seek-help/405879/

Aug 26,2010

The rain god is certainly not smiling on the eastern states. After West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand — all of
them have been hit by deficient rainfall — Orissa is also contemplating to seek drought assistance from the
central government if monsoon rains do not return within the next seven days. As many as 41 blocks in
affected districts like Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Deogarh have been facing a rainfall deficit of 50 to 80 per
cent, and the situation is likely to worsen if the state does not receive normal rains soon.

“We would watch the situation for around seven days. If the state does not receive normal monsoon
rainfall by that time, we will be forced to approach the Centre for drought assistance. West Bengal, Bihar
and Jharkhand have been hit by deficient rainfall and have already approached the Centre for drought
assistance,” said S N Patra, the state minister for revenue and disaster management. The minister stated
that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had called a review meeting on August 18 on the possibility of a
drought-like situation in the state. The state has received 36 per cent less rains in June, 14 per cent in July
and around two per cent till August 16. However, the deficiency has been 20 per cent in 11 districts till
August 16. Patnaik has instructed state Agriculture Secretary U P Singh to form a task force to review the
impact of the deficient rainfall on the kharif crops in the state. The task force is required to file a report
every week in this connection. The state has so far received monsoon rainfall only induced by low pressure.
Only 91 blocks in coastal districts like Cuttack, Khurda and Ganjam have recorded more than normal
rainfall in the months of June, July and August. Though there have been no official reports of crop damage
and sowing as well as transplantation operations have been normal during this kharif season, the erratic
monsoon is likely to cause damage to the standing paddy crops. Due to deficient monsoon rains, the
reservoir levels have plunged, resulting in inadequate supply of water for irrigated lands. While the
situation is not affecting large irrigation projects, the medium and small ones do not have adequate water
and to tackle the situation, it has been decided to run more and more lift irrigation points.

e. Cry for drought tag to 17 blocks grows shriller

http://expressbuzz.com/states/orissa/cry-for-drought-tag-to-17-blocks-grows-shriller/203591.html

Sept 3, 2010

ROURKELA: With monsoon playing truant and paddy crops in half of the total 17 blocks in Sundargarh
district showing signs of damage, the demand for drought tag is gaining ground. Sources said following low
rainfall during June and July, the farmers had pinned all hopes on August to salvage the situation.
However, in August the district recorded a paltry 253 mm rainfall against the normal 393.9 mm. Moreover,
the distribution of rainfall has been erratic. Under present circumstances, the beleaguered farmers want

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the affected areas declared drought hit. It is learnt that Bisra and Nuagaon blocks with 182 mm and 125
mm respectively are the worst hit where prospects of crop loss look imminent. Four gram panchayats of
Tangarpali block including Mangaspur, Nidhipali, Remanda and Jogimal have joined the chorus for drought
tag. Farmer leader Rabi Patel pressed for immediate declaration of Tangapali block as drought hit.
Similarly, a delegation of BJP has demanded the State Government to bail out the farmers in Bargaon
block, which received 170 mm in August. Though Lathikata block received 414 mm rain in August after
going completely dry in June and July, the distribution has visibly worried the farmers in Birda, Birkera,
Balanda, Jhartarang, Garjan, Badadalki and Ramjodi GPs. The farmers have been spending sleepless nights
fearing crop loss. Lefripara block also received scanty rainfall. Barring six gram panchayats, Lahunipara
block is faced with the imminent crop loss. Kuanrmunda block seems to be another major victim of deficit
rainfall with 184 mm in August with Salangabahal, Andhari, Kadobahal, Kacharu, Kolosihiria, Puturikhaman
and Kuanrmunda gram panchayats being the worst hit.

Annexure I : Details of Rainfall received during Monsoon Season at 191 gauging stations of
Water Resources Department in 9 river basins

(Mahanadi – 103 sites, Brahmani – 19 sites, Baitarani – 13 sites, Budhabalanga – 11 sites,

Subarnarekha – 10 sites, Vamshadhara – 15 sites, Rushikulya – 11 sites, Indravati – 2 sites,
Kolab – 8 sites)
http://www.dowrorissa.gov.in/Flood/CumulativeRainfall.htm
(Cumulative rainfall in mm upto 7 Sep 2010)
Rain Gauge River Basin % Difference Year:2010 Year:2009 Year:2008 Year:2007
from last 3
years average

1 AKHUAPADA BAITARANI 19.9 607.80 780.00 655.00 842.00

2 ALIPINGAL LOWER MAHANADI 26.5 820.00 1,023.00 1,105.00 1,221.00

3 ALTUMA LOWER BRAHMANI 30.2 582.50 721.00 1,196.00 587.00

4 AMBABHONA UPPER MAHANADI 19.5 686.00 937.00 583.00 1,037.00

5 AMBIKAPUR UPPER MAHANADI 29.9 356.50 320.00 965.00 240.00

6 ANANDAPUR BAITARANI 27.9 728.80 848.00 925.00 1,260.00

7 ANDHIYAKORE UPPER MAHANADI 24.5 340.60 259.00 194.00 900.00

8 ANGUL LOWER BRAHMANI 7.7 711.60 902.00 889.00 521.00

9 ARMPUR LOWER MAHANADI 46.8 444.20 1,003.00 846.00 656.00

10 ASKA RUSHIKULYA 16.3 662.00 885.00 693.00 794.00

11 ATHAGARH LOWER MAHANADI 10.2 1,327.20 1,590.00 1,722.00 1,122.00

12 ATHAMALIK LOWER MAHANADI 39.9 490.60 1,088.00 776.00 583.00

13 BAIKUNTHAPUR UPPER MAHANADI 9.5 622.20 641.00 921.00 500.00

14 BALASORE BURHABALANGA 42.2 749.70 1,000.00 1,577.00 1,317.00

15 BALIGUDA LOWER MAHANADI 4.5 876.40 1,113.00 826.00 813.00

16 BALIMELA KOLAB 22.7 1,390.60 1,467.00 1,931.00 1,998.00

17 BALIMUNDALI BURHABALANGA 30.6 785.00 835.00 1,125.00 1,435.00

18 BAMANDIHI UPPER MAHANADI 16.7 845.80 1,000.00 986.00 1,059.00

19 BANAPUR LOWER MAHANADI 19.4 722.00 1,081.00 835.00 773.00

20 BANGIRIPOSHI BURHABALANGA 37.3 420.00 608.00 563.00 837.00

21 BANGODAM UPPER MAHANADI 36.1 523.80 541.00 946.00 973.00

22 BARGAON UPPER MAHANADI
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73.2 239.50 551.00 1,116.00 1,015.00

23 BARGARH LOWER MAHANADI 26.0 686.10 966.00 959.00 857.00

24 BARIPADA BURHABALANGA 44.7 669.60 797.00 1,187.00 1,648.00

25 BARKOTE UPPER BRAHMANI 35.5 345.50 563.00 560.00 483.00

26 BARMUL LOWER MAHANADI 23.4 716.00 1,065.00 970.00 770.00

27 BASANTPUR UPPER MAHANADI 25.1 681.20 946.00 721.00 1,061.00

28 BELGAON LOWER MAHANADI 25.5 860.80 1,460.00 1,087.00 920.00

29 BERHAMPUR RUSHIKULYA 5.2 609.40 782.00 582.00 564.00

30 BHANJANAGAR RUSHIKULYA 15.1 696.00 661.00 835.00 962.00

31 BHAWANIPATNA LOWER MAHANADI 31.1 745.50 1,283.00 1,012.00 949.00

32 BHISMAGIRI RUSHIKULYA 43.00 - - -

33 BHOGRAI SUBERNAREKHA 49.8 512.40 625.00 891.00 1,547.00

34 BHUBANESWAR LOWER MAHANADI 25.7 748.90 1,003.00 1,063.00 958.00

35 BIJEPUR LOWER MAHANADI 20.4 742.50 1,003.00 792.00 1,002.00

36 BINIKA LOWER MAHANADI 24.1 833.70 1,556.00 807.00 933.00

37 BISAM CUTTACK VANSADHARA 30.7 642.10 991.00 839.00 950.00

38 BOLANGIR LOWER MAHANADI 70.7 406.40 1,629.00 1,489.00 1,040.00

39 BONTH BURHABALANGA (11.3) 531.20 975.00 171.00 286.00

40 BORANDA UPPER MAHANADI 15.4 773.60 1,055.00 922.00 766.00

41 BOUDHRAJ LOWER MAHANADI 84.1 133.30 842.00 933.00 745.00

42 BURLA LOWER MAHANADI 26.7 911.00 1,147.00 1,586.00 995.00

43 CHAMPA UPPER MAHANADI (7.8) 900.80 801.00 850.00 855.00

44 CHAMPUA BAITARANI 46.6 566.90 814.00 1,105.00 1,267.00

45 CHANDABALI BAITARANI 60.4 462.70 1,193.00 1,169.00 1,147.00

46 CHANDANPUR BURHABALANGA 51.8 392.20 765.00 803.00 873.00

47 CHANDRAPUR VANSADHARA 89.60 - - -

48 CHHATRAPUR RUSHIKULYA 10.5 550.80 801.00 461.00 585.00

49 CHHENDIPADA LOWER BRAHMANI 53.8 335.90 754.00 893.00 535.00

50 CUTTACK LOWER MAHANADI 53.2 508.80 947.00 1,291.00 1,025.00

51 DARINGIBADI RUSHIKULYA (52.3) 807.60 641.00 342.00 608.00

52 DASPALLA LOWER MAHANADI 2.5 817.20 945.00 944.00 626.00

53 DEOGAN LOWER MAHANADI 49.00 2.00 70.00 -

54 DEOGAON UPPER MAHANADI 13.0 1,140.40 1,162.00 1,736.00 1,033.00

55 DEOGARH UPPER BRAHMANI 3.6 796.60 770.00 700.00 1,010.00

56 DHARAMJAYGARH UPPER MAHANADI 30.4 775.40 1,237.00 975.00 1,128.00

57 DHENKANAL LOWER BRAHMANI 21.2 610.40 882.00 758.00 685.00

58 DIGAPAHANDI RUSHIKULYA 36.00 - - -

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59 DUNGURIPALI LOWER MAHANADI 33.1 599.20 1,116.00 828.00 743.00

60 FEKOGHAT SUBERNAREKHA 49.1 615.40 862.00 1,740.00 1,022.00

61 GHATAGAON BAITARANI 37.7 799.70 1,176.00 1,220.00 1,456.00

62 GHATORA UPPER MAHANADI 82.9 165.40 1,320.00 668.00 917.00

63 GHATSILA SUBERNAREKHA 59.4 358.50 651.00 917.00 1,080.00

64 GHORARI UPPER MAHANADI 11.4 751.70 1,051.00 366.00 1,129.00

65 GOP LOWER MAHANADI 8.6 474.00 620.00 547.00 388.00

66 GOPALPUR RUSHIKULYA (11.0) 684.60 714.00 582.00 555.00

67 GOTTA BARRAGE VANSADHARA 1.1 708.40 524.00 786.00 839.00

68 GUDARI VANSADHARA 12.7 760.00 1,083.00 730.00 800.00

69 GUNUPUR VANSADHARA (3.7) 817.80 1,011.00 622.00 732.00

70 HARBHANGA LOWER MAHANADI 33.9 589.60 906.00 912.00 858.00

71 HEMGIRI UPPER MAHANADI 21.9 496.20 686.00 627.00 592.00

72 HINDOL LOWER BRAHMANI (4.3) 645.00 842.00 416.00 597.00

73 HIRAKUD LOWER MAHANADI 18.2 970.20 1,124.00 1,414.00 1,022.00

74 INDRAVATI INDRAVATI 6.7 1,183.00 740.00 1,135.00 1,927.00

75 JAGDALPUR UPPER MAHANADI (47.6) 1,133.50 766.00 996.00 542.00

76 JAIPATNA LOWER MAHANADI (2.8) 1,167.00 1,424.00 824.00 1,158.00

77 JAIPUR BURHABALANGA 39.4 592.20 864.00 1,008.00 1,059.00

78 JALAPUT KOLAB 50.70 18.00 - -

79 JALESWAR SUBERNAREKHA 39.0 690.00 424.00 1,362.00 1,607.00

80 JAMADARPALLI UPPER MAHANADI 10.6 1,049.60 1,067.00 1,248.00 1,206.00

81 JAMANKIRA UPPER MAHANADI 52.1 358.00 383.00 779.00 1,079.00

82 JAMSHEDPUR SUBERNAREKHA 73.8 362.80 983.00 1,527.00 1,638.00

83 JAMSOLAGHAT SUBERNAREKHA 50.2 457.80 834.00 773.00 1,153.00

84 JENAPUR LOWER BRAHMANI 29.1 600.40 764.00 807.00 969.00

85 JEYPORE KOLAB (15.7) 1,222.10 918.00 665.00 1,585.00

86 JHARSUGUDA UPPER MAHANADI 32.7 763.80 1,027.00 1,287.00 1,089.00

87 JHUMPURA BAITARANI 31.0 576.40 594.00 861.00 1,051.00

88 JOSHIPUR BAITARANI 33.0 534.40 514.00 1,059.00 820.00

89 JUNAGARH LOWER MAHANADI 45.6 807.40 1,278.00 1,459.00 1,714.00

90 KAKATPUR LOWER MAHANADI 9.8 779.20 681.00 1,060.00 851.00

91 KALINGAPATNAM VANSADHARA (20.3) 395.10 291.00 331.00 363.00

92 KAMAKSHYANAGAR LOWER BRAHMANI 31.1 426.20 597.00 581.00 678.00

93 KANTAMAL LOWER MAHANADI 25.7 877.80 1,434.00 1,047.00 1,062.00

94 KARANJIA BAITARANI 65.9 277.60 891.00 924.00 625.00

95 KASHINAGAR VANSADHARA
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96 KELO UPPER MAHANADI 17.3 827.70 761.00 1,159.00 1,081.00

97 KENDRAPARA LOWER MAHANADI 28.2 588.20 1,050.00 725.00 684.00

98 KEONJHARGARH BAITARANI 39.8 672.70 1,084.00 1,008.00 1,259.00

99 KESINGA LOWER MAHANADI 62.6 415.10 1,422.00 1,023.00 883.00

100 KHAIRMAL LOWER MAHANADI 31.3 790.20 1,571.00 1,012.00 867.00

101 KHANDAPADA LOWER MAHANADI (17.1) 1,291.00 1,188.00 1,185.00 935.00

102 KHARIAR LOWER MAHANADI 24.8 627.40 902.00 643.00 957.00

103 KHURDA LOWER MAHANADI 120.00 - - -

104 KOLAB KOLAB 30.0 744.80 755.00 705.00 1,733.00

105 KOMNA LOWER MAHANADI 8.7 774.00 1,022.00 530.00 990.00

106 KORAPUT KOLAB 9.2 1,141.10 1,202.00 1,072.00 1,498.00

107 KORBA UPPER MAHANADI (31.3) 1,154.60 796.00 859.00 983.00

108 KOTRAGARH VANSADHARA 19.4 523.30 703.00 515.00 729.00

109 KOTRAGUDA VANSADHARA (5.1) 1,085.80 848.00 1,053.00 1,198.00

110 KUCHINDA UPPER MAHANADI 68.4 208.60 394.00 504.00 1,083.00

111 KURUBHATTA UPPER MAHANADI 17.5 708.00 718.00 963.00 894.00

112 LAHUNIPADA UPPER BRAHMANI 43.1 361.10 384.00 780.00 739.00

113 LAIKERA UPPER MAHANADI 21.4 509.90 436.00 623.00 887.00

114 LANJIGARH LOWER MAHANADI 13.4 881.80 1,203.00 1,014.00 836.00

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115 RAMPUR LOWER MAHANADI 12.3 961.60 1,441.00 1,087.00 761.00

116 MADHABARIDA RUSHIKULYA 26.0 615.80 830.00 788.00 877.00

117 MAHENDRAGARH VANSADHARA (12.9) 600.00 620.00 504.00 470.00

118 MAHULPALI UPPER MAHANADI 17.7 729.80 396.00 1,019.00 1,244.00

119 MALIAPATI VANSADHARA 101.20 - 2.00 -

120 MALKANGIRI KOLAB (18.9) 989.00 773.00 774.00 949.00

121 MANINDRAGARH UPPER MAHANADI (18.5) 765.20 608.00 760.00 570.00

122 MOHANA VANSADHARA 30.4 518.00 882.00 484.00 868.00

123 MUNDALI LOWER MAHANADI 5.0 1,046.10 1,289.00 1,075.00 939.00

124 NAKTIDUEL LOWER BRAHMANI 35.2 430.00 764.00 441.00 786.00

125 NANDAGHAT UPPER MAHANADI 31.3 649.00 1,067.00 715.00 1,052.00

126 NARAJ LOWER MAHANADI 31.0 718.20 1,033.00 1,155.00 935.00

127 NARASINGHPUR LOWER MAHANADI 27.3 609.00 1,098.00 534.00 882.00

128 NAWAPARA UPPER MAHANADI (35.7) 316.60 679.00 21.00 -

129 NAWRANGPUR INDRAVATI 9.8 1,224.00 1,168.00 1,220.00 1,685.00

130 NAYAGARH LOWER MAHANADI 23.4 654.40 1,050.00 684.00 828.00

131 NH5-GOVINDAPUR BURHABALANGA 51.8 577.00 833.00 1,526.00 1,233.00

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132 NILAGIRI BURHABALANGA 40.5 655.00 1,001.00 1,137.00 1,162.00

133 NIMAPARA LOWER MAHANADI 21.2 803.40 1,183.00 967.00 909.00

134 PADMAPUR LOWER MAHANADI 7.2 618.20 763.00 397.00 838.00

135 PADMAVATI LOWER MAHANADI (14.9) 732.20 1,004.00 612.00 295.00

136 PAIKAMAL LOWER MAHANADI 14.7 767.00 1,203.00 547.00 947.00

137 PALLAHARA UPPER BRAHMANI 50.2 456.00 811.00 1,078.00 858.00

138 PANPOSH UPPER BRAHMANI 43.3 484.80 740.00 777.00 1,049.00

139 PARADEEP LOWER MAHANADI 39.0 675.20 1,306.00 1,059.00 953.00

140 PARLAKHEMUNDI VANSADHARA (45.4) 739.00 597.00 539.00 389.00

141 PARMANPUR UPPER MAHANADI 32.1 713.10 944.00 1,122.00 1,084.00

142 PATAMUNDAI LOWER MAHANADI 36.4 462.20 1,063.00 459.00 659.00

143 PATNAGARH LOWER MAHANADI 49.0 492.80 1,402.00 792.00 705.00

144 PENDRAROAD UPPER MAHANADI 21.9 686.20 676.00 972.00 987.00

145 PHULBANI LOWER MAHANADI 35.6 864.90 1,587.00 1,161.00 1,282.00

146 PIPLI LOWER MAHANADI (11.1) 834.20 768.00 943.00 542.00

147 POTTANGI KOLAB 21.7 587.30 563.00 478.00 1,210.00

148 PURI LOWER MAHANADI 28.9 682.90 1,080.00 1,036.00 767.00

149 PURUSHOTTAMPUR RUSHIKULYA (12.9) 807.80 910.00 636.00 600.00

150 R.K.NAGAR LOWER MAHANADI 44.0 427.40 998.00 741.00 551.00

151 R.UDAYGIRI VANSADHARA 2.9 532.50 687.00 341.00 618.00

152 RAIPUR UPPER MAHANADI (1.2) 1,042.30 1,081.00 675.00 1,333.00

153 RAIRAKHOL LOWER MAHANADI 18.2 428.90 415.00 658.00 500.00

154 RAIRANGPUR SUBERNAREKHA 65.5 314.00 926.00 847.00 954.00

155 RAJGANGPUR UPPER BRAHMANI 45.2 455.40 649.00 798.00 1,045.00

156 RAJGHAT SUBERNAREKHA 54.0 633.80 718.00 1,547.00 1,869.00

157 RAJIM UPPER MAHANADI 18.8 746.70 1,131.00 682.00 947.00

158 RAJKANIKA BAITARANI 61.0 309.00 1,229.00 606.00 541.00

159 RAMPUR UPPER MAHANADI 17.8 726.20 775.00 815.00 1,059.00

160 RANCHI SUBERNAREKHA 48.9 449.80 785.00 1,139.00 717.00

161 RANPUR LOWER MAHANADI (15.9) 877.30 1,067.00 546.00 657.00

162 RAYAGADA VANSADHARA (37.2) 825.30 806.00 409.00 590.00

163 REMAL UPPER BRAHMANI 3.6 685.00 636.00 798.00 697.00

164 RENGALI UPPER BRAHMANI 40.8 523.50 896.00 1,107.00 652.00

165 SALANDI BAITARANI 60.50 5.00 - -

166 SALEBHATA LOWER MAHANADI 17.2 941.60 1,232.00 1,072.00 1,108.00

167 SAMBALPUR LOWER MAHANADI 24.2 868.90 1,064.00 1,514.00 862.00

168 SANKARA UPPER MAHANADI 5.3 625.00 885.00 471.00 623.00

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169 SARADIHI UPPER MAHANADI 35.2 656.60 1,209.00 1,109.00 724.00

170 SEORINARAYAN UPPER MAHANADI 14.2 858.00 1,082.00 870.00 1,048.00

171 SIMGA UPPER MAHANADI 29.8 627.20 910.00 715.00 1,056.00

172 SOHELLA LOWER MAHANADI 4.7 510.00 524.00 405.00 677.00

173 SONEPUR LOWER MAHANADI 24.6 604.00 985.00 638.00 779.00

174 SORADA RUSHIKULYA 14.6 684.10 875.00 798.00 730.00

175 SORO BURHABALANGA 7.7 722.00 957.00 558.00 832.00

176 SUKINDA LOWER BRAHMANI 36.0 645.80 1,235.00 866.00 927.00

177 SUNDERGARH UPPER MAHANADI 19.0 1,023.70 1,075.00 1,342.00 1,374.00

178 SURAJGARH UPPER MAHANADI 25.0 720.40 706.00 1,227.00 948.00

179 SWAMPATNA BAITARANI 31.8 663.70 765.00 861.00 1,295.00

180 TALCHER LOWER BRAHMANI 19.2 568.20 912.00 615.00 582.00

181 TANGI LOWER MAHANADI 2.1 856.80 1,111.00 769.00 745.00

182 TARAPUR UPPER MAHANADI 7.1 885.60 827.00 1,079.00 953.00

183 TELKOI LOWER BRAHMANI 48.1 502.60 614.00 1,224.00 1,065.00

184 THAKURMUNDA BAITARANI 42.3 724.70 896.00 1,360.00 1,509.00

185 THETTANG UPPER MAHANADI 33.0 674.80 1,193.00 1,108.00 720.00

186 TIKABALI LOWER MAHANADI 20.2 766.00 884.00 832.00 1,163.00

187 TIKERPARA LOWER MAHANADI 65.6 275.70 870.00 736.00 797.00

188 TIRING SUBERNAREKHA 16.2 337.40 610.00 309.00 289.00

189 TITLAGARH LOWER MAHANADI 9.3 969.40 1,166.00 1,191.00 849.00

190 TUREIKELA LOWER MAHANADI (31.7) 794.50 1,044.00 451.00 315.00

191 UDALA BURHABALANGA 33.2 491.00 592.00 942.00 672.00

192 UMERKOT KOLAB 15.1 1,046.00 733.00 953.00 2,008.00

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