RAINFALL/FLOOD SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY
HARYANA
-No significant rainfall has been reported in the State.
-The flood situation in district Ambala, Kurushetra, Kaithal and Fatehbad is improving and is under control.
-77 Villages of district Fatehbad and 20 villages of district Sirsa have been affected.
-01 team in Sirsa district consisting of 42 personnel alongwith boats and other life saving aids have been deployed for emergency response and rescue operations in flood affected area.
-The situation is under control and getting back to normal.
PUNJAB
-No significant rainfall has been reported in the state.
-23 casualties have been reported so far across the state.
-25 cattle/livestock have perished.
-131 houses fully and 620 houses have been partially damaged.
-71 Medical teams (Patiala-47 & Rupnagar-24) and 1 Ambulance Team of NDRF have been deployed for medical treatment.
-About 375 persons have been accommodated in 08 relief camps in Mansa district.
-About 1500 persons have been evacuated in Sangrur district so far.
-01 team in Sardulgarh (District Mansa) consisting of 44 personnel alongwith boats and other life saving aids have been deployed for emergency response and rescue operations in flood affected area.
India Meteorological Department (Major features of weather forecast)
-Widespread rainfall would occur over Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sub- Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Konkan & Goa, Coastal Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep and northeastern states.
-Fairly widespread rainfall would occur over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, east Rajasthan, Madhya Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Vidarbha, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
-Scattered rainfall activity would occur over Jammu & Kashmir, Orissa and Gangetic west Bengal.
-Isolated to scattered rainfall activity may occur over rest of the country.
CENTRAL WATER COMMISSION (daily water levels and forecasts for level forecast sites)
-There are 06 Moderate flood situation sites (Assam-05 and Bihar-01) in the country on 18.07.2010.
DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE (NDRF)
- 11 teams consisting of 419 personnel of NDRF have been deployed in Assam - (4), Maharashtra - (4), Uttarakhand - (1), Punjab - (1) and Haryana - (1).