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It is said that the Central Water Commission (CWC) has failed miserably 
in September 2014 to furnish information on river flow and raise alarm 
to people of Jammu and Kashmir living in the downstream areas in the 
midst of heavy rainfall. The CWC is responsible for making forecasts of 
floods in all flood-prone areas and provides advisory to the states for 
tackling floods.
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The NGO &lt;em&gt;South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People&lt;/em&gt; (SANDRP), working in the areas of environment and natural&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;../law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html&quot;&gt;disasters&lt;/a&gt;,
finds that the CWC did not issue any single forecast on the worsening 
flood situation in any of the areas of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the 
SANDRP, the CWC, which is working under the aegis of Union Ministry of 
Water Resources, released 26 forecasts (i.e. 18 level forecasts and 8 
inflow forecasts) related to rainfalls as on 6 September but none of 
them belonged to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&amp;amp;K). 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
The time span 3 to 6 September is crucial to understand the flood 
situation in J&amp;amp;K. The data released by India Meteorological 
Department (IMD) on 6 September tells that in J&amp;amp;K alone 106 mm of 
rainfall took place on the very same day, which was 3116 per cent of 
rainfall above the normal level. (Please check the IMD link below).&amp;nbsp;
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As per the data released by the IMD, average rainfall in the state was 
250 mm between 3 and 6 September, out of its seasonal monsoon rainfall 
of 558 mm till 6 September. This was more than usual. Under the present 
monsoon session, the state of J&amp;amp;K received only 308 mm of rainfall 
till 3 September, and a large part of J&amp;amp;K was under deficient 
rainfall. However, seasonal rainfall rose to 558 mm by 6 September and 
the state became a victim of disaster.
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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
SANDRP has been studying forecasts on floods made by the CWC from time 
to time. The organization claims that the CWC completely failed to 
provide any flood forecast when Uttarakhand faced its worst floods in 
June 2013. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
In October last year, widespread monsoon season floods displaced over a 
million in several Indian states. In the same month, cyclone Phailin, 
the strongest to hit India in 14 years, brought widespread devastation 
to eastern coastal areas and forced the evacuation of another million 
people. A report from the Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal 
Displacement Monitoring Centre entitled &lt;em&gt;Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters&lt;/em&gt;
acknowledges that improved preparedness, including evacuations, has 
been credited with limiting the death toll to fewer than 50 people. The 
same report also informs us that India ranks third (total no. of people 
displaced in 2013: 2.14 million) among countries with highest levels of 
displacement due to natural hazards. However, total number of displaced 
in India due to conflict (violent in nature) during 2013 is 64,000.  
&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Why does Central Water Commission have no flood forecasting for Jammu 
&amp;amp; Kashmir? Why this neglect by Central Government? SANDRP, 6 
September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters, produced 
by Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
(please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;/p&gt;
Chronicle of a tragedy foretold -Himanshu Thakkar, The Hindu, 18 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Central Water Commission Flood Forecast (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&quot;&gt;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&lt;/a&gt;
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J&amp;amp;K floods: Why Central Water Commission has no flood forecasting 
mechanism in place, wonders SANDRP, Counterview, 11 September, 2014 
(please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
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Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir missing in CWC flood forecast list, The Hindu, 10 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
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Frequent warnings about dangers of construction -Sumegha Gulati, The Indian Express, 9 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
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Central Water Commission&#039;s Flood Forecasting - Pathetic performance in Uttarkhand disaster, SANDRP, 25 June, 2013 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/p&gt;
Cyclone Phailin hits Odisha at 200 kmph, over 7 lakh evacuated -Ajith Vijay Kumar, Zee News, 13 October, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
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&lt;strong&gt;Image Courtesy: UNDP India&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;
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It is said that the Central Water Commission (CWC) has failed miserably 
in September 2014 to furnish information on river flow and raise alarm 
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	&#039;disp&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;It is said that the Central Water Commission (CWC) has failed miserably in September 2014 to furnish information on river flow and raise alarm to people of Jammu and Kashmir living in the downstream areas in the midst of heavy rainfall. The CWC is responsible for making forecasts of floods in all flood-prone areas and provides advisory to the states for tackling floods.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;The NGO &lt;em&gt;South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People&lt;/em&gt; (SANDRP), working in the areas of environment and natural&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html&quot;&gt;disasters&lt;/a&gt;,finds that the CWC did not issue any single forecast on the worsening flood situation in any of the areas of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the SANDRP, the CWC, which is working under the aegis of Union Ministry of Water Resources, released 26 forecasts (i.e. 18 level forecasts and 8 inflow forecasts) related to rainfalls as on 6 September but none of them belonged to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&amp;amp;K). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;The time span 3 to 6 September is crucial to understand the flood situation in J&amp;amp;K. The data released by India Meteorological Department (IMD) on 6 September tells that in J&amp;amp;K alone 106 mm of rainfall took place on the very same day, which was 3116 per cent of rainfall above the normal level. (Please check the IMD link below).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;As per the data released by the IMD, average rainfall in the state was 250 mm between 3 and 6 September, out of its seasonal monsoon rainfall of 558 mm till 6 September. This was more than usual. Under the present monsoon session, the state of J&amp;amp;K received only 308 mm of rainfall till 3 September, and a large part of J&amp;amp;K was under deficient rainfall. However, seasonal rainfall rose to 558 mm by 6 September and the state became a victim of disaster.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;SANDRP has been studying forecasts on floods made by the CWC from time to time. The organization claims that the CWC completely failed to provide any flood forecast when Uttarakhand faced its worst floods in June 2013. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;In October last year, widespread monsoon season floods displaced over a million in several Indian states. In the same month, cyclone Phailin, the strongest to hit India in 14 years, brought widespread devastation to eastern coastal areas and forced the evacuation of another million people. A report from the Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre entitled &lt;em&gt;Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters&lt;/em&gt;acknowledges that improved preparedness, including evacuations, has been credited with limiting the death toll to fewer than 50 people. The same report also informs us that India ranks third (total no. of people displaced in 2013: 2.14 million) among countries with highest levels of displacement due to natural hazards. 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SANDRP, 6 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/&quot; title=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters, produced by Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre(please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;/p&gt;Chronicle of a tragedy foretold -Himanshu Thakkar, The Hindu, 18 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Central Water Commission Flood Forecast (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/&quot; title=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&quot; title=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&quot; title=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&quot; title=&quot;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&quot;&gt;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;J&amp;amp;K floods: Why Central Water Commission has no flood forecasting mechanism in place, wonders SANDRP, Counterview, 11 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir missing in CWC flood forecast list, The Hindu, 10 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Frequent warnings about dangers of construction -Sumegha Gulati, The Indian Express, 9 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/&quot; title=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Central Water Commission&#039;s Flood Forecasting - Pathetic performance in Uttarkhand disaster, SANDRP, 25 June, 2013 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/&quot; title=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;Cyclone Phailin hits Odisha at 200 kmph, over 7 lakh evacuated -Ajith Vijay Kumar, Zee News, 13 October, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html&quot; title=&quot;http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Image Courtesy: UNDP India&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
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midst of heavy rainfall. The CWC is responsible for making forecasts of 
floods in all flood-prone areas and provides advisory to the states for 
tackling floods.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
The NGO &lt;em&gt;South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People&lt;/em&gt; (SANDRP), working in the areas of environment and natural&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;../law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html&quot;&gt;disasters&lt;/a&gt;,
finds that the CWC did not issue any single forecast on the worsening 
flood situation in any of the areas of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the 
SANDRP, the CWC, which is working under the aegis of Union Ministry of 
Water Resources, released 26 forecasts (i.e. 18 level forecasts and 8 
inflow forecasts) related to rainfalls as on 6 September but none of 
them belonged to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&amp;amp;K). 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
The time span 3 to 6 September is crucial to understand the flood 
situation in J&amp;amp;K. The data released by India Meteorological 
Department (IMD) on 6 September tells that in J&amp;amp;K alone 106 mm of 
rainfall took place on the very same day, which was 3116 per cent of 
rainfall above the normal level. (Please check the IMD link below).&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
As per the data released by the IMD, average rainfall in the state was 
250 mm between 3 and 6 September, out of its seasonal monsoon rainfall 
of 558 mm till 6 September. This was more than usual. Under the present 
monsoon session, the state of J&amp;amp;K received only 308 mm of rainfall 
till 3 September, and a large part of J&amp;amp;K was under deficient 
rainfall. However, seasonal rainfall rose to 558 mm by 6 September and 
the state became a victim of disaster.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
SANDRP has been studying forecasts on floods made by the CWC from time 
to time. The organization claims that the CWC completely failed to 
provide any flood forecast when Uttarakhand faced its worst floods in 
June 2013. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
In October last year, widespread monsoon season floods displaced over a 
million in several Indian states. In the same month, cyclone Phailin, 
the strongest to hit India in 14 years, brought widespread devastation 
to eastern coastal areas and forced the evacuation of another million 
people. A report from the Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal 
Displacement Monitoring Centre entitled &lt;em&gt;Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters&lt;/em&gt;
acknowledges that improved preparedness, including evacuations, has 
been credited with limiting the death toll to fewer than 50 people. The 
same report also informs us that India ranks third (total no. of people 
displaced in 2013: 2.14 million) among countries with highest levels of 
displacement due to natural hazards. However, total number of displaced 
in India due to conflict (violent in nature) during 2013 is 64,000.  
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&amp;nbsp;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Why does Central Water Commission have no flood forecasting for Jammu 
&amp;amp; Kashmir? Why this neglect by Central Government? SANDRP, 6 
September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters, produced 
by Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
(please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;/p&gt;
Chronicle of a tragedy foretold -Himanshu Thakkar, The Hindu, 18 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Central Water Commission Flood Forecast (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&quot;&gt;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
J&amp;amp;K floods: Why Central Water Commission has no flood forecasting 
mechanism in place, wonders SANDRP, Counterview, 11 September, 2014 
(please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir missing in CWC flood forecast list, The Hindu, 10 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Frequent warnings about dangers of construction -Sumegha Gulati, The Indian Express, 9 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Central Water Commission&#039;s Flood Forecasting - Pathetic performance in Uttarkhand disaster, SANDRP, 25 June, 2013 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/p&gt;
Cyclone Phailin hits Odisha at 200 kmph, over 7 lakh evacuated -Ajith Vijay Kumar, Zee News, 13 October, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Image Courtesy: UNDP India&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;
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$disp = &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;It is said that the Central Water Commission (CWC) has failed miserably in September 2014 to furnish information on river flow and raise alarm to people of Jammu and Kashmir living in the downstream areas in the midst of heavy rainfall. The CWC is responsible for making forecasts of floods in all flood-prone areas and provides advisory to the states for tackling floods.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;The NGO &lt;em&gt;South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People&lt;/em&gt; (SANDRP), working in the areas of environment and natural&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html&quot;&gt;disasters&lt;/a&gt;,finds that the CWC did not issue any single forecast on the worsening flood situation in any of the areas of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the SANDRP, the CWC, which is working under the aegis of Union Ministry of Water Resources, released 26 forecasts (i.e. 18 level forecasts and 8 inflow forecasts) related to rainfalls as on 6 September but none of them belonged to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&amp;amp;K). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;The time span 3 to 6 September is crucial to understand the flood situation in J&amp;amp;K. The data released by India Meteorological Department (IMD) on 6 September tells that in J&amp;amp;K alone 106 mm of rainfall took place on the very same day, which was 3116 per cent of rainfall above the normal level. (Please check the IMD link below).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;As per the data released by the IMD, average rainfall in the state was 250 mm between 3 and 6 September, out of its seasonal monsoon rainfall of 558 mm till 6 September. This was more than usual. Under the present monsoon session, the state of J&amp;amp;K received only 308 mm of rainfall till 3 September, and a large part of J&amp;amp;K was under deficient rainfall. However, seasonal rainfall rose to 558 mm by 6 September and the state became a victim of disaster.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;SANDRP has been studying forecasts on floods made by the CWC from time to time. The organization claims that the CWC completely failed to provide any flood forecast when Uttarakhand faced its worst floods in June 2013. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;In October last year, widespread monsoon season floods displaced over a million in several Indian states. In the same month, cyclone Phailin, the strongest to hit India in 14 years, brought widespread devastation to eastern coastal areas and forced the evacuation of another million people. A report from the Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre entitled &lt;em&gt;Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters&lt;/em&gt;acknowledges that improved preparedness, including evacuations, has been credited with limiting the death toll to fewer than 50 people. The same report also informs us that India ranks third (total no. of people displaced in 2013: 2.14 million) among countries with highest levels of displacement due to natural hazards. However, total number of displaced in India due to conflict (violent in nature) during 2013 is 64,000.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Why does Central Water Commission have no flood forecasting for Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir? Why this neglect by Central Government? SANDRP, 6 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/&quot; title=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters, produced by Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre(please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;/p&gt;Chronicle of a tragedy foretold -Himanshu Thakkar, The Hindu, 18 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Central Water Commission Flood Forecast (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/&quot; title=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&quot; title=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&quot; title=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&quot; title=&quot;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&quot;&gt;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;J&amp;amp;K floods: Why Central Water Commission has no flood forecasting mechanism in place, wonders SANDRP, Counterview, 11 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir missing in CWC flood forecast list, The Hindu, 10 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Frequent warnings about dangers of construction -Sumegha Gulati, The Indian Express, 9 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/&quot; title=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Central Water Commission&#039;s Flood Forecasting - Pathetic performance in Uttarkhand disaster, SANDRP, 25 June, 2013 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/&quot; title=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;Cyclone Phailin hits Odisha at 200 kmph, over 7 lakh evacuated -Ajith Vijay Kumar, Zee News, 13 October, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html&quot; title=&quot;http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Image Courtesy: UNDP India&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&#039;
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                <div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">It is said that the Central Water Commission (CWC) has failed miserably in September 2014 to furnish information on river flow and raise alarm to people of Jammu and Kashmir living in the downstream areas in the midst of heavy rainfall. The CWC is responsible for making forecasts of floods in all flood-prone areas and provides advisory to the states for tackling floods.</div><p style="text-align: justify">The NGO <em>South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People</em> (SANDRP), working in the areas of environment and natural&nbsp;<a href="https://im4change.in/law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html" title="https://im4change.in/law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html">disasters</a>,finds that the CWC did not issue any single forecast on the worsening flood situation in any of the areas of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the SANDRP, the CWC, which is working under the aegis of Union Ministry of Water Resources, released 26 forecasts (i.e. 18 level forecasts and 8 inflow forecasts) related to rainfalls as on 6 September but none of them belonged to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&amp;K). </p><div style="text-align: justify">The time span 3 to 6 September is crucial to understand the flood situation in J&amp;K. The data released by India Meteorological Department (IMD) on 6 September tells that in J&amp;K alone 106 mm of rainfall took place on the very same day, which was 3116 per cent of rainfall above the normal level. (Please check the IMD link below).&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">As per the data released by the IMD, average rainfall in the state was 250 mm between 3 and 6 September, out of its seasonal monsoon rainfall of 558 mm till 6 September. This was more than usual. Under the present monsoon session, the state of J&amp;K received only 308 mm of rainfall till 3 September, and a large part of J&amp;K was under deficient rainfall. However, seasonal rainfall rose to 558 mm by 6 September and the state became a victim of disaster.</div><p style="text-align: justify">SANDRP has been studying forecasts on floods made by the CWC from time to time. The organization claims that the CWC completely failed to provide any flood forecast when Uttarakhand faced its worst floods in June 2013. </p><p style="text-align: justify">In October last year, widespread monsoon season floods displaced over a million in several Indian states. In the same month, cyclone Phailin, the strongest to hit India in 14 years, brought widespread devastation to eastern coastal areas and forced the evacuation of another million people. A report from the Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre entitled <em>Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters</em>acknowledges that improved preparedness, including evacuations, has been credited with limiting the death toll to fewer than 50 people. The same report also informs us that India ranks third (total no. of people displaced in 2013: 2.14 million) among countries with highest levels of displacement due to natural hazards. However, total number of displaced in India due to conflict (violent in nature) during 2013 is 64,000.  </p><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify"><strong>References:</strong></div>&nbsp;<div style="text-align: justify">Why does Central Water Commission have no flood forecasting for Jammu &amp; Kashmir? Why this neglect by Central Government? SANDRP, 6 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/" title="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)</div><p>Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters, produced by Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre(please&nbsp;<a href="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf" title="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)</p>Chronicle of a tragedy foretold -Himanshu Thakkar, The Hindu, 18 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)<p style="text-align: justify">Central Water Commission Flood Forecast (please&nbsp;<a href="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/" title="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)</p><p style="text-align: justify"><a href="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/" title="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/">http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/</a></p><p style="text-align: justify"><a href="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/" title="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/">http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/</a></p><p style="text-align: justify"><a href="http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/" title="http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/">http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/</a></p><p style="text-align: justify">J&amp;K floods: Why Central Water Commission has no flood forecasting mechanism in place, wonders SANDRP, Counterview, 11 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html" title="http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: justify">Jammu &amp; Kashmir missing in CWC flood forecast list, The Hindu, 10 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece" title="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: justify">Frequent warnings about dangers of construction -Sumegha Gulati, The Indian Express, 9 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/" title="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: justify">Central Water Commission's Flood Forecasting - Pathetic performance in Uttarkhand disaster, SANDRP, 25 June, 2013 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/" title="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;</p>Cyclone Phailin hits Odisha at 200 kmph, over 7 lakh evacuated -Ajith Vijay Kumar, Zee News, 13 October, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html" title="http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)<div style="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><strong>Image Courtesy: UNDP India&nbsp;</strong></div><p>&nbsp;</p>               </font>
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It is said that the Central Water Commission (CWC) has failed miserably 
in September 2014 to furnish information on river flow and raise alarm 
to people of Jammu and Kashmir living in the downstream areas in the 
midst of heavy rainfall. The CWC is responsible for making forecasts of 
floods in all flood-prone areas and provides advisory to the states for 
tackling floods.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
The NGO &lt;em&gt;South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People&lt;/em&gt; (SANDRP), working in the areas of environment and natural&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;../law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html&quot;&gt;disasters&lt;/a&gt;,
finds that the CWC did not issue any single forecast on the worsening 
flood situation in any of the areas of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the 
SANDRP, the CWC, which is working under the aegis of Union Ministry of 
Water Resources, released 26 forecasts (i.e. 18 level forecasts and 8 
inflow forecasts) related to rainfalls as on 6 September but none of 
them belonged to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&amp;amp;K). 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
The time span 3 to 6 September is crucial to understand the flood 
situation in J&amp;amp;K. The data released by India Meteorological 
Department (IMD) on 6 September tells that in J&amp;amp;K alone 106 mm of 
rainfall took place on the very same day, which was 3116 per cent of 
rainfall above the normal level. (Please check the IMD link below).&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
As per the data released by the IMD, average rainfall in the state was 
250 mm between 3 and 6 September, out of its seasonal monsoon rainfall 
of 558 mm till 6 September. This was more than usual. Under the present 
monsoon session, the state of J&amp;amp;K received only 308 mm of rainfall 
till 3 September, and a large part of J&amp;amp;K was under deficient 
rainfall. However, seasonal rainfall rose to 558 mm by 6 September and 
the state became a victim of disaster.
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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
SANDRP has been studying forecasts on floods made by the CWC from time 
to time. The organization claims that the CWC completely failed to 
provide any flood forecast when Uttarakhand faced its worst floods in 
June 2013. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
In October last year, widespread monsoon season floods displaced over a 
million in several Indian states. In the same month, cyclone Phailin, 
the strongest to hit India in 14 years, brought widespread devastation 
to eastern coastal areas and forced the evacuation of another million 
people. A report from the Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal 
Displacement Monitoring Centre entitled &lt;em&gt;Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters&lt;/em&gt;
acknowledges that improved preparedness, including evacuations, has 
been credited with limiting the death toll to fewer than 50 people. The 
same report also informs us that India ranks third (total no. of people 
displaced in 2013: 2.14 million) among countries with highest levels of 
displacement due to natural hazards. However, total number of displaced 
in India due to conflict (violent in nature) during 2013 is 64,000.  
&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&amp;nbsp;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Why does Central Water Commission have no flood forecasting for Jammu 
&amp;amp; Kashmir? Why this neglect by Central Government? SANDRP, 6 
September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters, produced 
by Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
(please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;/p&gt;
Chronicle of a tragedy foretold -Himanshu Thakkar, The Hindu, 18 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Central Water Commission Flood Forecast (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&quot;&gt;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&lt;/a&gt;
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J&amp;amp;K floods: Why Central Water Commission has no flood forecasting 
mechanism in place, wonders SANDRP, Counterview, 11 September, 2014 
(please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
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Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir missing in CWC flood forecast list, The Hindu, 10 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Frequent warnings about dangers of construction -Sumegha Gulati, The Indian Express, 9 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/p&gt;
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Central Water Commission&#039;s Flood Forecasting - Pathetic performance in Uttarkhand disaster, SANDRP, 25 June, 2013 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/p&gt;
Cyclone Phailin hits Odisha at 200 kmph, over 7 lakh evacuated -Ajith Vijay Kumar, Zee News, 13 October, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Image Courtesy: UNDP India&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;
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	&#039;disp&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;It is said that the Central Water Commission (CWC) has failed miserably in September 2014 to furnish information on river flow and raise alarm to people of Jammu and Kashmir living in the downstream areas in the midst of heavy rainfall. The CWC is responsible for making forecasts of floods in all flood-prone areas and provides advisory to the states for tackling floods.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;The NGO &lt;em&gt;South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People&lt;/em&gt; (SANDRP), working in the areas of environment and natural&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html&quot;&gt;disasters&lt;/a&gt;,finds that the CWC did not issue any single forecast on the worsening flood situation in any of the areas of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the SANDRP, the CWC, which is working under the aegis of Union Ministry of Water Resources, released 26 forecasts (i.e. 18 level forecasts and 8 inflow forecasts) related to rainfalls as on 6 September but none of them belonged to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&amp;amp;K). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;The time span 3 to 6 September is crucial to understand the flood situation in J&amp;amp;K. The data released by India Meteorological Department (IMD) on 6 September tells that in J&amp;amp;K alone 106 mm of rainfall took place on the very same day, which was 3116 per cent of rainfall above the normal level. (Please check the IMD link below).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;As per the data released by the IMD, average rainfall in the state was 250 mm between 3 and 6 September, out of its seasonal monsoon rainfall of 558 mm till 6 September. This was more than usual. Under the present monsoon session, the state of J&amp;amp;K received only 308 mm of rainfall till 3 September, and a large part of J&amp;amp;K was under deficient rainfall. However, seasonal rainfall rose to 558 mm by 6 September and the state became a victim of disaster.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;SANDRP has been studying forecasts on floods made by the CWC from time to time. The organization claims that the CWC completely failed to provide any flood forecast when Uttarakhand faced its worst floods in June 2013. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;In October last year, widespread monsoon season floods displaced over a million in several Indian states. In the same month, cyclone Phailin, the strongest to hit India in 14 years, brought widespread devastation to eastern coastal areas and forced the evacuation of another million people. A report from the Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre entitled &lt;em&gt;Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters&lt;/em&gt;acknowledges that improved preparedness, including evacuations, has been credited with limiting the death toll to fewer than 50 people. The same report also informs us that India ranks third (total no. of people displaced in 2013: 2.14 million) among countries with highest levels of displacement due to natural hazards. However, total number of displaced in India due to conflict (violent in nature) during 2013 is 64,000.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Why does Central Water Commission have no flood forecasting for Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir? Why this neglect by Central Government? SANDRP, 6 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/&quot; title=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters, produced by Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre(please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;/p&gt;Chronicle of a tragedy foretold -Himanshu Thakkar, The Hindu, 18 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Central Water Commission Flood Forecast (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/&quot; title=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&quot; title=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&quot; title=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&quot; title=&quot;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&quot;&gt;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;J&amp;amp;K floods: Why Central Water Commission has no flood forecasting mechanism in place, wonders SANDRP, Counterview, 11 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir missing in CWC flood forecast list, The Hindu, 10 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Frequent warnings about dangers of construction -Sumegha Gulati, The Indian Express, 9 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/&quot; title=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Central Water Commission&#039;s Flood Forecasting - Pathetic performance in Uttarkhand disaster, SANDRP, 25 June, 2013 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/&quot; title=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;Cyclone Phailin hits Odisha at 200 kmph, over 7 lakh evacuated -Ajith Vijay Kumar, Zee News, 13 October, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html&quot; title=&quot;http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Image Courtesy: UNDP India&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
It is said that the Central Water Commission (CWC) has failed miserably 
in September 2014 to furnish information on river flow and raise alarm 
to people of Jammu and Kashmir living in the downstream areas in the 
midst of heavy rainfall. The CWC is responsible for making forecasts of 
floods in all flood-prone areas and provides advisory to the states for 
tackling floods.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
The NGO &lt;em&gt;South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People&lt;/em&gt; (SANDRP), working in the areas of environment and natural&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;../law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html&quot;&gt;disasters&lt;/a&gt;,
finds that the CWC did not issue any single forecast on the worsening 
flood situation in any of the areas of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the 
SANDRP, the CWC, which is working under the aegis of Union Ministry of 
Water Resources, released 26 forecasts (i.e. 18 level forecasts and 8 
inflow forecasts) related to rainfalls as on 6 September but none of 
them belonged to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&amp;amp;K). 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
The time span 3 to 6 September is crucial to understand the flood 
situation in J&amp;amp;K. The data released by India Meteorological 
Department (IMD) on 6 September tells that in J&amp;amp;K alone 106 mm of 
rainfall took place on the very same day, which was 3116 per cent of 
rainfall above the normal level. (Please check the IMD link below).&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
As per the data released by the IMD, average rainfall in the state was 
250 mm between 3 and 6 September, out of its seasonal monsoon rainfall 
of 558 mm till 6 September. This was more than usual. Under the present 
monsoon session, the state of J&amp;amp;K received only 308 mm of rainfall 
till 3 September, and a large part of J&amp;amp;K was under deficient 
rainfall. However, seasonal rainfall rose to 558 mm by 6 September and 
the state became a victim of disaster.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
SANDRP has been studying forecasts on floods made by the CWC from time 
to time. The organization claims that the CWC completely failed to 
provide any flood forecast when Uttarakhand faced its worst floods in 
June 2013. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
In October last year, widespread monsoon season floods displaced over a 
million in several Indian states. In the same month, cyclone Phailin, 
the strongest to hit India in 14 years, brought widespread devastation 
to eastern coastal areas and forced the evacuation of another million 
people. A report from the Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal 
Displacement Monitoring Centre entitled &lt;em&gt;Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters&lt;/em&gt;
acknowledges that improved preparedness, including evacuations, has 
been credited with limiting the death toll to fewer than 50 people. The 
same report also informs us that India ranks third (total no. of people 
displaced in 2013: 2.14 million) among countries with highest levels of 
displacement due to natural hazards. However, total number of displaced 
in India due to conflict (violent in nature) during 2013 is 64,000.  
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&amp;nbsp;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Why does Central Water Commission have no flood forecasting for Jammu 
&amp;amp; Kashmir? Why this neglect by Central Government? SANDRP, 6 
September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters, produced 
by Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
(please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;/p&gt;
Chronicle of a tragedy foretold -Himanshu Thakkar, The Hindu, 18 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Central Water Commission Flood Forecast (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&quot;&gt;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
J&amp;amp;K floods: Why Central Water Commission has no flood forecasting 
mechanism in place, wonders SANDRP, Counterview, 11 September, 2014 
(please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir missing in CWC flood forecast list, The Hindu, 10 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Frequent warnings about dangers of construction -Sumegha Gulati, The Indian Express, 9 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Central Water Commission&#039;s Flood Forecasting - Pathetic performance in Uttarkhand disaster, SANDRP, 25 June, 2013 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/p&gt;
Cyclone Phailin hits Odisha at 200 kmph, over 7 lakh evacuated -Ajith Vijay Kumar, Zee News, 13 October, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Image Courtesy: UNDP India&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;
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It is said that the Central Water Commission (CWC) has failed miserably 
in September 2014 to furnish information on river flow and raise alarm 
to people of Jammu and Kashmir living in the downstream areas in the 
midst of heavy...&#039;
$disp = &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;It is said that the Central Water Commission (CWC) has failed miserably in September 2014 to furnish information on river flow and raise alarm to people of Jammu and Kashmir living in the downstream areas in the midst of heavy rainfall. The CWC is responsible for making forecasts of floods in all flood-prone areas and provides advisory to the states for tackling floods.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;The NGO &lt;em&gt;South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People&lt;/em&gt; (SANDRP), working in the areas of environment and natural&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html&quot;&gt;disasters&lt;/a&gt;,finds that the CWC did not issue any single forecast on the worsening flood situation in any of the areas of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the SANDRP, the CWC, which is working under the aegis of Union Ministry of Water Resources, released 26 forecasts (i.e. 18 level forecasts and 8 inflow forecasts) related to rainfalls as on 6 September but none of them belonged to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&amp;amp;K). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;The time span 3 to 6 September is crucial to understand the flood situation in J&amp;amp;K. The data released by India Meteorological Department (IMD) on 6 September tells that in J&amp;amp;K alone 106 mm of rainfall took place on the very same day, which was 3116 per cent of rainfall above the normal level. (Please check the IMD link below).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;As per the data released by the IMD, average rainfall in the state was 250 mm between 3 and 6 September, out of its seasonal monsoon rainfall of 558 mm till 6 September. This was more than usual. Under the present monsoon session, the state of J&amp;amp;K received only 308 mm of rainfall till 3 September, and a large part of J&amp;amp;K was under deficient rainfall. However, seasonal rainfall rose to 558 mm by 6 September and the state became a victim of disaster.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;SANDRP has been studying forecasts on floods made by the CWC from time to time. The organization claims that the CWC completely failed to provide any flood forecast when Uttarakhand faced its worst floods in June 2013. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;In October last year, widespread monsoon season floods displaced over a million in several Indian states. In the same month, cyclone Phailin, the strongest to hit India in 14 years, brought widespread devastation to eastern coastal areas and forced the evacuation of another million people. A report from the Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre entitled &lt;em&gt;Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters&lt;/em&gt;acknowledges that improved preparedness, including evacuations, has been credited with limiting the death toll to fewer than 50 people. The same report also informs us that India ranks third (total no. of people displaced in 2013: 2.14 million) among countries with highest levels of displacement due to natural hazards. However, total number of displaced in India due to conflict (violent in nature) during 2013 is 64,000.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Why does Central Water Commission have no flood forecasting for Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir? Why this neglect by Central Government? SANDRP, 6 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/&quot; title=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters, produced by Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre(please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;/p&gt;Chronicle of a tragedy foretold -Himanshu Thakkar, The Hindu, 18 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Central Water Commission Flood Forecast (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/&quot; title=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&quot; title=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&quot; title=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&quot; title=&quot;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&quot;&gt;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;J&amp;amp;K floods: Why Central Water Commission has no flood forecasting mechanism in place, wonders SANDRP, Counterview, 11 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir missing in CWC flood forecast list, The Hindu, 10 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Frequent warnings about dangers of construction -Sumegha Gulati, The Indian Express, 9 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/&quot; title=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Central Water Commission&#039;s Flood Forecasting - Pathetic performance in Uttarkhand disaster, SANDRP, 25 June, 2013 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/&quot; title=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;Cyclone Phailin hits Odisha at 200 kmph, over 7 lakh evacuated -Ajith Vijay Kumar, Zee News, 13 October, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html&quot; title=&quot;http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Image Courtesy: UNDP India&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&#039;
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                <div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">It is said that the Central Water Commission (CWC) has failed miserably in September 2014 to furnish information on river flow and raise alarm to people of Jammu and Kashmir living in the downstream areas in the midst of heavy rainfall. The CWC is responsible for making forecasts of floods in all flood-prone areas and provides advisory to the states for tackling floods.</div><p style="text-align: justify">The NGO <em>South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People</em> (SANDRP), working in the areas of environment and natural&nbsp;<a href="https://im4change.in/law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html" title="https://im4change.in/law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html">disasters</a>,finds that the CWC did not issue any single forecast on the worsening flood situation in any of the areas of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the SANDRP, the CWC, which is working under the aegis of Union Ministry of Water Resources, released 26 forecasts (i.e. 18 level forecasts and 8 inflow forecasts) related to rainfalls as on 6 September but none of them belonged to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&amp;K). </p><div style="text-align: justify">The time span 3 to 6 September is crucial to understand the flood situation in J&amp;K. The data released by India Meteorological Department (IMD) on 6 September tells that in J&amp;K alone 106 mm of rainfall took place on the very same day, which was 3116 per cent of rainfall above the normal level. (Please check the IMD link below).&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">As per the data released by the IMD, average rainfall in the state was 250 mm between 3 and 6 September, out of its seasonal monsoon rainfall of 558 mm till 6 September. This was more than usual. Under the present monsoon session, the state of J&amp;K received only 308 mm of rainfall till 3 September, and a large part of J&amp;K was under deficient rainfall. However, seasonal rainfall rose to 558 mm by 6 September and the state became a victim of disaster.</div><p style="text-align: justify">SANDRP has been studying forecasts on floods made by the CWC from time to time. The organization claims that the CWC completely failed to provide any flood forecast when Uttarakhand faced its worst floods in June 2013. </p><p style="text-align: justify">In October last year, widespread monsoon season floods displaced over a million in several Indian states. In the same month, cyclone Phailin, the strongest to hit India in 14 years, brought widespread devastation to eastern coastal areas and forced the evacuation of another million people. A report from the Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre entitled <em>Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters</em>acknowledges that improved preparedness, including evacuations, has been credited with limiting the death toll to fewer than 50 people. The same report also informs us that India ranks third (total no. of people displaced in 2013: 2.14 million) among countries with highest levels of displacement due to natural hazards. However, total number of displaced in India due to conflict (violent in nature) during 2013 is 64,000.  </p><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify"><strong>References:</strong></div>&nbsp;<div style="text-align: justify">Why does Central Water Commission have no flood forecasting for Jammu &amp; Kashmir? Why this neglect by Central Government? SANDRP, 6 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/" title="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)</div><p>Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters, produced by Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre(please&nbsp;<a href="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf" title="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)</p>Chronicle of a tragedy foretold -Himanshu Thakkar, The Hindu, 18 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)<p style="text-align: justify">Central Water Commission Flood Forecast (please&nbsp;<a href="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/" title="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)</p><p style="text-align: justify"><a href="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/" title="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/">http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/</a></p><p style="text-align: justify"><a href="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/" title="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/">http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/</a></p><p style="text-align: justify"><a href="http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/" title="http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/">http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/</a></p><p style="text-align: justify">J&amp;K floods: Why Central Water Commission has no flood forecasting mechanism in place, wonders SANDRP, Counterview, 11 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html" title="http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: justify">Jammu &amp; Kashmir missing in CWC flood forecast list, The Hindu, 10 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece" title="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: justify">Frequent warnings about dangers of construction -Sumegha Gulati, The Indian Express, 9 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/" title="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: justify">Central Water Commission's Flood Forecasting - Pathetic performance in Uttarkhand disaster, SANDRP, 25 June, 2013 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/" title="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;</p>Cyclone Phailin hits Odisha at 200 kmph, over 7 lakh evacuated -Ajith Vijay Kumar, Zee News, 13 October, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html" title="http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)<div style="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><strong>Image Courtesy: UNDP India&nbsp;</strong></div><p>&nbsp;</p>               </font>
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It is said that the Central Water Commission (CWC) has failed miserably 
in September 2014 to furnish information on river flow and raise alarm 
to people of Jammu and Kashmir living in the downstream areas in the 
midst of heavy rainfall. The CWC is responsible for making forecasts of 
floods in all flood-prone areas and provides advisory to the states for 
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The NGO &lt;em&gt;South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People&lt;/em&gt; (SANDRP), working in the areas of environment and natural&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;../law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html&quot;&gt;disasters&lt;/a&gt;,
finds that the CWC did not issue any single forecast on the worsening 
flood situation in any of the areas of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the 
SANDRP, the CWC, which is working under the aegis of Union Ministry of 
Water Resources, released 26 forecasts (i.e. 18 level forecasts and 8 
inflow forecasts) related to rainfalls as on 6 September but none of 
them belonged to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&amp;amp;K). 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
The time span 3 to 6 September is crucial to understand the flood 
situation in J&amp;amp;K. The data released by India Meteorological 
Department (IMD) on 6 September tells that in J&amp;amp;K alone 106 mm of 
rainfall took place on the very same day, which was 3116 per cent of 
rainfall above the normal level. (Please check the IMD link below).&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
As per the data released by the IMD, average rainfall in the state was 
250 mm between 3 and 6 September, out of its seasonal monsoon rainfall 
of 558 mm till 6 September. This was more than usual. Under the present 
monsoon session, the state of J&amp;amp;K received only 308 mm of rainfall 
till 3 September, and a large part of J&amp;amp;K was under deficient 
rainfall. However, seasonal rainfall rose to 558 mm by 6 September and 
the state became a victim of disaster.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
SANDRP has been studying forecasts on floods made by the CWC from time 
to time. The organization claims that the CWC completely failed to 
provide any flood forecast when Uttarakhand faced its worst floods in 
June 2013. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
In October last year, widespread monsoon season floods displaced over a 
million in several Indian states. In the same month, cyclone Phailin, 
the strongest to hit India in 14 years, brought widespread devastation 
to eastern coastal areas and forced the evacuation of another million 
people. A report from the Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal 
Displacement Monitoring Centre entitled &lt;em&gt;Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters&lt;/em&gt;
acknowledges that improved preparedness, including evacuations, has 
been credited with limiting the death toll to fewer than 50 people. The 
same report also informs us that India ranks third (total no. of people 
displaced in 2013: 2.14 million) among countries with highest levels of 
displacement due to natural hazards. However, total number of displaced 
in India due to conflict (violent in nature) during 2013 is 64,000.  
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&amp;nbsp;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Why does Central Water Commission have no flood forecasting for Jammu 
&amp;amp; Kashmir? Why this neglect by Central Government? SANDRP, 6 
September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters, produced 
by Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
(please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;/p&gt;
Chronicle of a tragedy foretold -Himanshu Thakkar, The Hindu, 18 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Central Water Commission Flood Forecast (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&quot;&gt;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
J&amp;amp;K floods: Why Central Water Commission has no flood forecasting 
mechanism in place, wonders SANDRP, Counterview, 11 September, 2014 
(please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir missing in CWC flood forecast list, The Hindu, 10 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Frequent warnings about dangers of construction -Sumegha Gulati, The Indian Express, 9 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Central Water Commission&#039;s Flood Forecasting - Pathetic performance in Uttarkhand disaster, SANDRP, 25 June, 2013 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/p&gt;
Cyclone Phailin hits Odisha at 200 kmph, over 7 lakh evacuated -Ajith Vijay Kumar, Zee News, 13 October, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Image Courtesy: UNDP India&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;
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It is said that the Central Water Commission (CWC) has failed miserably 
in September 2014 to furnish information on river flow and raise alarm 
to people of Jammu and Kashmir living in the downstream areas in the 
midst of heavy...&#039;,
	&#039;disp&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;It is said that the Central Water Commission (CWC) has failed miserably in September 2014 to furnish information on river flow and raise alarm to people of Jammu and Kashmir living in the downstream areas in the midst of heavy rainfall. The CWC is responsible for making forecasts of floods in all flood-prone areas and provides advisory to the states for tackling floods.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;The NGO &lt;em&gt;South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People&lt;/em&gt; (SANDRP), working in the areas of environment and natural&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html&quot;&gt;disasters&lt;/a&gt;,finds that the CWC did not issue any single forecast on the worsening flood situation in any of the areas of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the SANDRP, the CWC, which is working under the aegis of Union Ministry of Water Resources, released 26 forecasts (i.e. 18 level forecasts and 8 inflow forecasts) related to rainfalls as on 6 September but none of them belonged to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&amp;amp;K). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;The time span 3 to 6 September is crucial to understand the flood situation in J&amp;amp;K. The data released by India Meteorological Department (IMD) on 6 September tells that in J&amp;amp;K alone 106 mm of rainfall took place on the very same day, which was 3116 per cent of rainfall above the normal level. (Please check the IMD link below).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;As per the data released by the IMD, average rainfall in the state was 250 mm between 3 and 6 September, out of its seasonal monsoon rainfall of 558 mm till 6 September. This was more than usual. Under the present monsoon session, the state of J&amp;amp;K received only 308 mm of rainfall till 3 September, and a large part of J&amp;amp;K was under deficient rainfall. However, seasonal rainfall rose to 558 mm by 6 September and the state became a victim of disaster.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;SANDRP has been studying forecasts on floods made by the CWC from time to time. The organization claims that the CWC completely failed to provide any flood forecast when Uttarakhand faced its worst floods in June 2013. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;In October last year, widespread monsoon season floods displaced over a million in several Indian states. In the same month, cyclone Phailin, the strongest to hit India in 14 years, brought widespread devastation to eastern coastal areas and forced the evacuation of another million people. A report from the Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre entitled &lt;em&gt;Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters&lt;/em&gt;acknowledges that improved preparedness, including evacuations, has been credited with limiting the death toll to fewer than 50 people. The same report also informs us that India ranks third (total no. of people displaced in 2013: 2.14 million) among countries with highest levels of displacement due to natural hazards. However, total number of displaced in India due to conflict (violent in nature) during 2013 is 64,000.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Why does Central Water Commission have no flood forecasting for Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir? Why this neglect by Central Government? SANDRP, 6 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/&quot; title=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters, produced by Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre(please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;/p&gt;Chronicle of a tragedy foretold -Himanshu Thakkar, The Hindu, 18 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Central Water Commission Flood Forecast (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/&quot; title=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&quot; title=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&quot; title=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&quot; title=&quot;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&quot;&gt;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;J&amp;amp;K floods: Why Central Water Commission has no flood forecasting mechanism in place, wonders SANDRP, Counterview, 11 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir missing in CWC flood forecast list, The Hindu, 10 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Frequent warnings about dangers of construction -Sumegha Gulati, The Indian Express, 9 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/&quot; title=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Central Water Commission&#039;s Flood Forecasting - Pathetic performance in Uttarkhand disaster, SANDRP, 25 June, 2013 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/&quot; title=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;Cyclone Phailin hits Odisha at 200 kmph, over 7 lakh evacuated -Ajith Vijay Kumar, Zee News, 13 October, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html&quot; title=&quot;http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Image Courtesy: UNDP India&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
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	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Flood forecasting fails in J&amp;amp;K?&#039;,
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
It is said that the Central Water Commission (CWC) has failed miserably 
in September 2014 to furnish information on river flow and raise alarm 
to people of Jammu and Kashmir living in the downstream areas in the 
midst of heavy rainfall. The CWC is responsible for making forecasts of 
floods in all flood-prone areas and provides advisory to the states for 
tackling floods.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
The NGO &lt;em&gt;South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People&lt;/em&gt; (SANDRP), working in the areas of environment and natural&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;../law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html&quot;&gt;disasters&lt;/a&gt;,
finds that the CWC did not issue any single forecast on the worsening 
flood situation in any of the areas of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the 
SANDRP, the CWC, which is working under the aegis of Union Ministry of 
Water Resources, released 26 forecasts (i.e. 18 level forecasts and 8 
inflow forecasts) related to rainfalls as on 6 September but none of 
them belonged to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&amp;amp;K). 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
The time span 3 to 6 September is crucial to understand the flood 
situation in J&amp;amp;K. The data released by India Meteorological 
Department (IMD) on 6 September tells that in J&amp;amp;K alone 106 mm of 
rainfall took place on the very same day, which was 3116 per cent of 
rainfall above the normal level. (Please check the IMD link below).&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
As per the data released by the IMD, average rainfall in the state was 
250 mm between 3 and 6 September, out of its seasonal monsoon rainfall 
of 558 mm till 6 September. This was more than usual. Under the present 
monsoon session, the state of J&amp;amp;K received only 308 mm of rainfall 
till 3 September, and a large part of J&amp;amp;K was under deficient 
rainfall. However, seasonal rainfall rose to 558 mm by 6 September and 
the state became a victim of disaster.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
SANDRP has been studying forecasts on floods made by the CWC from time 
to time. The organization claims that the CWC completely failed to 
provide any flood forecast when Uttarakhand faced its worst floods in 
June 2013. 
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
In October last year, widespread monsoon season floods displaced over a 
million in several Indian states. In the same month, cyclone Phailin, 
the strongest to hit India in 14 years, brought widespread devastation 
to eastern coastal areas and forced the evacuation of another million 
people. A report from the Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal 
Displacement Monitoring Centre entitled &lt;em&gt;Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters&lt;/em&gt;
acknowledges that improved preparedness, including evacuations, has 
been credited with limiting the death toll to fewer than 50 people. The 
same report also informs us that India ranks third (total no. of people 
displaced in 2013: 2.14 million) among countries with highest levels of 
displacement due to natural hazards. However, total number of displaced 
in India due to conflict (violent in nature) during 2013 is 64,000.  
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&amp;nbsp;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Why does Central Water Commission have no flood forecasting for Jammu 
&amp;amp; Kashmir? Why this neglect by Central Government? SANDRP, 6 
September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters, produced 
by Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
(please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;/p&gt;
Chronicle of a tragedy foretold -Himanshu Thakkar, The Hindu, 18 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Central Water Commission Flood Forecast (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&quot;&gt;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
J&amp;amp;K floods: Why Central Water Commission has no flood forecasting 
mechanism in place, wonders SANDRP, Counterview, 11 September, 2014 
(please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
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Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir missing in CWC flood forecast list, The Hindu, 10 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
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Frequent warnings about dangers of construction -Sumegha Gulati, The Indian Express, 9 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/p&gt;
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Central Water Commission&#039;s Flood Forecasting - Pathetic performance in Uttarkhand disaster, SANDRP, 25 June, 2013 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/p&gt;
Cyclone Phailin hits Odisha at 200 kmph, over 7 lakh evacuated -Ajith Vijay Kumar, Zee News, 13 October, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)
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$disp = &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;It is said that the Central Water Commission (CWC) has failed miserably in September 2014 to furnish information on river flow and raise alarm to people of Jammu and Kashmir living in the downstream areas in the midst of heavy rainfall. The CWC is responsible for making forecasts of floods in all flood-prone areas and provides advisory to the states for tackling floods.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;The NGO &lt;em&gt;South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People&lt;/em&gt; (SANDRP), working in the areas of environment and natural&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html&quot;&gt;disasters&lt;/a&gt;,finds that the CWC did not issue any single forecast on the worsening flood situation in any of the areas of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the SANDRP, the CWC, which is working under the aegis of Union Ministry of Water Resources, released 26 forecasts (i.e. 18 level forecasts and 8 inflow forecasts) related to rainfalls as on 6 September but none of them belonged to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&amp;amp;K). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;The time span 3 to 6 September is crucial to understand the flood situation in J&amp;amp;K. The data released by India Meteorological Department (IMD) on 6 September tells that in J&amp;amp;K alone 106 mm of rainfall took place on the very same day, which was 3116 per cent of rainfall above the normal level. (Please check the IMD link below).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;As per the data released by the IMD, average rainfall in the state was 250 mm between 3 and 6 September, out of its seasonal monsoon rainfall of 558 mm till 6 September. This was more than usual. Under the present monsoon session, the state of J&amp;amp;K received only 308 mm of rainfall till 3 September, and a large part of J&amp;amp;K was under deficient rainfall. However, seasonal rainfall rose to 558 mm by 6 September and the state became a victim of disaster.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;SANDRP has been studying forecasts on floods made by the CWC from time to time. The organization claims that the CWC completely failed to provide any flood forecast when Uttarakhand faced its worst floods in June 2013. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;In October last year, widespread monsoon season floods displaced over a million in several Indian states. In the same month, cyclone Phailin, the strongest to hit India in 14 years, brought widespread devastation to eastern coastal areas and forced the evacuation of another million people. A report from the Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre entitled &lt;em&gt;Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters&lt;/em&gt;acknowledges that improved preparedness, including evacuations, has been credited with limiting the death toll to fewer than 50 people. The same report also informs us that India ranks third (total no. of people displaced in 2013: 2.14 million) among countries with highest levels of displacement due to natural hazards. However, total number of displaced in India due to conflict (violent in nature) during 2013 is 64,000.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Why does Central Water Commission have no flood forecasting for Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir? Why this neglect by Central Government? SANDRP, 6 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/&quot; title=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters, produced by Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre(please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;/p&gt;Chronicle of a tragedy foretold -Himanshu Thakkar, The Hindu, 18 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Central Water Commission Flood Forecast (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/&quot; title=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&quot; title=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&quot; title=&quot;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&quot;&gt;http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&quot; title=&quot;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&quot;&gt;http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;J&amp;amp;K floods: Why Central Water Commission has no flood forecasting mechanism in place, wonders SANDRP, Counterview, 11 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir missing in CWC flood forecast list, The Hindu, 10 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Frequent warnings about dangers of construction -Sumegha Gulati, The Indian Express, 9 September, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/&quot; title=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Central Water Commission&#039;s Flood Forecasting - Pathetic performance in Uttarkhand disaster, SANDRP, 25 June, 2013 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/&quot; title=&quot;http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;Cyclone Phailin hits Odisha at 200 kmph, over 7 lakh evacuated -Ajith Vijay Kumar, Zee News, 13 October, 2014 (please&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html&quot; title=&quot;http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access)&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Image Courtesy: UNDP India&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&#039;
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                <div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">It is said that the Central Water Commission (CWC) has failed miserably in September 2014 to furnish information on river flow and raise alarm to people of Jammu and Kashmir living in the downstream areas in the midst of heavy rainfall. The CWC is responsible for making forecasts of floods in all flood-prone areas and provides advisory to the states for tackling floods.</div><p style="text-align: justify">The NGO <em>South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People</em> (SANDRP), working in the areas of environment and natural&nbsp;<a href="https://im4change.in/law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html" title="https://im4change.in/law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html">disasters</a>,finds that the CWC did not issue any single forecast on the worsening flood situation in any of the areas of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the SANDRP, the CWC, which is working under the aegis of Union Ministry of Water Resources, released 26 forecasts (i.e. 18 level forecasts and 8 inflow forecasts) related to rainfalls as on 6 September but none of them belonged to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&amp;K). </p><div style="text-align: justify">The time span 3 to 6 September is crucial to understand the flood situation in J&amp;K. The data released by India Meteorological Department (IMD) on 6 September tells that in J&amp;K alone 106 mm of rainfall took place on the very same day, which was 3116 per cent of rainfall above the normal level. (Please check the IMD link below).&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">As per the data released by the IMD, average rainfall in the state was 250 mm between 3 and 6 September, out of its seasonal monsoon rainfall of 558 mm till 6 September. This was more than usual. Under the present monsoon session, the state of J&amp;K received only 308 mm of rainfall till 3 September, and a large part of J&amp;K was under deficient rainfall. However, seasonal rainfall rose to 558 mm by 6 September and the state became a victim of disaster.</div><p style="text-align: justify">SANDRP has been studying forecasts on floods made by the CWC from time to time. The organization claims that the CWC completely failed to provide any flood forecast when Uttarakhand faced its worst floods in June 2013. </p><p style="text-align: justify">In October last year, widespread monsoon season floods displaced over a million in several Indian states. In the same month, cyclone Phailin, the strongest to hit India in 14 years, brought widespread devastation to eastern coastal areas and forced the evacuation of another million people. A report from the Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre entitled <em>Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters</em>acknowledges that improved preparedness, including evacuations, has been credited with limiting the death toll to fewer than 50 people. The same report also informs us that India ranks third (total no. of people displaced in 2013: 2.14 million) among countries with highest levels of displacement due to natural hazards. However, total number of displaced in India due to conflict (violent in nature) during 2013 is 64,000.  </p><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify"><strong>References:</strong></div>&nbsp;<div style="text-align: justify">Why does Central Water Commission have no flood forecasting for Jammu &amp; Kashmir? Why this neglect by Central Government? SANDRP, 6 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/" title="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)</div><p>Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters, produced by Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre(please&nbsp;<a href="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf" title="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)</p>Chronicle of a tragedy foretold -Himanshu Thakkar, The Hindu, 18 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)<p style="text-align: justify">Central Water Commission Flood Forecast (please&nbsp;<a href="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/" title="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)</p><p style="text-align: justify"><a href="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/" title="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/">http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/</a></p><p style="text-align: justify"><a href="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/" title="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/">http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/</a></p><p style="text-align: justify"><a href="http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/" title="http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/">http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/</a></p><p style="text-align: justify">J&amp;K floods: Why Central Water Commission has no flood forecasting mechanism in place, wonders SANDRP, Counterview, 11 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html" title="http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: justify">Jammu &amp; Kashmir missing in CWC flood forecast list, The Hindu, 10 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece" title="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: justify">Frequent warnings about dangers of construction -Sumegha Gulati, The Indian Express, 9 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/" title="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: justify">Central Water Commission's Flood Forecasting - Pathetic performance in Uttarkhand disaster, SANDRP, 25 June, 2013 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/" title="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;</p>Cyclone Phailin hits Odisha at 200 kmph, over 7 lakh evacuated -Ajith Vijay Kumar, Zee News, 13 October, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html" title="http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)<div style="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><strong>Image Courtesy: UNDP India&nbsp;</strong></div><p>&nbsp;</p>               </font>
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It is said that the Central Water Commission (CWC) has failed miserably 
in September 2014 to furnish information on river flow and raise alarm 
to people of Jammu and Kashmir living in the downstream areas in the 
midst of heavy rainfall. The CWC is responsible for making forecasts of 
floods in all flood-prone areas and provides advisory to the states for 
tackling floods.
</div>
<p style="text-align: justify">
The NGO <em>South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People</em> (SANDRP), working in the areas of environment and natural&nbsp;<a href="../law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html">disasters</a>,
finds that the CWC did not issue any single forecast on the worsening 
flood situation in any of the areas of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the 
SANDRP, the CWC, which is working under the aegis of Union Ministry of 
Water Resources, released 26 forecasts (i.e. 18 level forecasts and 8 
inflow forecasts) related to rainfalls as on 6 September but none of 
them belonged to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&amp;K). 
</p>
<div style="text-align: justify">
The time span 3 to 6 September is crucial to understand the flood 
situation in J&amp;K. The data released by India Meteorological 
Department (IMD) on 6 September tells that in J&amp;K alone 106 mm of 
rainfall took place on the very same day, which was 3116 per cent of 
rainfall above the normal level. (Please check the IMD link below).&nbsp;
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
<br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
As per the data released by the IMD, average rainfall in the state was 
250 mm between 3 and 6 September, out of its seasonal monsoon rainfall 
of 558 mm till 6 September. This was more than usual. Under the present 
monsoon session, the state of J&amp;K received only 308 mm of rainfall 
till 3 September, and a large part of J&amp;K was under deficient 
rainfall. However, seasonal rainfall rose to 558 mm by 6 September and 
the state became a victim of disaster.
</div>
<p style="text-align: justify">
SANDRP has been studying forecasts on floods made by the CWC from time 
to time. The organization claims that the CWC completely failed to 
provide any flood forecast when Uttarakhand faced its worst floods in 
June 2013. 
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">
In October last year, widespread monsoon season floods displaced over a 
million in several Indian states. In the same month, cyclone Phailin, 
the strongest to hit India in 14 years, brought widespread devastation 
to eastern coastal areas and forced the evacuation of another million 
people. A report from the Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal 
Displacement Monitoring Centre entitled <em>Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters</em>
acknowledges that improved preparedness, including evacuations, has 
been credited with limiting the death toll to fewer than 50 people. The 
same report also informs us that India ranks third (total no. of people 
displaced in 2013: 2.14 million) among countries with highest levels of 
displacement due to natural hazards. However, total number of displaced 
in India due to conflict (violent in nature) during 2013 is 64,000.  
</p>
<div style="text-align: justify">
<br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
<strong>References:</strong>
</div>
&nbsp;
<div style="text-align: justify">
Why does Central Water Commission have no flood forecasting for Jammu 
&amp; Kashmir? Why this neglect by Central Government? SANDRP, 6 
September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)
</div>
<p>
Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters, produced 
by Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
(please&nbsp;<a href="tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)
</p>
Chronicle of a tragedy foretold -Himanshu Thakkar, The Hindu, 18 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="../latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)
<p style="text-align: justify">
Central Water Commission Flood Forecast (please&nbsp;<a href="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">
<a href="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/">http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/</a>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">
<a href="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/">http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/</a>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">
<a href="http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/">http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/</a>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">
J&amp;K floods: Why Central Water Commission has no flood forecasting 
mechanism in place, wonders SANDRP, Counterview, 11 September, 2014 
(please&nbsp;<a href="http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">
Jammu &amp; Kashmir missing in CWC flood forecast list, The Hindu, 10 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">
Frequent warnings about dangers of construction -Sumegha Gulati, The Indian Express, 9 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">
Central Water Commission's Flood Forecasting - Pathetic performance in Uttarkhand disaster, SANDRP, 25 June, 2013 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;
</p>
Cyclone Phailin hits Odisha at 200 kmph, over 7 lakh evacuated -Ajith Vijay Kumar, Zee News, 13 October, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)
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<strong>Image Courtesy: UNDP India&nbsp;</strong>
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As per the SANDRP, the CWC, which is working under the aegis of Union Ministry of Water Resources, released 26 forecasts (i.e. 18 level forecasts and 8 inflow forecasts) related to rainfalls as on 6 September but none of them belonged to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&amp;K). </p><div style="text-align: justify">The time span 3 to 6 September is crucial to understand the flood situation in J&amp;K. The data released by India Meteorological Department (IMD) on 6 September tells that in J&amp;K alone 106 mm of rainfall took place on the very same day, which was 3116 per cent of rainfall above the normal level. (Please check the IMD link below).&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">As per the data released by the IMD, average rainfall in the state was 250 mm between 3 and 6 September, out of its seasonal monsoon rainfall of 558 mm till 6 September. This was more than usual. Under the present monsoon session, the state of J&amp;K received only 308 mm of rainfall till 3 September, and a large part of J&amp;K was under deficient rainfall. However, seasonal rainfall rose to 558 mm by 6 September and the state became a victim of disaster.</div><p style="text-align: justify">SANDRP has been studying forecasts on floods made by the CWC from time to time. The organization claims that the CWC completely failed to provide any flood forecast when Uttarakhand faced its worst floods in June 2013. </p><p style="text-align: justify">In October last year, widespread monsoon season floods displaced over a million in several Indian states. In the same month, cyclone Phailin, the strongest to hit India in 14 years, brought widespread devastation to eastern coastal areas and forced the evacuation of another million people. A report from the Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre entitled <em>Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters</em>acknowledges that improved preparedness, including evacuations, has been credited with limiting the death toll to fewer than 50 people. The same report also informs us that India ranks third (total no. of people displaced in 2013: 2.14 million) among countries with highest levels of displacement due to natural hazards. However, total number of displaced in India due to conflict (violent in nature) during 2013 is 64,000.  </p><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify"><strong>References:</strong></div>&nbsp;<div style="text-align: justify">Why does Central Water Commission have no flood forecasting for Jammu &amp; Kashmir? Why this neglect by Central Government? SANDRP, 6 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/" title="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)</div><p>Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters, produced by Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre(please&nbsp;<a href="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf" title="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)</p>Chronicle of a tragedy foretold -Himanshu Thakkar, The Hindu, 18 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)<p style="text-align: justify">Central Water Commission Flood Forecast (please&nbsp;<a href="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/" title="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)</p><p style="text-align: justify"><a href="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/" title="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/">http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/</a></p><p style="text-align: justify"><a href="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/" title="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/">http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/</a></p><p style="text-align: justify"><a href="http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/" title="http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/">http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/</a></p><p style="text-align: justify">J&amp;K floods: Why Central Water Commission has no flood forecasting mechanism in place, wonders SANDRP, Counterview, 11 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html" title="http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: justify">Jammu &amp; Kashmir missing in CWC flood forecast list, The Hindu, 10 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece" title="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: justify">Frequent warnings about dangers of construction -Sumegha Gulati, The Indian Express, 9 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/" title="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: justify">Central Water Commission's Flood Forecasting - Pathetic performance in Uttarkhand disaster, SANDRP, 25 June, 2013 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/" title="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;</p>Cyclone Phailin hits Odisha at 200 kmph, over 7 lakh evacuated -Ajith Vijay Kumar, Zee News, 13 October, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html" title="http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)<div style="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><strong>Image Courtesy: UNDP India&nbsp;</strong></div><p>&nbsp;</p>',
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<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify">
It is said that the Central Water Commission (CWC) has failed miserably 
in September 2014 to furnish information on river flow and raise alarm 
to people of Jammu and Kashmir living in the downstream areas in the 
midst of heavy rainfall. The CWC is responsible for making forecasts of 
floods in all flood-prone areas and provides advisory to the states for 
tackling floods.
</div>
<p style="text-align: justify">
The NGO <em>South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People</em> (SANDRP), working in the areas of environment and natural&nbsp;<a href="../law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html">disasters</a>,
finds that the CWC did not issue any single forecast on the worsening 
flood situation in any of the areas of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the 
SANDRP, the CWC, which is working under the aegis of Union Ministry of 
Water Resources, released 26 forecasts (i.e. 18 level forecasts and 8 
inflow forecasts) related to rainfalls as on 6 September but none of 
them belonged to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&amp;K). 
</p>
<div style="text-align: justify">
The time span 3 to 6 September is crucial to understand the flood 
situation in J&amp;K. The data released by India Meteorological 
Department (IMD) on 6 September tells that in J&amp;K alone 106 mm of 
rainfall took place on the very same day, which was 3116 per cent of 
rainfall above the normal level. (Please check the IMD link below).&nbsp;
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
<br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
As per the data released by the IMD, average rainfall in the state was 
250 mm between 3 and 6 September, out of its seasonal monsoon rainfall 
of 558 mm till 6 September. This was more than usual. Under the present 
monsoon session, the state of J&amp;K received only 308 mm of rainfall 
till 3 September, and a large part of J&amp;K was under deficient 
rainfall. However, seasonal rainfall rose to 558 mm by 6 September and 
the state became a victim of disaster.
</div>
<p style="text-align: justify">
SANDRP has been studying forecasts on floods made by the CWC from time 
to time. The organization claims that the CWC completely failed to 
provide any flood forecast when Uttarakhand faced its worst floods in 
June 2013. 
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">
In October last year, widespread monsoon season floods displaced over a 
million in several Indian states. In the same month, cyclone Phailin, 
the strongest to hit India in 14 years, brought widespread devastation 
to eastern coastal areas and forced the evacuation of another million 
people. A report from the Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal 
Displacement Monitoring Centre entitled <em>Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters</em>
acknowledges that improved preparedness, including evacuations, has 
been credited with limiting the death toll to fewer than 50 people. The 
same report also informs us that India ranks third (total no. of people 
displaced in 2013: 2.14 million) among countries with highest levels of 
displacement due to natural hazards. However, total number of displaced 
in India due to conflict (violent in nature) during 2013 is 64,000.  
</p>
<div style="text-align: justify">
<br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
<strong>References:</strong>
</div>
&nbsp;
<div style="text-align: justify">
Why does Central Water Commission have no flood forecasting for Jammu 
&amp; Kashmir? Why this neglect by Central Government? SANDRP, 6 
September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)
</div>
<p>
Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters, produced 
by Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
(please&nbsp;<a href="tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)
</p>
Chronicle of a tragedy foretold -Himanshu Thakkar, The Hindu, 18 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="../latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)
<p style="text-align: justify">
Central Water Commission Flood Forecast (please&nbsp;<a href="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">
<a href="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/">http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/</a>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">
<a href="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/">http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/</a>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">
<a href="http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/">http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/</a>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">
J&amp;K floods: Why Central Water Commission has no flood forecasting 
mechanism in place, wonders SANDRP, Counterview, 11 September, 2014 
(please&nbsp;<a href="http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">
Jammu &amp; Kashmir missing in CWC flood forecast list, The Hindu, 10 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">
Frequent warnings about dangers of construction -Sumegha Gulati, The Indian Express, 9 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">
Central Water Commission's Flood Forecasting - Pathetic performance in Uttarkhand disaster, SANDRP, 25 June, 2013 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;
</p>
Cyclone Phailin hits Odisha at 200 kmph, over 7 lakh evacuated -Ajith Vijay Kumar, Zee News, 13 October, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)
<div style="text-align: justify">
&nbsp;
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
<strong>Image Courtesy: UNDP India&nbsp;</strong>
</div>
<p>
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It is said that the Central Water Commission (CWC) has failed miserably 
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$disp = '<div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">It is said that the Central Water Commission (CWC) has failed miserably in September 2014 to furnish information on river flow and raise alarm to people of Jammu and Kashmir living in the downstream areas in the midst of heavy rainfall. The CWC is responsible for making forecasts of floods in all flood-prone areas and provides advisory to the states for tackling floods.</div><p style="text-align: justify">The NGO <em>South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People</em> (SANDRP), working in the areas of environment and natural&nbsp;<a href="https://im4change.in/law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html" title="https://im4change.in/law-justice/disaster-relief-49.html">disasters</a>,finds that the CWC did not issue any single forecast on the worsening flood situation in any of the areas of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the SANDRP, the CWC, which is working under the aegis of Union Ministry of Water Resources, released 26 forecasts (i.e. 18 level forecasts and 8 inflow forecasts) related to rainfalls as on 6 September but none of them belonged to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&amp;K). </p><div style="text-align: justify">The time span 3 to 6 September is crucial to understand the flood situation in J&amp;K. The data released by India Meteorological Department (IMD) on 6 September tells that in J&amp;K alone 106 mm of rainfall took place on the very same day, which was 3116 per cent of rainfall above the normal level. (Please check the IMD link below).&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">As per the data released by the IMD, average rainfall in the state was 250 mm between 3 and 6 September, out of its seasonal monsoon rainfall of 558 mm till 6 September. This was more than usual. Under the present monsoon session, the state of J&amp;K received only 308 mm of rainfall till 3 September, and a large part of J&amp;K was under deficient rainfall. However, seasonal rainfall rose to 558 mm by 6 September and the state became a victim of disaster.</div><p style="text-align: justify">SANDRP has been studying forecasts on floods made by the CWC from time to time. The organization claims that the CWC completely failed to provide any flood forecast when Uttarakhand faced its worst floods in June 2013. </p><p style="text-align: justify">In October last year, widespread monsoon season floods displaced over a million in several Indian states. In the same month, cyclone Phailin, the strongest to hit India in 14 years, brought widespread devastation to eastern coastal areas and forced the evacuation of another million people. A report from the Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre entitled <em>Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters</em>acknowledges that improved preparedness, including evacuations, has been credited with limiting the death toll to fewer than 50 people. The same report also informs us that India ranks third (total no. of people displaced in 2013: 2.14 million) among countries with highest levels of displacement due to natural hazards. However, total number of displaced in India due to conflict (violent in nature) during 2013 is 64,000.  </p><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify"><strong>References:</strong></div>&nbsp;<div style="text-align: justify">Why does Central Water Commission have no flood forecasting for Jammu &amp; Kashmir? Why this neglect by Central Government? SANDRP, 6 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/" title="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/why-does-central-water-commission-have-no-flood-forecasting-for-jammu-kashmir-why-this-neglect-by-central-government/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)</div><p>Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters, produced by Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre(please&nbsp;<a href="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf" title="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Displacement%20due%20to%20disaster.pdf">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)</p>Chronicle of a tragedy foretold -Himanshu Thakkar, The Hindu, 18 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/chronicle-of-a-tragedy-foretold-himanshu-thakkar-4673998.html">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)<p style="text-align: justify">Central Water Commission Flood Forecast (please&nbsp;<a href="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/" title="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/current-flood-forecast/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)</p><p style="text-align: justify"><a href="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/" title="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/">http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/</a></p><p style="text-align: justify"><a href="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/" title="http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/">http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/</a></p><p style="text-align: justify"><a href="http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/" title="http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/">http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/</a></p><p style="text-align: justify">J&amp;K floods: Why Central Water Commission has no flood forecasting mechanism in place, wonders SANDRP, Counterview, 11 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html" title="http://www.counterview.net/2014/09/j-floods-why-central-water-commission.html">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: justify">Jammu &amp; Kashmir missing in CWC flood forecast list, The Hindu, 10 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece" title="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jammu-kashmir-missing-in-cwc-flood-forecast-list/article6395145.ece">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: justify">Frequent warnings about dangers of construction -Sumegha Gulati, The Indian Express, 9 September, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/" title="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/frequent-warnings-about-dangers-of-construction/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: justify">Central Water Commission's Flood Forecasting - Pathetic performance in Uttarkhand disaster, SANDRP, 25 June, 2013 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/" title="http://sandrp.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/central-water-commissions-flood-forecasting-pathetic-performance-in-uttarkhand-disaster/">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)&nbsp;</p>Cyclone Phailin hits Odisha at 200 kmph, over 7 lakh evacuated -Ajith Vijay Kumar, Zee News, 13 October, 2014 (please&nbsp;<a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html" title="http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-hits-odisha-at-200-kmph-over-7-lakh-evacuated_882698.html">click here</a>&nbsp;to access)<div style="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><strong>Image Courtesy: UNDP India&nbsp;</strong></div><p>&nbsp;</p>'
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Flood forecasting fails in J&K?

It is said that the Central Water Commission (CWC) has failed miserably in September 2014 to furnish information on river flow and raise alarm to people of Jammu and Kashmir living in the downstream areas in the midst of heavy rainfall. The CWC is responsible for making forecasts of floods in all flood-prone areas and provides advisory to the states for tackling floods. The NGO South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP), working in the areas of environment and natural disasters,finds that the CWC did not issue any single forecast on the worsening flood situation in any of the areas of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the SANDRP, the CWC, which is working under the aegis of Union Ministry of Water Resources, released 26 forecasts (i.e. 18 level forecasts and 8 inflow forecasts) related to rainfalls as on 6 September but none of them belonged to the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The time span 3 to 6 September is crucial to understand the flood situation in J&K. The data released by India Meteorological Department (IMD) on 6 September tells that in J&K alone 106 mm of rainfall took place on the very same day, which was 3116 per cent of rainfall above the normal level. (Please check the IMD link below).  As per the data released by the IMD, average rainfall in the state was 250 mm between 3 and 6 September, out of its seasonal monsoon rainfall of 558 mm till 6 September. This was more than usual. Under the present monsoon session, the state of J&K received only 308 mm of rainfall till 3 September, and a large part of J&K was under deficient rainfall. However, seasonal rainfall rose to 558 mm by 6 September and the state became a victim of disaster. SANDRP has been studying forecasts on floods made by the CWC from time to time. The organization claims that the CWC completely failed to provide any flood forecast when Uttarakhand faced its worst floods in June 2013. In October last year, widespread monsoon season floods displaced over a million in several Indian states. In the same month, cyclone Phailin, the strongest to hit India in 14 years, brought widespread devastation to eastern coastal areas and forced the evacuation of another million people. A report from the Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre entitled Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disastersacknowledges that improved preparedness, including evacuations, has been credited with limiting the death toll to fewer than 50 people. The same report also informs us that India ranks third (total no. of people displaced in 2013: 2.14 million) among countries with highest levels of displacement due to natural hazards. However, total number of displaced in India due to conflict (violent in nature) during 2013 is 64,000. References:   Why does Central Water Commission have no flood forecasting for Jammu & Kashmir? Why this neglect by Central Government? SANDRP, 6 September, 2014 (please click here to access) Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters, produced by Norwegian Refugee Council and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre(please click here to access) Chronicle of a tragedy foretold -Himanshu Thakkar, The Hindu, 18 September, 2014 (please click here to access) Central Water Commission Flood Forecast (please click here to access) http://180.92.171.80/ffs/hydrograph/ http://180.92.171.80/ffs/data-flow-list-based/ http://www.india-water.gov.in/eSWIS-MapViewer/ J&K floods: Why Central Water Commission has no flood forecasting mechanism in place, wonders SANDRP, Counterview, 11 September, 2014 (please click here to access)  Jammu & Kashmir missing in CWC flood forecast list, The Hindu, 10 September, 2014 (please click here to access)  Frequent warnings about dangers of construction -Sumegha Gulati, The Indian Express, 9 September, 2014 (please click here to access)  Central Water Commission's Flood Forecasting - Pathetic performance in Uttarkhand disaster, SANDRP, 25 June, 2013 (please click here to access)  Cyclone Phailin hits Odisha at 200 kmph, over 7 lakh evacuated -Ajith Vijay Kumar, Zee News, 13 October, 2014 (please click here to access)   Image Courtesy: UNDP India