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District Disaster Management Plan- 2012 District Faridabad

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Table No 15 Past trends of floods in <strong>Faridabad</strong>Yamuna Warning Level = 204 mmYamuna Danger Level = 204.83 mmDate Gauge (mm) Date Gauge (mm)28.05.63 205.40 16.07.80 205.5528.09.64 205.64 05.08.81 204.9015.08.66 205.85 13.08.83 205.8019.07.67 206.19 12.10.85 205.2009.08.67 205.27 27.09.88 206.9216.08.69 204.89 20.08.89 205.6710.08.71 206.28 05.08.90 205.0218.07.72 205.00 19.08.92 205.4029.07.73 205.50 24.07.93 205.0607.08.74 205.15 26.08.94 205.3612.09.75 206.00 08.09.95 206.9312.08.76 206.70 18.08.11 205.3207.08.77 205.85 19.08.11 205.7206.09.78 207.49 22.08.11 204.92Source: Irrigation Department, <strong>Faridabad</strong>3. (C) Stages of FloodsCentral water commission has divided floods into four categories based on its severity. Thesecategories or the stages of flood are as follows:-i. Low Flood Stage (L-0):- Low flood stage is that flood stage when the water level of theriver is flowing between warning level and danger level of forecasting stations. In 2011 (ason November 17 th ) out of twelve flooding days, Nine days floods has reached the severityof low stage.ii. Medium Flood Stage (L-1): When the river is at or above the danger level but 0.50 mmbelow the level of its highest flood level, it is said to have reached medium flood level. In2011, <strong>Faridabad</strong> has experienced three such days of floods of medium severity on 18 th , 19 thand 22 nd August. This was the consequence of sudden release of more than one lakh cusecsof water from the Tajewala barrage on 16 th August at 4:00 Hrs. Water released fromTazewala takes approximately 62 Hrs to reach <strong>Faridabad</strong>.36

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