EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 2014, CUTTACK, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2018/ KARTIKA 9, 1940
REVENUE & DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
(DISASTER MANAGEMENT)
NOTIFICATION
The 31st October, 2018
No.8537–III-B-01/2018/R&DM(DM). Having taken into account the conditions as
arising from dry spell, poor crop conditions, ascertained the distress situation that is likely
to develop in the area affected by these conditions through crop field verification and on
the basis of reports available from the Collector, Bargarh, Bolangir, Deogarh, Jharsuguda,
Kalahandi, Nabarangapur, Nuapada, Sambalpur and Sundargarh the State Government
do hereby declare drought of moderate/ severe nature in an area of 2,33,173.8 hectares in
5,633 villages under 1,186 Gram Panchayats of 66 Blocks and 78 wards in 16 ULBs of 9
districts as per the list given below:
Sl.
No.
District
No
of
affected
Blocks
No
of
affected
GPs
No
of
affected
Villages
No
of
affected
ULBs
No
of
affected
wards
Sown area
with
damage
between
33%
and
50%
to
crops
Sown area
with
damage
above 50%
to crops
Total
sown area
with
damage >
33%
to
crops
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
Bargarh
10
127
678
2
3
38008.0
0
38828.0
2
Bolangir
10
231
1125
2
17
22089.0
4217.0
26306.0
3
Deogarh
1
13
112
0
0
545.0
0
545.0
4
Jharsuguda
5
78
349
3
17
18239.4
12837.5
31076.9
5
Kalahandi
5
117
403
1
4
7425.0
1893.0
9318.0
6
Nabarangapur
10
172
754
2
9
1941.0
16.0
1957.0
7
Nuapada
5
123
623
1
5
22242.0
0
22242.0