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No. 8 Poudouchéry Vendredi 24 Janvier 2025 (4 Magha 1946) No. Puducherry Friday 24th January 2025
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
(G.O. MS. NO. 02, Puducherry, dated 24th January 2025)
ORDER
The Cyclonic Storm 'Fengal' made landfall near Puducherry on 30th November, 2024 brought relentless rainfall and subsequent release of water from Sathanur and Veedur dams caused flooding between 30-11-2024 and 04-12-2024, which resulted in devastating damages. Thus, the Puducherry, Karaikal and Yanam regions of the Union territory of Puducherry were declared as Natural Calamity affected areas.
2. The total area affected by the rainfall and flooding is estimated at 294 sq.km., 157 sq.km., and 30 sq.km., as regards the Puducherry, Karaikal and Yanam regions respectively, comprising of 6 Taluks and 1 Sub-Taluk, viz., Puducherry, Oulgaret, Villianur, Karaikal, Thirunallar Taluks and Yanam Sub-Taluk. Due to the cyclonic storm "FENGAL" and subsequent flooding, 4 casualties were reported, around 5625 houses, 109 school buildings including compound walls, 33 College buildings, 1596 Nos. of electric poles, 7382 Nos. of Street light and 53 distribution transformers along with LT lines were damaged, 10,023.72 hectares of agricultural crops were affected, around 500 trees were uprooted, various livestock including 31 milch animal, 60 Sheep/goat, 97 calves, 5005 poultry were lost, and many roads, irrigation structures and medical equipment and machineries were damaged. In view of the above, (a) The Government of Puducherry will be undertaking a PDNA.
(b) The NDMA as per the request from the Government of Puducherry, is providing technical support to assist the Government of Puducherry to undertake State-led PDNA exercise.
(c) The Government of Puducherry, has constituted the PDNA team as mentioned in this order.
[ 31 ]LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [ PART-I 3 2 32 3. In this regard, the Hon'ble Lieutenant-Governor is pleased to constitute sector-wise Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) team for Puducherry, Karaikal and Yanam regions, constituting the State Government Officers/ Officials and the NDMA nominated sector experts, as detailed below:
SECTOR WISE TEAM COMPOSITION
Sector/ Name of the Nodal Officer, Member and Contact Accountability Experts nominated by the Union Territory Number (1)
(2)
(3) Thiru/Tmt./Selvi :
Team Lead Ashish Madhaorao More, I.A.S.,
96507 56868 Commissioner-cum-Secretary (Revenue/Relief and Rehabilitation),
Puducherry.
Overall Report Kulothungan, A., I.A.S.,
99437 39336 Preparation and Special Secretary (Revenue)-cum-District Collector, Puducherry.
Supervision.
Dr. Sweta Baidya, Senior Consultant (Cyclone), NDMA 91582 10843 Hazard Analysis
Dr. Debi Prasanna Kanungo, Chief Scientist, CSIR-CBRI 94120 73009 SOCIAL SECTOR
Ishita Rathi, I.A.S., Sub-Collector (Revenue) North . . Nodal Officer 99992 83998 A. Predeevi, Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Puducherry . . Member 88702 95044 M. Senthil Kumar, Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Oulgaret . . Member 93457 77578 K. Bhuvaneswari, Revenue Officer,
. . Nodal Officer 89399 20067 Office of the Sub-Collector (Revenue) South.
Housing and Settlements U.Sekar, Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Villianur
. . Member 94454 18732 K. Gopalakrishnan, Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Bahour . . Member 90037 40112 Dr. Ajay Chourasia, Chief Scientist, CSIR-CBRI . . Member 98972 09050 Dr. Siva Chidambaram, Senior Scientist, CSIR-CBRI . . Member 96344 30889 Dr. Ganesh Kumar, Scientist, CSIR-CBRI
. . Member 94430 22549 Dr. S. Sevvel, MS, IGGGH&PGI
. . Nodal Officer 94434 39875 Dr. V. Umasankar, AD (Leprosy)
. . Member 98423 19878 Dr. D. Narayanan, Medical Officer i/c., PHC,
. . Member 97915 65707 Health and Kirumampakkam.
Nutrition
Varun Kakde, Consultant- Health and Nutrition Sector . . Member 84479 51871 Expert, NDMA.
Dr. Ghanishta Suri, Consultant (MHPSS), NDMA . . Member 90889 62786PART-I ] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT 33 (1)
(2)
(3) Thiru/Tmt./Selvi :
V.G. Sivagami, Joint Director of School Education . . Nodal Officer 94443 78068 R.Gopikrishna, TGT
. . Member 88389 64298 Education S.Sathish, TGT
. . Member 99946 53315 Amit Tandon, Social and Community Infrastructure . . Member 73311 37926 Expert-CDRI
Dr M. Dhinadhayalan, Chief Engineer, PWD, Puducherry . . Nodal Officer 98184 77087 R. Radhakrishnan, Executive Engineer, Irrigation Division, . . Member 96556 01049 PWD.
Public building, community Dr. Shambhu Azad, Chief Executive Director,
. . Expert —
buildings/assets Water Resources Development, WAPCOS. and Civic
N. Balasubramanian, Superintending Engineer, LAD . . Nodal Officer 94427 08734 Amenities (Urban and Rural). R. Thirunavukkarasu, Executive Engineer, LAD . . Member 94432 92927 G. Ravichandiran, Assistant Engineer, LAD . . Member 87542 66883 Dr. Siva Chidambaram, Senior Scientist, CSIR-CBRI . . Member 96344 30889 Dr. Suman Kumar, Scientist, CSIR-CBRI
. . Member 87097 05539 INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR
G. Kaniyamuthan, Superintending Engineer/O&M . . Nodal Officer 94890 80303 Puducherry region.
K.K Vimal Kumar, Executive Engineer/Urban O&M . . Member 94890 80310 Power
N. Krishnasamy, Executive Engineer/Rural (South) O&M . . Member 94890 80390 M A Dasarathi, Power Expert- CDRI
. . Member 98450 16478 Amit Tripathi, Advisor- Power- CDRI
. . Member 99308 08689 Dr. M. Dhinadhayalan, Chief Engineer, PWD, Puducherry . . Nodal Officer 98184 77087 R. Radhakrishnan, Executive Engineer, Irrigation Division, . . Member 96556 01049 PWD.
. . Expert —
Dr. Shambhu Azad, Chief Executive Director, Water Resources Development, WAPCOS.
Drinking Water N. Balasubramanian, Superintending Engineer, LAD . . Nodal Officer 94427 08734 and Sanitation.
R. Thirunavukkarasu, Executive Engineer, LAD . . Member 94432 92927 G. Ravichandiran, Assistant Engineer, LAD . . Member 87542 66883 Amit Tandon, Social and Community Infrastructure Expert- . . Member 73311 37926 CDRI.
M A Dasarathi, Power Expert – CDRI
. . Member 98450 16478LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [ PART-I 3 4 34 (1)
(2)
(3) Thiru/Tmt./Selvi :
Dr. M. Dhinadhayalan, Chief Engineer, PWD, Puducherry . . Nodal Officer 98184 77087 R. Radhakrishnan, Executive Engineer, Irrigation Division, . . Member 96556 01049 PWD.
. . Expert —
Dr. Shambhu Azad, Chief Executive Director, Water Resources Development, WAPCOS
N. Balasubramanian, Superintending Engineer, LAD . . Nodal Officer 94427 08734 Roads and Bridges R. Thirunavukkarasu, Executive Engineer, LAD . . Member 94432 92927 G. Ravichandiran, Assistant Engineer, LAD . . Member 87542 66883 Binay Kumar Thakur, Infrastructure Expert- CDRI . . Member 88510 71220 Dr. Debi Prasanna Kanungo, Chief Scientist, CSIR-CBRI . . Member 94120 73009 Dr. Sweta Baidya, Senior Consultant (Cyclone), NDMA . . Member 91582 10843 Dr. Suman Kumar, Scientist, CSIR-CBRI
. . Member 87097 05539 Dr. M. Dhinadhayalan, Chief Engineer, PWD, Puducherry . . Nodal Officer 98184 77087 R. Radhakrishnan, Executive Engineer, Irrigation Division, . . Member 96556 01049 PWD.
. . Expert —
Irrigation and Dr. Shambhu Azad, Chief Executive Director, Flood Control. Water Resources Development, WAPCOS.
M A Dasarathi, Power Expert- CDRI
. . Member 98450 16478 Amit Tandon, Social and Community Infrastructure . . 73311 37926 Expert – CDRI.
PRODUCTIVE SECTOR
Dr. S. Vasanthakumar, Director of Agriculture and . . Nodal Officer 94425 49126 Farmers Welfare, Puducherry.
Dr. A. Poucheparadjou, Dean, PAJANCOA & RI, . . Expert Member 94867 69149 Karaikal or his Representative.
H. Jakir Hussain, Additional Director of Agriculture . . Expert Member 94422 38513 (Agronomy) Directorate of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Puducherry.
Agriculture and Horticulture
Dr. N. Vijayakumar, Programme Co-ordinator, Perunthalaivar . . Expert Member 94425 25675 Kamarajar Krishi Vigyan Kendra (PKKVK), Puducherry,
N.K. Shanmugavelu, Joint Director of Agriculture (MCP) . . Expert Member 90256 22283 Office of the Additioinal Director of Agri. (Horti.) Botanical Garden, Puducherry.
Chandanathil Pappachan Mohan, Consultant- . . Member 94484 97007 Productive Sector Expert, NDMA.
Vaishali Mhaske, ISCB, Consultant, The Palladium Group . . Member 88881 28188PART-I ] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT 35 (1)
(2)
(3) Thiru/Tmt./Selvi :
Dr. G. Latha Mangeshkkar, Director
. . Nodal Officer 94425 11540 Dr. S. Anbukarasu, Joint Director (CR)
. . Expert 94893 26787
. . Expert 94436 16288 Animal Husbandry Dr. M. Senthil Kumar, Joint Director (LP) and Livestock. Chandanathil Pappachan Mohan, Consultant- . . Member 94484 97007 Productive Sector Expert, NDMA.
Vaishali Mhaske, ISCB, Consultant, The Palladium Group . . Member 88881 28188 A. Mohamad Ismail, Director of Fisheries . . Nodal Officer 98432 94747 K. Deivasigamani, Joint Director of Fisheries . . Member 94866 36274 Fisheries G. Rajendiran, Deputy Director of Fisheries (Mechanization) . . Member 92445 55503
. . Member 94484 97007 Chandanathil Pappachan Mohan, Consultant-Productive Sector Expert, NDMA.
Vaishali Mhaske, ISCB, Consultant, The Palladium Group . . Member 88881 28188 K. Muralidharan, Director of Tourism . . Nodal Officer 82488 56266 S.Subramanian, Manager
. . Member 94869 23994 Tourism Asha Gupta, Deputy General Manager, PTDC . . Member 98947 77835
. . Member 94484 97007 Chandanathil Pappachan Mohan, Consultant- Productive Sector Expert, NDMA.
Vaishali Mhaske, ISCB, Consultant, The Palladium Group . . Member 88881 28188 P. Vipin Babu, Scientist - C, PPCC/PCZMA, DSTE . . Nodal Officer 98941 70380 C. Poogajendy, Junior Engineer - DSTE . . Member 99433 86622 S. Pannerselvam, Senior Project Associate - PCCC, DSTE . . Member 97891 97406 Dr. Sweta Baidya, Senior Consultant (Cyclone), NDMA . . Member 91582 10843 Coastal Environment- Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change.
Amit Tandon, Social and Community Infrastructure . . 73311 37926 Expert-CDRI.
LIVELIHOOD
N. Balasubramanian, Superintending Engineer, LAD . . Nodal Officer 94427 08734 R. Thirunavukkarasu, Executive Engineer, LAD . . Member 94432 92927 G. Ravichandiran, Assistant Engineer, LAD . . Member 87542 66883 A. Mohamad Ismail, Director of Fisheries
. . Nodal Officer 98432 94747 K. Deivasigamani, Joint Director of Fisheries
. . Member 94866 36274 G. Rajendiran, Deputy Director of Fisheries (Mechanization)
. . Member 92445 55503
. . Member 94484 97007 Chandanathil Pappachan Mohan, Consultant-Productive Sector Expert, NDMA.
Vaishali Mhaske, 1SCB, Consultant, The Palladium Group . . Member 88881 28188LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [ PART-I 3 6 36 4. The field visit to be made at Karaikal District by the sector-wise Nodal Officers and their team members will be coordinated by Thiru Arjun Ramakrishnan, Deputy Collector (Revenue), Karaikal along with the concerned Departmental Officers/Officials in Karaikal.
5. The Post Disaster Needs Assessment will be conducted from 28-01-2025 to 02-02-2025. This exercise includes orientation training to the team members, field visits and debriefing on the damage and loss assessment.
6. The Heads of Departments of the concerned Sectors are directed to provide the required data for the study and photographs of damaged infrastructures and losses and facilitate the field visits. After the field visits and analysis of the data, the concerned team Nodal Officer/Team members will prepare the final sector wise report with the assistance of NDMA Expert members.
7. The Puducherry State Disaster Management Authority will compile the sector-wise reports and prepare the final report for submission to Government of India for consideration and providing financial assistance from National Disaster Response Fund.
8. All expenses in connection with the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) will be met from the Head of Account: Major Head 2245-Relief on Account of Natural Calamities; 80-General; 80/001(01)(01)-Puducherry region; 13-Office Expenses.
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
ASHISH MADHAORAO MORE, I.A.S., Development Commissioner-cum-Secretary (Revenue/Relief and Rehabilitation).
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