IDENTIFICATION OF AREAS VULNERABLE TO FLOOD AND WATER LOGGING  

Name of the Sub Division Name of the Block Name of the Affected Areas
Arambagh Sub-Division Khanakul-I Block Entire Area
Khanakul-II Block Entire Area
Pursurah Block Entire Area
Arambagh Block Harinkhola, Arandi, Mayapur, Baternal, Mahadevpur, Malayapur
G.P and part of Tirtol G.P.
Goghat - I Block Bali, Sheora, Nakunda, Dhadur, Kunusa G.P & part of Goghat G.P
Goghat - II Block Hazirpur, Mandaria, Kumaganj G.P sand part of Kamarpukur G.P.
Serampore Sub-Division Jangipara Block Radhanagar & Mundalika G.P.s fully Dilaksha, Kotalpur, jangipara,
Rajbalhat Antpurand rashidpur partly.
Chanditala - I Block

South Portion of the Block comprising of 3 GPs namely : Bahagatipur, Haripur and Kumirmoras.
Chanditala-II Block Panchogora, Kapasaria, Begampur, Baksha, Dankuni & Naity G.P.s
Serampore-Uttarpara Block Pearapur, Rajyadharpur, Rishra & Kanaipur G.P
Chandanagore Sub-Division Singur Block G.P viz Beraberi, Gopalnagore, Basupati K G.D Bora, Boinchipota, Bighati, Barai- pahalampur nasibpur (part).
Haripal Block Chandanpur - I, Haripur, kinkarbati, Badipur, Haripal, Sahadev,
Narayanpur
Tarakeswar Block Naital, Asatra Duttapur, bhanjipur and part of Champadanga &
Ramnagar G.P part of Baliguri G.P.
Sadar Sub-Division Balagarh Block Entire areas specially the areas located by the side of the ganges
Pandua Block Panchheuli, Gurjola, Shibpur, Packara, baikunthapaur, Muktikri, Argoria, Mobarakpur, Santinagar, Sarnongol & Rudeasanda Mouzas.
Polba-dadpur Block Harit, Aman, makalpur and babnan G.Ps
Dhaniakhali Block Bhastara, Gopinathpur - II, Mandra, Belmuri & K.Melki G.P.s
Chinsurah-Mogra Block Kodalia G.P., Roshbhera Khal, Hooghly railway Station area, bandel, Adhisaptagram, Debanadapur G.Ps and Char areas under Chandrarhati - II G.P

Municipalities

 All the twelve municipalities of this district namely;- Hooghly-Chinsurah, Bansberia, Chadernagore Municipal Corporation, Bhadreswar, Baidyabati, Serampore, Rishra, Uttarpara-Kotrong, Arambagh, Tarakeswar, Champdani are more or less affected by water logging every year, because of inadequate drainage

IMPORTANT RIVERS/KHALS OF DIFFERENT BLOCKS AND
BLOCKS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED 

Sl. No. Name of Rivers Name of Block's Likely to be affected.
1 The Ganges Chinsurah-Mogra Block , Balagarh Block
2 Damodar Tarakeswar Block , Dhanikhali Block, Pursurah Block.
3 Ryonaryan Khanakul - II Block
4 Mundeswar Arambagh Block , Khanakul - I Block, Khanakul - II Block , Pursurah Block.
5 Darakeswar Arambagh Block , Khanakul - I Block, Khanakul - II Block , Goghat Block.
6 Saraswati Chinsurah-Mogra Block , Polba-Dadpur Block , Singur Block , Chanditala - II Block ,
7 Ghia Polba-Dadpur Block , Dhanikhali Block , Singur Block
8 Kunti Chinsurah-Mogra Block , Pandua Block , Balagarh Block , Polba-Dadpur Block , Dhanikhali Block
9 Behula Pandua Block , Balagarh Block
10 Julkhia Singur Block
11 Jhinki Polba-Dadpur Block
12 Kananadi Singur Block
13 Kanadamodar Jangipara Block
14 Amodar Goghat-I Block
15 Koushiki Jangipara Block
16 Tarajuli Goghat-I Block
17 Kedarmoti Polba-Dadpur Block
18 Kana-Darakeswar Khanakul - I Block, Khanakul - II Block
19 Harinakhali Khanakul - I Block
20 Ilsurah Polba-Dadpur Block
21 Dakatia & Rener Khal Chanditala - I Block , Jangipara Block
22 Mete Khal Chanditala - II Block , Singur Block
23 Dankuni Khal Chanditala - II Block

 

BLOCK WISE LIST OF IMPORTANT RIVERS 

Name of Block

Name of Rivers

Chinsurah-Mogra

Ganges, Saraswati, Kunti

Pandua

Behula, Kunti.

Balagarh

Ganges, Behula, Kunti.

Polba-Dadpur

Ghia, Kunti, Saraswati, Kedarmoti, Jhinki

Dhaniakhali

Damodar, Kanandi, Ghia, Kunti.

Singur

Ghia, Julkia, Saraswati.

Haripal

 

Tarakeswar

 

Serampur-Uttapara

 

Jangipara

Kanadamodar, Konshiki

Chanditala - I

 

Chanditala - II

Saraswati

Arambagh

Darakeswar, Mundeswari

Khanakul - I

Darakeswar, Mundeswari

Khanakul - II

Darakeswar, Mundeswari, Rupnarayan

Pursurah

Damodar, Mundeswari

Goghat - I

Darakeswar, Amodar, Tarajali

Goghat - II

Darakeswar, Amodar, Tarajali

 

Drainage Channels 

Sl.
No.

Name of the Embankment

Type of
Embankment

Length of
Embankment

Remarks

1

Illsurah (Uppar), Kedarmoti (Uppar) Soa, Kunti and Saraswati system

Spoil bank

46.86 km.

 

2.

Ghea - Kunti system

Spoil bank

59.56 km.

 

3

Kedarmoti (Lower)

Spoil bank

9.66 km.

 

4

Kona

Spoil bank

34.15 km.

 

5

Illusurah (Lower)

Spoil bank

10.46 km.

 

6

Rashni Khal

Spoil bank

17.71 km.

 

7

I. K. S. system

Spoil bank

44079 km.

 

8

Bhaidyabati Khal, Dankuni khal System

Spoil bank

29.90 km.

 

9

South Saraswati system

Spoil bank

31.21 km.

 

10

Roner Khal

Spoil bank

37.88 km.

 

11

Dakatia Khal

Spoil bank

11.03 km.

 

River Carrying Capacity

SI.
No.

Name of the river

Name of the gauge
Station

Zero level

Danger
Level

Remarks

1.            

Darakeswar

Arambagh

37.50 Ft. (11.43m)

56.49 Ft. (17.52m)

 

2.            

Darakeswar

Shaikpur

7.00 m

11 .37m (G.T.S)

 

3.            

Mundeswari

Harinkhola

4.00 m (G.T.S)

12.80 m (G.T.S)

 

4.            

Damodar

Champadnaga

8.775 m (G.T.S)

12. 89 m

 

5.

Hooghly

Tribeni Chandrahati

-

8.00 m

This guage station is
maintained by Kolkata Port Trust 0.00 Value is not known.

Sl.
No.

Name of the
River/Cracks

Name of the Plane
(in P.S.)

Danger Level
Extension

1.    

Hooghly

Sultanpur in (P.S.) Balagarh to Uttarpara

9.00 m. at Tribeni
 Chandarhatai

2.    

Dwarekeswar and Sankari

With in P.S. Arambagh Khanakul & Goghat

12.35 m. at Shaikpur
 17.83 m. at Arambagh

3.    

Mundeswari

With in P.S. Arambagh Pusurah & Khanakul

13.41 m. at Harinkhola

4.    

Damodar

With in P.S. Pusurah Tarakeswar andJangipara

13.50 m. at
 Champadanga

 

List of Embarnment 

Sl.
No.

Name of the
Embankment

Type of
Embankment

Length of
Embankment

Remarks

1

Bally Kalitala Embankment / Hooghly River

Flood Embankment

1.00 km.

The length embanlment with in the Hooghly Dist. Area.

2

Damodar Left Embankment from 60 m.p. to69m.p.

Flood Embankment

14.50 km.

 

3

Damodar Right Embankment from 0.00 m.p. to 18.00 m.p.

Flood Embankment

29.00 km.

Bally Kalitala Embankment / Hooghly River

4

Darakeswar left Embankment from 0.00 to ch 780.00

Flood Embankment

23.50 km.

 

5

Darakeswar Right Embankment from ch 0.00 to ch 285.00 km.

Flood Embankment

8.50 km.

 

6

Shaikpur Circuit Embankment from 0.00 to ch. 400.00 Km.

Flood Embankment

12.00 km.

 

7

Modaria left embankment from ch 1250 to ch 1500

Flood Embankment

7.50 km.

 

8

Haqueshab Bundh

Flood Embankment

4.00 km.

 

9

    Markunda tagging Embankment

Flood Embankment 

Total

1.50 km.

104.50 km

  

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