This document presents information about the Jammu and Kashmir floods of 2014. It notes that heavy monsoon rains in September 2014 caused widespread flooding and landslides across the state. The worst affected districts included Srinagar, Anantnag, Baramulla, Pulwama, Ganderbal, Kulgam, Budgam, Rajouri, Poonch and Reasi. Over 10 million people were affected, over 1.9 million were directly affected, and damage included thousands of damaged or destroyed homes. Relief efforts included setting up camps and distributing supplies. A needs assessment found major damage to shelter, infrastructure, agriculture and costs of food. Health facilities were impacted and major health concerns included water and sanitation issues.

1. JAMMU & KASHMIR
FLOODS -2014
• PRESENTED BY: NAJIBULLAH FANOS
• FINAL YEAR STUDENT OF MURP
• UNIVERSITY: GUATAM BUDDHA UNIVERSITY
• GUIDE TEACHER: DR. NIRMITA MILHOTRA (HOD OF ARCHITECTURE AND
PLANNING DEPARTMENT)

2. JAMMU AND KASHMIR FLOODS 2014
Jammu and Kashmir experienced heavy monsoon rains that began on September
2, 2014 and lead to unprecedented widespread flooding and landslides across
the state.
Banks of the river Jhelum, Chenab, Tawi and many other streams were
burst.
The worst affected districts are Srinagar, Anantnag, Baramulla, Pulwama,
Ganderbal, Kulgam, Budgam, Rajouri, Poonch and Reasi.
Links of Kashmir Valley were disrupted and the 300- km- long national highway
was closed for vehicular traffic from the 7th September as a result of landslides
and floods.
As many as 60 major and minor roads have been cut off and over 30 bridges
washed away,

4. BACKGROUND
Heavy rainfall has caused:
 Flash flooding with localized damage across the state,
Landslides, which impacted on communities and road connectivity and,
Widespread flooding in the Jammu & Kashmir Valley.
 Flood waters from Jhelum River breached embankments in many low-lying
areas in Kashmir, including the capital Srinagar and Tawi River in Jammu forcing
people to move to safer places.
 In this disaster as per report 190 people dead and 78 person enjurd.

7. 10,136,063
Population Affected: Communication, Accessibility, Availability of
Supplies, Agriculture, Livestock, Assets Losses
1,949,790
Directly Affected (tangible and intangible)
659,737 Direct loss of household assets, livelihood, Psychosocial
97,159+ houses flooded 574,209+ Population shelter partially
damaged
1,290,052+ Displaced by flooding and shelter damage.
121,124+ houses un- inhabitable.
715,841+ Population shelter fully damaged
280+ deaths.
53,082+ persons injured/ sick.
226,000+ Evacuated.
8,186,273
Indirectly Affected
Impact on roads, access, local economy, markets, availability of food,
food price increases, contamination of water
sources, public infrastructure

8. RELIEF MEASURES GO & NGO
 The Govt. has started over 87 camps in Jammu and over 147 in Kashmir division.
 Distributed 250 tents, 250 blankets and 700 Qtls of rice in Baramula,
 546 tents, 36 bundles (blankets) and 92 Qtls of rice in Budgam,
 1 tent, 517 blankets, 40 Qtls of rice, 1.60 Qtls of pulses in Shopian,
 1800 blankets in Ganderbal, 423 tents.
 9125 blankets in Anantnag, 03 ton of ration and 3000 tarpaulin in Rajouri,
 Over 20908 people were evacuated and 23900 were rehabilitated in the Jammu
region.
 India Army rescued persons at the earliest through airlifting and supported with Boats,
Pumps, JCB, Constructed 3-4 floating bridges, repaired roads and supplied water in
Jammu region.

9. FIELD ASSESSMENT
The Joint Rapid Needs Assessment (JRNA) covered 108 villages from the worst
affected districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
water level was more than 3 feet in 62 villages and has entered into the houses in
87 villages.
Team reported that the 86% of the wards are affected and major damages to
shelter, water and sanitation facilities, crop/agriculture land and education.

11. IMPACT OF FLOODING ON FOOD STOCKS OVERALL IN
ASSESSED VILLAGES (% OF VILLAGES WITH)

12. IMPACT ON COSTS OF FOOD (% OF VILLAGES AFFECTED)

13. WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE

14. % OF VILLAGES WITH ESTIMATED TIME UNTIL
HEALTH FACILITIES WILL BE FUNCTIONAL

15. % OF VILLAGES AND REASON FOR NON-
FUNCTIONALITY OF HEALTH FACILITIES

16. AANGANWADI AND PHC IMPACT

17. MAJOR HEALTH CONCERNS

18. % OF VILLAGES SHOWING NEED OF SHELTER

19. % OF VILLAGES WITH CONCERN ABOUT RAIN/
SNOW, COLD

20. % OF VILLAGES WITH NEED FOR COUNSELLING
AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT

21. % OF VILLAGES WHERE CHILDREN ARE IN A STATE
OF STRESS

22. THANKS FROM
YOUR
ATTENTION