Disaster Vulnerability of the District
| S.No. | Hazard | Probability of Occurrence | Areas Affected |
|---|
| 1 |
Floods |
During the months of May, June, July, August & September |
Whole District |
| 2 |
Snow Avalanches, Snow Storm |
Winter mainly |
Tehsil Devsar, DH Pora & Pahloo |
| 3 |
Cloudburst |
Autumn (September) |
Tehsil Devsar, DH Pora & Pahloo |
| 4 |
Windstorm |
Autumn/Spring |
Whole District |
| 5 |
Hailstorm |
Spring (March-May) |
Whole District |
| 6 |
Earthquakes |
Any time |
Whole District |
| 7 |
Landslides |
Summer/Autumn |
Tehsil Devsar, DH Pora & Pahloo |
| 8 |
Lightning |
Any time |
Whole District |
| 9 |
Drought |
Medium |
Tehsil DH Pora |
| 10 |
Fire |
Any time |
Urban areas (congestion) |
| 11 |
Forest Fires |
Autumn |
--- |
| 12 |
Tourism/Crowd Management/ Stampede |
--- |
Religious places: Ziyarat Shareef Mir Syed Ali Simnani (R.A) Kulgam, Ziyarat Shareef Noor Shah Baghdadi (R.A) Waltengoo Kund, Ziyarat Shareef Rahim Sahib Bindoo (R.A) Nawa and Ziyarat Shareef Sheikh Noor ud Din Noorani (R.A) Chimmer |
| 13 |
Biological Hazards |
Any time |
Whole District |
| 14 |
Mines |
--- |
--- |
| 15 |
Drowning |
Spring/Summer |
Areas along river veshaw |
| 16 |
Railway Accidents |
Any time |
Along railway line |
| 17 |
Road Accidents |
Any time |
Whole District |
History of past Disasters in the District
Kulgam district has traditionally witnessed several disasters in the recent past
viz floods, snow avalanches, snow storm, cloudburst, forest fire, earthquake and
landslides. The disasters do not have specific locations. In fact, they tend to occur
throughout length and breadth of the district affecting all and sundry. The disasters
that have hit the district have left trails of death and destruction.
In 2005 ferocious snowstorm over took Waltangoo Nad- a tribal hamlet in
Devsar tehsil of Kulgam district. Ferocious disaster literally devastated more than 200
houses besides burying 158 persons alive and displacing thousands of souls.
During 2014 deluge district administration in collaboration with NGOs, social
organization and volunteers have not only responded to the disasters with
unparalleled bravery but also recovered from the unprecedented deluge within the
shortest possible time.
The reasons for huge losses are attributed to insufficient public awareness,
lack of equipment and machinery, lack of early warning system, inadequate financial
resources, unskilled human resource and lack of well-knit communication system.
The September 2014 floods claimed 05 lives besides injuries to 37 persons.
As many as 3365 houses were destroyed, of which 339 were damaged fully. This
apart 7799 livestock heads were dead, in addition 11867 kanals of land was
completely washed away while crops of 3.5 Lac kanals of land witnessed destruction.
On infrastructure side 35 bridges, 121.57 road length, 158 water supply schemes,
Ht/LT and Sub-stations of Power development department were destroyed affecting
across length and breadth of district.
