Flood Damage Detailed Project Report

OF

State Forest Research Institute

J&K, Jammu/ Srinagar

STATE FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE JAMMU AND KASHMIR

SFRI IN A GLANCE

The Jammu and Kashmir State Forest Research Institute has been

created in pursuance of Cabinet decision No. 2 dated: 10-01-1990 and

govt. order No: 10-FST of 1990 dated: 11-01-1990 with the mandate to

undertake research in the fields of Biological Sciences, Soil Sciences,

Forest Influence Sciences, Forest Management, Wildlife, Social Forestry,

Forest Utilization etc. in all the three Agro-climatic regions, viz, Cold

Desert Ladakh, temperate Kashmir & sub-tropical Jammu Shiwaliks.

The SFRI has to focus on its programmes effectively, especially

when the Govt. is concerned towards quality research outputs. The recent

devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir region left ill effects on private

as well as Government sectors. The SFRI also witnessed huge damage

due to these devastating floods. And now this proposal has been

prepared by SFRI and submitted for approval to mitigate and rehabilitate

this organization so that derailed ongoing research works are re-started

and objectives achieved. The total losses (Divisional wise/ item wise)

statement of SFRI caused due to floods of 09/2014 is as under:

Name of Division Infrastructure Machinary &

Equipments

Furniture Plantations Vehicle Total

Direction office 0.00 9.43 0.00 0.00 1.30 10.73

DFO. Seed Division Srinagar

50.48 12.89 2.65 15.56 0.00 81.58

DFO. Sed Division Jammu

19.42 0.00 0.00 1.35 0.00 20.77

DFO, Research Srinagar

1.40 6.42 1.46 4.75 0.00 14.03

DFO. Research Jammu 27.49 0.00 0.00 8.01 0.00 35.50

98.79 28.74 4.11 29.67 1.30 162.61

Infrastructure Development:-

The floods in J&K damaged assets of State Forest Research Institute located

at Sonwar Srinagar which includes building of Seed Laboratory, Range office building

Sonwar and partly damages 1st floor of Direction office and DFO Research Srinagar

office alongwith all office infrastructure. In addition to buildings the recent floods

have also damaged closures and nurseries established by the SFRI in both the

regions viz Jammu and Kashmir. The structures to be renovated or repaired are Mist

Chambers, shade house/Green house, High Tech Nursery etc. and maintained at the

research stations on scientific and technical lines. Similarly, other infrastructure

needs to be re-constructed.

The provision of repairing & renovation and reconstruction of these assets/

structures is proposed for an amount of Rs. 98.39 lacs immediately to ensure the

smooth functioning of the department. The object wise amount required is given

hereunder:

Part – A Infrastructure (Damages to buildings)

Name of the building Location Amount Remarks

Seed Division Srinagar Seed testing/ Tissue culture Lab Sonwar 20.38 Estimate enclosed

Range office building Sonwar 30.10 Estimate enclosed

Sub-Total 50.48

Seed Division Jammu

Residential quarter No: 05 at Canal Road Canal Road 1.00

Sub-Total 1.00

Sub-Total 1.00

Grand total 51.48

Research Division Jammu 27.49

Closure/ Co; wise

details enclosed Research Division Srinagar 1.40

Seed Division Jammu 19.42

Field Damages to closures (fence posts, barbed wire, chain link fencing & DRSM works

Part – A Infrastructure (Damages to buildings)

Gypsy Hut Range Office

Seed/ Research Lab Seed/ Research Lab

Range Office Range Office

Laboratory

Seed Lab

Direction Office

Part – B Infrastructure (Damages to Closures, Units and Compartments

including Fencing, fence pots and DRSM works)

Mandal Closure

Manthal Closure Mand Closure

Mandal Closure

Co: 66/Jasrota - A

MACHINERY & EQUIPMENTS:-

At Sonwar Srinagar one Seed / Tissue Culture Labs was established by the SFRI

for taking up research activities, these Laboratories were sub-merged with the floods

and the machinery equipments about Rs. 18.00 lac were damaged. Besides, the

Genset, furniture/ furnishing items, Computer appliances, electric equipments,

ground floor of Direction office, DFO Research Srinagar’s office and Range office,

Sonwar were damaged by the floods which requires repair or replacements.

In total an amount of Rs. 29.00 lac is required for the purpose to make the

offices as well as Laboratories of SFRI functional. The details of damaged items is

enclosed as annexure-_____

Equipments of Laboratory at Sonwar Library at Sonwar

Laboratory equipments Machinery & equipments

Laboratory equipments of Research Laboratory

Laboratory equipments

FURNITURE

As already stated that the ground floor of office of the Director, State Forest

Research Institute, Jt. Director, SFRI, Camp office of Conservator of Forests,

Research Circle & Non-Plan section / Receipt-Dispatch section were sub-merged and

the entire furniture and fixture with wooden flooring of Jt. Director’s office has been

damaged.

The offices of Divisional Forest Officer, Research Division, Srinagar, office of

the Range officer, Tangmarg Range Research Division housed in ground floor of old

Direction office building & office staff housed in gypsy hut at Sonwar Forest Complex

sub-merged fully and all the furniture and fixture damaged of these buildings.

For repair and replacement of these furniture items an amount of Rs. 4.11 lac

is required for the purpose which may be released. The items wise details are

enclosed as Annexure _____.

Furniture of Jt. Director’s office Accounts section

Establishment section Conservator of Forest’s Office

Range office, HQ Range Range office, Sonwar, Range

Division Office

Printing material/ trunks of Direction office

Office record of DFO. Research, Srinagar

Office record of Direction office

PLANTATIONS / NURSERY STOCKS

Plantations

The State Forest Research Institute, J&K is producing quality plant material

for supply to various forest territorial and sister concern departments for planting in

the field, also establish various experimental plantations in J&K to assess quality,

productivity and other important factors/ aspects of experimental plantations in view

of changing climatic scenario in both temperate and moderate climatic zones. The

experimental plantation units/ closures established in Jammu and Kashmir regions

has been either washed away partially or damaged fully due to recent floods and

needs immediate protection / rehabilitation to achieve targeted results.

Nursery stocks

The nursery stocks of different species raised in various nurseries of SFRI at

Jammu and Kashmir regions of one year, two years and three years old (broad

leaved and conifers) were destroyed / washed out in the recent floods. The re-

stocking / raising of quality plant material is required to be taken up in hand for

supply to various forest territorial divisions and sister departments.

In order to provide the quality plants an amount of Rs. 30.00 is required for

re-sowing/ raising of the plants afresh which may be released. The location wise

details are annexed as annexure- ____________

Damage of poly pots at Sonwar, Nursery

Damage of poly pots at Haran, Nursery

Damaged nursery at Sonwar

Khandwal Unit Co: 65 A, Closure

Mandal Unit Khandwal unit

VEHICLE

The SFRI is already facing shortage of adequate number of vehicles to run

official affairs smoothly. The recent devastating floods damaged the official vehicle of

Director, SFRI and one Motor cycle, both needs necessary repairing for which

provision of Rs.1.30 lac has been kept in damaged proposal.

It is therefore requested that an amount of Rs. 162.21 lacs on account of

damages caused by the floods may be released for re-start the works and

functioning of SFRI.

Director,

State Forest Research Institute, J&K, Jammu.