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
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
Part – A Infrastructure (Damages to buildings)
Gypsy Hut Range Office
Seed/ Research Lab Seed/ Research Lab
Laboratory
Seed Lab
Part – B Infrastructure (Damages to Closures, Units and Compartments including Fencing, fence pots and DRSM works)
Mandal Closure
Manthal Closure Mand Closure
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
Range office, HQ Range Range office, Sonwar, Range
Division 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 Haran, Nursery
Damaged nursery at Sonwar
Khandwal Unit Co: 65 A, Closure
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.
