Developing livestock information system and mitigation strategies during flood disaster in cuddalore district of tamil nadu

Abstract

A study was conducted to assess the occurrence of flood and its impact on livestock and poultry in 20 flood prone villages located in ten blocks of Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu with the aim of developing livestock information system and mitigation strategies during flood disaster. Data from 600 farmers, geographical data, rainfall, incidences of flood and its impact during the period from 2018 to 2021 were collected. Based on the data, a flood hazard map was prepared. The cuddalore district falls on latitude ranges between 11and#730; 30 N and 11and#730; 75 N, longitude ranges between 79and#730; 40 E and 79and#730; 74 E and altitude ranges between 6 and newline69.5 m MSL. The vulnerability of flood was high in majority of the villages (12 villages) followed very high in coastal region (8 villages) and moderate in villages of Kumaratchi block. In general, November and December months received high rainfall. During the year 2021, exceptionally high rainfall was recorded (1723.92 mm) compared to other three years. Eight incidences of flood were encountered in Cuddalore and Kurinjipaadi blocks followed by six in Keerapalayam, Kattumannarkoil, Panruti, Parangipettai and Kammapuram blocks, four in Kumaratchi and Bhuvanagiri blocks and least of two were recorded in newline newline newlineViridhachalam blocks. The cause of mortality recorded was pneumonia 1,250 deaths (27.5%) out of 4,535 total deaths, drowning 1,016 (22.36%), hypothermia newline873 (19.22%), debility 811 (17.85 %), bloat 345 (7.59%), enteritis 228 (5.02%) and least of 7 (0.15%) and 5 (0.11%) was recorded due to electrocution and lightening respectively. newlineTo overcome this misshapen the farmers must be made educated on the flood hazard map which would render the required information therefore there will be no monitory loss to the farmers. newline newlineKey words: Disaster, flood Management of livestock, Livestock Information, GIS newline newline