| 1 |
Total geographical area of West Bengal |
88,752 Sq Km |
| 2 |
Number of districts |
23 |
| 3 |
Population (as per Census 2011) |
9.13 Crores |
| 4 |
Major River Basins (Ganga, Brahmaputra & Subarnarekha) |
3 Nos |
| 5 |
Number of River Basins |
39 Nos |
| 6 |
Catchment area of River Basins outside of State but within India |
57,624 Sq Km |
| 7 |
Catchment area of River Basins falling outside India |
34,252 Sq Km |
| 8 |
Total catchment area of River Basins (within and outside the country) |
1,80,268 Sq Km |
| 9 |
Annual Average Rainfall |
1,826 mm |
| 10 |
Total length of Drainage channels and Khals |
8,409 Km |
| 11 |
Number of vulnerable districts due to flood and drainage congestion |
19 Nos |
| 12 |
Number of vulnerable blocks due to flood and drainage congestion |
198 Nos |
| 13 |
Total Flood Prone Area |
37,760 Sq Km |
| 14 |
Total length of embankments |
10,584 Km |
| 15 |
Total length of area wall and sea dyke (in Purba Medinipur district) |
67 Km |
| 16 |
Urban infiltration waste water potential (from I&WDprojects) |
136.9 CmH |
| 17 |
Ultimate Irrigation Potential (including tidal irrigation) |
2,010,381 Th Ha |
| 18 |
Irrigation Potential Created (including tidal irrigation) |
1,636,334 Th Ha |
| 19 |
Irrigation Potential Utilized (including tidal irrigation) |
1,330,474 Th Ha |
| 20 |
Total area of tidal irrigation projects |
144.4 Th Ha |
| 21 |
Completed major irrigation projects |
5 Nos |
| 22 |
Ongoing major irrigation projects |
1 No |
| 23 |
Completed medium & minor irrigation projects |
99 Nos |
| 24 |
Ongoing medium & minor irrigation projects |
7 Nos |
| 25 |
Number of Large Dams (as per National Register of Large Dams, CWC, Govt. of India) |
28 Nos |
| 26 |
Gross Reservoir Storage created by the Large Dams |
1686.27 MCM |
| 27 |
Number of Small Dams |
13 Nos |
| 28 |
Number of Barrages |
15 Nos |
| 29 |
Number of Weirs |
33 Nos |
| 30 |
Number of Check dams |
72 Nos |
| 31 |
Number of Head Regulators |
1,416 Nos |
| 32 |
Number of Cross Regulators |
1,512 Nos |
| 33 |
Number of Cross Drainage structures |
2,825 Nos |
| 34 |
Number of canal outlet structures |
20,792 Nos |
| 35 |
Number of other canal structures (canal fall, escape etc.) |
10,590 Nos |
| 36 |
Total length of main canals |
2,426 Km |
| 37 |
Total length of distributaries and minors |
7,073 Km |
| 38 |
Number of major sluices (discharge capacity > 5 cumec) |
513 Nos |
| 39 |
Number of minor sluices (discharge capacity ? 5 cumec) |
2,268 Nos |
| 40 |
Total number of concrete & steel bridges |
4,316 Nos |
| 41 |
Number of Wooden Bridges |
944 Nos |
| 42 |
Number of Pumping Stations |
19 Nos |
| 43 |
Total length of bituminous / black topped roads |
767 Km |
| 44 |
Total length of Concrete & Other roads |
5,816 Km |
| 45 |
Number of Departmental Premises |
544 Nos |
| 46 |
Number of Staff Quarters |
3,143 Nos |
| 47 |
Number of Inspection Bungalows |
60 Nos |
| 48 |
Number of Rest Sheds |
139 Nos |
| 49 |
Number of Office Building |
386 Nos |
| 50 |
Number of Rented Accommodation for Office |
31 Nos |