Uttrakhand disaster "Himalayan Tsunami"

UTTARAKHAND DISASTER(HIMALAYAN TSUNAMI)(June 2013 )

• By-• Pranav Kumar• 1307083• A-15 (EEE)

Under the guidance of:DURGA PRASAD DASH(Asst. professor)

Uttarakhand has a total area of 53,484  km² of which 93% is mountainous and 64% is covered by forest.  

Most of the Uttarakhand part of the state is covered by high Himalayan peaks and glaciers

 Two of India's largest rivers, the Ganges and the Yamuna, originate in the glaciers of Uttarakhand

INTRODUCTION

 It is well know as the "Land of the Gods"

Uttrakhand is well known for his chota char dham:-

• Kedarnath• Badrinath• Gangotri• Yamunotri

Uttrakhand is considered as one of the most beautiful state

GANGOTRI TEMPLE YAMUNOTRI TEMPLE

BADRINATH TEMPLE

CHOTA CHAR DHAM

KEDARNATH TEMPLE

THISMONSOON

DESTROYEDUTTARAKHAND

In June 2013, a multiday  cloudburst centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and landslides in the country's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami

Who is Responsible for this

Man or Nature…???

Natural Reason...

A multi-day cloudburst ,centered on the state Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and landslides. Due to Continuous Rain the Chorabari Glacier melted and this triggered the flooding of the Mandakini river

Which led to heavy floods near Gobindghat, Kedar Dome, Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand

From 14 to 17 June 2013, Indian state of uttrakhand and near by are received heavy rainfall

The rainfall was was above benchmark which is above 375 precent

A cloudburst is an extreme amount of precipitation, sometimes with hail and thunder, which normally lasts no longer than a few minutes but is capable of creating flood conditions.

Unplanned development is destroying the ecology of the mountains.

None of the environmental laws are properly implemented in these ecologically fragile areas, and development is going unabated. Construction of roads and dams are the main reason for the plight of Himalayan ecosystem.

Human Reason: -

Deforestation is also one of the most important factor of uttrakhand disaster, which cause frequently landslide.

COST TO THE ENVIRONMENT

The mountains of Uttarakhand are fragile and new. Hence, Uttarakhand is inherently vulnerable to various kinds of disasters, such as high intensity rainfall, cloud bursts, landslides, flash floods and earthquakes.

Also Rapid growth of hydroelectricity dams that disrupt water balances and this also triggered the action of disaster

Dams or Destruction…. ?

A total of 427 dams are planned to be built on this river system-roughly 70 projects built or proposed on the Ganga, all to generate some 10,000 MW of power (which will affect 80% of the Bhagirathi and 65% of the Alaknanda.)

For one dam, a stretch of 5-25 kms is being blasted through the mountains.

The question is not that hydropower projects should not be built at all, but is what and how much should be built. The question also is how the projects should be constructed so that impacts can be minimised.

Experts say the main indicator of the thriving real estate business in Uttarakhand is the way river beds are mined for boulders, pebbles, sand and gravel.

On June 13, 2011, Swami Nigamanand who had been fasting for 68 days in protest against the indiscriminate and illegal mining on the Ganga river bed by a local quarrying and sand mining company, died.

RESCUE AND RELIEF OPERATION

The Army, Air Force, Navy, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Border Security Force, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Public Works Department and local administrations worked together for quick rescue operations.

Several thousand soldiers were deployed for the rescue missions.  

Activists of political and social organizations are also involved in the rescue and management of relief centres.

Helicopters were used to rescue people, but due to the rough terrain, heavy fog and rainfall, maneuvering them was a challenge

Special trains were employed by the government all over the country to cater the needs of the flood victims

Indian army showed extreme levels of courage in saving the people in spite of the helicopter crash occurred during the mission-operation Rahat.

By 21 June 2013, the Army had deployed 10,000 soldiers and 11 helicopters,  the Navy had sent 45 naval divers, and the Air force had deployed 43 aircraft including 36 helicopters.

From 17 June to 30 June 2013, the IAF airlifted a total of 18,424 people - flying a total of 2,137 sorties and dropping/landing a total of 3,36,930 kg of relief material and equipment.

Prime Minister of India undertook an aerial survey of the affected areas and announced  1,000 crore (US$170 million) aid package for disaster relief efforts in the state. Several state governments announced financial assistance,

90 per cent of cash crops, particularly the apple crop, has been completely destroyed by the floods.

Loss to the public and private property estimate around Rs 2,575 crores as mentioned by the government, June 30, 2013. Insurance companies are looking at claims worth more than Rs 1,000 crore

Hundreds of porters and over 2,000 ponies are still untraceable. A total of 2145 animal loss and 185 animal owners have been affected

Death & Destruction…. 822 were Deaths occurred in flood (official

estimates),1800 were Missing persons, 2232 has Fully damaged houses, 154 bridges get Damaged, 1520 roads get Damaged.

Government as also announced 2 lakhs for total damaged houses in flood.

In this rescue operation one helicopter has get crashed and 20 bodies has found on the site

The woods has been brought to the site with helicopter for the funeral of the people who died in uttrakhand flood…

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