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UTTARAKHAND TRAGEDY

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INTRODUCTIONUttarakhand , formerly Uttaranchal, is

a state in the northern part of India. The "Land of the Gods“.Uttarakhand is mainly known for its natural

beauty of the Himalayas, the Bhabhar and the Terai.

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

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CONTINUED…Two of India's largest rivers, the Ganges and

the Yamuna, originate in the glaciers of Uttarakhand .

These two pilgrimage, Badrinath and Kedarnath form the Chota Char Dham lies in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand is well known for his Chota Char Dham

Kedarnath.Badrinath.Gangotri.Yamunotri.

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THIS M0NSOON DESTROYED

UTTARAKHAND

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NATURAL REASONS… From 14 to 17 June 2013, Indian state of

Uttarakhand and near by received heavy rainfall .

The rainfall was above benchmark which is above 375 percent.

A multi-day Cloudburst ,centered on the state of Uttarakhand caused devastating Floods and Landslides.

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NATURAL REASON…This caused the melting of Chorabari Glacier

at the height of 3800 meters , and eruption of the Mandakini river which led to heavy floods near Gobindghat, KedarDome, Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Western Nepal ,and acute rainfall in other near by regions of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar-Pradesh and some parts of Tibet.

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CLOUD BURSTINGA 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.

Meteorologists say the rain fall rate equal to or greater than 100 mm (3.94 inches)per hour is a cloudburst. The associated convective cloud, can extend up to a height of 15 km above the ground.

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HOW DOES CLOUD BURST HAPPENS?Rapid precipitation from clouds is possible

due to precipitation process in which large droplets can grow rapidly by coagulating with smaller droplets which fall down slowly.

Hilly areas are more prone to cloud burst:

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CAUSES OF CLOUD BURSTCAUSE FLOOD,CAUSE HUGE DISTRACTION,CAUSE DEFORESTATION,DESTROYS VEGETATION,LOSS OF TO HUMAN LIFE.

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MAN-MADE REASONS The Uttarakhand Disaster have been officially

termed a natural calamity caused by cloudbursts and unprecedented heavy monsoon rainfall.

However, the true causes of the epic tragedy is growth of :

Tourism, Unchecked rapid increase of roads, Hotels,Shops, andMultistory housing in ecologically fragile areas and

unplanned construction are the reason for landslide.

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

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CONTINUED…More than 220 power and mining projects

are running in 14 river valleys in Uttarakhand.

Several rivers are being diverted through tunnels for these projects leading to major disasters in the state.

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MAN-MADE CAUSEDeforestation is also one of the most

important factor of Uttarakhand disaster, which causes frequently landslide.

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CAUSES!!!NATURAL MANMADE Cloud Bursting.

Flood.

Landslide.

Roads destabilizing mountains.

Threat from dams (Hydel projects)

Deforestation.

Tourism (Resorts, Hotels)

Infrastructure.

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EFFECTS Human impact-580 people were dead and

over 3000 people were still missing ,

The worst affected area Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Uttarkashi and Tehri Garhwal districts are initial assessments which suggested that around 300,000 people have been affected, 50,000 displaced and roughly many villages in the interior of the hilly state remain cut off due to landslides.

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EFFECTSKedarnath Valley : One of the worst affected

areas which was only accessible by helicopters.

Bad weather could also disrupt the restoration of infrastructure and cause roads that have been cleared to become choked again.

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KEDARNATH TEMPLEAlthough the temple withstood the severity of

the floods, the temple complex and surrounding areas were destroyed by the flood, resulting in the death of several thousands of pilgrims and local people.

All the shops and hotels were destroyed and all roads were broken.

Number of people took shelter inside the temple for hours together , until Indian army airlifted them to safer places.

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MAJOR CHALLENGE At present the area is only accessible by air

and establishing the narrow roads and the foot bridges will be crucial.

Also barring the temple everything around remains in shambles which needs restoration work and as hinted by the Uttarakhand Chief Minister that it will take at least 2 years (Approximately), during which no yatra is possible at all. 

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RESCUE OPERATIONNational Disaster Response Force (NDRF)

and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel have so far rescued 32,772 people from different areas of Uttarakhand following landslides and floods, Of the 32,772, including pilgrims and residents, 26,538 were rescued by ITBP while 6,234 were evacuated by NDRF personnel.

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Uttarakhand floods: ISRO defends role in rescue operationsDefending its role in the rescue operations in

the flood- ravaged Uttarakhand, ISRO had played its role in the largest rescue operations in the country, saving thousands of lives

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RESCUE 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.

Helicopters were used to rescue people. ITBP jawans distribute medicines to stranded

pilgrims during Uttarakhand rescue operation.Local people distribute food to rescued pilgrims near

IAF base camp in Dharasu.

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RESCUE OPERATION…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.

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RESCUE OPERATIONFrom 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.

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AFTERMATHPrime Minister of India undertook an aerial

survey of the affected areas and announced 1000 crore (US$160 million) aid package.

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RESCUE OPERATIONIn this rescue operation one helicopter was

crashed and 20 bodies were found on the site.

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RESCUE OPERATION The woods have been brought to the site

with the help of helicopter for the funeral of the people who died in the Uttarakhand flood.

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SEVERAL STATE GOVERNMENT ALSO ANOUNCED FINACIAL ASSISTANCE:

Uttar Pradesh Government 25 crore,The governments of Haryana, Maharashtra

and Delhi 10 crore each, The governments of Tamil Nadu, Odisha,

Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh 5 crore each.

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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE : The US Ambassador to India extended a

financial help of USD $150,000 through the United States Agency.

Also US announced that the US will provide further financial aid of USD $75,000.

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STATICS822 Deaths were occurred in flood. (Official

estimation).1800 People were missing.2232 housings were damaged.154 Bridges were damaged.1520 Roads were damaged.

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