2001 gujarat earthquake pdf handout

The earthquake occurred on a blind thrust fault in western india, about 150 km northwest of the city of ahmedabad. Reinhardt2,3,4 and michael marx1 1institute of public health, university of heidelberg, heidelberg, germany. Gujarat earthquake relief mission report of who activities, 1 august 2001 31 january 2002 the main areas of activity of who in the last six months were. On the morning of january 26, 2001, the nations 52nd republic day, a devastating earthquake occurred in the kutch district of the state of gujarat. Malamud 2011, exploring land surface temperature earthquake precursors. The gujarat state disaster management authoritygsdma was created on 8th february 2001 to act as a nodal agency for earthquake reconstruction after gujarat earthquake, 2001. Gujarat earthquake recovery program assessment report executive summary india suffered a devastating earthquake on january 26, 2001. We cannot leave our brothers and sisters to the mercy of fate or the cruelty of vagaries of nature. Introduction to natural disasters handout notes pdf of some examples of natural disasters large file. Express archive photo as the nation celebrated its 68th republic day, gujarat mourned the 16th anniversary of the worst disaster that struck the state on january 26, 2001. The epicentre was reported to be near a major town called bhuj in the kachchh region of gujarat. Introduction bhuj earthquake occurs in gujarat on 26 january 2001. The epicenter of the earthquake is 20 km from the bhuj at bhachao. Media in category 2001 gujarat earthquake the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total.

The 2001 gujarat earthquake occurred on 26 january, india. Winners and losers from the 2001 gujarat earthquake. The earthquake was felt as far away as delhi in the north, kolkata in the east and chennai in the south. Comprehensive gujarat state disaster management policygsdmp was declared in november, 2002. Kahlon and with the help of naresh raheja, vikas wadhera, and other rmsi staff members, managed complete logistics of. A powerful earthquake rocked the western state of gujarat in india at 08. Keywords earthquake gujarat livelihoods risk urban vulnerability i. Pdf environment and urbanization winners and losers from. India gujarat earthquake recovery program assessment. As of february 15, 2001, the number of deaths reported in kutch itself was. Bhuj earthquake of 26th january 2001 took the lives of 805 people and 12, 05,198 houses were partially or severely damaged source. India gujarat earthquake recovery program assessment report executive summary india suffered a devastating earthquake on january 26, 2001. You must have a pdf viewer, and you may obtain a free copy at the adobe acrobat website.

Beneath india, the indoaustralian and the eurasian plate. The january 26, 2001 earthquake a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7. A comparative analysis of six housing reconstruction. Injury epidemiology after the 2001 gujarat earthquake in. Injury epidemiology after the 2001 gujarat earthquake in india. A pamphlet indicating various aspects of insurance was given to each beneficiary. The epicentre was about 9 km southsouthwest of the village of chobari in bhachau taluka of kutch district of gujarat, india the intraplate earthquake reached 7. Environment and urbanization winners and losers from the 2001 gujarat earthquake. The data used in this study are optical remote sensing images taken by landsat7 satellite on january 8 and february 29, 2001, before and after the earthquake.

Closeup view of liquefaction taken several weeks after the bhuj earthquake near the village of umedpar. The country woke on the morning of 26th january, 2001 to the worst earthquake independent india has seen. The epicenter was about 9 km southsouthwest of the village of chobri in bhachau taluka of kutch district. India gujarat earthquake 16 november 2001 recovery and rehabilitation the disastersituation. Economic consequences of the earthquake disaster loss, reconstruction cost and output loss.

The city is in the region known as the kutch region. Housing reconstruction and retrofitting after the 2001 kachchh, gujarat earthquake elizabeth a. The loss of life and nearly all of the destruction of physical assets took place in western and central gujarat. Despite delayed government action, support of people brings hope. Between 16,000 and 20,000 people lost their lives, more than 1. Gerrp gujarat earthquake reconst ruction and rehabilitation program gicea gujarat institute of civil engineers and architects gidc gujarat industrial development corporation gidm gujarat institute of disaster management gif gujarat state insurance fund. Thousands of people in the state of gujarat have lost their lives and property worth crores of rupees has been damaged. Evaluation of post disaster mitigation strategy of bhuj. The earthquake which struck indias western state of gujarat at 08. The last earthquake with its epicenter in india was the gujarat earthquake of january 26, 2001. Drm library world institute for disaster risk management. The effect of the earthquake was felt throughout the indian subcontinent. In bhujs rebuilding, the gujarat approach is widely looked at as a model for reconstruction.

Exploring land surface temperature earthquake precursors. The gujarat earthquake is also known as the bhuj earthquake. It was the administration that was knocked out by the earthquake. Gujarat earthquake 26 january 2001 earthquake of magnitude 6. A focus on the gujarat india earthquake of 2001, geophys. Bhuj earthquake india 2001 a complete study civildigital. Damage assessment after 2001 gujarat earthquake using. Overview of gujarat and the earthquakeaffected area prior to the disaster. The bhuj earthquake district of kutch, state of gujarat india. In this paper, we present a method of earthquake damage detection by comparing the optical images with panchromatic bands for the gujarat, india earthquake, which occurred on january 26, 2001. It was the most powerful earthquake to strike india in half a century. On behalf of the world institute for disaster risk management drm, krishna s.

The earthquake was estimated by usgs to have a moment magnitude of 7. The effects of the earthquake were also felt on the north side of the pakistan border, in pakistan 18 people were. The gujarat earthquake on 26 january 2001, indias worst earthquake in more than 50 years struck the western state of gujarat. English news and press release on india about earthquake. The earthquake of january 26, 2001 in gujarat, india drm library. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage andor casualties, or are notable for some other reason. Gujarat s historic earthquake killed over 20,000 people, injuring 1,66,000, destroying. The 2001 gujarat earthquake winners and losers from. Adb and world banks gujarat earthquake assessment mission visited gujarat during february 1122, 2001 for assessing the economic impact of the earthquake. The guatemala earthquake, 1976 the mexico city earthquake 1985 recent case studies kobe earthquake 1995 social vulnerability and highrisk groups unsafe dwellings economic vulnerability the failure of disaster preparedness measures community resilience gujarat earthquake 2001 social vulnerability highrisk groups unsafe buildings.

Pdf winners and losers from the 2001 gujarat earthquake. Gujarat earthquake recovery program assessment report. The earthquake resulted in about 17,000 fatalities, 150,000 injuries and left more than 500,000 homeless in the. Interdisciplinary observations on the january 2001 bhuj. Pdf although local and regional instrumental recordings of the devastating 26, january 2001, bhuj earthquake are sparse, the distribution of. An earthquake in india helps hazard assessment in the central. On 26 january 2001 a series of powerful earthquakes peaking at a massive 7. The kutch earthquake of 26 january 2001, was one of the most.

Housing reconstruction and retrofitting after the 2001 kachchh. Overview of gujarat and the earthquakeaffected area prior to the disaster 5. The gujarat earthquake 2001 anil kkumar sinha, senior technical advisor, asian disaster reduction center one of the two most deadly earthquakes to strike india in its recorded history was the bhuj earthquake that shook the indian province of gujarat on the morning of january 26, 2001 republic day. For legal and regulatory requirement gujarat state disaster. A manual containing systems and procedures to assist municipal and.

Studies on the damage of buildings and other structures during the past earthquakes have clearly brought out the. Vatsa joined a mission organized by the earthquake engineering research institute, oakland, ca and visited gujarat from february 4 to 12, 2001. Bhuj earthquake of 2001, massive earthquake that occurred on jan. The january 26, 2001 bhuj earthquake in the kachchh district of gujarat, india. Pdf even though the impact of the earthquake on the gujarats gsdp may not. Article pdf available in economic and political weekly may 2001 with 1,504 reads how we measure reads. Integrated rapid visual screening of buildings for seismic. By contrast, the 2001 earthquake practically destroyed four large towns and badly. Pdf economic consequences of the gujarat earthquake. Introduction gujarat is a state in the north western part of india. Thiruppugazh joint chief executive officer gujarat state disaster management authority, india on january 26th 2001, an extremely severe earthquake of magnitude 7. The epicenter was located in the northeast of bhuj city and the quake affected over 8,792 villages in 171 talukas governmental administrative units of the 21 districts in gujarat 7, 8. Introduction on the morning of january 26, 2001, just when india was celebrating her 51st republic day, an earthquake of 6.