GUJARAT EARTHQUAKE

AND BSF RESPONSE

BY
SH B. K SHARMA,
COMMANDANT
 PART I
EARTHQUAKE AND TYPES
WHAT ARE EARTHQUAKES
EARTHQUAKE IN INDIA
BSF RESPONSE
TYPES OF DISASTERS BSF
WILL BE ASKED TO DEAL
WITH
(A) NATURAL DISASTERS
 EARTHQUAKES
 FLOODS
 CYCLONES
 DROUGHTS
 HAILS, STORMS/AVALANNCHES
 PLAQUES/FAST SPREADING
DISEASE.
 FIRES ( JUNGLE/TOWNS/CITIES )
(B) MAN MADE DISASTERS.
 COMMUNAL HAULUCASTES.
 TRAIN ACCIDENTS
 AIR CRASHES.
 SERIOUS BUS ACCIDENTS
 INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS LIKE
LEAKAGE OF POISONOUS GASES ,
AMN DUMP FIRES ETC.
(B) MAN MADE DISASTERS.
Accidental nuclear
detonations/Blowing up of
Nuclear power stn
Rescue of workers trapped
in deep coal mine.
Stampedes in religious
gathering and public
places.
Earthquake : 26 Jan
: Rescue and
Relief Ops by BSF
CAPABILITIESOF R&G
FTR IN DEALING
DISASTERS
Earthquake
BSF DEPLOYMENT
 BSF BN & OTHERS
56 Bn BSF,
71 Bn BSF,
89 Bn BSF,
90 Bn BSF,
1011 Arty Regt,
WW Bhuj,
SMT Wksp Bhuj,
R-II Bn at Rapor ( 1 Coy each from
65/94/116/173 Bn BSF )
 BSF DEPLOYMENT
 R-II adhoc Bn- Rapar
 Trg Coy 89 Bn - Bhimasar in Rapar
 Trg Coy 90 Bn - Rapar and Khavda
 Trg Coy of 1011 Arty- Rapar
 Trg Coy 56 Bn- Mani nagar Ahmedabad
 Trg Coy 58 Bn - Ellis Bridge Satellite area
Ahmedabad
 Coy 133 Bn BSF - Vaijal Pul, Ahmedabad
 SP Coy 89 Bn - Lundra
 Trg Coy 71 Bn BSF - Gandhidham Anjar and
and Adipur
 MEDICAL TEAM
 65,173 & 07 Bn BSF- Rapar
 152 & 129 Bn BSF- Amarapur,Barsi
wandh,
Heeralal Bant, Kalyanpur and Godra.
DIFFICULTIES FACE DURING
DISASTER MGT.
HOW BEST ONE COULD HAVE
APPROACHED THE PROBLEM
TO DEAL IT EFFECTIVELY.
OVER ALL RESPONSE OF OUR
TROOPS TO THE AFFECTED
PEOPLE IN EARTHQUAKE
ROLE OF NGOS
PICTURE