GUJARAT

EARTHQUAKE
2001
PRESENTED BY:
Sunaina Bansal
Mehak Gupta
B.ARCH 3rd Year

PREVIOUS MAJOR
EARTHQUAKES IN GUJARAT:

GUJARAT EARTHQUAKE
2001

EPICENTRE- 9km S-SW OF VILLAGE OF CHOBARI IN

BACHAU TALUKA, KUTCH DISTRICT
MAGNITUDE 6.9 ON RICHTER SCALE

Occurred on India's 52nd republic day, i.e., On 26january-2001

TIME- 8:46 am
LASTED FOR- 2 min
KILLED- 20,000 ppl
INJURED- 167,000 ppl
DESTROYED- Nearly 400,000 homes
Shock waves spread 700 km 21 districts were
effected and 600,000 people left homeless.

INTRA-PLATE
EARTHQUAKE:
EURASIAN
PLATE

EURASIAN
INDIAN
PLATE
PLATE

OCCURRED DUE TO
THE COLLISION OF
EURASIAN
PLATE
TO
THE
INDIAN
PLATE.
INTRAPLATE
EARTHQUAKES ARE
ONE
THAT
OCCURES
AT
A
DISTANCE
FROM
THE ACTIVE PLATE
BOUNDARY .

IMPACT:
Direct losses:
Human lives
Livestock,
other animals
Municipal
infrastructure
Power/
telecommunic
ation
Infrastructure

Indirect losses:
Export/ import
Agricultural
output
Health
hazards
Unemploymen
t

Tertiary losses:
Long term
development
Overall
investment
climate
Funds
reallocation
Community
migration/
relocation

APPROACH TO RE-CONSTRUCTION AND

REHABLITION
Sustainable rehabilitation
and reconstruction.
Reduced vulnerability and subsequent saving of lives
and property.
Increased community risk awareness and
preparedness for natural hazards.
Enhanced emergency preparedness and response
capacity of responsible units leading to safety of lives
and property.

To co-ordinate the massive effort, a nodal agency was

created :

GUJARAT STATE DISASTER MANAGEMENT

RECONSTRUCTION
MITIGATION:
AUTHORITY:
Planning and
Planning,

(Enacted in year 2003)

Monitoring and
Implementation

program
management

EMERGENCY
RESPONSE:
Guidance and
Monitoring

which effectively co-ordinates with all the entities

associated with disaster management

RECONSTRUCTION &
REHABILITATION

The reconstruction program has been designed

to address the needs of beneficiaries
comprehensively...

PACKAGES FOR AGRIC

28 RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION

PACKAGES
Supported By:
Revival of
Livelihood and
Economy
Trade and
Enterprise
Resurgence
Renewal of
Social Capital
Reinforcement
of Critical
Infrastructure

Estimated Reconstruction Cost

Housing
Education
rural water supply
urban Infrastructure

8%

4% 1% 0% 0%
3%
32%
7%
4%
10%
5% 13%
4%
8%

Transportation
Disaster Management
rural & cottage industry
Health
Dams & Irrigation
Public Buildngs
Power
Agriculture
Community Participation

Total cost: 7936cr.

Project Management

BENEFIT MONITIRING FINDING:

Indicator

Before Earthquake

After Earthquake

Number of Pucca
houses

66%

100%

Beneficiaries living in
homes with separate
toilets

32%

53%

Insurance of
reconstructed houses

6%

49%

People knowing what

to do before, during
and after a disaster

0%

80%

Employment level
among women

42%

92%

Water supply through

pipelines at home

30%

32%

Quality of life index

1.00%

1.143%

VISION
Imagine a Gujarat where..

Disaste
r
strikes

Risk
assessment

Information
monitoring

Communities
react with
sense of
urgency but in
a planned way
Awarenes
s
Training
Drills
Contingenc
y plans

Only a few
structures
are
damaged

with a
limited
death toll

Planned
developme
nt
Policies
Guidelines

Contingen
cy plans
Rapid
response
mechanism
s

... and a
limited
impact on
the state
exchequer
Risk
transfer
mechanism
s
Effective
program
manageme
nt