4. INTRODUCTION TO TRAGEDY
• In June 2013, a multiday cloudburst in Uttarakhand caused devastating
floods and landslides.
• It became worst natural disaster since 2004 Indian ocean tsunami.
• Period of disaster - 14th June to 17th June.
• Population of Pilgrim state – 10.2 million
• Population of Tourists in 2013 – 26.8 million
6. THE HAPPENING
• June peak season of tourism in Uttarakhand .
• Heavy rains predicted on 14th by Numerical weather production
technique.
• 375% more rainfall
• Melting of glaciers
• 16th and 17th main days of calamity
• Lake Chorabari outburst at 17th morning
• Flash floods swept Kedarnath
17. AFTERMATH
DEATH TOLL – More than 5500 pilgrims and local residents
found dead and many missing
70,000 people were stuck in the state
INFRASTRUCTUE LOSS
154 Bridges and 1520 Roads
Hotels , Rest houses , Dharamshalas – 1.7 Billion dollars property.
30% of state income loss of tourism
Digital Connectivity loss in affected areas
22. RESCUE
OPERATIONS
AIR FORCE , INDO-TIBETIAN BORDER POLICE, NDRF &
LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS
BY JUNE 19 - 45 NAVAL DIVERS & 12 MEDICAL TEAMS
REPORTED
BY JUNE 21 - 10,000 SOILDERS AND 11 HELICOPTERS
THE OPERATION BY LUCKNOW ARMY TITLED – SURYA HOPE
FROM 17 TO 30 JUNE – IAF RESCUED 18,000
700 TONNES OF RELIEF MATERIAL
23.
24. AIR AID
DESPITE OF NON-AVAILIBILITY OF HELIPAD,PILOT MADE AN EFFORT TO LAND NEXT TO
TEMPLE.
BAD WEATHER MADE IT CHALLENGING.
ON 19TH JUNE – IN B26 helicopter, fuel bowsers were placed at basecamps.
C130J HERCULI PLANE WAS LANDED AT DHARASU TO SET UP MINI AIR BASE.
LOCALITES OF DHARASU PROVIDED BASIC NEEDS NEAR IAF BASECAMP.
TOTAL 60 AIRCRAFTS WERE INVOLVED.
