This document discusses natural and man-made disasters that have impacted India. It describes several major natural disasters including the Kashmir floods of 2014, the Uttarakhand flash floods of 2013, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2001 Gujarat earthquake, and the 2007 Bihar floods. These disasters caused thousands of deaths, widespread damage, and economic losses totaling millions. The document also summarizes some significant man-made disasters in India such as the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, the 2011 AMRI Hospital fire in Kolkata that killed 89 people, and several building collapses in Delhi and Kolkata due to structural failures.

1. Natural and Men made
Disaster
DISASTER MANAGEMENT(ENV 506)
Submitted By:
Vikas Singh Sikarwar
MBA(Agribusiness)
20MBAAB030
Submitted to:
Shraddha Rawat
Assit. Professor
Dept. of Agricultural Economics

2. Natural disasters
A natural disaster is a major adverse event caused by the natural
processes of the Earth, consisting of floods, hurricanes, Tornadoes,
volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis and other geologic
processes. A natural disaster causes loss of life or property damage, and
leaves some economic damage afterwards costing millions.
What is Disaster?
A serious disruption in the functioning of the society due to a hazard
which causes a huge damage to life, property and livelihood and
requires external support termed as disaster.
Meteorological Topographical Environmental
Natural Disaster

3. Natural disasters in the history of India
Kashmir Floods disaster, Year: 2014
Affected Areas: Rajouri, Bandipur ,srinagar etc.
Number of deaths: 550+
Cause: continuous torrential rainfall and swelling of Jhelum River. This
flood caused a huge loss to the lives of the Kashmir region in September
2014. The water of the Jhelum river swelled due to continuous torrential
rainfall.
Uttarakhand Flash Floods, Year: 2013
Affected Areas: It affected 12 out of 13 districts of the state. Four
districts were worst affected namely; Rudraprayag, Uttarkashi,
Pithoragarh, and Chamoli.
Number of deaths: 5,700 plus
Cause: Heavy rainfall, massive Landslides

4. Uttrakhand Flood 2013

5. The Indian Ocean Tsunami Year: 2004
Affected Areas: Southern India and Andaman Nicobar Islands,
Lakshadweep island, Indonesia, Sri Lanka etc.
Number of deaths: 2.30 lac
Cause: This deadliest Tsunami started on the west coast of Sumatra,
Indonesia. Overall it affected around 12 countries and killed more than
2.3 lac people.
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea mega thrust
earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 on December 26, 2004, with
an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake
was caused by sub duction and triggered a series of devastating
tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian
ocean, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to
30 meters (100 feet) high. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters
in recorded history. Indonesia was the hardest hit, followed by Sri
Lanka, India, and Thailand.

6. Gujarat Earthquake, Year: 2001
Affected Areas: Kutch, Ahmedabad, Bhuj, Gandhinagar, Surat,
Surendranagar, Rajkot, Jamnagar etc.
The number of deaths: Around 20,000, injured 167,000 and nearly
400,000 became homeless.
Cause: Earthquake This was the day of India’s 51st Republic Day
celebration on January 26, 2001.
The 2001 Gujarat earthquake occurred on January 26,2001,at 08:46 AM.
The epicentre was Bhuj (23.6° N 69.8°E) Gujarat, India.
With a magnitude of between 7.6 and 8.1on the Richter scale, the quake
killed around 20,000 people ,injured another 167,000 and destroyed
nearly 400,000homes.
This was an intra plate earthquake, one that occurred at a distance from
any plate boundary where plate tectonics create most earthquakes, so the
area was not well prepared.

8. Bihar flood disaster Year: 2007
Affected Areas: Name of worst affected districts are Bhagalpur, East
Champaran, Darbhanga, Patna, Muzaffarpur, Saharsa, Sitamarhi, and
Supaul etc.
Number of deaths: About 1,287 peoples and thousands of livestock lost
their life
Cause: five times more rainfall than the monthly average of 30 years
The 2007 Bihar flood, which started in the month of August 2007, It is
believed to be the worst flood in Bihar in last 30 years. By August 3, the
estimated death toll was 41people, and 48 schoolgirls were marooned in a
school in the Darbhanga district. By August 8, an estimated 10 million
people in Bihar had been affected by flooding. Till August 11,flood deaths
were still occurring.

9. Man-made disasters in the history of India
Man-made disasters have an element of human intent,
negligence, or error involving a failure of a man-made
system, as opposed to natural disasters resulting from
natural hazards. Such man-made disasters are crime, arson,
civil disorder, terrorism, war, biological/chemical threat,
cyber-attacks, etc.
Technological
Industrial accidents
Security related
Man-made Disaster

10. Bhopal Gas tragedy
India has witnessed the world’s worst chemical (industrial) disaster “Bhopal Gas
Tragedy” in the year 1984. Recalling the night of December 2-3 1984 in Bhopal still
sends a shiver down the spine of those who were there that fateful night when
toxic Methyl Iso cyanate (MIC) gas leaked from the factory owned by Union
Carbide. The gas silently spread out engulfing the densely populated areas around
the factory.
People woke up and ran outside desperately gasping for breath only to take in
more of the deadly gas. Many died in their sleep while others went blind. Over
time, several people suffered from post trauma diseases, while many continue to
suffer even today.

11. Mumbai attacks, 2008
The 2008 Mumbai attacks were more than 10 coordinated shooting and
bombing terrorist attacks across Mumbai, India’s financial capital and its
largest city. The attacks , which began on 26 November 2008 and lasted until
29 November, killed at least 173 people and wounded at least 308.
Targets Of Attacks South Mumbai:
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus , The Oberoi Trident ,The Taj Mahal Palace
&Tower , Leopold Café, Cama Hospital, Nariman House.
CST Station In Mumbai One of the target. More than 3.5 million passengers
pass through the station every day. At about 21.20 hours, two terrorists
entered the station and started firing indiscriminately from their rifles and
also lobbed grenade. The carnage resulted in 58 dead and 104 injured.
The Taj Mahal Hotel :The operation continued till the morning of Nov.
29th , nearly 450 guests were rescued. The terrorists killed 32 persons
including hotel guests and staff.

13. AMRI Hospital fire, Kolkata
It was early December morning in Kolkata when a fire broke out at the
basement of AMRI Hospital in Dhakuria area of Kolkata. It was around 3 am
on the morning of 9 December 2011 when most patients and attending staff
were asleep.
The fire spread rapidly to the floors above. Patients were trapped inside wards
and with no exit possible as all windows were grilled, the rapidly spreading
smoke did more damage than the fire itself. At the end, of the 160 persons
inside the hospital at the time, 89 lost their lives, of which 85 were patients
and 4 staff members.

14. Girish Park Kolkata Flyover Collapse
The most recent man-made disaster occurred on 31 March at 12.25 pm when a
portion of the under construction Vivekananda Road flyover at Girish Park
crossing collapsed, crushing 18 people to death and leaving over 78 injured. At
the time of writing, several still remain buried under the debris.
Construction work on the 2.2 kilometer flyover began in 2009 but has been
way behind schedule with several deadlines missed. It is reported that the
project cost has escalated significantly over the years and the builder had been
pressing the West Bengal government to release funds, which has not been
forthcoming, as per amount or schedule required.
Lalita Park Building Collapse
On 15 November 2010, a five storey residential building in a crowded neighbour
hood of Lalita Park in West Delhi came crashing down like a pack of cards. 66
people lost their lives with over 80 injured. The cause of collapse was attributed
to poor quality of construction, illegal addition of floors and recent floods in
the city, all contributing to the building crashing under its own weight.
The incident once again highlighted official apathy towards illegal construction
and poor monitoring of existing buildings that pose a threat. Similar incidents
keep occurring in many cities at regular intervals, with little or no preventive
measures adopted subsequently.

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