{HIMALAYAN Tsunami 16/6/13

Causes of Flood

Due to Continuous Rain the Chorabari Glacier melted and this triggered the flooding of the Mandakini river

Which led to heavy floods near Gobindghat, Kedar Dome, Rudraprayag district, Uttrakhand

From 15 June 2013, Indian state of Uttrakhand and near by are received heavy rainfall.

The rainfall was above benchmark which is above 375 percent.

A multi-day cloudburst ,centered on the state Uttrakhand caused devastating floods and landslides

Kedarnath Temple (Before Flood) Kedarnath Temple (After flood)

365 houses destroyed, 275 houses partially damaged in Uttrakhand

608 villages, covering a population of 7 lakhs, in 23 districts of Uttar Pradesh were affected with flood and As of 11 July 2013 more than 120 deaths were reported from the state

822 Deaths were occurred in flood. (Official estimation).

1800 People were missing. 2232 housings were damaged. 154 Bridges were damaged. 1520 Roads were damaged

MAJOR CAUSES OF DESTRUCTION

More than 220 power and mining projects are running in 14 river valleys in Uttrakhand.

Several rivers are being diverted through tunnels for these projects leading to major disasters in the state.

Deforestation is also one of the most important factor of uttrakhand disaster, which cause

frequently landslide.

How this can be prevented in future

At present the area is only accessible by air and establishing the narrow roads and the foot bridges will be crucial.

Also barring the temple everything around remains in shambles which needs restoration work and as hinted by the Uttrakhand Chief Minister that it will take at least 2 years (Approximately).

The phenomenon known as Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFS) "are capable of releasing billions of cubic meters of glacial water, stored for decades, in a few short hours, or even in a matter of minutes

 This could have been prevented if the state government had heeded the call to cease construction and encroachment on the riverbed.

The New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has also traced the link between the disaster and the manner in which development has been carried out in this unique region.

Acknowledging the economic importance of energy generation, CSE Director-General, questions whether or not “the Central or state government ever considered the cumulative impact of the hydropower projects on the rivers and the mountains.”

“Currently, there are roughly 70 projects built or (slated to be built) on the Ganga, expected to generate some 10,000 megawatts (MW) of power

Global Warming = Melting Glaciers =

'Himalayan Tsunamis'