WHAT WE HAVE LEARNT FORM DISASTERS IN MAHARASHTRA ? Asst. Prof Yogesh Mhaske

Sandip University, Nashik

SAVITRI RIVER BRIDGE COLLAPSE 3,AUGUST 2016

• More than 24 people were reported missing, on August 3 2016, when a British era bridge collapsed due to heavy rains near Raigad district, Maharashtra, India.

• Two state transport buses and several vehicles reportedly plunged into the river.

DO WE HAVE THE RECORD OF BRITISH ERA BRIDGES THAT NEED TO

RECONSTRUCT ?

2014 MALIN LANDSLIDE

• A landslide occurred in the village of Malin in the Ambegaon taluka of the Pune district in Maharashtra, India on 31 July 2014.

• The landslide, which hit early in the morning while residents were asleep, was believed to have been caused by a burst of heavy rainfall, and killed at least 151 people.

• The landslide was first noticed by a bus driver who drove by the area and saw that the village had been overrun with mud and earth.

• In addition to those dead, more than 160 people, and possibly up to 200, were believed to have been buried in the landslide in 44 separate houses. Rains continued after the landslide making rescue efforts difficult.

DO WE IDENTIFIED NEXT MALIN ?

MAHARASHTRA FLOODS OF 2005

• The 2005 Maharashtra floods refers to the flooding of many parts of the Indian state of Maharashtra including large areas of the metropolis Mumbai a city located on the coast of the Arabian Sea, on the Western coast of India, in which

• approximately 1,094 people died. It occurred just one month after the June 2005 Gujarat floods. The term 26 July, is now always used to refer to the day when the city of Mumbai came to a standstill due to flooding.

• A large number of people were stranded on the roads, lost their homes while many walked long distances back home from work that evening.

• The floods were caused by the eighth heaviest-ever recorded 24-hour rainfall figure of 944 mm (37.17 inches) which lashed the metropolis on 26 July 2005, and intermittently continued for the next day. 644mm (25.35 inches) was received within the 12-hour period between 8am and 8pm.

TOWN PLANNING ?

1993 LATUR EARTHQUAKE

• The 1993 Latur earthquake struck India at 3:56 am local time on 30 September. The main area affected was Maharashtra State in Western India. The earthquake primarily affected the districts of Latur and Osmanabad, including the Ausa block of Latur and Omerga of Osmanabad.

• Fifty-two villages were demolished in the intraplateearthquake. It measured 6.2 on the moment magnitude scale, and approximately 10,000 people died, whilst another 30,000 were injured. The earthquake's hypocenter was around 10 km deep –relatively shallow – allowing shock waves to cause more damage.

Do we have Earthquake ALARM SYSTEM?

ROLE OF THE AUTHORITY • 1. Life saving training needed in these areas.

• 2. Mock practices should conducted time to time.

ROLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTES

• 1. Design and Deploy life saving trainings.

• 2. Do the research and develop the simple instrument that can help people.

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