from Mandar CV

1. Brief Overview and scenarios of Madhya Pradesh Disasters
Madhya Pradesh Floods
Flood Affected districts of Madhya Pradesh
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Flood Case studies / Scenarios
Heavy flooding forces thousands to flee in Madhya Pradesh
MADHYA PRADESH, India, 12 July 2005 – Heavy flooding caused by torrential rainfall has
struck the eastern region of India’s Madhya Pradesh state, forcing thousands to flee their homes.
Children and families are taking refuge in relief centres and temporary camps. Emergency
supplies have already arrived on the scene.
The flooding has affected thousands of people in the districts of Katni, Rewa, Sagar, Panna,
Stana, Damoh and Chhatapur. The Katni district, named after the river that flows through it, has
virtually become an island surrounded by flood waters on all sides.
In Katni town over 4,000 people, including 600 children less than five years of age, have been
placed in temporary shelters. Roads are blocked, telecommunication systems have broken down,
and electricity is unavailable in many places. In some areas exposed waste, spoiled food and
animal carcasses are posing a threat of infection. In the Panna district, approximately

2. 60,000 people have been affected, and more than 4,000 people are currently in relief centres and
camps.
Within 24 hours of the beginning of the flood emergency, UNICEF rushed essential supplies to
affected areas, including water containers, plastic mats, buckets, shovels, candles, match boxes,
mosquito coils, candles and other items. UNICEF rapid response teams have been deployed to
Katni and Panna districts and are supporting district administration in relief efforts.
An effort is being made to educate people at the camps about basic hygiene practices which are
essential in emergency situations. UNICEF team members are providing information about
cleanliness, sanitation, safe drinking water and the use of oral rehydration salts.
“As the water recedes it will be essential to prevent outbreaks of disease that can affect people,
especially children. Hence issues like environmental sanitation, chlorination of water, etc.
become very important,” said Tapas Datta, State Represenative, UNICEF office for Madhya
Pradesh and Chattisgarh.
Many of the region’s health centres are now under water, meaning that access to essential
medicines and health care is far more difficult for the population. Among the duties of the
UNICEF rapid response team are repairing and cleaning health centres once waters recede,
disposing of animal carcasses, and supporting restoration of basic health services.
Source: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/india_27628.html

3. MP earthquake Vulnerability
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Earthquake Case studies / Scenarios
1997 Jabalpur Earthquake
The 1997 Jabalpur earthquake occurred on May 22, 1997 in Jabalpur District in
the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The epicenter of the earthquake was located at 23.18°N
80.02°E near Koshamghat village. According to geologist Dr V. Subramanyan, former professor
at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), the quake was caused due to the
presence of Narmada Fault.

4. Major damages occurred in structures in the Jabalpur District, Mandla District, Sivni
District and Chhindwara District in Madhya Pradesh. Jabalpur and Mandla were the worst
affected districts. A total of 887 villages were affected, approximately 8546 houses collapsed and
nearly 52,690 houses were partially damaged. The death toll was 39 and 350 were injured.
The quake was followed by little aftershock activity and the aftershocks did not cause any
damage. Longitudinal ground cracks were observed in some locations of the affected area.
USGS estimates the depth of focus at a default 33 km. It caused significant damage to structures
in the districts of Jabalpur, Mandla, Sivni and Chhindwada in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The
maximum damage was in the districts of Jabalpur and Mandla. About 8546 houses collapsed and
about 52,690 houses were badly damaged. In all, 887 villages (or equivalent) were affected.
More than 90% of houses collapsed or were badly damaged in at least two of these villages with
a population of about 500. During this earthquake, about 38 persons died and about 350 were
injured. The affected region consisted of both rural and urban areas and the campus of
the Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University was the worst affected structure in the urban area.
Diagonal cracks occurred in walls, buildings were partially collapsed and the hostel for
postgraduate students was severely damaged. Approximately 1500 houses owned by the Indian
Railways were damaged. In Jabalpur, a 500,000 gallon-capacity shaft-supportedwater tank for
storage and distribution of drinking water sustained both horizontal cracking and diagonal
cracking. Some earthen dams located in the districts of Jabalpur and Mandla reportedly
developed longitudinal cracks.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Jabalpur_earthquake
http://www.nicee.org/eqe-iitk/uploads/EQR_Jabalpur.pdf (This document has more info on
shelter aspect with regard to urban areas.)
Jabalpur Earthquake of 6 August 2011
An earthquake of 2.8 magnitude occurred in Jabalpur at 22.54 hours on 06 August 2011 with
epicentre at 23.152 oN, 79.88 oE. The epicentre is southeast corner of Balsagar (reservoir)
adjacent to Dhanwantri Nagar and Medical College. The earthquake was caused due to the
activity of Rampur-Madan Mahal fault. This fault was not active in the geological past and
possibly it became active due to previous earthquakes in Jabalpur area. The fault runs east-west

5. between Madan Mahal on the northern side and Rampur on the southern side. It passes through
Balsagar to further west although surface manifestations of the fault are absent near Balsagar.
Jabalpur lies in seismic zone III. It has a network of small faults which belong to Narmada
South Fault System. Many small magnitude earthquakes, which are not felt by people, occur
regularly in Jabalpur area after 1997 earthquake of 6.0 magnitude. This is probably the first time
the epicenter of earthquake is in the city itself. The epicenters of most of the previous
earthquakes in Jabalpur area, including earthquake of 22 May 1997, were to the southeast of
Jabalpur.
The 06 August 2011 earthquake of Jabalpur was not felt in the entire city. It was, however, felt
in Panagar, Bheraghat and Patan 15 to 35 km away from Jabalpur. The rumbling sound, heard in
many parts of city, due to very small magnitude earthquake indicates nearness to epicenter and
the shallow focus of the earthquake, which is 12-13 km deep. Although the earthquake was felt
for just 3-4 seconds, the total duration of the vibrations recorded by Broad Band Seismological
Observatory of Geology Survey of India (Jabalpur) is 27 seconds. The fumarolic activity on a
limited scale in Naga Pahari area near Barela, about 25 km to the SE of Jabalpur, on 26 April
2011 was on account of Narmada South Fault and not due to any volcanic event.
Source: http://www.geosocindia.org/contents/2011/oct/news_3.pdf

6. MP Droughts
Drought Case studies / Scenarios
In village Karmaura, of district Tikamgarh lives Mohan Yadav. At 75, Mohan is helplessly
struggling to meet the ends. Distressed by the undignified manner of livelihood, which meant
borrowing food from neighbours everyday, his family decided to move to Delhi in search of
work. This decision has affected Mohan badly. His old age has prevented him from moving out
along with his family on the one hand and on the other, has rendered him unfit to earn a living
out of his job card even in the village. Depressed by the situation, Mohan has contemplated

7. suicide a number of times, although he was provided a Job card for guaranteed employment,
with no guarantee of job under NREGA.
Such cases and situations abound in several districts of Madhya Pradesh today. The drought
situation over the last two decades has persisted due to deficient rainfall year after year leading to
an alarming rise in the rate of migration. Even as the worst of the summer season is still to hit
the state, several districts are already faced with a severe water crisis.
This year, scanty rainfall in the state has badly affected 39 out of 48 districts. The seriousness of
the situation can be gauged from the shocking fact that water has started being traded as a
commodity. “We had never imagined that we would have to buy water someday” says Jheetabai
of Ghura village - district Palera. A private owner of a well located 2 kms from village Ghura
charges Rs 50 for two pot fulls of water. In the absence of any other alternative, the villagers are
forced to yield to his exploitative pricing.
Out of the 8 hand pumps installed in Dheemarpura, none are working any more. The village
comprises of people largely from the Kevat community whose primary occupation is fishing.
Following the drought situation of the past 4 years, that has led to drying up of all rivers and
ponds, the people of this community are finding it impossible to earn a living out of their
traditional occupation. As a result, around 60% families of the village have already migrated
leaving behind only the aged and immobile as told by Jheetabai, resident village Ghura.
Similar figures have been reported from other parts of Tikamgarh district. Report on Drought by
Madhya Pradesh Apda Niwaran Manch discloses the hard facts about sever migration in
Bundelkhand districts, out of the 600 families in Jatara Block of the Tikamgarh district, 400
families have already moved out in Karmaura village.
Source: Drought in Bundelkhand (Madhya Pradesh) by Right to Food Campaign Madhya
Pradesh and MP Apda Niwaran Manch
http://www.mediaforrights.org/reports/eng/droughtbundelkhand.pdf
Please note This document has many such case studies and lot of other data.

8. Industrial Hazards in Madhya Pradesh
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Industrial disaster case study
TheBhopal disaster(commonly referred to asBhopal gas tragedy) was agas leakincident
in India, considered one of the world's worstindustrial catastrophes. It occurred on the night of
December 2–3, 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited(UCIL) pesticide plant inBhopal,
Madhya Pradesh, India. A leak of methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals from the plant
resulted in the exposure of hundreds of thousands of people. The toxic substance made its way in
and around the shantytowns located near the plant. Estimates vary on the death toll. The official
immediate death toll was 2,259 and the government of Madhya Pradesh has confirmed a total of
3,787 deaths related to the gas release. Others estimate 3,000 died within weeks and another
8,000 have since died from gas-related diseases. A government affidavit in 2006 stated the leak
caused 558,125 injuries including 38,478 temporary partial and approximately 3,900 severely
and permanently disabling injuries.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster
Please note : Much more material is available of different websites on this.