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2013 North India floods
In June 2013, a mid-day cloudburst centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and landslides, becoming the country's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami.The rainfall received that month was far greater than the rainfall the state usually received. Debris blocked the rivers, causing major overflow. The main day of the flood was 16 June 2013.
PDF A Disaster management case study report on Uttarakhand ...
ter management case study report on "Uttarakhand devastating river flood 2013".1Sajid Hundekar and 2Zaid Ahmed, 1Associate Professor and 2Graduate of Arts - Special Geography 1Department of G. ology, Poona College of Arts, Science and Camp, Pune - 411 001, Mahar. shtra, INDIA.Abstract: Disaster or catastrophe.
PDF Disaster in Uttarakhand 2013
Official over 70,000 Missing. It also shows 365 houses destroyed, 275 houses partially damaged in Uttarakhand. The Actual Figures may be upto 10 times, the data indicated by Government. Operation Surya Hope is the name that Indian Army's Central Command gave to its response in Uttarakhand following the June 2013 North India floods.
Kedarnath Floods of 2013: A Tale of Tragedy and Triumph
The Catastrophe Unfolds. In June 2013, the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand experienced unprecedented rainfall, leading to massive floods and landslides. The town of Kedarnath, known for its sacred Shiva temple, was one of the worst affected areas. The deluge, triggered by a combination of cloudbursts, glacial melts, and river overflow ...
2013 Kedarnath flood disaster: How a cloudburst killed 6,000 people 9
In the early hours of June 16, 2013 a flash flood came down upon the overflowing banks of the Chorabari lake in Uttarakhand. Carrying huge amounts of silt and rocks, it destroyed lives, houses and ...
Lake outburst and debris flow disaster at Kedarnath, June 2013
Heavy rainfall in June 2013 triggered flash flooding and landslides throughout the Indian Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, killing more than 6000 people. The vast majority of fatalities and destruction resulted directly from a lake outburst and debris flow disaster originating from above the village of Kedarnath on June 16 and 17. Here, we provide a systematic analysis of the contributing ...
Flash Flood in Himalayan Region of Uttrakhand (A Case Study of
The unremitting rainfall occurred at Uttarakhand region during 15-17 June 2013, caused annihilating floods and avalanches in the nation's most exceedingly terrible natural disaster since the 2004 wave. Specialists stated that it is another alert with respect to the effect of fast environmental change on the environment.
Revisiting 2013 Uttarakhand flash floods through hydrological
The glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) is a unique feature of the region. It occurs with a failure of a dam containing the glacial lake, thereby causing flash floods. During 15-17 June 2013, Uttarakhand and the adjoining state of Himachal Pradesh witnessed one of the most devastating floods (IMD Citation 2013). The Automatic Weather Station ...
Kedarnath disaster 2013: causes and consequences using ...
Kedarnath was devastated on 16th evening-17th morning (June 2013) due to landslides and flash floods that killed more than 5000 people in Uttarakhand. What really happened on 16th evening through next 12 h till final deluge on 17th morning has been a subject of speculation due to lack of sufficient eye witness and monitoring system. Earth observation techniques have provided information on ...
Remembering 2013 Uttarakhand Floods
1. At 7.18 pm on June 16, Ram Singh heard the loudest crack in 45 years of his life. It was the deafening roar of a disaster. "I felt as if the sky had been torn asunder. Within seconds, a massive wall of water gushed towards Kedarnath Temple. Huge boulders flung into the sky like an explosion.
PDF Disaster Management: A Case Study of Uttarakhand
A Case Study of Uttarakhand At the peak of the monsoon season the northern state of Uttarakhand was face to face with floods caused due to the cloud burst that hit three of the four famous Char Dham pilgrim sites, "2013 North India floods" (n.d.) leaving tens and thousands of inhabitants as well as
Flash Flood in Himalayan Region of Uttrakhand (A Case Study of
Flash Flood in Himalayan Region of Uttrakhand (A Case Study of Kedarnath Flood 2013 and Rishi Ganga Flash Flood, Reini Village 2021) July 2022 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-05335-1_19
Disaster Management: A Case Study of Uttarakhand
A Case Study of Uttarakhand. At the peak of the monsoon season the northern state of Uttarakhand was face to face. with floods caused due to the cloud burst that hit three of the four famous Char ...
Uttarakhand flash floods
New Delhi, India. The flash floods triggered by very heavy rainfall and cloudburst in Uttarakhand on 16-17 June 2013, affected 12 out of the 13 districts in Uttarakhand. The 4 districts that were ...
Here is what happened in Kedarnath, and rest of Uttarakhand, in 2013
Five years later, film maker Abhishek Kapoor is out with a film that tells the story of the devastating flood that left Uttarakhand in shreds. Kedarnath, starring actors Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan, is a romantic drama set in the backdrop of the 2013 floods.
PDF Demystifying a Himalayan Tragedy: Study of 2013 Uttarakhand Disaster
Ecology. N TRAGEDY: STUDY OF 2013 UTTARAKHAND DISASTERAmit Kumar*ABSTRACTThis paper aims to develop an in-depth perspective on what went wrong on the night of June 16, 2013 in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand: hether it was the "fury of nature" or a "man-made disaster". The paper will also provide insights into preventive measures t.
Multiscale Aspects of the Storm Producing the June 2013 Flooding in
Abstract Conditions producing disastrous flooding in Uttarakhand, India, in June 2013 differed from conditions that produced other notorious floods in the Himalayan region in recent years. During the week preceding the Uttarakhand flood, deep convection moistened the mountainsides, making them vulnerable to flooding. However, the precipitation producing the flood was not associated with a deep ...
PDF INDIA DISASTER REPORT 2013
3. Uttarakhand Flash Floods 11 4. Cyclone "Phailin" 35 5. Stampede (Datia, Madhya Pradesh and Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh) 54 6. Biological Disaster - An overview on Japanese Encephalitis 60 7. Lessons Learnt 66 Annexure l Road Accidents 71 l Other Disasters 80 l NIDM Activities - 2013 98 l NIDM Publications - 2013 113
Floods affected large part of North Himalayan state of Uttrarakhand. The worst hit was Kedarnath. The quick melting of the snow from the Kedarnath Mountain, 6 km from the temple caused a huge damage. It flooded the Chorabari Lake. Cloudburst, landslides and snowfall were some of the natural causes of the 2013 flood.
Kedarnath Flood Story And Reasons Behind Tragedy 2013
Kedarnath Flood 2013 - Case Study. ... Disasters Effect on Tourism in Uttarakhand. The study shows the relationship between natural disasters and tourism. A natural disaster is a regular phenomenon in the Himalayan states. Uttarakhand is the most disaster-prone state of India. The State has been suffering from disasters repeatedly with a ...
After devastating floods in 2013, an Indian state ignores the lessons
The rain-driven flooding in Uttarakhand, already a highly vulnerable state, was one of the biggest natural disasters in independent India's history. An estimated 6,000 people were killed, went ...
Flash flood risk in Himachal, Uttarakhand as glacial lakes in Himalayas
Himachal Pradesh is the most vulnerable to this threat. As per a remote sensing-based study by the Centre on Climate Change of Himachal Pradesh Council for Science Technology-Environment (HIMCOSTE), the number of glacial lakes that could bring flash flooding in the state almost doubled from 562 in 2019 to 1,048 in 2023.
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In June 2013, a mid-day cloudburst centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and landslides, becoming the country's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami.The rainfall received that month was far greater than the rainfall the state usually received. Debris blocked the rivers, causing major overflow. The main day of the flood was 16 June 2013.
ter management case study report on "Uttarakhand devastating river flood 2013".1Sajid Hundekar and 2Zaid Ahmed, 1Associate Professor and 2Graduate of Arts - Special Geography 1Department of G. ology, Poona College of Arts, Science and Camp, Pune - 411 001, Mahar. shtra, INDIA.Abstract: Disaster or catastrophe.
Official over 70,000 Missing. It also shows 365 houses destroyed, 275 houses partially damaged in Uttarakhand. The Actual Figures may be upto 10 times, the data indicated by Government. Operation Surya Hope is the name that Indian Army's Central Command gave to its response in Uttarakhand following the June 2013 North India floods.
The Catastrophe Unfolds. In June 2013, the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand experienced unprecedented rainfall, leading to massive floods and landslides. The town of Kedarnath, known for its sacred Shiva temple, was one of the worst affected areas. The deluge, triggered by a combination of cloudbursts, glacial melts, and river overflow ...
In the early hours of June 16, 2013 a flash flood came down upon the overflowing banks of the Chorabari lake in Uttarakhand. Carrying huge amounts of silt and rocks, it destroyed lives, houses and ...
Heavy rainfall in June 2013 triggered flash flooding and landslides throughout the Indian Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, killing more than 6000 people. The vast majority of fatalities and destruction resulted directly from a lake outburst and debris flow disaster originating from above the village of Kedarnath on June 16 and 17. Here, we provide a systematic analysis of the contributing ...
The unremitting rainfall occurred at Uttarakhand region during 15-17 June 2013, caused annihilating floods and avalanches in the nation's most exceedingly terrible natural disaster since the 2004 wave. Specialists stated that it is another alert with respect to the effect of fast environmental change on the environment.
The glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) is a unique feature of the region. It occurs with a failure of a dam containing the glacial lake, thereby causing flash floods. During 15-17 June 2013, Uttarakhand and the adjoining state of Himachal Pradesh witnessed one of the most devastating floods (IMD Citation 2013). The Automatic Weather Station ...
Kedarnath was devastated on 16th evening-17th morning (June 2013) due to landslides and flash floods that killed more than 5000 people in Uttarakhand. What really happened on 16th evening through next 12 h till final deluge on 17th morning has been a subject of speculation due to lack of sufficient eye witness and monitoring system. Earth observation techniques have provided information on ...
1. At 7.18 pm on June 16, Ram Singh heard the loudest crack in 45 years of his life. It was the deafening roar of a disaster. "I felt as if the sky had been torn asunder. Within seconds, a massive wall of water gushed towards Kedarnath Temple. Huge boulders flung into the sky like an explosion.
A Case Study of Uttarakhand At the peak of the monsoon season the northern state of Uttarakhand was face to face with floods caused due to the cloud burst that hit three of the four famous Char Dham pilgrim sites, "2013 North India floods" (n.d.) leaving tens and thousands of inhabitants as well as
Flash Flood in Himalayan Region of Uttrakhand (A Case Study of Kedarnath Flood 2013 and Rishi Ganga Flash Flood, Reini Village 2021) July 2022 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-05335-1_19
A Case Study of Uttarakhand. At the peak of the monsoon season the northern state of Uttarakhand was face to face. with floods caused due to the cloud burst that hit three of the four famous Char ...
New Delhi, India. The flash floods triggered by very heavy rainfall and cloudburst in Uttarakhand on 16-17 June 2013, affected 12 out of the 13 districts in Uttarakhand. The 4 districts that were ...
Five years later, film maker Abhishek Kapoor is out with a film that tells the story of the devastating flood that left Uttarakhand in shreds. Kedarnath, starring actors Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan, is a romantic drama set in the backdrop of the 2013 floods.
Ecology. N TRAGEDY: STUDY OF 2013 UTTARAKHAND DISASTERAmit Kumar*ABSTRACTThis paper aims to develop an in-depth perspective on what went wrong on the night of June 16, 2013 in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand: hether it was the "fury of nature" or a "man-made disaster". The paper will also provide insights into preventive measures t.
Abstract Conditions producing disastrous flooding in Uttarakhand, India, in June 2013 differed from conditions that produced other notorious floods in the Himalayan region in recent years. During the week preceding the Uttarakhand flood, deep convection moistened the mountainsides, making them vulnerable to flooding. However, the precipitation producing the flood was not associated with a deep ...
3. Uttarakhand Flash Floods 11 4. Cyclone "Phailin" 35 5. Stampede (Datia, Madhya Pradesh and Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh) 54 6. Biological Disaster - An overview on Japanese Encephalitis 60 7. Lessons Learnt 66 Annexure l Road Accidents 71 l Other Disasters 80 l NIDM Activities - 2013 98 l NIDM Publications - 2013 113
Floods affected large part of North Himalayan state of Uttrarakhand. The worst hit was Kedarnath. The quick melting of the snow from the Kedarnath Mountain, 6 km from the temple caused a huge damage. It flooded the Chorabari Lake. Cloudburst, landslides and snowfall were some of the natural causes of the 2013 flood.
Kedarnath Flood 2013 - Case Study. ... Disasters Effect on Tourism in Uttarakhand. The study shows the relationship between natural disasters and tourism. A natural disaster is a regular phenomenon in the Himalayan states. Uttarakhand is the most disaster-prone state of India. The State has been suffering from disasters repeatedly with a ...
The rain-driven flooding in Uttarakhand, already a highly vulnerable state, was one of the biggest natural disasters in independent India's history. An estimated 6,000 people were killed, went ...
Himachal Pradesh is the most vulnerable to this threat. As per a remote sensing-based study by the Centre on Climate Change of Himachal Pradesh Council for Science Technology-Environment (HIMCOSTE), the number of glacial lakes that could bring flash flooding in the state almost doubled from 562 in 2019 to 1,048 in 2023.