2k17 gujarat floods

A presentation on Gujarat floods 2017

1. 2k17 Gujarat Floods By- Shreya R Deshpande

2. The monsoon in Gujarat starts in mid June ,due to the low pressure system developed in Arabian sea and bay o f Bengal simultaneously resulted in heavy rainfall. According to the  Indian Meteorological Department Gujarat received 559.4 mm rainfall in the month of July as against the average of 339.6 mm,representing an excess of 65%.

3. Name of District Dhanera Deesa Idar Sabarkantha Banaskantha Rainfall in mm 235 269 151 219 150

4. As of 1 August, at least 224 people have died due to rain-related causes. More than 4000 cattle died in Banaskantha district. The electricity supply to 753 villages were cut off . Road and rail transport was badly affected. 6 National Highways 153 State Highways 674 Panchayat roads, were flooded.

5. Dams of the 203 dams and reservoirs in state 38 were full. 19 were filled to between 80–90% of their capacity . 15 were filled to between 70%–80% and. 130 were filled to less than 70% capacity .

6. Rescue and relief More than 1,13,000 people were evacuated to safety in Gujarat and at least 100 people were rescued in Rajasthan. They were rescued with the help of the  Indian Army, Indian Air Force (IAF), the Border Security Force (BSF), the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF). Over 20,00,000 food packets were distributed among the people in affected districts in north Gujarat.

7. 90 relief camps were set up for affected people.  The electricity supply was restored in 700 villages.  More than 1500 sanitation workers were deployed in Banaskantha and Patan districts to prevent outbreaks. More than 10400 carcasses were disposed. The  government of I ndia  announced an interim relief package of ₹  500 crore .  It is also announced that ex gratia of  ₹ 2,00,000 be given to the family of the deceased and  ₹50,000 to people seriously injured in the floods .  

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