2001 GUJARAT EARTHQUAKE A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.

9 on Richter
Scale struck western Gujarat at 8:46 am on January 26, 2001
when the people of India were preparing to celebrate their 52nd
Republic Day celebration. The epicenter was at Bhuj.It
caused extensive loss of life and property. Over 20,000
persons are reported dead and about 1.7 lakhs injured. Its
depth of focus was relatively shallow, just 15km below the
earth surface. The quake generated intense shaking which was
felt in 70% region of India. The tremors even felt in the
neighboring Pakistan and Nepal.

IMPACT OF THE EARTHQUAKE

DIRECT INDIRECT TERTIARY

•Human lives •Export/import •Health hazards

•Livestock, other •Agricultural output •Long-term development
animals
•Private property •Industry/services output •Overll
•Municipal •Remittance income invest
infrastructure •Fall in earning potential ment
•Power/telecommunica (dueto disability, trauma climat
tion, infrastructure etc.) e
•Health/education •Unemployment •Funds reallocation
I
assets •Community migration
/relocation

RELIEF RECONSTRUCTION & REHABILITATION

In order to support the reconstruction and To co-ordinate the massive effort, a nodal agency was created –
rehabilitation of the city, the Government of Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority
Gujarat created four assistance packages worth
up to US$1 billion. These packages assisted Mitigation Reco nstruction Planning
about 300,000 families. The government also and Program
announced a US$2.5 million package to revive Planning, Monitoring, Management
small, medium, and cottage industries. The Implementing
World Bank and the Asian Development
Bank also provided loans worth $300 million
and $500 million respectively Emergency response
Guidance & Monitoring