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make a report on the basis of natural disasters affecting the states of Himachal Pradesh and Kerala from 2018-2021​

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Answered by SushantLover
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Answer:

Himachal Pradesh is exposed to various concrete

realities. Frequent natural disasters of various intensity

and their impact on society and land is one of such

problems, which hamper the development of the state.

Earthquakes, landslides, cloudbursts, flash floods,

avalanches, forest fires, droughts, etc. have caused

tremendous loss to the state. Besides loss of life, these

disasters also strain the state exchequer.

Landslide is the most common disaster in Himachal

Pradesh which causes immense loss of life and

property. The Luggar Bhatti landslide on 12 September,

1995, buried 65 persons in the Kullu valley. The state

is also avalanche prone. In March 1978, about 30

persons lost their lives in Lahaul and Spiti district.

Another avalanche in March 1979, besides causing

widespread damage to roads and property, also buried

237 persons.

Frequent flash floods in the last few years have

baffled both the meteorologist and the common man

equally. The flash flood of 1 August, 2000, in the Satluj

left a trail of destruction in Shimla and Kinnaur

districts killing more than 150 persons and washing

away 14 bridges. The estimated loss to public and

private property in this calamity was Rs. 1000 crore.

The water level rose suddenly from 12 to 20 metres,

damaging a 320 km stretch of the National Highway

and the 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri power project.

In 1995, 114 lives were lost and public property

worth Rs. 7552 lakh was damaged in various disasters.

Loss to agriculture and horticulture was Rs. 13,251

lakh and Rs. 10,108.29 lakh respectively. Similarly in

1997, 223 lives were lost and private property worth

Rs. 8146 lakh was damaged.

On the basis of the damage caused by disasters and

their widespread nature, Himachal Pradesh can be called

Chapter 3

Natural Disaster Management

one of the most unstable and disaster-prone states of

the country. Although the state is endowed with rich

natural resources, the geology, the general topography,

the physical features, the climate and active geographic

changes have made the area vulnerable to various

natural disasters. In addition to the natural causes,

various anthropogenic activities have had a multiplier

effect and created an imbalance in the overall ecology of

the area. All these factors have combined to turn this

state into a unique region affected by almost all types

of natural disasters. A brief description of the common

disasters and their impact is discussed in the

succeeding paragraphs.

Earthquakes

Earthquake, quite devastating and sudden in nature,

is one of the most common type of disasters that hits

the State. This natural disaster has caused immense

loss to the state. Lying in the sensitive Himalayan belt,

at the juncture of two active tectonic plates, the state

is prone to severe seismic activity. Seismologists have

categorised Himachal Pradesh in seismic zones IV & V,

highly prone to earthquakes. Statistically, more than

250 earthquakes of magnitude above 4.0 on the Richter

scale, including 51 with magnitude above 5.0 have

rocked the state during the last century

Answered by kishansuresh6401
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Answer: Earthquakes, landslides, cloudbursts, flash floods, avalanches, forest fires, droughts, etc. have caused tremendous loss to the state. Besides loss of life, these disasters also strain the state exchequer. Landslide is the most common disaster in Himachal Pradesh which causes immense loss of life and property.

Explanation: The 2018 floods were the worst in Kerala in a century, and displaced more than one million people. An assessment carried out by the federal government that same year found that the state, which has 44 rivers flowing through it, was among the 10 most vulnerable in India to flooding

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