RAINS HAVOC IN MUMBAI 26/JULY/2005
A PROJECT BY,,,, ISHAN
JHAVERI
SEJAL
GABAWALI
ROHIT
FARIA
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION. OVERVIEW OF FLOODS. FINANCIAL EFFECT. HAVOC IN BANKS. EFFECT ON AIRWAYS. POWER AND TELEPHONIC SUPPLY .DISRUPTED. RAILWAYS EFFECTED. ROADS EFFECTED. TRANSPORT TRANS PORTATION ATION LOSS. THREAT TO PUBLIC PUBLI C HEAL HE ALTH. TH. HUMAN TRAGEDY. FACTORS AFFECTING FLOODS. DESTRUCTION OF MANGROVES. GOVERNMENT COLLAPSED. RELIEF WORK BY PUBLIC.
The Mumbai floods of 2005 refers refers to the flooding of many parts of the Indian state st ate of o f Maharashtra Mahara shtra including large areas of the metropolis of Mumbai(formerly Mumbai(formerly Bombay), a city city located located on the coast coast of the Arabian Sea, on the western coast of India, in which at least 1,000 people died.
The floods were caused by the eighth heaviest ever recorded 24-hour rainfall figure of 944 mm (37.2 inches) which lashed the metropolis metropol is on 26 July 2005 , and intermittently intermittently continued for the next day. 644 mm (25.4 inches) was received within the 12-hr period between 8am and 8pm. The highest 24-hour period in India was 1,168 mm (46.0 inches)in Aminidivi the Union territory territor y of th Lakshadeep on 6 May 2004 although some reports suggest that that it was a new Indian Indian record. record. The previous previous record record high rainfall in a 24-hour period for Mumbai was 575 mm (22.6 inches) in 1974.
OVERVIEW OF FLOODS This
were the areas which were badly affected by the floods. It mainly included northern suburbs where there was majority loss of life and property. This places had a mojor water logging problem and were lost with connection from other places of the cities.
EFFECTS OF FLOODS
FINANCIAL EFFECT The
financial cost of floods was unprecedented and these floods caused a stoppage of entire commercial, trading, and industrial activity for days. Preliminary indications indicate that the floods caused a direct loss of about Rs.450 crores (€80 million or US$100 million).
FINANCIAL EFFECT There
were great losses in all sector mainly bussiness and service sector was affected.
FINANCIAL EFFECT
The
Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India ,the premier stock Exchange of India could function only partially.
HAVOC IN BANKS The banking
transactions across the counters were adversely affected and many branches and commercial establishments were unable to function from late evening of 26/JULY 2005.
HAVOC IN BANKS
ATM
networks of several banks, which included theState Bank of India, the largest bank of India; ICICI BANK, HDFC BANK, and several foreign banks like Citibank and HSBC, stopped functioning from the afternoon , at all the centers of Mumbai.
EFFECT ON AIRWAYS Mumbai
airport was closed for the second consecutive day , as the runway was waterlogged due to incessant rains.
EFFECT ON AIRWAYS
Over 700 flights were cancelled or delayed .
EFFECT ON AIRWAYS Crucial navigation and landing aids such as Instrument Landing System and Distance Measuring Instrument were not available forcing diversion of all international and domestic flights to other destinations.
AIRPORT CLOSED
THE
PAWAN HANS AIR BASE IN MUMBAI WAS CLOSED FOR THREE DAYS AS IT WAS 4FT UNDER WATER.
Power supply and telephonic services where disrupted. Many
suburban areas remained without power as water entered ground floor flats, forcing power supply to be shut off.
POWER SUPPLY DISRUPTED According
to Hindustan times, an unprecedented 5 million mobile and 2.3 million MTNL landlines users were hit for over four hours.
TELEPHONIC LINES DISRUPTED
According to the .in registrar (personal communication), the .in DNS servers in Mumbai had to be reconfigured because the servers were not operational.
POWER SUPPLY AND MOBILE SERVICES DISRUPTED.
The
various moblie networks as Hutch , Airtel and etc were also not working ,as several cable wires were destroyed.
AGRICULTURE DAMGE
FARMERS
FACED DIFFICULTIES AS WATER FLOODED THEIR FARMS .
RAILWAYS AFFECTED.
Rail
links were disrupted, and reports on late evening of 30th july julyindicated cancellation of several long distance trains up to 6th August, 2005.
RAIL RAILW WAYS EFFEC EFFECTED TED
Many railway tracks were damaged and platforms were completely under water..
RAILWAYS EFFECTED • The force of the water removed the slab of the tracks and the trains were unable to move.
RAILWAY STATION FLOODED
• The stations were under 5- 6 ft of water made no trains to pass by.
ROADS AFFECTED
Mumbai Express Highway, which witnessed a number of landslides, was closed, for the first time ever, for 24 hours.
ROADS EFFECTED
THE FORCE OF THE WATER ,MADE THE PEOPLE UNABLE TO EVEN MOVE FROM THEIR PLACE.
ROADS EFFECTED The roads were completely filled with water and were crowded with commuters ,searching their way home.
ROADS EFFECTED THE
RAODS WERE FULLY UNDER WATER AND THE CARS COULD NOT EVEN MORE BY THE FORCE OF WATER.
TRANSPORTATION LOSS
52 local trains damaged
TRANSPORTAION LOSS
4,000 taxis were damaged.
TRANSPORTATION LOSS
10,000
trucks, cars and tempos grounded.
TRANSPORTATION LOSS
37,000 autorickshaws spoilt.
TRANSPORTATION LOSS
900 BEST buses damaged.
Threat to public Health.
The rain water caused the sewage system to overflow and all water lines were contaminated. The Government ordered all housing societies to add chlorine to their water tanks while they decontaminate the water supply. BMC declared three zones P South (Goregaon ( Goregaon)) ward ward,, L ward (Kurla (Kurla)) and H East ( Bandra--Kalina Bandra Kalina)) - as criticial areas for being "hygienically sensitive". (as per the map shown).
DEATH FROM DISEASES
Diseases: 25, most deaths were due to water borne diseases & leptospirosis.
ANIMAL HEALTH CRISES
Thousands of animal carcasses floated in the flood waters, raising concerns about the possibility of disease.
HUMAN TRAGEDY Deaths in the city were due to :
Total: 406
Drowning: 233
DROWNING
HUMAN TRAGEDY Electrocution:
12 PEOPLE DIED OF ELECTROCUTION BY THE FORCE OF WATER,
HUMAN TRAGEDY
Landslide: 120 ; 65 alone were killed by a landslide at Saki Naka. The fire brigade arrived after 15 hours. On July 31, boulders are still being cleared and the count of the dead is rising.
HUMAN TRAGEDY Trapped
in vehicle: 16 deaths from suffocation in cars after water levels rose rapidly, preventing escape.
HUMAN TRAGEDY
Stampede: 24 deaths caused by a stampede which occurred due to a false tsunami rumor at a slum in Vile Parle.
HUMAN TRAGEDY Wall
collapse collap se: 5; the count may rise as more incidents are tallied (Sunday newspapers report a wall collapse in a school for the first time).
CAUSES OF FLOODS
Factors aggravating the disaster in Mumbai The
Antiquated Drainage System
present storm-water drainage system in Mumbai was put in place in the early 20th century and is capable of carrying only 25 mm of water per hour which was extremely inadequate on a day when 944 mm of rain fell in the city. The drainage system is also clogged at several places.
ANIQUATED DRAINAGE SYSTEM
Only 3 'outfalls' (ways out to the sea) are equipped with floodgates whereas the remaining 102 open directly into the sea. As a result, there is no way to t o stop the seawater from rushing into the drainage system during high tide. tide.
Uncontrolled, unplanned development in Northern Suburbs.
Unlike
SoutH mUMBAI, development in northern suburbs of Mumbai is haphazard and buildings are constructed without proper planning.
Uncontrolled, unplanned development in Northern Suburbs. The
drainage plans in northern suburbs is chalked out as and when required in a particular area and not from an overall point of view.
DESTRUCTION IN SLUM AREAS The
poor people were staying without roofs on their heads as their houses were destroyed by the floods.
Destruction of mangrove ecosystems. Mangrove ecosystems which exist
along the Mithi Riverand Mahim Creek are being destroyed and replaced with construction.
DESTRUCTION OF DUMPING GROUNDS. Hundreds
of Acres of swamps in Mahim have been reclaimed and put to use for construction by builders.
GOVERNMENT AND B.M.C GOVERNMENT HAD COMPLETELY COLLAPSED • A project costing approximately 600 crore rupees was proposed by UK based consultants hired by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to study the matter.
Implementation of the project would have ensured that rainwater did not flood the streets of Mumbai.
NON- WORKING B.M.C
• Because of laziness in work the B.M.C was under a terrific pressure by the people.
RELIEF WORK FOR FLOODS
HELP FROM STUDENTS STUDENTS WERE MAKING SMALL PACKETS OF MEDICINE AND SUPLYING TO THE NEEDY.
HELP FROM FLOOD RELIEF COMMITES
• THEY WERE GATHERING FUND FROM WARIOUS SOURCES AND GIVNG IN THE AREAS WHICH NEEDE MORE.
SUPPORT FORM MEDICAL TEAMS
The
medical teams all over India came quickly in action for supplying medicines in the effected areas of Mumbai.
People providing hand of ‘‘RELIEF’’ of ‘‘RELIEF’’ People
of the city were helping each other by giving place to rest in their house.
They
were distributing food packets to the needy
ones. The
government was not in action at all.
SUPPORT FORM NGO’S
SOME NGO’S HELPING STUDENTS OF SCHOOL AFFECTED FROM FLOODS.
People joining hands for RELIEF
Some
of them were carrying people by cars to their house.
ARMY INVOLVE IN (RELIEF)
The
army came in quick action as the flood came in more affection and was out of control of the municipal corporation.
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