Introduction

Kedarnath is one of the ancient and famous

pilgrims place situated in Uttarakhand, India. It is
located in the snow cover area of Himalayan
region at the height of approximately 3,583
meter above sea level in the Mandakini valley of
Rudra prayag District, Uttarakhand. Due to very
decisive weather condition it is not possible to
visit this Holy place for all of the years so only
from May to October it is safe to visit there. The
race between tourism industries, population
growth, several hydroelectric projects are in the
fast track in Uttarakhand district. After the
constitution of Uttarakhand as State there is an
increment of approximately 141% in population
of Uttarakhand.
In June 2013 the state of Uttarakhand and
adjoining area received heavy rainfall, which
was about 375% more than the benchmark
rainfall during a normal monsoon. Heavy
monsoon rains wreaked havoc in the hills
states that triggered flash floods in the Ganga,
Yamuna and their tributries at most of the
places sweeping away a number of bridges,
roads and buildings

The intire area which housed around 100-150

shops and five hotels, to serve the needs of the
ever swelling number of pilgrims was
completely washed away leaving no trace of
the once lively rural communitee. The horific
disaster that stuck Uttarakhand has been
assessed as a mix of natural and man-made
reasons.
The tragedy occurred between June 13th
& 17th.The disaster took place during the
peak tourist and pilgrimage season. The
main day of Himalayan tsunami when the
Kedarnath was completely flooded was
16th June,2013.
The most affected districts were Bageshwer, Chamoli, Pithoragarh,
Rudra Prayag & Uttarkashi. The region has one of the most important
pilgrimage circuit in India. Some parts of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana,
Delhi and Uttar Pradesh received heavy rainfall. Some region of
Western Nepal and some parts of Western Tibet also experienced
heavy rainfall at the time of this Himalayan tsunami.
The state of Uttarakhand
had received an unusual
amount of rainfall. This
led to the melting of
Chorabari glacier and the
eruption of The
Mandakini river. When
the water of The
Mandakini river and the
melted ice water
combined, It over flowed
and led to flash flood .
The causes of Uttarakhand
tragedy work :-
•Formation of small lakes
•Massive landslides
•Heavy rain fall & cloud burst
leads to flash floods
•Construction of roads and
Hydro projects destabilising
mountains
•Wide scale deforestation
•Impact of climate change
The effects of Himalayan
tsunami:-

❖ Loss of infrastructure
❖ Loss of Life and
Livelihoods
❖ Loss of food and
animal life
❖ Loss of pure water
According to the Government records,
about 6,000 people were killed, found
missing or presumed dead, 4,200 villagers
were affected. 9,200 cattles/ livestock
were lost and 3,320 houses were fully
damaged. The flood left over 1,70,00
tourist and local in habitants stranded in
mountains, who were later rescued in
mountains, who were later rescued in the
rescue operations.
Some points mentioned below can
prevent happening this disaster again.
The points are as follows:-
• We should plant more and more
trees because the roots of them
absorb water very quickly.
• We should not cut trees because
they prevent soil erosion.
• Government should ensure
credible environmental and
social impact assessment of all
activities including dams and all
hydropower projects of above
1MW capacity.
• The amount of global warming
should be reduced so that the
glaciers would not melt rapidly
and quickly.
Hope You All Enjoyed the
Presentation

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Avni Agarwal VB