Sikkim

Sikkim
Disasters Sikkim
The 2011 Sikkim earthquake (also
known as the 2011 Himalayan
earthquake) occurred with a moment
magnitude of 6.9 and was centered
within the Kanchenjunga Conservation
Area, near the border of Nepal and the
Indian state of Sikkim, at 18:10 IST on
Sunday, 18 September and had at least
111 casualties. Yash Pradhan
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Disasters Sikkim
Landslides due to earthquake in 2011
In 2011 18th September and
earthquake took place near
Indian Nepal border affecting
major reasons of Sikkim due to
this large land masses came
rolling down causing landslides
and destruction
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Impact
The earthquake struck near a mountainous, albeit
very populous region near the Sikkim–Nepal
border; most of the structures were reported to be
highly vulnerable to earthquake shaking. Upon
impact, tens of thousands of residents evacuated
their homes, and many areas suffered from
communication and power outages. The strong
shaking caused significant building collapse and
mudslides;at least 111 people were confirmed
killed by the effects of the earthquake, and
hundreds of others sustained injuries. As the
earthquake occurred in the monsoon season, heavy
rain and landslides rendered rescue work47more
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Disasters Delhi
Delhi and NCR is also vulnerable to

quakes because of its proximity to
Himalayas. There are many faults,
ridges and lineaments transverse to
the Himalayan arc. A major
earthquake in the Himalayan seismic
belt may be a threat to Delhi-NCR
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Disasters Delhi
The India Meteorological Department said
the Safdarjung Observatory recorded
74.8 millimetres of rainfall till 8.30 am
The National Capital received its first spell of

heavy rains on Sunday morning which led to
the death of one person, water-logging in
low-lying areas, and traffic snarls in the city,
according to several media reports.
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Impact
In Delhi earthquakes are not of

that much high altitude which
causes extreme devastation but
these earthquake are capable of
destroying buildings and harming
humans and animals and economy
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Impact
Around 10 houses in the slum area

of Anna Nagar in the national
capital collapsed on Sunday and
were swept away due to the
incessant downpour that resulted in
water logging in several areas and
traffic disruptions due to felling of
trees with two casualties.
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Location of Delhi and
Sikkim on map of
india.
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PHYSICAL DIVISION OF SIKKIM MADE BY
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PHYSICAL DIVISION OF DELHI
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Seismic Zone Of Delhi And Sikkim
Delhi And Sikkim

Lie In The IVth
Seismic Zone In
INDIA.
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ZONE IV
This Seismic Zone Is Called The High Damage Risk Zone And Covers
Areas Liable To MSK VIII i.e. The Medvedev-Sponheuer-Karnik scale.
If An Earthquake Of Higher Magnitude Strikes In This Area Then The
Consequences could be grievous .
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IMPACT ON SIKKIM
If any earthquake occurs in Sikkim , there is
a huge possibility of having widespread
ground failure and landslides. The damage
will cause failure of retaining
walls,foundation failures, damage to roads
and creep of soil due to shaking ground. The
earthquake can give higher damage in the
central and the southern parts of Sikkim like
Mangan, Singtam, Gangtok. The MADE BY
Kanchenjunga mountains can also cause a Udita Sharma
great destruction in Sikkim if hit by a higher IX E, 46
magnitude earthquake.
Also, there are many places in
Sikkim like Chungthang, which
are surrounded by big
mountains and hills. The
Chungthang dam and the
Rangit dam in Sikkim can also
cause great damage. If
landslides struck any dam in
Sikkim, then all the flow of
water can cause floods in the
nearby places in Sikkim.
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IMPACT ON DELHI
The effect of the earthquake in Delhi would be
devastating. In fact, innumerable high rise
buildings in Noida, Gurugram and neighbouring
areas of Delhi would be razed to dust if struck by a
high magnitude earthquake. Delhi is also in close
proximity with Himalayas where several
earthquakes of more than 8 magnitude had
occurred. In future, if there becomes a possibility MADE BY
of major earthquakes and tremors in Himalayan Udita
region it can severely affect the Delhi-NCR also. Sharma
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ZONES IN DELHI Udita Sharma
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RIVERS OF INDIA
• India has 12 major
rivers
• They play an
important role in
livelihood.
• They make the land
fertile
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MOUNTAINS OF INDIA
• India has major
seven mountain
ranges .
• They are the climatic
barrier.
• They saves us from
foreign invasions.
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•44They prevent heavy
Plateaus of India
• There are twomain
plateaus in india.
• Central highland and
deccan plateau
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Delhi and NCR is also vulnerable to

The National Capital received its first spell of

In Delhi earthquakes are not of

Around 10 houses in the slum area

Delhi And Sikkim

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