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PRESENTATION
ON
PROVINCIAL DISASTER RISK SITUATION
SINDH
13th JULY 2009
AT HOTEL PEARL CONTINENTAL KARACHI
BY: GHULAM MUSTAFA ABRO
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PROFILE OF PROVINCE OF SINDH
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Geographical area :
Cultivable
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Arid area
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Climatic Zones
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14 million hectares
8 million hectatres
60%
Sindh Province possess
Four Zones- Coastal,
Desert, Mountainous and
Plains.
PROFILE OF PROVINCE OF SINDH (Cont.)
• ADMINISTRATION :
PROVINCE IS ORGANIZED IN -
23 DISTRICTS
119 TALUKAs
1,100
U/Cs
5,871 DEHs
66,923 SETTLEMENTS
PROFILE OF PROVINCE OF SINDH
(Cont.)
PROFILE OF PROVINCE OF SINDH (Cont.)
GEOLOGY:
Sindh Province Geological Divisible in three main
regions:
- Khirthar , Pab mountainous range in west.
- Thar Desert on East
- Arabian sea on its South.
Structurally Sindh generally contain gently folded
anticlinal features trending in north – south
direction.
PROFILE OF PROVINCE OF SINDH( CONT)
MAJOR ACTIVE FAULTS IN SINDH PROVINCE.
• SURJAN FAULT
• JHIMPIR FAULT
• PAB FAULT
• RANN OF KUTCH FAULT
PROFILE OF PROVINCE OF SINDH (Cont.)
• DEMOGRAPHY:
Population of province, as per 1998 census is 30.4
million. It is projected now at 38 million. UrbanRural Distribution is 48% : 52%, Growth is 2.8%,
Gender ratio is male 112 per 100 female. Literacy
is around 50% , health cover about 35%.
PROFILE OF PROVINCE OF SINDH (Cont.)
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Economy of Sindh is Agriculture based, which employees about
45% of labor force. Agriculture is based on artificial irrigation through
three ( 3) barrages with 20,000 kms canal and 1,400 miles protective
bund network, which irrigating abut 12.8 million acres. 26,000 road
and 2,221 kms railway network.
• Role of Industry is also increasing with establishment of Industrial
Estates, cement, sugar, oil refineries and printing, Supported by two
ports.
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There are about 1800 units employing about 260,000 persons.
DISASTER RISKS IN PROVINCE OF SINDH
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THE PROVINCE OF SINDH HAS HISTORICALLY
BEEN SUFFERING FROM NATURAL AND
HUMAN INDUCED ( CIVIL STRIFE) DISASTERS.
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THE MAIN ARE:
FLOOD/ RAINS
CYCLONES
EARTH QUACK
DROUGHT
SEA INTRUSION
ACCIDENTAL FIRES
DISASTER RISKS IN PROVINCE OF SINDH
( CONT.)
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FLOOD/ RAINS:
IT OCCURRED 16 TIMES SINCE 1942.
THE LATEST FLOOD OCCURRED IN 2007 WHICH
SEVERELY HIT KARACHI, KAMBAR- SHAHDADKOT AND
DADU.
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DURING THIS FLOOD 127 PERSONS LOST LIFE, 104
INJURED, 105 VILLAGES AFFECTED, 5079 HOUSES
DAMAGES, AREA FLOODED 0.287 MILLION ACRES WITH
STANDING CROPS ON 0.067 MILLION ACRES.
LOCALLY 0.253 MILLION PEOPLE DISPLACED.
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DISASTER RISKS IN PROVINCE OF SINDH
( CONT.)
• MONSOON RAINS 2003 DEVASTATED SINDH, MAINLY
LOWER SINDH- THATTA , BADIN AND THARPARKAR.
• IT AFFECTED 3.5 MILLION PEOPLE , HOUSES DAMAGED
246464, PUBLIC BUILDINGS 4600, LOSS OF CATTLE 9250 AND
LOSS OF LIFE 371.
• IT AFFECTED 411,000 CROPPED AREA, WHILE 18,500
KILOMETERS OF AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE SUFFERED
HUGE LOSS. ROUGHLY LOSS ESTIMATED AT RS. 45 BILLION.
DISASTER RISKS IN PROVINCE OF SINDH
( CONT.)
DISASTER RISKS IN PROVINCE OF SINDH
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• Cyclones:
- MAJOR CYCLONES
REACHING SINDH 8 TIMES IN LAST 100
YEARS MAINLY DEVASTATED LOWER SINDH’S COASTAL
DISTRICTS THATTA AND BADIN.
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KETI BUNDER TOWN WIPED OUT FOUR TIMES.
DISASTER RISKS IN PROVINCE OF SINDH
( CONT.)
• Drought:
Sindh is located in arid receiving annually less than 5 inches
Rain. Its 60% arid. Ground water almost 80% is saline. Since
1871 major drought occurred 6 times- 1871, 1881, 1899,
1931, 1942 ,1999-2002 and now persisting from 2008.
Thar desert which is already declared drought affected area.
DISASTER RISKS IN PROVINCE OF SINDH
( CONT.)
• THE DROUGHT 1999-02 AFFECTED:
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1.4 MILLION PEOPLE.
5.6 MILLION CATTLE HEADS.
12.5 MILLION ACRES CROPPED AREA.
CROPPED REDUCED BY 25%.
WATER TABLE RECEDED BY 30 TO 40 FEET.
TREMENDOUS DROP OUT AT HEALTH FACILITIES
AND ABOUT 27% IN SCHOOLS.
DISASTER RISKS IN PROVINCE OF SINDH
( CONT.)
• Earthquake:
• GEOLOGICAL TECTONIC LINE RUNS UNDER KARACHI
THROUGH KHIRTHAR HILLS/ MOUNTAINS TO WEST- NORTH
OF SINDH , THAR DESERT AND ADJOINING AREAS.
• EXTENSIVE CHANGES TOOK PLACE IN 1819 IN RANN OF
KUTCH WHICH AFFECTED SINDH.
• NOT LESS THAN SEVEN (7) EARTH QUAKES WERE
RECORDED BETWEEN 1845 TO 1861.
• IN OCTOBER 1896 SHAH BUNDER TO THARPARKAR WERE
AFFECTED.
DISASTER RISKS IN PROVINCE OF SINDH
( CONT.)
• IN JANUARY 1903 FISSURES WERE ERUPTED IN BADIN AND
JATI OF WARM WATER AND MUD FOR ABOUT 12 HOURS,
GEYSER LIKE LOW HOLES LEFT 15-20 FEET DIAMETER AND
8-10 FEET DEEP.
• THE LATEST EARTHQUAKE OF 2001 OCCURRED IN THAR
DESERT AND ADJOINING AREA – BADIN DISTRICT. DUE TO
IT 12 PERSON LOST LIFE, 115 PERSONS INJURED, 1989
HOUSES FULLY DAMAGED, 43643 HOUSES PARTIALLY
DAMAGED, PUBLIC SECTOR BUILDINGS DAMAGED TO 1406.
FINANCIAL LOSS ESTIMATED AT RS. 2.4 BILLION.
DISASTER RISKS IN PROVINCE OF SINDH
( CONT.)
• Sea intrusion:
- COASTAL AREA OF SINDH BADLY AFFECTED BY
SEA INTRUSION DUE TO NEGLIGIBLE OUTFLOW
DOWNSTREAM KOTRI. THE NON SILT AND FRESH
WATER FLOW BROUGHT THIS SITUATION.
- IT AFFECTED 87 DEHs, 9 TALUKAs, 2.2 MILLION
ACRES 47 IRRIGATION CHANNELS, CULTIVABLE
LAND.
DISASTER RISKS IN PROVINCE OF SINDH
( CONT.)
• Accidental Fires:
Forest in Sindh negligible, but large industries and business
houses are located at Karachi, Hyderabad/ Kotri, Sukkur and
Special Industrial Zones are coming up in Nawabshah.
Besides, there is large number of Cotton Ginning, Rice
Husking Mills.
A Boiler Blast in SITE Karachi, Twice Fire in PNSC
Building is worst examples.
RELATIVE SEVERITY VULNERABILITIES / HAZARDS AS
PER DISTRICT IN SINDH
• Sindh’s all districts in general suffer from drought /
shortage of irrigation and drinking water, besides poor
quality water.
• Among the 23 district severally suffering the coastal
districts- Thatta and Badin, Tharparkar,
HOW TO PREVENT THE RISK SITUATION
• ESTABLISH PROVINCIAL DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
FUND.
• DEVELOP AWARENESS / EDUCATION/ TRAINING
PROGRAMME FOR COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEERS.
• DEVELOP PROGRAM OF DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES FOR
PROTECTION OF COASTAL AND RIVERIAN / KACHO AREAS
BY RAISED GROUND/ DYKES / PLATFORMS / MANGROVES.
HOW TO PREVENT THE RISK
SITUATION ( cont.)
• INTEGRATE DRR PROGRAMME WITH
DEVELOPMENT [PROV. / FEDERAL]
PROGRAMMES AND ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH
INSTITUTIONS.
• ENFORCE BUILDING CONTROL LAWS.
• STRENGTHEN FIRE SYSTEM THROUGH OUT
PROVINCE.
HOW TO PREVENT THE RISK
SITUATION ( cont.)
• PLOTS BE RESERVED ALONG WITH RIVER
BUNDS TO ACCOMMODATE EVACUEES FROM
RIVERIAN AREA.
• DEVELOP WELL NET EARLY WARNING SYSTEM.
• ESTABLISH AT EACH DISTRICT EMERGENCY
WARE HOUSE.
ALLAH (JS) NAGHIBAN