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Earthquake in Gujarat
A massive earthquake rocked India and the neighbouring
areas at 8:46 A.M (IST), on the 26th of January. The worst
hit area in India was the State of Gujarat where the death
toll is feared to reach over 25,000 and is expected to
rise since a lot of people are still under the debries.
The most affected places in Gujarat are Bhuj,Bachau and
the city of Ahmedabad. In the epicentre of the quake near
Bhuj the toll has mounted to over 15,000. In Ahmedabad,
especially in Maninagar and Satellite majority of deaths
have been caused by house collapse as nearly a 100 multi-storeyed
buildings and highrise have collapsed.
The quake has caused fullscale power failure and the communication
lines have been cut , the roadways have caved in and the
railway property has been damaged. The bulldozers were
brought to the site but proved to be useless in areas
where buildings are in precarious positions. The army
has been called in for the rescue operation. The airforce
has been carrying rescue teams and even the spectators
have pitched in to rescue the quake victims from the rubble.
The distance from major
cities to Ahmedabad
Delhi – 915 kms
Mumbai – 545 kms
Bangalore – 1495 kms
Calcutta – 1924 kms
Chennai 1826 kms
Information of distances from other cities is available
at
http://www.mapsofindia.com/distances/ahmedabad.html
Access Routes
By Air – AirIndia connects Ahmedabad to the major cities
in the country.
Air India Contact Numbers
- Mumbai - 91-22-6114433
- Delhi – 91-11-4631337, 4620566
- Bangalore - 5271234
- Chennai – 91-44-8555201, 8555200
- Calcutta – 91-33-5119433, 2204433
Air India Flights to Ahmedabad
- IC 610 from Bangalore to Ahmedabad
- IC 7267 & IC 7269 from Calcutta to Ahmedabad
- IC 981&IC 563 from Hyderabad to Ahmedabad
- IC 613, IC 603 & IC 610 from Mumbai to Ahmedabad
For Railway Information Contact
- New Delhi -- (011) 3405148 Railway Minister's
office (011) 3381213 (011) 3386645
- Mumbai -- (022) 2017420
- Kolkata -- (033) 4397928, (033) 2489494, (033)
6602743
- Chennai -- (044) 5358164
- Ahmedabad -- (079) 2111413
- Bangalore -- (080) 2876410.
By Road – Highway No. 8 and state network of roads.
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