News Briefs & Links Dated 1st February 2001 |
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The Gujrat Tragedy News Dated 1st February, 2001 
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Saturday, February 10, 2001
Asian cricket body to hold matches for India's quake relief - Dated :2/1/01 The Asian Cricket Council will host four one-day matches at Sharjah to collect funds for relief to earthquake victims in Gujarat, ACC officials said on Thursday. Fresh quakes in Bhuj - Dated :2/1/01 As many as seven quakes measuring between 3.0 and 4.8 on the Richter Scale on Thursday rattled the worst-affected Bhuj district in Gujarat causing panic among the people, MET officials said in New Delhi. Mental rehabilitation team to leave for Gujarat - Dated :2/1/01 Government has set up a mental rehabilitation team to help quake-hit people in Gujarat, Health Minister C P Thakur said on Thursday. PFC sanctions Rs 100 crore to restore electrical lines - Dated :2/1/01 Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC), on Friday sanctioned a loan of Rs 100 crore to restore electrical lines, sub-stations and civil structures of the Gujarat electricity board. 2% surcharge on income/corporate tax announced - Dated :2/1/01 Government tonight decided to slap two per cent surcharge on personal income and corporate taxes in the current financial year to mop up Rs 1,300 crore for reconstruction and rehabilitation of quake-hit Gujarat. CM admits lack of coordination in rescue efforts - Dated :2/1/01 Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel, late on Thursday said that there was lack of coordination between state government agencies and NGOs in handling relief and rescue operations in the aftermath of the worst ever earthquake that rocked the Kutch region.
IAF puts off its Millenium fire-power show - Dated :2/1/01 Thickly involved in the biggest- ever disaster rescue operations in Gujarat, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has put off its spectacular Millennium fire-power demonstration planned to unfold in Pokhran desert on February 11. Ahmedabad airport clogged - Dated :2/1/01 Ahmedabad Airport, the hub of transhipment of relief materials for Gujarat earthquake victims, faces a problem of plenty. With huge cargo planes whizzing in, there is a sudden congestion of aircraft on the tarmac as well as in the sky. Web site panjokutch.com collects Rs 300 cr for relief: Jansatta - Dated :2/1/01 Mumbai’s Kishore Shah attending his 800th phone call, looks towards his computer screen and says, “If not Kutch, nothing”( Kutch Nahin Toh Kuch Nahin ). Shah through his web site is trying to help the victims of the Gujarat quake. Sinha backs PM on tax hike - Dated :2/1/01 A day after Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee spoke of imposition of fresh taxes in the coming budget, Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha has said people would have to bear some burdens of the problems the country was plunged into in the wake of Gujarat earthquake. US Congress for more quake aid - Dated :2/1/01 US House of Representatives has passed a resolution expressing sympathy for victims of the quake that struck Gujarat last Friday and supported aid efforts. Epidemic outbreak if people do not cooperate, warns Gujarat CM - Dated :2/1/01 Spectre of epidemic looms large on the quake-hit Gujarat as emotionally-charged people with undying hope are resisting removal of decomposed bodies, chief minister Keshubhai Patel warned in Anjar (Kutch), on Thursday, even as he apprehended a death toll of 35,000. Rehabilitation not a problem, says Vajpayee - Dated :2/1/01 Prime Minister A B Vajpayee on Thursday assured that rehabilitation in the earthquake stricken Gujarat would not be a problem. Govt to plunge into rehabilitation of victims: PM - Dated :2/1/01 Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Thursday said that the government`s main objective in quake-hit Gujarat was to plunge into the task of rehabilitating victims and asserted that financial assistance would not be a problem. Pakistan sends third consignment of relief materials - Dated :2/1/01 Pakistan on Thursday sent the third consignment of relief materials for Gujarat earthquake victims. IAF fighter aircraft unscathed - Dated :2/1/01 IAF's fighter aircraft stationed at the forward base at Bhuj in Gujarat escaped the fury of the devastating quake, thanks to the re-carpeting work of the runway, defence sources said on Thursday.
Many Nepalis missing in Gujarat quake - Dated :2/1/01 Nepal officials in New Delhi are unable to figure out the exact number of Nepali causalities in Gujarat, which was rocked by a devastating earthquake last Friday, a Nepal newspaper reported on Thursday. Indian diamond exports to be affected by quake: GJEPC - Dated :2/1/01 The devastating earthquake, that hit many parts of Gujarat, on January 26, would affect the country's diamond exports as many diamond cutting and polishing units had closed down in the state, according to the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). Karnataka minister quits over quake remarks - Dated :2/1/01 Karnataka Minister T John has resigned in the wake of a controversy over his remarks linking the Gujarat earthquake to attacks on Christians in that state embarassing the S M Krishna-led Congress government. "Our whole life is shattered", say quake victims - Dated :2/1/01 Uncertainty over their future, anguish of losing their dear ones and concern over whereabouts of missing relatives are writ large on faces of quake victims of Gujarat, admitted to Army Command Hospital at Wanaouri at Pune. Thursday, February 08, 2001
Indian quake damages monuments, tourism industry (01-Feb-01) India's massive earthquake struck a history-rich region, collapsing ancient mosques and palaces, cracking Hindu temples and burying priceless relics in museums. Wednesday, February 07, 2001
$ 9.42 m aid for quake victims: EU BRUSSELS, Feb 1 — The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU), today announced a second tranche of $ 9.42 million in aid for the victims of India’s earthquake.
IMA appeal for medical items CHANDIGARH, Feb 1 — The local branch of the Indian Medical Association has appealed to the chemists, surgical suppliers and doctors of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal to get the urgently required medical items airlifted to Ahmedabad for the post-earthquake victims.
IMA appeal for medical items CHANDIGARH, Feb 1 — The local branch of the Indian Medical Association has appealed to the chemists, surgical suppliers and doctors of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal to get the urgently required medical items airlifted to Ahmedabad for the post-earthquake victims.
Deadline set for extricating bodies BHUJ, Feb 1 — People in this unplanned and prosperous city are highly agitated that the authorities have done precious little to ameliorate their suffering, especially in extricating the bodies of their kith and kin from the debris.
Frankly Speaking: Nation in dire distress A homeless boy, a survivor of the devastating earthquake, plays with his toy car in the city of Bhuj on Thursday. — Reuters photo
Army cordons off Bhuj NEW DELHI, Feb 1 — As hopes of finding more survivors faded in Gujarat today, the largest rescue operation ever to be undertaken in the world, involving 22,500 troops of Indian armed forces and several foreign and Indian civilian agencies, shifted its focus to relief and rehabilitation.
Operation clean-up begins Areas bulldozed to prevent epidemic AHMEDABAD, Feb 1 — Much to the annoyance and chagrin of the survivors of the January 26 earthquake, the Gujarat Government has embarked on operation clean-up, aimed at preventing the outbreak of an epidemic by bulldozing localities which have been razed to the ground. |