Description

One of the worst earthquake occurred in the country during the last 180 years according to seismological records available

First recorded earthquake in 1819 also in Kutch on June 16.

Latur earthquake in Maharashtra in 1993 which killed 10,000 people recorded a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale

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6.32 a on, the richter scale 370,000 houses completely destroyed

6,50,000 houses suffered damages

High-rise buildings collapsed in Ahmedabad

Four towns in Kutch lie in ruins

450 villages flattened

7,633 villages affected

State reeled under the earthquake aftershocks.
More than 10,000 small and medium industrial units went out of production

Handicrafts in Kutch suffered enormously

50,000 artisans lost their trade and income

Salt Farms closed

Severe losses for tiles and ceramic units

Huge GDP and revenue losses

Colossal fiscal burden on the state

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