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Introduction
Chapter 1

TABLE 1-1. Distribution of Fatalities (Nav Bharat Daily, 1997)

Police Mohalla Fatal Police Mohalla Fatal
ities
Station ities Station
Madan Gulaua Chouk Barela Mahagaon
Mahal Madan Mahal Barela
Garha Supatal Bheraghat Sahajpur
Azad Nagar Bheraghat
Tewar 1
Amanpur
Garha Magarmuha 1

Panagar Gaura 3 Chhattarpur Satna 3
Panagar Tularam 1
Chauk
Parariya
Khamaria Ghana Katangi Manakbara 2
Hinauta Thuwa
Khamaria Patan 1
Gohalpur Marhotal Gorakhpur Lalpur
Nai Basti
Suji Mohalla

Khajari
Kudariya Mahgaon 3 Adhartal Anand Nagar
-
Kundam Baghraji Omti Urmiya
| Lardganj Garha Phatak 1

NUMBER OF HOUSES DAMAGED

The level of damage associated with a moderate size earthquake is usually much
less as compared to the damage observed in the Jabalpur earthquake. This can
primarily be attributed to the proximity of the epicenter, moderately to highly

populated urban areas (178 to 436 persons/hectare), and the poor quality of con-
struction materials and workmanship. In urban areas, about 40 000 houses were
partially damaged and about 6 000 houses were rendered unsafe for living (Nav
Bharat May 25 & 27, 97). Government-owned buildings as well as those built by

private builders suffered maximum damage whereas owner-built houses fared
well. In the Eastland area of the Ordnance Factory, Khamaria, about half of the
total 3 688 residential units were either critically damaged beyond repair (10%) or
suffered major damages to its structural elements. About 400 houses were dam-
aged in the Mandala district and about similar number of houses were damaged
in other adjoining districts like Damoh, Sagar, Narshimhpur and Katni (Nav
Bharat June 2, 97).

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