Question

Write the short note on:
Natural disaster in the Deccan Plateau.

Answer 1

1. A severe earthquake of 7.4 magnitudes on the Richter scale struck Ausa block of Latur district and Umarga of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra in the year 1993. It demolished 52 villages, killed many people and destroyed their properties.

 

2. The Koyna Dam region is also prone to earthquakes occurred in this region on 11-12-1967. It damaged houses in Koynanagar. However, it did not cause any major damage to the Koyna Dam. There have been several earthquakes of smaller magnitude since 1967.

Answer 2

1. Many natural disasters have occurred in the Deccan plateau, the however western part of the region is highly prone to earthquakes.
2. Here the earthquake is frequent and of high intensity in some of the regions.
3. An earthquake of very high intensity occurred in Latur in the year 1993. This earthquake killed many people and destroyed their properties.
4. Koyna region is also prone to earthquakes.