Presentation

1. DISASTER IN MADHYA PRADESH
• Chemical: (Bhopal 1984).
• Earthquake: Seismic Zone 3 stretches across the length of the
state, and includes all the districts that lie in the Narmada and Son
Valleys, The rest of the state, i.e. north and south of the Narmada-Son
Valleys, including the capital, Bhopal, lie in Zone 2
• Floods: in 36 districts
• Hail Storms in 41 districts
• Village fires
• Tornado/ high winds
• Drought:2007 2009 2010 ?2012 droughts
no signs of rains for four years in Chattarpur district in Bundelkhand region
• Man-made: (Conflict).
• Climate Change – a new phenomena
Sensitization workshop of Medical Officers

2. Largest Instrumented Earthquake in Madhya Pradesh
02 June 1927 - Umaria area, Madhya Pradesh, Mw 6.4 (9)
23.500 N, 81.000E, 16:37:34 UTC (9)
This earthquake was located in Madhya Pradesh's Umaria District. It was a deep-seated event and
was felt (12) at Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh and Dehri-on-Son in Bihar as well as in many parts of
central and eastern India.
Significant Earthquakes 25 August 1957 - Lalburra-Tikari area, Madhya Pradesh, Ms 5.5 (1).
22.000 N, 80.000 E, OT=21:04:50 UTC (1)
The district of Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh and Bhandara in Maharashtra were affected. 25
fatalities are reported for this event. The epicentre of this earthquake was north of the town of
Waraseoni in Madhya Pradesh and the town of Gondia in Maharashtra.
18 April 1987 - Paunar-Amarwara area, Madhya Pradesh, mb 4.9 (8).
22.346 N, 79.259 E, D=033.0 kms, OT=16:59:48 UTC (8)
Felt in the epicentral area.
31 August 1994 - Gwalior-Gohad (Bhind) area, Madhya Pradesh, Ms 4.8 (3)
26.300 N, 78.400 E, D=008.0 kms, OT=23:30:00 UTC (3)
Maximum observed intensity MSK VI and VII (1) in an area to the south of Bhind and east of
Gwalior. Felt at MSK IV-V (1) in many northern districts of Madhya Pradesh and adjoining areas of
Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. This event is known as the Bhind earthquake.
22 May 1997 - Barela-Jabalpur area, Madhya Pradesh, Mw 5.8 (8)
23.083 N, 80.041 E, D=036.0 kms, OT=22:51:28 UTC (8)
38 people were killed, and more than a thousand were hurt in the city of Jabalpur and the
surrounding areas. This was the first major earthquake to be centred near a densely populated
urban area since 1947.
16 October 2000 - Kundam area, Madhya Pradesh, Mb 4.4
A light earthquake struck Jabalpur and the adjoining parts of eastern Madhya Pradesh, on 16
October 2000 at 18:11 PM local time and was felt in many parts of the region resulting in minor
damage. It had a magnitude of Mb=4.4.
Acronyms Used:D=Depth, OT=Origin Time, Mw=Moment Magnitude, Ms=Surface Wave magnitude, Mb=Body Wave Magnitude,
ML=Local Magnitude, M?=Magnitude Type unknown

12. Catch-up Health and Nutrition Round :
Intervention Age group
Routine immunization Pregnant women and children as
per EPI schedule
Catch-up immunization
(Measles Vaccination)
6 months to 14 years
Catch–up Vitamin A
doses 9 months to 5 years
IFA supplementation 6months to 5 years
De-worming tablets 2 years to 5 years
Low osmolarity ORS All children affected with diarrhea;
6 months to 5 years
Zinc Along with ORS
• Manpower support for Micro planning, Orientation and Monitoring
• Supplies
• IEC (Session site banners, banners, posters, handouts etc) 12

13. ASHA for Disasters
• ASHA workers need to be mobilized
• Minimal package for Newborn, child and maternal health care: Training of
ASHAs, PNC visit for maternal and newborn care, Breast feeding training for early initiation and
exclusive Breastfeeding, ORS and Zinc for the management of Diarrhoea
• ASHAs to be equipped with counseling materials, ASHA kits
• The ASHA worker will be responsible for
 Ensuring chlorination of hand pumps,
 Testing water quality,
 PNC visits for mother and newborns and
 Referral services.
HOME VISIT FOR PNC BY ASHA WORKER COUNSELLING FOR BREASTFEEDING
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14. ENSURING POST NATAL CARE FOR MOTHER AND CHILD IN
EMERGENCY
ASHA THE REFERRAL LINK
FROM VILLAGES TO DISTRICT HOSPITAL NSU
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