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morbicity

“The collapse was neither an 'act of God' as the government claimed, nor a failure in management by dam workers as most citizens of Morvi believe to this day, but rather a severe failure of… engineering ...”.

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morbicity

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  1. “The collapse was neither an 'act of God' as the government claimed, nor a failure in management by dam workers as most citizens of Morvi believe to this day, but rather a severe failure of…engineering...” http://www.indianexpress.com/news/book-on-1979-morbi-dam-disaster-rubbishes-act-of-god-theory/979087/0

  2. www.morbicity.com

  3. www.morbicity.com

  4. http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?281980

  5. https://sites.google.com/site/profshivajirao/polavaramdamimages-4https://sites.google.com/site/profshivajirao/polavaramdamimages-4

  6. Nearly3 times more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morvi_dam_failure

  7. 8,500 Lives Lost(average estimate) Deaths 8,500 8,000 7,500 7,000 6,500 6,000 5,500 5,000 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 3,000 Lives Lost From Morvi Dam Burst From 9/11 Attacks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morvi_dam_failure

  8. 1 ft. 1 ft. 1 cubic foot 1 ft.

  9. Nearly 50% more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morvi_dam_failure

  10. about 50% more 1979 storm: 400,000 cft/s MORVI DAM Normal flow: 220,000 cft/s

  11. http://www.indiastudychannel.com/attachments/forum/82252-3018-untitled-3-copy.jpghttp://www.indiastudychannel.com/attachments/forum/82252-3018-untitled-3-copy.jpg

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