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DEATHQUAKE;
ECONOMIC IMPACT
Rupees
And Rubble
The earthquake's
fallout on the economy
will be at two levels
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I.
DESTRUCTION AND COST OF REBUILDING
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FICCI'S
ESTIMATES:
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Building
and construction:
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Rs
12,000-15,000 crore
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Mandays
lost:
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Up
to Rs 4,000 crore
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Infrastructure
damaged:
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Up
to Rs 3,000 crore
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Factory
damaged:
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Rs
1,500 crore
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CII-IIM(A)
ESTIMATES:
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Kutch
reconstruction: Rs 5,250 crore
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Kandla
port repair: Rs 150 crore
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Damages
outside Kutch: Rs 1,500 crore
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II.
LOSS OF PURCHASING POWER IN GUJARAT
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..AND
ITS SHORT-TERM IMPACT ON:
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Appliances
and electronics 
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Toiletries
and cosmetics 
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Cement
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Steel
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Textiles
and clothing
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Severe slump in demand
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Moderate slump in demand
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*
Pick-up in demand
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Gujarat's
Might
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Accounts
of 11% of India's national income
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Has
13% share in India's industrial output
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10%
of the total number of factories in India are located in the state
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Makes
24% of total cloth made in India
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Contributes
31% to India's total production of
cotton
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Has
17% share of investments in India
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Source:
CMIE
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The Pain And Horror
The cataclysmic
quake on India's
52nd Republic Day served to highlight
the gaping holes in the nation's
disaster management ability. Caught in celebrations, it was five and a
half hours before Delhi officials even met.
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The Latest Pictures
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COLUMNS |
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 Downsizing
is not about getting rid of lower division clerks but shrinking the cabinet
and thus the government, says
V Shankar Aiyar
in Au
ContrAiyar
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INTERVIEW |
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This is just the beginning, V.K. Aatre, who
is at the core of the LCA action, tells India Today Principal Correspondent
Stephen David in an exclusive
Interview.
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DESPATCHES |
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A delay in
the implementation of an eco-development project in Ranthambhore forces
the World Bank to drastically cut aid. But the Rajasthan Government is
yet to learn from its mistakes, writes India Today's Principal Correspondent
Rohit
Parihar in
Despatches.
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