File:1979 Morbi disaster.jpg

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Description	Image of failed Machchhu II dam which resulted in 1979 Morbi flood disaster
Author or copyright owner	Gunvant Sedani
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: Not known Immediate source: http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?281980
Date of publication	Not known, possibly 1979
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	1979 Machchhu dam failure
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	Image shows washed out earthen embankment of the dam which resulted in flood. Not failure of concrete dam which is largely believed.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	Original failed dam image is not possible to be produced again.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	only on article explaining disaster event
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	It is related to flood disaster which has no alternative. This images are used frequently by media to depict disaster.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of 1979 Machchhu dam failure//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1979_Morbi_disaster.jpgtrue

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1979 Machchhu dam failure