During the British Raj era , Morvi State was one of several princely states governed by the Jadeja dynasty of Rajputs . It was classified as an 11-gun salute state . The Machchhu dam failure or Morbi disaster was a dam-related flood disaster which occurred on 11 August 1979 , in India . The Machchu-2 dam , situated on the Machhu river , burst , sending a wall of water through the city
Machchhu dam failure
1979 Machchhu dam failure
Morbi