Disaster Risk Mitigation

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To help candidates learn about the nature and characteristics of major natural disasters and how to mitigate the risks involved with such disasters.

Topics

  1. Earthquake Risk Mitigation – earthquake, its causes and characteristic features; magnitude and Intensity of earthquake; major earthquakes; seismic zoning; earthquake vulnerability of India; earthquake risk mitigation – seismic performance examination of RCC buildings, retrofitting of vulnerable buildings, construction of earthquake resistant buildings following proper BIS codes, earthquake preparedness; case study – Bhuj Earthquake.
  2. Flood Risk Mitigation – causes of a flood; major floods; flood vulnerability of India; Flood preparedness and mitigation; IT tools and techniques for flood control; preventive measures against floods (dams, barrages and embankments); emergency response during floods; case study – The Deluge 2000 (most devastating flood in South Bengal).
  3. Cyclone Risk Mitigation – causes of a cyclone; its characteristics; cyclone vulnerability of India; cyclone preparedness; forecast and early warning dissemination; case study – Orissa Super Cyclone
  4. Coastal degradation – coastal erosion and marine degradation; wave erosion; tidal storm; tsunami; coastal risk mitigation; measures for sea beach protection; protection of marine environment.

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