Narendra Rapeti

Introduction

Geographical profile

Presence of named risks and their intensities

Presence of disaster management polices

Inferences drawn

Role of suitable insurance

Road ahead…

Major coastal risks – South East(SE) India : Cyclone, Flood, Storm, Tsunami, Earthquake, Drought.

Cyclone : is an area of closed, circular fluid motion rotating in the same direction as the Earth

Flood : is an overflow or accumulation of an expanse of water that submerges land

Storm : is any disturbed state of an astronomical body's atmosphere, especially affecting its surface, and strongly implying severe weather. It may be marked by strong wind, thunder and lightning (a thunderstorm), heavy precipitation, such as ice (ice storm), or wind transporting some substance through the atmosphere (as in a dust storm, snowstorm, hailstorm, etc).

Tsunami : is a series of water waves (called a tsunami wave train) that is caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, such as an ocean

Earthquake : (also known as a tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves

Drought : is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply. Generally, this occurs when a region receives consistently below average precipitation.

CYCLONE DAMAGE

Location Date People Cattle Houses

Andhra Coast November-46 750 30000

Tamil Nadu December-72 80 150

West Bengal September-76 10 40000

Andhra Coast November-77 8547 40000

Tamil Nadu May-79 700 300000

Orissa September-85 84 2600

Andhra Coast November-87 50 25800 8400

Orissa June-89 61 27000 145000

Andhra coast May-90 928 14000

Tamil Nadu November-91 185 540

West Bengal April-93 100

West Bengal November-94 1000

Andhra Coast October-96 1057 647000

Orissa October-99 10086 2160000

S.No. District Wind and Cyclone Flood EarthquakeArea

Affected

1 East Godavari VH FLZ M Partially

2 Krishna VH FLZ M Partially

3 West Godavari VH FLZ M Partially

4 Prakasam VH FLZ M Partially

5 Vizianagaram VH FLZ L Partially

6 Nellore VH FLZ L Partially

7 Visakhapatnam VH FLZ L Partially

8 Srikakulam VH FLZ L Partially

S.No. DistrictWind and Cyclone Flood Earthquake

Area Affected

1 Chennai VH L Partially

2 Cuddalore VH L Partially

3 Kancheepuram VH L Partially

4 Thiruvallur VH L Partially

5 Tiruvanamalai VH L Partially

6 Viluppuram VH L Partially

S.No. District Wind and Cyclone Flood EarthquakeArea

Affected

1 Barddaman VH FLZ M Partially

2 Jalpaiguri H FLZ VH Partially

3 Koch Bihar H FLZ VH Partially

4 Nadia VH FLZ M Partially

5 North Twenty FourParganas

VH FLZ M Partially

S.No. District Wind and Cyclone Flood EarthquakeArea

Affected

1 Cuttack VH FLZ M Partially

2 Ganjam VH FLZ M Partially

3 Jagatsinghapur VH FLZ M Fully

4 Kendrapara VH FLZ M Partially

5 Khordha VH FLZ M Partially

6 Puri VH FLZ M Fully

As of Friday, 29th May 2009, more than 100 people are reported dead and an estimated 3 million displaced from their homes by Cyclone Aila in southern West Bengal.

In the Sundarban area, thousands of homes have been broken and people have taken shelter in nearby schools and Panchayat offices. There is an acute shortage of food, drinking water and clothes. As the water is receding in some villages gastroenteritis is beginning to rear its ugly head Support NGO partners of Asha in Aila affected regions.

Mukti-BTS targeted to support 25000 -30000 people (in worst affected areas) with Rs 200 or $4 each to enable them to survive for 2-3 weeks. This phase-I relief includes food, clothes, medical helps and other basic necessities.

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