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Coastal Risks – South East India

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Major coastal risks that affect South East India include cyclones, floods, storms, tsunamis, earthquakes, and drought. The document discusses the geographical profile of coastal risks in South East India and provides details on the presence and intensities of these named risks in states like Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Orissa. It also mentions the need for suitable disaster management policies and insurance to help mitigate risks and support relief efforts, like the efforts of NGOs to provide food, water, clothes and medical help to thousands displaced by Cyclone Aila in West Bengal in 2009.

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Coastal Risks – South East IndiaNarendra Rapeti
ContentsIntroduction Geographical profile Presence of named risks and their intensitiesPresence of disaster management polices Inferences drawn Role of suitable insuranceRoad ahead…
IntroductionMajor 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 EarthFlood : is an overflow or accumulation of an expanse of water that submerges landStorm : 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).
Cont..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 oceanEarthquake : (also known as a tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic wavesDrought : 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.
Geographical profile
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Major risks and their intensities
Major risks – frequencies - SE India
Historical Cyclone Damage – SE India
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
West Bengal
Orissa
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.http://www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view.php?p=1026West Bengal - a case study
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Coastal Risks – South East India

  • 1. Coastal Risks – South East IndiaNarendra Rapeti
  • 2. ContentsIntroduction Geographical profile Presence of named risks and their intensitiesPresence of disaster management polices Inferences drawn Role of suitable insuranceRoad ahead…
  • 3. IntroductionMajor 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 EarthFlood : is an overflow or accumulation of an expanse of water that submerges landStorm : 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).
  • 4. Cont..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 oceanEarthquake : (also known as a tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic wavesDrought : 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.
  • 8. Major risks and their intensities
  • 9. Major risks – frequencies - SE India
  • 10. Historical Cyclone Damage – SE India
  • 15. 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.http://www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view.php?p=1026West Bengal - a case study