Question

Prevention and mitigation of common disaster in India

Answer 1

Disaster Profile 

The Indian subcontinent is among the world’s most disaster prone areas. Almost 85% of India’s area is vulnerable to one or multiple hazard. Of the 28 states and 7 union territories, 22 are disaster-prone. It is vulnerable to wind storms spawned in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, earthquakes caused by active crustal movement in the Himalayan mountains, floods brought by monsoons, and droughts in the country’s arid and semi-arid areas. Almost 57% of the land is vulnerable to earthquake (high seismic zones III–V), 68% to drought, 8% to cyclones and 12% to floods. India has also become much more vulnerable to tsunamis since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Answer 2

*Reducing CO2 Emissions with Vehicle Biofuel Made from Nonedible Vegetable Oil
*Save Indonesian People from Volcanic Disasters
* Survey the Marmara Sea Seismic Gap and Prepare Society for Giant Earthquakes and Tsunami
*Consider Action on Floods and Storm Surges to Break the Disaster-poverty Spiral in Bangladesh
*Reducing Landslide Disasters that Block Sustainable Development across the Country