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Cloudburst+ Cyclone

2020-11-10 08:11:33


  • Sudden downpour in small area above 10cm in 1 hour in 100sq km area
  • Formation - warm airs puch monsoon clouds towards hills
  • Cloudbursts risk mostly in hills, sometimes cause destruction of life and liberty
  • Predictability - no satisfactory technique, precise techniques very expensive
  • Destruction due to accompanying destructive wind, storm surges, torrential rainfall
  • 13 states UT are C prone, AP, Odisha, TN, Guj are highly prone
  • IMD nodal centre for warning, INSAT satellites used
  • Efficient forecast, rapid dissemination of warning, cyclone shelters
  • Coastal Belt plantation, Hazard mapping through meteorological records, land use control,
  • engineered structures - construct stilts on earth mound row of planted trees, buildings be water resistant, protect river embankments, strong halls to community shelter
  • Flood management, improve vegetation cover, coastal shelterbelt plantation

National Cyclone risk Mitigation Project NCRMP in Vulnerable States

Section titled “National Cyclone risk Mitigation Project NCRMP in Vulnerable States”
  • 4 components are A - last mile connectivity
  • B - Structural Non Structural measures
  • C - Technical assistance for risk mitigation
  • D - Project Mgt and implementation support

lack of adequate response, planning, coordination, communication infra lack, end facilities