Complexities related to terrain and weather conditions in the Himalayan region make Helicopter operations risky. Besides stringent monitoring and regulation, the passengers should be briefed on the risks associated with these Flying Taxi.
Hazard
The Ahmedabad Air Crash and the Roar of the Tiger
An air crash … UK bound flight from Ahmedabad meeting with an accident. A big setback for aviation industry but then what about the mental state of an occasional flier?
The Fortress of Freedom
Despite hardships Himalaya offered its residents a fortress of freedom, freedom from war and strife and they could devote their energies towards productive pursuits.
XV Finance Commission and Disaster Risk Index
Try out Disaster Risk Index methodology of XV Finance Commission to assess the risk of various hazards on the districts of your state using open source data.
XV Finance Commission and Resources for Disaster Management – In Hindi
Get to know about the innovative approach of the XV Finance Commission for allocating resources for disaster management related purposes to the states. The XV Finance Commission has for the first timer provided resources for not only pre-disaster mitigation and capacity building but also for post-disaster reconstruction and rehabilitation.
Hazard awareness for safety
With climate change induced threat of extreme events turning real and becoming grave with each passing year, hazard awareness is a must for realistically assessing evolving risk scenario and planning of appropriate strategies for safety and resilience.
Why We Forget What We Should Not?
The question as to why we forget what we should not, often crops up after major disasters when masses seem to have learnt no lessons from previous ones and forgotten those completely.
Believe me or not, we all are hard-wired by evolution to forget, and for that matter we tend to forget unpleasant and traumatising moments much faster than happy moments, and Psychologists call that a gift of evolution.
आपदाओं का होना या ना होना हमारे हाथ
Disasters are caused by the process of slowly accruing vulnerability due to human actions and decisions, and certainly not by nature.
Disaster: Manmade and gradual process
Be it on the aftermath of sudden ground shaking as in Bhuj Earthquake of 2001, or occurrence of some unheard of phenomenon like sudden swelling of waves as with Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004, or unexpectedly heavy rainfall and ensuing floods as in Kedarnath in 2013 or prolonged creep of ground silently unfolding into a […]
Disasters: 2003-22 vs 1983-2002
Keeping with general perception of increasing frequency and magnitude of disasters, world witnessed 7931 natural disaster incidences in the previous 20 years, i.e. 2003-22, registering an increase of 36.9% over the preceding twenty year period ending in 2002 (1983-2002). 37-40% incidences during both these periods occurred in Asia. But then, negating the perception of steadily […]