

DO NAOT ENTER THIS TEMPORARILY DRY AREA,AS SEA WATER MAY COME BACK SOON.LISTEN TO THE RADIO OR WATCH TELEVISION FOR THE WARNING AND ADVICES. Slide 7: PRECAUTION AGAINST TSUNAMI PREPEARE A PLAN OF THE EVACUATION ROUTE FROM YOUR HOUSE,SCHOOL OR WORKPLACE AND FIND AN AREA OF 30m ABOVE SEA LEVEL.KNOW THE HEIGHT OF YOUR STREET ABOVE THE SEA LEVEL AND DISTANCE FROM THE COAST.THE AREAS OF GREAT RISK ARE LESS THAN 10m AND WITHIN 2km FROM THE COASTLINE.IN SOME CASES THE SEA WATER MAY RECEDE UPTO 800m FROM THE COAST. It killed upto 1836 people mainly from Mississippi. Slide 4: CYCLONIC DISASTER The term “cyclone” here IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL CYCLONIC STORMS WICH OCCUR WITHIN THE SEAS OR THE OCEANS.THE BACKGROUND PICTURE WHICH YOU ALL CAN SEE IS OF THE CYCLONE WHICH HIT ANDHRA PRADESH IN MAY 1990.THE SPEED OF THIS CYCLONE WAS ABOUT 250 KM/HOUR.IT AFFECTED ABOUT 6,000 VILLLAGES IN THE EASTERLY INDIAN COASTAL AREAS.ALMOST 1,000 PERSONS WERE KILLED IN THIS DISASTER.ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF SUCH TRAGEDY IS CYCLONE KATRINA occurred on august 23,2005 near Bahamas. Architects and engineers as well as lack of awareness regarding. We have no policy on systematic disaster Management. That where there is a self of projects, projects addressing mitigation with be given priority. ANNEXURE 1 CHOOSE ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS Topics/Themes for Project Work on Disaster Management CLASS X Do any one of the following:- Project 1_ Role of Govt./Non-Government functionaries in your locality in Disaster Management.
