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DISASTERS MANAGEMENT
Course Code 18EE753

CIE Marks 40
Teaching Hours/Week (L:T:P) (3:0:0)
SEE Marks 60
Credits 03 Exam Hours 03
Course Learning Objectives:
 To explain disaster management, its planning, the occurrence of cyclones and their hazard
potential
 To explain the role of IMD, cyclone prediction and cyclone warning system in India
 To explain the role of different institutions, defense and other services in natural disaster
management.
 To explain the role of the Central Water Commission in river water sharing, Draught, its
assessment and
draught management plan
 To explain reasons for the occurrence of earthquakes, Tsunamis and thunderstorms.
Module-1
Disaster Management Plan (DMP): - General.
Cyclones and their Hazard Potential: Classification of Low-Pressure Systems, Statistics of
Cyclonic Storms Over Indian Seas, Movement of Cyclqnes in Indian Seas, Storm Surges.
Module-2
India Meteorological Department and Cyclone Warnings in India: Hazard Potential of Cyclonic
Storms,
Cyclone Prediction and Dissemination of Warnings, Dissemination of Cyclone Warnings, Cydone
Warnings through INSAT, Port Warnings with Day and Night hoisting Sib'Tlals. Cyclones
Disaster Management – Plan: Hazard Potentials Associated with Cyclones, Vulnerability
Reduction, Early Warning.
Module-3
Action Plan for Cyclone Disaster Management. Role of Different Institutions in Natural Disaster
Management: Role of Zilla Parishad, Role of PRA Groups in Disaster Management, Role of
NGOs, Self Help Groups in Disaster Management, Role of Red Cross in Disaster Management.
The Role of Defence and other Services in Disaster Management: Role of Air Force in Disaster
Management, Role of Medical and Health Department in Cyclone disaster management, National
Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Role of Remote Sensing in Disaster Management, Role of
Broadcast, Educational Media in disaster management.
Module-4
Floods: Water Wealth of India, Definition of Flood, Role of Central Water Commission,
Monsoons, Flood Warning Signals and Precautionary Actions, Water Purification Technologies in
Flood Affected Areas. Drought: Meteorological Drought, Breaks in the Monsoon, Drought
Management Plan, Drought Years for Different Met Subdivision of India, Drought Assesment,
Drought Parameters, Role of Banking, Insurance, Microfinance in drought mitigation, Drought
Monitoring, Drought Research Unit (IMD), Rainwater harvesting.
Module-5
Earthquakes: Interior Structure of the Earth, Plate Techtonics, Seismicity of India, Earthquake
Forecast and disaster management, Tsunamis, Landslides and Avalanches, Volcanoes. Hazards
associated with Convective Clouds: Climatology of World Thunderstorms, Lightning, Some
Effects of Electric Shock, Favours and Frownings of Thunderstorms, Hailstorms, Tornadoes,
Waterspouts, Dust- Devils, Nowcasting, Summer Thunderstorms over India, Cold Waves and
Heat Waves - Cold Waves in India,
Heat Waves in India.
Course Outcomes: At the end of the course the student will be able
to:
 Discuss disaster management plan, cyclones, and their hazard potential
 Understand the role of IMD and cyclone prediction and cyclone warning systems in India
 Understand the role of different institutions' defense and other services in natural disaster
management.
 Understand the role of the Central Water Commission in river water sharing, Draught, its
assessment and draught management plan
 Understand occurrence of earth quake, Tsunamis and thunderstorms.
Question paper pattern:

 The question paper will have ten full questions carrying equal marks.
 Each full question will be for 20 marks.
 There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub- questions) from each module.
 Each full question will have sub- question covering all the topics under a module.
 The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each
module.
Textbook
1 Earth and Atmospheric Disasters Management Natural and Man-made Navale Pandharinath,
C. K. Rajan, BS Publications 2009

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