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As a follow up of Yokohama strategy for
safer world during Mid term review of International Decade for Natural
Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) 1990-2000, the then Ministry of Urban
Development constituted an Expert Group to prepare the first ever
Vulnerability Atlas of India. This Atlas prepared in 1997 by BMTPC
contains hazard maps with respect to earthquakes, cyclones and floods and
district wise risk tables of housing stock. Since its publication, the
Atlas has proved to be a very effective initial tool for predisaster
mitigation and preparation planning of the Government.
Considering the formation of new states
and districts, changes in earthquake hazard zonation Maps, changes in
flood scenario, availability of seismo-tectonic details, updated storm
surge data from IMD, changes in housing scenario, Ministry of Housing &
Urban Poverty Alleviation set up multidisciplinary Peer Group under the
chairmanship of Prof. A.S. Arya, National Seismic Advisor with experts
from other concerned organizations to revise and update the Atlas.
The revised Atlas, prepared by BMTPC
is the outcome of detailed study of all the available data in a series of
meetings and dialogue by the Peer Group.
This Atlas contains digitized hazard maps
with respect to earthquakes, cyclones, floods and district wise risk
tables of housing stocks as per Census 2001. This also includes Landslide
hazard maps and a chapter on Tsunami.
The eagerly awaited revised Atlas, with
latest information on the possible intensities in the event of natural
hazards and resulting risk level to housing and buildings will be very
useful in our future disaster management planning. The Atlas was
released by SHRI
S. JAIPAL REDDY,
Hon'ble MInister for Urban
Dvevelopment Ministry, Government of India in inaugural ceremony of
FIRST ASIA
PACIFIC MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS – 13-16
DECEMBER, 2006 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
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