JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objective

To understand the nature of various types of natural disasters and to develop

skills to develop disaster management plans.

Course Outcome:

• Knowledge on the causes and effects of natural disasters like floods, cyclones, Earthquakes etc.
• An integrated approach on mitigation and management of disasters.
• A skill for the development of action oriented disaster management plan.

UNIT - I

Overview of Natural disasters- Tropical cyclones, Floods, Droughts, Earthquakes & Tsunamis, Severe Thunderstorms & Tornadoes- Need for Disaster Management Plan;

UNIT - II: Cyclone warning system in India- cyclone disaster management plan, Floods-Flood

management in India; Warning system for major river basins-Role of Central Water Commission; Water purification technologies in flood affected areas, Droughts-Meteorological drought and agricultural drought; monsoon long range Forecasts- Drought management plan-parameters & assessment; Drought Monitoring

UNIT - III

Earthquakes-seismity in India-status of prediction and disaster management; Tsunamis; Landslides and Avalanches; Volcanoes

UNIT - IV

Hazards associated with convective clouds-Thunderstorms-Lightning; Tornadoes Waterspouts-Hail storms, Aviation hazards and safety measures.

UNIT - V

Key Factors in Disaster management – Early warning, communications, Response by administration, Disaster Management & Mitigation- National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Govt. of India.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Natural Disaster Management: New Technologies and Opportunities by Subir Ghosh; Icfai University Press
• 2. Earth and Atmospheric Disasters Management by N. Pandharinath and C. K. Rajan, BS Publication

REFERENCE BOOK:

• 1. Natural Hazards and Disaster Management by R. B. Singh; Rawat Publication M. Tech – I Year – II Sem. (Envir. Engg.)