Author: Ruben Banerjee
Publisher:
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Category : Cyclones
Languages : en
Pages : 230
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This Book, A Gripping Account Of The October 1999 Super-Cyclone That Hit Orissa, Is As Much A Chronicle As A Warning Of How Vulnerable Orissa Remains. It Attempts To Serve As A Reminder Of The Immeasureable Tragedy That Struck Orissa. 12 Chapters - 2 Appendices - Government Status Report - An Update On Cyclone Reconstruction Undertaken In Orissa. An Analysis Of Housing-Gap In Jagatsinghpur District And Ersama Block. Condition Good.
Author: Chintamani Panigrahi
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Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Author: S. Suri
Publisher: Spotlight Poets
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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Author: Bidyut Mohanty
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000506835
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 235
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This book is a detailed analysis of the food scarcity and epidemics among the womenfolk and other vulnerable sections of society in colonial Orissa. Its major significance lies in the fact that the food crisis, mass exodus and adverse sex ratio continue to raise questions in the contemporary world. Studies of such experiences help in re-designing strategies to meet the challenges arising from natural disasters, wars, pandemics, besides poverty and uncertain production outcomes. The study of Orissa Famine of 1866 explodes the myth upheld by the colonial administrators that women died at a lower rate than men in famines, because they could easily adapt to food scarcity and were supposedly less prone to infectious diseases. Evidence based on historical, sociological and biological factors showed that increasing male migration, much of it, leading to high mortality, explains the change in sex ratio during the colonial period. This work also shows that many of today’s consumption preferences, linguistic usages and cultural habits of people, carry traces of cataclysmic experiences. This book also highlights the fact that most famines are the result of policy failures and, are often rooted in structural inequalities with serious consequences for women, lower castes and the poor alike. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Author: Orissa (India). Revenue Department
Publisher:
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Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 387
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Author: Braja Bandhu Bhatta
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Author: Orissa Flood Committee
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Author: Orissa, India. Office of the Revenue Commissioner
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Category : Disaster relief
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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Author: Dipankar Chyau Patnaik
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The state of Orissa is one of the most disaster prone states in the Indian Union. Orissa's six coastal districts are often subjected to tropical storm systems like cyclones as well as storm induced flooding and surges. With the burgeoning population, the threat of the coastal vulnerability risk has increased manifold. Severe flooding caused by storm surges during the 1999 super cyclone caused massive damage to life and property. Although it is not possible to completely wish away the risk posed by such disasters yet much of the damage could be prevented by efficient preparedness plans at different levels of civil society. The need for better access to vital information through a scientific disaster preparedness and response system is long felt. The need of the hour is effective risk mapping and assessment. The paper assesses the vulnerability of the Coastal States of India with special case study of Orissa. Through the study of historical data, the vulnerability of the coast is established. The Socio-economic fabric of the state of the Orissa along with the physiographic conditions is also studied. It focuses on the study of changing seasonal trends understood through cultural semantics. It also tries to address the problem of Cyclone Hazard Risk Management in the coastal areas in relation to the Indian Disaster management Framework.
Author: Bengal (India) Department of Agriculture
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 404
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