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Refresher Course on Natural and manmade hazards, mitigation and protection
Posted Date: 15 May 2008 Resource Type: Articles/Knowledge Sharing Category: Short term courses
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Posted By: Bala Member Level: Diamond
Rating:  Points: 3
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Refresher Course on Natural and manmade hazards, mitigation and protection
June 2 – 13, 2008
Sponsored by
Ministry of Human Resources Development
Government of India, New Delhi
Organised by
Department of Civil Engineering,
NIT Warangal
Introduction and Purpose :
It is true but strange that along with global socio-economic advancement, there has been a rapid rise in the toll of human lives and economic losses due to natural calamities all over the world. Disasters have been mankind’s constant, though inconvenient, companion since time immemorial.
Natural disasters continue to strike unabated and without notice and are perceived to be on the increase in their magnitude, complexity, frequency and economic impact. They pose threat to people, structures or economic assets and assume disastrous proportions when they occur in areas of dense human habitation. It is to be noted that increasing population and various other socio-politico-economic considerations have forced people live in areas that are considered uninhabitable like flood-prone areas of major river systems and the low lying areas along the sea and islands, which are often inundated. Ninety percent of natural disasters and ninety five percent of total disasters related deaths world-wide occur in less developed countries. It is also observed that due to economic disparity, and unrestricted and unsafe technological development in less developed countries, man-made disasters are on the rise.
The problems in disaster management in less developed countries are unique due to seemingly competing needs between basic necessities for people and economic progress. It is often pointed out that most of the worlds’ worst disasters tend to occur between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. Coincidently, this is the area inhabited by the poorer countries of the world. Major significance of this is that such countries find themselves facing repeated setbacks in progress in addition to mounting pressures on ecology and environmental conditions due to rising population. With this background, it is felt that a refresher course highlighting various man-made and natural disasters, mitigation and protection measures should be conducted for the benefit of the teaching faculty in engineering institutions to make the knowledge they impart to the budding engineers which can help to sustain such hazards and disasters.
The various topics that are expected to be covered include various natural disasters, man-made disasters and those which have mixed human and natural influence and the mitigation measures. In addition, application of modern technology would also be covered.
Broad Topics to be covered:
Mitigation and protection for
Floods
Industrial accidents
Droughts
Major Traffic accidents
Cyclones
Industrial safety needs
Earthquakes
Wireless communication
Landslides
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Pesticides
Remote sensing applications
Mining disaster
Environmental pollution
Nuclear Hazards
Tsunamis etc
Address for Correspondence :
Prof. K.V.Jayakumar
Coordinator, NAMHAMP
Head, Department of Civil Engineering
National Institute of Technology
Warangal – 506 004, Andhra Pradesh
Office : 0870-2462100 Fax: 0870 2459547
Mobile : +91-9490165341
E-Mail: kvjayco@gmail.com , kvj@nitw.ac.in
Dr P.Rathish Kumar
Co-Coordinator, NAMHAMP
Assistant professor, CED
E-Mail: rateeshp@gmail.com, Contact: 9849670347
Dr DevaPratap
Co-Coordinator, NAMHAMP
Assistant professor, CED
E-Mail: prataprec@yahoo.com Contact: 9848573005
For more details, visit http://www.nitw.ac.in/
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