• Ananya Das
• Narendra Mandala

The human-made changes towards nature have led to an adverse impact on the climatic condition across the globe. In the present scenario, global warming is the major factor in climate change. Rise in the Earth’s surface temperature also led to ocean warming, which intensifies natural disasters, especially cyclones. As India lies near to the equator, it has a maximum effect of annual cyclone due to the constant fluctuation of hot and cold air. Odisha lying to the coast of the Bay of Bengal faces annual cyclone for which the maximum revenue generated by the state is utilized as a disaster relief fund. The most likely affected amenities are the houses, especially the vernacular non-engineered constructions are being unable to withstand the present climatic conditions. Somolo island situated on the shore of Chilika Lake, Ganjam, Odisha is one of such places that has been facing the adverse effects of cyclone for ages. There is a fishermen settlement, where most of the houses are kutcha houses made up of vernacular building materials that are annually getting damaged due to cyclones. This research focuses on the proposal of cyclone resilient houses for the fishermen of the place using vernacular building materials that are Mud Cylinders as the building blocks. It also focuses on sustainable approach of designing the houses making it affordable for the fishermen by innovative material and construction management techniques.

Mud Cylinders, Affordable construction techniques, Cyclone resilient residences, Fishermen community

"Affordable cyclone resilient houses for fishermen village in Somolo island, Chilika, Odisha", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 8, page no.2113-2125, August-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2008280.pdf

"Affordable cyclone resilient houses for fishermen village in Somolo island, Chilika, Odisha", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 8, page no. pp2113-2125, August-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2008280.pdf