• Dhruti

India- the land of geographical diversities has a coastal line of 7516.6 kms and is most vulnerable to tropical cyclones in the basin. On an average 2-3 cyclones make landfall in India every year. Hydrological and meteorological factors are responsible for most of the cyclones in India. Thus, to mitigate the effects on lives and livelihood, structural and non-structural measures are required. The National Disaster Management Act (2005) lays down policies, plans and guidelines for disaster management and coordinates their enforcement and implementation for ensuring timely and effective response to disasters. The guidelines assist the Central Ministries, Departments and States to formulate their respective disaster management plans on cyclones and floods giving out vulnerable areas, mitigation projects and forecasting and warning. This article lists the structural and non-structural measure to mitigate the effects of a cyclone on the coastal belt of India. Mitigation measures aim at reducing the effect of cyclones on life and livelihood and cannot control the process of inundation.

cyclones in India, disaster management, mitigation measures

"STRUCTURAL AND NON-STRUCTURAL MITIGATION MEASURES TO COMBAT CYCLONES IN INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 10, page no.a552-a558, October-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2110069.pdf

"STRUCTURAL AND NON-STRUCTURAL MITIGATION MEASURES TO COMBAT CYCLONES IN INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 10, page no. ppa552-a558, October-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2110069.pdf