DANGEROUS DANGEROUS LIVINGLIVING

By GOUTHAM AMBEKAR S. PRAMOD & DIVYANKITAGuide : Prasant Kumar Panda

Teacher in GeographyVisakha Valley School

Our Project

Our Guide gave us project to role play as young environmentalists to do research on Dangerous living at landslides at Venkojipalem and Rajivnagar.As a Collaborative work we need to find out the reasons behind the landslides, analyze the research by group discussions and suggest measures to avoid disaster.

Let us peep into our Research work

DANGEROUS LIVING -

One bad thing about disasters Sometimes they knock before they come Sometimes they don’t -

Reaching the Place

Our School Principal, Dr. Sharada gave us permission to take school bus to do the research.We the students of Class IX, as researchers reached Venkojipalem.

As environmentalists we found out Some Important TermsHazardHazard – It is a dangerous condition or event, natural or manmade that could cause injury, loss of life on damage to life and property.

VulnerabilityVulnerability – It is the extent to which a community can be affected by the impact of hazard .

CapacityCapacity - Is the adequate preparedness by a community to face any disaster.

Risk = Hazard X Vulnerability Capacity

Risk = Risk is a measure of the potential to cause damage

Some Interesting fact about Risk

All photographs taken by us with the help of our Guide

SEEING REASONS BEHIND LAND SLIDE

Down Pour

Earth Quake

Continuous rains

Over grazing by animals

Over exploitation of ground water

Construction activities

Nature of the rock &

soil

Land Slide

Man Made

CausesNatural

Buildings Roads

MUSHROOMING – SETTLEMENTS ON HILL SLOPES

Forceful occupation by

might

Political selfish mottos

Ignorance – about disaster

Failed to arrange – house on plain

Hanumanthawaka

NH5Poverty

SETTLEMENTS NOWON HILL SLOPES OF

HANUMANTHAVAKA VENKOJIPALEM KANCHARAPALEM NGGO’S COLONEY

AREA

20 YEARS BEFORE – LABOUR

SETTLEMENTS CBM COMPOUND ALIPURAM RAMATALKIES MADHAVADHARA KANCHARAPALEM

PUSH FACTORS Poverty Lure of money

PULL FACTORS Land available

for free of cost Forceful

occupation Political pressure

and support

Steps taken to avoid Steps taken to avoid DisasterDisaster

Awareness campaigning in the areas of Venkojipalem and RajivnagarLandslide management plan by community (early evacuation)Vulnerable groups on the edges of the slopes in these areas are identified.

STEPS TO BE TAKEN TO AVOID

A DISASTER FROM HAPPENING

Improve capacity of the people living in these areas by taking the following steps – Shifting 21 houses to the risk free zone Planned construction Houses without using boulders, stones to

minimize loss Control deforestation To stop over grazing by animals Minimize human activities

Planning, Prevention and Planning, Prevention and Mitigation – Mitigation –

What we felt?

Land use planning – plantationGrazing of animal to be stoppedConstruction of NH5 with least damage to the landscape. Sent e-mail to the Dist. Collector on measures to be taken to avoid constructions in high risk zones.

If we are adequately prepared

Hazards do not become disasters

Increasing capabilities reduce risk factor

We are thankful to - Principal Dr. Sharada for her able guidance and support.

Guide Mr. Prasanta Kumar Panda

Parents for their support.

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