DISASTER MANAGEMENT-LESSONS LEARNT FROM PAST MAJOR DISASTERS IN HP
Keywords:
natural hazards, settlements, societyAbstract
Himachal Pradesh faces various types of natural hazards and is one of the most multi-hazard prone State of India. The natural disasters destroy lives, property, and the rules of society, however, reveals a more silent and stable pattern of response. The frequency and most of these hydro-meteorological hazards are compounded by climate change and its impacts on agriculture, horticulture, human settlements and human and animal health. The article is a study of the social and economic history of natural disasters in the state of Himachal Pradesh and the lessons learnt from them besides it uncovers the silent processes, highlighting how disasters have enabled new understandings of nature, state, and society. The cases discussed in the paper pave the way for policy planners and people at the helm of disaster management
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