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Impact on people's lives and livelihoods in Gujarat due to Natural hazards

Journal: International Journal of Emerging Trends in Engineering Research (IJETER) (Vol.10, No. 4)

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Page : 191-194

Keywords : Climate change; Disaster management; Natural hazards.;

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Abstract

Natural disasters are catastrophic, catastrophic events that harm society, the economy, and the environment. As India has faced the COVID19 pandemic this year, climate change causing natural disasters like floods, cyclones have also made the lives of Indians miserable and even sometimes deadly. Cyclone Tauktae hits Gujarat, India in 2021, flooding villages and forcing thousands of people from their homes. Cyclones accompanied by heavy rains have made landfall in coastal areas of Gujarat, the storm has displaced more than 200,000 people in Gujarat and left 174 dead and 80 still missing. There are a variety of natural events that often occur in Gujarat that may have devastating effects on the local economy, including as floods, cyclones, droughts, and landslides. As well as injury and property damage. This study aims to find out how natural disasters can affect people and minimize the risk of exposure. Therefore, the State of Gujarat should focus on prevention and mitigation, increase the importance of reducing disaster risk and improve disaster response capacity

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