A Study of Vulnerable Flood Affected Districts of the State of West Bengal (India): Community Based Disaster Preparedness/Risk Reduction (I.E. Cbdp/Cbdrr) - a Proposal of Life Saving Strategic Disaster Preparedness Model.

BA History Honours Thesis
Paper 13, 2006.

Title of Research Project:

A Study of Vulnerable Flood Affected Districts of the State of West Bengal (India): Community Based Disaster Preparedness/Risk Reduction (i.e. CBDP/CBDRR) - A Proposal of Life Saving Strategic Disaster Preparedness Model.

Student: Asoke Kumar Mehera

Supervisor: HYPERLINK "http://www.buruniv.ac.in/EmployeeProfile.php?emp_id=2458" HYPERLINK http://www.buruniv.ac.in/EmployeeProfile.php?emp_id=2458Prof. Smitikumar Sarkar (Professor of History, BU)

Department of History (Humanities Building)

THE UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN

The University of Burdwan, Rajbati, Bardhaman - 713 104, West Bengal, INDIA.

Acknowledgments:

I would like to thank all of the people associated with village administration for providing me with all the information regarding their practical experience, scenario, case study and statistical evidence of last few disasters. I want to thank government of West Bengal, especially the Records Department for allowing me access the records. I am grateful to Top authority of NGOs especially Caritas and Catholic Relief Society for making me aware of their disaster planning, mitigation and coping mechanism. I thank them to help me in conducting survey and interviews in the disaster prone districts of the state of West Bengal. Finally, this project would not have been possible without the expertise of my supervisor.

Abstract:

The main component of this research work is the study of the paradigm shift of focus from relief to preparedness in disaster management of some districts of the state of West Bengal. This study is directed towards providing a substitute model, which is rather based on preparedness than traditional relief approach. Under this newly prescribed model, the huge amount of money to be diverted from relief work to capacitate the community and its stakeholders. People to be motivated and empowered to become proactive and prepare themselves with an

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