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Dealing with 26/12

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Title Dealing with 26/12
 
Creator Mukhopadhyay, R.
De, S.
 
Subject Tsunami
coastal management
 
Description The >M9 earthquake of 26 December 2004 (26/12) that generated devastated tsunami was probably occurred by a combination of three tectonic movements- dip-slip at Sunda trench, strike-slip along the boundary between India and Australian plates, and uplift of western Burma plate. Accepting the fact that natural hazards can hardly be stopped or moderated, one may argue that instead of costly instrumentation with uncertain return, ecologically friendly green and natural measures may be adopted including increase in the ‘buffer zone’. Such adaptation is the key to modern coastal management. Moreover, to do away with taken-by-surprise attitudes, a highly trained professional rapid action force with required instrumentation and logistics should be formed to reach relief within first 30 minutes anywhere in the country.
 
Date 2006-09-01T07:10:56Z
2006-09-01T07:10:56Z
2005
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Current Science, vol.88(11), 1713p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/329
 
Language en
 
Format 13321 bytes
application/pdf
 
Publisher Indian Academy of Sciences