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5.14<br />
secondary <strong>and</strong> tertiary activities. Therefore, the impact of tropical cyclone will be more pronounced<br />
on the people depending for livelihood on primary sector activities compared to others. Degree of<br />
vulnerability (A) will vary across the CD blocks with varying share of primary sector workforce. Higher<br />
the share of workforce involvement in these activities, greater the incidence of economic distress due<br />
to cyclones <strong>and</strong> consequential flooding.<br />
⎛Workforce<br />
engaged in primary sector<br />
activities in ith CD block ⎞<br />
Ai<br />
= ⎜<br />
⎟.100<br />
⎝<br />
Total workforce in ith CD block<br />
⎠<br />
ˆ Ai<br />
− Amin<br />
Ai<br />
=<br />
A − A<br />
max<br />
min<br />
5.5.2. Share of SC/ST population<br />
There is no denial of the fact that SC/ST population are one the most disadvantaged sections of the<br />
community <strong>and</strong> any loss due to natural disasters incident on them will viciously affect their level of<br />
welfare. Besides that, restoration of normalcy for these socio-economic groups is severely limited<br />
due to lower endowment of resources. As significant percentage of SC/ST population inhabit in some<br />
parts of the study area, it is imperative to include this parameter in the socio-economic vulnerability<br />
assessment framework.<br />
⎛ Total population of backward classes in ith CD block ⎞<br />
Bi<br />
= ⎜<br />
⎟<br />
⎝ Total population in ith CD block ⎠<br />
ˆ Bi<br />
− Bmin<br />
Bi<br />
=<br />
B − B<br />
max<br />
min<br />
5.5.3. Access to banking services<br />
In developed sections of the society, the elements which are at risk (physical assets) from natural<br />
disaster consists a small part of the total asset, as the bulk component is protected <strong>and</strong> insured by<br />
banks <strong>and</strong> other financial institutions. However, this trend gets reversed in case of poorer sections of<br />
community. Number of households accessing banking facilities acts as a decent proxy to appraise<br />
the share of total household assets exposed to risk events.<br />
Higher the number of households availing banking services in a particular CD block, lesser will be the<br />
incidence of misery due cyclones <strong>and</strong> consequential flooding.