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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.

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