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5.16 F i Fˆ i ⎛ Total no. of = ⎜ ⎝ Fmax − Fi = F − F max min households u sin g proper cooking fuel in ith CD block Total no. of households in ith CD block ⎞ ⎟ ⎠ 5.5.7. Female literacy Awareness of the community plays an important role in reducing the impact of disasters by taking preventive measures and mitigating the consequences after the event has happened. Cost of prevention is far lesser than the value of the loss in its absence and there is universal mandate to upgrade the capability of communities to take up these measures. On the other hand, the indirect damage especially mortality and morbidity due to pathogenic environment developed aftermath of an extreme event can be greatly reduced by adopting simple preventive health measures. It is universally acclaimed fact that awareness quotient of any community cannot better be represented by the female literacy. CD block wise comparison of female literacy will help assess the level of awareness and pro-activeness. ⎛ Total literate Gi = ⎜ ⎝ Total ˆ Gmax − Gi Gi = G − G max min female population in ith CD block ⎞ .100 population in ith CD block ⎟ ⎠ 5.5.8. Access to Radio Dissemination of warning can play a deciding role in minimizing the loss of human lives as well as physical assets. Radio and television are the most pervasive instruments to achieve this end. Important messages concerned with relief and rehabilitation can also be broadcasted through them – reducing the misery of the affected people. However, given the price and mobility aspect of the equipment, number of households having possession of radio has been used as an indicator for assessing this aspect of socioeconomic vulnerability. ⎛ Total no. of households in possession of radio in ith CD block ⎞ Hi = ⎜ Total no. of households in ith CD block ⎟ ⎝ ⎠ ˆ H max − Hi Hi = H − H max min

5.17 Figure 5-3: Mapping of the socio-economic vulnerability in the coastal districts of West Bengal Composite Index of Socio-economic Vulnerability (S) has also been estimated by taking individual vulnerability indexes into consideration all the attributes discussed above [Refer Table 5-4 and Figure 5-4]. The functional form specified for aggregation is similar to the one used for estimating Composite Index of Vulnerability for Housing Stock [Refer Section 5.2.] ⎛ Aˆ i + Bˆ i + Cˆ i + Dˆ i + Eˆ i + Fˆ i + Gˆ i + Hˆ Si = ⎜ ⎝ 8 where, Aˆ i = Index of Bˆ i = Index of Cˆ i = Index of Dˆ i = Index of Eˆ i = Index of Fˆ i = Index of Gˆ i = Index of Hˆ = Index of i i ⎞ ⎟ + ⎠ ( Aˆ . Bˆ . Cˆ . Dˆ . Eˆ . Fˆ . Gˆ . Hˆ ) share of workforce in Pr imary sector activities in i th CD block share of Backward population in i th CD block share of households availing Banking facility in i th CD block Savings per household in i th CD block share of households having Electrical connection in i th CD block share of households having proper Cooking fuel in i th CD block percentage of Female literacy in i th CD block share of households in possesion of Radio in i th CD block i i i i i i i i

5.17<br />

Figure 5-3: Mapping of the socio-economic vulnerability in the coastal districts of West Bengal<br />

Composite Index of Socio-economic Vulnerability (S) has also been estimated by taking<br />

individual vulnerability indexes into consideration all the attributes discussed above [Refer Table 5-4<br />

<strong>and</strong> Figure 5-4].<br />

The functional form specified for aggregation is similar to the one used for estimating Composite<br />

Index of Vulnerability for Housing Stock [Refer Section 5.2.]<br />

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+ Cˆ<br />

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+ Dˆ<br />

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i<br />

+ Fˆ<br />

i<br />

+ Gˆ<br />

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+ Hˆ<br />

Si<br />

= ⎜<br />

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i<br />

= Index of<br />

Bˆ<br />

i<br />

= Index of<br />

Cˆ<br />

i<br />

= Index of<br />

Dˆ<br />

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= Index of<br />

Eˆ<br />

i<br />

= Index of<br />

Fˆ<br />

i<br />

= Index of<br />

Gˆ<br />

i<br />

= Index of<br />

Hˆ<br />

= Index of<br />

i<br />

i<br />

⎞<br />

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⎠<br />

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. Bˆ<br />

. Cˆ<br />

. Dˆ<br />

. Eˆ<br />

. Fˆ<br />

. Gˆ<br />

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)<br />

share of workforce in Pr imary sector<br />

activities in i th CD block<br />

share of Backward population in i th CD block<br />

share of households availing Banking facility in i th CD block<br />

Savings per household in i th CD block<br />

share of households having Electrical connection in i th CD block<br />

share of households having proper Cooking fuel in i th CD block<br />

percentage of Female literacy in i th CD block<br />

share of households in possesion of Radio in i th CD block<br />

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