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“……………….Designingadisasterpreparednessplanisimpossiblewithoutknowingtherisk<br />

facinganygivenregion.TheStateofWestBengal,withapproximately290kmsofcoastline,<br />

incurshugelossofhumanlife<strong>and</strong>economicassetsfromTropicalcyclone<strong>and</strong>stormsurge<br />

relatedinundation.Tomitigatetheeconomic<strong>and</strong>socialimpactsofcyclonehazard,Department<br />

ofDisastermanagement,GovernmentofWestBengal,inassociationwithIndianInstituteof<br />

Technology,Kharagpur,hastakenaninitiativetowardspreparationofComprehensiveRisk<br />

Assessment<strong>and</strong>DisasterMitigation Strategies.Amultidisciplinaryapproachhasbeen<br />

atemptedtoaccomplishthiscomplextaskthroughrigorousinteractionofexpertsfromdiverse<br />

backgrounds.Thoughthetaskwhichliesaheadismammothinnature,itisexpectedthatthis<br />

atemptwilbeahumblestepforwardinreducingtheriskofvulnerablecoastalsetlementsfrom<br />

thewrathofnature…………”

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