GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS Causes, Consequences and Methods of Containment oe BB Ne ielicelg Mu.RamkumarCaos en ae Cau eee UIC eect een uate Een inc Rceaniccg well. It is a compilation of 19 chapters authored by experts working on pene ner ec naa EAR Se a different regions of india towards specific types of geohazards. Individual chapters are devoted to every geohazard type, detailing it in terms of Penni ements sei Rees eeu a natural environment, methods of mitigation and relief and rescue Bree eee Re Re oe he ec systematics of geohazard vulnerability mapping, information dissemination and relief and rescue operations are also included in this book, making it a Ree ene eta es eect A could serve both the teachers and researchers. The book could be a valuable resource for disseminating information on geohazards among beginners, good teaching material for academic institutions and reference material for research institutions. Many a times, ignorance about the characteristics of geohazards lands people and infrastructure at risk. Readers of this book ROT ee re | eee cc ne Uc paeenre ne eententien timers Cea ria eT aae ogs effective way to the common public, students and researchers of this Peer Pa WMGeological Hazards Causes, Consequences & Methods of Containment Edited by Dr.Mu. RAMKUMAR Department of Geology Periyar University, Salem - 636 011 Tamil Nadu, India 2009 New India Publishing Agency Pitam Pura, New Delhi-110 088Published by ‘Sumit Pal Jain for New India Publishing Agency 101, Vikas Surya Plaza, CU Block, L.S.C. Mkt., Pitam Pura, New Delhi- 110 088, (India) Phone: 011-27341717, Fax: 011-27341616 E-mail: newindiapublishingagency@gmail.com Web: www.bookfactoryin © Editor: 2009 All rights reserved, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher / editor. ISBN : 978-81-90851-27-5 ‘Typeset at: Laxmi Art # 9811482328 Printed at: Jai Bharat Printing Press, DelhiContents —— Foreword — Prof Dr.Doris Stueben Message — Prof D.Chancresekharom Preface Acknowledgement e Types, Causes and Strategies for Mitigation of Geological Hazards ... i (Mu.Ramkumar An Introduction to Tsunami and Characterization of Tsunamigenic Sediments with the Help of Microfossils ‘S.M.Hussain History and Geotectonics of Tsunami with Special Reference to the Indian Ocean ... G.Manimaran Andaman-Nicobar Island Arc in the Evolving Tectonic Scenario of Bay of Bengal ... Barendra Purkait and PK. Gangopadhyaya Assessment of Tsunami Hazard Along ‘Thangapatnam — Ovari Coast, Tamil Nadu, Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques .. ‘M-Rajamanickam and S.Rajendran xiii 714. 15. 16. xiv Earthquake — The Creator of Geohazards G.Sathish Earth Tremors in Jind Region, Central Haryana: Seismogenesis and Mitigation . Vallinayagam, L.Gopeshwor Singh and (Naresh Kumar Volcanoes, Volcanism and Mitigation .... A.Karthikeyan Characterization and Mitigation of Landslides in the Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu GManimaran Cyclone Disaster Management with Special Reference to Orissa Coast, India Devananda Beura An Introduction to Drought Suresh and Mu. Ramkumar GIS Based Model for Drought Assessment ... PH. Shiva Prakash, PK. Garg and S.K. Ghosh Flooding - A Manageable Geohazard Mu.Ramkumar Environmental Policies of India and Mitigation of Geohazards in Coastal Areas . MJayanthi Coastal Erosion in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts, Karnataka : Implications on Effective Coastal Zone Management Avinash Kumar and K. S. Jayappa Quicksand: A Lesser-Known Geohazard; But not a Lesser Evil. V.Thirukumaran and Mu.Ramkumar 119 191 219x