NATURAL DISASTERS VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF GONDIA DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA USING DTM & GIS TECHNIQUES

Devendra Pandey, Yaswant B. Katpatal, Pradeep P. Kundal

Abstract: The present paper deals with natural disasters assessment because they are unavoidable and cause huge damage to life and property. Though they cannot be avoided but they can be minimized. Out of these the major cause of concern is the flood. It is solely responsible for the loss of life and property and casualties. About 10% of the population (119492 human lives) is affected by flood as per the 2011 census of Gondia District every year. The main aims and objectives study is to identify Annually Flooded Area, sort and model a solution to fight the causes of natural disasters and minimize its impact on human lives as well as the Natural Hazards Vulnerability Assessment of Gondia District using Met-lab and GIS technique.

Keywords: Natural Hazards Vulnerability Assessment (NVA), River Board Association (RBA), Annually Flooded Area (AFA). World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84), Digital Terrain Modeling (DTM)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2014.0309024