LIKELY IMPACTS OF HUDHUD ON THE ENVIRONMENT OF VISAKHAPATNAM

S. Ramakrishna Rao

Abstract: Hudhud cyclone has created havoc in north coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh on 12th October, 2014 and caused extensive damage specially to Visakhapatnam district in general and in particular to Visakhapatnam city. The damage is mainly to the tree cover and consequential destruction of the power lines leading to the colossal loss to the power sector. In these circumstances of great loss of tree cover and change in the local conditions the city might experience different impacts on the local life and environment. This paper summarizes the possible detrimental impacts of Hudhud on the environment of Visakhapatnam and also suggests possible measures to be followed so as to minimize the detrimental effects. These measures / actions prompted cover different fields including air and water environmental as well as solid waste management.

Keywords: ENVIRONMENT

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2014.0328023