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Karnataka, which incurred a cumulative nonaccomplishment of implicit ₹1.22 lakh crore owed to earthy disasters betwixt 2015 and 2021, has prepared a roadmap and acceptable 2030 arsenic the clip framework to chopped specified losses by 75%.
The Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) has prepared the roadworthy representation for a ‘’disaster-resilient Karnataka’’ to trim mortalities, economical nonaccomplishment and casualties.
Vulnerability profile
The mentation of the Karnataka State Disaster Risk Reduction (KSDRR) Road Map 2025-30 entailed drafting up a vulnerability illustration arsenic per which 80% of the State’s geographical country is prone to drought, 22% is prone to mean earthquake and 24% of the geographical country successful the State was prone to cyclone, dense winds etc. Human-induced disasters similar roadworthy and concern accidents excessively are considered for hazard appraisal and catastrophe mitigation.
The KSDRR report, released recently, has acceptable short, mean and semipermanent plans and stipulates 2029-30 arsenic the twelvemonth by which the economical loss, infrastructure damage, quality and carnal mortality and casualties, were to beryllium reduced by 75% of the baseline established successful 2026.
The study, which went into the mentation of the KSDRR Road Map, points retired that not lone does the State acquisition disasters of assorted types and intensities but estimates that astir 61.10 cardinal radical are astatine risk.
There is hardly immoderate economical assemblage which has not been affected by the predominant occurrence of earthy disasters but the brunt of it is borne by agriculture.
While the cumulative nonaccomplishment crossed assorted sectors has been pegged astatine implicit ₹ 1.22 lakh crore, the nonaccomplishment betwixt 2015-2021 successful agriculture was pegged astatine ₹ 1.02 lakh crore. The harvest nonaccomplishment affected implicit 1.84 lakh hectares portion the nonaccomplishment successful horticulture was pegged astatine ₹10102.81 crore.
Road infrastructure damages
Afte agriculture, it is the harm to roads which was the highest and affected 1.12 lakh km of roads during the appraisal play and the nonaccomplishment incurred was pegged astatine ₹17,296 crore.
A survey of drought affected districts indicated that betwixt 2001 and 2022, Kalaburagi, Gadag, Davangere, Belagavi were afflicted by drought 14 times portion a bulk of the remaining districts reported drought connected astatine slightest 13 occasions.
Climate alteration impact
The study was besides a pointer to the extremities of quality and the interaction of clime alteration successful galore districts successful caller decades, arsenic prolonged spells of drought were followed by terrible floods. This included the districts of Raichur, Ballari, Kalaburgi, Yadgir, Bidar etc.
The socio-economic interaction of earthy disasters connected assorted departments — from agriculture to acquisition and tourism — has been studied successful item and wide enactment plans suggested for mitigation.
Timeline for targets
The roadworthy representation proposes a department-wise enactment program for effectual and timely effect and amended betterment successful lawsuit of immoderate earthy oregon man-made disaster. It stipulates that by 2026, each departments, districts and gram panchayats should hole catastrophe absorption plans with baseline information of the twelvemonth 2025-26.
During 2027-28, the State volition collaborate with assorted stakeholders for exertion transfer, cognition management, etc. for hazard reduction.
