Analysis of Man-Made Risks: The Indian Context

Bhola Saha

Bhola Saha M.Tech in Disaster Mitigation and Management, Centre of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation and Management, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee-247667, Uttarakhand, India.

Abstract

Risk is the probability of any harmful consequences from the occurrence of any
event that disrupts the functioning of a certain region. In India, a lot of research
work and development has been made in the field of risk reduction due to natural
events but not much of comprehensive work has been done for risk reduction due
to man-made events. The article consists of two parts: the first part is a data
compilation on life losses due to man-made reasons and shows us why research
work and development in the field of risk reduction due to man-made events in
India is required. The second part consists of a suggestive methodology to
develop framework that can be used for assessing man-made risks in India.

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