TNPSC Geography
Disaster Management Notes
Minor Ports on TN = 15
Major ports = 3 ( chennai, Ennore, Thuthukudi)
Export - 12.2% of India’s
1077 - TN Disaster Helpline
1098 - child helpline
Kumbakonam - July 16, 2004
Kuranganl - 9/3/2018
Bhopal Gas Tragedy - Dec 3, 1984
Super cyclone - Oct 29, 1999
Fukisima - 2011
Chernobile - 26 April 1986
Disaster Management Authority - 2005
Tsunami - 26/ Dec/ 2004 (7.30 A.M.)
Natural Disaster
Man made Disaster
National Flood control program - 1954
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) - New Delhi (HQ)
5 observatories - 2006
- Chennai - Nungambakkam
- Mumbai
- Pune
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Panaji (Goa capital)
Man made disasters
1. 26/Jan/2001 - 51st Republic Day - Pooj (Gujarat) - 7.7 Richter
2. Dec, 26 - 2004 - Tsunami - Japan named - Harbour wave ;Sped - 640 km/hr, 960 km/hr ; Height - 30 meter
3. 16 - July - 2004 - Kumbakonam
4. 29.10.1999 - Super cyclone - odisha
5. 26.04.1986 - Chernobyl - 400 times stronger than Hiroshima & Nagasaki - 305 lakh people migrated .
6. 11.03.2011 - Fukushima
7. 02.12.1984 - Bhopal Gas Tragedy - Methyl Iso cyanide - Pesticide
Cyclones
1. Gaja - 2018 - 128 km/hr - Srilanka named meaning Elephant
2. Okhi - 2017 - 155 km/hr - Bangladesh named - means eye
3. Vardha - 2016 - 130 km/hr - Pakistan named - Red rose
4. Nada - 2016 - 75 km/hr - Oman named - Giving
5. Kyant - 2016 - 85 km/hr - Myanmar - Crocodile
6. Roanu - 2016 - 85 km/hr - Maldives - Coir
7. Jal - 2010 - 100 km/hr - India - water
8. Thane - 2011 - 140 km/hr - myanmar
9. Nilam - 2012 - 85 km/hr - Pakistan
10. Madi - 2013 - 120 km/hr - Maldives - Ray
11. Nisha - 2008 - 85 km/hr - Bangladesh
12. Fony - 2019 - Bangladesh - snake
Naming of cyclones
2004 - started Naming
1. Onil - Bangladesh (Ist cyclone to be named)
Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan, Oman, Myanmar, Srilanka, Thailand, India.
Names given by India
¤ Agni, Aakash, Bijli, Jal, Uhar, Megh, sagar, Vayu.
¤ Districts affected by cyclone in TN - 13 (Mayiladuthurai)
2013, June 14 - June 17 -》Uttarakhand - Rainfall 375% rain
Drought
- 68 % of India, prone to drought
- 33% receives rainfall less than 75 cm.
- Indira Gandhi Canal Project - longest canal in India - 1983
- Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan Mullai Periyar Dam - 1895
- Sir John Beniquick
Lightning
- 10 to 20 Amps electric current - fatal
- 2000 people die because of literary in world
- Temp - 9982°C
- Thunder can only be heared from 16 km
- lighting speed - 80,000 km/s
- length - 3 to 4 km
- energy - 250 kw - 100 w bulb for 3 months
- founded by Benjamin Franklin
Earthquake
VOLCANO - active volcano - at Baren island - extinct volcano at Tiruvannamalai, Panaga hill Andhra Pradesh .
Global warming
Acid rain
- 1852 - Ist awareness
- Kills 70 % of coral rifs Lakshadweep
- Eutrophication - excessive growth of algae.
- Paris climate change agreement - 2015
Acts :
¤ Water prevention and protection Act - 1974
¤ Air Pollution Prevention & Protection Act - 1981
¤ Environment Protection Act - 1986
¤ Forest Prevention and protection Act - 1976
¤ Motor vehicle Act - 1988
¤ Tiger Protection and Prevention Act - 1973
¤ Lion Protection and Prevention Act - 1972
¤ Elephant Protection & Prevention Act - 1992
¤ Crocodile Protection & Prevention Act - 1975
¤ Wildlife protection Act - 1972
¤ International Disaster Risk Reduction Day - Oct 13
