http://localhost:8081/jspui/handle/123456789/15068 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:10:18 GMT 2026-10-21T21:10:18Z http://localhost:8081/jspui/handle/123456789/21363 Title: MULTI HAZARD RISK ASSESSMENT FOR GUWAHATI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AREA Authors: Begum, Sumaiyah Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8081/jspui/handle/123456789/21363 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8081/jspui/handle/123456789/21279 Title: CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE: A CASE STUDY ON CHAR DHAM ROAD NETWORK Authors: Raypa, Shruti Abstract: Infrastructure is the backbone of any developing nation. A disaster in any region not only disrupts the functioning of the communities in that region but also pushes them many steps backwards. As the nations progress, there is a particular emphasis on infrastructure development and ensuring their resilience so that they develop capacities to bounce back better from any scenario in the most cost efficient way possible. In the 2nd Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR), the importance of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) was signified through the Prime Minister’s 10 Point Agenda. In this agenda, a key point is that ‘all development sectors must imbibe the principles of Disaster Risk Management’. Therefore, the principles of disaster risk management must be incorporated in such a way that it contributes not only to the resilience of communities but also of the infrastructures that are built to cater to the needs of the communities. The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) also state that an important agenda is to reduce the disaster damages to critical infrastructures and reduce disruption of basic services. The importance of developing resilience against vulnerabilities is evident through Goal 9 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s). The goal emphasises on building resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovations. Moreover, Goal 11 prioritises ‘making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe and resilient’. Sustainable infrastructure in this context, directly and indirectly have linkages with other Sustainable Development Goals. This defines the importance of development of a robust and resilient infrastructure and its role in forming a resilient society. The transportation infrastructure, one of the most critical infrastructures for the state of Uttarakhand, is severely prone to landslide events. This situation arises mainly in the monsoon season when road closures are frequently reported. In recent years, there have been heavy investment towards building resilient road infrastructures under the bigger heading of Char Dham road project. The objectives of the current thesis it is motivated by the fact that the roads are affected by closures during the monsoon season creating heavy traffic as well as disrupting the annual yatra season which causes a ripple effect in the local economy. This thesis aims to achieve the following objectives: First, to examine the best-practices implemented in the all weather road project, also known as the Char Dham Project, and to understand how these practices may promote disaster resilience. Second, to emphasize the significance of resilience through stakeholder surveys and especially with those who have direct or indirect involvement in the project. Finally, to identify the challenge impeding the promotion of resilience and provide potential solutions to address the same. The study identifies factors that may impact the overall infrastructure resilience and elaborates existing gaps and suggestions that could promote resilience of future critical infrastructures being planned and implemented in similar geographies and hazard prone areas. Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8081/jspui/handle/123456789/21279 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8081/jspui/handle/123456789/21278 Title: Characterizing spatiotemporal dynamics in Surface Urban Heat Island Intensity (SUHII) for cities of India Authors: Kumar, Ratan Abstract: Urban heat island (UHI) affects human health and even cause death. UHI has been studied for the last 40 years, but the study based on climate zone, tiers of the city, and socioecological is significantly less. Moreover, for Indian cities also, their analysis is significantly less. This study includes 76 Indian cities, which includes tier 1 and tier 2 of the city. And the result was correlated to the agroclimatic zone and socioecological aspect. There are six agro-climatic zones in India, i.e., arid, coastal, humid-per humid, island, semi-arid, and sub-humid. However, this study selected cities that fall into five climatic zones except for the island. The study period is 1991, 2001, 2011, and 2021 and it includes two seasons, summer, and winter. Surface urban cool island seen in all four times for arid. All the sciences and theory are satisfied by only Tier 1 cities; Tier 2 cities do not satisfy that relation, but the LST(Urban) of Tier 2 cities is increasing at an alarming rate. In the socioecological aspect, this study includes in-migrants, population NDVI, and NDBI. Cities with higher in-migrants show high LST. LST ranges from 19.65 degrees Celsius to -4.02 degrees Celsius in summer and 7.75 degrees Celsius to -2.8 degrees Celsius in the winter, and in the top ten cities in summer and winter, there is no tier 1 city. LST for summer 68/76 and winter 67/76 cities, but in the case of multi-city analysis, NDVI and NDBI do not show the usual theory. The findings from this research will help for future in-depth research and will finally help in climatic adaptive strategy for different cities in different climatic zones of the city. Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8081/jspui/handle/123456789/21278 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8081/jspui/handle/123456789/21277 Title: AIR QUANTIFICATION AND MAPPING OF DIFFERENT AIR POLLUTANTS Authors: Choudhary, Manish Kumar Abstract: With rising urbanization, industrialization, and increasing population, urban air pollution is also rapidly deteriorating. Especially for vulnerable populations like children, the elderly, and those with respiratory or lung disorders, air pollution generally has major detrimental health effects. Air pollution is a catastrophe for public health. Along with deteriorating ecosystems or the environment, eradicating the atmosphere, and hampering natural phenomena, air pollution has some very serious adverse effects on the environment. The government of India has started or taken a lot of steps to mitigate the problem of air pollution one of the major initiatives was the National Clean Air Program (NCAP) for monitoring and regulating pollution levels regularly can aid in observing changes in pollution levels over time. We will study different types of air pollutants and how their concentration varies in different months. The trend of air pollutant concentration levels in recent years. We will see the steps taken by the government to reduce vehicular emissions. The results of implementing the BS6 engine and replacing BS4 engines. The study makes use of air quality monitoring methods, by collecting data and analyzing. Residual burning is one of the primary sources of greenhouse gas emissions. In India, the National Capital Region (NCR) or Delhi is one of the cities which is highly polluted and face a lot of problem due to air pollution. The major reason for high air pollution is stubble burning, pollutants from vehicular emissions, etc. In this study, we would know the major reason for stubble burning in India. The effects of stubble burning or residual burning from states of Punjab, Haryana, and Western Uttar Pradesh on Delhi (or National Capital Region) and what are the future implications of these and the harmful effects of it. We will try to study the reason for the high Air Quality Index value or high pollutant concentration during the month of October and November of every year in recent years. Finally, we will see and suggest some modifications to get better results. Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8081/jspui/handle/123456789/21277 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z