ISBN10: 8170354250, ISBN13: 9788170354253, [publisher: Daya, New Delhi] Hardcover Contents Foreword. Preface. Introduction. 1. Mitigating cyclone and storm surge disasters/Jamilur R. Choudhury. 2. Management of natural disasters/Aminul Kawser Khan. 3. S&T initiatives for natural hazard mitigation/K.R. Gupta and R.K. Midha. 4. Improved understanding about Indian earthquake hazard/G.D. Gupta and H.N. Srivastava. 5. R&D for cyclone disaster mitigation/T.V.S.R. Appa Rao. 6. Natural disaster and its mitigation/Wisyanto. 7. The ESCAP IDNDR Regional survey on assessment of achievements during the International decade for natural disaster reduction (IDNDR)/Le Huu Ti. 8. Overview of experiences and responses to recent disasters/Cengiz Ertuna. 9. Accomplishments current activities and future requirements for disaster reduction/Kamal Bin Hussain. 10. Management of natural disasters/Veersingh Boodhna. 11. Management of natural disasters/Krishna Prasad Parajuli. 12. Forecasting early warning and reporting procedure in case of disasters/Muhammad Munir Sheikh. 13. Manageable procedures to encounter the natural disasters/Abdul Qader Melhem. 14. Channel changes using satellite data for flood mitigation watershed degradation and flood plain monitoring/Lal Samnarakoon Kiyoshi Honda and Akichika Ishibashi. 15. Cyclone disasters due to heavy rainfall/Suphat Vongvisessomjai. 16. Cyclone disasters due to strong wind and surge/Suphat Vongvisessomjai. 17. Mitigation of typhoons and ...