[march]National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP)

Question 1

why?

Answer 1

mitigate effects of cyclone.

Question 2

By?

Answer 2

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) under the aegis of the Ministry of Home Affairs

Support of states + National Institute for Disaster Management (NIDM). + assisted by the World Bank

Question 3

Classification

Answer 3

13 states identified cyclone prone -> further classified

Category I: Higher vulnerability States i.e. Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.

Category II: Lower vulnerability States i.e. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, Pondicherry, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.