Thoughts on Mitigating the Harmful Affects of Disasters, Endangering the South-Western Region of Bangladesh

Abstract

The universe and the Solar family behaves in ways most of which are still unknown to the scientists. At times we face altogether new phenomenon. Whenever such new developments or deviations, prove harmful we became frightened. In the recent decades, two such phenomena have endangered the lives and properties of people in the south western region of Bangladesh. These are: (i) Cyclonic storm, (ii) Tidal bore due to cyclone or Tsunami and Sea level rise. In pursuance with the theme of this Seminar I shall keep my discussion limited mostly on various aspects of these two phenomena and their probable mitigation. However, for a clear understanding I have to mention the similar-natured hazards taking place in Bangladesh. Also we shall mention various measures for their mitigation in brief and finally, suggest a solution.

Keywords: Disaster, Southern Bengal, Flood