Int. J. Renewable Energy & Environmental Engineering
ISSN 2319-5347, ISI Impact Factor: 0.763
VOLUME 03 NO. 02 APRIL 2015:
Title: Analyzing the Impact of Cyclone Mohasen on the Coastal
Cordon of Bangladesh
Authors: Md. Shafiqul
Islam, Tania Yeasmin, Md. Hamidul Islam, Ferdaush Ahmed,
Khursid Alam, Asaduzzaman Nayeem
Abstract: The study aims to
investigate the impacts of cyclone Mahasen on coastal
community in aspect of social, economic and environment.
The study also concentrates on options to reduce the
impact of such kind of cyclonic hazard. This study is
based on both primary and secondary data and
information. The primary information for this study was
collected through empirical field observation and
interview. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 50
sample households. Data and information was also
collected from different relevant organizations such as
Disaster Management Bureau (DMB), Ministry of Disaster
Management and relief division (MoDMRD). Cyclone Mahasen
caused at least 17 people death but damaged a vast
number of resources in the coastal belt. Government
assessments discovered that 49,178 homes were totally
destroyed
while another 45,825 were damaged. Tens of thousands of
trees were downed, causing travel disruptions all of
whom were in the southern coastal areas. Thousands of
people were also injured and many livestock were killed.
The most severe damage and greatest loss of life took
place in the Barguna District. Severe damage to
agriculture also took place, with many standing crops
flattened by gale-force winds. Roughly 128,000 hectares
of crops in Patuakhali were damaged, roughly half of
which was for sweet potato. A total of 1,285,508 people
were affected by the storm throughout the coastal cordon
of Bangladesh. To reduce the impact of cyclone some kind
of important things should be done as sheltering by
proper shelter management also increase the number of
disaster resilient cyclone shelter in the most cyclone
prone area, proper early warning dissemination system,
build disaster resilient coastal housing, embankment and
so on.
Keywords: Impact, Assessment,
Cyclone, Coastal area and Bangladesh
Pages: 111-114