The Future-Oriented anticipatory Disaster Risk Management – A Case Study in Munnar Gap Road Region: A Case Study in Munnar Gap Road Region

A Case Study in Munnar Gap Road Region

Abstract

The Kerala Flood 2018 and 2019 educate on how a climate phenomenon can spiral into a tremendous environmental disaster. Kerala is located on the southwestern Malabar Coast of India. The geographic location of Kerala along the coast of the sea and the slope of the Western Ghats makes it highly vulnerable to hazards with a natural origin and impacts of climate change. The present study has been articulated as a case study that aimed to understand the activities that triggered a landslide in the gap road stretch in Udumbanchola taluk Idukki, government actions after 2018 for monitoring constructions in frequent landslide areas, and the role of systematic risk reduction coordination mechanisms for mitigating future disasters with the support of disaster rebuild strategies. To address the issues like frequent landslides in the construction area, there needs awareness about the trade-offs involved in designing a sustainable roadside early on in project development, so this research aims to add a checklist of recommendations which means construction monitoring strategies for the project development process. Construction Practices, Rapid expansion of settlements, and non-engineered building constructions are one of the reasons for the landslides in 2018 in Kerala. The future stress of disaster risk can be minimized by Government initiatives that may support the monitoring of ecological protection to project developments in landslide areas.