Project name: Disaster Risk and Resilience Assessment Framework (DRRAF) and roadmap for Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand, a Himalayan state in northern India, faces significant risks from earthquakes, landslides, cloudbursts, and extreme weather. Its rugged terrain and dispersed settlements create challenges for reliable telecom connectivity.
The DRRAF study underscores the need to reinforce Uttarakhand’s telecom infrastructure to ensure seamless emergency communication, swift disaster response, and uninterrupted service in remote areas.
Strengthening resilience here is crucial for safeguarding local communities and bolstering broader regional disaster risk management efforts.
from earthquakes
Impact
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The study revealed that all of Uttarakhand’s telecom infrastructure is at risk from earthquake hazards, emphasizing the state’s extreme seismic vulnerability. Urgent measures, including seismic resilient designs and reinforced telecom facilities, are essential to ensuring network stability.
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Telecom assets in hilly districts face frequent landslide threats, risking service disruptions. The study urges geo-tagging and strategic siting of infrastructure to reduce risks in landslide-prone corridors, ensuring continuous connectivity and enhancing disaster resilience in vulnerable areas.
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The district-level landslide hazard risk map is an essential resource for strategically planning and designing telecom tower foundations in high-risk areas, ensuring stability, resilience, and uninterrupted connectivity even in challenging terrains prone to landslides.
