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Radhakrishnan, Assistant Director [Head Disaster Management], UNDP India was
speaking in the inaugural function of the International workshop on Local
Climate and disaster resilience in Chennai. He said that the structures built
on north Chennai coastline as a part of protecting the shores from erosion made
the North Chennai coastline Tsunami resistant.
Earlier Madras University has prepared a study paper
titled’ Tsunami Vulnerability Atlas of Chennai’. The atlas was a part of a
project funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of
India. The project involved detailed study of the coast line starting from Pulikat Lake to Kovalam. The study has indicated
that the Coastline from Ennore to Kasimedu fishing harbor is safer. The
coastline Coovam River to Kovalam is vulnerable to
Tsunami. The five elements – physical, social, economic, institutional and
natural of all the zones of the Corporation were considered for data collection.
