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Risk Assessment of Tropical Cyclones on Health Infrastructure
Abstract
The paper attempts to identify the risks related to Healthcare Infrastructure due to cyclones and the
intensity related to the damages. The study is carried out in Indian context and the interdependency of
critical infrastructures on each other has been considered in the study. The ranking of the risks and
indexing have been done through case studies and survey, thereby helping understand the need of
keeping a safety checklist in context of all the damages that have occurred in the past due to cyclones.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/jepd.v8i1.913
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