cyclones and tsunami. More than
68 percent of the cultivable area is
vulnerable to drought. Landslides
and snow avalanches in unstable
slopes and high altitude terrain
also occur frequently. Due to
the pressures of the fast pace of
urbanization, modernization and
industrialization, the threats of manmade and technological disasters
have also increased substantially
as modern industrial units are
processing, storing and transporting
hazardous chemicals and hazardous
materials.
that the damages and economic
losses caused by natural disasters
are far exceeding accep X