‘Factor in lightning hazard in infra development plans’
January 07, 2021
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Every third death from natural hazards is attributed to lightning that has proved to be a major killer as per data pertaining to the last 54 years (1967 to 2020), says the Annual Lightning Report 2019-20 brought out by the Lightning Resilient India Campaign 2019-20.
The Campaign is a joint initiative of the Climate Resilient Observing Systems Promotion Council (CROPC); India Meteorological Department (IMD); the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India; Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology; India Meteorological Society; and World Vision India.
Electrical sensitivity tests have been largely given the go-by when it comes to planning infrastructure development, says Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, Chairman of the campaign.