The Cyclone Preparedness Programme in Bangladesh, Regional
The Cyclone Preparedness Programme in Bangladesh, Regional
The Cyclone Preparedness Programme in Bangladesh, Regional
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After the devastat<strong>in</strong>g cyclone of April 1991, IFRC has provided f<strong>in</strong>ancial and material support to<br />
CPP through a 5-years “Plan of Action”. Which was orig<strong>in</strong>ally planned to be completed by<br />
1996. A proposal to extented it by one year is aspected to be approved.<br />
15. CONCLUSION<br />
S<strong>in</strong>ce the <strong>in</strong>ception of <strong>Cyclone</strong> <strong>Preparedness</strong> <strong>Programme</strong> <strong>in</strong> 1972, a total of 158 depressions have<br />
formed <strong>in</strong> the Bay of Bengal out of which 16 <strong>in</strong>tensified <strong>in</strong>to severe cyclonic storm. <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Programme</strong> faced all the situations with determ<strong>in</strong>ation and courage and gradually achieved<br />
greater success <strong>in</strong> mov<strong>in</strong>g people to shelters and sav<strong>in</strong>g life and property of coastal people.<br />
From the above facts, it can be summarized that the coastal people have accepted the <strong>Cyclone</strong><br />
<strong>Preparedness</strong> <strong>Programme</strong> and reduction of loss of life and property are the results of<br />
implementation of the <strong>Cyclone</strong> <strong>Preparedness</strong> <strong>Programme</strong>.<br />
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