Class IX - DISASTER MANAGEMENT

PROJECT ON TSUNAMI

AIM: To study about the causes and effects of Tsunami, precautionary measures to
mitigate damage, tsunami prone areas of India, warning system, rehabilitation system, role
of government and non governmental organizations in spreading awareness and study the
case of 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami.

Introduction:

• Meaning of natural disaster

• Types of natural disaster
(Stick pictures of different types of natural disasters)

Tsunami:

• Meaning
• Causes – earthquakes, underwater explosions, volcanic eruptions, land slides.
• Extent of damage it can cause
• Areas prone to this disaster in India ( mark the places in India map)
• Vulnerable groups
• Role of government in creating awareness
• Role of non–governmental organizations in creating awareness, relief, rehabilitation,
counseling, food, medicine, housing, education, occupation, monetary assistance etc.
• Early Warning system
• Dos and Don’ts
• Safe construction practices
• Mitigation and Rehabilitation system
• Tsunami and Nuclear Power Plants
• 10 most devastating tsunamis in the history

Case Study:

• 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

• Places affected
• Extent of damage to life and property
• Rehabilitation programme – Govt. and NGOs
• Warning system for the future

Comparative study: Compare the level of preparedness in India to face the disaster with that
of Japan 2011Tohoku Tsunami.

Conclusion: What did you learn from the project?

Reference: Class IX and X Disaster Management Text Book, Wikipedia

Class IX – DISASTER MANAGEMENT
PROJECT ON TROPICAL CYCLONES AND FLOODS

AIM: To study about the causes and effects of tropical cyclones and floods, precautionary
measures to be taken to prevent and mitigate the damage, flood prone areas of India,
warning system, rehabilitation system, role of government and nongovernmental
organizations in spreading awareness.

Introduction:

• Meaning of natural disaster

• Types of natural disaster
(Stick pictures of different types of natural disasters)

Tropical Cyclones and Floods

• Meaning
• Causes
• Extent of damage it can cause – life, property, crops, livestock, spread of diseases
• Areas prone to this disaster in India ( mark the places on the political outline India
map)
• Vulnerable groups
• Role of government in creating awareness
• Role of non–governmental organizations in creating awareness, providing relief,
rehabilitation, counseling, food, medicine, housing, education, occupation, monetary
assistance etc.
• Early Warning system
• Dos and Don’ts
• Safe construction practices (with pictures)
• Mitigation and Rehabilitation system

Case Study:
• Recent cyclone in Tamil Nadu
• Places affected
• Extent of damage to life and property
• Rehabilitation programme – Govt. and NGOs
• Warning system for the future

Conclusion: What did you learn from the project?

Reference: Class IX and X Disaster Management Text Book, Wikipedia

Instructions:
Project should be hand written. Use one side of A4 sheet. Presentation should be neat.
Include pictures, maps, tables, graphs, classification charts, and newspaper reports
wherever necessary
Refer to the disaster management text book prescribed for classes IX and X.
Project work should be 15 – 20 pages. Project should be presented in a stick file.
CLASS X
PROJECT ON CONSUMER AWARENESS – grade 10

Aim: To study the different ways in which consumers are cheated, need for consumer
organizations and the awareness among consumers about their rights and responsibilities.

Introduction:
• How are consumers cheated in the market place? o Selling more than the MRP o
Weighing less o Selling defective products o Selling adulterated products
o Hoarding o Black Marketing
o Curbing Competition

Consumer Awareness 
Who is a consumer?
• Need for consumer protection
• Evolution of consumer movement
• Enactment of COPRA
• Rights of Consumers (Explain each of the right with pictures and examples) o Right to
safety o Right to Choose o Right to information o Right to be heard o Right to
redressal o Right to consumer education
• Importance of standardization marks – ISI, AGMARK, HALLMARK, FPO etc.
• Redressal mechanism – how the 3 tier quasi judicial machinery works.
• Problems in the redressal process
• Newspaper reports – compensation awarded by courts to consumers ( 2 examples)
• Consumer international
Awareness – Survey – Refer page 89 of Economics text book for questionnaire.
Generate copies of the questionnaire and administer the same to at least 20 people. 
Findings – Pie chart
• Conclusion - Responsibilities of a consumer
• Find out the address of the nearest consumer court for your area  Find out the address
of the nearest consumer forum for your area. Prepare a colourful poster on consumer
awareness.

Reference: Class X – Lesson Consumer Rights, Economics Text Book Instructions:

Project should be hand written. Use one side of A4 sheet. Presentation should be neat.
Include pictures, maps, tables, graphs, classification charts, cartoons and newspaper reports
wherever necessary/ possible
Refer to the Class X – Economics Text Book, Lesson Consumer Rights
Project work should be 25 – 30 pages. Project should be presented in a stick file or spiral
bound.
PROJECT ON SUSTAINABLE USE OF WATER & RIVER WATER SHARING –
GR 10

Aim: To study about interstate rivers in India, disputes associated with sharing of the river
water and also to study the feasibility of interlinking rivers of India.

Introduction: Water is said to be the elixir of life. We get water from rivers, lakes, ponds
and from rain. Ground water is also a source. Water is a precious resource. Though it is a
renewable resource, the present rate of consumption is such that we might deplete this
resource very soon. Though India is land of rivers, we face water shortage in many parts
of India. Every summer, this problem looms large over every state. We also face tension
on account of sharing of river water. Public outrage, unrest, war of words, court
proceedings, high level meetings, agreements and bandh on account of water sharing are all
common. In this project, we study about the interstate rivers and the disputes related to
sharing of water resource and also study the ways of sustainable use of water resources.

Water – A Renewable Resource

(Explain Water Cycle with picture)
Water is a natural resource. The hydrological cycle makes it a renewable resource. Water
from streams, lakes, ponds, rivers and oceans evaporate and become water vapour. This
vapour rises up and forms clouds. The water content in the clouds reach saturation point,
condense and fall as rain, hail, sleet and snow.

Sources of fresh water: Rivers, Lakes, Ponds, Rain, Ground Water

Uses of water:
• Domestic Use – drinking, washing, bathing, cooking
• Industrial use
• Agricultural use – irrigation
• Power generation
• Recreation (Stick relevant pictures)
Important rivers of India : Himalayan and Peninsular rivers (Refer Class IX Geography
text book for details – Mark on Rivers map of India)

Inter state rivers and disputes

• Meaning of interstate river
• Examples of interstate river
• Rights of riparian state in water sharing
• Disputes in water sharing

Kaveri River

• Source of Kaveri River

• Length
• Area drained
• Importance of the river – in mythology, literature (silapathikaram)
• States involved
• Hydrological structures across river kaveri
 1. Grand Anaicut built by Karikalan
2. Krishnaraja sagar dam
3. Shivasamudram falls and hydel power project
4. Mettur – Stanley Reservoir
(with pictures)
• Delta Regions
• Mouth of the River

Dispute
• Problem of water sharing
• Reasons for disputes (increase in cultivated area, mismanagement of water, wastage of
rain water etc)
• Kaveri water tribunal
• Award by the tribunal
• Recent happenings (relevant newspaper cuttings)

Interlinking of rivers
Meaning
Feasibility and problems (changing the course of the rivers, cutting across different terrains,
how it would affect aquatic life and the eco system of the region, deforestation,
displacement of people etc)
 Water and Sustainable development
Conservation of water
• Reasons for water scarcity – Qualitative and Quantitative
• Need for conservation – Available fresh water supply, increasing demand, growing
population, change in climatic conditions, monsoon failure etc
• Methods of conservation – dams and reservoirs, control over usage, de-silting of rivers
and lakes, pollution control, rain water harvesting, desalination of sea water

Conclusion: What did you learn from the project?

Make a colourful Poster on Water conservation

(Reference Class VI to X – Geography Text Book, Wikipedia on kaveri river, Inter State
River Water Disputes Act, Ministry of Water resources website)