RISK

MANAGEMENT
OF

NATURAL

DISTURBANCE
CYCLONES
KARACHI.

A CASE STUDY ON

ABSTRACT:
We also discuss the Karachi is a disaster prone city. Global warming
related hydro- meteorological hazards tend to occur with increasing
frequency in the shape of sustained rains and strong winds. Cyclones
have made landfall in the adjoining districts of Thatta and Badin.
Karachi is also located dangerously close to numerous fault-lines that
can trigger a devastating earthquake, Storms and Cyclones though it has
experienced milder versions. The City has also grown phenomenally in
size over the past decades but the development of Infrastructure has
occurred to very poor standards.
Flood water drainage system tends to get chocked even in moderate
rains bringing parts of the City to a standstill. High rise buildings have
proliferated with scant regards to relevant safety codes.
Historical records substantiate occurrence of such a scenario, though in
2007 cyclones Gonu and Yemyin went past south of the City to impact
coast of Oman and Baluchistan respectively.
Strong wind and rains generated by Cyclone Yemyin caused about 150
deaths in the City mainly due to felling of bill boards, electrocution and
collapse of flimsily developed infrastructure.
It may also be noted that in all probability cyclone impact would spread
much beyond Karachi to impact the adjoining districts of Thatta, Badin
and Hyderabad City or even beyond.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Starting with the name of Allah almighty who is most beneficent

and most merciful.

In this final project of BBA(Hons) Insurance and Risk

Management my Honorable Teacher help me and provide me
full guidance and support on every instance where I encountered
any ambiguity and problem.

I wish to thank Sir Fida Hussain Bukhari for his tremendous

contribution and support in this project. I had an idea in mind
but there I didnt have a path or solution to get refine and clear
the idea. My Teacher Sir Fida Hussain Bukhari motivated me
and provided me courage and guidance to convert a dream into
reality.

TABLE OF CONTENT:
RISK MANAGEMENT OF

NATURAL DISTURBANCE

INTRODUCTION.

01

LITERATURE REVIEW.

03

CASE STUDIES-MAJOR CYCLONES.

06

BASIC TERMS & DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CYCLONE .

08
CLASSIFICATION OF TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE REGION.

11

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE- CYCLONE OCCURRENCES IN PAKISTAN.

14

GENERAL INFORMATION- KARACHI.

16
DATA ANALYSIS

17

SCENARIO 1

(CYCLONE CATEGORY III OR ABOVE)

17

SCENARIO 2

(CYCLONE CATEGORY I / II)

23
INTERPRETATION/RESULTS
25
MITIGATION EFFORTS FOR AN ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCE RISK
27
RECOMMENDATIONS WITH CONTINGENCY PLANNING:
31

TRANSFERRING THE RISK (INSURANCE COVERAGE)

33