Key Points
The CDRI project aims to map the historical hazards, risks, and impacts faced by India's telecom sector and assess the cascading effects of interdependent infrastructure failures...
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) is developing a comprehensive Disaster Risk and Resilience Assessment Framework (DRRAF) to strengthen the resilience of India's telecommunication infrastructure against natural hazards...
Telecommunication networks are the lifelines that enable critical information flow and service delivery during disasters..
The project focuses on Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Uttarakhand, and Assam to study the impact of earthquakes, landslides, flooding, cyclones and glacial lake outflows on the telecom infrastructure in these areas...
With climate change increasing the frequency and intensity of natural disasters, enhancing the resilience of critical infrastructure like telecommunications is crucial for minimising disruptions and ensuring effective disaster response...
