Lucky Sharma

Banaras Hindu University | BHU · Department of Geography

The mountainous region, which holds a diverse ecosystem providing services of global importance, is fragile owing to the varied topography and continuous human pressure. The risk from natural hazards in mountainous regions is substantial posing significant challenges and causing causalities. Northwestern Himalayas being located in the junction of t...

The escalation of geo-hazards, particularly landslides, has become a pressing concern, exacerbated by both natural factors and human activities. The frequency of rainfall-triggered landslides in mountainous regions is surging, posing imminent threats to lives and infrastructure. Jammu and Kashmir witness this peril throughout the year, affecting mi...

Environmental hazards have always been a source of serious concern as they are becoming more severe and wider in scope, enhancing the risk of additional losses to the environment and public health. The comprehensive risk assessment has emerged as a core component of disaster mitigation strategy. After the international convention on sustainable dev...

Since time immemorial, tribes and nature have evolved in symbiosis. Any disturbance in nature affects these communities immensely. Environmental risks have become increasingly common over the world, causing tremendous concern for society due to its high level of susceptibility. India, due to its unique climatic and socio-economic conditions, is...

The location of the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is significant strategically, physiographically and meteorologically because of Himalayan presence. The situation of the study area in managing the disaster remains feeble. Thus, the present work is attempted to review the literature that existed in disaster studies in UT of J&K. T...

The enhancing risk from human action and multi‐hazard interaction has substantially complicated the hazard–society relationship. The underlying vulnerabilities are crucial in predicting the probable impact to be caused by multi‐hazards. Thus, the evaluation of social vulnerability is decisive in inferring the driving factor and preparing for mitiga...

In practice, industrialization and development are closely linked. The growth driven by industrialization has a detrimental impact on human and environmental health. The sustainability of the development is still questionable. We will not be able to treat the next generation fairly if we cannot achieve sustainable development. In order to make deve...

The concept of resilience is still ambiguous. The conceptual framework for the assessment of resilience has been provided by many studies for homogeneous computing and comparing across geographical units. Resilience is interpreted as the ability of the system to absorb and recover from the event that has the probable harming capability. Resili...

The article deals with the assessment of water, sanitation and hygene conditions and its implication on the empowerment of gujjar tribe that practice the transhumance in the Shiwalik region of Jammu Region.

The demand for water is increasing around the world due to population growth, urbanization, industrialization, etc., which is making groundwater a vital natural resource for meeting the growing demand for water. According to the central groundwater report, Jammu district has adequate groundwater potential (GWP) and comes under the safe category. Ho...