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The State of Manipur, the ‘Jeweled Land’, is susceptible to disasters like earthquakes, landslides, floods, torrential rains, fire and accidents, which have over a period of time exposed the vulnerable economic, social, political, administrative profile of the state posing question on the disaster management system.
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Borah, H. (2018). Risk Perception and Disaster Preparedness: A Case Study of Noney, Tamenglong District. In: Singh, A., Punia, M., Haran, N., Singh, T. (eds) Development and Disaster Management. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8485-0_25
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