Ministry of Housing

and Urban Affairs

Government of India

School of Planning and Building Materials & Technology

Architecture, New Delhi Promotion Council, New Delhi

Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Govt. of India

in collaboration with SPA, New Delhi & BMTPC
launches

e-Course on
Vulnerability Atlas
of India
It is a basic e-learning course that offers awareness and understanding about natural hazards, helps identify
regions with high vulnerability with respect to various hazards (earthquakes, cyclones, landslides, floods,
etc.) and specifies district-wise level of damage risks to the existing housing stock. The e-course will be a
tool for effective & efficient disaster mitigation & management in the field of Architecture, Civil Engineering,
Urban & Regional Planning, Housing & Infrastructure Planning, Construction Engineering & Management
and Building & Materials Research.

Target Group
The e-Course on Vulnerability Atlas of India was
launched by Shri Hardeep S Puri, Hon’ble Minister
of State (I/C) for Housing and Urban Affairs, • Individuals who wish to keep themselves
Government of India on August 29, 2019. abreast with knowledge about various
hazards, vulnerability & disaster mitigation
measures, in order to be better prepared.
• Students/Faculty/Practitioners/Researchers
Course Fee of Urban and Regional Planning, Civil
Engineering and Architecture Colleges or any
Rs.3000/- per person other allied disciplines
(One-time, Non-refundable) • Public/Private Professionals working in the
area of housing & infrastructure sector e.g.
Road, Rail, Aviation, Ports, etc.
Course Available AT • Defence/Central Armed Police Forces involved
in Civil Engineering projects
• Officials of National/State Disaster
www.spa.ac.in Management Authorities
• Central/State/Local Government Officials
Interested applicants may also write to • Members of Consulting Organisations
[email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] • Members of Civil Society Organisations
for applying to e-Course.

On successful completion of the course, a Certificate will be awarded to the participant.

The e-course on Vulnerability Atlas of India has been launched as one of the activities under “Construction
Technology Year (2019-20)” which was announced by the Hon’ble Prime Minister during Construction
Technology India 2019: Expo-cum-Conference under Global Housing Technology Challenge – India on 2nd
March, 2019 at New Delhi.

It will be offered jointly by the School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi and Building Materials &
Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC), Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.
 Salient Features of the e-Course
• Applicants can register and log on to the e-course from anywhere at any time.
• Course does not require any face to face discussion or physical appearance in the examination.
• Course is beneficial for those who are not able to attend physically or do not have sufficient time to attend programmes
in training centres.
• e-Course will help individuals to comprehend and move at their own pace. There are no restrictions on duration of
the course.
• There will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) based self-assessment after each module. In case an individual is
not able to score satisfactorily in a particular module, applicant is encouraged to re-read the module and go through
self-assessment again.
• At the end of the course, there will be final examination which will again be MCQ based.
• An applicant will get maximum 3 attempts to complete the final examination.
• If an applicant fails after 3 attempts, applicant will have to go through the Course again from the beginning.
• On successful completion of the course, a self-generated digital certificate will be awarded to the applicant.
• There will be six Contact Programmes for enrolled applicants who have successfully completed the e-course in one
year, (one at SPA, New Delhi and five other at designated Incubation Centres of GHTC-I at IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur,
IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee & NEIST Jorhat/CBRI Roorkee), during which certificate will be delivered in a programme.
Candidates will have option to choose any place suiting their convenience.

Course Contents
Module 1: What is Vulnerability Atlas of India? Module 4: Flood Hazard and vulnerability to housing
• Introduction to the concept of natural hazards and • Floods
natural disasters • Flood prone areas in the country
• Vulnerability profile of India • Flood Hazard Maps
• What is Vulnerability Atlas of India? • Probable maximum precipitation
• Flooding in Coastal Areas
Module 2: Earthquake Hazard and vulnerability to • General Protection of Habitat/Buildings
housing • Construction of Flood Resistant Houses
• Earthquakes
• Earthquake magnitude and intensity Module 5: Landslides, Thunderstorm and Tsunami
• Epicentre of an earthquake Hazards
• Earthquake/Seismic Zones • Landslides
• Earthquake Hazard Maps • Landslide Incidence Maps
• Types of structures/buildings and classification of • Thunderstorms
damages to buildings • Thunderstorm Incidence Map of India
• Effects of earthquakes on housing • Tsunami
• Earthquake resistant measures for housing
Module 6: Housing Vulnerability Risk Table
Module 3: Wind / Cyclone Hazard and vulnerability • House types
to housing • Risk of damage to house types
• Wind and cyclonic storms • Damage risk levels for earthquakes, wind storms and
• Basic wind speed zones floods
• Design Wind Speed and Pressures • The Housing Vulnerability Risk Tables
• Wind Hazard Maps
• Cyclone Occurrence Map of coastal India Module 7: How to Use Vulnerability Atlas of India
• Storm surge • Usage of Vulnerability Atlas of India
• Wind/cyclone resistant measures • How to read Vulnerability Atlas of India
• Definitions of Disaster Related Terms

For further information, please contact:

Director www.spa.ac.in
School of Planning and Architecture
4-Block-B, Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi 110002 @delhi_spa
Ph. +91 011 - 2370 2375, 2370 2376; Fax. +91-011 - 2370 2383 @spanewdelhi
E-mail: [email protected]
Executive Director Joint Secretary & Mission Director (Housing for All)
Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Govt. of India
Core-5A, 1st Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi Room No. 115-G, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi-110011
Tel: +91-11-24636705, 24638096; Fax: +91-11-24642849 Tel: 011-23061420, 23061419
E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
www.bmtpc.org @bmtpcdelhi @bmtpc.mhua ghtc-india.gov.in @GhtcIndia globalhousingtechnology