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Vijayawada City Vulnerability
like rice, pulses and oil seeds. Based on the recommendations of the sixth central pay commission the city is classified as one of the Y-grade cities of India. The GDP of the city in 2010 was $3 billion and ids expected to grow $17 billion by 2025, The city has trading and exporting markets for agriculture and industrial goods.
Vijayawada City Vulnerability
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The growth of the town picked up momentum after the construction of a barrage and three irrigation canals namely Eluru, Ryvus and Bandar canals in 1855 and, the rail bridge over the river Krishna in 1892. The city experienced a modest growth in the pre-independence era; however, after independence the construction of road bridge over the river Krishna, establishment of SouthCentral Railway terminal, setting up of divisional headquarters, major government offices including district court, major institutions for higher education, major commercial and distributive trading activities, wholesale establishments, agricultural marketing centre and Jawahar autonagar industrial estate have brought a tremendous effect on the city’s growth
The landscape of city is marked by undulating small and medium sized hillocks with extensive plain lands between them. The Krishna River is a dominant part of the geography of City and runs through it. Although the hills here are a continuation of the Eastern Ghats chains, they, in general have a low elevation compared to the rest of the Ghats. Vijayawada is the only city in the world with two rivers the Krishna & Budameru, and its three canals system, due to stream flows the average ground water depth is 10mt. The City is falls under Earth Quake Zone-III declared by Government of India reports. With the natural vulnerability, Vijayawada City is exposed to multi hazard risk profile and considered most vulnerable in terms of Natural and Man-made disasters.
In view of increasing risk exposure in the urban areas in India and often experience by climate change and climate variability, impact in the State of Andhra Pradesh, that resulting considerable damage to lives, assets and livelihoods in the State.
