Gis based vulnerability risk assessment of rasapettai coastal village panchayat, cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India

Raasapettai is a tiny, elegant coastal hamlet in Cuddalore district situated in between the Buckingham Channel and Bay of Bengal. The Sothikuppam village is seen at the north end of the village and wasteland is seen in the southern side. Both Raasapettai and Sothikuppam are connected with nearby villages Kudikadu, Pachchyankuppam through a narrow bridge on Uppanaru River. It has been chosen as the study area as it is one of the most vulnerable coastal village in Tamil Nadu, since it has been experiencing many natural hazards resulting in significant loss of life and property. This study focuses on creation of Geo database of the village and analyzes the land patterns with ref to disasters, socio-economic status and suggestion for making the community as the resilient community. The project area is Raasapettai coastal village in Kudikkadu Village Panchayat in Cuddalore Block of Cuddalore District in Tamil Nadu. The village has 432 households. The study area Raasapettai is situated at latitude of 11o44’55.83’’ N and longitude of 79o46’17.54’’ E. It is located 10 m above from Mean Sea Level (MSL) with a total number of 432 households.