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Fig. 9.9 Metro train arriving at station ........................................................... 189
Fig. 9.10 View of an airport ............................................................................. 189
Fig. 9.11 Crowding due to population concentration ....................................... 191
Fig. 9.12 Poor solid waste collection ............................................................... 192
Fig. 9.13 Houses near a solid waste collection centre ...................................... 192
Fig. 9.14 Housing in outskirts where proper amenities may not be
accessible .......................................................................................... 193
Fig. 9.15 House with small windows ............................................................... 194
Fig. 9.16 Labour colony at a construction site ................................................. 194
Fig. 9.17 Houses without proper spacing ......................................................... 195
Fig. 9.18 High-end houses with club house and open spacing ........................ 196
Fig. 9.19 Houses without proper spacing ......................................................... 196
Fig. 9.20 Makeshift houses .............................................................................. 198
Fig. 9.21 Water stagnated and waste unpicked in an urban set-up ................... 199
Fig. 9.22 Makeshift market .............................................................................. 199
Fig. 9.23 Person engaged in cleaning cloths in river ........................................ 200
Fig. 9.24 Person engaged in picking waste in river .......................................... 201
Fig. 9.25 Cracker residue ................................................................................. 201
Fig. 9.26 Limestone mining ............................................................................. 202
Fig. 9.27 Paper factory ..................................................................................... 203
Fig. 9.28 Cement factory .................................................................................. 203
Fig. 9.29 Small-scale industry with construction going
on in the background ......................................................................... 204
Fig. 9.30 Inside view of a small- scale industry ............................................... 204
Fig. 10.1 Measures required for disaster prevention and mitigation ................ 213
Fig. 10.2 Sea dikes ........................................................................................... 214
Fig. 10.3 Demonstration of drop, cover and hold ............................................ 215
Fig. 10.4 Views of landslides ........................................................................... 222
Fig. 11.1 Lockdown of street in response to identification
of COVID- 19 case............................................................................. 232
Fig. 11.2 Fall of tree branches due to heavy rain ............................................. 233
Fig. 12.1 Some of the reasons for air pollution ................................................ 240
Fig. 12.2 Ambient air filter installed in Bengaluru .......................................... 241
Fig. 12.3 Permeable reactive barrier ................................................................ 242
Fig. 12.4 Lowering a water table to eliminate contact with contaminated
soil ..................................................................................................... 244
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Fig. 9.9 Metro train arriving at station ........................................................... 189
Fig. 9.10 View of an airport ............................................................................. 189
Fig. 9.11 Crowding due to population concentration ....................................... 191
Fig. 9.12 Poor solid waste collection ............................................................... 192
Fig. 9.13 Houses near a solid waste collection centre ...................................... 192
Fig. 9.14 Housing in outskirts where proper amenities may not be
accessible .......................................................................................... 193
Fig. 9.15 House with small windows ............................................................... 194
Fig. 9.16 Labour colony at a construction site ................................................. 194
Fig. 9.17 Houses without proper spacing ......................................................... 195
Fig. 9.18 High-end houses with club house and open spacing ........................ 196
Fig. 9.19 Houses without proper spacing ......................................................... 196
Fig. 9.20 Makeshift houses .............................................................................. 198
Fig. 9.21 Water stagnated and waste unpicked in an urban set-up ................... 199
Fig. 9.22 Makeshift market .............................................................................. 199
Fig. 9.23 Person engaged in cleaning cloths in river ........................................ 200
Fig. 9.24 Person engaged in picking waste in river .......................................... 201
Fig. 9.25 Cracker residue ................................................................................. 201
Fig. 9.26 Limestone mining ............................................................................. 202
Fig. 9.27 Paper factory ..................................................................................... 203
Fig. 9.28 Cement factory .................................................................................. 203
Fig. 9.29 Small-scale industry with construction going
on in the background ......................................................................... 204
Fig. 9.30 Inside view of a small- scale industry ............................................... 204
Fig. 10.1 Measures required for disaster prevention and mitigation ................ 213
Fig. 10.2 Sea dikes ........................................................................................... 214
Fig. 10.3 Demonstration of drop, cover and hold ............................................ 215
Fig. 10.4 Views of landslides ........................................................................... 222
Fig. 11.1 Lockdown of street in response to identification
of COVID- 19 case............................................................................. 232
Fig. 11.2 Fall of tree branches due to heavy rain ............................................. 233
Fig. 12.1 Some of the reasons for air pollution ................................................ 240
Fig. 12.2 Ambient air filter installed in Bengaluru .......................................... 241
Fig. 12.3 Permeable reactive barrier ................................................................ 242
Fig. 12.4 Lowering a water table to eliminate contact with contaminated
soil ..................................................................................................... 244
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