Disaster Management: Issues & Policy Options

Krishna Chandra Pradhan, a faculty in the Department of Economics, Khemundi College, Digapahandi of Odisha, had a distinguished academic career in the historic Khallikote College of Berhampur University, Berhampur. He obtained his M.A. and LL.B. degrees from that University, and was awarded Ph.D. by Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur (C.G). for his work “Conditions of Female Children in Odisha: With Special Reference to Ganjam District”. He has participated and presented papers in many national and international conferences, and has published over six dozen research articles in different national and international journals. He has written over half a dozen books on different dimensions. His studies are mainly interdisciplinary in nature which encompass gender, social exclusion, rural development, labour, etc. Dr. Pradhan is intimately associated with many educational, research and professional bodies.