What is meant by structural measures of disaster risk reduction?

Any physical construction to reduce impact

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Any non-physical work

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A plan

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None of these

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The correct option is A Any physical construction to reduce impact
A sudden accident or a natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life and property is called a disaster. It can be natural like earth quakes, tsunami, floods etc and artificial disasters like terrorist attack etc. Structural measures are any physical construction to reduce or avoid possible impacts of hazards by the application of engineering techniques or technology. For example construction of dams and embankments to control floods.

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