Southern Part Of Area Research Articles

Impact of Kanyashree and Sabooj Sathi Schemes on the Development of Rural Areas in Southern Part of West Bengal, Eastern India

Kanyashree and Sabooj Sathi schemes are two noteworthy welfare schemes sponsored by the West Bengal government to develop the rural areas in the state. Kanyashree scheme was launched to check the early marriage of girls whereas the Sabooj Sathi scheme was aimed at empowering the students among the weaker sections of society. The present paper attempts to study the scenario of Kanyashree and Sabooj Sathi schemes, and their role in the development of rural areas in the southern parts of West Bengal in eastern India. The entire work is based on primary data and samples have been selected from three districts, i.e. Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur, and Howrah. Ten sample villages were selected among the three districts and 150 samples were chosen through the purposive sampling method. Average and percentage methods and applied cartographic techniques have been considered for analysis and drawing inferences. Kanyashree remarkably controls the early marriage of girls, reduces the different social barriers that promote the marriage of teenage girls, and broadens the scope of their education. The funds generated for Kanyashree scheme are directly transferred to the beneficiaries’ accounts to meet their private coaching fees, and purchase of educational equipment. Bicycles are provided to the beneficiaries of the Sabooj Sathi scheme to make commuting to school, private coaching centres and playgrounds easy. Family members of the beneficiaries are also using bicycles to reach various places, thereby availing the scope of using it for non-academic purposes associated with numerous important domestic matters. The study found that both the schemes, i.e. Kanyashree and Sabooj Sathi contribute to empowering girl students in the study area.

Assessment framework of water conservation based on analytical modeling of ecohydrological processes

The water conservation (WC) function is an important indicator for ecosystem health. However, the commonly-used technical term like water retention (WR) and its computation methods could not well reflect the concept of WC because WR focused on the amount of water retained in vegetation canopy and soil, whereas WC includes WR and water supply as well. This study is to propose a new index for assessing the WC function (WCI) by integrating ecological and hydrological factors including WR, water yield, and vegetation production. We further developed a new framework for calculating spatiotemporal dynamics of WCI using ecohydrological modeling of Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) and remote sensing data. We then used the framework to assess the spatiotemporal dynamics of WC function in the Weihe River Basin (WHRB), the largest tributary of the Yellow River. Compared to the traditional method, our newly-developed approach is more reasonable because it could reflect water retention amount, temporal stability of water yield, and vegetation quality. Further, the case study can tell it is our new index (with forest being the highest, followed by grassland and cropland), instead of WR (with grassland being the highest and forest being the least), that could reflect the definition of WC and meet our cognition. Spatially, the high WCI (0.4 ∼ 0.6) areas are mainly located in the southern and central-eastern parts of the WHRB, characterized by relatively higher forest coverage (e.g., the Qinling Mountains in the southern part of the study area in southern part and representative ‘Grain-For-Green’ in central-eastern part). In brief, this study enhances understanding of the WC function and also provides a method for assessing the dynamics of WC that can be applicable to other regions.

Gurltia paralysans: A Neglected Angio-Neurotropic Parasite of Domestic Cats (Felis catus) and Free-Ranging Wild Felids (Leopardus spp.) in South America.

Gurltia paralysans is a neglected and re-emerging metastrongyloid angio-neurotropic nematode causing severe chronic meningomyelitis in domestic cats (Felis catus) as well as in free-ranging small wild felids such as kodkods (Leopardus guigna), margays (Leopardus wiedii) and the northern tiger cat (Leopardus triginus) in South America. Within these definitive hosts (DH), adult males and females of G. paralysans parasitize the leptomeningeal veins of the subarachnoid space and/or the meningeal veins of spinal cord parenchyma, inducing vascular alterations. Feline gurltiosis has been associated with progressive thrombophlebitis of the meningeal veins, resulting in ambulatory paraparesis, paraplegia, ataxia, hindlimb proprioceptive deficit, uni- or bilateral hyperactive patellar reflexes, faecal and urinary incontinence, and tail paralysis. The complete life cycle of G. paralysans has not been elucidated yet, but most probably involves gastropods as obligate intermediate hosts (IH). In terms of epidemiology, G. paralysans infections in domestic and wild felids are scattered around various South American countries, with hyperendemic areas in southern parts of Chile. Etiological diagnosis of G. paralysans still represents a challenge for clinicians due to a lack of evidence of the excretion of either eggs or larvae in faeces or in other body fluids. Diagnosis is based on clinical neurological signs, imaging findings through computed tomography (CT), myelography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and post mortem examination. Nonetheless, novel diagnostic tools have been developed, including semi-nested PCR for detecting circulating G. paralysans DNA in the cerebrospinal fluid, serum and blood samples as well as in serological diagnostic kits detecting parasite-derived antigens, but these need validation for routine usage. The hypothetical life cycle of G. paralysans is addressed in this article, including the exogenous stages (i.e., eggs, and first- (L1), second- (L2) and third-stage (L3) larvae) and obligate gastropod IH and/or paratenic hosts (PH), and we propose possible anatomical migration routes of infective L3 that reach the leptomeningeal veins in vivo. Finally, the pro-inflammatory endothelium- and leukocyte-derived innate immune reactions of the host against G. paralysans, which most likely result in thrombophlebitis and meningomyelitis, are briefly touched on.

CA-Markov model application to predict crop yield using remote sensing indices

Drought and related water scarcity have a significant impact on crop production. The purpose of this study was to predict the yield of pomegranate trees and palm trees in southern Iran based on the probability of future drought. We propose a novel meteorological drought-based approach that can predict yield of two crops in 2040 by using Cellular Automata (CA)-Markov chains. From these data in 2000, 2010, and 2020, the regression analysis of yield determination was done with the most important effective indicators that were identified by principal component analysis (PCA), thus leads to highly accuracy. The modelling results of remote-sensing indices (Standardized Precipitation Index-SPI, Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index-SPEI, Precipitation Condition Index-PCI, Vegetation Condition Index-VCI, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index-NDVI, and Temperature Condition Index-TCI) depicted the expansion of drought areas in southern parts than others regions, and the decreasing yield of two crops in 2000–2020. Additionally, the results of PCA showed that NDVI, PCI, and VCI indices were the most effective drought indices in determining palm’ yield, while SPEI and TCI indices were most effective in determining pomegranate’ yield. According to the results of the CA-Markov chain and regression, approximately 50–60% of the region will have low pomegranate and palm yields in 2040. The approach provides a framework to predict what the decreasing of crop yield is due to the drought effects, and for supporting the optimal decision-making on sustainable horticultural management.

Microplastic contamination of sandy beaches of national parks, protected and recreational areas in southern parts of the Baltic Sea

The distribution of small (0.5–2 mm, S-MPs) and large (2–5 mm, L-MPs) microplastics and mesoplastic particles in 51 samples of surface beach sands at 7 locations along the southern shore of the Baltic Sea was investigated. MPs particles (3267 in total) were found at all the sites and in all the beach zones. The bulk mean MPs (0.5–5 mm) contamination is 68 ± 117 (median 33) items/kg DW (n = 51). The results were confirmed by μ-Raman spectroscopy analysis. National park areas did not differ substantially from other beaches. Expanded polystyrene fragments accounted for about 38% of the total collected particles. Fibres were the predominant type of MPs (55%). The highest contamination was found within the current wrack line (60.1 ± 36.6 items/kg DW of S-MPs). A consistent picture for S-MPs was observed at the beach face, where the mean values in different locations varied between 21.0 and 58.1 items/kg DW, with a bulk mean of 30.4 ± 13.7 items/kg DW.

Geophysical interpretation for delineating groundwater and subsurface structure in the East of Cairo City, Egypt

This study aimed to delineate groundwater and the structural trends in the East of Cairo City. For this aim, we carried out different geophysical approaches such as gravity, magnetic, and electric methods. For the gravity and magnetic data analysis, we used filtering, Euler deconvolution, and radially power spectrum techniques. In addition, 3-D modeling was performed on the magnetic data only. The radial power spectrum technique shows that the depths of the surface anomalies corresponding to the short wavelength are 0.48 and 0.5 km. While, the depths of the surface anomalies corresponding to the long wavelength are ranging from 2.74 to 2.33 km from gravity and magnetic interpretation, respectively. The Euler deconvolution revealed that the investigation area was under the effect of several fault trends; a major NW-SE trend and NE-SW and NW-SE as minor trends for gravity data. While the fault trends are in N-S and NE-SW directions for RTP magnetic data. The 3-D modeling results show that the basement depth was fluctuating between 1.186 to 1.657 Km. The principal tectonic deformations of the investigating area are towards the E-W, N-S, and NE-SW trends. The gravity and magnetic techniques in this study revealed that different faults dissect the area of trends NE-SW matching the Gulf of Aqaba direction, NW-SE matching the Gulf of Suez, N-S matching the River Nile system, and E-W matching the Mediterranean tectonics. The geo-electrical method was used to investigate groundwater presence. Regarding the seismicity, the area can be considered moderate to highly active. Most of the area faults are active except in the area's southern part. So, this part can be considered the most suitable and safe part for construction.

Physical properties of termite mound soil in para rubber plantation of southern border provinces

Most farming areas in southern part of Thailand are predominated by the para rubber plantation and termite mound are generally found in almost plantation area. Termites have peculiar activities in the soil and also lead to the significant changes in the soil properties. The objective of this research was to study the physical properties of termite mound soils in para rubber plantations. The soil in the area of southern border provinces i.e. Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwas was investigated. The collected samples were divided into top, center, and base. Additionally, the soil samples were collected at the distance of 5 meters away from the mound base. It was found that the termite mound soil was comprised of silty and clay soils with high moisture and density. Most of the soil particles were sandy soil and had good water absorption coefficient. The termite mound soils were weakly acidic and by this reason the electrical conductivity was at a level that does not affect the growth and production of plants. For agriculture improvement, termite mound soils can be mixed with other soils to retain moisture, absorb water and nutrients.

DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY AMONG FARMERS IN SOUTHERN PART OF BORNO STATE, NIGERIA

Purpose: The study analyzed the determinants of poverty among farmers in Southern Part of Borno State, Nigeria.Methodology: Using multistage sampling technique, 120 farming households were sampled from 20 villages spread across five Local Government Areas in Southern part of the State. Structured questionnaire was used to obtain data on households’ income, expenditure, value of free natural resources and information on the household livelihood-related factors. The data were analyzed using Foster, Greer and Thorbecke (FGT) model and Probit regression model.Findings: A poverty line of N8588.48 was estimated and was enough to provide household with basic requirements per month for existence (food and non-food). Based on the poverty line of N8588.48, the FGT measure showed that 64% of the farming households in the study area were poor; the average depth of the poor households from the poverty line was 48%, while 22% of the poor farming households were severely poor. The probit regression revealed that age of the household head (0.083) and number of dependents (0.063) were both positive and significant. On the other hand, education (-0.062), farming experience (-0.069), farm size (-0.097), annual income (-0.061) and access to formal credit (-0.030) were all negative and significant.Recommendations: The study therefore recommended that there is the need for policy makers and managers of poverty alleviation programmes to identify the poor at community levels so as to direct poverty alleviation programmes and projects towards them

Effects of Land Degradation on Poverty among Farmers in Southern Parts of Borno State, Nigeria

The study analyzed the effects of land degradation on poverty among farmers in Southern Part of Borno State, Nigeria. Using multistage sampling technique, 120 farming households were sampled from 20 villages spread across five Local Government Areas in Southern part of the State. The households’ expenditure, value of free natural resources, causes of land degradation and information on the household livelihood-related factors dominated the bulk of the data. The data were analyzed using Foster, Greer and Thorbecke (FGT) model and Probit regression model. A poverty line of N8588.48 was estimated and was enough to provide households with basic requirements per month for existence (food and non-food). Based on this poverty line of N8588.48, the FGT measure showed that 64% of the farming households in the study area were poor; the average depth of the poor households from the poverty line was 48% of the poverty line, while 22% of the poor farming households were severely poor. The probit regression revealed that quantity of fire-wood collected (0.061), duration of grazing (0.010), burning of crop residues (0.023), soil erosion (0.091) and flooding (0.051) were all positive and significant. On the other hand, fallowing period (-0.032) and knowledge of conservation (-0.087) were both negative and significant. The study therefore recommended that policies should be geared up towards minimizing fuel wood consumption through establishing alternative energy sources such as technologies that utilizes ample solar and wind energies.

Groundwater Fluctuation Simulation in Pagelaran Landslide, Cianjur, Indonesia

Pagelaran is one of area in Southern Part of Cianjur. This area has high susceptibility of landslide. One of landslide in Pagelaran, which happened on December 2014, has destroyed 13 houses and damaged vital road along 200 m. A year later, it started to conduct observation regarding the slope. The research aimed to know the role of groundwater level fluctuation in Pagelaran Landslide. The geometry of slope and its slip surface were determined using Electrical Resistivity Tomography. The actual groundwater level was determined by measuring it from surrounding artesian wells. Parameters angle of friction, cohesion, and unit weight were obtained from laboratory tests toward undisturbed soil samples. These data were used for analyzing the actual slope stability condition. Then it was conducted the simulation of slope stability in accordance with fluctuations of groundwater level. The simulation was done by raising the groundwater level with range of 0.5 m. The results showed that the actual slope stability was in critical condition with the value of safety factor 1.044. It also showed that slope stability waned as rising of groundwater level. The value of safety factor was reduced by an average of 0.034 in each 0.5 m up of groundwater level until it became failure (FS<1) when the groundwater level was 0.95 m above the actual position. Therefore, it can be concluded that the position of groundwater level played a role toward the stability of slope in Pagelaran. The rising 0.5 m of groundwater level position will reduce the slope safety factor by 0.034. The slope will become failure if the position of groundwater level rises by 0.95 meter from the actual position. To prevent the rising of groundwater level in rainy season, which can trigger landslide, it can be attached pipes along the slope body to flow the groundwater through them.

Macrofungal diversity of urbanized areas in southern part of Korea

Most macrofungi are cosmopolitan, occurring in both tropical and temperate regions. Studies on diversity and distribution of the mushroom flora in Korea are mainly conducted in major national parks and forest, but there are few studies on species distributed in urbanized areas. As part of the Korea National Arboretum project, we investigated the diversity of mushrooms through examining the distribution of mushrooms in Gyeongsang Province from May to September in 2017. In this province, we surveyed urbanized areas comprising three cultural heritage protection zones (Salix chaenomeloides forest, Tongdo Temple, Placenta Chamber of King Sejong's Princes), two urban parks (Duryu and Amnam parks), and 20 legally protected trees (such as Ginko biloba, Pinus densiflora, Quercus acutissima, Salix hallaisanensis, Zelkova serrata and so on). Consequently, 37 species on legally protected trees, 48 species in urban parks, and 84 species in cultural heritage protection zones were confirmed. A total of 37 families, 90 genera, and 139 species were identified. Of those, three species were confirmed for the first time in Korea. This study provides the basic data for the preparation of protection management protocols for macrofungal flora on legally protected trees and in cultural property protection areas.

Object Oriented Land Use Change Modelling Of Residential Areas (Case Study : Banyumanik Sub-District, Semarang City)

Land Use change marked by the shift of land usage to another. Banyumanik Sub-district is an administrative areas in southern part of Semarang City with higher elevation compared to City Center. The increase of tidal flood caused changes the land use of Banyumanik to residential. In this study we try to model the land use change of Banyumanik using Land Use and Land Cover Changes (LULCC) Packages in R. Using land use of 2011, 2013, and 2016 as input, elevation, slope, and distance to road as parameters, and population data for growth analysis. This study consists of firstly, study area extraction from input and rasterization. Secondly change probability model creation and comparation of population changes to residential changes, Lastly, obtaining actual change and the probability models in the form of maps and charts that describes the land use change in the future as probability model. The land use change to residential does not cope the population growth, and resulting a higher population density. We also found a temporal pattern of residential occurance over residential probability, where occurance slightly decreases as the probability rises, but jumps for the highest probability. Between 2011 and 2013, from area of 0.126km2to 0.165km2. And between 2013 to 2016, it also shift from 0.177km2 to 0.286km2. It can be concluded that a general increment also took place to the existing pattern.

Blood mercury levels in mute swans (Cygnus olor) are not related to sex, but are related to age, with no blood parameter implications

Concentrations of mercury (Hg) were examined in the blood of mute swans from rural breeding sites and urban wintering areas in southern parts of Poland, Europe. The birds were classified into three age groups: cygnets, juveniles and adults. To investigate the potential impact of Hg on birds, hematocrit (Ht), reduced glutathione (GSH) levels and morphometric measurements were taken. Using morphometric parameters, we stated that all mute swans sampled were in good condition. The mercury concentrations found were rather low and differed between birds from industrialized wintering areas and rural breeding areas (means 7 ng/mL and 2 ng/mL, respectively). We found no difference in Hg concentrations between the sexes, but concentrations varied significantly between age groups (cygnets 2 ng/mL, juveniles 7 ng/mL and adults 6 ng/mL). A similar trend was observed for hematocrit levels. GSH levels did not differ between any of the groups studied. We found no significant relationship between blood parameters (Ht, GSH) in relation to Hg concentrations. We conclude that the Hg concentrations in blood may be influenced by industrialization, season and age, but generally low concentration such as those found by us do not affect Ht and GSH levels.

A multivariate statistical approach identifying the areas underlain by potential porphyry-style Cu mineralization, south-central British Columbia, Canada

The Bonaparte Lake area in southern part of the Quesnellia terrane of the Canadian Cordillera is proximal (<50 km) to several large porphyry CuAu and CuMo deposits. This area has potential for finding more porphyry type Cu deposits, but is overlain by a thick and nearly continuous cover of glacial sediments, which adds difficulty in finding mineral deposits in underlying bedrocks. This study uses geochemical data following an aqua regia leach on the clay fraction (<2 μm) of basal till (n = 726) to assess the mineral potential in the study area. Principal component analysis (PCA) captures four PCs containing large fractions of Cu variance: PC2 (31.2%), PC6 (17%), PC3 (16.8%) and PC16 (12.6%). Copper is associated with Au-Mo-Ag-As-Hg-Pb-Sb-Zn-Ni-Co-Mn in PC2; Au-Pb-Mn-W in PC6, Cr-V-Ti in PC3 and Pb-Se-Hg in PC16. The elemental assemblages in PC2, PC6 and PC16 may reflect the geochemical signature of underlying porphyry-style polymetallic mineralization, whereas the element association in PC3 may be originated from mafic volcanic rocks of the Chilcotin Group. Partitioning around medoids based on the dissimilarity matrix produced by unsupervised random forest using elements associated with Cu yields two groups, Group A and Group B, with minor overlap. Group A likely represents till samples with a composition influenced by a mineralized provenance because the contents of elements (Cu, Au, As, Mo, Pb and Zn) are much higher than samples in Group B. The Group A samples are mostly located in the areas underlain by the Nicola Group volcanic rocks and the northern boundary of the Thuya Batholith. Group A till samples are dominantly located close to or down-ice from known mineral occurrences, suggesting that more porphyry-Cu mineralization and other multi-elemental enrichments occur in these areas, such as Au, Mo, Pb and Zn. This study demonstrates the usefulness of multivariate analysis and unsupervised machine learning in detecting potential Cu mineralization in bedrocks based on the composition of basal till. The statistical methods used in this study may be applicable to large scale geochemical data of sediments to evaluate multi-element assemblages associated with a variety of mineralization in bedrocks.

姶良カルデラ地域の先カルデラ火山活動史 : カルデラ北縁部加治木, 国分地域及び南縁部牛根地域の溶岩流試料のK-Ar年代測定

姶良カルデラ地域の先カルデラ火山活動史 : カルデラ北縁部加治木, 国分地域及び南縁部牛根地域の溶岩流試料のK-Ar年代測定

Evaluation of RBI Grade 81 for Stabilization of Expansive Soil as Sub-grade Material

Most of the area in Southern part of Gujarat state and about one-third area of India are covered by the expansive soil popularly known as black cotton soil have high clay contents. To utilize this expansive soil in an effective way, proper treatment is required to improve the behavior of this soil as sub-grade. In the present study, an attempt is made to modify the engineering properties of the expansive soil available in SVNIT campus of Surat city, Gujarat by stabilizing it with RBI Grade 81. The effect of adding this chemical stabilizer in expansive soil are characterized through various laboratory tests to determine Consistency Limits, Compaction Characteristics, Free Swell Index, Unconfined Compressive Strength, and California Bearing Ratio. The laboratory investigations indicate that RBI Grade 81 with up to 5% optimizes the engineering properties of expansive soil to be used as sub-grade.

Controlled Source Audio Magneto Telluric (CSAMT) Studies for Uranium Exploration in Durgi Area, Palnad Sub-basin, Cuddapah Basin, India

ABSTRACT Cuddapah basin is known for hosting unconformity proximal uranium deposits viz., Lambapur, Peddagattu, Chitirial and Koppunuru along the northern margin of the basin. It is well known that these deposits are mostly associated with basement granitoids in Srisailam Sub-basin, and with cover sediments in Palnad sub-basin where basement topography and fault/fracture system influence the fluid flow causing basement alteration and ore deposition. Geological setup, surface manifestation of uranium anomalies and association of the hydro-uranium anomalies near Durgi area in southern part of the Palnad sub-basin, have prompted detail investigation by geophysical methods to probe greater depths. Controlled Source Audio Magneto Telluric (CSAMT) survey conducted over five decades of frequency (0.1-9600 Hz) delineated the various lithounits of Kurnool and Nallamalai Groups along with their thicknesses as there exist an appreciable resistivity contrast. Interpretation of CSAMT sounding data are constrained by resistivity logs and litholog data obtained from the boreholes drilled within the basin indicated three to four layered structure. Sub-surface 2-D and 3-D geo-electrical models are simulated by stitching 1-D layered inverted resistivity earth models. Stitched 1-D inverted resistivity sections revealed the unconformity between the Kurnool Group and Nallamalai Group along with basement undulations. The faults/fractures delineated from the CSAMT data corroborated well with the results of gravity data acquired over the same area. Simulated 3-D voxel resistivity model helped in visualising the faults/fractures, their depth extent, thickness of the Banganapalle quartzite and basement configuration. Integrated interpretation of CSAMT, gravity and borehole data facilitated in delineating the unconformity and the structural features favourable for uranium mineralisation in deeper parts of the Palnad sub-basin.

Interpretation of gravity data to delineate underground structure in the Beppu geothermal field, central Kyushu, Japan

Study regionThe area of the Beppu geothermal field is located in southeast Japan (33°15′ to 20′ N, 131°27′ to 32′ E). Study focusThe Beppu geothermal field, which is one of the largest hot-spring resorts, is located in the eastern end of the Beppu-Shimabara Graben, in central Kyushu, Japan. Details of the subsurface structure are necessary for hydrothermal modeling and numerical simulation. This study aims to delineate the shallow underground fault and basement structure using gravity analysis. New hydrological insights for the regionA high Bouguer anomaly is detected in the southern part of this area, which corresponds to the distribution of the Kankaiji andesite. The results of the edge-detection filter of gravity data indicate that the northern edge of the high Bouguer anomaly corresponds to the Asamigawa Fault in the southern part of the study area, but deviates 1km southeast of the Kankaiji hot spring to the north. In this area of high value, which indicates the fault, three hot spring areas, Horita, Kankaiji and Hamawaki, are located. The distribution of the depths of the three-dimensional gravity basement enables the delineation of the interface between the volcanic basement rocks and the fan deposit. The conspicuous, steep slope of the gravity basement is detected along the Asamigawa Fault and the southern hot-spring area. However, the northern hot-spring area is distributed on the uplift of the gravity basement. The results of the gravity analysis indicate that the structure of the hot-spring water path differs between the southern and northern hot-spring areas.

HYDROGEOPHYSICS TECHNIQUES TO AQUIFER LOCATING AND MONITORING FOR INDUSTRIAL ZONE NORTH THANGLONG AND QUANGMINH, HANOI

HYDROGEOPHYSICS TECHNIQUES TO AQUIFER LOCATING AND MONITORING FOR INDUSTRIAL ZONE NORTH THANGLONG AND QUANGMINH, HANOI

Impacts of climate change

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore whether the private sector consider voluntary involvement in efforts to combat the impacts of climate change in the lines mitigation approaches and adaptation approaches. Today’s world has increasingly become aware of the adverse effects of climate change and its impact on the poor, though the latter impact is not that well known. To address these impacts, recommendations exist that follow two different though interrelated approaches – mitigation and adaptation. Design/methodology/approach – Using a survey questionnaire as the research instrument and a sampling frame of 350 junior corporate executives, an empirical study was conducted in the Chennai area in southern part of India to evaluate/measure the linkages between awareness to climate change, its impact on the poor and the willingness of private sector to act on adaptation as well as mitigation strategies. Findings – From the data analysis, it emerges that there is significant awareness about the impacts of climate change, though the awareness to vulnerability of the poor is not yet significant in Chennai area in the private sector. However, the study concludes that there does exist a significant linkage between awareness and the willingness to support adaptation strategies on the part of junior corporate executives. Research limitations/implications – The study is country specific because the research was carried out in a defined region in India. Practical implications – Because the study brought out the result that private sector was willing to participate in adaptation strategies, extensive awareness building can be carried out for corporate executives and plan out activities which will enable them to participate in adaptation strategies which would help the poor in India to help address the devastations caused by Climate Change from time to time. Social implications – Executives taking up the Climate Change adaptation strategy would help protect and benefit all communities especially the poor in the country. Companies operating in India would find an avenue to reach out in their efforts to touch communities around them. Employees in such companies may be organized and gathered together to participate in such reach-out activities on the part of the companies. Originality/value – This paper fulfils urgent need to inspire the corporate executives to take up initiatives related to climate change. The paper lays the groundwork on which an array of corporate activities can be developed to implement the adaptation strategies. Further extensive thinking can follow this research as to where and how exactly private sector can help.