An index to metricise the disaster resilience of Thane cyclone affected cashew growers

The disaster resilience index (DRI) brings together a group of indicators related to the disaster resilience performance of the farmers in the affected regions. These reflect the organizational, developmental, capacity and institutional action taken to reduce damages and losses to prepare for crisis and efficiently recover. The present study describes the development of a DRI of Thane cyclone affected cashew growers in Cuddalore district. Relevancy weightage score was used to develop the index which comprised 28 indicators identified based on judges’ opinion considering the relevancy score obtained by each of the indicator. Fourteen indicators having the score of more than 0.69 were selected. The potential value of the DRI was also examined by exploring the impact of Thane storm on local population.