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AND MANY MORE LIKE RAIL& ROAD ACCIDENTS, GAS/CHEMICAL/NUCLEAR EXPOLSIONS, FAMINE, ATTACKS, WARS, etc
DISASTERS – THE GLOBAL
SCENARIO• A challenge for all humanity
• Increase in frequency and intensity
• Higher human development > better preparedness
• Lower human developmnet > more vulnerable
• Floods most common > India, China, andBangladesh most affected
• Dought > the deadliest – 40% of all deaths from
disasters
DISASTERS – THE GLOBAL
SCENARIO
• BOTH IN DEVELOPED & COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
• FLOODS IN UK & FRANCE HEAT WAVES IN FRANCE
• TORNADOES,HURRICANES AND CYCLONES IN USA
DISASTERS – INDIAN CONTEXT
• HIGHLY PRONE TO DISASTERS
• REASONS FOR VULNERABILITY GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION & GEOLOGICAL FORMATION
• LONG COASTLINE,
HIGH MOUNTAIN ,
SNOW CLAD PEAKS
RANGES, AND EVER
• FLOWING RIVERS OF NORTH
REASONS FOR VULNERABILITY
2. TREMENDOUS PRESSURE ONNATURAL RESOURCES
2% OF TOTAL LAND TO SUPPORTTHE TOTAL POPULATION
18% OF
DIFFERENT KINDS OF DISASTERSINDIA REGIONAL
IN
1. NORTHERN REGION
LANDSLIDES, FLOODS, DROUGHTS ANDEARTHQUAKES – SEISMIC ZONES III TOV
2. EASTERN REGION
HEAVY FLOODS, DROUGHTS AND EARTHQUAKES, HEATWAVES, HAILSTORMS, CYCLONES HEAVY WINDS – PERENNIAL RIVERS
DISASTERS – INDIAN CONTEXTMAJOR DISASTERS IN THIS COUNTRY
1. GUJARAT EARTHQUAKE (2001)
Estimated death toll 25,000
RISK DUE TO DISASTER – NEED
FOR SAFER BUILDINGS
1. DEFECTS IN CONSTRUCTION OFBUILDINGS CAN CAUSE GREATER DESTRUCTION
IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES30% OF THE BUILDINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS
ONLY
SUGGESTIONS FOR SAFER INFRASTRUCTURE
1. ALL THE BUILDINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS
2. STRICTLY ADHERE TO THE MASTER PLAN
3. USE GOOD QUALITY MATERIALS
3. THE EXISTING BUILDINGS TECHANICALLY ASSESSED
4. INFORM THE BUILDING OWNERS THE WEEKNESS OF BUILDINGS
5. MONITORING TO ENSURE THE
FULFILMENT OF BUILDING CODES
DISASTER MANAGEMENT – NOT
PREVENTION BUT REDUCTION OF IMPACT
1. STATE GOVERNMENT
ROLE: A MAJOR ROLE
STRUCTURE: STATE LEVELDISASTER MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE
2. THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
ROLE: A FACILITATING ROLE
STRUCTURE: A CRISIS MANAGEMENTCOMMITTEE
SUPPORT OFFERED: DEFENCE
SERVICES, RAIL & FERRY SERVICES,
HEALTH PERSONNEL & MEDICAL SUPPORT
3. REHABILITATION OF VICTIMS
NON ROUTINE RESPONSES FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT
A PROPER COORDINATION AMONGVARIOUS DEPARTMENTS
THE
RESCUE TEAM WELL EQUIPPED WITH
LATEST TECHNOLOGIES AND SPECIAL SKILLS
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
CONCLUSION
A GREATER IMPORTANCE TO
DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN
RECENT TIMES
PURPOSE – NOT TO PREVENT OR AVERT DISASTERS BUT TO MITIGATE THEIR IMPACT
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