Disaster Managements in

INDIAMade By: Shubham Tondak B.Tech

(IT)Project Guide: Dr. Tanuja Nautiyal

Disasters anddisaster management

in India

TYPES OF DISASTERS –NATURAL TO MAN-

MADE

1. EARTHQUAKES

2. FLOODS

3. CYCLONES

4. LANDSLIDES

5. DROUGHTS

6. PLANE CRASHES

7. FOREST FIRES

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

3. NORTH EASTERN REGION

FLOODS, LANDSLIDES AND EARTHQUAKES, SEISMIC ZONES V

IV &

4. WESTERN REGION

DROUGHTS, WIND EROSION OF LANDAND SOIL, FLOODS, CYCLONES ANDEARTHQUAKES

5. SOUTHERN REGION

SEA EROSION, TSUNAMI, CYCLONESAND LANDSLIDES

DISASTERS – INDIAN CONTEXTMAJOR DISASTERS IN THIS COUNTRY

1. GUJARAT EARTHQUAKE (2001)

Estimated death toll 25,000

2. MUMBAI GUJARAT FLOODS(2005)

3. THE TSUNAMI (2004)

ESTIMATED

DEATH

TOLL 12,000

4. UTTARKHAND FLASH FLOODS (2013)

5. HURRICANE PHAILIN IN COSATL ORISSA & ANDHRA(2013)

6. THE BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY (1984)

7. Nepal Earthquake (2015)

THE DIRECT & INDIRECT

IMPACT OF DISASTERS

1. 3Ds – DAMAGE, DESTRUCTIONDEATH

&

2. LIFELINE SUPPORT SYSTEMS AREDAMAGED – COMMUNICATION,

POWER SUPPLY, WATER SUPPLY, DRAINAGE, etc

3. HEALTHCARE & HOSPITALS UNDER STRESS

4. COMMERCIAL & ECONOMICACTIVITIES BADLY AFFECTED

5. LIFE ALMOST STANDSTILL

6. SEVERE PSYCHOLOGICALTRAUMAS

7. POOR SECTIONS – MOSTAFFECTED

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

2. LACK 0F MASTER PLAN

3. THE INFERIOR QUALITY OF MATERIALS USED

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