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The Disaster Management Act was passed by the Lok Sabha on 28 November 2005, and by the Rajya Sabha on 12 December 2005. It received the assent of the President of India on 9 January 2006. The Act calls for the establishment of a National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), with the Prime Minister of India as chairperson.
NCERT has a comprehensive extension program in which departments of the National Institute of Education, Regional Institute of Education, Central Institute of Vocational Education, and field coaches' offices in the states are engaged in activities. Several programs are organized in rural and backward areas to reach out to functionaries in these ...
The NDMA which was initially established on 30 May 2005 by an executive order, was constituted under Section-3(1) of the Disaster Management Act, on 27 September 2006. [5] The NDMA is responsible for "laying down the policies, plans and guidelines for disaster management" and to ensure "timely and effective response to disaster".
The Textbook of Disaster Management [1] was compiled by AADM in the year 2002. It has proved to be of great help in training [2] the trainer on how to impart effective disaster management training to an average citizen of India. It also serves as a virtual handbook in the event of a disaster.
The phrase disaster management is to be understood as a continuous and integrated process of planning, organising, coordinating, and implementing measures, which are necessary or expedient for the prevention of danger or threat of any disaster mitigation or reduction of risk of any disaster or severity of its consequences, capacity building, preparedness to deal with any disaster, prompt ...
UTC time: 1993-09-29 22:25:48: ISC event: 210578: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: 30 September 1993 (): Local time: 03:56: Magnitude: 6.2 M w [1] 6.3 M s [2]: Depth: 10 km (6.2 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Type: Reverse [3]: Areas affected: India: Total damage: $280 million–1.3 billion [3]: Max. intensity: MMI VIII (Severe) [4] MSK-64 VIII (Damaging) [5]: Casualties: 9,748 dead [3] 30,000 injured [3 ...
Some Wikipedians have formed a project to better organize information in articles related to Disaster Management (a.k.a. Emergency management). We have three main work areas: Theoretical and background information, including the phrases: Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. This section also covers methods for managing disasters.
The main purpose was to check the alertness and preparedness of various agencies, commuters and residents in the event of a disaster of such magnitude. [7] The National Disaster Management Authority and Delhi Disaster Management Authority jointly conducted the drills at several places across the national capital.