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The National Disaster Management Authority (Urdu: مقتدرہ قومی آفات انتظامی پاکستان, abbreviated as NDMA), is an autonomous and constitutionally established federal authority mandated to deal with the whole spectrum of disasters and their management in the country. [1]
In the aftermath of the 2005 earthquake, the government of Pakistan recognized that an ad-hoc approach to disaster management was inadequate. This led to the creation of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in 2007, which became the central coordinating body for disaster preparedness, response, and recovery at the national level.
National Disaster Management Act, 2010 was passed by Parliament of Pakistan in 2010, it received the assent of the President on 8 December 2010. The Act applies to whole Pakistan including tribal areas of FATA. The Act was passed in backdrop of 2010 Floods in Pakistan and strengthen Disaster Management system. [1]
The following is a list of natural disasters that have affected Pakistan. Event Disaster Location Date Affected ... National Disaster Management Authority (Pakistan)
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) in Punjab is a governmental organization responsible for disaster management in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The PDMA works under the guidance of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of Pakistan.
This summer, Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority said Friday, the country had received 133% of its average monsoon season rainfall. Touring the devastation by helicopter, Prime ...
On 25 August 2022, Pakistan declared a state of emergency because of the flooding. [6] The flooding was the world's deadliest flood since the 2020 South Asian floods [7] and described as the worst in the country's history. [8] It was also recorded as one of the costliest natural disasters in world history.
Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) is a provincial government organization, which deals with natural or man-made disasters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. [1] PDMA's mandate is to engage in activities concerning to all four stages of Disaster Management Spectrum.