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  2. National Disaster Management Authority (India) - Wikipedia

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    NDMA was established through the Disaster Management Act enacted by the Government of India on 23 December 2005. [2] NDMA is responsible for framing policies, laying down guidelines and best-practices for coordinating with the State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMA's) to ensure a holistic and distributed approach to disaster management. [3]

  3. Disaster Management Act, 2005 - Wikipedia

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    The Disaster Management Act, 2005, (23 December 2005) No. 53 of 2005, was passed by the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India on 28 November, and the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament, on 12 December 2005.

  4. National Institute of Disaster Management (India) - Wikipedia

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    National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) Motto: Resilient India - Disaster free India: Established: 1995: Mission: To work as consulting agency for the Government by providing assistance in policy formulation and; To facilitate in reducing the impact of disasters through its technological innovations. President: Home Minister of India ...

  5. Indian Armed Forces and the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir floods

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    There was no warning of the heavy rain or the floods. The people, the state and the armed forces in the area, were caught unaware by the 2014 floods.None of the Federal or the State Government agencies responsible for monitoring natural disasters and providing early warning, such as [a] Floods -Central Water Commission [b] Landslide hazard – Geological Survey of India (GSI) [c] Avalanche ...

  6. National Disaster Response Force - Wikipedia

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    The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is a specialized force in India, tasked with the responsibility of responding to natural and man-made disasters.It operates under the National Disaster Management Authority of Ministry of Home Affairs and was established in 2006 with the aim of strengthening disaster management capabilities in the country [2]

  7. Disaster management in India - Wikipedia

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    NDMA was established through the Disaster Management Act enacted by the Government of India in December 2005. [3] The Prime Minister is the ex-officio chairperson of NDMA. The agency is responsible for framing policies, laying down guidelines and best-practices and coordinating with the State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMAs) management. [4]

  8. Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 - Wikipedia

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    Section 2 of the Act reads: [6] [4] [5] 2. Power to take special measures and prescribe regulations as to dangerous epidemic disease (1) When at any time the [State Government] is satisfied that [the State] or any part thereof is visited by, or threatened with, an outbreak of any dangerous epidemic disease, the [State Government], if [it] thinks that the ordinary provisions of the law for the ...

  9. Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority - Wikipedia

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    On 8 July 2003, Government of Tamil Nadu issued an order (G.O.323) for the constitution of a state disaster management authority (SDMA) under the Department of Revenue.The department was to be headed by the Chief Secretary and would help in preparing, mitigation and response to disasters. [1]