A Presentation on

Disaster Profile of India Navjot Singh

A case study B.tech
E.E.E. (5th Sem.)
Points to go Through
• Meaning and Definition
• Types of Disasters
• List of various Disasters in India
• Global Disaster Scenario of Natural Disasters
• Deadliest Disasters on India
• Distribution of People Affected
• India’s Attempts for Prevention of Loss
DISASTER????
Origin

• ‘Disaster’ comes from Greek prefix ‘dus’-”bad” and

‘aster’-”star”

• Used by astrologers in ancient times to refer to

destruction or deconstruction of star as a disaster
Definition

The UN defines it as ‘the occurrence of

sudden or major misfortune which
disrupts the basic fabric and normal
functioning of the society or
community’.
Types
Natural Disasters Human-made Disasters
• Earthquake • Fire
• Cyclone • Road Accidents
• Cloud burst
• Air Accidents
• Landslide
• Soil Erosion • Rail Accidents
• Snow Avalanche • Leakage of Chemicals
• Flood • Nuclear Explosions
 List of Various Disasters
Category Name
Water and Climate related Floods
disasters Cyclones
Tornadoes and Hurricanes
Hailstorm
Cloud burst
Heat wave and Cold wave
Snow avalanches
Droughts
Sea erosion
Thunder and Lightning
Tsunami
 List of Various Disasters

Category Name
Geological related disasters Landslides and mudflows
Earthquakes
Dam failures/ Dam bursts
Minor fires
 List of Various Disasters

Category Name
Chemical and Nuclear related Chemical and Industrial
disasters disasters
Nuclear disasters
 List of Various Disasters
Category Name
Accident related disasters Forest fires
Urban fires
Mine flooding
Oil spills
Major building collapse
Serial bomb blasts
Festival related disasters
Electrical disasters and fires
Air, Road and Rail accidents
Boat collapsing
Village fire
 List of Various Disasters

Category Name
Biological related disasters Biological disasters
Pest attacks
Cattle epidemics
Food poisoning
 Deadliest disasters in India
Sr. Name of the Year Region Fatalities
no. Event
1. Earthquake 1618 Maharashtra 2,000
deaths
2. Bengal 1737 Bengal 300,000
Earthquake deaths
3. Cyclone 1737 India, Calcutta 300,000
deaths+
Missing
4. Cyclone 1864 West Bengal 60,000
deaths
5. The Great Famine 1876- Southern India 50 lakh
1878 deaths
Continued……
6. Cyclone 1882 Maharashtra 100,000
deaths
7. The Indian 1896- Whole India 1 crore
Famine 1897 deaths
8. Earthquake 1934 Bihar 6,000
deaths
9. Bhola Cyclone 1970 West Bengal 500,000
deaths
10. Drought 1972 Large part of 20,00,000
Country Affected
11. Drought 1987 Haryana 30,00,000
affected
12. Earthquake 1905 Kangra, HP 20,000
deaths
Continued……
13. Cyclone 1977 Andhra Pradesh 10,000
deaths,
thousands
homeless
and
destroyed
India’s
40% food
grains
14. Latur Earthquake 1993 Maharashtra 7928
deaths,
30,000
injured
15. Orissa Super 1999 Orissa 10,000
Cyclone deaths
Continued……
16. Gujrat 2001 Gujrat 25,000
Earthquake deaths,
63,00,000
affected
17. Tsunami 2004 India 10,749
deaths,
5640
missing,
27,90,000
affected,
300,000
fishers lost
livelihoods
Continued……
18. Maharashtra July Maharashtra 1094
Floods 2005 deaths,
167
injured,
54 missing
19. Kashmir 2005 Kashmir State 86,000
Earthquake and HP deaths
20. Kosi Foods 2008 North Bihar 527
deaths,
33,29,423
affected
21. Cyclone Nisha 2008 Tamil Nadu 204
deaths
 Total Deaths= “1,61,39,502”
Total Affected (Injured + Missing + Any Loss)= “3,25,05,284”
What INDIA is doing?????
 National Attempts
• Disaster Management Act, 2005 • Civil Defence
• National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) • Fire Defence
• National Executive Committee (NEC) • Home Guard
• State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) • National Emergency Operation Centre
• State Executive committee (SEC) • State Control Room
• District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) • District Control Room
• National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) • National Disaster Response
• National Disaster Responsive Force (NDRF) Fund (NDRF)
• State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) • Fund schemes for affected
International Cooperation

• United Nations Disaster Management Team (UNDMT)

• International Search and rescue Advisor Group (UNDAC)
• ASEAN Region Forum (ARF)
• Asian Disaster Reduction Centre (ADRC)
• Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC)
• SAARC Disaster Management Centre (SDMC)
India’s engagement with external agencies on Disaster Risk Reduction

• United Nation’s Development Programme (UNDP)

• Program for Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER)
• United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
• INDO-SWISS Agreement
• Indo-Russian Agreement in the field of Emergency Management
• Third Trilateral Meeting of experts of India-Russia-China
Thank You!