Seth M.
R Jaipuria
School
Shahjahanpur
Holiday
Homework Of
S.S.T
Submitted To – Mrs. Jyoti Srivastava
Submitted By- Pratham Pandey
Class- IX A
Topic- Disaster Management Of India
Acknowledgement
I would like to express my special
thanks of gratitude to my teacher
Mrs. Jyoti Srivastava as well as
our principal Mrs. Sunita Yadav
who gave me the golden
opportunity to do this wonderful
project on the topic Disaster
Management Of India which also
helped me in doing a lot of
Research and I came to know
about so many new things.I am
really thankful to them.
Secondly I would also like to thank
my parents and friends who
helped me a lot in finalizing this
project within the limited time
frame.
Index
What is a Disaster ?:- 1-2
Authorities involved in Disaster
Management:- 3
NDMA:- 4-9
NDRF:- 10-16
Conclusion:- 17
References- 17-23
What is a
Disaster?
Disasters are serious disruptions to the
functioning of a community that exceed its
capacity to cope using its own
resources. Disasters can be caused by
natural, man-made and technological
hazards, as well as various factors that
influence the exposure and vulnerability of a
community.
Natural Disasters are naturally occurring
physical phenomena. They can be:
Geophysical: a hazard originating
from solid earth (such as earthquakes,
landslides and volcanic activity)
Hydrological: caused by the
occurrence, movement and distribution
of water on earth (such as floods and
avalanches)
Climatological: relating to the climate
(such as droughts and wildfires)
Meteorological: relating to weather
conditions (such as cyclones and
storms)
Biological: caused by exposure to
living organisms and their toxic
substances or diseases they may carry
(such as disease epidemics and
insect/animal plagues)
Man-made and technological
hazards are events that are caused by
humans and occur in or close to human
settlements. They include complex
emergencies, conflicts, industrial accidents,
transport accidents, environmental
degradation and pollution.
Authorities involved in
India’s Disaster
Management
National Disaster Management
Authority (NDMA):- National Disaster
Management Authority (NDMA):-The
National Disaster Management
Authority, or the NDMA, is an apex
body for disaster management,
headed by the Prime Minister of
India. It is responsible for the
supervision, direction and control of
the National Disaster Response
Force (NDRF).
National Disaster Response Force
(NDRF):- The National Disaster
Response Force (NDRF) is an Indian
specialized force constituted "for the
purpose of special response to a
threatening disaster situation or
disaster" under the Disaster
Management Act, 2005.
National Disaster
Management
Authority (NDMA)
National Disaster Management Authority,
abbreviated as NDMA, is an apex Body of
Government of India, with a mandate to lay
down policies for disaster management.
NDMA was established through the Disaster
Management Act enacted by
the Government of India on 23 December
2005. NDMA is responsible for framing
policies, laying down guidelines and best-
practices for coordinating with the State
Disaster Management Authorities (SDMAs)
to ensure a holistic and distributed approach
to disaster management. It is headed by the
Prime Minister of India and can have up to
nine other members. NDMA has a vision to
"build a safer and disaster resilient India by
a holistic, pro-active, technology-driven and
sustainable development strategy that
involves all stakeholders and fosters a
culture of prevention, preparedness and
mitigation".
Functions and
Responsibilites Of
NDMA
NDMA, as the apex body, is mandated to lay
down the policies, plans and guidelines for
Disaster Management to ensure timely and
effective response to disasters. Towards this, it
has the following responsibilities:
Lay down policies on disaster management;
Approves the National Plan;
Approve plans prepared by the Ministries or
Departments of the Government of India in
accordance with the National Plan;
Lay down guidelines to be followed by the
State Authorities in drawing up the State Plan;
Lay down guidelines to be followed by the
different Ministries or Departments of the
Government of India for the purpose of
integrating the measures for prevention of
disaster or the mitigation of its effects in their
development plans and projects;
Coordinate the enforcement and
implementation of the policy and plans for
disaster management;
Recommend provision of funds for the purpose
of mitigation;
Provide such support to other countries
affected by major disasters as may be
determined by the Central Government;
Take such other measures for the prevention of
disaster, or the mitigation, or preparedness
and capacity building for dealing with
threatening disaster situations or disasters as it
may consider necessary;
Lay down broad policies and guidelines for the
functioning of the National Institute of Disaster
Management.
NDMA also equips and trains other Government
officials, institutions and the community in
mitigation for and response during a crisis
situation or a disaster. It works closely with
the National Institute of Disaster Management for
capacity building. It develops practices, delivers
hands-on training and organizes drills for disaster
management. It also equips and trains disaster
management cells at the state and local levels.
NDMA, under the Ministry of Home Affairs can
also be assigned with the responsibility for
protection of cyber critical infrastructure.
Programs
NDMA (National Disaster
Management Authority) runs various
programs for mitigation and
responsiveness for specific
situations. These include the
National Cyclone Risk Management
Project, School Safety
Project, Decision Support System
and others. India Disaster Response
Summit held on 9 November 2017
held at New Delhi. This Summit was
jointly organised by the National
Disaster Management Authority
(NDMA) and social networking site
Facebook. India has become the first
country to partner with Facebook on
disaster response.
NDMA Guidelines
Following are the guidelines as per NDMA's
official website:
Guidelines for Preparation of Action Plan -
Prevention and Management of Heat Wave
Landslide Risk Management Strategy
Guidelines on Disability Inclusive Disaster
Risk Reduction
Guidelines on Temporary Shelters for
Disaster-Affected Families
Guidelines on Prevention & Management
of Thunderstorm &
Lightning/Squall/Dust/Hailstorm & Strong
Winds
Guidelines on Boat Safety
Guidelines on Cultural Heritage Sites and
Precincts
Guidelines on Museums
Guidelines on Minimum Standards of
Relief
Guidelines on Hospital Safey
Guidelines on School Safety Policy
Guidelines on Seismic Retrofitting of
Deficient Buildings and Structures
Guidelines on Scaling, Type of Equipment
and Training of Fire Services
Guidelines on National Disaster
Management Information and
Communication System
Guidelines on Management of Drought
Guidelines on Management of Urban
Flooding
Guidelines on Management of Dead in the
Aftermath of Disaster
Guidelines on Management of Tsunamis
Guidelines on Incident Response System
Guidelines on Psycho-Social Support and
Mental Health Services in Disasters
Guidelines on Management of
Chemical(Terrorism) Disasters
Guidelines on Management of Landslides
and Snow Avalanches
Guidelines on Management of Nuclear and
Radiological Emergencies
Guidelines on Management of Biological
Disasters
Guidelines on Management of Cyclones
Guidelines on Management of Floods8
Guidelines on Medical Preparedness and
Mass Casualty Management
Guidelines on Preparation of State
Disaster Management Plans
Guidelines on Chemical Disasters
Guidelines on Management of
Earthquakes
National Disaster
Response Force
(NDRF)
The National Disaster Response
Force (NDRF) is an Indian specialized
force constituted "for the purpose of
special response to a threatening
disaster situation or disaster" under
the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
The responsibility of managing disasters
in India is that of the State Government.
The ‘Nodal Ministry’ in the central
government for management of natural
disasters is the Ministry of Home Affairs
(MHA).
When 'calamities of severe nature'
occur, the Central Government is
responsible for providing aid and
assistance to the affected state,
including deploying, at the State's
request, of Armed Forces, Central
Paramilitary Forces, National Disaster
Response Force (NDRF), and such
communication, air and other assets, as
are available and needed.
National Disaster Response Force
(NDRF) is under the National Disaster
Management Authority. The head of the
NDRF is designated as Director General.
The Director Generals of NDRF are IPS
officers on deputation from Indian police
organizations. Director General is a
three-star officer.
The NDRF is a top-heavy organization
which in addition to the Director General
has several Inspector Generals (IG) and
Deputy IGs, who are flag officers and
wear badges of rank.
Composition of
NDRF
National Disaster Response Force
(NDRF) is a force of 16 battalions,
organized on para-military lines, and
manned by persons on deputation from
the para-military forces of India:
three Border Security Force,
three Central Reserve Police Force,
two Central Industrial Security Force,
two Indo-Tibetan Border Police,
two Sashastra Seema Bal and one of
the Assam Rifles. The total strength of
each battalion is approximately
1149. Each battalion is capable of
providing 18 self-contained specialist
search and rescue teams of 45
personnel each including
engineers, technicians, electricians, dog
squads and medical/paramedics.
Training of NDRF
In the future, the key to efficient disaster
response will depend primarily on the
effectiveness of the training and re-training
of Specialized Disaster Response Forces.
With this vision, a detailed "Training Regime
for Disaster Response" has been prepared
by NDMA/NDRF identifying the specific
disaster response training courses and
devising a unified, structured and uniform
course module as well as a syllabus for
these training courses. The proposition
behind a unified, structured, uniform course
module and syllabus is that first the entire
NDRF battalions will successfully attain
these courses and subsequently the State
Disaster Response Forces (SDRF) and other
stakeholders will be trained on the same
lines. The need for a uniformly structured
course module emerged from the fact that if
all the NDRF battalions and other ‘first
responders’ undergo the same training
exercise, the coordination between different
stakeholders would be expedient and well
planned at the time of any major disaster.
Exercise Name Trained in 2009–
Already trained Total
10
CBRN 2,976 480 3,456
Heli-borne
2,700 1,500 4,200
training
Natural disasters 5,071 950 6,021
Water rescue 3,520 1,600 5,120
Foreign trained 54 07 61
After its constitution in 2005, NDRF with its
swift and highly skilled rescue
operations has emerged as most visible and
vibrant force of the NDMA. NDRF personnel
are invariably trained in courses like Flood
Rescue, Collapsed Structure Search and
Rescue, Medical First Responders, Rope
rescue, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical
Emergencies; Dignified Disposal of Dead
Bodies etc. NDRF personnel are trained in
prestigious institutes like
NISA, DRDO, BARC, CME, Army, Navy and
Air Force as well in foreign countries like US,
Singapore, China, Finland, Korea,
Switzerland etc.
Training Abroad
INSARAG Asia-Pacific Exercise, China, 4–7
August 2006
OPCW Chemical Emergency
Course, Finland, 21–25 August 2006
UNDAC Induction Course, Korea, 17–29
Sep 2006
INSARAG Asia-Pacific Exercise, Mongolia,
31 July – 2 August 2007
UNDAC Induction Course, Malaysia, 10–14
July 2007
INSARAG Meeting, Korea, 3–6 Oct 2007
UNDAC Induction Course, New Zealand,
14–16 Oct 2007
INSARAG Asia-Pacific
Exercise, Switzerland, 17–20 Nov 2008
Management of Dead Bodies,
Geneva, Switzerland, 4–8 Feb 2008
Singapore Civil Defence Academy,
Singapore, 10–27 March 2008
INSARAG Asia-Pacific Exercise, Philippines,
15–17 April 2008
APCSS, Honolulu, Hawaii, US, 29 May – 27
June 2008
Advanced Search & Rescue Course,
Florida, US, 1–5 Sep 2008
Chemical Exercise, OPCW, Tehran, Iran, 1–
5 Nov 2008
INSARAG Asia-Pacific Exercise, Nepal, 21–
24 April 2009
APCSS, Honolulu, Hawaii, US, 20 Aug – 22
September 2009
Bio-terrorism Table top Exercise,
Montreux, Switzerland, 7–8 Sep 2009
NDRF personnel undergoing Heli-slithering Training
CBRN Training of NDRF Personnel
Conclusion
From the above report, we can understand
that how important, effective and well
organised Indian Disaster Management is.
Also, we can understand that how much the
Indian Government is concerned about the
life of its people. Disasters can cause huge
damage to life and property. We must take
important measures for the prevention of
major disasters, Effective disaster
management strategies will not only
prevent loss of lives but also helps affected
people in rebuilding their lives in the
shortest possible time.
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