DISASTER MANAGEMENT

DISASTER PROFILE OF INDIA

GOURI
HIJAZ
KURIAKOSE
SANDRA
SURYA SURESH
T B KRISHNAJ
VISMAYA
DISASTERS

A disaster is a serious problem occurring over a short or long period of

time that causes widespread human, material, economic or
environmental loss which exceeds the ability of the affected
community or society to cope using its own resources
TYPE OF DISASTERS
● Earthquake
An earthquake is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of
energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves
● Flood
A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of
"flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide.
● Wildfire
A wildfire, forest fire, bushfire, wildland fire or rural fire is an unplanned, uncontrolled fire
in an area of combustible vegetation starting in rural and urban areas. Some forest
ecosystems in their natural state depend on wildfire.
●Drought
Drought is a prolonged dry period in the natural climate cycle that can occur anywhere in
the world. It is a slow-onset disaster characterized by the lack of precipitation, resulting in
a water shortage.
● Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of waves in a water body caused by the
displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a
large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater
explosions above or below water all have the potential to generate a
tsunami
● Landslide
A landslide is defined as the movement of a mass of rock, debris, or
earth down a slope. Landslides are a type of "mass wasting," which
denotes any down-slope movement of soil and rock under the direct
influence of gravity
DISASTER IN KERALA – FLOOD 2018

CAUSES
▪  Monsoon
▪  Dams
▪ Global warming
RESCUE OPERATIONS
▪ Rescue operation at government level
▪ Rescue Operation by Public
▪ Rescue operation by fishermen
RELIEF AND MONETARY AID
▪ By Government of Kerala
▪ By Prime Minister of India
▪ By Indian Red Cross Society
How Disaster affect Human lives?

Individual Impact
o Natural disasters cause destruction of property, loss of financial
resources, and personal injury or illness. The loss of resources,
security and access to shelter can lead to massive population
migrations in lesser-developed countries
o At the individual level, the impact can often be felt physically,
mentally and emotionally. Natural disasters cause destruction of
property, loss of financial resources, and personal injury or illness.
The loss of resources, security and access to shelter can lead to
massive population migrations in lesser-developed.
Short term affect
▪ Victims, Selective Mortality, and Population Recovery. …
▪ Land Loss and Capital Destruction. …
▪ Economic Crisis. …
▪ Scapegoating, Blame, and Social Unrest.
▪ The economic damage caused by disasters varies.
▪ Capital assets and infrastructure such as housing, schools, factories and
equipment, roads, dams and bridges are lost
▪ Human capital is depleted due to the loss of life, the loss of skilled workers and
the destruction of education infrastructure that disrupts schooling .
How does the effect of disasters can be
overcome by people?
1. Seek out and connect with social support.
2. Identify local support groups or available crisis counselors to talk to.
3. Try to establish a schedule
4. Talk about the effect of the natural disaster.
5. Focus on self-care
6. Practice healthy coping strategies.
7. Try to limit other sources of stress in your life
8. Find ways to help others.
9. Keep an eye out for evacuation alerts.
10. Move to higher ground.
11. Do not attempt to walk, swim, or drive through the floods
How does the government deal with the
disaster?

 launched massive rescue and relief operations.

 In one of the largest rescue operations 40 helicopters, 31 aircraft, 182 teams for rescue, 18
medical teams of defense forces, 90 teams of NDRF and 3 companies of Central Armed Police
Forces were pressed into service along with over 500 boats and necessary rescue equipments.
 The Government of Kerala started a donation website for flood victims.
 The Prime Minister of India announced interim relief fund for Kerala on 18 August 2018. 
 Many Members of Parliament, Members of State Legislative Assemblies and Councils, civil
servants and Government employees across the country have also donated their one month's
salary and/or allowances towards Kerala Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund.
 Chief Ministers of all the states have pledged monetary aid from their respective state funds
in addition to dispatch of various relief materials such as potable water, blankets, packed
food, rice, water-purifying machines, daily-use and healthcare products. 
Different ways in which you can prepare
for a disaster.

▪ Stay informed.
▪ Know your network.
▪ Start an emergency fund.
▪ Check your emergency survival kit.
▪ Know the warning signs and alert signals for your area.
Conclusion

The flood that took place in August 2018 and 2019 were a major disaster for
Kerala's infrastructure and economy. It is also important that the
Government of Kerala brings together all the stakeholders and enables the
private sector, NGOs, and Kerala's Diaspora to join the recovery efforts.
Society's response to it was equally overwhelming, bringing out the strength
of solidarity and the spirit of voluntarism, which needs to be creatively
harnessed in the process of recovery and reconstruction. A re examination of
our development priorities, its ecological implications, and social
ramifications is the need of the hour, as the state embarks on the disaster
recovery process. The role of central, state and local governments in
restoring services, reconstructing houses, supporting local economic
recovery, and other public services will go a long way not only in restoring
normalcy but also in rebuilding a resilient Kerala.
Thank you