Disaster Management

Scope
• Introduction
• Definition
• Classification & Types of Disasters
• Disaster Management
• Disaster Preparedness
• Medical and Public Health Response
• Public Health Impact of Disaster
• Disaster Mitigation
• Disasters in India
• Disaster Management in India
• Safety tips in major disaster situation
• Reference
 Introduction
• Disasters are as old as Mankind.
• The first description of Disaster and its
managementcomes from mythological “Noah” and
his ark.
• Similar Flood tales are widespread in- Greek Mythology,
Puranas, Mesopotamian stories, and many cultures.
 Introduction
Etymology
Originated from Greek
dus = bad aster = star
“Calamity due to position of a planet or a star”.
Then evolved in Italian as disastro,
To become French désastre (de.zastʁ).
& then ‘disaster’.
 Definition
Disaster -
Any occurrence that causes
damage, ecological disruption,
loss of human life,
deterioration of health and health services
on a scale, sufficient to warrant an extraordinary
response from outside the affected community or
area.(WHO)

A disaster can be defined as an occurrence

either nature or man made that causes human
suffering and creates human needs that victim
cannot alleviate without assistance.
(American Red Cross)
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 Definition
Hazard -
Any phenomenon that has the potential to cause
disruption or damage to people and their environment.

“A hazard is natural event while the disaster is its

consequence. A hazard is perceived natural event
which threatens both life and property……
A disaster is a realization of this hazard.”
-John Whittow

• When hazard involves elements of risks,

vulnerabilities and capacities, they can turn into
disasters.

• Hazards may be inevitable but disasters can be

prevented.
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 Vulnerability

The propensity of things to be damaged by a hazard.

Capacity to cope

High Low

Low High
High
Exposure to
Vulnerability
Hazard
Low
Very low Low

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 Disaster occurs when hazards meet vulnerability
Progression of vulnerability

Root causes Dynamic pressures Unsafe conditions Hazards

Lack of – Fragile physical

Earthquake
•Local institutes environment NOT PREVENTED
High winds
•Training • Dangerous
Hurricane
•Appropriate skills locations
Cyclone
•Local investment • Unprotected
Typhoon
•Local market buildings &
Limited Flood
•Media freedom infrastructure
Access to - Volcanic -
• Ethical standards eruptions
• Power Fragile local -
in public life Landslides
• Structure economy
• Resources Drought
Macro forces- • Livelihoods at risk
Virus
• Rapid population • Low income levels
Ideologies- Bacteria
growth Pests
• Political - Vulnerable society
•Rapid Fire
system • Special groups at
urbanization Chemicals
• Economic risk
•Arms expenditure Radiation
- system
•Debt repayments Armed -
•Deforestation Public actions
conflicts
• Decline in soil • Lack of
productivity preparedness
• Endemic disease
Classification of Disasters

Natural Man made

Disasters Disasters

Meteorological Technological

Topographical Industrial

Environmental Warfare

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Meteorological Topographical Environmental
Disasters Disasters Disasters

• Floods • Earthquake • Global

• Tsunami • Volcanic warming
• Cyclone Eruptions • El Niño-
• Hurricane • Landslides Southern
and Oscillation
• Typhoon
Avalanches • Ozone
• Snow storm
• Asteroids depletion-
• Blizzard UV-IR
• Limnic
• Hail storm Radiation
eruptions
• Solar flare

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Technological Industrial Warfare

• Transport • Chemical • War

failure spills • Terrorism
• Public place • Radioactive • Internal
failure spills conflicts
• Fire • Civil unrest

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 Disaster Management

The body of policy and administrative decisions

and operational activities that pertain to various stages
of a disaster at all levels.
An applied science which seeks, by systemic
observation and analysis of disasters, to improve
measures relating to prevention, emergency response,
recovery and mitigation.
Encompasses all aspects of planning for, and
responding to disasters, including both pre and post
disaster activities.

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 Disaster Management
A continuous and integrated process of planning, organizing,
coordinating and implementing measures which are
necessary for-

● Prevention of danger or threat of any disaster.

● Reduction of risk of any disaster or its severity or
consequences.
● Capacity-building.
● Preparedness to deal with any disaster.
● Prompt response to any threatening disaster situation
● Assessing the severity or magnitude of effects of any
disaster.
● Evacuation, rescue and relief.
● Rehabilitation and reconstruction.
Activities that reduce
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PHASES OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Disaster Preparedness

Disaster Impact

Disaster Response

Disaster Recovery

Disaster Mitigation
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 Disaster Preparedness
Disaster preparedness - is ongoing multisectoral activity.
Integral part of the national system responsible for
developing plans and programmes for
disaster management,
prevention,
mitigation,
response,
rehabilitation and
reconstruction.

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 Disaster Preparedness

Co-ordination of a variety of sectors to carry out-

 Evaluation of the risk.
 Adopt standards and regulations.
 Organize communication and response mechanism.
 Ensure all resources- ready and easily mobilized.
 Develop public education programmes.
 Coordinate information with news media.
 Disaster simulation exercises.
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 Medical Preparedness &
Mass Casualty Management

Developing and capacity building of medical team for

Trauma & psycho-social care,
Mass casualty management and Triage.
Determine casualty handling capacity of all hospitals.
Formulate appropriate treatment procedures.
Involvement of private hospitals.
Indentify health care centers that can function as a
medical units.
Identify structural integrity and approach routes.

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 Disaster Response
Immediate reaction to disaster as the disaster is
anticipated, or soon after it begins in order to assess
the needs, reduce the suffering, limit the spread and
consequences of the disaster, open up the way to
rehabilitation.
By-
 Mass evacuation
 Search and rescue
 Emergency medical services
 Securing food and water
 Maintenance of Law & Order

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Disaster Impact & Response

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 Medical and Public Health response

• Pre-hospital emergency services -

 Linkage to govt. incident command system.
 External medical services and extrication workers.
 Search and Rescue teams.
• Assessment of immediate health needs.
• Identification of medical & health resources.
• Temporary field treatment
Prompt and proper treatment to save lives.

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Medical and Public Health response
Food safety and Water Safety
Animal control- Deadbodies can foul water,
Zoonotic diseases.
Vector control- Mosquito and Rodents
Communicable disease control:
Measles, diarrheal diseases, ARI, and malaria
Breakdown in environmental safeguards.
Crowding of persons in camps, Malnutrition.
Waste management
Temporary latrines
Chemical toileting
Sewage disposal damage.
Immunization – Mass immunization its not recommended
Medical and Public Health response

Management of hazardous agent exposure

Particular matter
Also Infectious agents if hospital or scientific
laboratories damaged

Mental health
Specialized psychological triage and treatment
significant in terrorism.

Information
Behavioral Contagion handling
Risk communication

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 Consequences of Disaster

Health -
Physical – Entanglement, Injuries, Disabilities,
Coma ,Death.
Psychological- Cognitive, Behavioral, Social.

Structural Damage – to variable extent.

Ecological- Changes in eco system.

Economical-Financial losses
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 Symptoms after disaster

Physiological Cognitive Emotional Behavioral

Symptoms Symptoms Symptoms Symptoms
• Fatigue • Memory loss • Anxiety • Insomnia
• Shock • Distractibility • Feeling • Substance
symptoms • Reduced overwhelme abuse
• Profuse attention Grief • Gallows
sweating span • Depression humor
• Fine motor • Decision • Anticipation • Gait change
tremors making of harm to • Ritualistic
• Chills difficulties self or others behavior
• Teeth • Calculation • Irritability • Hyper
grinding difficulties vigilance
• Muscle aches • Confusing • Unwillingness
• Dizziness trivial with to leave
major issues scene

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 Factors which may affect reactions
Disaster Related Factors Host Related Factors

• Lack of warning • Health

• Scope of the event • Disabled, Invalid
• Abrupt contrast of scene • Medical problems
• Personal loss or injury • Social
• Type of disaster • Lack of support network-
• Traumatic stimuli Divorced, Widowed
• Nature of the destructive • Cultural: language barriers
agent • Demographic
• Human error • Age: younger and older
• Time of occurrence have more difficulties
• Lack of opportunity for • Sex: more stress in women,
effective action but more resilient
• Environment (temperature, • Past History
humidity, pollution…) • Traumatic events
• Mental illness or emotional
problems
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 Disasters and Diseases

Epidemic diseases
 May be consequences of disasters.
 outbreak of diarrheal disease after flooding in Bangladesh in
2004 involved >17,000 cases;
 A large (>16,000 cases) cholera epidemic (O1 Ogawa) in
West Bengal in 1998 preceding floods
 Leptospirosis outbreak following flooding in Mumbai,
India, in 2000
 Some tend to become pandemics,
 Spanish flu killed 50 million people in 1918-1919,
more than those died in precedent First World
War.
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 Communicable Diseases after Disasters

Pre existing Diseases in the Population :

dysentery, cholera, measles, tuberculosis, malaria,
intestinal parasites, scabies, skin infections.

Ecological Changes :
 Altered ecology- vector borne and water
borne diseases
 Living conditions - plague, louse borne typhus
and relapsing fever.
 Stray animals and wild animal displacement-
rabies.

Damage to public Utilities :

Water supplies & sewage disposal disrupted.
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 Communicable Diseases after Disasters

Population Movements :
 Introduction of new disease or vector.
 In settlements - diarrheal diseases , measles, viral
hepatitis, whooping cough, malaria etc.
Interruption in Public Health Services :
 Disruption of curative and preventive services.
 Interrupted vector control - malaria, dengue
 Interrupted immunization - measles, whooping
cough, and diphtheria.
Altered Individual Resistance to diseases :
 Malnutrition increases susceptibility to diseases .

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 Diseases after Man Made Disasters

 Will depend upon particular exposure type.

 Symptoms and diseases differ widely.

 Spectrum may range from simple non fatal injuries

tochromosomal defects.

 Again technology that is capable of producing mass

destruction weapons and developments in bio-
technology leading to invention of deadly bio-attack
organisms ,is of ever growing concern for world .

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Other Public Health Impacts of Disasters

Sexual violence
Rape, Exploitation & Sexual violence
Causes: Separation of women from family
Weakened social structures
Increased aggressive behavior

Human right violations

Torture of civilian
Physical and psychological harms
Sex trafficking
Child labour
Denial of basic needs
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 Mental Health Impact of Disasters

Post traumatic stress disorder

Stage one- Adrenergic surge.
Stage two- Helplessness and a loss of self-control.
Stage three - Despondency (dispiritedness)and
demoralization.

Children -Developmental age is more important

Preschoolers- Increased arousal, fear.
School-age children- reckless ,psychosomatic signs.

Adolescents- some partake in rescue and recovery,

regression & withdrawal possible.

Elderly - increased risk for physical injury, than mental.

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 Rescue workers in Disaster

Secondary victims of a disaster.

Stress reactions seen in non-professionals.

More emotional trauma if involved in a failed rescue

attempts (especially if children are involved).

Inexperienced body handlers become more sensitive.

19 August is observed as World Humanitarian Day in

honour of aid workers, who lost their lives.

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 Disaster Recovery

Repatriation - after the emergency is over, displaced

people return to their place of origin.

Rehabilitation -restoration of basic social functions.

Providing temporary shelters,
Stress debriefing for responders and victims,
Economic Rehabilitation,
Psycho-social Rehabilitation,
Scientific Damage Assessment,

Elements of recovery
Community recovery (including psychological).
Infrastructure recovery (services and lifelines).
Economy recovery ( financial, political ).
Environment recovery.
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 Reconstruction
Rebuilding homes.
Permanently repairing and rebuilding infrastructures.
Elements -
Owner Driven Reconstruction.
Speedy Reconstruction.
Linking Reconstruction with Safe Development.

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 Disaster Mitigation

Permanent reduction of risk of a disaster,

to limit impact on human suffering and
economic assets.

Primary mitigation - reducing hazard & vulnerability.

Secondary mitigation- reducing effects of hazard.

Components:
 Reducing hazard - protection against threat by
removing the cause of threat.
 Reducing vulnerability - reducing the effect of threat
 Natural hazards are inevitable, reduce vulnerability.
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 Components of Disaster Mitigation

Hazard identification and mapping –

Assessment – Estimating probability of a damaging
phenomenon of given magnitude in a given area.

Considerations-
History
Probability of various intensities
Maximum threat
Possible secondary hazards

Vulnerability analysis –
A process which results in an understanding of the types
and levels of exposure of persons, property, and the
environment to the effects of identified hazards at a
particular time.
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 Components of Disaster Mitigation
Risk analysis –
Determining nature and scale of losses which can be
anticipated in a particular area.

Involves analysis of
Probability of a hazard of a particular
magnitude.
Elements susceptible to potential loss/damage.
Nature of vulnerability.
Specified future time period.

Prevention –
Activities taken to prevent a natural phenomenon or
potential hazard from having harmful effects on either
people or economic assets.
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 Disaster Mitigation Measures

Active measures Passive measures

• Promotion of desired • Prevent undesired

actions by - actions by -
• Planning control. • Requirement to conform
• Training & education. with design codes.
• Economic assistance. • Checking compliance of
• Subsidies. controls on site.
• Facilities-refugee • Court proceedings
points, storage. • Fines, Closure orders
• Public information. • Control land use.
• Denial of utilities in
areas development
undesired.
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 VULNERABILITY PROFILE OF INDIA
Asian region is most disaster prone region with 60%
of the major natural disasters of world.
India is vulnerable in varying degrees to a large
number of natural as well as man-made disasters.

• 12 % land is prone to floods and river erosion.

• 58 % landmass is prone to earthquakes.
• 5,700 km coastline is prone to cyclones and tsunamis.
• 68% cultivable area is vulnerable to drought.
• Hilly areas are at risk from landslides and avalanches.
• Further, the vulnerability to Nuclear, Biological and
Chemical (NBC) disasters and terrorism has also increased.
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 Major Disasters in India (last 40 years)
S.
Event Year State & Area Effects
N
1 Drought 1972 Large part of country 200 million affected
10,000 people & 40,000
2 Cyclone 1977 Andhra Pradesh
cattle died
3 Drought 1987 15 states 300 million affected
967 died. 435,000 acres
4 Cyclone 1990 Andhra Pradesh
land affected
7,928 people died.30,000
5 Earthquake 1993 Latur, Maharashtra
injured
Andhra Pradesh 1000 people died.5,80,000
6 Cyclone 1996
houses destroyed
Super
7 1999 Orissa Over 10,000 deaths
cyclone
13,805 deaths,6.3 millions
8 Earthquake 2001 Bhuj,Gujrat
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 Major Disasters in India (last 40 years)
S.
Event Year State & Area Effects
N
Coastline TN, Kerala,
10,749 deaths.5,640
9 Tsunami 2004 AP, A&N islands &
missing,2.79 Millions
Puducherry
July 1094 deaths
10 Floods Maharashtra
2005 167 injured, 54 missing
11 Earthquake 2008 Kashmir 1400 deaths
527 deaths,19,323 cattle
12 Kosi floods 2008 North Bihar
died
13 Cyclone 2008 Tamilnadu 204 deaths
Krishna Andhrapradesh &
14 2009 300 died
floods Karnataka
June 5,700 deaths,
15 Flash flood Uttarakhand
2013 70,000 affected
Phailin Oct Coastline of Orissa, 27 died, 10,00,000
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Cyclone 2013 Jharkhand evacuations 43
 Flood,
A f e wDISASTERS
MAJOR disasters in Uttarakhand
Earthquake, 2013
Oct, 2005 (1980-2005)
Earthquake
Avalanche Uttarkashi, 20
Feb 2005 Oct 1991
Flood, Assam
& Bihar 2004
Bhuj,
Earthquake,
26 January, Bhopal Gas
2001 Tragedy, Dec
1982

Floods, Alia Cyclone

Mumbai, 2009
26 July 2005
Cyclone
Earthquake, 29 Oct 1999
Latur, 30
Sept 1993 PHAILIN
Cyclone 2013

Tsunami
Tsunami 26 Dec 2004
26 Dec 2004
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Developments in Disaster Management

High Powered Committee set up in August 1999.

Until 2001 – Responsibility with Agriculture Ministry.

Transferred to Ministry of Home Affairs in June 2002.

National Disaster Management Authority established 28th

September 2005.

Inclusion of Disaster Management in the Seventh Schedule of

the Constitution.

On 23 December, 2005, Disaster Management Act .

Changes in Disaster Management in India

Paradigm Response centric to Holistic &

Integrated Approach
pattern Shift

Backed Institutional
Legal Authority
By Framework

Supported Financial Creations of

By Mechanisms Separate Funds
 Institutional Framework
Disaster Management Structure
NDMA Apex Body with Prime Minister as Chairperson.
National Executive Committee - Secretaries of 14 Ministries
and Chief of Integrated Defence Staff.

Centre Level
Central Ministries; National Disaster Management Authority,
National Institute of Disaster Management
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).

State Level
SDMA headed by Chief Minister.
State Executive Committee (SEC).

District Level
DDMA headed by District Magistrate.
Interface between Govt. and Public.

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 Nodal Ministries related with Disasters

Type of Disaster Nodal Ministry

Natural- Flood, Tsunami, Cyclone,

Earthquake Home Affairs
Manmade-Civil strife
Drought Agriculture
Biological, Epidemics Health & Family Welfare
Chemical, Forest related Environment & Forest
Nuclear Atomic Energy
Air Accidents Civil Aviation
Railway Accidents Railway
Industrial Accidents Labour
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 Mitigation Projects
• Cyclones - 308 Million US $.(World Bank)

• Earthquakes - Rs. 1597 Cr.

• Pilot Project for School Safety: Rs. 48 Cr.

• Disaster Information & Communication Network - Rs. 821 Cr.

Also projects are being implemented for-

 Landslides.
 Floods.
 Medical Preparedness.
 Creation of National Disaster Response Reserves
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Disaster Management in Development
• All new Projects/ Programmes will mandatorily have
inbuilt disaster resilience. (at conceptualization level).

• Planning Commission(NITI AYOG) and the Ministry of

Finance to give approval to the projects only if disaster
resilience self certification is provided.

• Ongoing Projects to be revisited to include disaster

resilience (लवचिकता)audit.

• Infrastructural loans to be sanctioned by the Banks only

after due diligence (सवोत्तपरी) on disaster resilience audit.

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 Disaster Management Training
• NIDM( National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of
Home Affairs,GoI provides Web based trainingcourses.
• Satellite based demonstration cum Training Programme on
Disaster Management conducted through Edu-SAT Network.
• Self E-learning courses- @ www.nidmssp.in
1) Basics of Disaster Management
2) Community Based Disaster Risk Management(CBDRM)
3) A Guide for Civil Defense Volunteers
4) A Guide for Public Health Worker
5) School Safety
6) Introduction to Earthquake Risk Mitigation & Management
7) Introduction to Flood Risk Mitigation and Management
8) Introduction to Cyclone Risk Mitigation and Management
9) Introduction to Industrial Chemical Disaster Risk Mitigation
andManagement
10) Landslide Risk Mitigation and Management

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 Response and Rescue

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)

Composition: 10 battalions

Tasks-
Specialized Response during disasters.
Well equipped and trained in search and rescue.
Assist in Community Training & Preparedness.
Impart basic and operation level training to SDRF.
Proactive Deployment during impending disaster
situations.
Liaison, Rehearsals and Mock Drills.

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 NDRF Battalions in India

Suradevi &
Waregaon
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 MOCK DRILLS
Mock Exercises (Districts & Schools)
• Conducted so far 209 (including 80 Schools/ Colleges).
• Community & First Responders: Sensitized 15.0 Lakhs.
• Commonwealth Games - 55 mock drills.

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 Research For Disaster Management

Involvement of various Universities and Research

Institutes to carry out research for Disaster
Management
• Case studies and lesson learnt exercises by NIDM
• Preparation of Digital Maps.
• Preparation of Upgraded Hazard Maps.
• Development of GIS Platform for Vulnerability Analysis
and Risk Assessment.
• Seismic Microzonation.
• Improved Modeling for Advanced Forecasting
Capability.
• National Disaster Management Information System
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 Stakeholders’ Participation

• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

• Public Private Partnership (PPP)

• Media Partnership

• Training of Communities

• DM Education in Schools

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 International Co-operation
UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)
for all international disaster response.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),

for mitigation and prevention aspects

UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) System.

Streamlining Institutional Arrangements for Disaster Response.

The Asian Disaster Reduction Center in Kobe(1998)

to enhance disaster resilience of the 30 member countries,
to build safe communities,
to create a society where sustainable development is possible.
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 Disaster Reduction Day

• NIDM observes "Disaster Reduction Day" on the

Second Wednesday of October.

• UN General Assembly in 2009, designated October

13as International Day for Disaster Reduction.

• 2015 Theme -“Knowledge for Life is the local knowledge that

helps you to manage disaster risk in your community”.

• Rallies and lectures for awareness for disaster

reductionamongst youth, children and general people.

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 Disaster Management in Maharashtra
• SDMA AND SDRF - At conceptual level.
• EOC- Emergency operations Centre at Mantralaya.
All disaster activities handled through Ministry of
Relief and Rehabilitation.
• Fire department – Urban Development Ministry.
• PLAN – Relief commissioner in Mantralaya will be
assisted by YASHADA

• Supreme Court on 23, Sept. 2013 issued notice to the

central government, disaster relief agencies, the
meteorological department and some states including
Maharashtra, to implement Disaster Management Act.
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 Earthquake FLOOD STORM

• Be calm • Turn of • Move to to

• Cover and electricity shelter like cellar
protect head • Get to upper , basement,
under desk floors • Tie down
• Triangle of life • Get necessary ,nail,planked
• Away from pole things with movables
,building • Move to • Keep doors and
,staircase temp.shelters window little
• Stop vehicles set open
• Don’t use lift • Be aware of • Off the electicity
contamination • if in open Get in
of food water to a ditch
• Follow authority

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 Summary
Introduction
Definition
Classification & Types of Disasters
Disaster Management
Disaster Preparedness
Medical and Public Health Response
Public Health Impact of Disaster
Disaster Mitigation
 Disasters in India
Disaster Management in India
 Safety tips in major disaster situation
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© World Health Organization 2007.
2. Communicable diseases following natural disasters, Risk assessment and
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Bhanot Publications, Jabalpur,India.
4. Crowd Management at Places of Mass Gatherings, 2013, NDMA downloads,
assessed on 19/03/2016.
5. THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT, 2005, NO. 53 OF 2005, 23rd December,
2005, enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-sixth Year of the Republic of India.
6. Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment (ETAT), Manual for
Participants, © World Health Organization 2005.
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