Disaster management plans are traditionally made to manage disasters. Effective management of disasters requires getting information to the right place at the right time using latest technologies. Leverage learning by local organizations, NGO’s and youth is one effective tool to improve disaster management outcomes. However, there are cognitive, organizational and social barriers that prevent these organizations from learning. Organizational culture is another important aspect to enhance learning and learning literature. In this connection, this paper emphasizes the need for National Disaster Management Force at all levels of society similar to the NSS and NCC in achieving effective disaster management. The necessity of need based systems and procedures, to expedite the transfer of technology to each and every citizen of the country; to implement effective rules and regulations; to design policies; to improve interdisciplinary approach in combating disasters are discussed. An effort is made to propose a futuristic approach to cater the challenges in disaster mitigation and management for safe and resilient India.

1. DISASTER MITIGATION AND MANAGEMENT
- A FUTURISTIC APPROACH
1Professor, 2 UG Student,
Department of Civil Engineering,
Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College(Autonomous), A. Rangampet,
Tirupati – 517102, Chittoor Dist., Andhra Pradesh.
BY
Dr. O. ESWARA REDDY1 and Mr. A. PAVAN KUMAR2

2. Content:
Introduction
Disaster Management Approach
National Disaster Management Force
Role of NGOs in Disaster Mitigation and Management
Role of Print and Electronic Media
Sendai Framework
Transfer of Technology
An Interdisciplinary Approach
Conclusion

3. INTRODUCTION:
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2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
OCCURRENCE OF DISASTER
occurrence
SOURCE: EM-DAT, The International Disaster Database, Centre for Research on the Epidemiology
of Disasters - CRED

4. Total deaths
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
4997 1431 2236 1808 2204 1442 1038 599
7119
1037
2807
28667616
7384478
38143033
13989068
11096639
4802488
12829319
4280860
16708827
5654264
154100
Total deaths Total affected
SOURCE: EM-DAT, The International Disaster Database, Centre for Research on the Epidemiology
of Disasters - CRED

5. 0
5000000
10000000
15000000
20000000
25000000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
TOTAL DAMAGE ('000 $)
Total damage ('000 $)
SOURCE: EM-DAT, The International Disaster Database, Centre for Research on the Epidemiology
of Disasters - CRED

6. 464000
4153000
0
2400000
4000
907000
325000
0 0
650200
1000
0
500000
1000000
1500000
2000000
2500000
3000000
3500000
4000000
4500000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
HOMELESS
Homeless
SOURCE: EM-DAT, The International Disaster Database, Centre for Research on the Epidemiology
of Disasters - CRED

7. Disaster Management Approach (DMA)
 Data
 Awareness
 Planning and Prevention
 Risk Pooling
 Response
 Recovery

8. DMA
Data:
Data
Finding effective
resilience measures
Increases awareness
Early warning systems
Efficient Disaster response
Resilient rebuilding
• Risk Identification
• Awareness
• Contingency Planning
• Adaptation
OUTCOME:

9. DMA
Awareness:
• Student awareness
• Community
awareness
• Communication
School awareness

10. DMA Planning
and
Prevention:
• Establish resilient
structures
• Supervision of
construction
• Retrofitting existing
structures
• Others
DISASTER

11. DMA
Risk Pooling:
• Recovery of
individuals, firms and
economies.
• Indemnity cover
• Government
catastrophe funds
• Others

12. DMA
Response:
Before and During the
time of Disaster :
• Early warning
systems
• Evacuation plans
• Efficient Response
measures and
Rescue

13. DMA
Response:
After Disaster :
• Restoring law and
order
• Quick damage
Assessment
• Funds usage

14. DMA Recovery:
• Deploying loss
adjusters
• Financial support
• Lessons learnt
• Resilient and
sustainable rebuilding

15. NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT
FORCE
• National Disaster
Management Force
(NDMF)

16. • Why NDMF ?
• Impact on policy framing
• Provides “what to do, what
not to do”.
• Emerging a well society

17. • Implementation
• School level
• College level
• Municipal and Rural level

18. • Role of NDMF
• By inculcating National integrity, Discipline,
Commitment, Smart thinking, Sharp response,
Motivation, Leadership, Charity, Human values,
Ethics and Knowledge on latest technologies.
• To channelize the energy and dynamism of young
men towards activities beneficial to them and to
the society.

19. Role of NGOs in Disaster Mitigation and
Management
 Crucial, Essential and Vital
 To Reduce Communication gap
 In present scenario – Strengthening
Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation.

20. Role of NGOs in Disaster Mitigation and
Management
SOURCE: Role of NGOs in Disaster Management (Draft), February 2015, National Disaster
Management Guidelines.
In Preparedness: To Mobilize, organize, training, linking,
assessment, monitoring, process and share data during and after
disaster.
In Mitigation: Awareness-strengthening disaster preparedness
measures-Improving Infrastructure-water and sanitation systems

21. EARTHQUAKE - GUJARAT

22. LANDSLIDE - DARJEELING

23. FLOODS - UTTARKAND

24. CYCLONE EFFECT - VISAKHAPATNAM

25. AVALANCHE EFFECT – JAMMU AND KASHMIR

26. NUCLEAR DISASTER - FUKUSHIMA

27. INDUSTRIAL DISASTER

28. OIL SPILL DISASTER

29. TRAIN ACCIDENT

30. BUS ACCIDENT

31. Role of Print and Media in Disaster Mitigation
and Management

32. Sendai Framework (2015-2030)
• Understanding disaster risk
• Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk
• Investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience
• Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response, and to
“Build Back Better” in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction
SOURCE: Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, Third UN World Conference,
Sendai, Japan, March 18,2015.

33. Transfer of Technology

34. An Interdisciplinary Approach
• Government
• Print & Media
• NGOs
• Youth
• Military
• Academic institutions
• Sociologists
• Psychologists
• Others

36. Conclusion:
• NDMF at all levels of society to
combat disasters effectively.
• Government interest alone will
not give effective results, unless
every individual of the nation
realizes that their part is crucial in
making India Resilient towards
Disaster.

37. References
• Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, Third UN World Conference, Sendai,
Japan, March 18, 2015.
• Disaster Management Act, 2005, Government of India (Gol).
• National Policy on Disaster Management 2009, Gol.
• Report of the Fourteenth Finance Commission, 24th February, 2015, Gol.
• Seventh Schedule (Article-246), the Constitution of India.
• State Level Programmes for Strengthening Disaster Management in India-Initiatives by Ministry of
Home Affairs, Gol.
• National Cadet Corps, Gol.
• National Services Scheme, Gol.
• Role of NGOs in Disaster Management (Draft), February 2015, National Disaster Management
Guidelines.
• Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters, Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-
2015, International Strategy for Disaster Reduction.
• Valerie Ingham, John Hicks, Mir Rabiul Islam, Ian Manock and Richard Sappey (2015). “An
Interdisciplinary Approach to Disaster Management, Incorporating Economics and Social
Psychology.” International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Volume 6, Issue 5, pp.93-106.
• Jennifer Tatebe and Carol Mutch (2015). “Perspectives on Education, Children and Young People in
Disaster Risk Reduction.” International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, In Press, Available online 2
July 2015.

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