6. Disaster Response
It involves measures taken in anticipation
of, during and immediately after a disaster
to ensure that the effects are minimized.
7. EXAMPLE
FOR DISASTER
RESPONSE
1.Implementing the
disaster management
plan
2.Setting up medical
camps and mobilizing
resources
3.Providing adequate
shelter and sanitary
facilities
4.Development of
searchand rescue
team
8. Disaster Recovery
It involves measures, which
support emergency
affected areas in reconstruction of
the physical infrastructure and
restoration of economic and
emotional well being.
9. EXAMPLE
FOR DISASTER RECOVERY
1.Counseling programe for those who lost
then ear ones
2.Restoring services like
roads, communication link
3.Providing financial support employment
4. Reconstructing damage buildings
10. VILLAGE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND
RESPONSE PLAN
Role and Responsibilities:
Pre Disaster:
• Identifying and analyzing risk and deciding what to do about
them.
• Identifying, selecting and prioritizing the most effective
actions in implementing
disaster reduction activities in the village.
• Mitigation activities through awareness programme like
distribution of pamphlets, tree
plantation, channelizing the river etc.
• Mock drills involving the whole villages.
During:
• Be a part of the different task force.
Post Disaster:
• Helping the district administration in proving the accurate
damage reports.
• Reflect on the disaster suffered and learn from the
11. Sl.
No.
Action Group Pre During Post
1 Warning √ √ √
2 Shelter √ √ √
3 Evacuation - √ √
4 First Aid & Medical - √ √
5 Water & Sanitation - √ √
6 Carcass disposal - - √
7 Trauma counseling √ √ √
8 Damage Assessment - - √
9 Relief & Coordination - - √
10 Patrolling - - √
Disaster situation & response
12. DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAMS
Early warning & communication team
Evacuation & temporary shelter
management team
Search & rescue team
Health & first aid team
Relief co-ordination team
Water & sanitation team
13. What is the role of village disaster management
committe during disasters?
At the village level, the Village Disaster Management Committee
headed by the Sar panch/ Village Headman is responsible for
preparing the Village Disaster Management Plans and also
coordinating with various agencies for providing training to the
Disaster Management Teams. The members should see to it
that mock drills are carried out by the villagers at regular intervals
by the villagers for various hazards.
It is accepted that the Government alone cannot take on the
entire responsibility of Disaster Management. Apart from
national, state, district and local levels there are various
institutions who are involved in disaster management at various
levels in the country. This includes the police and Para-military
forces, Civil Defense and Home Guards, fire services, National
Cadet Corps (N C C), Youth Organizations, UN agencies, International
and National voluntary groups,
public and private sector enterprises, media etc. play a major role in
managing disasters. Functions of
some of the organizations have been mentioned below.
14.
15. n
PRINCIPLES
OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Minimize casualties
Prevent further casualties
Rescue the victims
First aid
Evacuate
Medical care
Reconstructio
17. Disaster in India
Moving away from the Great
Bengal famine of 1769-1770
in which a third of the
population perished.
The Chalisa famine of 1783,
the Doji Bara or Skull famine
of 1790 to 1792, the North
West Provinces famine of
1838, the North West India
Famine of 1861, the Bengal
and Orissa famine of 1866,
the Rajputana famine of 1869,
the famine of 1899 to 1901,
the Bengal famine of 1943…
The drought years of 1965,
1972, 1979, 1987, 2002
18. India’s Vulnerability to Disasters
57% land is vulnerable to earthquakes.
Of these, 12% is vulnerable to severe
earthquakes.
68% land is vulnerable to drought.
12% land is vulnerable to floods.
8% land is vulnerable to cyclones.
Apart from natural disasters, some
cities in India are also vulnerable to
chemical and industrial disasters and
man-made disasters.
19.
20. DISASTER PARADIGM
D: Detection
I: Incident Command
S: Safety And Security
A: Assess Hazards
S: Support
T: Triage And Treatment
E: Evacuation
R: Reallocation And Redeployment
21. Lessons Learnt
Be Prepared : Preparedness and
Mitigation is bound to yield more
effective returns than distributing relief
after a disaster.
Create a Culture of Preparedness and
Prevention.
Evolve a code of conduct for all stake-
holders
22. Future Directions
Encourage and consolidate knowledge
networks
Mobilise and train disaster volunteers for
more effective preparedness, mitigation and
response (NSS, NCC, Scouts and Guides,
NYK, Civil Defence, Homeguards)
Increased capacity building leads to faster
vulnerability reduction.
Learn from best practices in disaster
preparedness, mitigation and disaster
response
23. • Mobilising stakeholder participation of Self Help Groups,
Women’s Groups, Youth Groups, Panchayati Raj
Institutions
• Anticipatory Governance: Simulation exercises, Mock drills
and Scenario Analysis
• Indigenous knowledge systems and coping practices
• Living with Risk: Community Based Disaster Risk
Management
• Inclusive, participatory, gender sensitive, child friendly,
eco-friendly and disabled friendly disaster management
• Technology driven but people owned
• Knowledge Management: Documentation and
dissemination of good practices
• Public Private Partnership
