Disasters and disaster management in India based on the essay anjana majumdar, kerala syllabus plus one english textbook lesson

1. Disasters and
disaster management
in india
based on the essay of
anjana majumdar

2. TYPES OF DISASTERS –
NATURAL TO MAN-MADE
DISASTERS
 1. EARTHQUAKES

3. TYPES OF DISASTERS
 2. FLOODS

4. TYPES OF DISASTERS
 3. CYCLONES

5. TYPES OF DISASTERS
 4. LANDSLIDES

6. TYPES OF DISASTERS
 5. DROUGHTS

7. TYPES OF DISASTERS
 6. PLANE CRASHES

8. TYPES OF DISASTERS
 7. FOREST FIRES

9. TYPES OF DISASTERS
 8. AND MANY MORE LIKE RAIL
& ROAD ACCIDENTS,
GAS/CHEMICAL/NUCLEAR
EXPOLSIONS, FAMINE,
ATTACKS, WARS, etc

10. DISASTERS – THE GLOBAL
SCENARIO
 A challenge for all humanity
 Increase in frequency and intensity
 Higher human development ­>
better
preparedness
 Lower human developmnet ­>
more vulnerable
 Floods most common ­>
India, China, and
Bangladesh most affected
 Dought ­>
the deadliest – 40% of all deaths from
disasters

11. DISASTERS – THE GLOBAL
SCENARIO
 BOTH IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES &
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
 FLOODS IN UK & FRANCE
 HEAT WAVES IN FRANCE
 TORNADOES, HURRICANES AND
CYCLONES IN USA

12. DISASTERS – INDIAN CONTEXT
 HIGHLY PRONE TO DISASTERS
 REASONS FOR VULNERABILITY
1. GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION &
GEOLOGICAL FORMATION
 LONG COASTLINE, SNOW­CLAD
PEAKS &
HIGH MOUNTAIN RANGES, AND EVER
FLOWING RIVERS OF NORTH

13. DISASTERS – INDIAN CONTEXT
 REASONS FOR VULNERABILITY
2. TREMENDOUS PRESSURE ON
NATURAL RESOURCES
 2% OF TOTAL LAND TO SUPPORT 18% OF
THE TOTAL POPULATION

14. DISASTERS – INDIAN CONTEXT
DIFFERENT KINDS OF DISASTERS IN
INDIA ­REGIONAL
1. NORTHERN REGION
 LANDSLIDES, FLOODS, DROUGHTS AND
EARTHQUAKES – SEISMIC ZONES III TO
V

15. DISASTERS – INDIAN CONTEXT
DIFFERENT KINDS OF DISASTERS IN
INDIA ­REGIONAL
2. EASTERN REGION
 HEAVY FLOODS, DROUGHTS AND
EARTHQUAKES, HEATWAVES,
HAILSTORMS, CYCLONES HEAVY
WINDS – PERENNIAL RIVERS

16. DISASTERS – INDIAN CONTEXT
DIFFERENT KINDS OF DISASTERS IN
INDIA ­REGIONAL
3. NORTH­EASTERN
REGION
 FLOODS, LANDSLIDES AND
EARTHQUAKES, ­SEISMIC
ZONES IV &
V

17. DISASTERS – INDIAN CONTEXT
DIFFERENT KINDS OF DISASTERS IN
INDIA ­REGIONAL
4. WESTERN REGION
 DROUGHTS, WIND EROSION OF LAND
AND SOIL, FLOODS, CYCLONES AND
EARTHQUAKES

18. DISASTERS – INDIAN CONTEXT
DIFFERENT KINDS OF DISASTERS IN
INDIA ­REGIONAL
5. SOUTHERN REGION
 SEA EROSION, TSUNAMI, CYCLONES
AND LANDSLIDES

19. DISASTERS – INDIAN CONTEXT
MAJOR DISASTERS IN THIS COUNTRY

 1. GUJARAT EARTHQUAKE (2001)
 Estimated death toll 25,000

20. DISASTERS – INDIAN CONTEXT
MAJOR DISASTERS IN THIS COUNTRY
 2. MUMBAI­GUJARAT
FLOODS
(2005)

21. DISASTERS – INDIAN CONTEXT
MAJOR DISASTERS IN THIS COUNTRY
 3. THE TSUNAMI (2004)
 ESTIMATED DEATH TOLL 12,000

22. DISASTERS – INDIAN CONTEXT
MAJOR DISASTERS IN THIS COUNTRY
 4. UTTARKHAND FLASH FLOODS
(2013)

23. DISASTERS – INDIAN CONTEXT
MAJOR DISASTERS IN THIS COUNTRY
 5. HURRICANE PHAILIN IN COSATL
ORISSA & ANDHRA(2013)

24. DISASTERS – INDIAN CONTEXT
MAJOR DISASTERS IN THIS COUNTRY
 6. THE BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY
(1984)

25. THE DIRECT & INDIRECT
IMPACT OF DISASTERS
 1. 3Ds – DAMAGE, DESTRUCTION &
DEATH

26. THE DIRECT & INDIRECT
IMPACT OF DISASTERS
 2. LIFELINE SUPPORT SYSTEMS ARE
DAMAGED – COMMUNICATION,
POWER SUPPLY, WATER SUPPLY,
DRAINAGE, etc

27. THE DIRECT & INDIRECT
IMPACT OF DISASTERS
 3. HEALTHCARE & HOSPITALS
UNDER STRESS

28. THE DIRECT & INDIRECT
IMPACT OF DISASTERS
 4. COMMERCIAL & ECONOMIC
ACTIVITIES BADLY AFFECTED

29. THE DIRECT & INDIRECT
IMPACT OF DISASTERS
 5. LIFE ALMOST STANDSTILL

30. THE DIRECT & INDIRECT
IMPACT OF DISASTERS
 6. SEVERE PSYCHOLOGICAL
TRAUMAS

31. THE DIRECT & INDIRECT
IMPACT OF DISASTERS
 7. POOR SECTIONS – MOST
AFFECTED

32. RISK DUE TO DISASTER – NEED
FOR SAFER BUILDINGS
 1. DEFECTS IN CONSTRUCTION OF
BUILDINGS CAN CAUSE GREATER
DESTRUCTION
 IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ONLY
30% OF THE BUILDINGS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE
REGULATIONS

33. RISK DUE TO DISASTER – NEED
FOR SAFER BUILDINGS
 2. LACK 0F MASTER PLAN
 3. THE INFERIOR QUALITY OF
MATERIALS USED

34. RISK DUE TO DISASTER – NEED
FOR SAFER BUILDINGS
 SUGGESTIONS FOR SAFER
INFRASTRUCTURE
 1. ALL THE BUILDINGS ­IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE
REGULATIONS
 2. STRICTLY ADHERE TO THE
MASTER PLAN
 3. USE GOOD QUALITY MATERIALS

35. RISK DUE TO DISASTER – NEED
FOR SAFER BUILDINGS
 SUGGESTIONS FOR SAFER
INFRASTRUCTURE
 3. THE EXISTING BUILDINGS
TECHANICALLY ASSESSED
 4. INFORM THE BUILDING OWNERS
THE WEEKNESS OF BUILDINGS
 3. MONITORING TO ENSURE THE
FULFILMENT OF BUILDING CODES

36. DISASTER MANAGEMENT – NOT
PREVENTION BUT REDUCTION
OF IMPACT
1. STATE GOVERNMENT
 ROLE:­A
MAJOR ROLE
 STRUCTURE:­STATE
LEVEL
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE

37. DISASTER MANAGEMENT – NOT
PREVENTION BUT REDUCTION
OF IMPACT
2. THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
 ROLE:­A
FACILITATING ROLE
 STRUCTURE:­A
CRISIS MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE
 SUPPORT OFFERED:­DEFENCE
SERVICES, RAIL & FERRY SERVICES,
HEALTH PERSONNEL & MEDICAL
SUPPORT

38. DISASTER MANAGEMENT – NOT
PREVENTION BUT REDUCTION
OF IMPACT
3. REHABILITATION OF VICTIMS
 NON­ROUTINE
RESPONSES FOR
EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT
 A PROPER COORDINATION AMONG THE
VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS
 RESCUE TEAM WELL ­EQUIPPED
WITH
LATEST TECHNOLOGIES AND SPECIAL
SKILLS

39. DISASTER MANAGEMENT ­CONCLUSION
 A GREATER IMPORTANCE TO
DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN
RECENT TIMES
 PURPOSE – NOT TO PREVENT OR
AVERT DISASTERS BUT TO
MITIGATE THEIR IMPACT

40. THOMAS A A
GHSS KATTOOR
IRINJALAKUDA