This document discusses disaster management in India. It covers various types of natural disasters that occur in India such as floods, droughts, cyclones, earthquakes and landslides. Around 59% of India's landmass is prone to earthquakes and over 40 million hectares are prone to floods. An average of 4344 people die from disasters in India every year and about 30 million people are affected. The document outlines various measures taken by the Indian government for disaster management, including forming the National Disaster Management Authority to coordinate disaster response and capacity building. It emphasizes the important roles of international institutions, governments, corporations, NGOs, public, individuals and social media in working towards reducing disaster risks and supporting societies after natural disasters.

1. Disaster Management
Cautions and Concerns
Dr.C.Muthuraja, M.A, M.Phil, PhD
Head, Post Graduate and Research Department of Economics
The American College, Madurai - 625 002, Tamil Nadu
(cmuthuraja@gmail.com) - (M-09486373765)
(Presented @Rotary Club of Madurai Mid Town - Rotary International
3000 held at Fortune Pandian Hotels, Madurai on 23. 8. 18)
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2. CONTENTS
♦ Introduction
♦ Understanding Environment and Economics
♦ Disaster Management
♦ Causes and Effects
♦ Impact of Disaster Management
♦ Effect on Home – Farm – Firm – Social –
Gender – Community – State – Nation
♦ Role : Government-Private-NGO’S-
Individual
♦ Summary
♦ APPEAL
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3. Environment and Economics
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4. Disaster Management
♦ A disaster is a natural or manmade event which
results in widespread human loss, loss of
livelihood, property and life
♦ Natural Disaster can be classified as:
♦ Atmospheric
♦ Terrestrial
♦ Aquatic
♦ Biological
♦ FOCUS : Rebuilding and supporting society after
natural disasters - Preparedness before disaster -
Dealing with and avoiding both natural and
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5. Disaster Management
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6. Disaster Management
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7. Disaster Management -INDIA
♦ We can protect or preserve many lives and property
♦ India has been traditionally vulnerable to the natural
disasters on the account of its unique geo-climatic
conditions
♦ Floods, droughts, cyclones, earthquakes and landslides
would have been recurrent phenomena
♦ About 59% of the landmass is prone to earthquakes of
various intensities
♦ Over 40 million hectares is prone to floods
♦ About 8% of the total area is prone to cyclones and 69%
of the area is susceptible to drought
♦ An average of about 4344 people lost their lives and about
30 million people were affected by disasters every year
♦ The loss in terms of private, community and public assets
has been astronomical
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8. Understanding
Disaster & Management
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9. Understanding
Disaster & Management
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10. Disaster & Management
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11. Disaster Management
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12. Disaster Management - Measures
♦ National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC)
♦ Crisis Management Group
♦ Control Room (Emergency Operation Room)
♦ Contingency Action Plan
♦ State Relief Manuals
♦ National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
 An agency of the Ministry of Home Affairs whose primary purpose is
to coordinate response to natural or man-made disasters and for
capacity-building in disaster resiliency and crisis response
 NDMA was established through the Disaster Management Act enacted
by the Government of India in December 2005
 The agency is responsible for framing policies, laying down guidelines
and best-practices and coordinating with the State Disaster
Management Authorities (SDMAs) to ensure a holistic and distributed
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13. TOWARDS WIN - WIN SITUATION
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ROLE OF
♦ INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
♦ GOVENMENTS
♦ PRIVATE CORPORATES
♦ NON GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS
♦ PUBLIC
♦ INDIVIDUAL
♦MASS/SOCIAL MEDIA FAMILY

14. INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS
FAMILY PARTICIPATION
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
INDIVIDUAL / SOCIAL / CIVIC
RESPONSIBILITIES
LEARN TO SHARE
LEARN TO UNLEARN +++
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15. APPEAL
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TOWARDS TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
LITERACY / EDUCATION
PLEASE
EACH ONE TEACH ONE
IF NOT
EACH ONE CATCH ONE AND TEACH ONE