The document outlines India's mechanism for disaster management. It discusses how various government bodies at the central, state, and local levels work together to respond to natural disasters in India. The Union Cabinet and National Crisis Management Committee oversee response at the central level. The Agriculture Ministry and Relief Commissioner coordinate relief efforts. State governments have their own relief manuals. Multiple agencies work together during disasters, like the 2013 Uttarakhand floods, with local, state, central, and sometimes international support. The goal is to continue improving disaster management in India.

1. MECHANISM OF
DISASTER
MANAGEMENT IN INDIA

2. INTRODUCTION
• India has been traditionally vulnerable to natural disasters on
account of its unique geo-climatic conditions.
• Floods, droughts, cyclones, earthquakes and landslides have
been a recurrent phenomena.
• About 60% 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 68% of
the area is susceptible to drought.
• In the decade 1990-2000, an average of about 4344 people
lost their lives and about 30 million people were affected by
disasters every year.

3. Disaster Response Mechanism

4. • UNION CABINET -The Union Council of
Ministers exercises executive authority in
the Republic of India.
• It consists of senior ministers, called
'cabinet ministers', junior ministers, called
'ministers of state' and, rarely, deputy
ministers.
• It is led by the prime minister.

5. • NATIONAL CRISIS MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE –
• Cabinet Secretary, who is the highest
executive officer, heads the NCMC.
• The NCMC gives direction to the Crisis
Management Group as deemed necessary.
• The Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs is
responsible for ensuring that all
developments are brought to the notice of the
NCMC promptly.

6. • AGRICULTURE MINISTER -
The Department of Agriculture and
Cooperation (DAC) in the Agriculture
Ministry is the nodal department for all
matters concerning natural calamities relief at
the Centre. In the DAC, the Relief
Commissioner functions at the nodal officer to
coordinate relief operations for all natural
calamities.

7. • STATE RELIEF MANUALS - Each State
Government has relief manuals/codes
which identify that role of each officer in
the State for managing the natural
disasters. These are reviewed and
updated periodically based on the
experience of managing the disasters and
the need of the State.

8. • CENTRAL RELIEF MANUALS - The Central Relief
Commissioner (CRC) in the Ministry of Home Affairs is the
nodal officer to coordinate relief operations for natural
disasters.
• It also includes CRISIS MANAGEMENT GROUP - The
CMG’s functions are to review every year contingency
plans formulated by various Ministries/ Departments/
Organizations in their respective sectors, measures
required for dealing with a natural disasters, coordinate
the activities of the Central Ministries and the State
Governments in relation to disaster preparedness and
relief and to obtain information from the nodal officers.

9. • INDIAN METEROLOGICAL
DEPARTMENT - The India
Meteorological Department (IMD), also
referred to as the Met Department, is an
agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of
the Government of India. It is the principal
agency responsible
for meteorological observations, weather
forecasting and earthquake.
• CENTRAL WATER COMMIOSSION
• MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
• OTHER DEPARTMENT

10. Example – FLOOD MANAGEMENT
KEDARNATH, JUNE 2013
In June 2013, a multiday cloudburst
centered on the North Indian State
Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and
landslides. It caused loss of 5748 deaths
and adversely affected 4200 villages. It
affected the states of Uttarakhand, Himachal
Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Nepal.

11. LOCAL
AGENCIES
Public Work
Department
Local
administration
Political and Social
organization
STATE
AGENCIES
Financial
contribution
by various
Indian states
and us
ambassador
CENTRAL
AGENCIES
Operation RAHAT
Operation SURYA
HOPE
Border Security
Force (BSF)
National Disaster
Response Force
(NDRF)
INTRNATIONAL
AGENCIES
United states
agency for
international
developmen
t(USAID)

12. CONCLUSION
• Initiatives being taken by the Central and State Governments,
the community, civil society organizations and media also
have a key role to play in achieving our goal of moving
together, towards a safer India.
• Government of India have taken the first few but significant
steps towards vulnerability reduction, putting in place
prevention and mitigation measures and preparedness for a
rapid and professional response.

13. Thank you