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Disaster Preparedness

Disaster Preparedness
Start Date :
Dec 31, 2014
Last Date :
Jan 23, 2015
18:30 PM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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India faces many natural hazards, including floods, cyclones, drought etc. But every hazard need not turn into a disaster. By careful planning, capacity building, early warning, ...

India faces many natural hazards, including floods, cyclones, drought etc. But every hazard need not turn into a disaster. By careful planning, capacity building, early warning, community participation, procurement and pre-positioning of necessary equipment and resources, participation of civil society, assigning clear role to the private sector, involving panchayati raj institutions and urban local bodies, rigorous enforcement of techno-legal regime on land use and building regulations etc., significant reductions of losses can be brought about in such events. We have a national policy on disaster management, at http://ndmindia.nic.in/NPDM-101209.pdf

We have created a number of institutions by way of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, which may be seen at http://ndmindia.nic.in/acts-rules/DisasterManagementAct2005.pdf

What more can be done to enhance our preparedness to handle natural disasters?

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Balakrishna shetty
Balakrishna shetty 11 years 6 months ago
to be true for Disaster Resilient India , please respect the nature. i dont see any where , any individual in any thing respecting nature/ ecosystem.we live as though ours is the last life.even govt doing the same .our envi ron ministewr telling people first. no . we have seen uttarakand, kashmir not long back. we have forgotten.see all urban bodies . are the most corrupt rotten .its okay if people respect nature knows its job. and it is for us to learn for good. one thing how ever inevitable
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inderjit singh
inderjit singh 11 years 6 months ago
main j keahna cahata hu k hum jab passport banate hai tho, uski fee hai 1500 , lekin jab enquri officer aata hai vo ku hamse paise mangta vo kam se kam. 1000 ja 1500 leta asa ku kya gov usko pay nai deti? utni fee nai lagti jitne vo le jata plz iske vare mai batao plz
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Prakash Tripathy
Prakash Tripathy 11 years 6 months ago
. You never know when & where it will strike. We have to set up many teams of physically strong people with extensive training under a central command with reqd. mechinary. They should be placed in areas most vulnerable to disaster & under full alert. Immediate deployment of men & material within a few hrs. is the key. Rescuing people & treating the injured in nearby hospitals. Then rehabilitation of people by financial help, moral & psychological support to face the hard realities of life.
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Harshad Adhiya
Harshad Adhiya 11 years 6 months ago
Sir, yesterday's Id celebration in our locality was worst in close to 5 years we are staying here. The sound levels were very high -- complain to the police & local MLA Amit Satam by ALM members were also not headed well. We are next to an a Madrasa in a plot which is reserved open park are & is surrounded by slum. DAILY 5 / 6 PRAYERS INITIATION ARE GETTING LOUDER EVERY DAY. We are not any religion specific -- THE SOUND POLLUTION LEVELS MUST NE ADHERED TO FOR SENIOR CITIZENS LIKE US.
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Rakhi Ubhare
Rakhi Ubhare 11 years 6 months ago
Disaster cannot be avoided, only way to tackle with it is our reaction towards it. We have a strong strength of student... the learners... if we start training our students physically like any army man with skills like climbing, swimming, rescuing. most of the problems can be resolved .We thus will have a full generation ready in time of 10-15 years as an active disaster cell ready within the city. We do have disaster cell,but an immediate response will efficinetly reduce the effect of disaster
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Kshama Agarwal
Kshama Agarwal 11 years 6 months ago
It is said: 'Prevention is better than cure', Indians should be prepared to face any disaster. It is not only the duty of government and forces, but the major responsibility lies on the shoulder of the citizens. At every level, school, college, corporate - respective management should take initiative to conduct mock drills/ seminars / workshops/ trainings etc familiarise the people with disaster-like situation.Unless thrown in practically challenging environment, its difficult to mould people.
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DR Bhavesh Panchal
DR Bhavesh Panchal 11 years 6 months ago
Speed tracking of disaster origin by satellite information,can boost faster and effective respond to minimise damage. There must be system of tracking location of call ,being made by victims at disaster site,can do a lot. Because in remote areas,people don't have much resources in emergency,like school bus stuck at flood...
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Akshatha Nayak
Akshatha Nayak 11 years 6 months ago
Disaster preparedness can only come when everyone has the knowledge to tackle the hazard and not panic helplessly. One of the best options is to include practical demonstrations of what damages it can cause, in what ways it can be tackled and what all kind of help can be offered to the victims
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