By Vedprakash pareek

 Moving away from the great

Bengal famine of 1769-1770
in which a third of the population perished

 The drought year

1965,1972,1979,1987,2002.

 Latur earthquake in 1993

10000 people has been died.

 Orissa cyclone in 1999

loss property and human being.

 Gujrat earthquake in 2001

thousand of people has been died.
 52% land is vulnerable to earthquake.
 68% land is vulnerable to drought.
 12% land is vulnerable to flood.
 8% land is vulnerable to cyclone.

 Apart from natural disaster, some cities in

India are also vulnerable to chemical and
industrials disaster and man-made disaster.
 Flood disaster

 Drought disaster

 Cyclone Disaster

 Earthquake disaster

 Others
 All natural disaster – ministry of human affairs.

 Drought Disaster- ministry of agriculture.

 Railway accident – ministry of railway.

 Chemical disaster –ministry of env.& forest.

 Nuclear accident –ministry of atomic energy.

 It is International decade for natural disaster.

 It was dedicated to promoting solution to

reduce risk from natural hazards.

ISDR
It is international strategy for disaster reduction.
It is for social vulnerability and risk of natural
hazards.
 Systematic development and application of
policies.
 Govt. of India established the NCDM.
 Govt. of India recommend to state for

disaster management.
 Specialized search and rescue team to be

formed .
 Control room to be setup at state level .
 Disaster preparedness aim at minimize
adverse effect of a hazard.
 Through effective precautionary action.
 Vulnerability analysis and mapping to include

resources.
 People cooperation through political leaders,

volunteers and NGO’s.

 Create a culture of preparedness and

prevention .
 People – Individuals, households, volunteers.
 Gram panchayt – sarpanch, panch , secretary,

etc.
 Village elder –experienced persons, teachers,

student, social committee, etc.

 Govt. offices – agriculture, medical , police,

NGO’s.
 We need to bring awareness among the
people regarding the earthquake, cyclone and
other disaster . It will help a great deal in
reducing the public fear.
 Investment in preparedness and prevention

will make good result rather than spending

money on relief after disaster.