impact of damage though we cannot reduce the extent of damage itself. This demands the study of disaster management in methodical and orderly approach. Millions of people breathe their last just because of unawareness about disasters‚ their mitigations and their cautions when a disaster strikes their zone. Have they taken several steps of safety‚ they would have been breathing. A disaster whether natural or human-induced‚ is an event which results in widespread
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Majuli being a part of north east India enjoys a sub-tropical climate and the average rainfall is about 215cm. The summer is followed by monsoon and winter during which the area faces a variety of natural hazards. DISASTER RISK ANALYSIS AND MITIGATION OF VARIOUS DISASTERS FLOOD HAZARD ASSESSMENT Majuli being a part of Assam which is surrounded by hilly areas like Arunachal Pradesh‚ Nagaland‚ Tibet and Bhutan is more prone to flood than any other disaster. Majuli suffers great loss to life
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by a hazard”. Disaster Preparedness * It involves measures to ensure that communities and services are capable of coping with the effect of disaster. * EXAMPLE FOR DISASTERPREPAREDNESS * Community awareness and education * Proper warning system * Mutual aid arrangement * Mock drill‚ training practice Prevention and Mitigation It involves measures to eliminate or reduce the incidence of severity of disasters EXAMPLE FOR PREVENTIONAND MITIGATION 1. Preventing habitation
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cycle is used throughout the emergency management community‚ from the local to the national and international levels. Preparedness The first step of the disaster cycle is usually considered to be preparedness although one could start at any point in the cycle and return to that point before‚ during‚ or after a disaster. For the sake of understanding‚ we will start with preparedness. Prior to a disaster’s occurrence‚ emergency manager will plan for various disasters which could strike within the area
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ter 1 CHAPTER 1 DISASTER MANAGEMENT An Introductory 1.1 Disasters – The Indian Scenario India supports one-sixth of the world’s population on just 2% of its landmass. It suffers heavily from natural disasters of every shade and description hits the poorest of the poor and which is why the considerations of disaster safety deserves prime attention. A High Powered Committee (HPC) of the Government of India‚ in its report submitted to the Government of India in October 2001‚ outlined the huge
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components: all types of hazards‚ an emergency management partnership‚ and an emergency life cycle (“Animals in Disasters‚” n.d.). Emergency Management Cycle is also known as Disaster Management Cycle. This cycle is made of four phases: mitigation‚ preparedness‚ response‚ and recovery. The goals are to decrease‚ or prevent‚ the potential losses from hazards‚ ensure prompt and suitable assistance to victims of disasters‚ and to attain speedy and effective recovery. The Emergency Management Cycle
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other measures‚ as it may consider necessary‚ for the prevention of disasters‚ or mitigation‚ or preparedness and capacity building‚ for dealing with a threatening disaster situation or disaster. Central Ministries/Departments and State Governments extend necessary cooperation and assistance to NDMA for carrying out its mandate. It has to oversee the provision and application of funds for mitigation and preparedness measures. NDMA has the power to authorize the Departments or authorities concerned
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Disaster Preparedness and Management Assignment No. 1 [pic] Submitted to: Sir Muhammad Akmal Khan Submitted by: Tayyab Hasnain Janjua Reg # 14DD-410004 D.DRM Second Quarter Fall 2010 Disaster Management Cycle Disaster Risk Management includes sum total of all activities‚ programmes and measures which can be taken up before‚ during and after a disaster with the purpose to avoid a disaster‚ reduce its impact or recover from its losses. The three key stages of activities that are
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intensity‚ however‚ affect the developed and underdeveloped countries differently in terms of the damage of property and loss of lives caused. While the developed countries are well-equipped to cope with them through well functioning disaster mitigation‚ preparedness and response mechanisms; the developing countries‚ illequipped in terms of each of the above three parameters‚ suffer most because of natural disasters. The worst affected in such disasters‚ in any country‚ are undoubtedly the poor and
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one or more examples of earthquakes‚ assess the extent to which attempts at prediction and mitigation may have influenced the impact of the hazard. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquake is a major threat to the human and natural environments‚ in which people died‚ buildings collapsed and cities destroyed. Prediction and mitigation are usually conducted in order to reduce the impact of an earthquake on environment. Earthquake
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