A PROJECT REPORT

ON

NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY NDMA

SUBMITED BY
MR. CHARUDATTA SHRINIVAS PATHAK
M.COM- I
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Subject: Strategic Management.

Topic: National Disaster Management Authority NDMA

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 INDEX
Particulars
Declaration

Acknowledgement

Introduction

Objectives

Functions and Responsibilities

National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP)

Components of NCRMP

Cyclones & their Impact in India

Objectives & Aims

School Safety Project

National Disaster Management System

Civil Defence

Disaster Management Cycle

Some Major Disasters In India

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COMMERCE, M.COM- I, hereby declare that I have completed project onNational Disaster
Management Authority NDMA.

In the academic year 2014-2015. The information is original and authentic to the best of
knowledge as lot of dedication and hard work been put in by me for the same.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Initially ,it was a thought ,then it was an opportunity, later it become a challenge and
now it is succeeded. Of course I enjoyed my research report onNational Disaster Management
Authority NDMA.

I would like to thank university of Mumbai for providing me the opportunity to express
my view on this topic.

A special thanks to our principle Dr.P.S.Raut for giving us an opportunity to do this

project. Graceful my project guide Prof.MORE for allotting me the project where I could learn
so much.

I extended my special thanks to all professors of the college for giving me advises and
suggestions.

And last but not the least I am thankful to all those who helped me directly and
indirectly in successful completion of my project.
 INTRODUCTION

What is Strategic Planning?

Strategic planning is an organizational management activity that is used to set priorities, focus
energy and resources, strengthen operations, ensure that employees and other stakeholders are
working toward common goals, establish agreement around intended outcomes/results, and
assess and adjust the organization's direction in response to a changing environment. It is a
disciplined effort that produces fundamental decisions and actions that shape and guide what an
organization is, who it serves, what it does, and why it does it, with a focus on the future.
Effective strategic planning articulates not only where an organization is going and the actions
needed to make progress, but also how it will know if it is successful.

What is a Strategic Plan?

A strategic plan is a document used to communicate with the organization the organizations
goals, the actions needed to achieve those goals and all of the other critical elements developed
during the planning exercise.

What is Strategic Management? What is Strategy Execution?

Strategic management is the comprehensive collection of on-going activities and processes that
organizations use to systematically coordinate and align resources and actions with mission,
vision and strategy throughout an organization. Strategic management activities transform
the static plan into a system that provides strategic performance feedback to decision making and
enables the plan to evolve and grow as requirements and other circumstances change. Strategy
Execution is basically synonymous with Strategy Management and amounts to the systematic
implementation of a strategy.

What Are the Steps in Strategic Planning & Management?

There are many different frameworks and methodologies for strategic planning and
management. While there is no absolute rules regarding the right framework, most follow a
similar pattern and have common attributes. Many frameworks cycle through some variation
on some very basic phases: 1) analysis or assessment, where an understanding of the current
internal and external environments is developed, 2) strategy formulation, where high level
strategy is developed and a basic organization level strategic plan is documented 3) strategy
execution, where the high level plan is translated into more operational planning and action
items, and 4) evaluation or sustainment / management phase, where on-going refinement and
evaluation of performance, culture, communications, data reporting, and other strategic
management issues occurs.
What Are the Attributes of a Good Planning Framework?

The Association for Strategic Planning (ASP), a U.S.-based, non-profit professional association
dedicated to advancing thought and practice in strategy development and deployment, has
developed a Lead-Think-Plan-Act rubric and accompanying Body of Knowledge to capture and
disseminate best practice in the field of strategic planning and management. ASP has also
developed criteria for assessing strategic planning and management frameworks against the
Body of Knowledge.

These criteria are used for three primary purposes:

Ensure that the ASP Body of Knowledge is continuously updated to include frameworks
that meet these criteria.

Maintain a list of qualifying commercial and academic frameworks recommended for

study and training, to prepare participants to sit for the three ASP certification
examinations.

Provide a resource and check list for practitioners as they refine and improve their
organizations systems and for consultants as they improve their product and service
offerings.

The criteria developed by the ASP are:

1. Uses a Systems Approach that starts with the end in mind.

2. Incorporate Change Management and Leadership Development to effectively transform

an organization to high performance.

3. Provide Actionable Performance Information to better inform decision making.

4. Incorporate Assessment-Based Inputs of the external and internal environment, and an

understanding of customers and stakeholder needs and expectations.

5. Include Strategic Initiatives to focus attention on the most important performance

improvement projects.

6. Offer a Supporting Toolkit, including terminology, concepts, steps, tools, and techniques
that are flexible and scalable.

7. Align Strategy and Culture, with a focus on results and the drivers of results.

8. Integrate Existing Organization Systems and Align the Organization Around Strategy.

9. Be Simple to Administer, Clear to Understand and Direct, and Deliver Practical Benefits
Over the Long-Term.
National Disaster Management Authority NDMA

Emergence of an organization is always through an evolutionary process. NDMA has also gone
through the same stages. The Government of India (GOI), in recognition of the importance of
Disaster Management as a national priority, set up a High-Powered Committee (HPC) in August
1999 and a National Committee after the Gujarat earthquake, for making recommendations on
the preparation of Disaster Management plans and suggesting effective mitigation mechanisms.
The Tenth Five-Year Plan document also had, for the first time, a detailed chapter on Disaster
Management. The Twelfth Finance Commission was also mandated to review the financial
arrangements for Disaster Management.On 23 December 2005, the Government of India enacted
the Disaster Management Act, which envisaged the creation of National Disaster Management
Authority (NDMA), headed by the Prime Minister, and State Disaster Management Authorities
(SDMAs) headed by respective Chief Ministers, to spearhead and implement a holistic and
integrated approach to Disaster Management in India.

ChairmanIndia's fifteenth Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi

 Empowering Stakeholders for Improving the Effectiveness
of Disaster Management in India

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), headed by the Prime Minister of India,
is the apex body for Disaster Management in India. Setting up of NDMA and the creation of an
enabling environment for institutional mechanisms at the State and District levels is mandated by
the Disaster Management Act, 2005.

India envisions the development of an ethos of Prevention, Mitigation and Preparedness. The
Indian government strives to promote a national resolve to mitigate the damage and destruction
caused by natural and man-made disasters, through sustained and collective efforts of all
Government agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations and Peoples participation. This is
planned to be accomplished by adopting a Technology-Driven, Pro-Active, Multi-Hazard and
Multi-Sectoral strategy for building a Safer, Disaster Resilient and Dynamic India.

The NDMA Logo reflects the aspirations of this National Vision, of empowering all stakeholders
to improve the effectiveness of Disaster Management in India. The Map of India, embossed in
gold, in the middle of the logo, circumscribed by the National Tricolor of Saffron, White and
Green represents the aspiration to contain the potential threat of natural and man-made disasters
through Capacity Development of all stakeholders. The outer circle is a Golden Ring of
Partnership of all Stakeholders, whose hand holding is an expression of their solidarity to
supplement the efforts of the Government. NDMA in the inner circle in tranquil Blue integrates
the entire process by empowering all stakeholders at the local, district, state and national levels.
NDMA will catalyze this Community Empowerment through institutional capacity development,
strengthened public awareness and community resilience by mainstreaming disaster management
in India.
 Functions and Responsibilities

NDMA, as the apex body, is mandated to lay down the policies, plans and guidelines for Disaster
Management to ensure timely and effective response to disasters. Towards this, it has the
following responsibilities:-

Lay down policies on disaster management ;

Approve the National Plan;
Approve plans prepared by the Ministries or Departments of the Government of India in
accordance with the National Plan;
Lay down guidelines to be followed by the State Authorities in drawing up the State Plan;
Lay down guidelines to be followed by the different Ministries or Departments of the
Government of India for the Purpose of integrating the measures for prevention of disaster or
the mitigation of its effects in their development plans and projects;
Coordinate the enforcement and implementation of the policy and plans for disaster
management;
Recommend provision of funds for the purpose of mitigation;
Provide such support to other countries affected by major disasters as may be determined by
the Central Government;
Take such other measures for the prevention of disaster, or the mitigation, or preparedness and
capacity building for dealing with threatening disaster situations or disasters as it may consider
necessary;
Lay down broad policies and guidelines for the functioning of the National Institute of
Disaster Management.
National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP)

A long coastline of about 7516 km, flat coastal terrain, high population density and the
geographical location make India extremely vulnerable to cyclones and its associated hazards
like storm surge, high winds and heavy rainfall. Approximately 5700 Kms of the country`s coast
line is susceptible to severe cyclones. Recurrent cyclones account for a large number of deaths,
loss of livelihood opportunities, loss of public and private property, and severe damage to
infrastructure, thus reversing developmental gains at regular intervals.

Components of NCRMP

The NCRMP Phase I have four principal components as elaborated below:

A. Early warning and dissemination system (EWDS) and capacity building of coastal
communities (Rs 72.75 crores): This component will help in reducing the vulnerability of coastal
communities by tackling the existing gap in dissemination of warning to communities. This will
be done in the States of A.P. and Orissa through
A-1. Installation and operation of early warning communication and dissemination system by
allowing the state and or district or sub-district level control centre to send communication
directly to the villages including strengthening emergency operation centers to communicate the
warnings through multiple modes of communication. The component also includes providing
satellite phones to key officials for fool proof EWDS. It will also pilot new radio based wireless
communication technology in one block in each state. A-2. This Sub-component envisages
strengthening the capacity of coastal communities of A.P. and Orissa to maintain and operate the
EWDS and carry out emergency mobilization (i) in operating, maintaining and regular use of
EWDS equipment by officials and village representatives, and (ii) of communities in disaster
preparedness and response by preparing disaster management plans and arranging mock drills
etc.
B. Cyclone Risk Mitigation Infrastructure (Rs 1164 crores): The purpose of this component is to
improve the access to emergency shelters, evacuation and protection against cyclones and other
hydro meteorological hazards in high risk areas of A.P. and Orissa. This will be done through
investment in multipurpose cyclone shelters, up-gradation of existing roads helping in
connecting the habituations and Cyclone shelters, construction of bridges suitable for evacuation,
drainage improvement measures and repair and up-gradation of existing embankments. The
corpus fund for operation and maintenance of cyclone shelters will also be created and these
managed through local people based community organisations.
C. Technical Assistance for Cyclone Hazard Risk Mitigation, Capacity Building and Knowledge
Creation (Rs 29.10 crores): The activities under this component will be in assisting thirteen
vulnerable coastal states and UTs to improve their understanding of natural disaster risks and
vulnerabilities, and strengthen their institutional capacity to address such risks and
vulnerabilities. The component will also support pilot activities to be implemented by NDMA,
NIDM, A.P. and Odisha.
D. Project Management and Implementation Support (Rs 95.06 crores): This component
provides for support for Project management and implementation by financing incremental
operating costs for PMU, PIUs, Nodal units in line departments and NIDM. The office
equipment, training and exposure visits and consulting services for specialist activities will be
under taken under it. Unallocated and contingency @ 10% of overall cost (Rs. 135.80 crore).
Components A, C and D will be fully financed by the Central Government through World Bank
assistance. The component-B will be financed by Central and State Governments in the ratio of
75:25.
Table (Cost in Rs. Crore)

Component Andhra Orissa PMU (NDMA) NIDM Total

Pradesh
A. Early Warning System 33.95 38.80 72.75
B. - Cyclone Risk Mitigation 645.05 518.95 1164.00
Infrastructure
C. - Technical Assistance for 2.43 2.43 12.13 12.13 29.10
Capacity Buliding on Disaster
Risk Management
D.-Implementation Assistance 37.83 35.41 19.40 2.43 95.06
Unallocated and Contingency @ 72.75 58.20 3.40 1.46 135.80
10% of overall cost
Total 792.00 653.78 34.93 16.00 1496.71

Cyclones & their Impact in India

Introduction: India is highly vulnerable to natural hazards especially earthquakes, floods,

drought, cyclones and landslides. Studies indicate that natural disaster losses equate to up to 2%
of Indias Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and up to 12% of Central government revenue. The
cyclones that occur between Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are known as Tropical Cyclones.
Tropical cyclones are weather systems in which winds equal or exceed gale force (minimum of
34 knot, i.e., 62 kmph).
Indian sub-continent is the worst affected region of the world, having a coast line of 7516 kms.
(5400 kms along the mainland, 132 kms in Lakshadweep and 1900 kms in Andaman and
Nicobar Islands) is exposed to nearly 10% of the worlds Tropical Cyclones. There are 13
coastal states/UTs encompassing 84 coastal districts which are affected by cyclones (Fig. 1).
Four States (Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal) and one UT (Pondicherry)
on the East Coast and One State (Gujarat) on the West Coast are more vulnerable to cyclone
disasters. 40% of the total population lives within 100 km of coastline. Analysed data for the
period 1980-2000 shows that on an average, annually 370 million people are exposed to cyclones
in India. Cyclones occur in the month of May-June and October-November, with primary peak in
November and secondary peak in May.
Although cyclones affect the entire coast of India the East Coast is more prone compared to the
West Coast. An analysis of the frequencies of cyclones on the East and West coasts of India
during 1891-2000 show that nearly 308 cyclones (out of which 103 were severe) affected the
East Coast. During the same period 48 tropical cyclones crossed the West Coast, of which 24
were severe cyclonic storms. Out of the cyclones that develop in the Bay of Bengal, over 58
percent approach and cross the East Coast in October and November. Only 25 % of the cyclones
that develop over the Arabian Sea approach the West Coast. In the pre-monsoon season,
corresponding figures are 25 percent over Arabian sea and 30 percent over Bay of Bengal.
Recurring cyclones account for large number of deaths, loss of livelihood opportunities, loss of
public and private property and severe damage to infrastructure, thus seriously reversing the
developmental gains at regular intervals. Broad scale assessment of population at risk suggests
that an estimated 32 crore people, which accounts for almost third of the countrys total
population, are vulnerable to cyclone related hazards. Climate change and its resultant sea-level
rises can significantly increase the vulnerability of coastal population.

Aims & Objectives

1. Mission Statement:
The National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project seeks to minimize vulnerability in the cyclone
hazard prone states and Union Territories of India and make people and infrastructure disaster
resilient, in harmony with conservation of coastal ecosystems.
2. Key Objectives:
The Project aims to fulfill its Mission by undertaking following structural and non structural
measures,
i) Early warning and communication system by improving the Last Mile connectivity.
ii) Construction and sustainable maintenance of Multi-purpose Cyclone Shelters (MPCSs),
Improved access and evacuation to these and already exiting MPCSs and habituations through
construction of roads and bridges, and construction of coastal embankments in selected places
for protection against storms, flooding and storm surge in high risk areas,
iii) Enhanced capacity and capability of local communities to respond to disasters, and
iv) Strengthening Disaster Risk Mitigation (DRM) capacity at Central, State and Local levels in
order to enable mainstreaming of risk mitigation measures into the overall development agenda.

PROGRAMM OF NDMA

Events & Announcements

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE
India: National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project Phase-II (NCRMP-II)
Project ID No. P144726

The Government of India (GoI) has applied for financing in the amount of US$ 270 million
equivalent from the World Bank toward the cost of the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project
Phase II (NCRMP-II), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods,
works, related services and consulting services to be procured under this project. The project will
be jointly financed by the State of Gujarat, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Kerala.

The project will include the following components:

Component/State World Bank State Contribution Total

Sl. No. Financing (US $ Million)
(US $ Million) (US $ Million)
1. Component A - Early Warning 15.00 -- 15.00
Dissemination System
2. Component B - Cyclone Risk Mitigation Infrastructure cyclone shelters, evacuation
routes and bridges, coastal embankments, underground electrical network, etc.
a. Gujarat 57.60 19.40 77.00
b. Maharashtra 65.50 22.00 87.50
c. West Bengal 68.30 22.90 91.20
d. Kerala 16.60 5.70 22.30
Total for Component - B 208.00 70.00 278.00
3. Component C - Technical 10.00 -- 10.00
assistance for disaster risk
management capacity augmentation
4. Component - D 17.00 -- 17.00
(Project Management and
Implementation Support)
5. Component E Strengthening and 20.00 -- 20.00
understanding multi-hazard risk
management
Grand Total 270.00 70.00 340.00
Procurement of contracts financed by the World Bank credit will be conducted through the
procedures as specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement of Goods, Works, and
Non-Consulting Services under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank
Borrowers, January 2011 , and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as defined in
the guidelines. Consulting services will be selected in accordance with the World Bank's
Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits &
Grants, January 2011 by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011.

Specific procurement notices for contracts to be bid under the World Bank's international
competitive bidding (ICB) procedures and for large-value consultants' contracts will be
announced, as they become available, in UN Development Business online (UNDB online) and
other leading national and vernacular newspapers.
 School Safety Project

This scheme is being implemented in 8600 schools in 43 districts of 22 states i.e. Jammu &
Kashmir, Haryana, Meghalaya, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Assam, Nagaland, Punjab,
Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Delhi, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Bihar,
Mizoram, Andaman & Nicobar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. An estimated cost
of Rs. 47.48 crore will be involved in implementation of the scheme.

This is a demonstration project to promote a culture of safety in schools by initiating policy level
changes, capacity building of officials, teachers, students and other stake holders by undertaking
information, education and communication activities, promoting non structural mitigation
measures and demonstrating structural initiatives in a few schools.

The following activities are being taken up under the project by Capacity Building and Training
Division:-

Development of Standard Teachers Training module (TTM)

Training of Master Trainers/Teachers
Distribution of disaster preparedness kits.
Organizing mock drills.
Capacity building of Engineers.

In addition to the above two major projects, cited above, Capacity Building and Training
Division is regularly processing cases for conduct of Workshops/ Seminars/ Conferences /
Symposiums organized by various State Government Premier Training and Academic Institutes,
Civil Society Groups and Non Government organizations on subjects based on disaster
management activities such as preparedness, mitigation, response, relief and rehabilitation.

National Disaster Management System

National Disaster Management Services Pilot Project

The primary objective of National Disaster Management Services Pilot Project is to enhance the
ability of the primary responder in any disaster situation, by equipping him or her with real time
information by using information and communication technology.

It is proposed to undertake an integrated project in 10 Multi Hazard risk prone districts in 5

States provisioning of communication network, capacity development in emergency
communication and suitable infrastructure development in communications for decision makers,
stakeholders and community as a whole .The integrated approach is to provide fail safe
communication infrastructure along with the application services to the disaster managers for
relief operation in the event of a hazard. The integrated approach is part of ICT services of
NDMA to assist the local administration in rescue & relief operations based on the inputs from
various agencies (forecasting agencies, Emergency Support Functionaries, NRSC and NDRF).
This pilot project initiative is titled as "National Disaster Management Services Pilot Project

IGNOU Pilot Project

National Disaster Management Services Pilot Project

The primary objective of National Disaster Management Services Pilot Project is to enhance the
ability of the primary responder in any disaster situation, by equipping him or her with real time
information by using information and communication technology.

It is proposed to undertake an integrated project in 10 Multi Hazard risk prone districts in 5

States provisioning of communication network, capacity development in emergency
communication and suitable infrastructure development in communications for decision makers,
stakeholders and community as a whole .The integrated approach is to provide fail safe
communication infrastructure along with the application services to the disaster managers for
relief operation in the event of a hazard. The integrated approach is part of ICT services of
NDMA to assist the local administration in rescue & relief operations based on the inputs from
various agencies (forecasting agencies, Emergency Support Functionaries, NRSC and NDRF).
This pilot project initiative is titled as "National Disaster Management Services Pilot Project

Pilot Project on Capacity Building in Disaster Management for Government Officials and
Representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodies at District Level in the
areas of disaster prevention, preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery" is the joint effort
of IGNOU and NDMA .

This Pilot Project is being undertaken in five districts of 11 States identified on the basis of their
vulnerability to various natural and manmade hazards.

The identified States and Districts are:

Andhra Pradesh Ananthapur, Mahbubnagar, Srikakulam, Nellore, Prakasham.

Assam- Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Barpeta, Dhubri, Cachar.
Bihar Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Supaul, Madhepura.
Haryana Gurgaon, Panipat, Ambala, Yamuna Nagar, Rohtak.
Himachal Pradesh Kullu, Kinnaur, Chamba, Kangra, Manali.
Kerala - Idukki, Wayanad, Malappuram, Ernakulam and Palakkad
 Maharashtra- Nasik, Raigarh, Thane, Pune, Satara.
Orissa Ganjam, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Balasore.
Tripura North Tripura, South Tripura, East Tripura (Dhalai), West Tripura.
Uttarakhand - Bageshwar, Pithoragarh, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Uttarkashi.
West Bengal Bankura, South Dinajpur, Murshidabad, Burdwan, Purba Medinipur.

Under this ambitious Project, 11 Pilot Face to Face Training Programmes (FFTPs) in State ATIs
and 440 FFTPs in IGNOU study centres of the selected districts (8 in each district) shall be
organized. In each district 300 people shall be trained under the Project out of which 75 will be
Government officials and 225 will be the representatives of PRIs/ULBs. Thus, in all, 16,200
Government officials and representatives of PRIs/ULBs shall be trained in Disaster Management
under this project.

IGNOU NDMA Project Report

Five books have been published by IGNOU for reference purposes:

Conceptual and Institutional Framework of Disaster Management

Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation
Responding to Disasters
Disaster Recovery and the Road Ahead
Handbook for effective disaster management at micro level
 CIVIL DEFENCE

Background

The Civil Defence policy of the Government of India, till the declaration of Emergency in 1962,
remained confined to making States and UTs conscious of the need for civil protection measures
and asking them to keep ready civil protection plans for major cities and towns under the
Emergency Relief Organisation [ERO] scheme. However, following the Chinese aggression in
1962 and the Indo Pak conflict of 1965, the policy and scope of Civil Defence underwent
considerable rethinking, which culminated in the enactment of the Civil Defence (CD) Act 1968.
After this the organisation has functioned under the parameters delineated in the Act.

Importance of Civil Defence

While global geo-political factors have reduced chances of traditional wars, new challenges have
emerged for the community in the shape of natural calamities or human-induced disasters,
resulting in large scale destruction of property, loss of human life and destabilization of normal
life in society. Since the community is invariably the first responder to any disaster situation,
adequate awareness and preparedness of the community to respond to any such situation can be
crucial in mitigating damage and suffering. Civil Defence, being a community based voluntary
organisation, can in addition to rescue, relief and rehabilitation, play a stellar role in the field of
public awareness as well as community capacity building to face any disaster.
Civil Defence Revamp NDMA was given the responsibility of preparing a National Policy
Approach Paper related to revamping Civil Defence in the country . This document has been
approved by Government of India and is now being implemented. Major recommendations of the
policy paper are:

Amendment of Civil Defence Act-1960, to involve Civil Defence (CD) in Disaster

Management
CD to be changed from town specific to district specific
Training infrastructure to be upgraded in all states
Involvement of Youth Organizations with Civil Defence
Involvement of Corporate/ Private Sectors for Civil Defence revamping
Recognition of Civil Defence Wardens
Renewal of Civil Defence services
Capacity Building at the grass root level
Empowerment of Director General Civil Defence
Training abroad
Distinctive identity of Civil Defence
Motivation of Civil Defence Volunteers
 Involvment of civil defence in community preparedness by:

Organizing publicity at all levels

Setting up hoardings
Holding awareness workshops
Organizing TV debates.
Involving the organization in local events, melas, marathons, pulse polio drives etc
Publicizing Civil Defence Day
Disaster Management Cycle

A holistic and integrated approach will be evolved towards disaster management with emphasis
on building strategic partnerships at various levels. The themes underpinning the policy are:

Community based DM, including last mile integration of the policy, plans and execution.
Capacity development in all spheres.
Consolidation of past initiatives and best practices.
Cooperation with agencies at national and international levels.
Multi-sectoral synergy.
Sl.No. Name of Event Year State & Area Fatalities
North Eastern India
with epicenter near
1. Sikkim Earthquake 2011 Most recent disaster
Nepal Border and
Sikkim

2. Cloudburst 2010 Leh, Ladakh in J&K

252 Districts in 10
3. Drought 2009 -----
States

Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka, Orissa,
4. Floods 2009 300 people died
Kerala, Delhi,
Maharashtra

527 deaths, 19,323

livestock perished,
5. Kosi Floods 2008 North Bihar 2,23,000 houses
damaged, 3.3 million
persons affected

6. Cyclone Nisha 2008 Tamil Nadu 204 deaths

1094 deaths
Maharashtra
7. 2005 Maharashtra State 167 injured
Floods
54 missing

1400 deaths in
Mostly Pakistan,
8. Kashmir 2005 Kashmir (86,000
Partially Kashmir
deaths in total)

10,749 deaths
5,640 persons
Coastline of Tamil
missing
Nadu, Kerala, Andhra
2.79 million people
Pradesh, Pondicherry
9. Tsunami 2004 affected
and Andaman and
11,827 hectares of
Nicobar Islands of
crops damaged
India
300,000 fisher folk
lost their livelihood

Gujarat Rapar, Bhuj, Bhachau, 13,805 deaths

10. 2001
Earthquake Anjar, Ahmedabad 6.3 million people
 and Surat in Gujarat affected
State

Orissa Super
11. 1999 Orissa Over 10,000 deaths
Cyclone

1,000 people died,

5,80,000 housed
12. Cyclone 1996 Andhra Pradesh destroyed, Rs. 20.26
billion estimated
damage

Latur, Marathwada 7,928 people died

13. Latur Earthquake 1993
region of Maharashtra 30,000 injured

967 people died,

14. Cyclone 1990 Andhra Pradesh 435,000 acres of land
affected

967 people died,

15. Cyclone 1990 Andhra Pradesh 435,000 acres of land
affected

300 million people

16. Drought 1987 15 States
affected

10,000 deaths
hundreds of
17. Cyclone 1977 Andhra Pradesh
thousands homeless
40,000 cattle deaths

Large part of the 200 million people

18. Drought 1972
country affected
 SOME MAJOR DISASTERS IN INDIA

LIST OF IDENTIFIED DISTRICTS/STATES FOR UNDP DRR PROJECT

S.No. State/UT Districts(Seismic zone)

1. Jammu-Kashmir Leh (IV) ,Kupwara (V)

2. Haryana Gurgaon (IV) ,Faridabad (IV)

3. Meghalaya East Garo Hills (V) ,Ribhoi(V)

4. Manipur Chandel (V), Imphal East (V)

5. Himachal Pradesh Kangra(V), Kullu (V)

6. Gujarat Kutch(V), Jamnagar (IV)

7. Assam Kamrup (V), Tinsukia (V)

8. Nagaland Mokokchung (V), Kohima (V)

9. Punjab Amritsar (IV), Ludhiana(IV)

10. Chandigarh Chandigarh Zone (IV)

11. Rajasthan Alwar (IV), Bikaner (IV)

12. Arunachal Pradesh East Siang (V), Lohit (V)

13. Sikkim East (IV), South (IV)

14. Delhi West Delhi (IV), South- West Delhi (IV)

15. Tripura North (V), West (V)

16. Uttarakhand Bageshwar (V), Rudra Prayag (V)

17. Bihar Madhubani (V), Araria (V)

18. Mizoram Aizawl (V), Serchhip (V)

19. Andaman & Nicobar Andamans (V), Nicobars (V)

20. West Bengal Cooch Behar (IV), Darjeeling (IV)

21. Uttar Pradesh Ghaziabad (IV +), Lakhimpur Kheri (IV)

22. Maharashtra Pune (IV), Satara (IV)