Disclaimer
This report was compiled by an ADRC visiting researcher (VR) from ADRC
member countries.
The views expressed in the report do not necessarily reflect the views ofthe ADRC. The boundaries and names shown and the designations usedon the maps in the report also do not imply official endorsement or
acceptance by the ADRC.

IIndia
di isi theth sevenlargest country in theworld,
ld andd it covers anarea of 32,87,590 sq.
kkms.
E t di fromExtendingf
the snow covered
Hi lHimalayanheightsh i ht tot
the tropical rain forestth south.
thoff the••••

The country is surrounded by Bay of Bengal inthe east, and the Arabian Sea in the east and theIndia Ocean to the South
India population on 1st March 2011 stood at
1,210,193,422 (623.7 millions males and 586.4
millions female)India is a Sovereign, Socialist, Democratic
R bli withRepublici h a Parliamentary
P lisystem offGovernment. New Delhi is the capital and there
are 29 states and 7 Union Territories in thecountry.

•••

Vulnerability to Disaster: India has been vulnerable
in varying degrees to a large number of natural, aswell as human made disaster on account of its
unique geo-climatic and socio-economic condition.
It isi highly
hi hl vulnerablel
bl tot floods,
fl d draughts,
dht cyclones,learthquakes, landslide, avalanches and forest fire.
O off 36 states andOutdU
Union
i territories
i i ini theh country
27 of them are disaster prone.

Natural: Floods,, cyclones,y, tsunami,, landslides,,earthquakes, dam failure, forest fire, urban fire,
thunder and lighting,gg, draught
g etc.
Man made: Industrial and chemical disaster,stampede,
p , road accident,, rail accident,, mine disasteretc.

Uttarakhand flash floods• year 2013
• areas affected: gobindghat, kedar dome,rudraprayag district, uttarakhand,himachal pradesh, western nepalp• death toll: 5000 plus

Gujarat earthquake• year 2001
• areas affected: bhuj, ahmedabad,gandhinagar, kutch, surat, surendranagar
district, rajkot district, jamnagar and jodia,plusp• death toll: 20,000

Latur earthquake(measured 6.4 on the richter scale)• year: 1993
• areas affected: districts of latur andosmanabad,plusp• death toll: 20,000

1.

About the State:
Mizoram is a mountainous region which became the 23rd
State of the Indian Union in February, 1987.
Area

21,087 sq. kms

Length and width

North to South 227 kms;
Eastt toEt WestW t 121 kms
kPopulation

10,91,014

Density

42 per sq.kms

Total no. of inhabited villages

704

Rainfall254 cms per annum

Average Temperature

11-21 deg celcius in winter,
20-33 deg celcius in summer

2.

Vulnerability of Mizoram:••••••

Landslide may be the major disaster that occurs annuallyin the State of Mizoram.
High winds occurs locally and some flash flood damage iscausedd during
d i heavyhrain.
iFire: Fire of village, urban and forest.
OOccasional
i l thunderth d andd lightningli ht i
Also the State of Mizoram is prone to4;35am
earthquake(Earthquake occurred at Our region on 4;35am,4.01.2016,death-7,injured-57,damaged to property-22)
River drowning also cause loss of life every year.

Although, Mizoram is a hilly area and not affected by Flood,
Kolasib District (Bairabi Town) and Lunglei District (TlabungSub division) are prone to Flood

TLABUNG Town – 2007 FLOOD
1516

Land&Road Subsidence/Sinking (slump)
1993 - Sihpui Ruam/Ramthar, Aizawl– Around 70 houses were demolished2004 – Armed Veng, 100 Family, Chanmari W – 19 family,
Chanmari – 10 familyfamily, Selesih – 10 familyfamily, Salem – 3 houses

Land Sinking at Zuangtui Power Sub-StationRamhlun Venglai,
g , Aizawl– Building Collapse (5.5.2002)

17

Hunthar, Aizawl - Recurrent Sinking Area

1992,1993, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010/11,2012 (Aug)19

Death = 17
I jInjured
d=8House
damagedRcc = 5
AAssamtypet=6

A committee was constituted on 11th Jan., ‘05 to draft theDisaster ManagementgBill.
` The Bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 11th May, 2005,
which referred it to Parliamentary Standing Committee forexamination and report.
` The report was presented to the Govt. of India on 25thAAug.,’05;’05` Rajya Sabha passed the Bill with amendments on 28th Nov 05
Dec 2005
and Lok Sabha did so on 12th & 13th Dec.,
2005.
`President of India signed/assent the Bill on the 23rd Dec ‘05
and the Bill becomes the National Disaster Management Act
2005.
` The Act provides for setting up of a National DisasterManagement Authority under the Chairmanship of the PrimeMinister,` State Disaster Management Authority under the Chairmanshipof the Chief Ministers,` District Disaster Management Authority under theChairmanship of the Collectors/District Magistrate/ Deputy
Ci if th provides
id forf theth constitution
tit ti offCommissioners
andd further
different Executive Committee at National, State levels.
`` 1.National
1 National executive committee under thechairmanship of home Secretary.
` 2.
2 National Institute of Disaster Management(NIDM) was established in 1995 isstrengthened.
strengthened` 3. National Disaster Response Force(NDRF)
consisting of ten battalions is establishedunder DM Act 2005.

National Disaster Management Authority
State Disaster Management Authority
State Executive Committee/State Steering Committee
District Disaster Management Authority / Committee
Block Disaster Management Committee
Village/Locality Disaster Management Committee

Every States of India including Mizoram has constituted theMizoram State Disaster Management Authority (MSDMA) underthe Chairman of Chief Minister` Ministers of relevant Departments as members and` Chief Secretary as Chief Executive Officer (Ex-officio)
vide No. B.13011/17/2006-REH dated 23rd May, 2006)``The State Executive Committee is constituted to assist the State Disaster
Management Authority in the performance of its functions and to coordinate
actions in accordance with the guideline laid down by the State Authority.
vide No. B.13011/17/2006-REH dated 23rd May,y, 2006

1. Chief Secretary, Gov’t of Mizoram:` 2. Commissioner, Planning/Finance:` 3. Commissioner/Secretary, Home Deptt :` 4.
4 Secretary,Secretary UD&PA:` 5. Engineer-in-Chief, PWD:
` 6. Commissioner, DM & Rehabilitation :`Chairperson
MemberMemberMemberMemberMember

HPC at District level to look after disastermanagement and emergency response (vide No.
B.13011/17/2006-REH dated 6th June, 2006).
` Chaired by the Deputy Commissioner,`◦ co chaired by Project Director, DRDA (CEM,MADC,/LADC/CADC for 6th Scheduled area),◦ Superintendent of Police
Police,◦ Dist Urban Dev. Officer,◦ Chief Medical Officer,◦ Executive Engineer, PWD,
◦ Executive Engineer, PHE and◦ Additional D.C
D C as Chief Executive Officer` 1. Forming Committee at the local levelutilizing closed society naturenature. Fortunate tohave active and strong Young Mizo
Association(YMA) YMA is a NGO which is
Association(YMA).YMA
joint by almost all the families of the Mizo’s
works for the betterment of the societysociety.
2. Forming various DM teams at local levels.
Various teams getting training fromexperts in different ways .

Villageg DM Committee
Chairman : Chairman/VCP
Vice Chairman :Secretary : YMA Pre/Secy.
Asst Secy :Member : Member LC/VC
Pol Party representatives
Pol.
Church representativesNGOs representatives
PProminent
i t Citizens
Citi••

Villageg DM Teams` Evacuation, Search & Rescue Team` First Aid & Medical Team` Shelter Management
g& Sanitation Team` Food & Water Supply Team` Relief Coordination Team` Information & Damage Assessment Team` Trauma Councelling Team` Carcass Disposal Team` Patrolling Team

Form a team + trained them
As their name suggested, all teams must be aware of their roles& responsibility and must be in readiness at all time to performtheir assigned task.