Country Report

Disaster Management in India

INDIAN PARLIAMENTCONTENTS

I. Topography
1. Location
2. AreaII. Weather
1. Climate
2. Rainfall

III. Overview of Disasters
1. Floods
2. Droughts
3. Cyclones
4. Earthquakes
5. Landslides
6. Avalanches
7. Forest Fires
8. Pest Infestation

IV. Natural Disaster Management System
1. National Level
2 State Levels
3. District Level

V. Financial Arrangements
VI. Legislative support for Disaster Management
VII. Recent Major Disasters
1. Orissa Cyclone of October 1999
2. Gujarat Earthquake of January 2001

VIII. On- Going Initiatives in Disaster Reduction.
IX. Approach/Mission/Priority Areas in Disaster Management
X. International Cooperation
1 Policy for Acceptance of International Assistance2. Cooperation with countries and International Organizations
3. International events held in India
4.Possible Areas of International Cooperation

Annexure
I. Information on damage caused by floods
II. List of some major cyclones
III. List of some major earthquakes
IV. List of major Institutions/organizations
V. List of some publications on disaster management
VI. List of Experts

VII. List of contact officers for disaster management
VIII. References/sources

I. Topography

1. Location
1.1 In the North, it is bounded by the Great Himalayas and stretches southwards tapering off into theIndian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea . The main land extends between latitudes
8o4’ and 37o6’ North and longitudes 68o7’ and 97o25’ East It measures about 3,214 kms from North toSouth between extreme longitudes. It has a land frontier of 15,200 kms and coastline of 7,500 kms. It has
also group of islands located both in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea .

1.2 It has common boarder with Afghanistan and Pakistan in North-west China , Bhutan and Nepal
in North and Myanmar and Bangladesh in the East. Sri Lanka is separated from India by a narrow
channel of sea.

1.3 The main land comprises of four regions, namely, the Great Mountain Zone, Plains of theGanges and the Indus , Desert Region and the Southern Peninsula . The Himalayan range comprises
three almost parallel ranges interspersed with large plateau and valleys. The mountain wall extends
over a distance of 2,400 kms with a varying depth of 240 to 320 kms.

1.4 The plains of the Ganges and Indus , about 2,400 Kms. long and 240 to 320 Kms. broad, areformed by basins of three distinct river systems, viz.; the Indus , the Ganges and the Brahmaputra . The
desert region is clearly delineated in two parts - the Great Desert running beyond Rann of Kutch to
Rajasthan - Sindh Frontier, while the little desert extends between Jaisalmer and Jodhpur upto theNorthern wastes. Between the two deserts is a zone of absolutely sterile region, consisting of rocky
land cut up by limestone ridges.

2. Area

2.1 India covers areas of 3.28 million sq. kms extending from now covered Himalayan heights to thetropical rain forests of the South. It is the seventh largest country in the world and is well marked off fromthe rest of Asia by mountains and the sea, which give the country a distinct geographical entity.

2.2 According to 2001 census, Indian has a population of about 1,000 million consisting of a male andfemale population in the ratio of 1000/933 .The decadal growth rate is 21.34%. The average
population density in the country as a whole is 267 persons per sq. km. The literacy rate as per 2001
census is 65.38 per cent.

2.3 The country is a Union of 28 States and 7 Union Territories . The Union Territories are subject
to the direct rule - making powers of the National Parliament and the administrative control of theUnion Government. The States have elected Legislatures and Governments, which are fullyautonomous in relation to the sphere of activities entrusted to them under the Constitution. The
States are further divided into Administrative Units called Districts.

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II. Weather

1. Climate

1.1 The climate of the country can be broadly described as a tropical monsoon type with four
seasons: Winter Season (January-February), Hot Weather –Summer (March-May), Rainy SeasonSouthwest Monsoon (June- September) and Winter Season-North East Monsoon (OctoberDecember). The rainfall varies considerably from100mm in North-West desert to over 10,000 mm inparts of Assam . Similarly variation exists in temperature and rainfall, long coastlines and desert areas
provides a variety of seasons and accompanied natural conditions often form a fertile ground fornatural calamities like floods, cyclones, droughts, etc.

2. Rainfall

Country receives an annual precipitation of 400 million-hectare meters, 75 per cent of which isreceived between June and September. The heavy concentration of rainfall within a span of threemonths in most of the areas causes heavy run-off and high floods. Non-availability of moisture overmost parts of the year, particularly in the arid and semi-arid regions, renders 68 per cent of thearable land as vulnerable to drought. The tectonic plates of Indian sub-continent make it vulnerable
to frequent earthquake disturbances.

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1. Floods

Among all the disasters that occur in the country, river floods are the most frequent and often themost devastating. While the area liable to floods is 40 million hectares, the average area affected byfloods annually is about 8 million hectares. The annual average cropped area affected isapproximately 3.7 million hectares. The average annual total damage to crop, houses and public
utilities during the period 1953-97 was about Rs.9720.00 million, while the maximum damage was Rs.
46300.00 million in 1988.The average annual human lives is 1504, loss of livestock 96713 and damage
to houses 11683 during this period. Information on extent of damage due to floods during 1981-1997
is given in Annexure-I

Flood Hazard Map

Water Map of India

2. Droughts. Due to erratic behavior of monsoon, both low (less than 750 mm) and medium (750 - 1125 mm)
rainfall regions, which constitute 68 per cent of the total areas, are vulnerable to periodical droughts.
The analysis of 100 years of rainfall behavior reveals that the frequency of occurrence of below
normal rainfall in arid, semi-arid, and sub-humid areas is 54-57 per cent, while severe and raredroughts occur once every 8- 9 years in arid and semi-arid zones. In semi-arid and arid climatic
zones, about 50 per cent of the severe droughts cover generally 76 percent of the area. In thisregion, rare droughts of most severe intensity occurred on an average once in 32 years and almost
every third year was a drought year. The impact of drought varies from year to year. The 1987
drought, which was one of the worst droughts of the century, with the overall rainfall deficiency of 19
per cent, affected 58-60 per cent of cropped area and a population of 285 million.

3. Cyclones
3.1 India has a long coastline of 8,000 kms, which is exposed to tropical cyclones originating from Bay of
Bengal and Arabian Sea . . On an average, about five to six tropical cyclones form in the Bay of Bengal
and Arabian Sea every year, out of which two to three may be severe .The east coastline of the country ismore prone than the west as cyclones as about 80 percent of the total cyclones generated in the region hit
here. There are two definite seasons of tropical cyclones in the North Indian Ocean .

Wind and Cyclone Hazard Map

3.2 The impact of these cyclones is confined to the coastal districts, the maximum destruction being
within 100 Km. from the center of the cyclones and on either side of the storm track. . Some of thesevere cyclones occurred during 1990-1999 include: Andhra Pradesh, May 1990 (loss of 928 humanlife); Andhra Pradesh October,1996 (human life lost-1057): Gujarat , June ,1998( 1261 loss of humanlife) and Orissa, October,1999 ( 8913 loss of human life)3.3 Information on some severe cyclones in India since 1847 is at Annexure-II

4. Earthquakes
4.1 Earthquakes are considered to be one of the most dangerous and destructive natural hazards.
The impact of this disaster is sudden with very little or no warning, making it just impossible to predict
it or make preparations against damage and collapse of building and other man-made structures. India
has a large part of its land area liable to wide range of probable maximum seismic intensities whereshallow earthquakes of magnitudes of 5.0 or more on Richter Scale, have been known to occur in thehistorical past or recorded in the last 100 years. About 56% of the total areas in the country arevulnerable to seismic activities of varying intensity. Most of the vulnerable area generally located in
Himalayan and sub-Himalayan regions, Kutch and Andaman Nicobar Islands .

4.2 Some of the recent major earthquakes occurred in the country are: 1991-Uttarkashi-Uttranchal
Pradesh, 6.6 richter scale: 1993-Lathur – Maharashtra , 6.4; 1997 – Jabalpur -Madhya Pradesh, 6.0;
1999 Chamoli- Uttranchal Pradesh6.8; and 2001 Bhuja-Gujarat, 6.9 Richter scale.
4.3 List of some of major earthquakes occurred since 1819 is at Annexure -III

Earthquake Hazard Map

5. Landslides

The landslides are simply defined as the mass movement of rock, debris or earth down a slope andhave to include a broad range of motions whereby falling, sliding and flowing under the influence ofgravity dislodges earth material. They often take place in conjunction with earthquakes, floods andvolcanoes. The Himalayan mountain, the north-east hill ranges and the Western Ghats and the
Nilgiris experience considerable landslide activities of varying intensities.

6. Avalanches
Avalanches constitute a major hazard in the higher reaches of the Himalayas . Heavy loss of life andproperty has been reported due to avalanches. Parts of the Himalayas receive snowfall round theyear and adventure sports are in abundance in such locations. Severe snow avalanches areobserved during and after snowfalls in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and the Hills of Western
Uttar Pradesh. Major causes of the avalanches are: Inclination of slope where avalanche occurs;
scale of slope, shape of slope, location (ridge line or toe of slope); orientation of slope; depth of snow cover, depth of snowfall, wind velocity , atmospheric and snow temperatures etc .

7. Forest Fire
Forest face many hazards but the most common hazard is forests fire. Forests fires are as old as theforest themselves. The forest fires are caused by natural causes and manmade causes. The mostvulnerable stretches of the world are the youngest mountain ranges of Himalayas . The forests ofWestern Himalayas are more frequently vulnerable to forest fires as compared to those in Eastern
Himalayas . In India, the hilly areas vulnerable to forest fires lie in the States Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura
and Uttranchal Pradesh. Forest fire incidents are not very uncommon. In the recent past, the fire in
1995 in the Uttranchal had destroyed more 375,000 hectares of forest wealth.

8. Pest Infestation
Food losses due to pests, disease, wild animals, insects and weeds are considerable. It is estimatedthat 35% of world crop production is lost in spite of pesticide and other control programs. The primarypests are insects, disease and weeds. Losses due to birds and wild animals are low compared tothese. Causes of pest infestation include temperature, monoculture of crops, and introduction ofplants new locations, weather pattern and migration of pest’s species.

In India the locust infestation prone States are: Rajasthan, Gujarat , Punjab , Haryana, Andhra
Pradesh, Karnataka, and Maharshtra. A desert area of over 200,000 sq.km covers the States ofRajasthan, Gujarat , Punjab and Haryana. Locusts caused substantial damage in the past. In recent
years Indian experienced large-scale locust invasion in 1978. Again during July1993, the country
experienced unprecedented level of locust invasion. The swarming activity continued till October1993
and a total of 172 swarms entered the country.

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IV. Natural Disaster Management System

In the federal set up of India , the basic responsibility for undertaking rescue, relief and rehabilitation
measures in the event of natural disasters is that of the State Government concerned. The role of
the Central Government is supportive, in terms of physical and financial resources andcomplementary measures in sectors such as transport, warning and inter-state movement of foodgrains. The dimensions of the response at the level of Central Government are determined inaccordance with the existing policy of financing the relief expenditure, based on the recommendationsof the Finance Commissions appointed after every five years

Based on the past experience, an integrated administrative response mechanism has been evolved. A
broad view of the administrative response at national, state and district levels is given below:

1. National Level Organization

Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs
Other line Ministries:/Departments/Organizations: India Meteorological Department, Central
Water Commission, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of
Rural Development, Ministry of Urban Development, Department of Communications, Ministry of
Health, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Petroleum, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation.
Ministry of Power, Department of Civil Supplies, Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Information andBroadcasting, Planning Commission, Cabinet Secretariat, Department of Surface Transport, Ministryof Social Justice, Department of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Environment and Forest,
Department of Food. Each Ministry/Department/Organization has their sectoral. Action Plan as
Emergency Support System. The institutional mechanism at the National Level is as under:
Cabinet Committee/Task Force: The Union Cabinet may set up a Cabinet Committee/Task
Force / Group of Ministers for effective coordination and implementation of relief measures in thewake of a natural disasters. Such Committees/Task Force/Group of Ministers had been set up in thewake of Super Cyclone of Orissa in 1999, Earthquake of Gujarat 2001, severe floods in 2000 anddrought in 2002.
National Crises Management Committee (NCMC): Cabinet Secretary, which is the highest
executive officer, heads the NCMC. Secretaries of all the concerned Ministries /Departments as wellas organizations are the members of the Committee. The NCMC gives direction to the Crisis
Management Group as deemed necessary.
Crisis Management Group (CMG): The Central Relief Commissioner in the Ministry of Home
Affairs is the Chairman of the CMG, consisting of senior officers (called as nodal officers) fromvarious concerned Ministries. The CMG’s functions are to review
Every year contingency plans formulated by various Ministries/Departments/Organizations in theirrespective sectors, measures required for dealing with a natural disaster, coordinate the activities of
the Central Ministries and the State Governments in relation to disaster preparedness and relief andto obtain information from the nodal officers on measures relating to above.
Control Room (Emergency Operation Room): An Emergency Operations Center (Control Room)exists in the nodal Ministry of Home Affairs, which functions round the clock, to assist the Central
Relief Commissioner in the discharge of his duties. During crisis period, providing additional manpowerand equipment, as per the need, strengthens it.

2. State Level Organization

At the State level, a State Crisis Management Committee has been set under the Chairmanship of
the Chief Secretary, who is the highest executive functionary in the State. The Committee isrequired to take into consideration the instructions and guidance received, from time to time, fromthe Government of India and formulates action plans dealing with the different natural disasters. An officer of the level of Secretary in the State Government is designated as Relief Commissioner,
which is the nodal officer in the State is the coordinator of all activities/programs for disastermanagement.

3. District Level

District level is the key level for disaster management related activities.
District Collector, the highest administrator in the district, is the focal point for preparation of the
district level plans and for directing, supervising and monitoring relief measures for the natural
disasters. A District Level Co-ordination and Relief Committee is constituted and is headed by theCollector as Chairman with participation of all other related government and non governmental
agencies and departments in addition to the elected representatives

Contingency Action Plan
A National Contingency Action Plan (CAP) for dealing with contingencies arising in the wake of natural
disasters has been formulated by the Government of India and it had been periodically updated. It
facilitates the launching of relief operations without delay. The CAP identifies the initiatives required
to be taken by various Central Ministries/Departments in the wake of natural calamities, sets down
the procedure and determines the focal points in the administrative machinery

State Relief Manuals
Each State Government has relief manuals/codes for which identifies that role of each officer in theState for managing the natural disasters. These are reviewed and updated periodically based on theexperience of managing the disasters and the need of the State.

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V. Financial Arrangements

The Scheme and arrangements for financing the relief expenditure in the wake of natural calamities are governed by therecommendations of Finance Commissions appointed by Government of India after every five years.

The present scheme, in operation for the period 2000-2005, is based on the recommendations of Eleventh FinanceCommission. As per the Scheme, each State has been allocated a certain annual corpus called Calamity Relief Fund (CRF),
administered by a State Level Committee, headed by the Chief Secretary of the State Government.
The corpus is built by annual contributions of the Union Government and the State Governments concerned in the ratio of
3:1. The share of the Union Government is released in two equal installments irrespective of the fact that there is any
calamity or not.
At present, the aggregate accretion in the States' CRF for a period of five years from 2000-2005 amounts to Rs
110,075.90 million against an amount of Rs 63042.0 million for the period 1995-2000.

The Scheme also provides for extending additional assistance to the States, over and above the provisions of CRF, in theevent of a natural calamity of severe nature, after following the established procedure. This provision exists in the form of
National Calamity Contingency Fund (NCCF) with an initial corpus of Rs. 5000.00 million (for 2000-2005) with the Union
Government to supplement the financial resources needed for relief operations. This fund is required to be recouped by levyof a special surcharge on the Central taxes for a limited period.

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VI. Legislative support to the Disaster Management

There is no mention of disaster management as a subject/item in any of the three lists (Central, State and concurrent)
under the Schedule 7 of the Constitution of India. Keeping in view the importance of field of disaster management, the issue
of inclusion of this subject appropriately is under active consideration of the Government of India. The National Committee
on Disaster Management, set up in February 2001 under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister, is considering the matter.
The present arrangements and organizational set up for managing the natural disasters are based on the recommendations of
the Finance Commissions (appointed from time to time ) and various orders/notifications issued by the Government of India.

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VII . Recent Major Disasters

India has faced two major disasters in the recent past viz. Super Cyclone of October 1999 in Orissa and Earthquake ofJanuary,2001in Bhuj, Gujarat . The brief description of these events is given below.

1.

Super Cyclone of October,1999 in Orissa

A super cyclone slammed the state of Orissa on October 29, 1999 with a wind speed of 270-300
kmph, accompanied by torrential rains ranging from 400 mm to 867 mm continuously for three days.
The surged to a turbulent sea surged to a height upto 7 meters, with waves rushed in and traveled up

to 30 kms inside the mainland and the storm wind had penetrated upto 200 kms inland from the sea
coast. The system, which was sighted by India Meteorological

Department (IMD) on 25th October, was intensified into a super cyclone at 0230 hours on 29th
October,1999 . The system was stalled for 8 hours, 300 kms off the coast within Bay of Bengal and finally
hit Orissa coast between Ersama and Balikuda (southwest of Paradip) at 1030hrs on 29th October. The
landfall took about 2 hours. The diameter of the cyclone was very large (about 200 Km) and gale force
wind speed of over 260 Kmph.

The rehabilitation and reconstruction work is going on and is expected to be completed by December
2002.

(a) Extent of Damage

S.No.
1.

Item
Number and names of the
districts affected

Extent of damage
14 out of total 30 districts

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara

15

Worst affected districts
Number of villages affected
Population affected
Number of children affected
Number of children
orphaned
Number of humancasualties
Number of persons injured
Number of houses damaged
Number of livestock
perished
Trees felled (Number)
School buildings damaged(Number)
Road damaged (Number)
Building damaged(Number)
Boats damaged (Number)

16

Nets damaged (Number)

7.
8.
9.
10.
11
12
13.
14

14586
18.97 million
3.7 million
1500
8913

7507
2.03 million (0.72 fully and 1.31 partly)
04.44 million
90.00 million
13443
2688
26819
Inland—10154
Marine--9417
Inland—20775
Marine--15211

Se ttin g u p O rissa State D isaste r Mitigatio n Au th o rity ( O SD MA) .

OSDMA came into existence after the catastrophic super cyclone of October 1999, which hit the Orissa coast and caused
destruction and death in fourteen districts of the State. The State Government of Orissa had set up OSDMA with theobjective:Øto have an autonomous body exclusively devoted to disaster management,Øto promote a culture of preparedness for different types of disasters andØ to coordinate disaster mitigation activities including restoration and strengthening of infrastructure(for more details please log on to OSDMA website (www.osdma.org)

2. Earthquake of Gujarat of January 2001

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.9 at the Richter scale struck near the town of Bhuj in Gujarat at08.45 am on 26th January 2001 . The earthquake caused extensive loss of human life and damage toproperty in the Kutch neighbouring districts. In the first time in India that extensive damage was incurredin urban centers besides rural areas. The cities of Bhuj, Anjar, Rapar and Bachau in Kutch district werevery severely affected with a large number of building collapsing and causing heavy loss of life
A damaged House.

It was the non-engineered buildings in rural areas and buildings with poor quality of construction in
the cities that collapsed, bringing into focus the need to create awareness on safe building practices,and to enforce safety norms in the construction sector.

The Government response to the earthquake was immediate, notwithstanding the difficulties poseddue to collapse of communication links and affect on the administration and emergency services. The
response was far more coordinated, efficient and effective than in the case of Orissa Super Cyclone.
Lessons learnt from the cyclone experiences paid results in Gujarat and responses of the Central
and State Governments, as well as NGOs were better coordinated.

The first phase of rescue and relief has been completed. The work of rehabilitation andreconstruction is going on , which is likely to be completed soon.
Damaged building

Extent of Damage:·

Damage/Loss of Human Lives: Reported lives lost 13,805
167,000 persons suffered injury

Damage to Housing:·

Fully destroyed: Over 2 lakh houses·

Partially damaged” Over 9 lakh houses

Fin an c ial Impac t:·

Direct Loss: Gujarat earthquake estimate: Rs 153,083 Million·

Indirect Loss: Gujarat earthquake estimate: Rs 30,476 Million

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Tertiary Loss: Gujarat earthquake estimate: Rs 100,670 Million

D amage to o th e r In f rastru c tu re Fac ilitie s:·Over 10,000 small and medium industrial units went out of production· 50000 artisans lost their livelihood· 45 sub-stations damaged/destroyed in Kutch and 7 in Jamnagar , Rajkot and Surendranagar· 255 feeders snapped

N u mbe r o f e du c atio n al stru c tu re s af f e c te d:

A damaged building

ØClass rooms damaged/destroyed—49506

Ø School buildings: 2267; is as follows
Ø

The damage to health structures: 4396 (Numbers)ØThe damage to dams and check-dams: 222 (Numbers)

Ø The damage to public buildings: 49506 (Numbers)

Setting up of the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA)

In the wake of severe, earthquake of 26th January,2001 the State Government of Gujarat (GOG) established the Gujarat
State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA) on February 8, 2001 to inter alia co-ordinate the comprehensive
earthquake recovery program, to prepare programmes and plans disaster reduction as a strategy for long term disaster
preparedness, to undertake research and study regarding causes of losses due to disasters and suggest remedial measures
for minimizing the same.,. (For more details please log on to GSDMA Wed -site (www.gsdma.org)

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VIII. On going Initiatives for Disaster Reduction

Based on the experience of managing past major disasters and technological development being taken place in and outside
the country, Government of India and State Governments have initiated /planning to undertake various activities/programs
contributing towards reducing the adverse impact of natural disasters. Some of them are listed below:

1. Setting up of National Committee on Disaster Management under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister-after
the earthquake of Gujarat of January 2001
-inter-alias to suggest institutional and legislative measures for an effective and long term strategy to deal with major natural
disasters in future.

2.Setting up of a High Powered Committee on Disaster Management Plans-set up in August, 1999 and reportsubmitted in October 2001
- to review the existing arrangements for preparedness and mitigation of natural and manmade disasters, recommend measures tostrengthen organizational structures and recommend a comprehensive model plan for management of these disasters at National,
State and District levels- Recommendations are being considered by the National Committee on Disaster Management.

3.Ministry of Home Affairs as focal Point for Disaster Management- In order to have coordination of all disasters at one place.

4.Creation of Search and Rescue Teams- Based on the experience of managing the major disasters of Super Cyclone of Orissa 1999 and Earthquake of Gujarat of 2001, it
has been decided to create S&R Teams at the National to strengthen this weak area of Search and Research Capacity . State
Governments have also been requested to create such Teams.

5. Setting up of a National Disaster Management Authority- As a part of ongoing exercise for strengthening institutional mechanism in the country to respond immediately and effectively tothe disaster situations-proposed to be set up under Ministry of Home Affairs.

6. Periodical review of Sectoral Emergency Support System of various Ministries/Departments/Organizationsof Government of India- As disaster management is an multi-dimensional, various Organizations of the Government has to play their role. The periodical
review of Emergency Support System of various organizations in there will keep the machinery active and tools in the state ofreadiness.

7. Strengthening Institutional Networka) Setting up of a National Institute for Disaster Management
Proposed to set National Institute by upgrading existing National Center for Disaster Management, as an autonomous
body – to cater the need of the country in the areas of human resource development and creation of knowledge and its
dissemination.
b) Faculty on Natural Disaster Management in States- to assist the State Governments in carryingout the disaster reduction related activities including human resource development- Faculties havebeen created in 24 out 28 States – rest are being persuaded.
c) Setting up of the Or issa State Disaster Mitigation Authority (OSDMA)-in the context of super
cyclone of October 1999
– To strengthen the capacity of State to carry out disaster reduction related programs and management of futuredisasters.
d) Setting up of the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority-in the context of severe,
earthquake of 26 th January,2001- To strengthen the capacity of State to carry out disaster reduction related program and management of futuredisasters.

8. UN assisted Projects(i) UNDP Project on Strengthening the disaster management capacity (1997-2001)-imparted specialized training/increased skills and capabilities of the officers working in this area from Government ofIndia, State Governments, National Center for Disaster Management, State Faculties on NDM through training
programs/study tours, provided basic equipment, making available manual and guidelines for training centers andcontributed in creating awareness about the importance of and the need of preparedness and mitigation measures.
(ii) UNDP Project on Natural Disaster Risk Management Programs (2002-2007)-to be implemented in 125 the most multi-hazard prone districts of 12 States- with focus on district and community
level activities.

9.USAID Programs for Enhancement of Emergency Response (1997-2004)- for enhancing the capacity of the persons from first responders to meet the situation arising out of collapsed structuresdue to earthquakes and cyclones. to build a cadre of trainers for replicating the programs in various parts of the country.
10. Preparation of Vulnerability Atlas of India-for disasters of earthquakes, floods and cyclones

- to assist the disaster managers and planners for formulating action plans for achieving disaster reduction based on vulnerabilityof the area to various disasters

11.Legislation in the field of Disaster Management-it is proposed to take measures for giving adequate legislative support to various disaster reduction and management related
programs for their effective implementation.

12.Guidlelines for Disaster Resistant Construction–for the use of concerned organizations and individuals for constructing disaster resistant building/houses.

13. Upgrading and Strengthening of Seismological Instrumentation Network- to improve the capacity of the country for effective monitoring of seismic activities and assist in formulating earthquake
preparedness programs.

14.Disaster Related Standardization– preparation of Codes and guidelines through Bureau of IndianStandards, Building Material & Technology Promotion Council and Structural Engineering Research Center. for the use of concerned organizations and individuals for constructing disaster resistant building/houses.

15. Hazard Assessment and Mapping- to improve the capacity of the country for effective monitoring of seismic activities and assist in formulating earthquake
preparedness programs.

16. Preparation of Seism tectonic Atlas of India- to be used for the seismic hazard risk assessment and preparation of reliable seismic zoning map of India

17. Jal Vigyan Technology Mission Project- expected to improve hazard mitigation in the Himalayan.

18. Proposal to set up a Earthquake Risk Evaluation Centers-expected to assist in translating the earthquake hazard related knowledge products in to seismic risk evaluation, hazard mitigationand preparedness.

19.Disaster Warning System (DWS)-dependable communication tool in wake of disruption of normal communication system following the cyclones. Successfully
operated during past cyclones and found to be very effective

20.Plan Scheme for Disaster Management
To improve disaster management strategy and to enhance our capability to mitigate the impact of disasters in the country in thelong-run, A Central Sector Scheme on Natural Disaster Management Programs (NDMP) is being implemented from December
1993. The main objective of the program is to enhance the national capability for disaster reduction, preparedness and mitigation.
The program is also expected to enhance the level of awareness of the community about disasters they are likely to face andprepare them adequately to face the crisis situation. The components of the program include human resource development,
research and consultancy services, documentation of major events, operation of Centers for Disaster Management at the Nationaland State Levels, public education and community participation, international cooperation.

21. Strengthening Forecasting and Warning Systems- India Meteorological Department, Central Water Commission are continuously making efforts for strengthening forecasting andwarning of various disasters, keeping in view the experiences of previous disasters and technological development taking place inand outside the country.

22. Extensive campaign for public education and community involvement

- Government is taking all steps to undertake more extensively activities relating to educating the people, particularly students, andmotivating them to involve in various programs of the Government- assistance of non-governmental organizations and otherprivate organizations are being taken.
23.Networking of various Institutions- There are large number of organizations working in one or the other areas of disaster management including preparedness andmitigation. Efforts are being made to network them, so that the benefit of their work can be taken and also to avoid duplication ofactivities.

24. Involvement of Non –governmental organizations- NGOs are required to play a vital role in the management disasters to supplement the efforts of the Government, keeping in viewof vastness of the country. Efforts have been initiated to involve them more effectively.

25. Involvement of Private Sector- In India, so far private sector has played very limited role in the disaster situations. It is planned to involve this sector more
actively, as industries are one of the affected sectors in the wake of disasters.

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IX. Approach/Mission/Priority AreasØ Preparedness rather than crisis management
Ø Coordinated participatory approach rather than only State responsibilityØ Technology up-gradation and deployment
Ø Information-a tool for disaster managementØ Regional and international cooperation
Ø Quick damage assessment technology
Ø GIS web enabled networking
Ø State of art control roomsØ Mobile onsite control roomsØ Human resource development
Ø Massive public education and community involvement campaign
Ø Greater attention in North Eastern Region
Ø Strengthening Institutional network
Ø Involvement of NGOs
Ø Effective linkage of disaster mitigation with development plansØ Involvement of Private Sector
Ø Legal and legislative support.

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X. International Cooperation

1. Policy for acceptance of External assistance
The present policy of the Government of India to attract relief is, not to issue any formal appeal on behalf of theGovernment, either directly or through any other agency.. However, relief donated on a voluntary basis will be accepted andacknowledged as a sign of international solidarity. In case of assistance coming in cash, it should be sent to the Prime
Minister’s National Relief Fund and if it is in kind, it should preferably routed through the Indian National Red Cross.

We have not any objection to NGO’s issuing appeals for donations, provided it is made clear that the appeals are not at the
instance of the Government of India. In the case of UN organizations and agencies (like OCHA) such appeals would imply
endorsement by member-countries; we should, therefore, continue to advise them against issuing appeals for international
assistance.

2. Cooperation with various Countries and International Institutes
Country is making all efforts to have cooperation with the various countries and international institutions in the filed ofdisaster preparedness and mitigation, keeping in view the policy for acceptance of external assistance.
Ø Bilateral agreements with some countries like Switzerland, Russia, for emergency response are under consideration.
Ø Membership of the Asian Disaster Reduction Centre, Kobe, JapanØ Representation in the Board of Trustees and Consultative Committee of the Asian Disaster Preparedness
Centre(ADPC), Bangkok .
Ø Member of United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) system of United Nations Office of the
Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA).
Ø A proposal to set up regional office of UNOCHA in New Delhi is under consideration of the Government of India.

3. International events organized in India
In the past, India has hosted/organized the following international events in the country:Ø

Hosted 4th Session of the Scientific and Technical Committee on IDNDR during February 1-5 ,1993

Ø

Hosted a Workshop on Natural Disaster Reduction for the South-Asian Region on 30th March and 2nd April, 1994
in the context of the May, 1994 World Conference on Disaster Reduction held in Yokohama, Japan.

Ø Hosted the two-day Seminar in New Delhi on 28th & 29th September 1994 on Comprehensive Flood Loss Prevention& Management organized by ESCAP.
Ø Co- hosted GOI UNOCHA Workshop in June 2000 on International assistance in emergency responseØ

Organized 4th Annual meeting of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center , Kobe , Japan and UNISDR meeting inJanuary 2002

Ø Organized

UNDAC Training Program of UNOCHA in August 2002

ØOrganized 3rd Meeting of the Asian Disaster Preparedness, Regional Consultative Committee meeting on 2931October 2002

ØCo-hosted GOI-UNDP-CII (Chamber of Indian Industries) Seminar on disaster preparedness and mitigation from 2123 November 2002

4. Possible Areas of International Cooperation
Regional co-operation for effective disaster management system is needed broadly in the following areas :●Hazard and vulnerability analysis●Human resource development●Exchange of information through inter-net and other latest tools of information technology●Disaster management network at the regional level●Networking of the regional institutes

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Statement showing flood damage during the years 1981-1997
Year

Area
Affected(Million
Hectares)

Population
Affected(inmillions)

Croppedarea
affected(M.Hect.)

DamagetohousesAnimalLost(inmillion)

Human
lives
lost (innumber)Damage topublicproperties

Total
Damage(Rs.inmillion)

1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987

6.12
8.87
9.02
10.71
8.38
8.31
8.89

32.49
56.01
61.03
54.55
59.59
55.50
48.34

3.27
5.00
3.29
5.19
4.65
4.58
4.94

(in
million)
0.91
2.39
2.39
1.76
2.45
2.05
2.92

1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997

16.29
8.06
9.30
6.17
2.09
4.63
2.75
6.11
7.42
3.85

59.55
34.15
40.26
33.84
19.09
22.90
21.02
38.83
39.39
26.55

10.15
3.01
3.18
2.51
1.43
3.13
1.89
3.36
3.37
1.84

2.27
0.78
1.02
1.12
0.56
0.47
0.60
1.19
0.40
0.40

0.08
0.24
0.15
0.14
0.04
0.06
0.13
0.15
0.07
0.13
0.04
0.77
0.12
0.21
0.70
0.60
0.27

1376
1573
2378
1661
1804
1200
1835

(Rs.inmillion)
5123.16716.18734.38181.120500.4
19825.3
9505.911965.0
16448.7
24916.1
19055.6
40592.637485/2
25697.2

4252
1718
1855
1145
1367
930
1511
2209
1306
929

13778.012987.74552.66856.211708.0480.97396.4677.1
8616.29716.146300.424053.3
17089.2
14388.020476.1
3419.617934.6
5718.622047.8
15669.4

Annexure-II
Some severe Cyclones in India
Location

PeriodLoss of humanBengalOctober,1847

75,000BengalOctober,1874

80,000AndhraNovember,1946

750

Tamil Nadu

December,1972

80

BengalSeptemeber,1976

10

AndhraNovember , 1977

8547

TamilNadu

May,1979

700

OrissaSeptember,1985

84

AndhraPradeshNovember,1987

50

OrissaJune,1989

61

AndhraMay,1990

928

lives

PradeshPradeshPradeshTamil Nadu

November,1991

185

AndhraOctober,1996

1057

GujaratJune,1998

1261

OrissaOctober,1999

8913

PradeshAnnexure-III
Some of the major earthquakes in India
Year

Place of Occurrence

Magnitude on
Richter Scale

Number of human
lives lost1819 Kutch

8.0

2000

1833 Bihar

7.7

Hundreds

1869 Assam

7.5

Not available

1885 Srinagar

7.0

Not available

1897 Assam (Shillong)

8.7

1600

1900 Kerala (Palghat)

6.0

Not available

1905 Himachal Pradesh(Kangra)8.0

20,0001906 Himachal Pradesh

7.0

Not available

1918 Assam

7.6

Not available

1930 Assam (Dubri)

7.1

Many*

1934 Bihar-Nepal

8.3

14,0001941 Andamans

8.0

Many

1943 Assam (NE)

7.2

Not available

1950 Assam (NE)

8.6

1500

1952 Norther Eastern partof India

7.5

Not available

1956 Gujarat (Anjar)

7.0

Hundreds

1956 Uttar Pradesh

6.7

Many

6.3

Many

1960 Delhi

6.0

Not available

1963 Kashmir (Badgam)

5.5

Hundreds

1966 Uttar Pradesh

5.3

Not available

1967 Nicobar

6.2

Not available

1967 Maharashtra (Koyna)

6.5

200

1970 Andhra Pradesh(Bhadrachalam)

6.5

Not available

1970 Gujarat (Barouch)

5.7

Not available

1975 Himachal Pradesh

6.5

Not available

1988 Bihar - Nepal

6.6

1003

1988 Assam

7.2

Many

1991 Uttar Pradesh

6.6

715

1993 Maharashtra (KillariLatur)

6.3

7928

1997 Madhya Pradesh

6.0

38

1999 Uttar Pradesh(Chamoli)

6.8

100

2001 Gujarat (Bhuj)

6.9

13805

(Bullandshahar)
1958 Uttar Pradesh(Kapkote)( Moradabad )(Uttar Kashi)( Jabalpur )Note :* Many means less than a hundred.

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List of Institutions, organizations and Universities working in the field of disaster managementa) Training Institutes(i) National Level
1. National Center for Disaster Management,
I.P. Estate, Ring Road, New Delhi-110002

Tel. 91-11-2370-2445, 23702433,23702442 Fax: 2370-2446,23702442
2. National Civil Defense College ,Civil Lines , Nagpur-440001 India
3. National Fire Service College,
Civil Lines, Nagpur-440001 India (Tel.91-712-0532075)
4. India Gandhi National Open University,
Maidan Garhi, Delhi .
5. Administrative Staff College of India ,Hyderabad (Tel. 91-40-2330952)
6. National Institute for Security Forces, Hyderabad- Andhra Pradesh( There are Defense Training, Fire Training and Police Training Institutes in many parts of
the Country)(ii) List of Natural Disaster Management Faculties in States
SI. No.
1.

Name and Address
Shri M. V. K. Bhanu Director General
Assam Administrative Staff College,
Jawahar Nagar, P. O. Khanpara, Guwhati781022

Telephone/ Fax Number(O) 263325, 261547

Shri P. Selvam, IAS Director
AIM and DG Training (Ex Officio)
Administrative Training Institute Chennai,
36 Green ways Road R. A. Puram,
Chennai-600028
Shri K. John Koshy Director
Administrative Training Institute,
Government of West Bengal Salt Lake
City, Block FC, Sector-III, Bidhrnagar,
Calcutta-700091.

(O) 4937062, 4937170

4.

Shri Alemtemshi Jamir, Director
Administrative Training Institute, Officers,
Hill, Kohima-797001 Nagaland(O) 0370-280063,® 241854
Fax: 0370-280067

5.

Mrs. Anita Kaul Director General
Administrative Training Institute P.A. No.2,
Lalitha Mahal Road, Mysore-570011(O) 0821-520906® 0821-520904
Fax: 523899, 520906

6.

Shri K. J.S. Chattrath Director GeneralTrg Coordination, Gopabandhu Academyof Administration, Chandrashekharpur,
Bhubaneswar-751023(O) 0674-300743, 300981® 536438
Fax: 0674-301530

7.

Shri H. S. Anand Director,
Haryana Institute of Public Administration(HIPA) complex-76, Sector-18, Gurgaon122001
Dr. Desh Deepak Director,
Himanchal Pradesh Institute of Public
Administration Fairlawans, Shimla-171012
Shri A. K. Pandey, IAS Director
HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public
Administration, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg,
Jaipur-302017
Shri Rudra Gangadharan, IAS Principle
Secretary & Director
Institute of Management in Govt. (IMG),
Vikas Bhavan, P. O. Thiruvanathapuram695033
Shri M. L. Koul Financial
Commissioner/Director General
J&K Institute of Management and Public
Administration and Rural Development,(IMPA), Jammu –190001(O) 91-6340691, 6340462,
6340412,
Fax: 6340413, 6348452

2.

3.

8.
9.

10.

11.

12.

Sub Office: 24-C/C Gandhi Nagar,
Jammu-Thawi-180004.
Shri B. Lalhema Director
Administrative Training Institute Mizoram,
AIZAWL.

Fax: 0361-262361

Fax: 044-4937062(O) 033-3373960, 3596721® 2477727
Fax: 033-3373960(O) 0177- 247855, 480294,
480225
Fax: 247855(O) 510002-8, 510556® 512086
Fax: 0141-515420, 70254(O) 0471-306739, 304229(R) 558176
Fax: 0471-302391(O) 0194-472564
Fax: 0194-472825 Srinagar
0191-474390 (Jammu Fax)

(O) 0389-323321
Fax: 323620

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.
18.

19.

20

21

23
24

25
26

Smt. Ravneet Kaur Director General
Mahatama Gandhi State Institute of
Public Administration, Punjab, Sector 26,
Near Sant Kabir School, Chandigarh160019
Mrs. Kusumjeet Sidhu Director
Mahatama Gandhi State Institute of
Public Administration, Punjab, Sector 26,
Near Sant Kabir School, Chandigarh160019
Shri Shankar Lal Director
State Academy of Training Governmentof Manipur Takyelpat (Opposite to the
NIC Complex) Imphal-795001.
Shri G. S. Raju Director
State Institute of Public Administration
and Rural Development (SIPARD), A.D.
Nagar, Agartalla, Tripura West –799003
Shri A. K. Sinha Commissioner of Training& Director
Sardar Patel Institute of Public
Administration, Opposite ISRO Near Bhav
Nirvar Satellite Road Ahmedabad380015( Gujarat )Dr. Rakesh Sharma Director General
Academy of Administration Ardwell Camp,
Mallital Nainital-263001 Uttaranchal
Shri Shankar Prasad Director General
Shri Krishna Institute of Public
Administration, Meurs Road , Post-Ranchi
University , Ranchi-834008
Shri S. K. Goyal Director General
Yeshwant Chavan Academy ofDevelopment Administration, Raj BhavanComplex, Baner Road , Ganeshkhind,
Pune-410017
Shri N. K. Narasimha Rao Commissioner
Andhra Pradesh Academy of Rural
Development, Rajendra Nagar,
Hyderabad-500030
Prof. A. L. Verma Director
North Easter Regional Institute of
Science & Technology, Nirjuli-791109(Itanagar), Arunachal Pradesh
Dr. Pradi Paswar Bhatacharji ViceChancellor,
Tejpur University , Tejpur-784001 Assam
Shri A. P. Srivastava Executive Director
Disaster Management Institute,Paryavaran Pariser, E-5, Arera Colony,
Post box No.563, Bhopal-462016
Dr. P. K. John Director
Fire Emergency Services, Fire Institute,
St. Inez, Panji
Shri Sujeet Banerjee Director General
Deendayal Updhyaya State Institute of
Rural Development, Bakshi-Ka-Talab,Indaurabagh, Lucknow-227202(O) 0172-792114
Fax: 0172-793931(O) 0172-793587
Fax: 0172-793587(O) 03852-221149, 223890,
223889, 223694® 310737
Fax: 223893(O) 0381- 374048®
TeleFax: (0381) 230613(O) 079-6748722
6741878
Fax: 6749048(O) 36141
Fax: 05942-37642(O) 0651-283804
Fax: 0651-283806(O) 5657331
Fax: (020) 5659131(O) 040-4015959
Fax: 040-4018656
0360-257401-8
Fax: 0360-244307, 257696
03712-67003
Fax: 03712-67008, 67006
0755-566715, 561538
Fax: 0755-566653

Tel: 05212-31291

b) Other Organizations /Institutes
1. Indian Meterological Department, Masuam Bhawan, Lodi Road, New Delhi(Tel. 91-11-24611842, Fax. 24699216, 24623220)
2.Central Water Commission, Ministry of Water Resources, R.K.Puram, New Delhi .
3. Building Material & Technology Promotion Council, Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation,
Government of India,
C-Wing, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi-110011
Tel. 91-11-23019367 Fax No. 23010145
Website: www.bmtpc.org
4.Bureau of Indian Standards, Manak Bhawan, Bahadurshah Zafar Marg,New Delhi-110002 (Tel/Fax.91-1123234223)
5.Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, 247667 Uttranchal(Tel.91-1332-272243, 272391 Fax. 272272, 272543)
6. Central Road Research Institute, Mathura Road , New Delhi
7. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Rafi Marg, New Delhi

8. Council for Advancement of People Action & Technology (CAPART), India Habitat Center, Lodi Road, New
Delhi
9. Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, Technology Bhawan, New Mehrauli Road, New
Delhi-110016(Tel.91-11-26511439 Fax. 26863847, 26863947)
10. Centre for Earth Science Studies, Akkulam, Thiruvananthapuram,-695031 Kerala
11.National Geophysical Research Institute, Uppal Road , Hyderabad —500007(Tel.91-40-27171124 Fax 27171618)
12. Housing and Development Corporation (HUDCO), Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation,
Government of India, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi (Tel. 91-11-24615343 Fax. 24625308)
13. Human Settlement Management Institute, HUDCO, Lodi Road, New Delhi
14. Indian Society of Earthquake Technology, Roorkee
15. Indian Institutes of Technology,Ø New Delhi, (Tel. 91-11-26861977, 26861696 Fax: 26862037, 2685527)
Ø Kanpur (Tel. 91-512-2590763, 2597283 Fax. 2590260)
Ø Mumbai (Tel. 91-22-25722545, 25726530 Fax. 25783480)
Ø Chennai: (Tel. 91-44-258002)
16. National Remote Sensing Agency, Department of Space, Government of India, Balanagar, Hyderabad-500037
Andhra Pradesh(Tel.91-40-23078360 Fax.23077210)
17. Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai-600113, Tamilnadu(Tel. 91-44- 22352139, Fax. 22350973, 22350508)
18. Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, 33, General Mahadev Singh Road, Dehradun –48001 Uttaranchal (Tel.
91-135-2625952 Fax 2625212)
19. National Environmental Engineering Institute, Nehru Marg, Nagpur,-40020
Maharashtra (Tel. 91-712-2223893 Fax: 2222725)(c) Universities
1. Indira Gandhi National Open University, Maidan Garhi, Delhi .
2.Department of Earthquake Engineering, University of Roorkee, Roorkee,Uttranchal.
3. Department of Earth Science, University of Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttaranchal
4. Department of Hydrology, University of Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttaranchal

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Annexure-V
Some publications on Disaster Management in India

1. National Contingency Action Plan for Natural Calamities, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India
2.Drought of 1987- Vol I- National Response, Vol.II –State Response, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India
3. Trigger Mechanism, S.K.Swami, and Director (NDM), published by, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India
4. IDNDR- Indian Experiences and initiatives, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India
5. Natural Disasters in India ,- some recent case studies, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India
6. Vulnerability Atlas of India -An introduction, BMTPC, Ministry of Urban Development, , Government of India
8.Orissa Super Cyclone,99- Mr.M.C.Gupta,Director, Indian Institute of Public Administration V.K.Sharma ,Professor, National
Center for Disaster Management,
9. Manual on Natural Disaster Management in India , National Centre for Disaster Management,
10. Disaster Management-.V.K.Sharma (editor), National Center for Disaster Management,
11. India : IDNDR and Beyond, National Center for Disaster Management,
12.Disaster Management-lessons drawn and strategic for future, Anil Sinha,Head, National Center for Disaster Management,

13. Gujarat Earthquake -26th January 2001-L.C Gupta,M.C Gupta ,Anil Sinha, V.K.Sharma National Center for Disaster
Management,
14. Guidelines for improving Earthquake Resistance of Housing, Building Material & Technology Council, Ministry of Urban
Development, Government of India
15. Guidelines for improving Cyclone Resistance of Housing, Building Material & Technology Council, Ministry of Urban
Development, Government of Indian
16. Guidelines for Damage Assessment and Post earthquake Action-Chamoli:Part I- Repair and retrofitting of buildings in the Chamoli earthquake affected areas
Part II-Reconstruction and new construction of building
By Building Material & Technology Council, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of Indian
17. Guidelines for Damage Assessment of Post earthquake Action-Jabalpur
Part 1- earthen houses with clay tile roofing
Part 2-Brick Houses with clay tile roofing
Part3 –Brick houses with RC slab or store patti roofing or with RC frames
By Building Material & Technology Council, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of Indian
18. Model Agreement to sell a flat-between seller and purchaser- Indian Building Congress, Sector VI, R.K.Puram, New Delhi110022
19. EQ News-biannual Newsletter- published by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

Annexure-VI
List of Experts in the field of Disaster Management

Name
Shri Anil Sinha
Head

Shri S.K.Swami,
Director
Dr. V.K.Sharma,
Professor
Professor A.S.Arya,
Professor Emeritus
Dr. R.R Kelkar
Director-General
Shri S.R.Kalsi,

OfficeNational Centre for Disaster Management,
Indian Institute of Public Administration, I. P.
Estate, Ring Road New Delhi-110002

Tel./Fax (office)Telephone: 23702445

Disaster Management Division, Ministry ofHome Affairs, Government of India North
Block New Delhi
National Centre for Disaster Management,
Indian Institute of Public Administration, I. P.
Estate, Ring Road New Delhi-110002
EE-I 72/6, Civil Lines, University of Roorkee247667

Telephone: 23092698

23381206

Fax: 23093750
Telephone: 23702433

91-4455563

Fax: 23702446
Fax: 01332-273560

272631,

India Meteorological Department, Masuam
Bhawan, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003

24611842

27234924616059

India Meteorological Department, Masuam
Bhawan, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003

24643128

Dy.D.G.
Shri R.K.Bhandari,
Director

Centre for Disaster Mitigation andManagement, Anna University , Chennai, CIII/6, Satya Marg, Chankaya Puri, New Delhi

Annexure-VII
Contact persons in India for Disaster Management

1.Mr. R.C. Jain, Special Secretary
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Government of India
North Block,Tel. (Residence)
24610454

Fax: 23702446

Fax: 24699216
24623220

Fax: 24699216
24623220
Mobile: 9810345123

26874034(Delhi)New Delhi-110001(Tel. 00-91-11-23092722)

2. Mr. R.K.Singh,
Joint Secrtary,
Disaster Management Division,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Government of India
North Block,
New Delhi-110001(Tel. 00-91-11-23093178)

3. Mr. S.K.Swami,
Director(NDM)
Disaster Management Division,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Government of India
North Block,
New Delhi-110001(Tel. 00-91-11-23092698)

4. Mr. V.P.Pasrija,
Assistant Director(NDM)
Disaster Management Division,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Government of India
North Block,
New Delhi-110001(Tel. 00-91-11-23094612)

5. Mr. Om Prakash,
Technical Officer
Disaster Management Division,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Government of India
North Block,
New Delhi-110001(Tel. 00-91-11-23094612)

Ø

Control Room of Ministry of Home Affairs

Tel. 00-91-11- 23092923, 23093054, 23092885,23017885, 23017885
Fax No. 23093750 , 23092763

ØWebsite of Disaster Management Divisionwww. ndmindia. nic. In(Please do not hesitate to ask more information about disaster management system in India – log on to
website, or contact on telephone/fax)

Annexure VIII
References/sources

1. IDNDR- Indian Experiences and initiatives, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India
2. Natural Disasters in India,- some recent case studies, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India
3. Contingency Action Plan for natural calamities, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India
4. Vulnerability Atlas of India -An introduction , BMTPC, Ministry of Urban Development, , Government of India
5.Orissa State Disaster Mitigation Agency (OSDMA), Government of Orissa , India
6. Gujarat State Disaster Management Agency ( GSDMA), Government of Gujarat , India
7.Disaster Management in India: Lessons drawn and strategies for future, Mr.Anil Sinha, Head, National Centre for Disaster
Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India,
8.Orissa Super Cyclone,99- Mr.M.C.Gupta,Director, Indian Institute of Public Administration Dr. V.K.Sharma ,Professor,
National Centre for Disaster Management,
9. Manual on Natural Disaster Management in India , National Centre for Disaster Management,
10. Disaster Management- Dr.V.K.Sharma (editor) ,National Centre for Disaster Management,
11. . EQ News-biannual Newsletter(December,2000 and June,2002) published by Department of Science and Technology,
Government of India .

JAI HIND
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V.P.Pasrija,
Assistant Director
National Disaster Management Division
Ministry of Home Affairs
Government of India
Tel: +91-11-23094612
Fax: +91-11-23093750