Disaster Management in India

Rajendra Kumar Pandey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. Besides earning his Masters, MPhil and Doctorate degrees from the University of Delhi, he also holds the prestigious Postgraduate Diploma (with summa cum laude: excellent grade) in Federalism, Decentralization and Conflict Resolution from the Institute of Federalism, University of Fribourg, Switzerland. In the past, Dr Pandey taught graduate students at the Delhi College of Arts and Commerce (1998– 2003),Hindu College (2003–09) (both University of Delhi), and the UGC-Centre for Federal Studies, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi. Besides publishing research papers in reputed journals, he has co-authored two books—Indian Government and Politics (SAGE, 2008) and Modern Indian Political Thought: Text and Context (SAGE, 2009). He has also made substantial contribution to develop self-learning materials for students of open and distance learning in different areas of political science and public administration. The current focus areas of his academic pursuits are public policy and governance with special reference to the issues of disaster management and human rights.

• PrefaceIntroductionPart A: Understanding DisastersIntroduction to DisastersNatural DisastersMan-made DisastersContextualizing DisastersPart B: Disaster Management: Concept and ContextConceptualizing Disaster ManagementDisaster Management CycleGlobal Thrust for Disaster ManagementEvolution of Disaster Management SystemPart C: Management of Disasters in IndiaDisaster Profile of IndiaDisaster Management PolicyLegal FrameworkDisaster Mitigation: Institutional ArrangementsFinancial and Federal DimensionsGood Practices in Disaster ManagementPart D: New Horizons of Disaster ManagementRole of Science and TechnologyVoluntary Action and Multilateral CooperationInnovations and Challenges in Managing DisastersTowards a Disaster-resilient IndiaManaging a Biological Disaster: The Case of COVID-19 in IndiaConclusionBibliographyIndex