Disaster Management

Disaster Management has to be a multi-disciplinary and pro-active approach. The "best" disaster is the one for which we are so well prepared that it never happens. While natural catastrophes such as tornadoes and earthquakes are difficult to predict and impossible to prevent, it is possible to avoid or minimize the impact of many other potentially disastrous conditions. Many steps towards greater disaster preparedness can be taken at little or no cost; the cost of implementing others is significant, but invariably far lower than disaster recovery necessitated by neglect of preventive measures Besides various measures for putting in place institutional and policy framework, disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness enunciated in this dissertation and initiatives being taken by the Central and State Governments, the community, civil society organizations and media also have a key role to play in achieving our goal of moving together, towards a safer India. The message being put across is that, in order to move towards safer and sustainable national development, development projects should be sensitive towards disaster mitigation.