Disaster Management in India

Preparedness
- Prevent and mitigate the crisis; and
- Prepare for the actual occurrence of the risk, hazard, and vulnerability.
Different short-term strategies that either lessen the scope and severity of the threat or increase the resilience and capability of the components at risk can also help to alleviate a crisis.
Better zoning and construction code enforcement, appropriate drainage system maintenance, increased public knowledge and education to lower the risks of dangers, and other measures all aid in limiting the damage.

In the event of a crisis, those affected by it want prompt action to reduce and lessen their losses and suffering. During this phase, a few ‘fundamental activities’ become crucial. These are as follows:
- An area’s evacuation
- Next comes search and rescue
- Provision of fundamental requirements including food, clothing, shelter, medicine, and other items required to bring the affected community’s life back to normal.

Recovery: During this phase, efforts are made to minimise susceptibility and potential hazards in addition to achieving an early recovery. It involves two overlapping rounds of rehabilitation and repair work.
Rehabilitation: Temporary public facilities and housing are provided as part of rehabilitation, which serves as a bridge to long-term recovery.
Reconstruction: This process includes restoring damaged ecosystems and infrastructure and enabling sustainable livelihoods.

PM’s 10-point Action Agenda in Disaster Management

All development sectors must imbibe the principles of disaster risk management.
Risk coverage must include all, starting from poor households to SMEs to multinational corporations to nation-states.
Women’s leadership and greater involvement should be central to disaster risk management.
Invest in risk mapping globally to improve global understanding of Nature and disaster risks.
Leverage technology to enhance the efficiency of disaster risk management efforts.
Develop a network of universities to work on disaster-related issues.
Utilise the opportunities provided by social media and mobile technologies for disaster risk reduction.
Build on local capacity and initiative to enhance disaster risk reduction.
Make use of every opportunity to learn from disasters and, to achieve that, there must be studies on the lessons after every disaster.
Bring about greater cohesion in the international response to disasters.

Risk Coverage Include