All governments are responsible for protecting their citizens and endorsing the 2005 Hyogo Declaration which states that: “strengthening community level capacities to reduce disaster risk at the local...
Disasters and development are closely linked. Disasters can both destroy development initiatives and create development opportunities. Development schemes can both increase and decrease vulnerability. In the traditional approach...
Urban flooding differs from rural flooding as urbanisation leads to developed catchments which increases the flood peaks and flood volumes. As a result, flooding occurs very quickly due...
Drought differs from other hazards as it has a slow onset, evolves over months to years, affects a large spatial extent, and cause little structural damage. Its onset...
Based on the nature work, the flood protection and flood management measures may be broadly categorized as engineering/structural measures and administrative/non-structural measures. Engineering or Structural Measures These engineering...
The subject of floods control is not particularly mentioned in any of the three legislative lists of the Constitution. However, Drainage and Embankments are mentioned in State list....
The total flood prone area in India is more than 4 crore hectares. This area can be divided into four regions viz. Brahmaputra Region; Ganga Region; North West...
India has a very high frequency of great earthquakes. The reasons of high magnitude earthquakes in India are hidden in the tectonic setting of India. India is currently...
India has suffered some of the greatest earthquakes in the world with magnitude exceeding 8.0. For instance, in a short span of about 50 years, four such earthquakes...
NDMA had released its details earthquake guidelines in 2007. The guidelines prescribe measures for Central Ministries and Departments and State Governments to prepare disaster management plans having specific...
India’s coastal regions in the North Indian Ocean Basin are extremely vulnerable to cyclones and associated hazards such as storm tides. Storm Tides Storm Tides refers to the...
In India, the subject of Flood Management falls within the purview of the State Governments. Central Government provides technical, advisory, catalytic and promotional support to the flood affected...
