Disaster Management in India
Contents: Preface. 1. Educating Communities to Sustain Economic Health in the Face of Disasters. 2. Socio-Economic Effects of Landslides and Floods with a Technical Perspective. 3. Financing of Disaster Mitigation Management in Power Sector-NHPC Perspective. 4. Scale Down Method for Disaster Management. 5. Socio-Economic Dimensions of Natural Disaster in India: Suggested Strategies for Mitigations. 6. Role of Insurance and Reinsurance in Disaster Risk Management. 7. Role of Indian Navy in Orissa Super Cyclone of October 1999. 8. Occurrence and Mitigation of Flash Floods. 9. Creation of a Centre of Excellence for Cyclone Disaster Mitigation. 10. An Actual Experience of Disastrous Floods in North India – Lessons There of. 11. Information Technology for Mitigation of Floods. 12. Prediction in Ungauged Basis (PUB) as Disaster Mitigation Tool in the Himalayan River Basin. 13. A New Approach to Avalanche Forecasting and Disaster Management for Western Himalaya. 14. Devastating Events of Cloudburst Leading to Landslide Disaster And its Consequences in Garhwal Himalaya. 15. Landslide Hazard in North East India: A Case Study. 16. Natural Disaster Mitigation - An Integrated Approach for Forecasting of Landslides. 17. Prediction of Landslide Using an Intelligent Approach – A Case Study. 18. Religious Heritage in the Himalayas, Mapping and Risk Assessment (E1). 19. Hydrological Analysis of Severe Rainstorms in North West India. 20. Effective Management of Chemical Hazards Associated With Natural Disasters. 21. Disaster Management and Land Slide Mitigation in Sikkim. Bibliography. Index.
“Communities suffer from natural, technological and human-caused disasters every day. Within each community, professionals, citizens and organized groups work independently and collaboratively to help safeguard the local economy from the economic disaster impacts. Some of these entities have never worked together in a cohesive manner, or done so in a way that supports long-term sustainable working relationships. Groups that play significant “roles include emergency managers, economic developers, business leaders, local and regional political leaders and non-governmental organizations. Concerned citizens also play important roles. All of these groups, individuals, as well as many others, have important roles as possible partners in developing and implementing a disaster resistant planning process.
By involving these invaluable groups in an integrated process a new approach is taken to leverage resources for effective mitigation and long-term economic sustainable growth. By understanding and addressing the fundamental socioeconomic issues, the resources and disciplines can be more effectively brought together to build safeguards for lives, property and economies of our society when disaster does strike.
Unfortunately, most communities throughout the world have not developed these invaluable connections, either due to lack of understanding of how the different groups can work together effectively, or because the system is not in place to encourage or support this happening. The world is changing so rapidly that we can no longer afford to not develop these relationships that create a basis for crating a systems approach to community sustainability.
This Book will be of immense help to all those contemplating to acquire an expert knowledge of disaster management in general and landslides, cyclones, floods, avalanches, cloud bursts and other natural as well as man-made disasters in particular.”(jacket)
