DISASTER MANAGMENT

DISASTER MANAGMENTIndia has been traditionally vulnerable to natural disasters on account of its unique geoclimaticconditions. Floods, cyclones, droughts, earthquakes and landslides have been arecurrent phenomena. About 60% of the landmass is prone to earthquake of various intensives,over 40 million hectares is prone to floods, about 8% of the total area is prone to cyclones and68% of the area is susceptible to drought

We can make a our citySafer by--+ Generating Awareness at all level Preparing the community to respond to disasters in a better manner Training and capacity building Networking knowledge of best practices Formation of Disaster Management Plans at all levelsHOW TO CONTROL DISASTER(FLOOD)Improvement of surface drainageConstruction of embankment and flood wallsConstruction of flood control reservoirs which can temporarily hold a part of flood within the storage spacePreventing soil erosion by planting of treesImprovement of river channelConstruction of raised platform to be used during flood emergencyEstablishment of proper flood warning systemDetection of disaster by SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR images