Disaster Management By- Piyush Ranjan

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GUIDED BY:-Asst. Prof.- Mr. MAHENDRA KUMAR

What is disaster? “A disaster can be defined as any

occurrence that cause damage, ecological disruption, loss of human life, deterioration of health and health services on a scale, sufficient to warrant an extraordinary response from outside the affected community or area”. (W.H.O.)

What is Disaster Management

CHARACTERISTIC OF DISASTER

Predictability

Controllability

Speed of onset

Length of

forewarning

Duration of impact

Scope and intensity

of impact

PHASES OF DISASTER

Pre-impact phase

Impact phase

Post-impact phase

India and Natural Disasters

Over 65% land area vulnerable to earthquake;

70% of land under cultivation prone to drought;

5% of land (40 million hectares) to floods;

8% of land (8,000 km coastline) to cyclones.

A Major Disaster occurs every 2-3 years;

50 million people affected annually

1 million houses damaged annually along with human,social and other losses

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OFCIVIL ENGINEERS

Policy maker Planner Structural engineer Geotechnical engineer Hydrological / irrigation engineer Environmental engineer / Public Health Surveyor Transportation engineer Marine engineer Construction manager/ Project manager Services (Plumbing, Fire-fighting, Lift, HVAC, Electrical)

Major Disasters in India

2001 Gujarat earthquake 2012 Maharashtra drought 2013 Uttarakhand floods  

Gujarat earthquake2001

There were more than 20,000 deaths and 167,000 people injured

Four districts of Gujarat lay in ruin and altogether, 21 districts were affected

Around 300,000 families and at least 3 million children aged 14 and under were affected.

Around 600,000 people were left homeless. In the city of Bhuj, more than 3,000 inhabitants

of the city lost their lives; the main hospital was crushed and close to 90% of the buildings was destroyed.

Impact of Earthquake

MAHARASTRA DROUGHT 2012

Villages Affected Cattle CampsWater StorageDrinking WaterAgriculture & Industries 

UTTARAKHAND FLOODS2013

822 deaths occurred in floods (official details) 1800 were missing persons. 2232 has fully damaged houses. 154 bridges got damaged. 1520 roads got damaged.

Impact of Uttarakhand Floods

IS ONLY

NATURE

FAULTY.........?

More than 220 power and mining projects are running in 14 river valleys in Uttarakhand.

Several rivers are being diverted through tunnels for these projects leading to major disasters in the state.

Also rapid growth of hydroelectricity dams that disrupt water balances and this also triggered the action of disaster .

Uttarakhand Floods

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