1. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
G.V.V. Sarma
Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India

2. Disaster (As per DM Act, 2005)
Disaster means a catastrophe, mishap, calamity or grave occurrence affecting any area from natural and manmade causes, or by accident or negligence, which results in substantial loss of life or human suffering or damage to, and destruction of property, or damage to, or degradation of environment and is of such a nature and magnitude as to be beyond the capacity of the community of the affected areas. 2 2

3. Disaster events (1900-2009) Decades Hydro meteorological Geological
Types
Decades
1900
-09
1910
-19
1920
-29
1930
-39
1940
-49
1950
-59
1960
-69
1970
-79
1980
-89
1990
-99
2000
Total
Hydro meteorological 28 72 56
120
232
463
776
1498
2034
3529
8880
78.4%
Geological 40 33 37 52 60 88
124
325
354
1373
12.1%
Biological 5 7 10 3 4 2 64
170
361
612
1275
11.3% 73
107 99
112
176
294
388
964
2720
4495
11328

4. Hazard Vulnerability in India
12%
68%
59% 3% 8%

5. Major Losses in India due to Disasters ( 2001-2013)
Year
Lives Lost
Cattle Lost
Houses damaged
Cropped area affected
(in lakh Ha)
834
21,269
3,46,878
18.72
898
3,729
4,62,700
21.00
1,992
25,393
6,82,209
31.98
1,995
12,389
16,03,300
32.53
2,698
1,10,997
21,20,012
35.52
2,402
4,55,619
19,34,680
70.87
3,764
1,19,218
35,27,041
85.13
3,405
53,833
16,46,905
35.56
1,677
1,28,452
13,59,726
47.13
2,310
48,778
13,38,619
46.25
1,600
9,126
8,76,168
18.87
984
24,360
6,71,761
15.34
5,677
1,02,998
12,10,227
63.74 5

6. Disaster Management Act,2005
# Institutional Mechanism -
NDMA, SDMA, DDMA
NEC,SEC
NDRF
# Financial Arrangements-
National Disaster Response Fund, State Disaster Response Fund and District Disaster Response Fund
National Disaster Mitigation Fund & similar such fund at state and district levels
Capacity Building Grant
Response Reserve (to be created)
# Capacity Development-
NIDM
Other institutions:
Civil Defence
Fire Services
Home Guards

7. Disaster Management Policy, Plans and Guidelines
National Policy on Disaster Management, 2009
National Action Plan on Climate Change-Issued by MOEF
Drought Manual –Prepared jointly by MOA/ NIDM and issued by MOA.
Guidelines- 26 guidelines issued by NDMA. (
National Disaster Management Plan( Cleared by NEC, to be finalised by NDMA)
State and District Disaster Management Plans 7

8. Guidelines on Preparedness and Response (Checklist for preparedness )
Vulnerability assessment
Dissemination of warning
Emergency Response activities
Coordination
Rapid Damage Assessment
Maintenance of essential services
Stocking of essential commodities
Medicines
Drinking water
Shelter/Camps
Community participation
Evacuation Plan
Activating EOCs
Search & Rescue Teams
Communication
Identification of Nodal Officer
Status of SDRF
Preparedness Drill

9. Mitigation and Prevention
Mainstreaming DRR in development strategy- Planning Commission
Constitution of a Working Group for inclusion of DRR measures in the 12th Five Year Plan
Flexi Funds:- The Ministry of Finance has given detailed guidelines by their circular dated 6th January 2014 on earmarking 10% of funds of centrally sponsored releases as ‘Flexi Fund’, part of which can be utilised for disaster mitigation or for restorations works activities according to the State specific need. Such mainstreaming plan provision would address the issue appropriately to supplement the efforts of the affected State at some degree.
Self Certification/ DM Audit mechanism in all Centrally sponsored schemes- Ministry of Finance
All the major public infrastructure projects are to be subjected to disaster impact analysis and adopt hazard resistant construction technology to ensure structural safety against natural hazards. 9

10. Hazard Specific Mitigation Projects
National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project –under implementation in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh (Phase-I) ; Phase II being planned for Kerala, Gujarat, West Bengal and Maharashtra
National Earthquake Risk Mitigation Project - Under implementation on a pilot basis
Strengthening of Fire Services – Being finalised
Flood Management Programme : Ministry of Water Resources
Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project : Ministry of Environment and Forests 10

11. Technological inputs
Nodal agencies for forecasting and early warning dissemination
Disaster
Agency
Ministry
Cyclone
India Meteorological Department
Earth Sciences
Tsunami
Indian National Centre for Oceanic Information Services
Earthquake
Floods
Central Water Commission
Water Resources
Landslides
Geological Survey of India
Mines
Avalanche
DRDO
Defence 11

12. Preparedness and Response
IDRN
Advance procurement of material and equipment
Early warning of different disasters
Identification of potential hazard
Dissemination of early warning
Evacuation
Emergency Communication Plan - to provide last mile connectivity
NEOC/ SEOCs/DEOCs for effective coordination during disaster response
Nodal Ministries/Departments for forecasting of various Disasters 12

13. Preparednes (Contd) Response Mechanism:
Cabinet committee on management of Natural Calamities
National Crisis Management Committee
NEC
State Government
-SEC
-DDMA
-Sub-district Administration (SDM/Tehsildar, PRIs, ULBs, police, civil defence, fire services, home guards, NCC, NYK, Red Cross and civil society organisations)
NDR Force
SDR Force 13

14. Financial Arrangements (Over 5 years)
Grants:
13th Finance commission SDRF : Rs. 33, 581 Crore
NDRF : Rs 17,360 Crore
Capacity Building Grant : Rs. 525 Crore
Disaster Response Reserve: Rs. 250 Crore-
to be constituted
Revamping of Fire Services (` crore to ULBs),apportion of which available for Fire Services.
Plan Schemes-
Strengthening of Fire and Emergency Services Rs. 700 crore
Revamping of Civil Defence Rs. 300 crore
Non Plan Scheme-
Financial Assistance to ATIs/other training institutes Lakhs/per 25 lakh/centre of Excellence
Externally Aided Projects:
GOI-UNDP DRR Programme (MHA/NDMA)
NCRMP ( Rs Crore) (NDMA/Odisha & AP)
GOI-USAID DMS Project (MHA/NIDM/Trg. Institutes) 14

15. Capacity Development
Institutional arrangements for capacity development at National and state level. (NIDM, Disaster Management Centers in the states, NCDC, NFSC, NDRF).
Efforts are made to mainstream Capacity Development strategies in most of the ministries and Government department at National, State and District Level
National Disaster Management Programme
Capacity Building Grant under 13th Finance Commission 15

16. Key issues Priority during 'non-disaster' phase
Clearance of old liabilities
Inventory management
Maintenance of equipment
Inter-institutional coordination
Operationalisation of EOCs
Community involvement
Role of PRIs and ULBs
Dealing with media

17. Issues to be addressed Institutional Strengthening
Strengthening of SDMA and DDMAs
Strengthening capacities of Panchayat and local bodies
Strengthening of Centre for Disaster Management
24 X 7 functional Emergency Operation Centers (EOC) to be functional.
State Disaster Response Force (SDRF)
Earmarking Battalion/Team or raising new force for the purpose.
Training of the SDRF in coordination with NDRF
Use of Capacity Building Grant for Training of SDRF as per the Guidelines
Associating Civil Defence, Fire Services, Home Guards 17

18. Issues to be addressed regarding
NDR Fund
State Memorandum to be submitted when the SDRF is inadequate to meet the immediate relief
Recourse to NDRF only in case of disaster of severe nature
Memorandum to be submitted in consolidated format with supporting documents /evidences
Memorandum to be submitted only for relief and immediate restoration. Long term or medium term recovery measures to be financed through other Plan schemes of the States
CAG observations to be noted for future
For accessing grant under the Capacity Building Grant awarded by 13th Finance Commission, annual work-plan and utilisation to be finalized by the states by 15th June 18

19. Challenges in Disaster Response
Early Warning Systems of IMD has predicted the strength, movement of the cyclone ‘Phailin’ along with possible location of landfall with precision almost 3 days in advance. This has helped the authorities to take preemptive measures to reduce casualties.
Telecommunication infrastructure can be damaged during any disaster. Back-up arrangements need to be in place, like Satellite phones for communication during disaster phase. Telecommunication companies may also arrange adequate number of mobile BTS towers for immediately restoring the telecommunication facilities in the aftermath of disaster.

20. Challenges in Disaster Response--contd
In ecologically vulnerable tourist areas, there can be a system to register/ regulate the tourists, so that people can be effectively traced in disasters
Organised and trained State Disaster Response Force has helped in tackling any disasters
Equipping fire service as multi-disaster responders
The Central/State Governments due to limited resources are not able to fully compensate the losses suffered by the affected people. Therefore, there is need to explore risk transfer arrangements like insurance.

21. Thank You 21