FA.

2 Activity (20152016)
Disaster
Management
Vidya
Bal
Bhawan Sr.
Group Number - 6

Sec. School
10th E

Group Members :-

Shubham Kala
Bharat Adhikari
Vikrant Katoch
Vishal Kumar Gautam
Sourabh Semwal

Acknowledgement
Wewould like to express our special thanks of
gratitude to our teacher (Mrs. Navdeep) as well as
our principal (Dr. Shatvir Sharma)who gave us the
golden opportunity to do this wonderful project on
the topic (Disaster Management), which also
helped us in doing a lot of Research and we came
to know about so many new things we are really
thankful to them.
Secondly we would also like to thank our parents
and friends who helped us a lot in finalizing this
project within the limited time frame.

Certificate
This is to certify that this project on Forest and
Wildlife resources is made by group number 6 and the
members are Shubham Kala, Bharat Adhikari, Vishal
Gautam, Vikrant Katoch, and Sourabh Semwal. We are
thankful to principal sir and to concerned teacher for
giving this opportunity.

Teachers signature

Principals signature

Marks obtained

Content
Introduction
Meaning of disaster
Effects of disaster
Types of disaster
Impact of disaster on development
When does hazards leads to disaster
What is vulnerability
What is risk
Can a disaster be prevented
What is disaster management
Components of disaster management

Introduction
Introduction
Prevention is better than cure, is an old saying which is very
opt in the context of disaster management. Every year, large
chunk of resources are used by governments of different
countries as well as aid agencies in relief and rehabilitation
measures. It is now clearly evident an investment in disaster
preparedness can save thousands of lives, vital economic
assets, livelihoods and reduce the cost of overall relief
assistance. Moreover, disaster mitigation is a step forward in
attempting to conserve development gains before a disaster
strikes.
Awareness and education is an important tool in creating this
culture of prevention and preparedness. Governments has
been stressing the need to aware the people to the basic
elements of the management of these disasters.

Meaning of disaster
A disaster is man made or natural event which results in
widespread human loss. It is accompanied by loss of lives or
property causing human suffering an loss in definite area. A
disaster disrupts the normal functioning of society. It affects
large number of people causing large scale loss of life and
property.
Effects of disaster:
A disaster affects the normal functioning of people and
society.
A disaster leads of loss of life and destruction of property
on large scale.
A disaster affects the community and the affected area
requires help of outer sources to cope with the situation.

Effects of Disaster
A disaster affects the normal
functioning of people and society. A
large number of people are affected by
a disaster.
A disaster leads to loss of life and
destruction of property on large scale.
A disaster affects the community and
the affected area requires help of outer
sources to cope with the situation.

Impact of Disaster on
Development
Disaster is first and a major threat to
development of the poorest and marginalized
people of the world. Disaster seeks out for
the poor and ensures that they are poor.
Disaster resulting from an natural hazards
killed on an average 60,000people each year
between 1993 and2005. They affect people
through damage to homes, property, crop,
livestock and infrastructure.

Types of disaster
BASED ON SPEED :
i.

Slow Onset Disasters: Slow onset disasters are those

disasters which prevails for many days, months or even years.
Drought, famine, desertification and pest infestation are some
examples of slow onset disasters.
ii. Rapid Onset Disasters: A disaster which may start suddenly
and there impact may be for short term or long term is
termed as rapid onset disasters. Earthquake, flood, landslide
are some of the examples of such disasters.

Based on cause:
iii. Natural disasters: These disasters are caused by natural
hazards. Example- earthquake, landslide, flood, etc.
iv. Man made disasters: These disasters are caused by human
action, error and negligence. Example- road accidents,
chemical and industrial accidents.

When does an hazard

leads to a disaster ?
Hazard is a dangerous condition or event that
may cause injury, loss of life or damage to
property. A hazard may become a disaster
which results in widespread loss of life
&destruction of property. A disasters occurs
when the impact of a hazard is vast on a
section of a society and people are able to face
the calamity, causing deaths, injury and
damage to property.

What is Vulnerability?
Vulnerability is the extent to which a
community is affected by the impact of
hazard. There are many factors which
makes a community vulnerable to
disasters:
I. Economically weaker sections are more
vulnerable to disasters.
II. Socially backward sections of society .
III.Women, children and handicapped
persons are also more vulnerable to
disasters.

What is Risk?
Risk is a measure of the potential to
cause damage. If the vulnerability and
hazard are high, risk would be higher or
vice versa. High vulnerability and high
hazard associated with higher risk.
Factors which increase risk in our
surroundings:
I. In our locality, the cluster of juggies or
mud houses, dumps of garbage, storage
of chemicals, congested population, etc.,
are an invitation to disasters.
II. Open wares, old electrical fittings,
kerosene, closed houses, etc., are risk
factors at home.

Can a disaster be
prevented?
Although we can not prevent the natural
hazards but man made disasters can be
prevented. Similarly, the impact of disaster
can be reduced by proper planning:
a)The government department can prevent
disaster by adopting selected mitigation
measures.
b)There should be proper training and
awareness to the community and the
officials involved in the disaster
management.
c)Strict building codes can prevent the
collapse or damage of building during a
disaster such as earthquake.

What is Disaster
Management
Disaster management is a series of activities to
face or reduce the impact of a disaster. It is a
chain of various activities which has to be done
before, during and after a disaster. The main
objective is to lessen the effect of a disaster.
Preparedness, relief and response, recovery and
rehabilitation, planning, prevention and
mitigation are vital aspects of a Disaster
Management System. Disaster Management
includes the activities designed to face the
challenge of disaster or emergency situation and
to provide rescue and relief works to affected
areas or people.

Components of Disaster
Management
Four components of disaster management are :
a)Preparedness: It is a measure to ensure that
communities and services are capable to face
a disaster. Community is prepared well in
advance to face a possible disaster in their
region. Mock drills, practice and training is
done to be prepared for disasters.
b)Relief and Response: This component includes
many features such as set up of an emergency
round the clock control room, implementation
of the disaster shelters for affected people
and deployment of search and rescue teams
to save people. management plans, set of

c)Recovery: The recovery component includes

various programmes. Under recovery plan
we should make counselling programme for
those who have lost their relative during
disaster . The restoration of essential
services such as road sand communication
links etc., are vital part of recovery plan.
d) Prevention and Mitigation: There are many
things to do under mitigation measure such
as proper land use, planning etc. The
government should put restrictions on
residential buildings in disaster prone areas
. The disaster resistant buildings should be
constructed . Community must be made
aware about disasters and their preventive