Showing posts with label Disaster Management Bits. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Sunday, 10 February 2013
Diaster Management Bits
APPSC Polytechnic Lecturer Exam held
on 06.01.2013.
The following are involved in the disaster preparedness and response operation.
a)
Indian Meteorological Department.
b)
Indian Space
Research Organisation.
c)
Central Water Commission.
Main Characteristics of a Disaster Plan
a)
Clarity of Aim
b)
Flexibility
c)
Viability
‘Tsunami’ is a Japanese Word.
Bureau of Indian Standards divided earthquake prone areas in the country into 5 zones
On 11.04.2012, a powerful underwater earthquake rock Western Indonesia, which
triggered a Tsunami alert for countries along the Indian Ocean.
Some recent Big Earth Tremors are
1.
Chile (27.02.2010)
2.
Japan (11.03.2011)
3.
Indonesia (26.12.2004)
Monday, 5 November 2012
Disaster Management Bits: Assistant Engineers in A.P. Public Health and Municipal Engineering Exam -2012.
A hazard is a dangerous event. It could be Earth Quake, Tsunami and Floods.
A disaster is an event which result in widespread human loss, Loss of Livelihood and Loss of Property.
Cyclone "SIDR" hit Bangladesh on 15th November'2007.
Disaster Management activities may be conducted before a disaster, during a disaster and after a disaster.
Andhra Pradesh was severally battered by a cyclonic storm killing more than 10,000 people on 15th November'1977.
12% of India's land is prone to floods.
Earthquake can happen at any time i.e., morning, evening and night.
Weapons of Mass Destruction bring a huge loss to life, property and environment.
Components of a School Disaster Management plan are (i)Hazard identification and assessment, (ii) Sensitization of teachers and School Management and (iii) Mapping.
Earthquakes and tsunamis constitute 8% of the world distribution of disasters.
Floods constitute 30% of the World distribution of disasters.
Sunday, 5 August 2012
Important Bits on Disaster Management.
* Hazard is an incident of
accident caused by Earth quake, Tsunami and floods.
* Hazard may result in Human loss,
Property loss and cattle
loss.
* A cyclone had killed more than 50,000 in Bangladesh in 1970.
* The word Tsunami was derived from Japanese language.
* Tsunami can occur at any time of the year, day or night.
* Central Emergency Relief
Training Institute (CERTI) was founded on 29th April
1957 at Nagpur.
* CERTI was renamed as National Civil Defence
College on 1st April1968.
* National Tsunami Warning System (NTWS)
has come into force from 2005.
* Staff of Disaster Management will be trained in First aid, Cleanliness and advices on mental /physical tensions.
* The world wide share on Earth
Quakes and Tsunamis in total Hazards is 8%.
* The high power committee on
Disaster Management, constituted in 1999, has
identified 31 various disasters categorized into 5 major sub
groups as
a) Water and Climate
related disasters.
b) Geological related disasters.
c) Chemical, industrial
and nuclear related disasters.
d) Accident related
disasters.
e) Biological related
disasters.
*
National Disaster
Management Authority (NDMA) is the apex body for Disaster
Management in India.
*
The National Executive Council is the executive committee of the NDMA.
*
State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) is headed by the Chief
Minister.
*
District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) is headed by the District Collector.
*
The general superintendence, direction and control of National Disaster
Response Force (NDRF) shall be vested in
and exercised by the NDMA.
*
The command and Supervision
of NDRF shall be
vested in DG of
Civil Defence and National Disaster Response Force.
*
The Pacific Tsunami Warning System (PTWS)
was developed with its operational center at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) near Honolulu,
Hawaii.
*
In India, the Survey of
India maintains a day-to-day maintenance of the tide gauge with the assistance from authorities of the Ports.
*
On 29th
October, 1999, Super cyclone with wind speed 260-300 km/hr hit the 140 Km coast
of Orissa.
*
On an average the life
cycle of a cyclone takes 6 days.
*
The longest cyclone is Typhoon John which lasted for 31 days (August to
September, 1994) in the north east and North
West Pacific basins.
*
Around 8% of the total land area in India is prone to cyclones.
*
About 2/3rd of the cyclones that occur in the
Indian coast line occur in the Bay of Bengal.
*
The Indian
Meteorological Department is the nodal department for wind detection, tracking and forecasting cyclones.
*
Cyclone warning is
disseminated by several means such as Satellite based disaster warning systems,
radio, television, telephone, fax, high priority telegram, public announcements
and bulletins in press.
* Around 12 %( 40 million hectare) of land in India is prone to floods.
* Around 68% of India’s total area is drought prone.
* The components of Disaster Management team are
a) First Aid Group.
b) Rescue and Evacuation Group.
c) Water
and Sanitation.
d) Trauma Counseling.
* The components of the Disaster
Management are
a) Rehabilitation
b) Reconstruction
c) Prevention
Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Important Disaster Management Bits
* The national Policy on Disaster
Management was approved by the Union Cabinet in
2009.
* The chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority is Prime Minister.
* National Institute of Disaster Management is located at New Delhi.
* 1st Indian Disaster Management
Congress was inaugurated on 29.11.2006.
* National Institute of Disaster Management publishes a biannual journal titled “Disaster and Development”.
* By the following measures we can significantly reduce the impact
of disasters on our people.
a)
Better Planning
b)
Preparedness awareness
c)
Mitigation measures
* According to the World Bank, during the period 1996 to 2000, the approximate percentage loss of gross domestic produce due to disasters was 2.25%.
* National Disaster Response Fund is the
result of the 13th Finance Commission.
* Of the total 35 States/Union
Territories in India, 25 are Disaster Prone
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