Revision 1 disaster mnagement

disaster Emergency situation in which human

life and ecosystem is endanger and
emergency intervention would be
needed.
Vulnerability It is negative attribute in which
possibility of human loss and
economic loss increase
Factor which increase disaster  Anti social elemnt
vulnerability  Population expansion
 Construction of dam without
safety adherence
 Environmental degradation
 Human induced activity
Earthquake 4 earthquake zone.northern india
population density—vulnerability
increase—construction of human
settlement without compliance of
afety measure.himalyan plate –
eurassian plate…first wave to arrive P
WAVE then S wave it provide window
period of 1 to 2 min for early warning,
P wave are more destructive in nature
, japan and us originate a technology
of early warning system, grooving of
building, base isolation method, use
spring and sprawl in foundation of

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 building , dam and industrial activity
should be establish in compliance of
risk reduction method, NDMA kit
should must available to every one,
mock drill, drive an awareness
campaign for risk reduction.
Floods 12% of india is prone to flood mainly
northern state but in recent time
some instances of urban flood also
increasing-- north 24 pargana district
of wb most flood prone distt..,
Flood is a catastrophic situation in
which river drainage pattern divert
from its course and start accumulating
near to human settlement or a
condition when rainfall water start
concentrating around human
settlement because of improper
drainage infrastructure.
MONSOON—casue plethora of
damage to farmer

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