Disaster management in India
Anand Patwardhan
IIT-Bombay
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Why?
 Climate change is likely to be perceived
through experience of extreme weather
events
 Therefore, response to climate change
will perhaps happen through adaptation
to climate hazards
 Important to characterize the institutional
mechanisms and structures in place for
responding to natural (and climate-
related) disasters
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Mortality due to natural hazards
1990 - 2000
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Average annual impacts from
natural hazards
 Mortality: 3600
 Crop area: 1.42 million hectares
 Property (houses): 2.36 million dwellings
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Exposure to natural hazards
 40 million hectares flood prone (5% of area)
 54% area exposed to seismic activity
 East coast of India and Gujarat (West coast)
exposed to cyclone risk
 A preliminary assessment of exposure to major
hazard categories has been done in 1996-1998
(as a part of IDNDR) by the Building Materials
Technology Promotion Council of the Ministry of
Urban Development. Check:
http://www.bmtpc.org/disaster.htm
 Trying to put this information in a GIS format
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Disaster management
 Climate hazards within overall context of
disaster management
 Statutory responsibility of state governments
 Central government provides logistic and
financial support
 Elaborate response mechanism at national level
 State level responses vary
 National coordinating body: National Disaster
Management Cell (NDMC), Department of
Agriculture and Co-operation, Ministry of
Agriculture (http://www.ndmindia.nic.in/)
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA : NODAL MINISTRIES /
DEPARTMENT FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DISASTERS NODAL MINISTRIES
Natural Disasters Agriculture
Air Accidents Civil Aviation
Civil Strife Home Affairs
Railway Accidents Railways
Chemical Disasters Environment
Biological Disasters Health & family Welfare
Nuclear Accident Atomic Energy
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National response mechanism
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MANAGEMENT MECHANISM
* Integrated Administrative Machinery
* National Contingency Action Plan -
identify initiatives by various agencies
* Department of Agriculture &
Cooperation - the Nodal Department
* Central Relief Commissioner - Chief
Nodal Officer at National level
* State/District Contingency Plans and
Relief Manuals
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Natural Disaster Response-
Government of India
 National Crisis Management
Committee(NCMC) under Cabinet
Secretary
 Crisis Management Group(CMG)
under Central Relief Commissioner
 Group of Ministers, Group of
Secretaries and High Level
Committees-Need base
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GOI Departments for Disaster
Response
 Armed Forces-Ministry of
Defence
 Central Para Military Forces-
Ministry of Home Affairs
 International Response- Ministry
of External Affairs
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GOI Departments for Disaster
Response
 Ministries/Departments:
Rural Development, Drinking Water Supply Power,
Telecom , Health, Urban Development
Food & Public Distribution, Shipping
Surface Transport, Railways, Civil Aviation
Women & Child Development
Water Resources, Animal Husbandry
India Meteorological Department(IMD)
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT POLICY-
SALIENT FEATURES
* Recognition of linkages between natural
disasters and development
* Connecting of specific programmes like
DPAP, DDP, NWDPRA and Wasteland
Development Programme for managing
natural disasters
* Emphasis on forecasting and warning using
advanced technology
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CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME FOR DISASTER
MANAGEMENT - SALIENT FEATURES
* Human resource Development
* Setting up of National Centre for Disaster
Management (NCDM)
* Setting up of Disaster Management Faculties
in States
* Programmes for Community Participation
and Public Awareness
* Observing National Disaster Reduction Day
* Activities to achieve the goals and objectives
of IDNDR/ISDR
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External Assistance -Policy
 No formal appeal for external
assistance made for relief
 External assistance,if offered as
solidarity accepted with gratitude
 Gujarat earthquake- international
response overwhelming
 Bi-lateral agreements suggested by
some countries for emergency
response
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DISASTER RESPONSE ARRANGEMENTS IN
THE STATES
 STATE CABINET
 STATES CRISIS MANAGEMENT
GROUP: HEADED BY CHIEF
SECRETARY.
 INSTITUTION OF RELIEF
COMMISSIONERS IN STATES
 STATES/DISTRICTS CONTINGENCY
PLAN S / RELIEF CODES.
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Example: AP cyclone hazard
mitigation project outcomes
 Hazard mitigation studies (international
consultants)
 IMD early warning capacity through Doppler
radar
 Infrastructure creation and restoration
 Floods – drains & embankments
 Road restoration
 Storm shelters
 Electricity transmission and distribution
 What about system / process capabilities?
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Observations
 Recognition of linkage between natural hazards and
development
 Connecting developmental programs (DPAP, NWDB)
to disaster management
 Forecasting and warning (technology use)
 Contingency planning
 Foodgrain availability
 Preparedness
 Adaptive capacity by creating a management
system
 However, focus still on relief; recovery and adaptive
capacity not thought through
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Underlying questions
 How can we evaluate the portfolio of
disaster management projects to:
 Assess implications of climate change for
project benefits?
 Assess implications of project for reducing
vulnerability to climate change?
 Related question:
 How can we incrementally adjust project
design or implementation to enhance climate
change related benefits?

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  • 1.
    Disaster management inIndia Anand Patwardhan IIT-Bombay
  • 2.
    Anand Patwardhan, IIT-Bombay2 Why?  Climate change is likely to be perceived through experience of extreme weather events  Therefore, response to climate change will perhaps happen through adaptation to climate hazards  Important to characterize the institutional mechanisms and structures in place for responding to natural (and climate- related) disasters
  • 3.
    Anand Patwardhan, IIT-Bombay3 Mortality due to natural hazards 1990 - 2000
  • 4.
    Anand Patwardhan, IIT-Bombay4 Average annual impacts from natural hazards  Mortality: 3600  Crop area: 1.42 million hectares  Property (houses): 2.36 million dwellings
  • 5.
    Anand Patwardhan, IIT-Bombay5 Exposure to natural hazards  40 million hectares flood prone (5% of area)  54% area exposed to seismic activity  East coast of India and Gujarat (West coast) exposed to cyclone risk  A preliminary assessment of exposure to major hazard categories has been done in 1996-1998 (as a part of IDNDR) by the Building Materials Technology Promotion Council of the Ministry of Urban Development. Check: http://www.bmtpc.org/disaster.htm  Trying to put this information in a GIS format
  • 6.
  • 7.
  • 8.
    Anand Patwardhan, IIT-Bombay8 Disaster management  Climate hazards within overall context of disaster management  Statutory responsibility of state governments  Central government provides logistic and financial support  Elaborate response mechanism at national level  State level responses vary  National coordinating body: National Disaster Management Cell (NDMC), Department of Agriculture and Co-operation, Ministry of Agriculture (http://www.ndmindia.nic.in/)
  • 9.
    Anand Patwardhan, IIT-Bombay9 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA : NODAL MINISTRIES / DEPARTMENT FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTERS NODAL MINISTRIES Natural Disasters Agriculture Air Accidents Civil Aviation Civil Strife Home Affairs Railway Accidents Railways Chemical Disasters Environment Biological Disasters Health & family Welfare Nuclear Accident Atomic Energy
  • 10.
    Anand Patwardhan, IIT-Bombay10 National response mechanism
  • 11.
    Anand Patwardhan, IIT-Bombay11 MANAGEMENT MECHANISM * Integrated Administrative Machinery * National Contingency Action Plan - identify initiatives by various agencies * Department of Agriculture & Cooperation - the Nodal Department * Central Relief Commissioner - Chief Nodal Officer at National level * State/District Contingency Plans and Relief Manuals
  • 12.
    Anand Patwardhan, IIT-Bombay12 Natural Disaster Response- Government of India  National Crisis Management Committee(NCMC) under Cabinet Secretary  Crisis Management Group(CMG) under Central Relief Commissioner  Group of Ministers, Group of Secretaries and High Level Committees-Need base
  • 13.
    Anand Patwardhan, IIT-Bombay13 GOI Departments for Disaster Response  Armed Forces-Ministry of Defence  Central Para Military Forces- Ministry of Home Affairs  International Response- Ministry of External Affairs
  • 14.
    Anand Patwardhan, IIT-Bombay14 GOI Departments for Disaster Response  Ministries/Departments: Rural Development, Drinking Water Supply Power, Telecom , Health, Urban Development Food & Public Distribution, Shipping Surface Transport, Railways, Civil Aviation Women & Child Development Water Resources, Animal Husbandry India Meteorological Department(IMD)
  • 15.
    Anand Patwardhan, IIT-Bombay15 DISASTER MANAGEMENT POLICY- SALIENT FEATURES * Recognition of linkages between natural disasters and development * Connecting of specific programmes like DPAP, DDP, NWDPRA and Wasteland Development Programme for managing natural disasters * Emphasis on forecasting and warning using advanced technology
  • 16.
    Anand Patwardhan, IIT-Bombay16 CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT - SALIENT FEATURES * Human resource Development * Setting up of National Centre for Disaster Management (NCDM) * Setting up of Disaster Management Faculties in States * Programmes for Community Participation and Public Awareness * Observing National Disaster Reduction Day * Activities to achieve the goals and objectives of IDNDR/ISDR
  • 17.
    Anand Patwardhan, IIT-Bombay17 External Assistance -Policy  No formal appeal for external assistance made for relief  External assistance,if offered as solidarity accepted with gratitude  Gujarat earthquake- international response overwhelming  Bi-lateral agreements suggested by some countries for emergency response
  • 18.
    Anand Patwardhan, IIT-Bombay18 DISASTER RESPONSE ARRANGEMENTS IN THE STATES  STATE CABINET  STATES CRISIS MANAGEMENT GROUP: HEADED BY CHIEF SECRETARY.  INSTITUTION OF RELIEF COMMISSIONERS IN STATES  STATES/DISTRICTS CONTINGENCY PLAN S / RELIEF CODES.
  • 19.
    Anand Patwardhan, IIT-Bombay19 Example: AP cyclone hazard mitigation project outcomes  Hazard mitigation studies (international consultants)  IMD early warning capacity through Doppler radar  Infrastructure creation and restoration  Floods – drains & embankments  Road restoration  Storm shelters  Electricity transmission and distribution  What about system / process capabilities?
  • 20.
    Anand Patwardhan, IIT-Bombay20 Observations  Recognition of linkage between natural hazards and development  Connecting developmental programs (DPAP, NWDB) to disaster management  Forecasting and warning (technology use)  Contingency planning  Foodgrain availability  Preparedness  Adaptive capacity by creating a management system  However, focus still on relief; recovery and adaptive capacity not thought through
  • 21.
    Anand Patwardhan, IIT-Bombay21 Underlying questions  How can we evaluate the portfolio of disaster management projects to:  Assess implications of climate change for project benefits?  Assess implications of project for reducing vulnerability to climate change?  Related question:  How can we incrementally adjust project design or implementation to enhance climate change related benefits?