DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Disaster management is the collective term for all activities and measures which can be taken up before, during and after a disaster with the purpose of avoiding reducing the impact or recovering from its losses.

The Disaster Management Act 2005 defines 'disaster management as a continuous and integrated process of planning, organizing, coordinating and implementing measures, which are necessary to prevent danger or threat of any disaster mitigation or reduce the risk or severity or and preparedness to deal with any disaster, quick response to any threatening disaster situation or disaster, estimating the severity or magnitude of effects of any disaster evacuation, rescue, relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction.

Disaster management means managing resources and various responsibilities to deal with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies. This may include preparedness before a disaster, response, and recovery i.e. rebuilding and supporting society. The purpose of this is to reduce the impact of disasters.

DISASTER ASSESSMENT

Disaster Assessment is A methodology to determine the nature and extent of disaster by analyzing potential hazards and evaluating existing conditions of vulnerability that harm exposed people, property, services. and the environment on which they depend is known as disaster assessment.

A complete disaster assessment not only evaluates the magnitude and probability of potential losses but also provides a full understanding of the causes and impact of those losses.

Disaster assessment, therefore, is an integral part of the decision and policy-making processes and requires close collaboration among various parts of society.
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