E-Governance and Disaster Management [Hardcover]

Language: English. ABOUT THE BOOK: Disaster management occupies an important place in this country’s policy framework as it is the poor and the underprivileged who are worst affected on account of calamities. India has been traditional vulnerable to the natural disasters on the account of unique geoclimatic conditions. Floods, droughts, cyclones, earthquakes and landslides would have been a recurrent phenomena. The record of Indian society as a whole has been quite dismal as far as disaster relief and managing the situation arising in the wake of a calamity is concerned. The national and state governments carry out most of the brunt and coordination for disaster relief. It is in this area that India needs improvement in its approach and handling of disaster like situations. National Disaster Management Authority is an agency, whose primary purpose is to coordinate response to natural or manmade disasters. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: COL. (Dr.) Prof. RAJESH KUMAR, a naïve country boy Raju from Bhojpur in Bihar joined Indian Army, commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in Corps of Signals at the age of 22 and still discharging his selfless service dedicated to the nation in olive green. He commanded a platoon, company, battalion in operational areas of Jammu & Kashmir, Assam and Punjab. Colonel Rajesh is recognized as an authority on counterterrorist operations extensive research on Disaster Management and earned his Ph.D. Degree from Ranchi University. The adventurist Captain Rajesh while leading the Indian Motorcycles Team DareDevils, during 3rd National Games, Pune on 25 Jan 1994 and got his name embossed in Guinness Book of World Records. He led the Army Mountaineering Expedition Aarohi in year 2001. Of late he has been awarded JHARKHAND RATNA, and also The BIHAR GAURAV in 2013. He is presently with the Jharkhand Govt. from Indian Army on deputation, as Associate Professor to the Jharkhand Raksha Shakti University. CONTENTS: Acknowledgements 13 Preface 15 1. Disaster Management: An Introduction 17 • Introduction • Term of Reference • Aim • Layout • Types of Natural Disasters • Relevance of Disaster Management Study • Conclusion. 2. Factors and Significance of Disasters 29 • India’s Vulnerability to Disasters • The Problem • Justification of the Study • Limitations of the Study • India: A Country Profile Millennium Challenge • Background • The Disaster Management Information System • Disaster Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness • Trauma Management • Rescue International • Natural Disasters • Disaster Mitigation Tool Kit • Health Kit • First Aid Medicine Kit • School Kit • Kit for Kids • Domestic Kit • Sewing Kit • Cleaning Utilities • Baby Items • Cleaning Supplies • Miscellaneous • Paper Products • Personal Items • Forecasting of Natural Disasters • Disaster Mitigation and Vulnerability Atlas of India • WorldWide Earthquake Locator • World Earthquake Information from USGS National Earthquake Information Centre • Earthquake Data • Predicting an Earthquake • EQNet: Earthquake Information Network • UC Berkley Seismological Laboratory • Flood • Cyclone • National Hurricane Centre • Canadian Hurricane Centre • National Weather Service Disaster Survey Reports • Purdue University Hurricane and Tropical Data • Drought • Current Drought Status in Queensland, Australia • The Canadian Climate and Water Information • Weekly Global Climate Highlights from CPC • The Greater Horn Information Exchange (GHIE) • Drought Monitor • How can you help? • You can help • Information Technology Tools for Natural Disaster Risk Management • EIIP Virtual Forum • NASA’s Disaster Finder • Doctors Without Borders • Virtual Hospital at University of Iowa Health Centre Virtual Hospital (VH) • References • Notes. 3. Disasters: Causes and Effects 63 • Existing Institutional Arrangements • National Level • State Level • District and Local Level • Other Stakeholders • External Linkages • Disaster Management Policy • State Level • District Level • Legal and Technolegal Framework.…