The categorization of disaster situations into levels LO to L3 finds no mention in Disaster Management Act 2005. (2007). https://doi.org/10.1108/03074801111100445, Wani, Z. For tropical cyclone tracking and monitoring, a multiplicity of geospatial techniques is taken into consideration. Collection Building, 26(4), 108111. Highly unstable and relatively young mountainous areas in the Himalayas and Andaman and Nicobar. Cyclone Idai: A Time to Reassess Disaster Management. According to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) with the occurrence of Global Warming the intensity of precipitation and cyclones has increased leading to heavy rainfall. These disaster situations and their specific features are captured in a Disaster management matrix shown in Table. United Nations India. https://doi.org/10.7553/65-1-1502, Moustafa, L. H. (2013). Rain Shadow areas in the Western and Eastern Ghats and Deccan Plateau. 2022 Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Disaster plans: Who needs them? The Indian Tsunami Early Warming Centre (ITEWC), which is based at and operated by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad has all necessary advisories to India as well as to Indian Ocean Countries (24 countries). https://doi.org/10.1300/J118V25N03_15, Superio, D. L., Alayon, S. B., & Oliveros, M. G. H. (2017). Mausam, RSMC, New Delhi Report on cyclonic disturbances over the north Indian Ocean during 2009 IMD, New Delhi, India (2010), Shay LK, Goni GJ, Black PG (2000) Effects of a warm oceanic feature on hurricane opal. Dissemination of knowledge about drought resistant crops at proper training to practice the same can be some of the long-term measures that will be helpful in drought mitigation. Disaster planning in university libraries in India: A neglected area. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76116-5_10, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76116-5_10, eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental ScienceEarth and Environmental Science (R0). Accessed 18 Apr 2011, from http://cawcr.gov.au/publications, Kalsi SR (1999) Multiple eyewall structure in an Arabian Sea Cyclone. Tropical Cyclone. Severe Drought Prone Areas: Parts of eastern Rajasthan, most parts of Madhya Pradesh, Eastern parts of Maharashtra, interior parts of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka plateau, Northern parts of interior Tamil Nadu and Southern parts of Jharkhand and interior Orissa are included in this category. Phase I Phase II Phase III 4 5. Disaster Management MCQ Questions and Answers 1) National Institute of Disaster Management was inaugurated on September 23, 2002 August 14, 2001 October 16, 2003 August 14, 2004 Show Answer Workspace 2) Head office of the National Institute of Disaster Management is situated in India's city/ state? Disaster management approaches for academic libraries: An issue not to be neglected in Greece. Wind speed is the biggest reasons of fires in Bamboo forests. Burning Libraries: a review through the lens of history. Also about half of Indias forests are prone to fire. Libraries and the Cultural Record, 40(2), 128144. . However, nuclear emergencies can still arise due to factors beyond the control of the operating agencies from human error like system failure, sabotage,extreme natural events like earthquake, cyclone, flood, tsunami or a combination of these. A severe cyclone has battered India's west coast in recent days. Identification of groundwater potential in the form of aquifers. Droughts have cascading effects on various aspects such as: Some of the following steps can be taken to mitigate droughts:: The NDMA manual sets out four important measures that a state government should take at the time of drought, with the help of Union government. Efficient cyclone forecast and warning services. Communication facilities for disaster management include Digital Cyclone Warning Dissemination System (DCWDS) it is used pre hazard information. URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/779096, Hussein Moustafa, L. (2015). This results in inundation of human settlements, agricultural fields, damaging crops and destruction of structures created by human beings. https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-12-2019-0091, Piotrowicz, G. (2010). 8% of total geographical area in India is cyclones-prone.Natural disasters destroys 2% of GDP every year in India. A tropical cyclone begins to weaken in terms of its central low pressure, internal warmth and extremely high speeds, as soon as its source of warm moist air begins to ebb, or is abruptly cut off. A weak cyclone warning and weather forecasting system, 2. false alarm with no cyclone/storm event, despite of high warning signals, 3. no disaster awareness programmes were implemented in advance. According to Global Forest Watch, India witnessed a 125% increase in forest fires in just two years (2015-17). There is now a need to expand traditional disaster approaches by public health to incorporate NCDs. Libraries have endured numerous disasters, including cyclones, fires, floods, earthquakes, and hurricanes, in addition to the harm caused by war and terrorism. According to the 2016 blueprint of the National Disaster Management Plan, The Ministry of Earth Science is responsible for the management of Cyclone. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to provide immediate employment. doi: 10.4102/phcfm . Cyclone Disaster Management 1) Introduction Indian coasts are highly vulnerable to tropical cyclones and the consequent recurrent loss of life and property. On the basis of severity of droughts, India can be dividedinto the following regions: Extreme Drought Affected Areas: It includes parts of Rajasthan particularly areas to the west of Aravalli hills, that is marusthali and Kutch region of Rajasthan falls in this category. Google Scholar, Gohil BS, Mathur AK, Verma AK (2001) In: Proceedings of Pacific Ocean remote sensing conference, 2000, 58 Dec 2000, NIO, Goa, Indi, Goni GJ, Trinanes JA (2003) Ocean thermal structure monitoring could aid in the intensity forecast of tropical cyclones. (c) Post-Monsoon Phase: Restoration and rehabilitation phase includes establishment of a programme to restore both the disaster site and the damaged materials to a stable and usable condition. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has unveiled the. The library as lifeboat. 494515). Buildings should be wind and water resistant. 2022 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. Ansari, A.J., Ali, P.M.N. J Earth Syst Sci, Singh R, Pal PK, Kishtawal CM, Joshi PC (2008) The impact of variational assimilation of SSM/I and QuikSCAT satellite observations on the numerical simulation of Indian Ocean tropical cyclones. Restriction on construction and other developmental activities such as roads and dams, Limiting agriculture to valleys and areas with moderate slopes, Control on the development of large settlements in the high vulnerability zones, Promoting large scale afforestation programs, Construction of bunds to reduce the flow of water. Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe exposed deficiencies in the country's disaster management system. Deficiencies in safety management systems or human errors, An extraordinary release of radioactive material or radiation in the operation of nuclear reactors. The main causes of. Diamond, T. (2006). Recently 5 more countries like United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Qatar, Iran, Saudi Arabia were added in the nomenclature panel of Indian Ocean region. Recharge ground water through check dams and providing pipeline water and other irrigation facilites. Provide a shelf of comprehensive solutions for improving the vulnerability reduction of coastal areas like development of bioshield, like mangrooves and shelter belt plantation. Air comes from the above and falls on the ground. https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-04-2015-0010, Ilo, P. I., Izuagbe, R., Mole, A. J. C., & Ekwueme, L. (2018). Disaster Management Plan for Libraries Located in Cyclone-Prone Areas in India. 1 ). https://doi.org/10.1108/01604950710831906, Frank, J. M. (2011). Although the cyclone weakened and didn't cause much damage, it highlighted that India's cyclone management approach was largely based on evacuation. Disaster and security: Colorado state style. Desiltation of river is not done regularly. Public libraries in crisis time: Empirigraphy of Iranian public libraries in the 2019 Iran massive flood. https://doi.org/10.1177/0340035205061383, CrossRef https://doi.org/10.1300/J118v25n03_18, Owens, B. M., & Brown-Syed, C. (1998). https://doi.org/10.1108/03074809610127219, Heller-roazen, D. (2018). These new countries will also suggest a set names. Training and participation of staffs and officials in fire safety drills at all public and private work places, schools, educational institutions. Under-Investment in the Railways Leading to Accidents: under-investment in the railways has resulted in congested routes, inability to add new trains, reduction of train speeds and more rail accidents, Slow Expansion of Rail Networks has put undue burden on the existing infrastructure, leading to severe congestion and safety compromises. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2709356. - 159.65.153.102. Geographically, it is classified into: Tropical cyclones Extra tropical /Temperate cyclones Weather Forecast 3:460476, Velden C et al. https://doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2010.525385, Hammond, H. (1996). Restaurator, 31(34), 207221. Sometimes Tamil Nadu experiences flooding during November to January due to the retreating monsoon. 1) ( Khan, 2008, Joyce et al., 2009b, Islam and Chik, 2011 ). https://doi.org/10.1108/CC-02-2020-0003, Nevins, K., & Nyberg, S. (2007). Nat Haz 63(3):12851317, Mohapatra M, Nayak DP, Sharma RP, Bandyopadhyay BK (2013) Evaluation of official tropical cyclone track forecast over north Indian Ocean issued by India Meteorological Department. These community mitigation activities can be achieved with the support from government and other civil society organizations. https://doi.org/10.1108/01435120810869084, Cuthbert, S., & Doig, J. Disaster management practices of academic libraries in Panay Island, Philippines: Lessons from Typhoon Haiyan. Nor any drop to drink: New Orleans libraries in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. Natural Channel of streams encroached by buildings, bridges, roads etc For example encroachment in Jhelum basin caused floods in Srinagar. Example floods in Gurugram. As a result of this, both the plates are said to be locked with each other resulting in accumulation of energy at different points of time. Library and Archival Security, 22(2), 99114. Chalk out strategies for strengthening education, research and documentation for strengthening tsunami risk management preparedness measures by academic and professional institutes. insufficient capacity or measures to reduce or cope with the potential negative consequences. Tropical cyclones are given name to ease the communication between various centers,thus helps in better coordination and management.Name of a cyclone is decided by several countries in the region and is done under the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The weakening of a cyclone does not mean that the danger to life and property is over. Following are the few measures which shall be taken to control floods: Over 40 million hectares (12 per cent of land) is prone to floods and river erosion. In step with the studies of National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP) indicates that natural disaster loses equate up to India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and up to twelve-tone system of Central income. October, 100, 133153. Disaster management plans in Middle East libraries and archives in time of war: Case studies of Iraq and Egypt. Vulnerable areas should be kept for parks, grazing grounds or flood diversion instead of human settlements. Conclusion: Cyclone, flood and storm related disasters impact on treatment management and care for people with NCDs. A special thanks to the Editors: Dr. Varun Narayan Mishra, Dr. Praveen Kumar Rai and Dr. Prafull Singh for providing their constructive comments and suggestions. Habitat Ready: Disaster preparedness for homeowners. Shortage of water which leads to large scale death of cattle and other animals. https://doi.org/10.1300/J114v14n02_08, Pazooki, F., & Saboori, F. (2021). 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