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Disaster Recovery and the Road Ahead - IGNOU

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Role of ULBs<br />

Sr. Item Preparedness Response <strong>Recovery</strong><br />

No<br />

1. Urban Planning<br />

including Town<br />

Planning<br />

Monitoring <strong>the</strong><br />

construction of<br />

disaster resistant<br />

buildings <strong>and</strong> houses<br />

to ensure <strong>the</strong>y adhere<br />

to building bye-laws<br />

Creating awareness<br />

on town planning<br />

needs among people<br />

Determining<br />

disaster-prone areas<br />

by use of advanced<br />

technology such as<br />

GIS, Remote Sensing<br />

<strong>and</strong> Mapping<br />

Evacuating people<br />

immediately in<br />

disaster aftermath<br />

Creating temporary<br />

shelters for migrants<br />

Providing minimum<br />

basic facilities of<br />

water <strong>and</strong> sanitation<br />

at public<br />

conveniences<br />

2 Regulation of L<strong>and</strong>use<br />

<strong>and</strong> Construction<br />

of Buildings<br />

3 Planning for<br />

Economic <strong>and</strong> Social<br />

Development<br />

<br />

Supervising <strong>the</strong><br />

conduct of fire<br />

safety mock drills<br />

among people<br />

Encouraging<br />

construction of<br />

disaster resistant<br />

buildings <strong>and</strong> houses<br />

Categorizing l<strong>and</strong> for<br />

commercial,<br />

domestic <strong>and</strong> mixuse<br />

purposes<br />

Providing for spatial<br />

planning,<br />

transportation<br />

planning <strong>and</strong><br />

environmental<br />

planning in l<strong>and</strong>-use<br />

plans<br />

Including disaster<br />

management in longterm<br />

town planning<br />

Generating<br />

awareness on<br />

interlinkages<br />

between disasters<br />

<strong>and</strong> development<br />

4 <strong>Road</strong>s <strong>and</strong> Bridges Ensuring <strong>the</strong> use of<br />

quality material <strong>and</strong><br />

modern technology<br />

for roads <strong>and</strong><br />

bridges construction<br />

5 Water Supply for<br />

Domestic, Industrial<br />

<strong>and</strong> Commercial<br />

Purposes<br />

Focussing on laying<br />

disaster resistant<br />

pipes<br />

Ensuring safe water<br />

Removing debris<br />

from collapsed<br />

building sites<br />

Consolidating l<strong>and</strong><br />

holdings for use<br />

Assessing damages if<br />

any to social<br />

structures such as<br />

schools, dispensaries,<br />

anganwadis during<br />

disasters<br />

Encouraging <strong>the</strong><br />

construction of<br />

temporary roads <strong>and</strong><br />

bridges to evacuate<br />

people to safer places<br />

Chlorinating all<br />

water tanks<br />

Providing safe water<br />

to all<br />

Promoting <strong>the</strong> use of<br />

disaster resistant<br />

house technology<br />

Implementing<br />

building codes<br />

Mainstreaming<br />

disaster scenarios in<br />

urban planning<br />

Ensuring adherence<br />

to building bye-laws<br />

Implementing<br />

environmental<br />

(control of pollution)<br />

laws<br />

Mainstreaming<br />

disaster management<br />

into socio-economic<br />

development<br />

Analyzing seismic<br />

zones<br />

Ensuring <strong>the</strong><br />

construction of<br />

bridges/roads as per<br />

seismic zones<br />

Implementing<br />

environmental laws<br />

Creating awareness<br />

on waterborne<br />

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