Disaster Recovery and the Road Ahead - IGNOU
Disaster Recovery and the Road Ahead - IGNOU Disaster Recovery and the Road Ahead - IGNOU
13 Promotion of Cultural, Educational and Aesthetic Aspects Establishing recreation centres in every locality Using cultural programmes to make people aware of disaster management and deal with ensuing trauma Providing knowledge, skills and attitudes on disaster management through cultural programmes 14 Burials and Burial Grounds; Cremations, Cremation Grounds; and Electric Crematoriums Establishing electric burial grounds in all areas Creating awareness about safe burial of bodies Ensuring proper disposal of dead bodies Identifying, calculating and numbering bodies for last rites in disaster aftermath Setting up more electric crematoriums Disinfecting the burial and cremation grounds periodically 15 Cattle Pounds; Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Establishing slaughter houses outside the city Fencing farms to guard against stray animals Disposing of dead animals properly Removing injured animals from disaster site and taking them to vet centres Providing suggestions on formulation of a sound policy on prevention of cruelty against animals Regulating slaughter houses Setting up cow shelters Setting up of veterinary centres 16 Vital Statistics including Registration of Births and Deaths Ensuring proper registration of all births and deaths Providing ration cards/kisan cards/job cards on the basis of birth/death registration Assessing the number of deaths during disasters Arranging for compensation to the kith and kin of the dead Ensuring that registration takes place in municipalities Providing for coordination among different agencies for registration 17 Public Amenities including Street Lighting, Parking Lots, Bus Stops and Public Conveniences 18 Regulation of Slaughter Houses and Tanneries Constructing parks, lamp posts, toilets in large numbers Providing licences to slaughter houses and tanneries Creating recycling plants Providing for immediate restoration of infrastructural facilities Arranging for safe disposal of wastes Ensuring wastes do not get mixed with drinking water Provisioning funds for bettering infrastructural facilities Implementing strict regulation laws and ensuring their adherence 71
These specific tasks could be combined with an array of new innovations that are taking place in the field of disaster management. We must remember that disaster management is an ‘art’ that turns into ‘science’ during catastrophes. With the right dose of technology, it could turn into ‘science’ even at the policy formulation level. New Developments and Innovations The advancement in science and technology could be used with advantage for speedy long-term recovery. Certain developments in the recent past could be regarded as much needed steps in the right direction: i) NDMA in collaboration with JPN Apex Trauma Centre AIIMS, New Delhi has started training of doctors for Advance Trauma Life Support Source: Innovation Policy/scienceprogress.org (ATLS) courses. These courses are standardized and collaborated with American Surgeon Association Training Module, which is being practiced in 13 other countries. So far, 27 courses have been conducted, training 810 doctors throughout the country. Source: NDMA Photo Gallery ii) Since it would neither be possible nor advisable to assess the vulnerability of each house/ infrastructure in different regions of the country, a “technical template” is being formulated classifying the buildings/ infrastructures into certain categories that would be amenable to evaluation of their damage patterns due to different hazards of various magnitudes. Preparation of “Building Typology Template” has been finalized by the NDMA, which needs to be standardized to take care of the variations in the residential buildings in different regions in the country. iii) iv) NDMA has proposed to develop a Geographic Information System (GIS) based National Disaster Management Information System (NDMIS), where the data collected from different nodal agencies will be utilized along with detailed GIS and Decision Support System (DSS) for generation of very sophisticated actionable information for all the stakeholders at various levels by involving the domain experts from the scientific and technological community of the nation. GIS Platform with DSS will host the core database as well as disaster specific database for carrying out Vulnerability Analysis and Risk Assessment that are essential to enforce holistic and pro-active management of disasters in contrast to the response centric approach. A major initiative in the field of Disaster Response Training has been the publication of a ‘Training Regime Report on Disaster Response’, by a Committee set up in the NDMA. This 72
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These specific tasks could be combined with an array of new innovations that are taking place in<br />
<strong>the</strong> field of disaster management. We must remember that disaster management is an ‘art’ that turns<br />
into ‘science’ during catastrophes. With <strong>the</strong> right dose of technology, it could turn into ‘science’ even<br />
at <strong>the</strong> policy formulation level.<br />
New Developments <strong>and</strong> Innovations<br />
The advancement in science <strong>and</strong> technology could<br />
be used with advantage for speedy long-term<br />
recovery. Certain developments in <strong>the</strong> recent past<br />
could be regarded as much needed steps in <strong>the</strong> right<br />
direction:<br />
i) NDMA in collaboration with JPN Apex Trauma<br />
Centre AIIMS, New Delhi has started training<br />
of doctors for Advance Trauma Life Support Source: Innovation Policy/scienceprogress.org<br />
(ATLS) courses. These courses are<br />
st<strong>and</strong>ardized <strong>and</strong> collaborated with American Surgeon Association Training Module, which is<br />
being practiced in 13 o<strong>the</strong>r countries. So far, 27 courses have been conducted, training 810<br />
doctors throughout <strong>the</strong> country.<br />
Source: NDMA Photo Gallery<br />
ii) Since it would nei<strong>the</strong>r be possible<br />
nor advisable to assess <strong>the</strong> vulnerability of<br />
each house/ infrastructure in different regions<br />
of <strong>the</strong> country, a “technical template” is being<br />
formulated classifying <strong>the</strong> buildings/<br />
infrastructures into certain categories that<br />
would be amenable to evaluation of <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
damage patterns due to different hazards of<br />
various magnitudes. Preparation of “Building<br />
Typology Template” has been finalized by <strong>the</strong><br />
NDMA, which needs to be st<strong>and</strong>ardized to<br />
take care of <strong>the</strong> variations in <strong>the</strong> residential<br />
buildings in different regions in <strong>the</strong> country.<br />
iii)<br />
iv)<br />
NDMA has proposed to develop a Geographic Information System (GIS) based National<br />
<strong>Disaster</strong> Management Information System (NDMIS), where <strong>the</strong> data collected from different<br />
nodal agencies will be utilized along with detailed GIS <strong>and</strong> Decision Support System (DSS) for<br />
generation of very sophisticated actionable information for all <strong>the</strong> stakeholders at various levels<br />
by involving <strong>the</strong> domain experts from <strong>the</strong> scientific <strong>and</strong> technological community of <strong>the</strong> nation.<br />
GIS Platform with DSS will host <strong>the</strong> core database as well as disaster specific database for<br />
carrying out Vulnerability Analysis <strong>and</strong> Risk Assessment that are essential to enforce holistic <strong>and</strong><br />
pro-active management of disasters in contrast to <strong>the</strong> response centric approach.<br />
A major initiative in <strong>the</strong> field of <strong>Disaster</strong> Response Training has been <strong>the</strong> publication of a<br />
‘Training Regime Report on <strong>Disaster</strong> Response’, by a Committee set up in <strong>the</strong> NDMA. This<br />
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