FULLY SOLVED BOOK LASY 5 YEARS PAPERS SOLVED PLUS GUESS

Risk and Disaster Management

UNIT-I
Disaster Contexts: Meaning, Characteristics and Types of Disasters - Indian Society and its Vulnerability to
Disasters - Hazards and Vulnerability factors - Risk assessment: Seismic Zones, Richter Scale and other measures
- Impact of disasters on socio-economic development: Social, Economic, Political and Psychological - Food,
Water, Shelter, Hygiene, Health, Education, Agriculture, Cattle wealth, Employment, Financial distress,
Electricity, Infrastructure facilities, Transportation, Industry, Environment, Disorganising in the family,
Governmental process, system and services - Impact of Disasters on population: Gender, Children, Aged, Poor,
Differently abled, Shelter less, Coastal population, Tribal population.
UNIT-II
Disaster Management - Process and Institutions: Evolution of Disaster Management in India - Disaster
Management Act, 2005 - Organization for Disaster Management at various levels - National Disaster
Management Authority at National, State, District and Local Level - Role of National Institute of Disaster
Management, State level institutions - Process: Disaster Preparedness, Prevention, Mitigation, and Rehabilitation
- Capacity Building of the stakeholders - Institutional and Legal Mechanisms - Advocacy and Public awareness
- Preparation of Prevention and Mitigation Strategies, Role of Media in Disaster Management.
UNIT III
Community-based Disaster Management: Community Based Disaster Management: Scope and Significance -
Disaster Management Planning at Village Level - Mapping of the Area and Resources - Preparatory Exercises at
the local level - Capacity building sessions: Mock Drills; Emergency Response and recovery; First Aid -
Emergency Reconstruction; Temporary Relief and Rehabilitation.
UNIT IV
Disaster Preparedness and Risk Reduction: Disaster Preparedness and Risk Reduction: Scope and Significance -
Eco Disaster Risk Reduction - Role of Local Governments in Disaster Preparedness and Risk Reduction -
Analysis of functions by the Local Governments - Empowering Local Governments in Disaster Preparedness and
Risk Reduction - Community Based Approach - Disaster Preparedness Measures: Constitution of Core team/
Task force - Village Disaster Management Plan - Capacity building of elected members, officials and community
- Use of GIS data for disaster-specific information.