Outlined in 2016 AMCDRR in New Delhi 10-point agenda of PM Modi is pertinent in every respect for making India disaster resilient.
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SAMANVAY accomplished
In case we wish us to excel, be it in any field; first and foremost we have to critically review what the counterparts are doing and shed our inhibitions, and most importantly not hesitate in accepting where the counterparts have fared well and accordingly reprogram our strategies to optimise productivity. Even though not many in […]
SAMANVAY 2022 – Day 1
Despite disaster management being the primary responsibility of civil administration, it is often overwhelmed by disaster incidences by virtue of their magnitude, impact and geographical coverage. Long drawn rescue and relief operations together with inclement weather conditions and disrupted transport network force the civil administration to resort to the support of various specialised agencies. Having […]
Janmashtami cloudburst around Dehradun
The article posted a week ago, focused on failing risk perception of the people of the region – various factors were put forth therein as inducing these people to knowingly take risk. But then, these people routinely struggle to make the ends meet, and are for that matter left with little options to choose from. […]
Apada Prahari for disaster resilience
Believe it or not – Mother Nature does often warn us of an impending hazard. So, the consequent disaster can’t really be dubbed as being Nature’s wrath – culpability of our ignorance can’t be shifted solely to Mother Nature. We have to accept our culpability in letting the hazard take disastrous proportion. Mother Nature warning […]
आपदा प्रतिरोध्यता के लिये आपदा प्रहरी
आप माने या न माने पर ज्यादातर आपदाओं से पहले प्रकृति हमें स्पष्ट या परोक्ष रूप में चेतावनी देती हैं – प्रकृति मौका देती है हमें कि हम समय रहते उसके इशारों को समझे व अपनी सुरक्षा का प्रबन्ध करें। 1998 का मध्यमहेश्वर भू-स्खलन 1998 में रुद्रप्रयाग जनपद की मध्यमहेश्वर घाटी में हुवे भू-स्खलनों के कारण […]
प्रकृति के संकेत और आपदा प्रहरी
छोटी हो या बड़ी, हर किसी आपदा के बाद उससे हुवे जान-माल के नुकसान के साथ ही हमारे समाचार माध्यमों द्वारा देश-दुनिया के बीच परोसी जाने वाली मसालेदार व झंझकोड़ कर रख देने वाली मानवीय त्रासदी की खबरें हर किसी को यह सोचने पर विवश कर देती हैं कि काश कुछ कर के इस आपदा को […]
ATIL plaguing Uttarakhand
Yes, agricultural terrace induced landslide is what is meant by ATIL and you have heard it right. Idea might sound insane but then, backed by experience, common sense, insight and intuition, it shouldn’t be way far off the bullseye. Having witnessed ATIL caused devastation way back in 1998, it was hard to believe then that […]
Early warning for Dhauliganga-like disasters
Scientific research, howsoever promising, requires gestation time for practical application and the same stands true for avalanche warning in Himalayas. The journalists are therefore advised to report scientific research outputs with caution.
Non-monsoonal landslide in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand
Most landslides occur during the monsoon season, but the one around Sari in Rudraprayag district of Uttrakhand occurred during the winter season on February 28, 2022. Despite there being no causalities, occurrence of landslide during the winter season is certainly unusual. After winter season flood in Dhauliganga in February 2021 and post-monsoon rainfall induced landslides in Nainital in October 2021, this incidence highlights the surprises and challenges in store for disaster managers, and they are accordingly required to gear up their preparedness.