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safety of life during disasters and helping in operations; search and o n
rebuilding society after the disaster. rescue. g a t i Preparedness
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g When a disaster strikes a society, external Response : activities M
help is usually needed in the form of aid to following a disaster. DISASTER
cope with its impact. Examples : temporary Recovery Response
housing; claims processing
and grants; long-term medical care and counsel-
C a p a t i c y Building ing.
Mitigation Preparation Mitigation : activities that reduce the effects of
disasters.
Pre-Impact
Disaster
Management Event Examples : building codes and zoning; vulnera-
bility analyses; public education.
Cycle COMMON TECHNIQUES OF DISASTER
Response MANAGEMENT

Youth of the country should be encouraged
g
Recovery
to learn and practice techniques of disaster
management.
g Education about disaster management
The four phases of disaster management are
should be imparted in schools and colleges
mitigation, preparation, response and recovery.
g Disaster evacuation drills should be prac-
WHAT IS DISASTER MANAGEMENT?
tised in schools and offices
Preparedness : activities prior to a disaster.
g Prepare a first aid box which would be
Examples : preparendness plans; emergency
handy in times of disasters.
exercises/training; warning systems.
g Details of disaster management squad
Response : activities during a disaster.
should be shared through media at every
Examples : public warning systems; emergency
corner of the country.
Terminology

Destructive : causing great and irreparable damage
Avalanches : a mass of snow, ice and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside
Epicenter : the point on the earth’s surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
flood-prone : an area that has a 1 percent probability of flooding in any given year
oceanographers : a person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans

Inside Story
Inside Story
g Any natural hazard which causes loss of life and property is a disaster.
g As soon as an earthquake strikes, leave your home or school and move to an open area.

g Listen to weather bulletins regularly to know about any cyclonic development.
g Drink boiled water and eat fresh cooked food during times of flood.
g We must learn to harvest and conserve water in order to prevent drought.

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