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is a highly disaster prone area. In recent years, natural
calamities in the form of floods, landslides, hail and
cyclonic storms have caused loss of lives and property,
besides destroying the rich vegetation and wild life.
The Assam floods and the Tsunami in 2004 were the worst
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In many cases communities have been exposed
and left vulnerable to shocks of natural disasters, as there
was no disaster mitigation plan. The destruction that takes
place throws the economy out of gear. Recent examples have
shown that India needs a fortified disaster management strategy
and also expertise in the area.
IGSSS’ focuses on disasters caused by natural
calamities like floods, landslides and earthquakes,
while its preparedness plans include all kinds of disasters
including the consequences of conflict. The disaster mitigation
strategy has two components:
- Emergency Relief Assistance
- Rehabilitation Support
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- Reduce the risk and vulnerability of the affected
communities
- Provide basic amenities and rehabilitation
support (including infrastructure development)
to the community
- Establish greater capacity and preparedness
measures to deal with any emergencies arising
from disasters or conflict
- Develop preparedness plans to reduce the
impact of possible emergencies
- Form a coalition among the government officials,
NGOs, resource institutes and IGSSS to ensure
pro activeness and sustainability of measures
- Conduct research and documentation for information
sharing on disasters and disaster mitigation
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