Paper Code: 410
Paper: Disaster Management
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MAXIMUM MARKS: 75
Question No. 1 should be compulsory and cover the entire syllabus. This question should have
objective or short answer type questions. It should be of 25 marks.
Apart from question no. 1, rest of the paper shall consist of four units as per the syllabus. Every unit
should have two questions. However, student may be asked to attempt only 1 question from each
unit. Each question should be of 12.5 marks.
UNIT – I
Concept, Significance and practical aspects involved in disaster management, Rational and objectives of
disaster management, Community experiences of disasters, Various phases of disaster management cycle,
Broad outlines regarding natural disasters such as, Earthquake, Volcanic eruptions, Floods, Landslides,
Avalanches, Tsunamis, Cyclone, Drought and epidemics.
[No. of Hrs:
11]
UNIT – II
Monitoring and evaluation of communicable diseases in disaster, Risk factors in the spread of diseases,
Preventing and reducing outbreaks, Monitoring and evaluation of communicable diseases, Control
programme.
Manmade Disasters : War, Industrial & Chemical accidents, Rail/Air Accident & their management, Soil
degradation, Desertification, Deforestation, Depletion of water resources, Destruction of ecological system,
Landslides, Fire, Oil spill, Breakdown of essential services etc.
[No. of Hrs. 10]
UNIT – III
Categories of involved organizations, Government, Non-Government, Regional and International
Organizations, Panchayats, Community Workers, National and local disaster managers, Policy Makers.
Disaster Management Phase-I:- Mitigation and strategies, Hazard identification and vulnerabilities analysis,
Disaster mitigation and infrastructure, Impact of disaster on development programmes, Vulnerabilities caused
by development.
Disaster Management Phase-II: Preparedness, Disaster risk reduction, Emergency operation plan.
Disaster Management Phase-III: Modern and traditional responses to disasters, Disaster recovery and plan,
Disaster as opportunities for development, Community based initiatives in disaster management.
[No. of Hrs: 10]
UNIT – IV
Methods of dissemination of information, Community based action plan, Disaster response personnel and
duties, Pre disaster mitigation plan, Personnel training, School based programmes, National disaster
management policy, Significance, Principles and policy options.
At least four case studies in disaster management for flood, Cyclone, Landside, Depletion of water resources,
Tsunamis, Desertification, Earthquake, Volcanoes
[No. of Hrs: 11]
Text Books and Suggested Readings:
1. Catter, W. Nick, “Disaster Management- A disaster Manager’s Handbook”, A.D.B.Manilla,
Philippines, 1991.
2. Goel SL and Ram Kumar, “Disaster Management, Deep & Deep Publications “, New Delhi, 2001.
3. Narayan, B., “Disaster Management”, APH Publishing Corporation, New Delhi, 2000.
4. John M. Wallace and Peter V.Hobbs, “Atmospheric Science: An Introductory Survey, Academic
Press”, New York, 1977.
5. Egbort Bocker and Rienk Van Grondille, “Environmental Physics”, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 1999.
6. Arnold M et al ed 2006 , “Natural Disaster Hotspots: Case Studies”,