Disasters In Himachal Pradesh

Download or read book DISASTERS IN HIMACHAL PRADESH written by Dr. Vinod Kumar and published by Research Culture Society and Publication. This book was released on 2024-02-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many books were written in the history, economy, geography, polity, agriclure, horticulture, touism and other field of Himachal Pradesh. But no book was written on disasters in Himachal Pradesh. So the author is writen a book on Disasters in Himachal Pradesh first time. Disasters whether natural or man-made an causing a great loss to all-human beings, animals plants and resources- buildings infrastructures and above all cause psychological problems. Disates are incressing with the more to material civilization, urbanization, industrialization and greed. With this new cult, even natural disasters are occurring because of the distrurbances in natural equilibrium caused by the grred and lost of human being to explot natural resources to get rich quickly. This book on Disasters in Himachal Pradesh deals with natural and man-made disasters which are occouring in the past years of Himachal Pradesh. These include earthquake, floods, flashfloods, cloud buest, landslides, Avalanches , drought, fire, forest fire and Accidents. Contents include Introduction, Disaters, Disastres,, Prevention,, Mitigation , Risk Reduction, Policy Framework , Organization Disaster Management, Conclusions and Suggestions. This book will be helpful to Administration, NGOs, CBOs, VOs, arm force, Police, Media and other concerned departments with disaster management for making effectively disaster action plan, disaster policy , framework , good warning system, proper communication system, proper coordination system, proper information system, rescue operation, education and awareness related to disaster management. In addition, this book will prove most useful and informative to teachers, researchers, professional, practioners and students from the different courses of Disaster Maagement, science, commerce and Social Sciences.

Download or read book Himachal Pradesh, Development Report written by and published by Academic Foundation. This book was released on 2005 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Himachal Pradesh Development Report Review`S The State`S Development Experience And Highlights Issues Critical For Its Future Progress. The State`S Latent Potential In Hydel Power, Tourism, Bio-Business And Its Transformation In Social Sectors Is Well Documented In The Report. The Report Is Expected To Serve As A Useful Reference And Stimulate Informed Debate On The Policy Issues Facing A Hill State.

Download or read book Disaster Risk Management in Agriculture written by Huong Ha and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2019-03-20 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The challenges related to disaster risk management (DRM) in the agricultural sector are now widely linked to sustainable environment. The fact remains that almost every day a disaster strikes in some part of the world. The regular occurrence of natural and man-made disasters has forced the worldwide communities to look for novel solutions to prevent and mitigate such disasters. This volume brings together probing studies to disseminate the work of outstanding scholars and practitioners, especially in South Asian countries. Thus, it highlights the need to amalgamate and coordinate the resources and agencies involved in DRM in agriculture to ensure the quality of life to the victims after disasters. The authors incorporate specific themes correlated with DRM in South Asia. They intend to assess: (i) the consequences of distinct disaster risks in agriculture, (ii) the ways in which diverse disaster risk problems are handled in distinct settings, and (iii) the different methodologies embraced by different sectors to prepare for disaster risk.

Download or read book Disasters written by Bhagat Kumar Khanna and published by New India Publishing Agency. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book covers all the task of implementation of the initiative of inculcating the culture of preparedness in the community as they are the first responders in case of a disaster. The book includes, what, how, when and by whom what should be done before, during and after a disaster takes place. The highlights of the book are: 1. All types of disasters ranging from earthquakes to terrorist strikes, from nuclear disasters to urban floods have been illustrated. 2. Case studies supporting all the disasters.3. Fully illustrated with adequate diagrams, flow charts and colour photographs etc.4. Situation and region specific requirements in cases of rehabilitation and casualty management. 5. Setting up and executing requirement specific Disaster Management Plans. 6. Conducting of mock s on various types of perceived disasters found there way in the book.The book would be useful for the first responders, district administration and state authorities (districts/tehsil/taluk/sub-division level functionaries, the DM planners in the state, NGOs) schools/educational institutions, National Disaster Response Force, Para Military Forces, Armed Forces.

Download or read book 5th World Congress on Disaster Management: Volume II written by S. Anand Babu and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-09-21 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) brings researchers, policy makers and practitioners from around the world in the same platform to discuss various challenging issues of disaster risk management, enhance understanding of risks and advance actions for reducing risks and building resilience to disasters. The fifth WCDM deliberates on three critical issues that pose the most serious challenges as well as hold the best possible promise of building resilience to disasters. These are Technology, Finance, and Capacity. WCDM has emerged as the largest global conference on disaster management outside the UN system. The fifth WCDM was attended by more than 2500 scientists, professionals, policy makers and practitioners all around the world despite the prevalence of pandemic.

Download or read book All You Wanted To Know About Disasters written by B. K. Khanna and published by New India Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India Being A Disaster Prone Country Has Been Regularly Affected By Earthquakes On One Side, Severe Droughts And Floods On Another Side, Landslides, Cyclones, Tsunami All Leading To Mass Destruction Of Loss Of Life And Property. With Very Little Resources Available With The Administration And Lack Of Coordination Being The Main Road Block, It Is Left To Each Individual To Take Steps To Save Himself.

Download or read book Geoenvironmental Hazards in Himalaya written by Bindhy Wasini Pandey and published by Mittal Publications. This book was released on 2002 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: