CONTENTS Preface i - viii List of Contributors ix - xi 1. An Overview of Disaster Management in India 1 Nishith Rai, Awadhesh Kumar Singh 2. Disaster Management in India 44 P.K. Bant a 3. Strategic Planning Framework for Urban Disaster Management in India 75 R.D. Singh 4. Planning for Prevention and Mitigation of Disasters 82 Ritu Jain 5. Disaster Management in the Context of Decentralized 89 Governance P. P. Balan 6. Local Governance in Disaster Management Through 93 Vulnerability Analysis and Mitigation R B. Singh 7. Role of Urban Local Government in Disaster Management 108 R.K. Chaturvedi 8. Urban Disaster Management in Karnataka : Some Issues and Options for Urban Local Governments 111 Ashok Senganel 9. A Response to Disaster Management at the Local Level 125 N. Ashok Kumar 10.Community Based Disaster Prevention 136 Lipi Mukhopadhyaya 1 1.Economics of Forest Fire Management 140 S.P. Singh 12.Sustainable Urban Fire Management: A Case Study of Bhopal City 155 S.P. Singh, Manish Mishra, Phukan, B.R,, Apurva Mishra 13.Flood Mitigation in the Ganga Plain 167 Dhruv Sen Singh 14.Integrated Relief and Recovery of Flood in Surat City 179 Vandana Chanhan 15.An Analysis of Drought Impact and Mitigation 187 Roli Mishra, Rajesh Nigam 16.Portrayal of of Frequent Drought as Disaster in India 205 S. N. Singh 17.Sustainable Urban Flood Management: A Case Study of Bhopal City 213 S.P. Singh, M. Mishra, Apurva Mishra 18.Earthquake Disaster Waste Management 219 Sarvesh Kumar Jain 19.Disaster Response in India: With Special Reference to Tsunami Disaster 232 Nishith Rai, Awadhesh Kumar Singh 20.Tsunami Mitigation and Preparedness Measures in 251 Andaman and Nikobar Islands J. B. Kshirsagar, Pawan Kumar 21.Disaster Management: A Case Study of Super Cyclone in Orissa 259 K. S. Padhy 22.Assessment of Seismic Vulnerability of Existing Building Stocks 284 S.K.Agrawal, Ajay Chonrasia 23.Seismic Vulnerability Analysis of Buildings in Delhi 298 Ajay Chourasia, S. K. Agarwal, S. K. Singh 24.Impact of Earthquakes on Villages: A Study of Uttakashi, District of Uttarakhand 316 Vtjay Kumar, Udai Pratap Singh 25.19. Role of Media in Disaster Management 333 Shailendra Kumar, Satya Prakash Pandey 26.Role of Stake Holders in Disaster Management 342 Padma lyer Recommendations of Seminar 347