Contents : P14245 Foreword xi Preface xiii Acknowledgements xvi List of Contributors xvii Introduction xix Part I DISASTER DYNAMICS : AN OVERVIEW 1. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Need for Early Warning System 3 2. V. Jayanath The Anatomy of a Disaster 5 3. U.K. Sen Tsunamis of Tomorrow 9 4. S.S. Jeevan Triggering Disasters 13 viii Disaster Mitigation and Management: Post-Tsunami Perspectives Part II POST-TSUNAMI SCENARIO : DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES 5. S. lyyampillai and P. Balamurugan Tsunami in India: Some Revelations 19 6. Subrata Nagchoudhury Isolation of Car Nicobar 35 Part III SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS : FOCAL ISSUES 7. P. Jegadish Gandhi Socio-Economic Reconstruction of the Natural Calamities 41 8. Vivek Kumar Porwal Socio-Economic Impact of Disaster Relief Operations 50 9. A. Ranga Reddy Eco-Economic Losses of the Asian Calamity 53 Part IV RELIEF AND REHABILITATION : PROACTIVE ROLE OF NGOs 10. Krishnamurthy Neglecting Core Issues and Rehabilitation 67 11. Jacob Dharmaraj Need for Multidisciplinary Approach 77 12. V. Mohanasundamm Need for an Institutional Approach 84 13. Dipankar Das Gupta Need for Environmental Resource Centre: The DMERC Model 90 Contents ix 14. Emerson Samuel NGO's Relief and Rehabilitation: A Case of CASA 105 15. Christina Nisha Proactive Role of World Vision of India 113 16. R. Bhakther Solomon Livelihood Restoration: Development Promotion Group Experiences 118 Part V PSYCHO-SOCIAL DOMAIN : IMPACTIONAL INTERVENTIONS 17. George Padiakkara Psycho-Social Intervention in Disaster Management 129 18. Raja Samuel Problems of the Peripheral People 19. R. Christopher Rajkumar Focus on Change Management 22. M.J. Joseph Spiritual Dimensions of Disaster Management 138 145 20. Sarah Crawford Browne Trauma Counselling in Afghanistan and Pakistan 152 21. John Kumar Interfaith Action: Challenges, Issues and Prospects 158 162 Part VI DISASTER PREPAREDNESS : POLICY AND PROGRAMMES 23. Shivaraj Patil The National Disaster Management 171 Disaster Mitigation and Management: Post-Tsunami Perspectives 24. John Kurian Tsunami and a Secure Future 177 25. Disaster Management: The 10th Plan (2002-2007) Perspective 182 26. The Disaster Management Act, 2005: Salient Features Appendix : Facts File : Tsunami, Earthquakes, Floods, Heavy Rains Index 208 237 247 ____________________________________________________________________