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प्रश्न
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Disaster Management Act, 2005
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उत्तर
- The Disaster Management Act, 2005, was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 28 November and by the Lok Sabha on 12 December 2005.
- It received the approval from the President of India on 9 January 2006.
- This act has 11 chapters and 79 sections.
- The act extends to the whole of India. This act called for the formation of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) with prime minister of India as its chair person.
- The Act under Section 8 encouraged the central government to constitute a National Executive Committee (NEC) to assist the National Authority.
- All State Governments are mandated under Section 14 of the Act to establish a State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). Section 42 of the act calls for the establishment of a National Institute of Disaster Management.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Observe the images ‘A’ & ‘B’ and answer the following questions.
i) Which disasters are shown in the images?
ii) Which primary precautions will you take in case of disaster shown in ‘A’?
iii) Which type of first-aid is offered to the injured peoples in disaster ‘B’?
Which different aspects of disaster management would you check for your school? Why?
Explain the role of district disaster control unit after occurrence of any disaster.
Complete the following chart.

Which are the objectives of disaster management?
What is the emergency contact number of the following?
Police Control Room
What is the emergency contact number of the following?
Ambulance
What measures have been taken to deal with calamities such as floods and landslides under the disaster management programme in Maharashtra?
With reference to disaster management what are the things in your house that you will check?
Write notes on Man-made disasters
Classify the above components of disaster management into pre-disaster and post-disaster.
Activities taken during a disaster is called ______.
Write about disaster management cycle
Give two examples of Post-disaster management.
Observe the given pictures and answer the questions.

- Identify the disasters shown in both pictures.
- Write their effects.
- Which primary precautions will you take in both situations?
Write about Disaster management in Tamil Nadu.
