Friday 29 July 2016

National Disaster Management Plan - 2016

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Home Affairs
01-June-2016 15:30 IST






Highlights of the National Disaster Management Plan
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on June 1' 2016 released the National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP). This is the first ever national plan prepared in the country. 
Minister of Home Affairs Shri Rajnath Singh, Minster of State for Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju, and senior officers of the Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Home Affairs and National Disaster Management Authority were present during the function. 
Following are the highlights of the NDMP:
·         The NDMP has been aligned broadly with the goals and priorities set out in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

·         The Vision of the Plan is to “Make India disaster resilient, achieve substantial disaster risk reduction, and significantly decrease the losses of life, livelihoods, and assets – economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental – by maximizing the ability to cope with disasters at all levels of administration as well as among communities.

·         For each hazard, the approach used in this national plan incorporates the four priorities enunciated in the Sendai Framework into the planning framework for Disaster Risk Reduction under the five Thematic Areas for Actions:

o   Understanding Risk
o   Inter-Agency Coordination
o   Investing in DRR – Structural Measures
o   Investing in DRR – Non-Structural Measures
o   Capacity Development

·         The Response part of the Plan has identified eighteen broad activities which have been arranged into a matrix to be served as a ready reckoner:

o   Early Warning, Maps, Satellite inputs, Information Dissemination
o   Evacuation of People and Animals
o   Search and Rescue of People and Animals
o   Medical Care
o   Drinking Water/ Dewatering Pumps/ Sanitation Facilities/ Public Health
o   Food & Essential Supplies
o   Communication
o   Housing and Temporary Shelters
o   Power
o   Fuel
o   Transportation
o   Relief Logistics and Supply Chain Management
o   Disposal of Animal Carcasses
o   Fodder for livestock in scarcity-hit areas
o   Rehabilitation and Ensuring Safety of Livestock and other Animals, Veterinary Care
o   Data Collection and Management
o   Relief Employment
o   Media Relations

·         The Plan has also incorporated a Chapter on Strengthening Disaster Risk Governance. The generalized responsibility matrix given in this section summarizes the themes for strengthening Disaster Risk Governance and specifies agencies at the Centre and State with their respective roles. The matrix has six thematic areas in which Central and State Governments have to take actions to strengthen disaster risk governance:

o   Mainstream and integrate DRR and Institutional Strengthening
o   Capacity Development
o   Promote Participatory Approaches
o   Work with Elected Representatives
o   Grievance Redress Mechanism
o   Promote Quality Standards, Certifications, and Awards for Disaster Risk Management

·         The National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP) provides a framework and direction to the government agencies for all phases of disaster management cycle.

·         The NDMP is a dynamic document in the sense that it will be periodically improved keeping up with the emerging global best practices and knowledge bases in disaster management.
·         Globally, the approach towards post-disaster restoration and rehabilitation has shifted to one of betterment reconstruction. The NDMP provides a generalized framework for recovery since it is not possible to anticipate all the possible elements of betterment reconstruction.
·         The Plan also highlights that the disaster risk reduction will be achieved by mainstreaming the requirements into the developmental plans.

Thursday 28 July 2016

The Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2016

  • Two Indians, human right activist Bezwada Wilson & Classical musician TM Krishna have won The Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2016
  • Mr. Krishna will receive the award for "social inclusiveness in culture," while Wilson was named as an awardee for "asserting the inalienable right to a life of human dignity."
  • The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay's example of integrity in governance, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society. [1][2] The prize was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in New York City with the concurrence of the Philippine government.
  • The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation gives the prize to Asian individuals achieving excellence in their respective fields. The awards were given in six categories, five of which were discontinued in 2009:
    • Government Service (1958–2008)
    • Public Service (1958–2008)
    • Community Leadership (1958–2008)
    • Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts (1958–2008)
    • Peace and International Understanding (1958–2008)
    • Emergent Leadership (2001– )
    • Uncategorized (2009– )