Question

role of indian armed forces in disaster management at different levels of the country?

Answer 1

armed forces help people struck in any sort of natural disasters
they also supply food

Answer 2

whenever a disaster strikes, be it natural or man-made, the Indian armed forces are called upon to handle the situation. They are always ready to move to any kind of disaster-affected areas and have the guts to work under adverse conditionsINDIA IS one of the most vulnerable nations in the world, susceptible to multiple natural disasters owing to its unique topographic and climatic conditions. Its coastal states, particularly the eastern coast andGujaratare exposed to cyclones, 40 million hectares (eight per cent) of land mass is flood prone, 68 per cent faces drought threat, 55 per cent of the area is in seismic zones III-IV and falls under earthquakes-prone belt and sub-Himalayan region and Western Ghats are threatened by landslides. Moreover,Indiais increasingly getting susceptible to man-made disasters related to industrialisation, transportation, environmental degradation and terrorist attacks. Besides, there is no legal ratification either at the Union or the state governments level to deal with such disasters in comprehensive manner as thesubject of disaster management is not specified under any of the three lists (Central, state and concurrent) of Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
the government of India is aware of the urgent need for better disaster response mechanism, but the overall trend in the nation has indicated that the level of preparedness of the Centre as well as the states is extremely uneven and requires considerable strengthening. Fortunately, the Centre and a number of states have displayed growing appreciation for the need of effective disaster management strategies. Of late, the nodal agency for coordination of relief, response and overallnatural disaster management is positionedunder the Union ministry of home affairs. However, when any disaster occurs in India, the armed forces under the ministry of defence is called upon to intervene and handle the situation.