What is role of resident welfare association in mitigating a disaster
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Natural Hazards are inevitable. Floods, hurricanes, tornadoes,
earthquakes, wildfires and other hazardous events are normal occurrences in
the natural environment. Disasters, however, occur when human activity
(e.g., farming) and the built environment (e.g., structures) intersect with
natural hazard. Although natural hazards cannot themselves be managed,
many disasters can be avoided or mitigated. That is to say, the course of
magnitude of a wind storm cannot be managed but the characteristics of the
built environment that will be subject to that wind storm can be managed.
An important task of local officials, and the purpose of a hazard mitigation
plan, is to eliminate the impact of natural hazards on human activity and the
built environment with their communities.
Hazard Mitigation is defined as sustained action taken to reduce or
eliminate long-term risk to people and property from hazards and their
effects. This definition distinguishes actions that have long-term impact from
those that are more closely associated with preparedness for, immediate
response to and short-term recovery from a specific event. The intent is to
focus on actions that produce repetitive benefits over time, not on those
actions that might be considered emergency planning or emergency services.
The rationale for mitigation is simple: it makes sense. It has been
proven over and over again that the impacts of natural hazards can be
lessened and even eliminated by appropriate actions taken well before the
hazardous event. The most effective way to ensure that this action takes
place is the preparation and implementation of a comprehensive hazard
mitigation plan.
At national level, a National Core Group for Earthquake Mitigation has
been constituted consisting of experts in earthquake engineering and
administrators. The Core Group has been assigned with the responsibility
of drawing up a strategy and plan of action for mitigating the impact of
earthquakes; providing advice and guidance to the States on various
aspects of earthquake mitigation; developing/organizing the preparation of
handbooks/pamphlets/type designs for earthquake resistant construction;
working out systems for assisting the States in the seismically vulnerable
zones to adopt/integrate appropriate Bureau of Indian Standards codes in
their building byelaws; evolving systems for training of municipal engineers
as also practicing architects and engineers in the private sector in the salient
features of Bureau of Indian Standards codes and the amended byelaws;
evolving a system of certification of architects/engineers for testing their
knowledge of earthquake resistant construction; evolving systems for
training of masons and carry out intensive awareness generation campaigns.
earthquakes, wildfires and other hazardous events are normal occurrences in
the natural environment. Disasters, however, occur when human activity
(e.g., farming) and the built environment (e.g., structures) intersect with
natural hazard. Although natural hazards cannot themselves be managed,
many disasters can be avoided or mitigated. That is to say, the course of
magnitude of a wind storm cannot be managed but the characteristics of the
built environment that will be subject to that wind storm can be managed.
An important task of local officials, and the purpose of a hazard mitigation
plan, is to eliminate the impact of natural hazards on human activity and the
built environment with their communities.
Hazard Mitigation is defined as sustained action taken to reduce or
eliminate long-term risk to people and property from hazards and their
effects. This definition distinguishes actions that have long-term impact from
those that are more closely associated with preparedness for, immediate
response to and short-term recovery from a specific event. The intent is to
focus on actions that produce repetitive benefits over time, not on those
actions that might be considered emergency planning or emergency services.
The rationale for mitigation is simple: it makes sense. It has been
proven over and over again that the impacts of natural hazards can be
lessened and even eliminated by appropriate actions taken well before the
hazardous event. The most effective way to ensure that this action takes
place is the preparation and implementation of a comprehensive hazard
mitigation plan.
At national level, a National Core Group for Earthquake Mitigation has
been constituted consisting of experts in earthquake engineering and
administrators. The Core Group has been assigned with the responsibility
of drawing up a strategy and plan of action for mitigating the impact of
earthquakes; providing advice and guidance to the States on various
aspects of earthquake mitigation; developing/organizing the preparation of
handbooks/pamphlets/type designs for earthquake resistant construction;
working out systems for assisting the States in the seismically vulnerable
zones to adopt/integrate appropriate Bureau of Indian Standards codes in
their building byelaws; evolving systems for training of municipal engineers
as also practicing architects and engineers in the private sector in the salient
features of Bureau of Indian Standards codes and the amended byelaws;
evolving a system of certification of architects/engineers for testing their
knowledge of earthquake resistant construction; evolving systems for
training of masons and carry out intensive awareness generation campaigns.
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