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Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority :
Uttarakhand was carved out of Himalayan and adjoining districts of Uttar Pradesh on 9 November 2000 becoming the 27th state of the Republic of India.
Uttarakhand by virtue of its geographical setting is vulnerable to minor ecological changes.Hence any activity disapproved by mountain ecosystem triggers a disaster. We cannot stop disaster to happen but can certainly take some steps to reduce its effects. Disasters are synonymou0s to damage of property, life and psyche of the people.If disasters cannot be averted, then reduction of losses of any type, caused by disaster becomes a focal point of the policy for disaster management. So far, in the recent years (1990 onwards)Uttarakhand has experienced two major earthquakes (magnitude >6) in Uttarkashi(1991) and Chamoli (1999) and a series of landslides/cloud burst such as Malpa(1998),Okhimath (1998), Fata (2001), Gona (2001), Khet Gaon (2002) ,Budhakedar(2002), Bhatwari(2002), Uttarkashi (2003), Amparav(2004), Lambagar(2004), Govindghat(2005), Agastyamuni(2005) Ramolsari(2005) and many more.
Uttarakhand is a disaster prone state. Landslides, forest fires, cloudbursts and flash-floods are seasonal in nature and these strike at a certain period of the year with high frequency. Earthquake is the most devastating disaster in the mountains and are unpredictable.
Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority (USDMA) :
Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority (USDMA) is a part of State Government and is a nodal agency for planning, co-ordination and monitoring activities related to disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness and management. USDMA lays down policies on disaster management for the state. It approves disaster management plan in accordance to the guidelines laid down by National Authority and co-ordinates its implementation. It provides guidelines and reviews the measures being taken for mitigation, capacity building and preparedness by the Government and issue guidelines as necessary. USDMA recommends provision of funds for mitigation and preparedness measures. Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority (USDMA) was set up and notified as per sub-section (1) of section 14 of Disaster Management Act 2005.
Hon’ble Chief Minister – Chairperson,Hon’ble Minister, Disaster Management – Vice-Chairperson,Hon’ble Minister, Health and Family Welfare – Member ,Hon’ble Minister, Drinking Water and Irrigation – Member, Hon’ble Minister, Transport – Member, Hon’ble Minister, Rural Development – Member, Chairperson of the State Executive Committee – Member and (Chief Secretary) Chief Executive Officer , Principal Secretary, Finance – Member, Principal Secretary, Disaster Management – Member
Functions and Responsibilities :
Powers and functions of State Authority.—
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a State Authority shall have the responsibility for laying down policies and plans for disaster management in the State.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of provisions contained in sub-section (1),the State Authority may—
(a) lay down the State disaster management policy;
(b) approve the State Plan in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the National Authority;
(c) approve the disaster management plans prepared by the departments of the Government of the State;
(d) lay down guidelines to be followed by the departments of the Government of the State for the purposes of integration of measures for prevention of disasters and mitigation in their development plans and projects and provide necessary technical assistance therefor;
(e) coordinate the implementation of the State Plan;
(f) recommend provision of funds for mitigation and preparedness measures;
(g) review the development plans of the different departments of the State and ensure that prevention and mitigation measures are integrated therein;
(h) review the measures being taken for mitigation, capacity building and preparedness by the departments of the Government of the State and issue such guidelines as may be necessary.
(3) The Chairperson of the State Authority shall, in the case of emergency, have power to exercise all or any of the powers of the State Authority but the exercise of such powers shall be subject to ex post facto ratification of the State Authority.
District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA):
In accordance with the provisions of S. 25 of Disaster Management Act, 2005 Disaster Management Authorities have been constituted in all the 13 districts of the state through Government Order dated 04 December, 2007.
Powers and functions of DDMA :
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