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Disaster Management
Data-driven insights on India’s disaster management—risk reduction, early warning, response, recovery, and resilience—showing how policy, science, finance, and communities save lives and protect livelihoods.
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Stampede Explained
Did you know that above roughly five to seven people per square meter, a crowd can behave like a fluid and kill by compressing your chest, even if no one “runs”? If permits allowed 80,000 but 250,000 arrived, how should exit widths and staggered dispersal be recalculated to prevent another Hathras-scale tragedy? Under the Disaster Management Act, what stops a district authority from restricting traffic and requisitioning buses the moment densities spike during dispersal?
Sukee••12 min read - Disaster Management
Disaster Management Framework in India
India’s disaster management framework under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 brings NDMA, NDRF, and SDRF together for prevention, preparedness, and response. Disaster management in India also relies on IMD alerts and CWC flood forecasts to move from risk to resilience.
Sukee••17 min read