LEADER 03295nam 2200541 a 450 001 9910459932203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a93-5044-086-5 010 $a1-4416-5219-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000039119 035 $a(EBL)618218 035 $a(OCoLC)784881226 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000673859 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11417186 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000673859 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10646051 035 $a(PQKB)10736822 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC618218 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL618218 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10415180 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000039119 100 $a20101006d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA practical guide to disaster management$b[electronic resource] /$fA.K. Jain 210 $aNew Delhi [India] $cPragun Publication$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (499 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a81-89920-81-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCOVER; Contents; Preface; Introduction; India-A Disaster Prone Land; Emergency, Calamity and Disaster; Disaster Preparedness and Response; Logistics, Awareness and Information; Emergency Planning for Natural Disasters; Emergency Relief and Shelter; Strategy for Emergency Construction and Reconstruction; Institutional and Organisational Needs; Floods and Dam Disaster; Buildings in Flood Prone Areas; Cyclones and Sea Erosion; Planning and Design of Cyclone Resistant Buildings; Retrofitting of Damaged Buildings; Drought and Desertification; Earthquakes, Volcanism and Tsunamis 327 $aSecondary Effects of EarthquakesPlanning, Design and Retrofitting of Structures in Earthquake Prone Areas; Fire Safety & Services- Standards; Health and Hygiene in Emergency; Site Development- Roads; Water Supply and Sanitation; Site Drainage; Policies and Planning for Disaster Management; Disaster Management; Contingency Planning and Project Implementation; Quality Control and Common Defects in Construction; Rehabilitation of Old Structures; Maintenance and Preventive Measures; Annexure 1; ANNEXURE 1A; ANNEXURE 1B; ANNEXURE 1C; Annexure 2; Annexure 3; Annexure 4; Annexure 5; Bibliography 330 $aThe Indian subcontinent is vulnerable to drought, floods, cyclones and earthquakes. Landslides, avalanche and forest fires also occur frequently. Among the 32 States/Union Territories in the country, 22 are multi-disaster prone. As much as 40 million hectare of land in the country has been identified as flood prone, and on an average 18.6 million hectare of land is flooded annually. About 57% of area of the country is vulnerable to seismic activity. 18% of country's total area is drought prone, approximately 50 million people are annually affected by drought and about 68% of total sown area of 606 $aEmergency management 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEmergency management. 676 $a658.4/77 700 $aJain$b A. K$0639214 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459932203321 996 $aA practical guide to disaster management$92015916 997 $aUNINA