(Report) 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission :  Crisis Management: From Despair to Hope

Contents :

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

Chapter 2 Crisis Management - An Overview 4

2.1 History of Crisis Management 4
2.2 Types of Crises 4
2.3 Scale of Crises 5
2.4 Crisis Management 5
2.5 Phases of Crisis/Disaster Management 7
2.6 Elements of Crisis Management 8
2.7 A Shift to Disaster Risk Reduction 9
2.8 Disaster Risk Reduction Framework 10

Chapter 3 India’s Key Hazards, Vulnerabilities and the Crisis Response Mechanism 12

3.1 The High Cost of Disaster 12
3.2 Earthquakes 14
3.3 Cyclones 15
3.4 Tsunamis 16
3.5 Floods 17
3.6 Landslides and Avalanches 18
3.7 Industrial Disasters 19
3.8 Epidemics 20
3.9 Nuclear Hazards 21
3.10 Desert Locusts 22
3.11 Slow Onset Disasters 22
3.12 Crisis/Disaster Response Mechanism in India 25

Chapter 4 Legal and Institutional Framework 34

4.1 Constitutional Provision - is their need for a separate entry? 34
4.2 Legal Framework 35
4.3 Institutional Framework 42

Chapter 5 Risk Reduction 52

5.1 Reducing Disaster Risk 52
5.2 Enunciating a Policy Towards Crisis Management Which Emphasizes Risk Reduction 52
5.3 Assessment of Risk - Hazard and Vulnerability Analysis 54
5.4 Generating Awareness about Risk 57
5.5 Preparation of Disaster Management Plans 58
5.6 Making Crisis/Disaster Management Plans a Part of Development Plans 52
5.7 Instruments for Mitigation of Hazards 63
5.8 Early Warning Systems 70
5.9 Building Community Resilience 72
5.10 Financial Tools for Risk Reduction 73
5.11 Research and Use of Knowledge 75

Chapter 6 Emergency Response System 77

6.1 Emergency Plan 77
6.2 Coordinating Relief 79
6.3 Role of Specialized Agencies 81
6.4 Setting up Integrated Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) 89
6.5 Organising Emergency Medical Relief 90

Chapter 7 Recovery 92

7.1 Relief and Rehabilitation 92
7.2 Revisiting the Financial Procedures 96

Chapter 8 Gender Issues and Vulnerability of Weaker Sections 99

Chapter 9 Drought Management 101

9.1 Risk Reduction 101
9.2 Revisiting Long Term Interventions 101
9.3 Livelihood Management in Extremely Drought Prone Areas 102
9.4 Codifications of Management Methodologies 103
9.5 Rationalization of Drought Declarations 104
9.6 Deployment of Remote Sensing for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Drought Situations 105
9.7 Making Rivers Perennial 106
9.8 Rainfed Areas Authority 107

Chapter 10 Management of Specific Crisis Situations (Epidemics and Disruption of Essential Services) 108

10.1 Epidemics 108
10.2 Disruption of Essential Services 111

Chapter 11 Conclusion 113

Summary of Recommendations 114

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