Natural Hazards Management in India

"A natural hazard is a natural phenomenon that might have a negative effect on humans and other animals, or the environment. Natural hazard events can be classified into two broad categories: geophysical and biological" Natural Hazardous affect almost every part of the world. According to a World Bank report titled “natural hazards, unnatural disasters,”(The adjective “UnNatural” in the title of this report conveys its key message: earthquakes, droughts, floods, and storms are natural hazards, but the unnatural disasters are deaths and damages that result report looks at disasters primarily through an economic lens.) India has been highly vulnerable to natural disasters on account of its unique geo- climatic conditions. Floods, droughts, cyclones, earthquakes, forest fire,Avalanches and landslides have been occur frequently in the Himalayan region of northern India,about 50 million people in the country are affected by one or the other disaster every year, besides loss of property worth several million it means the loss of lives and property due to natural hazardous In india About 60% of the landmass is prone to earthquakes of various intensities; over 40 million hectares is prone to floods; about 8% of the total area is prone to cyclones and 68% of the area is susceptible to drought The natural disasters directly impact economies, agriculture, food security, water, sanitation, the environment and health each year. therefore, a need to recognize hazards and vulnerability in a comprehensive manner and take effective steps for prevention, mitigation and management