Effort
to create tools for mitigating natural disaster
India
has different terrains, climatic conditions throughout the year. Due to the change
in the climatic condition, it is more difficult to predict the natural disaster
forecast.
In
the state of West Bengal the state government officials are trained on disaster
mitigation by the state-run agency Administrative Training Institute (ATI). A few years back the new Block Relief Officers (BRO)
were assembled this Institute it was just started monsoon and there was a flood in two districts. This area is low and flooded mainly due to discharging
the excess water of the reservoir. The effected BRO rushed back to their place
of posting to tackle the situation.
A
contingent plan is also suggested and advised to review the same. The biggest
bank of our country always finds out what was the condition of the particular area
during the last flood of that area, before selecting an alternative or new Branch
premises. The earlier benchmark was 1978 now it is 2000. There are branches
which are flood-prone areas, they are mentally prepared on how to tackle the
situation with their past experience.
The
immediate local of young age group is always the first-hand resource persons
to evacuate marooned persons. They required training to do the work more efficiently. They can be
given the idea of making improvised rafts which they are capable to do so.
On
enquiry of a district of the state of West Bengal, it was found that the said district, subdivision, and block
they prepared their action plan.
Recently
the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) organised one symposium with the support
of National Institute of Disaster Management ( NIDM), New Delhi of National Disaster Management Authority on
Disaster Management R Risk analysis under Big data paradigm.
The
decision support tools by Md Abdul Gani of ATI Kolkata presented. Challenges
and opportunities for big data collection was presented by Mr. P G Dhar
Chakraborty, he was earlier Director of NIDM. He expressed that the date is
scattered, it is to be collected and then stored with the premiere Institute
like ISI. They are planning to create tools for natural disasters initially which
will be effective for preparation, actual disaster mitigation, and post-disaster
scenario.
Kolkata
21st February 2016
