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| Article Name : | | | COMMUNITY INITIATIVES FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTIONA CASE STUDY; UTTARKASHI, INDIA | | Author Name : | | | Suneet Naithani , M. M. Doval | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-3607 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | In Uttarakashi, 1991 earthquake, Cloud burst of August 2001, splendid Varnawrat Hill became fragile and crumpled down in 2003. Again in August, 2012, the big blow (cloud burst) has triggered vast devastation and loss of biodiversity. An attempt has been made to minimize the threat by participatory approach. Therefore capacity building on database creation, networking, coordination, and constitutions of disaster management committees (village to district levels), rescue, evacuation and earthquake resistant technology were adopted. A workshop with children of 16 villages (seismic zone IV and V) was conducted to sensitize them on data collection and situations of vulnerability. They were also given exposure on the process of decentralization by interacting with revenue department. Other participants, viz. Gram Rakshak (village guard), adolescents' girls, retired military personnel, youth and masons' were trained on preparation of action plan, rescue and relief and masonry respectively. Mock drills for about 1200 students were also conducted. Further staff trainings, participatory community camp were also organized. Till 2012, about 170 villages were covered under Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) project in Shri Bhuvneshwari Mahila Ashram (NGO). The localites are not only aware but they are cautious too and repeatedly cooperating on disaster mitigation efforts. Which depicts that people's participatory approach in disaster management planning is leading towards sustainable hazard mitigation. | | Keywords : | | |
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