Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMAThe state of Gujarat in India faced a deadly earthquake in 2001, which killed over 13 thousand people, affected nearly 28 million, and damaged 1.2 million houses. In the worst-affected region of the state, Kutch district, over 90 % population ...
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is likely to finalise a deal with the Gujarat government by next month for the proposed Rs 2,000 crore Dholera airport, a senior state official said. "We have already sent the proposal to them (AAI) and they have accorded in-principle aroval for it...
The article reports on the efforts being done by the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA) in India in 2011 to improve its natural and industrial disaster preparedness plan. GSDMA chief executive officer (CEO) R. Bannerji stated that the potential for natural and industrial disasters...
On the 26 January 2001 a major earthquake (7.7Mw) struck the region of Kutch, in the north-western state of Gujarat, India. It caused widespread devastation and according to the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA) more than a million houses were damaged and many completely ...
A version of this paper was presented in the 4th International Roundtable on Structuring Peace, The State and Conflict Transformation: Prospects and Challenges in South Asia organised by Jamsetji Tata Centre for Disaster Management in 2012 while working for the Tata Institute of Social Science and ...
When an earthquake with the strength of 7.7 on the Richter scale struck the state of Gujarat, India, during the early morning on 26 January 2001, nearly 20,000 persons were killed, nearly 170,000 were injured, and 600,000 were rendered homeless. This study identifies how assign...
Looking to their perception, 39.3% staff believes that the disaster preparedness in the hospital is sufficient, 22% says it is insufficient while 38.8% have neutral response. Conclusion: Attitude of health care workers towards disaster management is very important as it impacts ...