9th Class Social Science Community Planning for Disaster Management Question Bank Long Answer Type - Community Planing for Disaster Management

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    How were lives saved in the Samiyar Pettai village during the Tsunami of December 2004?

    Answer:

    (i) The Government of Tamil Nadu, with the support of the United Nations Development Programme, had initiated the disaster risk management Programme.
    (ii) The main objective of the programme was to enhance the capacity of the local community by providing them training on first aid, search and rescue, early warning, etc.
    (iii) The community was also guided by the local administration and NGOs to prepare a village disaster preparedness and response plan.
    (iv) Since the community was self-sufficient, they were able to respond effectively within a short period of time to save the precious lives of their near and dear ones.


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