• manoj kumar jain

Institutional arrangements for disaster management and legal frameworks are interlinked. Laws and regulations provide an enabling framework to the organizational structure and its participants. An Organizational structure without a legal foundation would be less effective. In the larger context, however, the overall system of governance, which includes policies, institutions, laws and values, influence the relative strengths and achievements of the agencies and individuals undertaking the activities of disaster management. Consequently, a review of law relating to disaster management would invariably involve an analysis of the organizational structures at different levels, their roles, functions and appropriateness for the tasks assigned or to be assigned. Laws and institutions evolve over time and are influenced by the thoughts, ideas and events as the time changes. The DM Act, 2005, in India exemplifies this to a great extent, it is both interesting and useful to delve into some of the important developments and trends at the international and national level, which prepared the ground for and accelerated the process of the enactment of the Act. All the initiatives were characterized by a considerable focus on legislation, policy and institutional arrangements as important ingredients of a holistic and integrated approach to the disaster management. Disaster Management includes an integrated and inter-disciplinary approach to mitigate the effects of disasters affecting the living and non-living animals. In India, we had no such plans as part of our existing legal regime till, the 2005 Tsunami struck the Indian continent. The Government of India has come up with legislation with the objective to provide for requisite institutional mechanisms for drawing up and monitoring the implementation of the disaster management plans to ensure measures by various wings of Government for undertaking a holistic, co-ordinate and prompt response any disaster situation.

disaster, mitigation, preparedness, risk, Disaster management

" Constitutional and legal Framework for effective Disaster Management in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no.527-531, August-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808381.pdf

" Constitutional and legal Framework for effective Disaster Management in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no. pp527-531, August-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808381.pdf