Disaster Management

Ongoing tectonic activity in the Himalayan region makes it inherently fragile and is visited by a number of disasters; earthquake, landslide, flash floods, cloud burst, and forest fire. We can in no way gain control over the fury of nature and are destined to live under the threat of the natural hazards. Global experience however shows that mitigative planning is the best remedy for combating the threat of these disasters. Thought handicapped to control or predict these hazards temporally we can restrict these from taking die shape of a disaster.

Utilizing the state of art CIS and satellite remote sensing technologies GRASS has undertaken the challenge of delineating the areas more prone to (having high probability of occurrence) landslide hazard. After identification of the potential hazard, low cost mitigative measures are being planned in consultation with the experts and die masses. The populations in the areas likely to be affected by the fury of the hazard are being sensitized regarding the danger and this exercise has proved successful in garnering their Mill support for implementing mitigative interventions.