Disaster: Is It a Stumbling Block for India to Achieve Vision 2020?

Abstract

India is emerging as one of the Global Leader in the 21st century. Our country is growing fast in different sectors like IT / Software industry, Manufacturing sector, Space Technology, Electronics & Communications Technology, Agriculture Sector, Infrastructure Building etc…to compete with the developed countries. But there are some obstacles like population growth, corruptions in system, political uncertainty, disasters, poverty, etc… in front of the country to become a Developed Country by 2020. In recent past our country has experienced many disasters, which affect the society as well as the economy of the country. Hence disaster is the one the serious concern for India.

This paper mainly consists of five parts. The first part covers the introduction to disaster with Indian perspective. The second part discusses the classification of disaster. The third part highlights the impact of disaster on society and economy of the country. Part four includes the country’s approach and strategies to deal with the disaster and it also include suggestions for the disaster management plan. The last part includes the concluding remarks.

The prime objective of this paper is to understand the disaster; it’s effects and impact on society and economy of developing country like INDIA.