Disaster Risk Reduction Plan for Industrial Area Case Study of Ankleshwar

Natural disasters are one of those the most known threats enduring development. As, estimated over the last 20 years, it is observed that natural disasters have affected around 4.4 billion people, taken 1.3 million lives, and even caused economic losses of 2 trillion USD (UNISDR 2012). Also, in coming years, gauge, frequency, and acuteness of natural disasters are likely to grow at an accelerated rate. Research indicates that global environmental change and demographic change are two important drivers of future disaster risk (Foresight 2012). Disaster risk management is an organized application of management policies, procedures, and practices for identifying, analysing, evaluating, treating, and monitoring disasters and risks. Disaster risk reduction requires some practical techniques to control and limit the risk of catastrophe caused and losses by addressing hazards and people and area’s vulnerability to the risk. Typically, disaster risk management is the well-planned application of disaster risk reduction policies and strategies to minimize risks due to new disasters, trim down risks of existing disasters and manage enduring risk by strengthening the elasticity and reduction of disaster losses.