Chapter 1: Introduction 1
Chapter 2: Natural Hazards in India 5
Chapter 3: National Disaster Preparedness 13
Chapter 4: National-level Disaster Management Planning 29
Chapter 5: State and Local-level Disaster Management Planning 39
Chapter 6: Disaster Preparedness Plans – Strengths and Weaknesses 49
Chapter 7: Communicating and Sharing Knowledge About Disaster
Preparedness 51
Chapter 8: Conclusions and Recommendations
