Negotiating drought through engineering interventions, agriculture

Abstract

1.3.1 Disaster Management (DM) Act, 2005 Section 11 of the DM Act, 2005 mandates that there shall be a National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP) for the whole of India. While the national plan will pertain to the disaster management for the whole of the country, the hazard specific nodal ministries and departments notified by the Government of India will prepare detailed DM plans specific to the disaster assigned. As per Section 37 of the DM Act, every ministry and department of the Government of India, including the hazard-specific nodal ministries, shall prepare comprehensive DM plans detailing how each of them will contribute to the national efforts in the domains of disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. Government of India has given the mandate to Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare to manage Drought. This plan is prepared accordingly.