Guest guest Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Dear Dr.TruptiAs early as 1983, discussions started between UNDRO (the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator, now OCHA), and the Italian Government to put in place an emergency mechanism providing quick and efficient support to victims of disaster. The result was the creation of the OCHA Pisa Warehouse, presently the OCHA stocks in the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD). Over the years, the international reaction and response to this initiative has been widespread and encouraging, with over 80 partners (including NGOs and nearly 20 Governments) co-operating in operations or in providing support to the OCHA stockpiles. All together, over 930 shipments, amounting to over 15,600,000 kg of relief goods, were sent to some 110 countries in need. The main benefit of the OCHA stockpiling project is the possibility, at the time of a disaster, to send life-saving goods immediately, without needing to conduct time-consuming market research and procurement. All goods are quality-controlled and appropriately packed, ready for immediate dispatch to wherever they are needed. Ø Ø Ø While the OCHA stocks are not designed to provide relief in all situations, they can fill gaps in emergency assistance. OCHA also aims at facilitating or enhancing the provision of emergency relief by other actors of the international humanitarian community.Best Regards Mohammad BashaarFrom: Geer M. Ishaq <ishaqgeer@...>Subject: Stauts of disaster management in Indianetrum Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2008, 1:43 PM Dear Dr. Trupti Swain: My native district of Srinagar as well as District Baramula of the J & K State fall under Seismic Zone V, which is categorized as "Very High Damage Risk Zone" on the Earthquake Hazard Map of India. Therefore Disaster Management assumes tremendous significance in this region. An article of mine on "Earthquake Resistant Housing Designs" published in a local Daily here soon after the killer earthquake struck J & K on October 8th, 2005 is available at the website whose URL is given below alongwith my signature. Status Report of the Disaster Management in India published by the Disaster Management Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India is available at the official website of the aforementioned Disaster Management Division of the GOI at www.ndmindia. nic.in. The report mainly deals with Institutional and Policy Framework, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation and Preparedness. Hope it makes a good reading. As you might be aware that an earthquake of an intensity of 7.4 on the Richter scale occurred on 8th October 2005 at 0920 hrs. The epicentre of the Earthquake was in Pakistan, at Latitude 34.6 N and Longitude 73.0 E, 55 KMs, west-north west of Muzaffarabad. Because of its impact, large parts of the State of Jammu & Kashmir were affected causing loss of lives and extensive damage to property. The earthquake also affected some parts of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh and its impact was felt in most parts of Northern India. The State of Jammu & Kashmir has been the worst affected. Uri and Tangdhar in Baramulla and Kupwara districts respectively bore the brunt of the earthquake and reported heavy casualties in terms of human lives and extensive damage to property. Following the main earthquake, 59 aftershocks of magnitudes above 5.0 on the Richter scale were reported to have occurred in the affected areas. A total of 1,309 persons are reported to have lost their lives due to the killer earthquake whereas 1,207 civilians were reported to be injured. 37,607 buildings/houses were reported to have been damaged. With regards Dr. Geer M. Ishaq Assistant Professor Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Kashmir Srinagar-190006 (J & K) Ph: 9906673100, 9419970971 Website: http://ishaqgeer. googlepages. com Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Friends, It is very important at the time of a disaster, to send life-saving goods immediately.As Dr Bashaar has mentioned OCHA stockpiling projects doing the jub.It is a very good idea at least to fill the gap with relief goods, before time-consuming market research and procurement can be done. Trupti From: Geer M. Ishaq <ishaqgeer (DOT) co.in>Subject: Stauts of disaster management in Indianetrumgroups (DOT) comDate: Tuesday, December 30, 2008, 1:43 PM Dear Dr. Trupti Swain: My native district of Srinagar as well as District Baramula of the J & K State fall under Seismic Zone V, which is categorized as "Very High Damage Risk Zone" on the Earthquake Hazard Map of India. Therefore Disaster Management assumes tremendous significance in this region. An article of mine on "Earthquake Resistant Housing Designs" published in a local Daily here soon after the killer earthquake struck J & K on October 8th, 2005 is available at the website whose URL is given below alongwith my signature. Status Report of the Disaster Management in India published by the Disaster Management Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India is available at the official website of the aforementioned Disaster Management Division of the GOI at www.ndmindia. nic.in. The report mainly deals with Institutional and Policy Framework, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation and Preparedness. Hope it makes a good reading. As you might be aware that an earthquake of an intensity of 7.4 on the Richter scale occurred on 8th October 2005 at 0920 hrs. The epicentre of the Earthquake was in Pakistan, at Latitude 34.6 N and Longitude 73.0 E, 55 KMs, west-north west of Muzaffarabad. Because of its impact, large parts of the State of Jammu & Kashmir were affected causing loss of lives and extensive damage to property. The earthquake also affected some parts of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh and its impact was felt in most parts of Northern India. The State of Jammu & Kashmir has been the worst affected. Uri and Tangdhar in Baramulla and Kupwara districts respectively bore the brunt of the earthquake and reported heavy casualties in terms of human lives and extensive damage to property. Following the main earthquake, 59 aftershocks of magnitudes above 5.0 on the Richter scale were reported to have occurred in the affected areas. A total of 1,309 persons are reported to have lost their lives due to the killer earthquake whereas 1,207 civilians were reported to be injured. 37,607 buildings/houses were reported to have been damaged. With regards Dr. Geer M. Ishaq Assistant Professor Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Kashmir Srinagar-190006 (J & K) Ph: 9906673100, 9419970971 Website: http://ishaqgeer. googlepages. com Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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