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037			_cPurchased _nPrism Books,Kadavanthra
041			_aEnglish
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100			_aRajni Sekhri Sibal
245			_aARE YOU PREPARED FOR A DISASTER? : Mitigation and Management of Disasters
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260			_aNew Delhi _bBloomsbury _c2020/01/01
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500			_aWe live in a world which experiences dramatic loss of life due to natural disasters and hazards. This comprehensive book by Rajni Sibal, formerly the Additional Secretary (Disaster Management), Government of India, outlines methods for preparing households, businesses, commercial establishments and communities to address the substantial risk of disasters. Rajni Sibal addresses considerations important in understanding hazards of cyclones, chemical spills, floods and landslides to catastrophic events. The book not only includes the procedures used by safety experts but also focuses on areas often overlooked during the response and post disaster periods. Packed with information, real life experiences, case studies and important details, the book contains an extensive list of the how-to's for avoiding mistakes which turn natural and man-made catastrophes into larger disasters, and makes preparing for disasters less intimidating.
505			_aIntro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Author Note -- Acknowledgements -- One: Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction -- Two: India: Disasters and their Management -- Three: Seismic Hazard: Earthquakes -- Four: Tsunamis -- Five: Fire -- Six: Hydro-meteorological Hazards I: Floods, Tropical Storms, Lightning, Dust & Hail Storms, and Urban Flooding -- Seven: Hydro-meteorological Hazards II: Cyclones -- Eight: Landslides and Avalanches -- Nine: CBRN I: Nuclear, Radiological, and Chemical Disasters -- Ten: CBRN II: Biological Disasters and Epidemics Eleven: Heatwaves, Cold Waves, Agrarian Disasters: Drought, Frost, and Pest Attacks -- Epilogue -- Appendices -- References -- Whom to Contact for What in India
650			_aEmergency management -- India.
650			_aRajni Sibal- Secretary- Disaster Management
650			_aHazard mitigation -- India.
650			_aCommercial Establishments- Management
650			_aEmergency management.
650			_aHazard mitigation.
650			_aIndia.
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