The Disaster Management Act, 2005 was enacted to provide for the effective management of disasters.
The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024 introduced in the Lok Sabha.
The Bill seeks to create a “disaster database at national and State level.”
It also makes provision for the constitution of “the Urban Disaster Management Authority” for the State capitals and large cities having municipal corporations, except the union territories of Delhi and Chandigarh.
The Bill empowers the NDMA to take stock of the entire range of disaster risks in the country periodically, including emerging disaster risks.
It includes “risks of those disasters that may not have taken place, but may occur in future due to extreme climate events and other factors.”