Leh District Disaster Management Plan: A Road Map for Sustainable and Effective Development

This paper aims to increase the feasibility aspect of the existing District Disaster Management of Leh. Ladakh region which consists of two districts Leh and Kargil lies in Zone IV of Damage Risk Zone as strike slip fault is running along Zanskar and Ladakh ranges of the area (Sharma et al., 2013). A detailed analysis of the plan is undertaken and a stepwise decoding of certain areas is done, emphasizing on the need to increase the ex-ante aspect of the plan. This aspect focuses on improvement of preparedness phase of the disaster plan rather than focusing on the rehabilitation phase. Also inculcating the innovative and unique needs of this fragile ecosystem and site-specific improvements suggested for making this plan user friendly and inclusive in true sense and not just on paper.