1Research Scholar, University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
2Research Scholar, Department of Public Policy and Public Administration, Central University of Jammu
Online published on 25 June, 2019.
The State of Jammu and Kashmir has a unique geographical personality. It is well endowed in renewable natural resources. The State is distinct from rest of the states in terms of topography, climate, economy, social setting and because of its strategic location. Besides all this, the state is multi-hazard prone region of the country. It has a long history of natural hazards like floods, earthquakes, drought, landslide etc. Recent Floods of 2014 in Jammu & Kashmir raised several questions. The questions range from varying figures of causalities to the role of local people and Army in rescue operations. The fundamental question was that whether this disaster was a natural calamity or man-made. It raised eye brows to the human interference and non-eco-friendly development in Jammu and Kashmir which has been considered the major reason for such disasters. It primarily questioned the disaster preparedness and response of administration and other government and Non Governmental organisations. However the role of army, police personnel was widely acclaimed but the floods exposed the untimely response and preparedness of the institutions
First keyword, Jammu and Kashmir, Disaster manangment, Prepredness, Response, Natural Hazards
