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Who is responsible for looking after disaster management in our country?
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- The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) with the Prime Minister as the Chairperson heads the Disaster Management in our country.
- Another institute is the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM).
- Both are located in Delhi.
- At the state level, the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) is in charge.
- There is also the National Crisis Management Committee which also functions at the centre with NDMA and NIDM.
- Other agencies are Ministry of Agriculture (disasters such as drought); Military forces and para-military forces like Home Guards.
- ISRO, NRSC (National Remote sensing Centre) also play an important role.
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