Disasters affect millions of people every year. They disrupt the normal life and add to the sufferings of the people. During the outbreak of the COVID-19, the provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, were invoked by the authorities to deal with the pandemic. As per the order dated 24.03.2020 of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) ‘to take measures for ensuring social-distancing to prevent the spread of COVID 19’, the national lockdown was imposed under the provisions of DMA-2005. Additional guidelines were issued on the same day by the Ministry of Home Affairs, being the Ministry having administrative control of disaster management.
The Disaster Management Act, 2005 (DMA-2005):
The Disaster Management Bill, having been passed by both the Houses of Parliament, received the assent of the President on 23 December 2005. It came on the Statute Book as “The Disaster Management Act—2005” (DMA–2005).
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