COVID-19 AS A DISASTER AND ITS MANAGEMENT IN INDIA
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Covid-19 is presumed to be one of the most disastrous pandemics, which required a holistic and integrated approach to manage it like any other major disaster. This article briefly dwells in the historical perspective of pandemics, and analyses the trends and impact besides the adequacy and application of an institutional framework for disaster management in India to manage Covid-19. Despite the limited health system in India, various measures initiated by the disaster management authorities at all levels under the existing framework of disaster management for an immediate response, preparedness, mitigations, and recovery during Covid-19 enabled initial containment of spread and subsequent management of the disease in a much better manner than many other countries. The recovery measures initiated in India have triggered a gradual but remarkable restoration process in the social and economic sphere. Health-related sound laws and policies and their implementation play a critical role in managing the disaster of this magnitude. Notwithstanding, there are certain shortcomings in the institutional framework as also in its implementation during Covid-19, which require deliberation and necessary corrections.
Keywords:Covid-19; Pandemic; Disaster Management; Institutional Framework; Preparedness, Response and Recovery.
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