Directorate of Disaster Management

The Directorate of Disaster Management has been established considering the vulnerability profile of these Islands towards Natural Disaster like Earthquake, Tsunami, Cyclones, Floods etc. with a vision “To build safer and disaster resilient Islands by developing technology driven strategy for disaster management through collective efforts of all Government Agencies and Non-Governmental Agencies”. For implementation of Disaster Management activities and strengthening of Incident Response System in A&N Islands, the A&N Administration has constituted various Authorities and Committees i.e. Union Territory Disaster Management Authority (UTDMA), District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs), Union Territory Disaster Management Executive Committee (UTDMEC)..