The first initiative towards formulating a systematic, comprehensive and holistic approachto all disasters was the setting up of a ----------------- in August 1999 under theChairmanship of Shri J.C. Pant.

advancements that help with disasters

a type of disaster affecting a society which requires national orinternational assistance(1 Point)Frequent and infrequent disastersLarge scale disasterSlow onset disasterSmall scale disasterSudden onset disaster

one that emerges gradually over time like drought, desertification, sea level rise, epidemic disease(1 Point)Frequent and infrequent disastersLarge scale disasterSlow onset disasterSmall scale disasterSudden onset disaster

How were the catastrophe relief operations carried out? (How did the communities band together in the face of tsunamis to help and support)

When is a disaster a disaster? Cite an example.