NGRMP (Syllabus: GS Paper 3 – Disaster Management)
Context: Recently, the Centre prepared to launch a ₹150 crore National Glacial Lake Outburst Floods Risk Mitigation Programme (NGRMP) in response to the Sikkim flash flood.
- It will be implemented in four Himalayan states and Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh.
Key Points NGRMP
- The first phase is expected to start this fiscal and continue till 2025-26.
- The Centre will fund 135 crore through the National Disaster Mitigation Fund and states will pitch in with the remaining 15 crore.
- Four Components
o Component 1: It will focus on Glof hazard and risk assessment. 15% of the programme budget will go towards creating and updating a glacial lake inventory
o Component 2; It will focus on 'Glof monitoring and early warning system. 35% of the allocation will go towards remote sensing techniqu- es, advanced seismometers, water level sensors, cameras and trigger lines to monitor risk prone lakes.
o Component 3: It will focus on Glof mitigation measures. It will have maximum outlay at 40% of the budget and will look at site specific inter- ventions such as reinforcing unsafe moraine dams at glacial lakes, drai- ning of lake waters.
o Component 4: It will be dedicated to awareness generation and community centric capacity building involving multiple stakeholders.
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
- About: NDMA is India’s apex statutory body for disaster management.
- Constituted: On 27th September 2006, by the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
- Composition: The Prime Minister is its chairperson and it has 9 other members.
- Aim: To spearhead and implement a holistic and integrated approach to Disaster Management in India.
