What is the Disaster Management Act? What was the first incident which show the importance of it? 1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Disaster Management Act, 2005. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette appoint; and different dates* may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and for different States, and any reference to commencement in any provision of this Act in relation to any State shall be construed as a reference to the commencement of that provision in that State. 2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “affected area” means an area or part of the country affected by a disaster; (b) “capacity-building” includes— (i) identification of existing resources and resources to be acquired or created; (ii) acquiring or creating resources identified under sub-clause (i); (iii) organisation ...
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