The impeccable role of Relief India Trust in Disaster Management

Introduction:

Planning is the main activity of any NGO that is working in India or elsewhere in the world. There are a few instances for which none of the NGO can ever plan. These instances are the disastrous situation which can be flood, earthquake or any other similar thing that happens naturally. Unfortunately, none of the NGOs can ever plan for it as they are sudden and come without any alert. The Relief IndiaTrust is doing a notable work in this domain and it is of the opinion that the NGOs should be prepared for countering such unexpected situations. However, they can never estimate the scale, diversity or severity of any such disastrous incident that may occur in any country. The face of India has seen several disasters in the form of flood and earthquake, where Relief India trust always came out as a winner and provided great aid and support not only to the affected people but also to the government. The government in such situations demands extensive help from the NGOs as they are themselves struggling with the resources and the ability to manage and rehabilitate the affected people with ease.

The required duties of the NGOs in disaster management:

The NGOs have a very critical role to play in case of any disaster in the country. Both the affected people and the government look up to them in order to come up for the rescue of people who are in miserable condition. The following is a list of some of the most prominent responsibilities of the NGO in disaster management as devised by the Relief India trust:

·         The material relief or support is a major requirement which the NGOs can provide directly to the people who are affected by any form of disaster. Time is of the essence in such situations and the NGOs should try to provide the resources as soon as possible.

·         The initial response of the NGOs can take a few hours or a few days, but the next phase is the longest which may take months and even years when the responsibility of such organizations is to rehabilitate the affected people.

·         The NGOs must collaborate with the government and even the armed forces if they are part of the rescue work. All of them can pool their resources so that the help is provided to the needy people in much quicker time.

·         The rehabilitation phase may include work such as giving them shelter, hospitals and schools which were affected earlier due to the disaster occurred in any particular region.

·         The NGOs that cannot stay longer in the affected area can provide the local support remotely as well. For this purpose, they have to keep a check on their current situation and should find out that what is important for them and then act in an according manner. A good NGO would work till the last minute until everyone affected from the disaster is resettled.