 bill no 159 of  2016 the disaster management (amendment) bill, 2016 byshri mullappally ramachandran, mpa billto amend the disaster management act, 2005be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows :—1 (1) this act may be called the disaster management (amendment) act, 2016short title and commencement(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint 553 of 2005amendment of section 112 in section 11 of the disaster management act, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as the principal act), —(a) after sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—10"(2a) while preparing the national plan, the national executive committee shall take into consideration —(i) the native and traditional knowledge, if available, regarding preparedness of the disaster plan; and(ii) the successful disaster plans of other countries"; and5(b) in sub-section (3), after clause (a), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—"(aa) measures to identify the vulnerability of different areas of the country to different forms of disaster;"amendment of section 353 in section 35 of the principal act, in sub-section (2), after clause (h), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:—"(ha) framing of guidelines for disaster resilient construction of buildings;10(hb) ensuring that all constructions in the seismic zones are earthquake resilient;15(he) taking such remedial measures in consultation with the concerned state government as are necessary, in regard to vulnerable buildings in the seismic zones, which shall include hospitals, hotels, schools and educational institutions, multistorey buildings and high rise residential complexes;(hd) ensuring that all buildings compulsorily comply with directions for earthquake resilience; and(he) compulsory licensing of buildings and obtaining clearance certificates before construction of new multistorey buildings" statement  of  objects  and  reasonsthe disaster management act, 2005 was enacted to provide for the effective management of disasters in the country preparedness by government and society for all eventualities that may arise due to natural disasters like earthquakes, floods etc and to work towards minimizing the death, injury and loss is still to be crystallisedthe need is to identify the areas which are vulnerable to disasters in the country it is also of utmost importance that the native and traditional knowledge about the preparedness of natural disasters be taken into considerationto ensure structural strength of constructions that are already existing or that are in the process of construction or that are proposed to be constructed, especially hospitals, hotels, schools and multistoried residential complexes, the intervention of government pertaining to disaster resilient construction of building is urgently requiredhence this billnew delhi;mullappally  ramachandranapril 18, 2016 annexure extract from the disaster management act, 2005 (53 of 2005)|     |     |     |    ||------|------|------|-----|national plan11  (1) there shall be drawn up a plan for disaster management for the whole of the country to be called the national plan|     |     |     |    ||------|------|------|-----|(3) the national plan shall include—(a) measures to be taken for the prevention of disasters, or the mitigation of their effects;(b) measures to be taken for the integration of mitigation measures in the development plans;(c) measures to be taken for preparedness and capacity building to effectively respond to any threatening disaster situations or disaster;(d) roles and responsibilities of different ministries or departments of the government of india in respect of measures specified in clauses (a), (b), and (c)central government to take measures35 (1) subject to the provisions of this act, the central government shall take all such measures as it deems necessary or expedient for the purpose of disaster management (2) in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1), the measures which the central government may take under that sub-section include measures with respect to all or any of the following matters, namely:—(a) coordination of actions of the ministries or departments of the government of india, state governments, national authority, state authorities, governmental and nongovernmental organizations in relation to disaster management;|     |     |     |    ||------|------|------|-----|(h) establish institutions for research, training, and developmental programmes in the field of disaster management;|     |     |     |    ||------|------|------|-----| lok  sabha———— a billto amend the disaster management act, 2005————(shri mullapally ramachandran, mp)gmgipmrnd—1385ls(s3)—18-07-2016