क्यों HEATWAVES एक DISASTER नहीं हैं ? #weatherupdate #temperaturetoday #weatherforecast #climate
The Study By Manikant Singh 
#upsc #ias #thestudy #upsc2024 #upsc2025 #manikantsingh #facts Why Heatwaves are Not Included as a Notified Disaster in India
Heatwaves have been causing significant loss of life and impacting public health in India, yet they are not officially recognized as a notified disaster under the Disaster Management Act of 2005. In this video, we explore the key reasons behind this exclusion:
1. Historical Perception: When the Act was formulated, heatwaves were seen as a regular occurrence during summer months in many parts of India, rather than an exceptional disaster warranting specific provisions.
2. Definition of Disaster: Heatwaves did not fit the initial definition of a disaster causing substantial loss of life, property, or environmental damage beyond the coping capacity of the affected community.
3. Financial Implications: Declaring heatwaves as a notified disaster would obligate the government to provide monetary compensation for lives lost, which could become a huge financial burden given the scale of heat-related deaths each year.
4. Challenges in Attributing Deaths: Unlike floods or cyclones, it is often difficult to directly attribute deaths to heatwaves, as most fatalities occur due to exacerbating pre-existing health conditions.
Despite the increasing severity and frequency of heatwaves due to climate change, successive Finance Commissions have not recommended adding them to the list of notified disasters. However, some states like Haryana, UP, Odisha, and Kerala have independently notified heatwaves as local disasters.
We also discuss the potential benefits of recognizing heatwaves as a disaster, such as improved reporting of heat-related illnesses and deaths, and greater alertness by authorities to minimize impacts. The video concludes by emphasizing the need to reassess this exclusion, given India’s evolving nature and impacts of heat waves.
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To be included in a natural disaster list a disaster must affect and jeopardise every life form in the same way. For example earthquake would kill every one present be it human or animals, same with tsunami, avalanche, floods or cyclones/tornadoes. In the case of a heat wave people may 1. Stay indoors or 2. have individual heat tolerance according to the region. A person living in desert area may be more heat tolerant than one living in mountains. Livestock and vegetation also is adapted accordingly, hence heat wave cannot be listed as a disaster.