law: Disaster Management Act, 2005 
  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
  
  and training of personnel and coordination of such training for effective
  
  management of disasters;
  a.     
  
  
  b.     
  
  
  c.     
  
    "Central
  
  Government" means the Ministry or Department of the Government of India
  
  having administrative control of disaster management;
  d.    
  
    "disaster"
  
  means a catastrophe, mishap, calamity or grave occurrence in any area, arising
  
  from natural or man made causes, or by accident or negligence which results in
  
  substantial loss of life or human suffering or damage to, and destruction of,
  
  property, or damage to, or degradation of, environment, and is of such a nature
  
  or magnitude as to be beyond the coping capacity of the community of the
  
  affected area;
  e.     
  
    "disaster
  
  management" means a continuous and integrated process of planning,
  
  organising, coordinating and implementing measures which are necessary or
  
  expedient for-
               
  
   i.        
  
    prevention
  
  of danger or threat of any disaster;
              
  
   ii.        
  
    mitigation
  
  or reduction of risk of any disaster or its severity or consequences;
             
  
   iii.        
  
    capacity-building;
  
  
             
  
   iv.        
  
    preparedness
  
  to deal with any disaster;
              
  
   v.        
  
    prompt
  
  response to any threatening disaster situation or disaster;
             
  
   vi.        
  
    assessing
  
  the severity or magnitude of effects of any disaster;
            
  
   vii.        
  
    evacuation,
  
  rescue and relief; (viii) rehabilitation and reconstruction;
  a.     
  
  
  b.     
  
  
  c.     
  
  
  d.     
  
  
  e.     
  
  
  f.     
  
    "District
  
  Authority" means the District Disaster Management Authority constituted
  
  under sub-section (1) of section 25;
  g.    
  
    "District
  
  Plan" means the plan for disaster management for the district prepared
  
  under section 31;
  h.     
  
    "local
  
  authority" includes panchayati raj institutions, municipalities, a
  
  district board, cantonment board, town planning authority or Zila Parishad or
  
  any other body or authority, by whatever name called, for the time being
  
  invested by law, for rendering essential services or, with the control and
  
  management of civic services, within a specified local area;
  i.      
  
    "mitigation"
  
  means measures aimed at reducing the risk, impact or effects of a disaster or
  
  threatening disaster situation;
  j.      
  
    "National
  
  Authority" means the National Disaster Management Authority established
  
  under sub-section (1) of section 3;
  k.     
  
    "National
  
  Executive Committee" means the Executive Committee of the National
  
  Authority constituted under sub-section (1) of section 8;
  l.      
  
    "National
  
  Plan" means the plan for disaster management for the whole of the country
  
  prepared under section 11;
  m.   
  
    "preparedness"
  
  means the state of readiness to deal with a threatening disaster situation or
  
  disaster and the effects thereof;
  n.     
  
    "prescribed"
  
  means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
  o.    
  
    "reconstruction"
  
  means construction or restoration of any property after a disaster;
  p.    
  
    "resources"
  
  includes manpower, services, materials and provisions;
  q.    
  
    "State
  
  Authority" means the State Disaster Management Authority established under
  
  sub-section (1) of section 14 and includes the Disaster Management Authority
  
  for the Union territory constituted under that section;
  r.      
  
    "State
  
  Executive Committee" means the Executive Committee of a State Authority
  
  constituted under sub-section (1) of section 20;
  s.     
  
    "State
  
  Government" means the Department of Government of the State having
  
  administrative control of disaster management and includes Administrator of the
  
  Union territory appointed by the President under article 239 of the
  
  Constitution;
  t.      
  
    "State
  
  Plan" means the plan for disaster management for the whole of the State
  
  prepared under section 23.