law: Disaster Management Act, 2005 
  36. Responsibilities
  
  of Ministries or Departments of Government of India.- 
  It shall be the
  
  responsibility of every Ministry or Department of the Government of India to -
  a.     
  
    take
  
  measures necessary for prevention of disasters, mitigation, preparedness and capacity-building
  
  in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the National Authority;
  b.    
  
    integrate
  
  into its development plans and projects, the measures for prevention or
  
  mitigation of disasters in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the
  
  National Authority;
  c.     
  
    respond
  
  effectively and promptly to any threatening disaster situation or disaster in
  
  accordance with the guidelines of the National Authority or the directions of
  
  the National Executive Committee in this behalf;
  d.    
  
    review
  
  the enactments administered by it, its policies, rules and regulations, with a
  
  view to incorporate therein the provisions necessary for prevention of
  
  disasters, mitigation or preparedness;
  e.     
  
    allocate
  
  funds for measures for prevention of disaster, mitigation, capacity-building
  
  and preparedness;
  f.     
  
    provide
  
  assistance to the National Authority and State Governments for- 
               
  
   i.        
  
    drawing
  
  up mitigation, preparedness and response plans, capacity-building, data
  
  collection and identification and training of personnel in relation to disaster
  
  management;
              
  
   ii.        
  
    carrying
  
  out rescue and relief operations in the affected area;
             
  
   iii.        
  
    assessing
  
  the damage from any disaster;
             
  
   iv.        
  
    carrying
  
  out rehabilitation and reconstruction;
  g.    
  
    make
  
  available its resources to the National Executive Committee or a State
  
  Executive Committee for the purposes of responding promptly and effectively to
  
  any threatening disaster situation or disaster, including measures for- (i)
  
  providing emergency communication in a vulnerable or affected area; (ii)
  
  transporting personnel and relief goods to and from the affected area; (iii)
  
  providing evacuation, rescue, temporary shelter or other immediate relief; (iv)
  
  setting up temporary bridges, jetties and landing places; (v) providing,
  
  drinking water, essential provisions, healthcare, and services in an affected
  
  area;
  h.     
  
    take
  
  such other actions as it may consider necessary for disaster management.