State Disaster Management Authorities are statutory bodies constituted under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 (Central Act 53 of 2005). Kerala State Disaster Management Authority is a statutory non-autonomous body under the Chairmanship of the Chief Minister of Kerala.
The first KSDMA was constituted vide S.R.O No. 395/2007 dated 4th May 2007. Present composition of KSDMA is notified vide S.R.O No. 583/2013 dated 17-7-2013. Vide Section 3 of the Kerala State Disaster Management Rules (KSDMR), 2007 the authority is composed of ten (10) members, chaired by Chief Minister and convened by Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management. The Chief Secretary (inter alia Chairperson of the State Executive Committee) is the Chief Executive Officer of KSDMA vide Section 14 (4) of the DM Act, 2005.
Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management is the Head of the Department of KSDMA vide GO (Rt) No. 2181/2016/DMD dated 23-03-2016. Head of Kerala State Emergency Operations Centre is vide Section 3 (4) of KSDMR, 2007 (amendment 2015) the Member Secretary of the Authority.
Routine decisions related to the functioning of KSDMA, as under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 is conducted as per the decision of the State Executive Committee by the Office of KSDMA. Technical matters and emergency operations are managed by Kerala State Emergency Operations Centre (KSEOC).
Moto of KSDMA
In English – “Towards a Safer State”
In Malayalam – “സുരക്ഷായനം…” (Surakshaayanam)
Company Details
- Employees
- 52
- Founded
- -
- Address
- Observatory Hills,
- Industry
- Government Administration
- NAICS
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Public AdministrationJustice, Public Order, and Safety ActivitiesSpace Research and TechnologyLegal Counsel and ProsecutionCorrectional InstitutionsParole Offices and Probation OfficesFire Protection
- Website
- https://sdma.kerala.gov.in/
- Keywords
- Disaster Risk Reduction, Disaster Management, Resilience, Reconstruction, Rebuild, Early Warning, Alerts, Landslide, Flood, Earthquake, Drought, Tsunami, Cyclone, Epidemics, Covid19, Heat wave, Disability, Local Governance, Disaster Management Plans, Hazard, Risk, Vulnerability, Adaptation, Climate Change, Extreme Weather.
- HQ
- Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
- Competitors
- Directorate of Samoohika Sannadhasena (Community Volunteer Corps), National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS), Kerala Startup Mission, Institute for Climate Change Studies (ICCS), Sustera Foundation, KSREC - Kerala State Remote Sensing and Environment Centre, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Kerala Youth Leadership Academy (KYLA), Institute of Land and Disaster Management (ILDM), Centre for Disaster Studies, SSUS.
Kerala State Disaster Management Authority Questions
Kerala State Disaster Management Authority's website is https://sdma.kerala.gov.in/
Kerala State Disaster Management Authority's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/ksdma
Kerala State Disaster Management Authority has
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Kerala State Disaster Management Authority's industry is
Government Administration
Kerala State Disaster Management Authority's top competitors are
Directorate Of Samoohika Sannadhasena (Community Volunteer Corps),
National Centre For Earth Science Studies (Ncess),
Kerala Startup Mission,
Institute For Climate Change Studies (Iccs),
Sustera Foundation,
Ksrec - Kerala State Remote Sensing And Environment Centre,
Indian National Centre For Ocean Information Services (Incois),
Kerala Youth Leadership Academy (Kyla),
Institute Of Land And Disaster Management (Ildm),
Centre For Disaster Studies, Ssus.
Kerala State Disaster Management Authority's categories are Government Administration
Kerala State Disaster Management Authority's founding year is 2007
