Aug 1st- Natural Hazards and Disasters
National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)
training and capacity development programs
NCDM
constituted under Act of Parli in 1995
re-designated to NIDM
by Disaster Management Act 2005
Under the MHA
Nodal Responsibilities
human resource development
capacity building, training, research
documentation and policy
in field of Disaster Management
Ammonium Nitrate
Pure form
AN is a white
crystalline chemical which is soluble in water
not explosive on its own
UN classification
Oxidiser (Grade 5.1)
Blast happen due to external factor or fire
India
AN rules 2012 (Under explosive Act, 1884)
large storage of AN in populated areas is illegal
Manufacture
required industrial license under
Industrial Development and Regulation Act, 1951