Kegalle Divisional Secretariat

Disaster Management Information

Disaster Management of Kegalle Divisional Secretariat

There are four main types of disasters (WCPT, 2010):

These disasters include floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and volcano eruptions that can have immediate impacts on human health, as well as secondary impacts causing further death and suffering from floods causing landslides, earthquakes resulting in fires, tsunamis causing widespread flooding and typhoons sinking ferries

These emergencies include technological or industrial accidents, usually involving hazardous material, and occur where these materials are produced, used or transported. Large forest fires are generally included in this definition because they tend to be caused by humans.

These emergencies involve a break-down of authority, looting and attacks on strategic installations. Complex emergencies include conflict situations and war.

These emergencies involve a sudden onset of a contagious disease that affects health but also disrupts services and businesses, bringing economic and social costs.

There are many Disaster Situations in this Division. Like

01. Landslides
02. Rockfalls
03. Cyclones
04. Lightnings
05. Falling trees
06. Floods
07. Damages of Animals and
08. Fires

Emergency Management

Emergency Management is the generic name of an interdisciplinary field dealing with the strategic organization management processes used to protect asses of an organization from hazard risks that can cause disasters or catastrophes, and to ensure the continuance of the organization within their planned lifetime.

Emergency Management is a systematic process leading to action before, during and after a disaster to save lives and prevent injury. "Disaster" here means a major emergency that exceeds the community's capacity to respond successfully with its own resources. Emergency Management is organized into four phases:

1. Mitigation: actions taken to eliminate a hazard or reduce its potential impact.
2. Preparedness: planning for major emergencies, including training and exercises.
3. Response: actions taken in response to emergencies.
4. Recovery: actions taken after a disaster to restore services and reconstruct communities.

High Risk Areas

Main High Risk Areas of Kegalle Division

1. Ganthuna Pallegama North GN Division

2. Ganthuna Pallegama South GN Division

3. Belihulwana GN Division

4. Wathura GN Division

Contact Details

Map Of Landslide Hasard Zones - Kegalle District