Lok Sabha Debates
Need To Review The National Disaster Management Authority. on 17 December, 2015
Sixteenth Loksabha an> Title: Need to review the National Disaster Management Authority.
DR. ANBUMANI RAMADOSS (DHARMAPURI): Madam, we all know about the recent flood in Tamil Nadu, specially Chennai and Cuddalore regions. Hundreds of people lost their lives; hundreds of thousands of people lost their property and houses; and lakhs of farmers have lost their crops. It has been three weeks since then but normalcy has not yet returned. We have seen a huge deluge in Chennai. This deluge has been partly natural and partly manmade. … (Interruptions)… (Not recorded). People were not warned. … (Interruptions) माननीय अध्यक्ष : आप अपनी बात कहिए, ऐसा नहीं होता है।
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SHRIMATI V. SATHYABAMA (TIRUPPUR): Madam, he is completely misleading the House.… (Interruptions) DR. ANBUMANI RAMADOSS: Due to this, hundreds of people died and thousands lost their property. … (Interruptions) Madam, I would like to bring to the notice of the Government some glaring issues during this disaster. We have the National Disaster Management Act enacted in 2005… (Interruptions) माननीय अध्यक्ष : एलिगेशन मत लगाओ।
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DR. ANBUMANI RAMADOSS: It has been ten years since that Act has been enacted and during this disaster, we found that the National Disaster Management Authority was lacking. I request the hon. Prime Minister to review the National Disaster Management Authority. I say this because there was absolutely no coordination among the Disaster Management Authority, the Army, the State Government and the Central Government. There is a huge lapse in communication. So, I kindly urge upon the hon. Minister to do the needful.… (Interruptions) HON. SPEAKER: Shri P.R. Sundaram. Do you want to say something?
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SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR (KRISHNAGIRI): Our Chief Minister has taken immediate action.… (Interruptions) HON. SPEAKER: Now, you take your seat. You have already said whatever you wanted to. … (Interruptions)
HON. SPEAKER: I will see it. If there are any allegations or something, it should not go on record. … (Interruptions)
HON. SPEAKER: Shri Sundaram, I think you do not want to say anything.
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SHRI P.R.SUNDARAM (NAMAKKAL): Hon. Speaker, I thank you for giving this opportunity. Please allow me to speak in Tamil. HON. SPEAKER: Yes.