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86. Disaster Management Plan (DMP) is of paramount importance, since we are dealing with a substance which has huge potential of causing immense damage to human beings and to the environment, which may cross over generations after generations.

87. After the accidents in Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukoshima, there has been an uproar all over the world including India for adopting sufficient safety measures for handling nuclear/radiological emergencies which may likely to occur in various NPPs situated in the country. Any radiation incident resulting in or having a potential to result in exposure and/or contamination in excess of the respective permissible limits can lead to a nuclear/radiological emergency. Situations are, of course, not bound to occur quite often, but one must be prepared to face nuclear/radiological emergencies because of high population density in a country like India. Nuclear/radiological emergencies can occur due to factors beyond the control of the operating agencies, for example, human error, system failure, sabotage, earthquake, cyclone, flood etc. Noticing the above factors, the Central Government decided to enact a law on Disaster Management to provide for requisite institutional mechanisms for drawing up and monitoring the implementation of the disaster management plans, ensuring measure by various wings of Government for prevention and mitigating affects of disasters and for undertaking a holistic, coordinated and prompt response to any disaster situation.