What is the role of IT in disaster management? State your answers with appropriate reasons.
Role of IT in Disaster Management
Advancement in the field of Information technology and other scientific modern ways of data interchange has always helped humans in tackling unexpected natural as well as man-made disasters that came out of the blue. Natural disasters can be of various types like floods, tsunamis, drought, landslides, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions eruption etc. These may be of different intensities also. The intensities are of different levels also. These intensities may range from low levels to extreme levels. For coping with these disasters, we need a well-working disaster management system. Advancement in information technology can be used here. Those who head the disaster activities can understand the gravity of the situation without going to the place. This helps in saving precious time lost in the evaluation of the disaster. The ones who lost their loved ones somewhere in the disaster can inform the control room. Here again, the advanced capacity of Information technology in helping us in this situation is well exhibited. IT also helps in regulating and maintaining relief shelters, and even in rehabilitation processes. The use of IT is that it can explore the areas where humans cannot reach with ease. For example, a robot can explore a burrow which is just 1 foot wide, while a human cannot even go more than 1 meter inside it. So advancement in Information technology has helped humans in their development so much, and their part in overcoming disasters is well known
– Written By Edutuber Mallu
