Current context: The Congress party has demanded that the massive floods in Maharashtra be given the status of 'L3' category disaster.
a. Need for state assistance for a disaster
b. Need for Centres assistance for a disaster
c. Need for district assistance for a disaster
d. Need for global assistance for a disaster
- From the past one week, western Maharashtra is receiving heavy rains that have wreaked havoc in the region.
- ‘L3'-level is an indication of a very large-scale disaster, as per the guidelines of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
- The L3 status would mandate the Centre to assist the disaster affected people in Maharashtra.
- The NDMC categorization of the Levels of Disasters is:
- Level-L1: The level of disaster that can be managed within the resources and capabilities of the District.
- Level-L2: The level of disaster that requires assistance and resources mobilization at the state level along with state agencies deployment for disaster management.
- Level-L3: This level of catastrophic disaster or a very large-scale disaster situation that overwhelms the State and District authorities resource and capabilities.
Question:
Q.1 The L3 status of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), recently in the news signifies?a. Need for state assistance for a disaster
b. Need for Centres assistance for a disaster
c. Need for district assistance for a disaster
d. Need for global assistance for a disaster
