A Comparative Study of Uttarakhand and Kashmir Flood in the plight of Natural Disaster Akhtar Shahnaz1, Farooq Mir Insha2 1Assistant Professor, Department of Tourism Studies, Central University of Kashmir-Srinagar, India 2Assistant Professor, Department of Management Studies, Central University of Kashmir-Srinagar, India Online published on 31 October, 2017. Abstract Disaster are on the rise all the way through the world and may strike any destination without any warning. Almost all the nations of the world witness such disasters. So many deaths, diseases, economic and social loss are a few results of disaster. Flooding being a part of natural environment is a threat only when it impends harm to humans, their activities and their properties. This being one of the many aspect that hamper a destinations image and the locals as well as tourist sense of safety. Any disaster be it is manmade or natural, always leads to loss of life and property. India which has different types of vegetation, geography and ever growing population witnesses almost all the kinds of disasters most common among them all being floods. In light of the disaster that occurred in Uttarakhand and in Kashmir, that swept the both state, resulting in massive damage, loss of valuable lives, properties and left thousands of tourist trapped and millions of people homeless. Therefore planning and organizing of rapid forces which can work during such mishaps have been developed by all the nations in the form of natural disaster management. For this reason, community should be more conscious about disaster prevention culture and mitigation. They should be involved in post disaster recovery and reconstruction process for facing the future disasters and mitigate it. So to avoid raising any such concerns, in a given situation any destination must be well equipped with preventive measures to fight any kind of disaster. This paper discusses Uttarakhand and Kashmir in the dilemma of the disaster through a comparative study and recommends several measures to be taken for disaster management, and touches upon how to re-establish a destination back to normalcy. Further this study also throws light into the various loop holes which was responsible to the extreme disastrous impact both in terms of lives and property. After critically analyzing all the stated objectives, it is concluded that a strong and effective collaborative management system and active participation of community is a must for prevention and control of such disasters in future. Top Keywords Disaster risk, Disaster, Natural Disaster management, Uttarakhand, Kashmir, Tourist Destination. Top |