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The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-22092025-266299
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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NEW DELHI, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2025/BHADRA 31, 1947
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THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY
[PART II-SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd September, 2025.
S.O. 4253(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (ha) of sub-section
(2) of section 35 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 (53 of 2005), the Central Government hereby notifies the
following Ministries or Department of the Government of India as mentioned in column (3) of the Table below which
shall have the responsibility for monitoring, early warning, prevention, mitigation, preparedness and capacity building
with regard to disaster arising from various hazards, against the disasters mentioned in column (2) of the said Table, in
collaboration with other related agencies or stakeholders in accordance with section 36 of the said Act, namely:-
TABLE
+-------+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
| S.No. | Disaster | Ministry or Department |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+-------+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
| 1. | (a) Avalanche | Ministry of Defence |
| | (b) Oil Spills | |
+-------+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
| 2. | Biological Disasters | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
+-------+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
| 3. | (a) Cold Wave | Ministry of Earth Sciences |
| | (b) Cyclone or Tornado | (For early warning only) |
| | (c) Earthquake | |
+-------+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
| (d) Heat Wave | |
| | (e) Lightning | |
| | (f) Tsunami | |
| | (g) Hail Storms | |
| | (h) Heavy Rainfall | |
+-------+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
| 4. | (a) Frost and Cold Wave | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare|
| | (b) Drought | |
| | (c) Hailstorm | |
| | (d) Pest Attack | |
+-------+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
| 5. | (a) Floods | Ministry of Jal Shakti |
| | (b) Glacial Lake Outburst Flood| |
+-------+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
| 6. | Floods - Urban (excluding early| Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
| | warning) | |
+-------+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
| 7. | (a) Forest Fire | Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change|
| | (b) Industrial and Chemical | |
| | Disasters | |
+-------+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
| 8. | Landslides | Ministry of Mines |
+-------+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
| 9. | Nuclear and Radiological | Department of Atomic Energy |
| | Emergencies | |
+-------+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
[F.No. 30-1/2025-DM-II]
Dr. RAJESH GUPTA, Jt. Secy.
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