കേരള സർക്കാരിന്റെ ദുരന്തനിവാരണ നയം 2010 പ്രകാരം. ഡിസാസ്റ്റർ നെ താഴെ പറയുന്ന അഞ്ച് വിഭാഗങ്ങളായി തരം തിരിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.
Category 1- hydro Meteorological Disasters
Flood
drought
lighting
cyclone
Category 2 geological related disasters
landslides
Earthquakes
Dam failures
Tsunami etc
Category 3 chemical Industrial and nuclear related disasters
leakage of hazardous materials at the time of their manufacture processing and transportation
disasters due to bad effects of storage used and transportation of hazardous products pesticides etc and waste produced during the manufacturing process
Category 4- biological related disasters
Epidemics
cattle epidemics
fish diseases
pest attacks
Category 5-manmade disasters
forest fire urban or village fire
festival related disasters
Road rail and air accidents boat capsizing accidents at the sea
oil or gas tanker mishaps major
building collapse
serial bomb blast
elicit liquor tragedy
pollution environment disaster
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