🇮🇳 India
Last verified: July 2026 — validate with your local authorities during the annual update of the club directory.
1. Emergency numbers
| Service |
Number |
| Unified national emergency |
112 |
| Ambulance |
108 (most states) / 102 (maternal health) |
| Fire brigade |
101 |
| Police |
100 |
| Disaster helpline (NDMA) |
1078 |
| Children at risk |
1098 |
2. National disaster management
| Element |
In India |
| National authority |
NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority) — ndma.gov.in |
| Response force |
NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) — specialised USAR battalions |
| Territorial levels |
SDMA (state) and DDMA (administrative district) — the District Collector / District Magistrate is the local crisis decision-maker |
| Legal framework |
Disaster Management Act, 2005 |
| Crisis funding |
SDRF/NDRF (State/National Disaster Response Funds) |
3. Alert systems
| System |
What it is |
Access |
| SACHET / CAP |
Geolocated multi-hazard cell alerts (NDMA), multilingual |
Automatic + Sachet app |
| IMD |
National weather service: colour-coded cyclone warnings (green → red), heat wave, monsoon |
mausam.imd.gov.in |
| CWC |
Flood vigilance (Central Water Commission) |
ffs.india-water.gov.in |
| INCOIS |
Tsunami and sea-state alerts |
incois.gov.in |
| Local sirens and loudspeakers |
Cyclone zones (Odisha, Andhra Pradesh) — mass evacuations |
Local |
4. Key non-Rotary actors
| Actor |
Role in disaster |
| Indian Red Cross Society |
Relief, shelter, first aid |
| DDMA / District Collector |
Crisis authority — the club's No. 1 institutional contact |
| NDRF (regional battalion) |
Specialised rescue |
| Aapda Mitra (NDMA volunteers) |
Trained community volunteers |
| National NGOs (SEEDS, Goonj, Akshaya Patra) |
Shelter, distribution, mass meals |
5. Dominant risks → guide cards
| Risk |
Where |
Card to print |
| Cyclone |
Bay of Bengal (Odisha, AP, Bengal), Arabian Sea (Gujarat) |
Card B1 |
| Monsoon flood |
Assam, Bihar, Gangetic plains, metropolises |
Card B2 |
| Heat wave |
Northern and central belt, peaks > 45 °C |
Card B4 |
| Earthquake |
Himalaya (zones IV-V), Kashmir, North-East |
Card A1 |
| Landslide |
Himalaya, Western Ghats (Kerala) |
Card A4 |
| Drought |
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan |
Card C1 |
| Industrial accident |
Chemical corridors (reference: Bhopal) |
Card D1 |
| Tsunami |
East coast and Andaman Islands |
Card A2 |
| Crowd crush (religious gatherings) |
Major pilgrimages |
Dedicated card in preparation — see roadmap |
6. Equivalences with the guide's terms
| Generic term in the guide |
Indian equivalent |
| National disaster management agency |
NDMA |
| Territorial crisis authority |
DDMA / District Collector |
| Specialised rescue force (USAR) |
NDRF |
| National response plan |
National DM Plan (DM Act 2005) |
| Cell alert |
SACHET (CAP) |
| Civil-protection community volunteers |
Aapda Mitra |
| Shelter centre |
Relief camp / cyclone shelter |
Donation tax rules: donations to 80G-registered organisations qualify for deduction (50% or 100% depending on approval); companies mobilise their CSR budgets (2% of profits, mandatory above thresholds) — a major lever for Indian clubs: a well-documented disaster project is CSR-eligible. Check the club's/trust's 80G approval with an accountant.
7. Rotary section — to be completed by your club
| Element |
Your information |
| Rotary district (2981-3292) |
____ |
| District Governor (DG) |
____ |
| District disaster officer (DRO/DRC) |
____ |
| ShelterBox India contact |
____ |
| DDMA / Collector office contact |
____ |
| Neighbouring clubs (< 50 km) |
____ |
| Last update of this section |
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Sources: NDMA (ndma.gov.in), IMD, NDRF, Indian Red Cross Society. Report any error: g.bourgogne.rtn@gmail.com