Man-made disasters are caused by human actions including major accidents, deliberate or inadvertent actions of individuals or groups.

Drought creates a large-scale scarcity of water for every kind of activity such as agricultural operations including lack of moisture in the soil to grow crops, thereby affecting production and causing crop failure, scarcity of food, fodder, employment and causes starvation. Thus it affects human lives in various ways.

Applying pressure with cotton and bandage is very effective in preventing bleeding from a wounded arm.

Students can play a great role in making the community disaster-resilient. Students can spread awareness among citizens about the disaster hazards and steps that are needed to be taken after a disaster has occurred. Small tasks Iie providing first aids to the victims can be done by them.

People should know the nearest safe shelter's route. People must have ready an emergency kit containing first aid kit, strong ropes, a radio, torch, spare batteries, stocks of fresh water, dry food, salt, sugar, kerosene, matchboxes, water-proof bags to store clothing and valuables.
People must be connected with the local radio or TV for warnings and advice and keep themselves alert. Take bullock-carts, agricultural equipment, and domestic animals to a safer place.

In India, the East and West coastal regions along the Bay of Bengal and Arabian sea, respectively, are two of the worst affected cyclone-prone regions of the world.
As compared to West coast, East coast is the more cyclone-prone region in India.
On the East coast (Bay of Bengal sea), West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are the worst affected states.
On the West coast (Arabian sea), Gujarat and Maharashtra are the most vulnerable states.

Ham Radio or Amateur radio is basically a social hobby and a radio communication service provider in which the users which are called hams must pass an examination in order to operate this.
People get connected with Ham radio whether they are in remote, obscure locations or trapped during a disaster.
Ham radio operators are allowed to use every mode of communication: AM, FM, CW, SSB and so on, worldwide.
Amateur radio includes a vast array of activities like:
• Talking around the world without wires.
• Talking locally through repeaters.
• Emergency communications.
• Public service communications.
• Amateur radio satellites in space and so on.
• According to an estimation, six million people are regularly involved with ham radio, worldwide.

(i) Disaster preparedness activities are designed to minimize loss of life and damage, for example by removing people and property from a threatened location and by facilitating timely and effective rescue, relief and rehabilitation.
(ii) Preparedness is the main way of reducing the impact of disasters.
(iii) In India, there are various disasters which affect the lives of people and their values such as earthquakes, landslide, cyclone, flood, forest fire, drought, avalanche, tsunami and so on.

Rainwater harvesting is a technique used for collecting, storing and using rainwater for drinking water supply, landscape irrigation, and other uses. The rainwater is collected from various hard surfaces such as rooftops and/or other types of man-made structures above ground with hard surfaces.
This ancient practice is currently growing in popularity throughout our communities due to interest in reducing the consumption of potable water and the inherent qualities of rainwater.
Rainwater Harvesting Advantages
Some advantages of rainwater harvesting are as follows:
• It makes use of a natural resource and reduces flooding, stormwater run-off, soil erosion and contamination of surface water with pesticides, sediments, metals, and fertilizers.
• It reduces the need for imported water.
• It is an excellent source of water for landscape irrigation, with no chemicals such as fluoride and chlorine, and no dissolved salts and minerals from the soil.
• Home systems can be relatively simple to install and operate and may reduce your water bill.
• It promotes both water and energy conservation.
• No filtration system is required for landscape irrigation.
• It inculcates a culture of water conservation.

The steps in preparing for a cyclone are as follows:
• In the cyclone seasons, people in coastal areas should always be alert by updating themselves through listening to radio or TV weather reports about a cyclone warning.
• Identify safe shelters in your area and the closest and safe route to reach them.
• After updating themselves about a cyclone warning, fishermen should avoid going to the sea.
• Make sure there is an emergency kit ready at home and also keep all your important documents in that.
• Store adequate food grains and water in safe places.
• Also try to keep a list of emergency addresses and phone numbers of the local police station, Block or taluka office (in rural areas).