Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority

Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority is a government agency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Established in 2003, it is responsible for disaster management, planning and recovery.

History
On 8 July 2003, Government of Tamil Nadu issued an order (G.O.323) for the constitution of a state disaster management authority (SDMA) under the Department of Revenue. The department was to be headed by the Chief Secretary and would help in preparing, mitigation and response to disasters. In December 2005, Government of India enacted the Disaster Management Act, 2005 which mandated the creation of state disaster management agencies with the chief minister of the state as the chairperson. Accordingly, On 26 September 2008, Government of Tamil Nadu issued an order (G.O.564) to reconstitute the SDMA with the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu as the chairperson for monitoring the disaster management activities in the state.

Composition
SDMA is constituted of a chairperson and ten members:

TN disaster response force
Tamil Nadu disaster response force was planned to be set up on the lines of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). In 2017, TN disaster response force (TNDRF) was setup as a special team of Tamil Nadu Police at Avadi with 1,000 people to be trained by NDRF.