INTEGRATION OF AI IN NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT

• Convergence of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning with India's statutory disaster management architecture (NDMA, IMD, CWC, DRDO, C-DOT) for forecasting, alerts, risk-mapping and urban resilience.
• Comes alongside the Disaster Management (Amendment) Act, 2025, which inserts Section 41A enabling Urban Disaster Management Authorities (UDMAs) for city-specific risks like urban flooding and heatwaves.
• Relevant for GS-III (Disaster Management, S&T) and GS-II (Statutory bodies, Cooperative federalism).