Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority

The GSDMA has been constituted by the Government of Gujarat by the GAD’s Resolution dated 8th February 2001. The Authority has been created as a permanent arrangement to handle the natural calamities.The objectives for constitution of this authority have been clearly spelt out and precisely defined in para (2) of the said Resolution.

These are as follows: -
1. To provide relief to the people for the loss incurred due to natural calamity and to under take rehabilitation and reconstruction as also social and economic activities or restoration of the situation
2. To make efforts to minimize the impact of natural calamities through precautionary programmes and schemes.
3. To analyze and study the reasons of natural calamities and to suggest the remedies to avoid or minimize the effects of such natural calamites.
4. To make the best use of the funds, grants, donations, assistance received from Government of India and other foreign countries or from any other institutions/persons for prevention of such natural calamities or for handling the after-effects; to obtain loans and make proper use of the funds received by the Authority.

The headquarters of this authority is at Gandhinagar and its jurisdiction is throughout the entire state of Gujarat. It is supposed to function as an autonomous body. Its activities are non- profitable and is duly registered as a charitable institution under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, with the competent Authorities. The Authority works under the aegis of the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Division, a separate cell created under the GAD.

Fax: +91.79.2325 9275, 2325 9302, 2325 9289

State/District EOC - Contact Details
State EOC (Gandhinagar)

Toll Free number - 1070
Other Phone numbers - 079- 23251900/ 23251902/23251908/ 23251914
Fax: 079-23251916

District EOCs
Toll Free Number - 1077