Uttarakhand Disaster Mitigation, Management and Prevention Act, 2005 (Uttarakhand Act No. 29 of 2005).

This Act provides for disaster mitigation, management and prevention in the State of Uttarakhand.
The State Government shall establish an Authority to be known as the Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority. The Authority shall be primarily responsible for promoting an integrated and coordinated system of disaster management, including prevention or mitigation of disaster, by the local authorities, stakeholders and communities. Functions of the authority include: (a) act as the central planning, coordinating and monitoring body for disaster management and post-disaster reconstruction, rehabilitation, evaluation and assessment; (b) assist the State Government in formulation of policy relating to emergency relief notwithstanding that the implementation of emergency relief shall be the responsibility of the Revenue Department and other departments of the Government; (c) inform the State Government and departments of that Government on progress made and problems faced in disaster management; etc. The Disaster Mitigation and Management Center, will work as a think tank for the Authority and prepare plan for each stages of disaster namely predisaster, during disaster and post-disaster stages which may finally be approved by the Authority.
The Act further makes provisions, inter alia, for: functions of the state government, powers and functions of the chief executive officer, powers and functions of the state commissioner for disaster management, functions of local authorities, declaration of area as disaster prone area or disaster affected, offences and penalties.