NDRF : National Disaster Response Force
NDMA : National Disaster Management Act/Authority
SDMA : State Disaster Management Act/ Authority
DDMA : District Disaster Management Act/ Authority
RRC: Regional Response Centre
CSSR : Collapsed Structure Search And Rescue
EWS : Early Warning System
CBRN : Chemical Biological Radiology Nuclear
IMD : Indian Meteorological Department
CWC : Central Water Commission
GSI : Geological Survey in India
INCOIS : Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services
DRDO : Defense Research and Development Organization
BPR : Bottom Pressure Recorder
DART: Deep Ocean Assessment and Reporting
ACWC – Area Cyclone Warning Centre
TWS : Tsunami Warning System