Volume : V, Issue : VIII, August - 2016

Humanitarian Logistics in Maoists regions of North eastern states of India

Guruprasad. T. S, Dr. N. Panchanathan

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 Natural, man–made disaster and human–induced crises swept through various parts of the world and received much attention over the past decade. Meanwhile, many parts of the world suffer from the lack of basic necessities, including shelter, water, food, education, access to basic health care and safety including in India. India is however effected by both Natural and man–made disasters, this paper provides a perspective or an overview of Humanitarian logistics during Political and civil unrest in Northeastern states of India. Since North eastern states are not developed in terms of infrastructure and geographical tough to reach, this paper would discuss on probable situations of humanitarian logistics in human–induced crises. The paper also emphasizes on the methods of reducing the overhead costs incurred in the logistics and cost of supplying the goods to north–eastern states of India. Humanitarian Operations range from short–term relief to long range assistance to the people, they adhere to certain principles such as Humanity, neutrality and impartially and deliver the services on a basis of need without any discrimination regarding religion, ethnicity and gender, they seek alleviate suffering and save lives of victims of natural or man–made and human–induced crises.

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Guruprasad.T.S, Dr. N.Panchanathan Humanitarian Logistics in Maoists regions of North eastern states of India International Journal of Scientific Research,Volume : 5 | Issue : 8 |August 2016

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