In 2011, the District Administration of Leh started formulating a District Disaster Management Plan (DDMP).
The DDMP document was updated in 2019-20.
Now, District Administration is in the process of updating new version of District Disaster Management Plan -2020-21 (with special focus on the Disaster Risk Reduction & Sendai Framework).
Ladakh was carved out of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and made a Union Territory on 31st October 2019. In terms of area, Leh district is one of the two districts of Ladakh Himalayan region (Leh and Kargil). It is one of the remotest districts in India and has got land route connectivity only during summer. During winters, aerial connectivity is the only mode of mobility and transportation.
In terms of climate, Leh is very harsh with prolonged winter and short summer with very short working season. The agricultural productivity is also limited and subsistence because of which most of the materials, be it consumable or non consumable, are procured from outside the district making the district even more vulnerable.
Leh is a multi-hazard-prone district which makes it extremely vulnerable to natural disasters such as earthquake, cloudburst, floods, landslides, avalanches, wind storm, Cold wave, snow storm, drought, Locust menace beside man induced disasters such as war, chemical hazards, road accident, fire, conflict etc Leh district falls in the seismic Zone-IV (of Damage Risk Zone) as strike-slip fault runs along Zanskar and Ladakh ranges. With addition of the extreme climatic and geographical condition, makes it more vulnerable.
