District is the basic unit of administration in India and disasters play havoc with the lives of millions of people every year around the world and India. The book is about the role of the District Collector in Disaster Management, which cannot be overlooked since disaster both natural and technological exerts a growing toll on human life and property. Their aftermath is nothing but a grim picture of death destruction and suffering. The recent times their frequency magnitude and area have increased many times in all parts of the world. The past decade has witnessed on extraordinary increase in the number and extent of natural disasters.