I am presently national advisor on training
and capacity development with national disaster management authority.
I am presently responsible for conduc t of table top and mock
exercises at national levelon various types of disasters like
earthquake, tsunami, cyclones, floods, urban fires, chemical
(industrial) disasters, terrorist attacks and bomb defussion,
hijacking etc.
I am also a visiting faculty on disaster management with 29
universities and national level training institutions, like NPA,
Hyderabad, LBSAA Mussoorie, War College, BSF Academy , Air Force
Academy, IS Academy, Mt Abu, Delhi University, CBI Academy, NHAI
Academy, NIDM, IIPA, IP University, Gorakhpur University, Meerut
University, Rohtak University,Pune University, etc. I have conducted
innumerable workshops, seminars and presented a number of papers on
Disaster Management, Security, Border Management, Leadership etc.
I have written the book, “All you wanted to know about disasters”,
which is a prescribed book for MBA in IP University and more than
10,000 books have been sold. It is being revised by me as also a
second volume is under writing. I have published innumberable papers
at national and international professional magazines on disaster
management, leadership, CSR, CBDM, border management and human
behaviour.
I am one of the highest decorated soldiers of the Indian Army, have
been awarded Sena Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal by the President of
India , COAS Commendation Card by the Chief of the Army Staff,
Commendation Card by the Eastern Army Commander and BSF Director
General Commendation Card and numerous appreciation letters by foreign
dignitaries and dignitaries in India.
As regards my educational qualifications, I am MSc. Ph.D, MBA, PGD in
MM, Senior Defence Management and master trainer in conducting table
and mock exercises (authenticated by Federal Emergency Management
Authorty and National Institute of Disaster management).
While I can speak on any aspect of Disaster Management, my preferred
subjects withi n DM are, Earthquake mitigation, Flood Management,
including Urban flooding, Cyclone Mitigation, Chemical and nuclear
disasters, terrorist attacks and urban fires, training and capacity
development, CBDM.
My contact details are
Office 011-25655006
Redidence 011-27303992
Mobile. 9911297972
email bkkhanna2@gmail.com and bkkhanna2@rediffmail.com
I am based in Delhi but am travelling a lot in whole of India getting
table top and mock exercises done.
You can give the details as required by NGOs and others. For any
further inquireid u can write to me .
Regards,
Sincerely,
Brig(Dr) BK Khanna
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CONFIDENTIAL |
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BRIG (DR.) B K KHANNA, SM, VSM |
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CORRESPONDANCE ADDRESS |
(O) National Disaster Management Authority, Govt of (R) A 128, Ashok Vihar Phase-III, |
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CONTACT NO. |
(O) 91-11-25655006 (R) 91-11-27303992 Mob 9911297972 Email:- bkkhanna2@rediffmail.com bkkhanna2@gmail.com |
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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS |
M.Sc., Ph.D, MBA, PG Diploma in Marketing Management, Senior Defence Management Degree and Numerous Disaster Management Courses. Master Trainer on Formulation of Table Top & Mock Exercises from FEMA( |
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AREA OF SPECIALISATION |
Ø Training and Ø Policy Planning and Project Evaluation Ø Disaster Management Natural and Human Induced Disasters. Ø Community Based Disaster Management &Role of NGOs Ø Nuclear, Chemical and Industrial Disasters/Accidents Ø Terrorism and International Terrorism Ø Low Intensity Conflicts and Counter Insurgency. Ø Emergency Response Tools and Techniques. Ø Sharing the Case Studies (good experiences/lessons learnt) of conducting Table Top/Mock Exercises/Simulation Exercises at National Level. |
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EXPERIENCE : |
Institutional i) Command , Management and Instrumental v Commander of Company (150 men), staff officer & Instructor, during peace, insurgency and war for 19 years (2 Lt to Major). v Commander of Battalion (1000 troops ),instructor and staff officer for 8 years ( v Commander of a Brigade (5000 men) and Sub Area (64000 troops ) for 4 years (Brigadier). v Deputy Inspector General , BSF : Commanded a Sector (15000 troops ) and Chief Instructor of ii) Instructional & Organiser v Consultant ,National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of iii) Organiser & Faculty v Consultant, Indian Institute of Public Administration and FICCI, iv) Advisory
v Advisor/Specialist, National Disaster Management Authority, Government of v) Disaster Management i) Field/Operational Have been in disaster management field off and on since 1969. Details of practical experience in management of disasters is given below:- – Urban Floods (Mumbai/Chennai) 2005 & 2006. – Tsunami, 2004 – Bhuj Earthquake 2001. – Snow Avalanche near Banihal Tunnel 1969. – Village fire in Serchhip (Mizoram) 1986. – Boat Capsize in 1984 in – Floods in – Floods in Ramgarh, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan in 1999. – Multiple Road Accidents in J&K in 1996. 5 casualties. – Humanitarian Assistance during counter insurgency operations in Sri Lanka, J&K, North East India Region, Punjab etc. |
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VISITING FACULTY |
ii) Training – Disaster Management As Consultant at National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, conducted over 30 Training programs/ Workshops / Seminars/ Exercises. Details of important programs are attached. In FICCI Organised 3 National & one International Level Workshops/Conferences. Disaster Management As Chief Instructor at National Security, Border Tekanpur for 3 years , Senior Instructor at Management International Terrorism Counter Insurgency and Leadership over 6 years, conducted more than 240 training programs and field exercises. Formulation of Policy Ø Instrumental in formulating National Disaster Management Policy of Ø Member of Core Group for formulation of National Policy on Earthquakes. Ø Member of Core Group for formulating of National Policy on Nuclear Disasters & Chemical(terrorism) and Formulated National HRD Policy on Disaster Management. Formulation of Formulated following training modules on Training Modules Disaster Management Ø Emergency Response for Collectors and SPs. Ø Vertical Interaction for Senior Police Officers iii Documentation Documented the following disasters:- Ø Tsunami 2004 Ø Insurgency operations in Ø Bhuj Earthquake 2001. Ø Floods in Ramgarh, Jaisalmer, in 1999. iv. Research Published following research papers. Ø Natural Disasters- Exposure and Vulnerability Ø Are we prepared for Nuclear Disasters? Ø Preparedness and Response Mechanism against Nuclear Hazards (Monograph) Ø Disaster Management: Role and Training of Security Forces. Ø Published the book on Disaster Management entitled, All you wanted to know about Disasters. Book was Released by Honble CM of Delhi on 6th Aug 200 Ø The Book on, Tsunami Disaster: Mitigation and Management, is under preparation /publication. Ø Published numerous articles on National Security, Terrorism, Counter Insurgency, in Journals of Institute of Defence Strategic Studies & Analysis, United Services Institution, v) Mock Drills/Simulation Exercises Ø Planned 23 Mock Exercises on various types of disasters in various States/UTs of Ø So far (up to 22 Oct 07) conducted 12 Table Top & 12 Mock Exercises on Earthquake, Cyclone, Floods(2), Chemical(Industrial) Disasters (5) and Fire (3) in Urban and High Rise Builsings. . Ø Remaining 11 Table Top and Mock Exercises at National Level on various types of disasters are planned to be conducted in different places covering 21 States/UTs. b) Human Induced Disasters i) Counter Insurgency/ – SRILANKA against LTTE Militants. Low Intensity Conflict -NAGALAND against NAGA insurgents (16 years) – MIZORAM against anti national elements. – – TRIPURA against TULF militants. – – JAMMU & KASHMIR against infiltrators and militants. ii) Conflicts/ Wars – INDO-PAK Wars 1965 & 1971 (2 years) – OP PAWAN (SRILANKA), 1987-88 – OP PRAKRAMAN 1999 Disaster Management Ø Indian Institute of Public Administration, Ø Ø Ø Hyderaba(Andhra Pradesh) Ø Mussoorie, (UP). Ø National Institute for Training of Highway Engineers, Noida(UP). Ø Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Ø Indira Gandhi Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, (UP). Ø Mahtama Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Ø Training Centre and School, BSF, Hazaribagh (Jharkhand). Ø Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration, Fairlawns, Shimla. Ø Administrative Training Institute, Kohima, Nagaland. Ø Ø Ø Universities of Banaras, Singh IP University, Ø Ø Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida. Ø Terrorism/ International – Terrorism/ Border – Management/ National Security – – Internal (Rajasthan) – Faridabad Institute of Technology – – Tekanpur. – Headquarters Army Training Command Shimla – Headquarters Central Command (Army) |
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Languages Known |
English, Hindi, Punjabi. Urdu (speak only) Nepali (understand partially). |
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TRAINING ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT SINCE 2002 |
Appendix
i. National Level Workshop on Disaster Management at
ii. International Program for Afghan Police Officers on Disaster Management in May 2003 at
iii. National Seminar on Disaster Management in April 2002, at
iv. Conducted training program for senior officials and NGOs on CYCLONES in September 2003 at NIDM,
v. Conducted training program on Disaster Management for Senior Bureaucrats from Telecommunication Sector in August 2003, at
vi. Conducted training program on Disaster Management for Basic Courses for Assistant Comandants and Sub Inspectors of BSF at BSF Acadmey, Tekanpur,
vii. Conducted training program on Disaster Management with special emphasis on Earthquakes, Landslides, Forest Fires and Winds at Kohima, Nagaland, for Govt and NG Officials of the State in November 2003.
viii. Conducted training program on Disaster Management with special emphasis on Earthquakes, Cyclones and Volcanos at PortBlair, for Junior and Middle Level Government, Military Officials and Non Govt Officials of Andaman & Nicobar Islands Union Territory of India in December, 2003.
ix. Conducted program on Human Induced Disasters for Senior Indian Police Service Officers from 15-19 March 2004 at NIDM,
x. Program on Disaster Mitigation and Consequence Management for Non Government Organizations and Govt. Officials.
xi. Training of Sub Inspectors Basic Course at Training Centre & School BSF, Hazaribagh from 14-17 June 2003.
xii. Module writers Workshops for selected Disaster Management experts at NIDM,
xiii. Workshops on Disaster Management in Collaboration with FICCI at New Delhi on 30 Sep. & 01 Oct. 2004 and at Hotel Taj Krishna, Hyderabad on 17-18 Feb. 2005, for corporate sector, Govt. and Non Govt. Organisations.
xiv. Brainstorming session on NGO Participations in Disaster Mitigation, on 24 Sep. 2004,at NIDM,
xv. Training Workshop on formulating District Disaster Management Plan for Collectors/Deputy Commissioners from all over
xvi. Training Program on Disaster Preparedness with Union Bank of
xvii. Training of Trainers (TOT) program on Disaster Management (DM)_ with emphasis on preparation and mitigation measures on Earthquakes and Landslides at Administrative Training Institute (ATI) Kohima, Nagaland from 29 Nov. to 03 Dec. 2004.
xviii. TOT on Disaster Resistant Techniques for Houses and Earthquakes at
xix. Workshop for Print and Audio Visual Media Personnel on Disaster Management and Media on 14-15 March 2005.
xx. TOT program on Disaster Management at Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration, Fairlawns, Shimla from 28 March to 01 April 2005.
xxi. TOT on Disaster Management for Police and Paramilitary Force Officers conducted at
xxii. Organised three Natinal Level and One International Level workshop on Disaster Management for FICCI at
xxiii. Have been taking session on Disaster Management for in-service Course Officers of Army, IPS, BSF, CRPF, Students & Professors of
xxiv. Responsible for formulating and conduct of training programs at NIDM, New Delhi and other places in India during training year 2004-2005.
xxv. Formulated training programs to be conducted at NIDM during the training year 2005-2006.
xxvi. Formulated National Disaster Management Policy.
xxvii. Conceptualised and conducted 8 Table Top and 8 Mock Exercises as follows:
a) Three Table Top and three Mock Exercises on Chemical(Industrial ) Disasters in Greater Noida(U.P), Pithampur (M.P) and Mangalore(Karnataka).
b) Two Table Top and two Mock Exercises on Floods in Nalbari district of
c) One Table Top and one Mock Exercise each on Earthquake in four districts of Uttarakhand, on Cyclone in two districts of Orissa and on Fire in
Planned to conduct 15 remaining Mock Exercises in remaining period of financial year 2007-2008.
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CV AT A GLANCE |
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Name |
Brigadier (Dr.) B. K. Khanna, SM, VSM |
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Address |
(O) National Disaster Management Authority, Govt of (R) A 128, Ashok Vihar Phase-III, |
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Contact No. |
(O) 91-11-25655006 (R) 91-11-27303992 Mob 9911297972 E-mail – bkkhanna2@rediffmail.com bkkhanna2@gmail.com |
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Educational Qualification |
Ph. D. (Internal Threat to
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Areas of Specialization |
Disaster Management– Training and – Policy Planning and Project Evaluation – Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery & Rehabilitation for Natural and Man made Disasters like Tsunami, Earthquake, Cyclones, Floods, Nuclear and Chemical Disasters. – Role of NGOs and CBDM – Nuclear, Chemical and Industrial Disasters/Accidents – Terrorism and International Terrorism – Sharing Case Studies (good practices and lessons learnt) on Table Top and Mock Exercises conducted on various types of natural and manmade disasters in different States/UTs. |
Experience |
Institutional– Indian Army (2nd Lt to Brig) 31 Years. – Border Security Force (DIG) 6 Years. – National Institute of Disaster Management, MHA, GOI (Consultant) 2 Years. – Indian Institute of Public Administration & FICCI (Consultant on Disaster Management) 6 Months.- – National Disaster Management Authority, Govt. of since 28 Sep 05. Conceptualized and conducted eight National level Table Top and Mock Exercises on Earthquake, Cyclone, Floods , Fire and Chemical (Industrial) Disasters. 15 planned up to Mar 08.
Field/Research/Teaching. – Disaster Management – 34 Years (Field operational) – Training on Disaster Management – 8 Years – Training on Other subjects – 11 Years – Four disasters Documented – In Core Groups which formulated National Disaster Management Policy on Nuclear Disaster and Policy on Earthquake – Published a No. of research papers in prestigious National Professional Journals / Periodicals. – Published Book on ,All you Wanted to Know about Disasters. – Another Book on, Tsunami Disaster: Mitigation and Management under preparation/publication . – Resource person for Doordarshan , All India Radio, Aaj Tak, Zee TV on Disaster Management. . – Visiting Faculty in 30 Universities and Training Institutions. |
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Detailed CV Below