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Uma Medury (b. 1958) is a Senior Lecturer in Public Administration at IGNOU. She has an M.A.Degree in Public Administration from Osmania University. Recently, she has finished her Ph.D. on 'Boards of Management' from Panjab University, Chandigarh. With eleven years of research and teaching experience at IGNOU, she is now working on innovative courses inDisaster Management being conceived and developed by the entire Faculty of Public Administration.

Alka Dhameja (b. 1964) is a Senior Lecturer with the Faculty of Public Administration, IGNOU. She has done her M.A. and M.Phil. in Political Science from the University of Delhi. She has recently finished her Ph.D. on 'Police Training' from Panjab University, Chandigarh. She has eleven years teaching and research experience and is currently involved with the Faculty's initiative to bring out quality courses in the area of Disaster Management.

Pradeep Sahni (b. 1955) has Masters Degrees in Public Administration and Political Science from Panjab University, Chandigarh. He did his M.Phil and Ph.D. from Panjabi University, Patiala. He has 21 years of teaching and research experience to his credit and is presently a Professor of Public Administration at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). Before joining IGNOU. Prof. Sahni has served at the Panjabi University and the Haryan Institute of Public Administration. Besides five books, he has published a number of research papers and articles in Indian and foreign journals. prof. Sahni along with his colleagues has made a pioneering initiative in the area of disaster mamagement and a good number of courses and projects in different aspects of the subject have been launched by the University.

E. Vayunandan (b. 1957) has an M.A. and Ph.D. in Public Administration from Osmania University, Hyderabad. He has more than ten years research and teaching experience. He is now a Reader in the Faculty of Public Administration with the Indira Gandhi National Open University and is involved in the Preparation of courses in Disaster Management and Decentralised Planning.