Project Management and Planning in Telecommunication Restoration Projects: The Key to Success in Flood Disaster Recovery

Disaster  is a Latin word meaning “bad star” and is defined as an occurrence having ruinous results, with such occurrences including natural and man-made events. Disasters, which can negatively affect the health, property, and livelihood of the people within the disaster area, often results in permanent changes to the societies involved, to the environment and ecological system. Natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, landslides, cyclones, and human-induced disasters such as war, terrorism, fire, and accidents, indeed cause severe damage to the life and property throughout the world every year. Floods remain the most frequent form of natural disaster in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, the United States, China, Indonesia, and Russia. The resulting damage depends on the intensity and magnitude of the flood. The major challenges commonly caused by flood are loss of human lives, destruction of infrastructure, damage to public properties and health services, shortage of food supplies, and interruption of government administrations in affected areas.

Relief/restoration programs are integrated with public and government administration, thereby ensuring smooth management in the flood-affected areas. Most restoration and re-construction projects are managed and planned in a professional manner, with proper planning in project management being the key to…