Guidance document

National disaster management guidelines: management of the dead in the aftermath of disasters

Author
National Disaster Management Authority Governement of India
Publication Year
2010
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Thematic Area
Forensics / Law & Policies
Topic
Identification / Information Management (Archive/Database/Register) / Law – National / Management of the Dead
Access
Open access

The Indian authorities elaborated the following guidelines with the objective that no dead body should be laid to rest unidentified.