Blockchain-centric Resource Management System for Disaster Response and Relief

Disaster response and relief efforts require effective handling of resources and timely impact of the goods at the disaster affected areas with least processing time. Time required for goods to travel from origin to affected region has a few components but the one which can be reduced most is the time taken to handle the legalities and paperwork. We propose a resource management system to tackle the issue of extensive paperwork for deployment of relief material through a blockchain based web/mobile application using Hyperledger Fabric. This acts as a communication channel for a consortium of relief enterprises and organisations, a gateway for the populous to donate goods and for volunteers to make their services available to the various non-profit organisations on the platform.