This chapter presents the novel disaster Riskrisk governance risk governanceDisaster risk governance (DRG) approach adopted by theIndiaGovernment of Government of India during COVID-19 under the remit of theNational Disaster Management Act (2005) National Disaster ManagementDisasterdisaster management Act 2005. DRG is one of the components of the avoidableDeathavoidable disaster deaths approachAvoidable disaster deathsapproach. LockdownsCOVID-19lockdown and UnlocksCOVID-19unlock were the critical strategies to contain the spread of COVID-19. The components of DRG, communication (C), coordination (C), collaboration (C) and a combination of all 3Cs are studied in the context of these strategies. Data for these components were gathered from the websites of the Ministry of Health and Family WelfareMinistry of health and family welfare, The Press Information BureauPress information bureau, the National Disaster ManagementDisasterdisaster management Authority and The Ministry of Home Affairs from January to December 2020. Fifteen examples of communication, coordination, collaboration and 3Cs are provided. The limitations of data are also discussed. The findings set the context to understand the circumstances surrounding avoidable disaster deathsDeathdisaster death in the first phase of COVID-19DeathCOVID-19.