DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN OF AMRITSAR

DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN

AMRITSAR(Draft)

DDMP-AMRITSAR (Draft) 2

DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT

P L A N

AMRITSAR

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (AMRITSAR)


Acknowledgement

I take this opportunity to thank Mrs. Bhawna Garg, IAS, Special Secretary Revenue, The Disaster Management Department,

Govt. of Punjab, for giving me the responsibility to write the State

Disaster Management Plan-2010-11. Throughout the process her

guidance, cooperation and suggestions helped me. I also extend my thanks to Mr. K.S. Pannu, Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar.

Preparing the draft Amritsar State Disaster Management Plan

requires tremendous effort, time and dedication. Material, Data and

literatures are rare and time is very limited. Still, the work has to be carried out from whatever material and time available.

Mistakes, errors, omissions, unnecessary repetitions etc., are

bound to happen. Any suggestions for addition and cancellation, criticisms, corrections and advices are welcome.

Rinkal Mahajan and

Parashant Gautam

Project Officer Government of Punjab


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Although common man is not so familiar with the term disaster management;

they are much aware of certain phenomenon like Earthquake, Landslide, and

Cyclone and now even Tsunami. Since time immemorial India is highly prone

to natural calamities. Today, from Kanyakumari to Himalayas, India doesn‟t

have any region exempted from one or another kind of disaster.

According to recent study, 65 per cent of Indian landmass is highly prone to

earthquakes; whereas, 12 per cent is submerged under water annually (Ministry

of Home Affairs. The unanswered question, today, is how to tackle such

disasters.

Amritsar the most populous district in the state, is one of the border districts,

which share Common boundaries with Pakistan .It is situated in the

northwestern part of the state in the Bari Doab, a territory situated between

Beas and Ravi rivers. According to 2001 Census total population of District

Amritsar is 2152182. Rural population is 1050102 out of which schedule caste

population is 358580 .Urban population is 1102080 out of which 229418 is

schedule caste population.

The district Amritsar fall in Zone IV on the seismic scale corresponding the

MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensit) VIII making it prone to earthquake and it

may lead to, major, damage in the district. The possible percentage of buildings

likely to be damaged is 25-40 percent depending upon the number of stories.

The deaths are likely to occur can be in the range of 2000-5000 and number of

casualties can be 25000, even when estimated conservatively. As district

Amritsar falls within the seismic Zone IV, therefore earthquake disaster of high

intensity, may occurred in this district and the possibility of such disaster is

rather remote in future. But at the same time, large scale erosion by the rivers

resulting into floods and collapsing of dilapidated building especially during

the rainy season cannot be ruled out.

Rapidly increasing urbanization and industrialization of Amritsar has not only

adversely impacted the quality of ambient air in the city but also has affected

the city‟s water resources. The ground water pollution in Amritsar is the result

of seepage of polluted water from the drains (Tungdhab, Hudiara and Ganda

Nallah), release of industrial effluents and heavy metals, leaching of

agricultural chemicals, pesticides and fertilizers to groundwater aquifers.

At present, 64 slums exist in the city that has been notified by the Municipal

Corporation. Largest number of slums was notified in 1986/87 i.e. 32 (24 to 54)

localities were declared as slums.

The efforts to prepare a document like this -The District Disaster Management

Plan for Amritsar- received inspiration from such a scenario. The objective of

this document is to introduce the unique and tested method of disaster


management in district Amritsar. Replacing the well-known traditional

methods of disaster management, one has Amritsar. Replacing the well-known

traditional methods of disaster management, one has to embrace decentralized

efforts and people‟s participation.

In the new set up of disaster management in district north east, the traditional

relief and rehabilitation department has been replaced with an exhaustive

institutional mechanism, in which District Disaster Management Committee is

the high-powered committee in district level for planning, implementing and

monitoring disaster management activities in normal time. This is a multi

disciplinary committee with more than 30 members.

The Incident Command System of Amritsar District is the higher authority

during a disaster. The Incident command system is a pre-designed system,

which is activated only in time of disaster and its roles, get over as soon as the

rehabilitation is completed. There are Crisis Management Groups and three

Working Groups under the Incident Commander cum Deputy Commissioner

North East with key players to look after day-to-day disaster management

activities during an emergency. Also there are 11 Emergency Support

Functions with one nodal agency and a couple of supporting agencies to look

after disaster management, in the new set up.

The District Disaster Management Plan for Amritsar is a combination of

modern participatory approach. This document has been designed in two

volumes in which the first volume contains Nine Chapters where as the second

volume is dedicated for annexure and additional information.

Certain most important concepts and approaches like significance of a District

Disaster Management Plan for Amritsar as well as detailed profile of the

district are coming in the first two chapters. The vulnerability and hazard

situation and capacity available to face a disaster are elaborately described in

the third chapter. Some other important discussions in the first volume are the

present institutional mechanism of disaster management; Mitigation plan,

standard operation procedures and action plan for the Emergency Support

Functions. A plan document shall specify the sustainability of the proposed

programme. First Volume of this document concludes with chapters on

financial and budgetary provisions, linking with developmental plan and

certain sample guidelines for conduction mock exercises.

The second volume of The District Disaster Management Plan for Amritsar is

dedicated for supplying additional information required for better disaster

management. Mostly, it contains the resource inventory of the district,

emergency contact number, Performa for data collection, check list and many

more. Besides, this volume provided an exclusive list of schools in the district,

various associations in the district and much other information required in a

disaster situation.


CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..........................................................................

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION……………………………………………14

1.1 Disaster /Management Basic Concept………………………………….14

1.2 Disaster Management Cycle…………………………………………….….15

1.3 Need for Planning………………………………………………………………16

1.4 Objectives of Planning………………………………………………………..16

1.5 Classification of Hazards……………………………………………………..19

CHAPTER 2: DISTRICT PROFILE OF AMRITSAR……………………22

2.1 Brief History of the District………………………………………………….22

2.2 District Organizational Structure………………………………………….24

2.3 Physical Characteristics………………………………………………………25

2.4 Climate……………………………………………………………………………..26

2.5 Rainfall……………………………………………………………………………..28

2.6 Land Holding Pattern………………………………………………………….28

2.7 Demographic Profile and Economic Base………………………………34

2.8 Economy and Employment………………………………………………….38

2.9 Trade and Commerce…………………………………………………………41

2.10 Road Network and Means of Transportation………………………43

2.11 Railway Station……………………………………………………………….48

2.12 Airport……………………………………………………………………………48

2.13 Social Infrastructure………………………………………………………..48

2.14 Health ……………………………………………………………………………54

2.15 Civic Amenities/Services…………………………………………………..56

2.16 Drainage and Canal System……………………………………………..61

CHAPTER 3: HAZARDS, VULNERABILITY ASSESSME…………53-98

3.1 Types of Hazards the District Prone To………………………………..53

3.2 Earthquake……………………………………………………………………….54

3.3 Flood ……………………………………………………………………………….56

3.4 Hazard/ Vulnerability Analysis……………………………………………..59

3.5 Other Hazards 65


3.6 Environment Pollution…………………………………………………………69

3.7 Housing pattern…………………………………………………………………78

3.8 Urban Poor and Slums………………………………………………………..81

3.9 Industrial Growth ……………………………………………………………...84

3.10 Infrastructure and Service Delivery……………………………………86

CHAPTER 4: INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT 99-

130

4.1 National Level Mechanism………………………………………………….99

4.1.1 National Crisis Management Committee…………………………………..99

4.1.2 National Crisis Management Group…………………………………………99

4.1.3 National Disaster Management Authority…………………………………99

4.2 State Level Mechanism…………………………………………………….100

4.2.1 Amritsar Disaster Management Authority……………………………….100

4.2.2 State Crisis Management Group…………………………………………….100

4.2.3 State Steering Committee……………………………………………………..101

4.2.4 State Working Groups…………………………………………………………..101

4.3 Districts Level Mechanism in Amritsar……………………………….102

4.3.1 District Disaster Management Committee………………………………102

4.3.2 Duties of DDMC Members-Amritsar………………………………………103

4.3.3 District Crisis Management Group…………………………………………110

4.3.4 District Working Groups………………………………………………………114

4.3.5 Block Disaster Management Committee (BDMC)…………………….116

4.3.6 Village Disaster Management Committee (VDMC)…………………..116

4.3.7 Emergency Operation Center……………………………………………….117

4.3.8 Role of Emergency Operation Center in Normal Time…………….118

4.3.9 Role of Emergency Operation Center during Disasters……………119

4.4 Incident Command System in District Amritsar…………………..119

4.4.1 Major Functions of Incident Commander……………………………….120

4.4.2 Major Functions of Operation Section Chief……………………………121

4.4.3 Major Functions of Planning Section Chief……………………………..121

4.4.4 Major Functions of Logistic Section Chief……………………………….121

4.4.5 Major Functions of Finance Section Chief……………………………….121

4.4.6 Onsite Emergency Operation Centers…………………………………….122

4.5 Emergency Support Functions………………………………………….122


4.6 Disaster Management Teams…………………………………………….123

4.7 Control Room……………………………………………………………………124

CHAPTER 5: DISASTER MITIGATION PLAN…………………..131-137

5.1 Non-Structural Mitigation Plan……………………………………………131

5.1.1 Preparedness Methodology……………………………………………………131

5.1.2 Sensitization/Awareness Campaign………………………………………..131

5.1.3 Training and Capacity Building……………………………………………….132

5.1.4 Disaster Management Planning………………………………………………133

5.1.5 Disaster Resource Inventory………………………………………………….134

5.1.6 Enforcing Existing Codes and Laws………………………………………..134

5.2 Structural Mitigation Measures…………………………………………..135

5.2.1 Retrofitting………………………………………………………………………….136

5.2.2 Earth Quake Resistant Construction……………………………………….136

CHAPTER 6: ACTION RESPONSE PLAN FOR EMERGENCY

SUPPORT FUNCTIONS ……………………138-152

6.1 Short Term Response Plan……………………………………………………138

6.1.1 Rescue Operations………………………………….……………………………….138

6.1.2 Relief Operations…………………………………………………………………….139

6.1.3 Rehabilitation………………………………………………………………………….140

6.2 Long-Term Response Plans…………………………………………………..140

CHAPTER 7: STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES…………153-182

7.1 SOP for emergency Support Functions………………………………….153

7.1.1 ESF 1 Coordination………………………………………………………………….153

7.1.2 ESF 2 Communication……………………………………………………………..157

7.1.3 ESF 3 Evacuations, Search and Rescue……………………………………..161

7.1.4 ESF 4 Law and Order………………………………………………………………163

7.1.5 ESF 5 Emergency Medical Response and Trauma Counseling………164

7.1.6 ESF 6 Water Supply…………………………………………………………………167

7.1.7 ESF 7 Relief (Food and Shelter)……………………………………………….. 168

7.1.8 ESF 8 Equipment Support, Debris and Road Clearance………………...171

7.1.9 ESF 9 Help Lines, Warning Dissemination………………………………...…173

7.1.10 ESF10 Electricity…………………………………………………………………….174

7.1.11 ESF 11Transportation………………………………………………………………175

7.2 SOP for Community Task Forces………………………………………….177


7.2.1 Community Task Forces…………………………………………………………..177

7.2.2 CTF 1 Warning and Communication Group………………………………..177

7.2.3 CTF 2 Evacuations & Temporary Shelter Management Group………177

7.2.4 CTF 3 Damage Assessment Group…………………………………………….179

7.2.5 CTF 4 Search and Rescue Group………………………………………………179

7.2.6 CTF 5 First Aid and Trauma Counseling Group…………………………..180

7.2.7 CTF 6 Relief Co-Ordination Group…………………………………………….180

7.2.8 CTF 7 Water And Sanitation Group…………………………………………..181

CHAPTER- 08 DISASTER MANAGEMENT OF DISTRICT AMRITSAR

183-205

8.1 Flood ……………………………………………………………………………..183

8.2 Earthquake……………………………………………………………………..198

8.3 Epidemics……………………………………………………………………….204

8.4 Cattle Epidemic………………………………………………………………..204

8.5 Village Fire

ANNEXURE A

ANNEXURE B

ANNEXURE C

ANNEXURE D

ANNEXURE E: Phone Numbers of Kanungo, Sarpanch and Administrative

Bodies

APPENDIX F: NGOs of Amritsar


LIST OF TABLES

Table No.1 Block wise area, villages and towns in Amritsar district ............................

Table No.2 Assembly Constituencies........................................................................

Table No.3 Average Annual Rainfall .........................................................................

Table No.4 Area under different land use/land cover categories in Amritsar

district ....................................................................................................

Table No.5 Block wise Rural Population ...................................................................

Table No.6 Municipality wise Urban Population ........................................................

Table No.7 Population Growth ................................................................................

Table No.8 Sex Ratio in Amritsar .............................................................................

Table No.9 Total Migrants and Migrants in Last 10 Years by Place of Last

Residence to Amritsar city (2001) ...........................................................

Table No.10 Total Migrants by Place of Last Residence from different states to

Amritsar City (2001) ............................................................................

Table No.11Migration of Workers by Place of Last Residence to Amritsar city

(2001) ....................................................................................................

Table No.12 Industrial Classification of Main Workers in Amritsar City .......................

Table No.13 Details of livestock and poultry in the Amritsar district, 2007..................

Table No.14 Statement showing the details of Road Cross-Section and R/W of

Inter and Intra City Road Falling in Amritsar Local Planning Area ...........

Table No.15 List of Odr Falling in Amritsar along with cross sectional details..............

Table No.16 Length of Roads within Amritsar M. C. (in kms) .....................................

Table No.17 Level of Education Facilities in Amritsar – Schools, etc ...........................

Table No.18 Higher Level of Education Facilities in Amritsar......................................

Table No.19 Schools/Colleges per 10,000 Populations in Statutory Towns,

2001 ......................................................................................................

Table No.20 Population, Number of Villages and Towns, 2001 ..................................

Table No.21 Number and percentage of literates and illiterates by tehsils,

2001 ......................................................................................................

Table No.22 Number and Percentage of Literates and Illiterates By Sex in

Urban Agglomerations / Towns, 2001 ...................................................


Table No.23 Distribution of Workers by Sex In Four Categories Of Economic

Activity In Tehsils, 2001 .......................................................................

Table No.24 Medical Infrastructure in Amritsar ........................................................

Table No.25 Number of Beds In Medical Institutions In Towns, 2001 ........................

Table No.26 Veterinary Institutions in Amritsar ........................................................

Table No.27 Fire Stations of Amritsar District ...........................................................

Table No.28 Police Stations Falling in Amritsar .........................................................

Table No.29 Record to Previous Floods ....................................................................

Table No.30 Trend of Road Accidents in Amritsar city and village level, 1997-

2010 ......................................................................................................

Table No.31 SPM, SO2, NOX Levels in industrial area of Amritsar at different

Air monitoring station from 1997 -2001 ................................................

Table No.32 Ground Water Quality at Five Sampling Stations of Amritsar city ............

Table No.33 Noise Level (dB) Monitoring during the year 2006 in Amritsar ................

Table No.34 Details of animals slaughtered in the Amritsar District, 2008 ..................

Table No.35 Pattern of Use of Census Houses Category wise in Municipal

Corporation, Amritsar (2001) ...............................................................

Table No.36 Distribution of Residential Houses by their Type of Structure in

Municipal Corporation, Amritsar: 2001 ..................................................

Table No.37 Distribution of Slum Population to Amritsar M.C. Population ...................

Table No.38 Slum Population Characteristics ............................................................

Table No.39 Ownership of Land under Slums in Amritsar .........................................

Table No.40 Basic Services & Amenities Existing in Slums of Amritsar .......................

Table No.41 Major Industrial Locations in Amritsar City ............................................

Table No.42 Comparison of Industrial Data at City and District Level, 2007 ...............

Table No.43 Total Number of Tube wells in Amritsar ................................................

Table No.44 Water Supply information in Amritsar (MC) ...........................................

Table No.45 Sewerage Details of Urban Settlements in Amritsar ..............................

Table No.46 Length of Drainage Network in Amritsar Municipal Corporation

Area .......................................................................................................

Table No.47 Details of Landfill Sites in Amritsar Municipal Corporation Area ...............

Table No.48 Comparison of Industrial Data at City and District Level, 2007 ...............


LIST OF FIGURES

Fig.No.1 Disaster Management Cycle .....................................................................

Fig.No.2 Methodology of Plan Development ...........................................................

Fig.No.3 Classification of Hazards ..........................................................................

Fig.No.4 Monthly Average Rainfall .........................................................................

Fig.No.5 Population Growth of Municipal Corporation Amritsar ................................

Fig.No.6 Alpha One on GT road towards Jallandhar ................................................

Fig.No.7 Upcoming mega project Shubham Enclave ...............................................

Fig.No.8 Railway Station, Amritsar .........................................................................

Fig.No.9 Canal office Chowk..................................................................................

Fig.No.10 Rambagh Chowk .....................................................................................

Fig.No.11 Industry releasing plume without adopting pollution control devices...........

Fig.No.12 UBDC (1) near Mehta road ......................................................................

Fig.No.13 UBDC (1) at Tarawala Pul ........................................................................

Fig.No.14 Untreated industrial effluents of Shankar Textile Mill drained out

into Nallah ..............................................................................................

Fig.No.15 Untreated industrial effluents of Khanna Paper Mill drain out into

Ganda Nallah ..........................................................................................

Fig.No.16 Groundwater Sample having objectionable colour, odour taste &

suspended solids .....................................................................................

Fig.No.17 Untreated industrial effluents pumped out near Verka Chowk create

unbearable odour ....................................................................................

Fig.No.18 Villagers using untreated effluents of the drain for irrigating fields .............

Fig.No.19 Upstream of Patti Drain near Malhian village (Jandiala) showing

excessive algae growth ...........................................................................

Fig.No.20 Kasur Nallah flowing near village Manawala shows excessive

eutrophication.........................................................................................

Fig.No.21 Gandha Nallah carrying untreated sewage, MSW, biomedical waste

etc .........................................................................................................

Fig.No.22 High Traffic Volume and glaring horns by auto rickshaws cause

Noise Pollution ........................................................................................


Fig.No.23 Poor Housing Condition, Poor Mass Space Relationship, Mesh of

Wire and High Intensity of development in walled city Amritsar .................

Fig.No.24 View of planned housing area on Maqbool Road, Green Avenue and

Ranjit Avenue .........................................................................................

Fig.No.25 View of new upcoming residential projects along Bye- Pass .......................

Fig.No.26 Housing condition in slum areas of Amritsar .............................................

Fig.No.27 Infrastructure situation in slum areas of Amritsar ......................................

Fig.No.28 Industries at the Focal Point, Mehta Road .................................................

Fig.No.29 Poor road infrastructure, water logging and open dumping of

industrial waste in Focal Point, Amritsar ...................................................

Fig.No.30 View of Blocked Sewer at Mahan Singh Gate ............................................

Fig.No.31 Disposal Work, Fatehpur .........................................................................

Fig.No.32 View of Ganda Nallah used for Disposal ....................................................

Fig.No.33 Water Logging outside Bus Stand ............................................................

Fig.No.34 Garbage dumping along roadside .............................................................

Fig.No.35 Dumping of Garbage in open drain passing through Bangla Basti ...............

Fig.No.36 Open Dumping Ground at Fatehpur .........................................................

Fig.No.37 Wasting in Vacant Plots in litter city .........................................................

Fig.No.38 Dumping of waste along Bye-pass............................................................

Fig.No.39 Industries at the Focal Point, Mehta Road ................................................

Fig.No.40 Poor road infrastructure, water logging and open dumping of

industrial waste.......................................................................................

LIST OF MAPS

DISTRICT LOCATION MAP

TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION MAP

LOCATION OF FIRE STATION

DRAINAGE NETWORK


CHAPTER 01

INRODUCTION

Disasters like flood whether natural or man-induced are creating a great loss to

all sorts of life- human beings, animals, plants and resources- buildings, and

infrastructure and above all cause psychological problems. Floods are

increasing with the move to material civilization, urbanization and

industrialization. With this new cult, even natural disasters are occurring

because of the disturbances in natural equilibrium caused by the greed and lust

of human beings to exploit natural resources to get rich quickly. World Bank in

India (January 2007) in its Article, “Two years after the tsunami, South Asia

Prepares against Future Disasters”, observes that across the world, natural

disasters are growing in number and destructiveness, and their human toll is

escalating. In the past 20 years alone, more than 4 billion people have been

affected by natural catastrophes from floods, cyclones, and tsunami,

earthquakes, landslides, and volcanic eruptions.

Response to Disaster, in the absence of a well-defined plan, would be arbitrary,

leading to overemphasis of actions of some actions and absence of other critical

actions. A formal plan for managing Disaster is, therefore, necessary. This

Disaster management plan has a strong preventive focus which aims at

reducing the frequency of occurrence of such Disaster while at the same time;

it includes a plan of action for earthquakes, floods, cyclones, epidemics,

industrial and chemical accidents, road accidents and fires. At the same time

disaster management plan has a strong mitigation aspect as well, which will

reduces the frequency of occurrence of such disasters.

1.1 DISASTER MANAGEMENT BASIC CONCEPTS

HAZARD: A potentially damaging physical event, natural phenomenon or

human activity that may adversely affect human life, property or social and

economic disruption or environmental damage.

VULNERABILITY: The conditions determined by physical, social, economic

and environmental factors which increase the damageability or proneness of an

individual or community/society to impact of hazards.

RISK: Expected or anticipated losses from impact of a hazard at a given

element over a specific period of time.

CAPACITY: The ability of stakeholders to cope with/resist/respond to the

effects of a hazard or a catastrophic event.


Disaster Risk = H + V – C

Human vulnerability to disasters in inversely related to human capacity to

withstand the effects of disasters.

DISASTER: Disaster Management Act, 2005 defines Disaster as: “Disaster

means a catastrophe, mishap, calamity or grave occurrence in any area, arising

from natural or man-made causes, or by accident or negligence which results in

substantial loss of life or human suffering or damage to, and destruction of,

property, or damage to, or degradation of environment, and is of such a nature

or magnitude as to be beyond the coping capacity of the community of the

affected area.

DISASTER MANAGEMENT: Disaster Management Act, 2005 defines

Disaster Management as: “Disaster Management means a continuous and

integrated process of planning, organizing, coordinating and implementing

measures which are necessary for prevention of danger or threat of any

disaster; mitigation or reduction of risk of any disaster or its severity or

consequences; capacity building; preparedness to deal with any disaster;

prompt response to any threatening disaster situation or disaster; assessing the

severity or magnitude of effects of any disaster; evacuation, rescue and relief;

and rehabilitation and reconstruction.

1.2 DISASTER MANAGEMENT CYCLE

Fig. No.1 Disaster Management Cycle

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

PRE-DISASTER PHASE

Mitigation (Risk Assessment/ Prevention)

Hazard Mapping /Risk and Vulnerability Assessment/Structural

and Non Structural Measures

Preparedness Contingency Planning/

Warning and Evacuation/

Consolidated Preparation for next

Disaster

EMERGENCY PHASE

Rescue Measures Provision for Search, Rescue and First Aid

Immediate Relief

Food, Water & Cloth; Shelter and Medical

Care

Assessment Survey Economic damage,

Death toll, etc.

POST- DISASTER STAGE

Rehabilitation

Restoration of basic services and functions

Reconstruction Full resumption of services plus all

preventive measures


1.3 NEED FOR PLANNING

Disasters are events that come unannounced and the main duty of district

administration then becomes the proper management of resources, be it

material, physical or manpower. As per the Government directions, in the state,

every district must have a District Disaster Management Plan. Accordingly, a

detailed District Disaster Management Plan has been prepared for the District

Amritsar. While preparing this document, an effort has been made to:-

Identify probable Disaster situations in this district and nodal officers

for each such situation have been deputed. The duties of all the members

of District Disaster Management Committee have been clearly defined.

Evolve a Standard Operative Procedure of a general nature keeping in

view the common requirements of various Disaster situations with

special emphasis on control room operation and seeking help from

outside the district.

Touch upon in detail the inventory of resources at the disposal of the

Administration and the knowledge of experts for handling the situation.

Project a detailed individual Disaster management plan for handling

important Disaster/Disaster situations.

Our main aim is to reduce vulnerability and also to minimize the destruction

caused by all of these types of Disaster, be it natural or manmade. This is not

an easy task and in order to achieve this target and also keeping in view the

population and the of multiplicity of the hazards and Disaster, which can occur,

we are of firm opinion that the government cannot resolve this issue and the

people are not prepared to pay the price in terms of massive casualties and

economic losses, the task, though difficult but is achievable

1.4 OBJECTIVES OF PLANNING

Every planning has its own aims and objectives. The planning of any activity in

the district shall be specific and down to earth. For a better development and

sustainability of growth a better planning is required.

The basic objective of the District Disaster Management Plan of Amritsar is to

protect all its residents and every kinds of wealth from all sorts of untoward

incident through the following sectoral objectives:-

1 Institutionalization of disaster management in district administration.

2 Encouraging a culture of disaster preparedness in the district.

3 Vulnerability reduction and disaster mitigation through better

planning process.

4 Creation of the best Government mechanism to handle any

unprecendent events.

5 Instant response and effective decision making in disaster.


6 Better coordination of relief and rehabilitation aftermath of a

disaster.

7 Better coordination of all line departments in disaster management.

8 Encouraging and empowering the local community to own disaster

management.

9 Regular update of resources available in and around the district.

10 Mock drill to check the viability and feasibility of implementation

methodology.

Fig. No. 2 Methodology of Plan Development

PUNJAB

Figure on next page shows the Digital Elevation Model of Punjab and the

elevation of Amritsar district also:

METHODOLOGY OF PLAN

DEVELOPMENT

Data collection from all line departments

Data analysis

Discussion with experts

Referring national and international literatures

Preparation of action plans for departments

Preparing draft plan document

Mock drill to check the viability and feasibility of

implementation methodology

y

Preparing draft plan document,

Vide circulation for public and departmental

comments

Preparation of the final plan document



1.5 CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARDS

The High Power Committee of Governmnet of India has classified the hazards

as follows:-

Fig. No. 3 Classification of Hazards

The various prevention and mitigation measures outlined below are aimed at

building up capabilities as also how to deal with Disaster. The objective of a

Disaster management plan is to localize a Disaster and contain its effect to the

greatest extent so as to minimize its impact on life, environment and property.

Response to Disaster, in the absence of a well-defined plan, would be arbitrary,

leading to overemphasis of actions of some actions and absence of other critical

actions. A formal plan for managing Disaster is, therefore, necessary. This

Disaster management plan has a strong preventive focus which aims at

reducing the frequency of occurrence of such Disaster while at the same time;

NATURAL CALAMITIES

1. Floods and Drainage Management

2. Earthquakes

3. Biological crisis or Epidemic of Human/livestock/crops

4. Fire

5. Locust attack

6. Hailstorm

MAN-MADE CALAMITIES

1. Industrial Disaster

2. Radiological Disaster

3. Accidents

Railways

Road

Air

Building Collapse

Stampede at crowded religious functions/ melas/ processions.

Food Poisoning

4. War

Evacuation of civil population form a particular area

Arrangement of transport for the Army

Arrangement and supply of essential commodities for the Army

Energizing civil defense organization

First-Aid and Evacuation of injured people

Shifting of casualities

Emergency action in case of bomb hit of ordinary or of nuclear

nature


it includes a plan of action for earthquakes, floods, cyclones, epidemics,

industrial and chemical accidents, road accidents and fires.

Keeping in view, all the possible aspects of the aforesaid problem in mind and

to keep the Administration prepared in all possible ways to respond properly to

various Disaster situations within shortest possible time, possible Disaster

situations/Disaster have been identified and the component plans have also

been identified & mentioned in detail in this document.

The mode, degree and extent of response to fight out any Disaster depend upon

the nature, degree and extent of Disaster, but some of the points are almost

common to all kinds of situations. For example, it is to be ensured in all types

of Disaster that first of all appropriate prevention steps are to be taken.

Secondly, preparedness is required to contain the damages and casualties

resulting from the Disaster. Thirdly, steps for reclamation and restoration of

community life within a reasonable time will have to be taken care of.

Similarly, it is common to all situations that: -

1. Central Control Rooms are to be established.

2. District Disaster Management Committee is to come into action.

3. A general line of action and some special duties to various officers and

departments will have to be assigned.

4. Voluntary Organizations may have to be involved and their role will have to

be clearly specified and coordinated.

5. Media may have to be briefed to suppress all kinds of rumors.

6. Information regarding resource inventory of Health Services, Transport

Services, Evacuation & Rehabilitation Centers, and Food etc. may be needed.

Broad guidelines have been given in the following pages and "Standard

Procedure" has been formulated which is to be adhered to by all concerned.

Once the

Disaster takes place and the authorities are informed of the same, they will take

the necessary action with the help of the individual Disaster management plans

prepared for the respective Disaster/situations.

The main objectives of various preparedness measures are: -

i) Minimizing the loss of human lives.

ii) Minimizing the loss of livestock.

iii) Minimizing the loss to property and infrastructure.

iv) Minimizing ill effects on the health of affected population.

v) Bringing the human activities in the locality to normal condition soon after.


To achieve the above objectives different tasks have to be performed by

different Government Departments and other agencies before, during and after

the Disaster. Each

Department's role and responsibilities have to be clearly identified and action

plan needs to be drawn up by each department. For close cooperation between

the various Department / Agencies, close coordination is required at the

District. Headquarter as well as at the Tehsil Headquarter. Deputy

Commissioner Amritsar will coordinate the work at the District. Headquarter.

SDM‟s are to co-ordinate all activities at the Sub

The responsibility to manage all sorts of Disaster in the district rests with the

"District Disaster Management Committee" headed by the Deputy

Commissioner-cum-

District Magistrate Amritsar, who may, depend upon the gravity of the

situation, seeks the help of "State Disaster Management Committee" and the

"National Disaster Management Committee".

For operational expediency, the concerned Sub Divisional Magistrate, Deputy

Superintendent of Police (DSP), Station House Officer and Tehsildar with their

subordinate staff will swing into action immediately after receipt of

information regarding any Disaster. The SDO/SDM will immediately take over

as in charge of the site.

They will try their best to contain the situation with the available local

resources.However, if they find that the situation is beyond their control and

the district level resource mobilization is required, they will seek the help of

their superiors or call the meeting of Disaster Management Committee.


CHAPTER 02

DISTRICT PROFILE OF AMRITSAR

2.1 Brief History Of The District

Amritsar the most populous district in the state, is one of the border districts,

which share Common boundaries with Pakistan .It is situated in the

northwestern part of the state in the Bari Doab, a territory situated between

Beas and Ravi rivers. The district is the heart throb of Majha tract, now

forming the district of Amritsar and Gurdaspur, ruled by Manjh Rajputs.

The district takes its name from the city of the same name which is the seat of

district headquarters and best known as the home of Golden Temple, also

called “Hari Mandir” or “Darbar Sahib”. The city, however, derives its name

from the tank surrounding the Golden Temple. Literally speaking, Amritsar

means “The tank of nectar or the tank of immortality”. The shrine is considered

sacred and a bath (Ashnan) therein is considered as purifier. The shrine and the

tank were built by Guru Ram Das the fourth Sikh Guru, who is the founder of

Amritsar city. The fifth Sikh Guru Arjun Dev completed the project and built a

temple known as Hari Mandir, the foundation stone of which was laid by saint

Mian Mir a sufi saint who had good relation with Guru Arjun Dev.

The legend goes that after Sagar Manthan (Churmi of Sea), the pot containing

amrit ask (nectar), hidden here was forgotten. It so happened that a lady who

was married to a leper came hear along with her husband .She left her husband

near the place where present Sarovar is located, which was then only a small

pool. The leper saw a crow turned white after a deep in a pool, so he jumped in

the pool and was cured of the disease. Thereafter the miraculous powers of the

pool were recognised and a temple was built in the centre of the pool by Guru

Arjun Dev. The Sikhs were called upon to pay homage at the temple after a

bath in the Sarovar. Later Akal Takat was constructed near the temple complex

where Sikhs used to assemble twice a year on Basakhi and Diwali festivals to

discuss their common problems for unanimous and common actions.

The city became an important religious centre for the Sikhs. The Gurus invited

traders and others to settle at the place which became an important centre for

trade and commerce also. However the city owes much to Maharaja Ranjeet

Singh, who for the protection of the residents built a 14 feet high boundary

wall, with 12 gates. He also laid out a beautiful garden called Ram Bagh.


Location

Amritsar district, part of Indo-Gangetic alluvial plain with conspicuously flat

terrain is located in the north-western part of the Punjab. It lies between latitude

of 31‟ 28‟ 49” & 32‟ 03‟ 26” N and longitude of 74‟29‟ 06” E & 75‟ 24‟ 24” E.

The district covering an area of 267700 hectares is bounded on north and west

by Pakistan, on the north-east by Gurdaspur district, on the south-east by

district Kapurthals and on the south by district Tarn Taran. There are nine

towns namely, Amritsar, Amritsar Cantt, Jandiala, Ajnala, Majitha, Rayya,

Rajasansi, Budha Theh and Ramdas and 766 inhabitated villages in the district

(Table 9). Amritsar district comprises of 4 tehsils namely Ajnala, Amritsar I,

Amritsar II and Baba Bakala. There are 8 blocks in the district. Block wise area

and distribution of villages and towns is given in Table 1.


Table: 1 Block wise area, villages and towns in Amritsar district

S. No. Name of

the Block

No. of

Towns

Name of Towns No. of

villages

Area

(ha)*

1 Ajnala 2 Ajnala, Ramdas 171 45621.32

2 Harsha

Chinna

1 Raja Sansi 59 23168.05

3 Choganwan - 134 49008.97

4 Majitha 1 Majitha 93 26164.49

5 Tarsikka - 81 23582.28

6 Verka 2 Amritsar, Amritsar

Cantt

98 42639.42

7 Jandiala 1 Jandiala 57 25259.96

8 Rayya 2 Rayya, Budha Theh 83 32255.50

Total Tehsils 9 766 267700.00 * Block area is as per block boundaries demarcated from 1:1 lac scale tehsil maps with village

boundaries prepared by Director Land Records, Jalandhar. As the village boundaries are generalized,

there will be some variation in block area when compared to block area computed from reported

village area as per revenue records.

2.2 District Organizational Structure

Administrative set-up

The district has experienced jurisdictional changes after the 2005 census. Taran

Taran tehsil becomes a district and it is exempted from the district Amritsar. In

Amritsar district, with the addition of one newly created tahsils is Amritsar II

and the number of tahsils has gone four which is Amritsar I, Amritsar II, Baba

Bakala and Ajnala. Likewise the number of towns in the district has increased

from 10 to 13, except Budha Theh census town all of them have statutory

status. The newly added three towns were; Ajnala, Raja Sansi, and Budha

Theh.

Administrative Divisions

District Amritsar is divided into Four Tehsils (Amritsar I, Amritsar II, Ajnala

and Baba Bakala), Five Sub-Tehsils (Attari, Lopoke, Majitha, Ramdas and

Tarsika), Eight Blocks (Ajnala, Chogawan, Harsha Chinna, Jandiala, Majitha,

Rayya, Tarsika and Verka) and Eleven Assembly Constituencies which are as

following:

Table 2: Assembly Constituencies

Sr. No Name Code

1 Ajnala 11

2 Rajasansi 12

3 Majitha 13


4 Jandiala(SC) 14

5 Amritsar North 15

6 Amritsar West (SC) 16

7 Amritsar Central 17

8 Amritsar East 18

9 Amritsar South 19

10 Attari(SC) 20

11 Baba Bakala 25

2.3 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Physiography:

Amritsar district lies amidst River Beas (to the east) separating Amritsar from

Kapurthala and River Ravi (to the west). It is located in the lower part of Upper

Bari Doab Canal giving it a saucer like shape. It is interesting to note that river

Beas joins Satluj River at the confluence of Ferozepur, Tarn Taran and

Kapurthala districts. As Punjab Plain is a part of Indo-Gangetic system,

Amritsar also has alluvial deposits brought by Beas and Ravi Rivers. The soil

in Amritsar is a light reddish-yellow loam (colloquially called maira) that

becomes somewhat stiffer at the Doab, finally deteriorating into sandy and

slightly uneven soil (colloquially called tibba).

Amritsar has a levelled plain area situated at an elevation of about 200 meters

in the North East to about 175 meters in the South West. The terrain of

Amritsar can be put under three categories: The Upland Plain, Bluff along the

Beas and Floodplain of Satluj.

The Physiography of Amritsar district is the product of alleviation by the Beas

and Ravi rivers. There are no hills within the limits of the district and nothing

of the nature of work or stone is to be met. The formation is strictly alluvial

though apparently of a uniform level, the country falls away to the west from

the high right bank of the Beas to the left bank of Ravi and there is also a gentle

slope of perhaps one feet and a quarter in a kilometer down the doab which

slightly broaden out as the two rivers diverge after rising from the hills along

Gurdaspur. The district is devoid of impressive natural features except the

dhaya as the cliffs forming the right bank of the Beas are called the sandy ridge

running down the doab, the scarcely perceptible drainage lives which carry off

the surface water and the perennial stream known as the Sakki.

However, an interfluvial tract likes that of Amritsar district cannot be

homogeneous throughout, as the terrain of the flood plains must differ from

that of the upland plains situated away from the rivers. Indeed one can

distinguish the following terrain units in the district on close observation.

Amritsar district has two major landforms viz. alluvial plain and flood plain.


(i) Alluvial Plains: Alluvial plain constitute the major part of the district. This

unit is formed by the alluvial deposits brought by Ravi and other rivers of Indus

system. The alluvial plain along the Beas river is dissected by the back erosion

and there is a chain of gullies or ravines along the river Beas. The upland plain

spreads almost the whole district, except the western half of Ajnala tahsil, the

eastern margins of Baba Bakala. This plain abruptly rises above the Beas river

in the east and slopes very gently towards the Ravi. It possesses a firm base of

alluvium and has an appearance of a vast stretch of level land. There are a few

sporadically distributed sand mounds and clay mounds, with a local land relief

of only 2 to 6 meters. Amritsar has an elevation of 192 meters above the main

sea level.

(ii) The flood plain of Ravi and Beas: The flood plain of Ravi and Beas rivers

is the other landform in the district. The flood plain of Ravi occupies the

western half of Ajnala tahsil and accounts for about 7 per cent of the total area

of the district. It is locally known as the sea Bet Ravi. It stretches between the

Ravi to the west and its tributary Sakki Nala to the east. The Ravi flood plain is

low lying and waterlogged tract due to flooding by both the Ravi and Sakki. Its

surface configuration is uneven and, at places, it contains abandoned courses of

the river, patches of marshy land and thickly growing grass. In contrast to Ravi,

which makes a wide floodplain, the Beas does not form any such feather along

its course in the Baba Bakala of the district. The origin of this bluff can be

ascribed probably to a tectonic uplift which affected the whole of the Indus-

Yamuna divide during the Pleistocene Age.

2.4 CLIMATE

The climate of the area is sub Tropical Monsoon climate. The climate of the

area is characterized by general dryness except during the brief south-west

monsoon season, a hot summer is a bracing winter. The year may be divided

into four seasons. It comprises of the winter season (November to March) when

temperatures ranges from 16 °C (61 °F) to about 4 °C (39 °F), the hot season

(April to June) when temperatures can reach 45 °C (113 °F), monsoon season

(July to September) and post-monsoon (September to November). The lowest

recorded temperature since 1970 is −2.6 °C (27 °F) recorded on 21 Jan 2005.

The highest temperature recorded was 47.7 °C (117.9 °F) on 21 May 1978.

The climate is generally characterized by dry weather except the brief

southwest monsoon season, hot summer and bracing winter. Amritsar receives

on an average 601.5 mm of rainfall with around 33 rainy days. The wind

direction of Amritsar is from North-West to South-East.

2.5 RAINFALL

Rainfall in Amritsar varies from 12mm to 670mm per month. The average

annual rainfall in the district is 520.9 mm. The rainfall in the district increases

generally from the South-west towards the north-east and varies from 435.5

mm. About 75% of the rainfall in the district is received during the period from


June to September and as much as about 18% rainfall occurs during the priod

from December to February.The following table shows the average annual

rainfall of Amritsar District:

Table 3: Average Annual Rainfall

Month Average Rainfall of

year 2005 (in mm)

January 80

February 100

March 90

April 40

May 60

June 180

July 520

August 500

September 210

October 60

November 70

December 400 Source: Irrigation Department

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

Rainfall (in

mm)

Jan March May July Sep Nov

Months

Monthly Average Rainfall

Fig : 4 Monthly Average Rainfall

Humidity

Relative humidity is generally high in the mornings, exceeding 70 per cent

except during the summer season when it is less than 50 per cent. The humidity

is comparatively less in the afternoons. The driest part of the year is the


summer season when the relative humidity in the afternoons is about 25 per

cent or less.

Winds

Winds are generally light with some strengthening in the summer and early part

of the monsoon season. In the post-monsoon and cold season, winds are light

and variable in direction in the morning and mostly from the west or north-west

in the afternoons. In April and May, winds are mainly from direction between

north-west and north-east in the mornings and between west and north-east in

the afternoons. By June, easterlies and south –easterlies also blow and in the

south-west monsoon season. winds are more commonly from directions

between north-east and south-east.

Special weather phenomena

Western disturbances affect the weather over the district during the cold

season, causing widespread rain and gusty winds. Dust-storms and

thunderstorms occur in the summer season. Occasional fog occurs in the cold

season.

2.6 LAND HOLDING PATTERN

Cropping Pattern

Rice-wheat is the major crop rotation followed in the district. Other crops like

maize, barley, gram, mustard, cotton, etc. occupy negligible area as compared

to wheat and rice. Besides agriculture, the area has a good potential for

horticultural crops like grapes, pear, peach, guava, kinnow and ber.

LAND USE/LAND COVER MAPPING USING SATELLITE DATA

Multi-date satellite imageries of IRS-P6 LISS III acquired in February- March,

2004; June, 2004 and September, 2004 were used for land use mapping. The

IRS P6, FCC on 1:50,000 scale, generated from Green, Red and NIR bands

were visually interpreted to delineate various land use/ land cover categories. A

field survey was carried out to check the validity of various land use classes

and sub classes. Necessary corrections were incorporated after ground truth

verification. Final land use/land cover map for the district was prepared (Map

8). Land use/ land cover classes were digitized using Arc-Info GIS package and

area under various land use classes computed (Table 8). The detailed

discussion of each category is as follows:

Built-up Land

The built-up land includes residential, industrial, commercial, public, road

network etc. but with the 23.5 meter resolution data of IRS-P6 LISS III sensor


it is not possible to segregate them. Therefore the present study was limited to

the identification of urban and rural built-up areas. The total area under built-up

land in the district was 22598.19 ha which is 8.44 per cent of TGA of the

district (Table 8). There is 10848.46 ha area under built-up and 433.15 ha area

under industrial built-up in the district which is 4.05 and 0.16 per cent of the

TGA of the district respectively. The rural built-up area in the district in

11316.58 ha (4.23 % of TGA of district).

The Urban (Towns/Cities) and Industrial built-up area is mainly concentrated

in Verka bock of the district comprising the city of Amritsar and industrial

establishments in and around the city. Block wise analysis of the data shows

that Verka block has maximum built-up area (11203.6 ha, 26.28 % of the TGA

of Block) including urban, industrial and rural built-up whereas Ajnala block

has minimum built-up area (3.35 % of TGA of blocks) closely followed by

Choganwan block 3.38 % of TGA.

Verka bock, located centrally in the district has nearly 21.8 per cent area of the

block (9298.48 ha) is under urban settlements/district administrative

establishments as Amritsar city and Amritsar cantonment fall in this block and

0.74 per cent of the TGA is under industrial establishments. The Rayya block

has largest area under rural settlements compared to other blocks which is

2170.36 hectare (6.73% of TGA).

Agricultural Land

The study revealed that total double cropped area in the district is 235002.21 ha

which is nearly 87.79 per cent of total geographical area (TGA) of the district

(Table 10). Rice-wheat is the major crop rotation followed in the district. Apart

from these two major crops, pulses, oilseeds, sugarcane and maize crops are

also grown. Among vegetable crops, potato and chillies are also grown. The

vegetable crops other than chillies are mainly grown around the city of

Amritsar. Nearly 2042.20 hectares area of the district is under agriculture and

horticulture plantations. The total land mass under agriculture comprising of

crop land and land under plantations is found to be 237044.21 ha which is

88.55 per cent of the TGA of the district. Across the blocks Tarsikka block has

the maximum per cent area under agriculture (94.51 % of its TGA) whereas the

Verka block has minimum per cent area under agriculture plantations (72.37 %

of its TGA). Rayya block of the district has the maximum per cent area under

agricultural plantations (1.58% of TGA) whereas the Tarsikka block has the

minimum per cent area under agricultural plantations (0.02 % of TGA).

Maximum per cent area under horticultural plantations (orchards) was mapped

in Harsha Chhina block (0.25% of TGA) whereas there asr no mappable

horticultural plantations in Ajnala, Majitha and Tarsikka blocks.


Table 4: Area under different land use/land cover categories in Amritsar

district

Land use/land

cover

categories

Blocks Dist

rict Ajnala Harha

Chhina

Chogwa

n

Majitha Tarsikk

a

Verka Jandiala Rayya

Builtup

Land

Urban 253.77

(0.56)

59.28

(0.26)

128.36

(0.26)

107.24

(0.41)

-- 9298.48

(21.81)

422.24

(1.67)

579.10

(1.79)

1084

8.46

(4.0

5)

Indust

rial

-- 61.08

(0.26)

-- -- -- 316.39

(0.74)

55.68

(0.22)

-- 433.

15

(0.1

6)

Rural 1273.02

(2.79)

1436.64

(6.20)

1528.45

(3.12)

1208.81

(4.62)

1122.69

(4.76)

1588.74

(3.73)

987.87

(3.91)

2170.36

(6.73)

1131

6.58

(4.2

3)

Sub

total

(i)

1526.78

(3.35)

1557.00

(6.72)

1656.80

(3.38)

1316.05

(5.03)

1122.69

(4.76)

11203.6

0

(26.28)

1465.79

(5.80)

2749.46

(8.52)

2259

8.19

(8.4

4)

Agricul

tural

Land

Crop

Land

40819.1

2

(89.47)

21199.8

9

(91.50)

44980.4

1

(91.78)

24250.9

2

(92.69)

22282.7

7

(94.49)

30643.3

6

(71.87)

23343.8

5

(92.41)

27481.8

9

(85.20)

2350

02.2

1

(87.

79)

Planta

tions

646.91

(1.42)

48.24

(0.21)

172.27

(0.35)

112.33

(0.43)

5.66

(0.02)

162.74

(0.38)

186.60

(0.74)

511.15

(1.58)

1845

.89

(0.6

9)

Orcha

rd

-- 59.07

(0.25)

42.73

(0.09)

-- -- 51.09

(0.12)

24.64

(0.10)

18,58

(0.06)

196.

11

(0.0

7)

Sub

total

(ii)

41466.0

3

(90.89)

21307.2

1

(91.97)

45195.4

1

(92.22)

24363.2

5

(93.12)

22288.4

3

(94.51)

30857.1

9

(72.37)

23555.0

8

(93.25)

28011.6

1

(86.84)

2370

44.2

1

(88.

55)

Forests Dense -- 27.68

(0.12)

-- -- -- 2.63

(0.01)

-- -- 30.3

1

(0.0

1)

Sub

total -- 27.68

(0.12)

-- -- -- 2.63

(0.01)

-- -- 30.3

1


(iii) (0.0

1)

Wastela

nds

Salt

affect

ed

96.09

(0.21)

3.94

(0.02)

80.49

(0.16)

34.74

(0.13)

28.74

(0.12)

15.99

(0.04)

13.82

(0.05)

35.56

(0.11)

309.

38

(0.1

2)

Minin

g/Indu

strial

156.14

(0.34)

102.46

(0.44)

74.33

(0.15)

93.20

(0.36)

3.18

(0.01)

167.76

(0.39)

25.91

(0.10)

110.69

(0.34)

733.

66

(0.2

7)

Land

with/

witho

ut

scrub

351.57

(0.77)

34.57

(0.15)

195.75

(0.40)

142.29

(0.54)

3.49

(0.01)

96.20

(0.23)

38.34

(0.15)

79.09

(0.25)

941.

29

(0.3

5)

Gullie

d/Rav

inous

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- 356.11

(1.10)

356.

11

(0.1

3)

Sub

Total

(iv)

603.80

(1.32)

140.97

(0.61)

350.57

(0.72)

270.23

(1.03)

35.41

(0.15)

279.95

(0.66)

78.07

(0.31)

581.46

(1.80)

2340

.45

(0.8

7)

Water

bodies

River/

drains

897.72

(1.97)

50.71

(0.22)

468.97

(0.96)

113.16

(0.43)

54.48

(0.23)

156.39

(0.37)

81.82

(0.32)

581.49

(1.80)

2404

.76

(0.9

0)

Canal

s

-- 55.37

(0.24)

25.62

(0.05)

65.05

(0.25)

40.48

(0.17)

51.28

(0.12)

24.36

(0.10)

47.80

(0.15)

309.

95

(0.1

2)

Ponds 41.54

(0.09)

29.11

(0.13)

89.65

(0.18)

36.75

(0.14)

40.79

(0.17)

88.38

(0.21)

51.77

(0.20)

60.42

(0.19)

438.

41

(0.1

6)

Sub

total

(v)

939.26

(2.06)

135.19

(0.58)

584.24

(1.19)

214.96

(0.82)

135.75

(0.58)

296.05

(0.69)

157.95

(0.63)

689.72

(2.14)

3153

.12

(1.1

8)

Wetlan

ds

Marsh

y/

Swam

py

1085.45

(2.38)

-- 1221.95

(2.49)

-- -- -- -- 223.25

(0.69)

2530

.66

(0.9

5)

Water

logge

d

-- -- -- -- -- -- 3.07

(0.01)

-- 3.07

(0.0

01)


Sub

Total

(vi)

1085.45

(2.38)

-- 1221.95

(2.49)

-- -- -- 3.07

(0.01)

223.25

(0.69)

2533

.73

(0.9

5)

Grandtotal

(Sub Total

i+ii+iii+iv+v+vi

)

45621.3

2

23168.0

5

49008.9

7

26164.4

9

23582.2

8

42639.9

6

25259.9

6

32255.5

0

2677

00.0

Figures in parenthesis are the percentage of Total Geographical Area

(TGA) of the block/district

Forests

Forest cover in the district is very little; only 30.31 ha area which is 0.01 % of

the TGA of the district (Table 10) is under this category. This is negligible

when compared to 33 per cent required as per National Forest Policy. The

forest plantations along roads, railway lines and canals could not be mapped

due to coarser data resolution (23.5 m). The Harsha Chinna block has 27.68

hectares area (0.12 % of TGA of the block) followed by 2.63 ha in Verka block

under reserved/ protected forests whereas the Ajnala, Choganwan, Jandiala,

Majitha, Rayya and Tarsikka blocks have no mappable area under forests.

Small acreage under forest plantations emphasizes the need to bring additional

area under forest cover. It may be pointed out that area less than 2.25 ha under

forest cover or the strip plantations, along the roads, canals etc. could not be

mapped on 1:50,000 scale due to mapping limitations.

Wastelands

The total area under wastelands comes to be 2340.45 ha which is nearly 0.87

per cent of the TGA of the district (Table 10). The wastelands include

gullied/ravenous land, land with or without scrub, land under mining (Brick

Kilns) and salt affected land. The area under these classes is 356.1, 941.29,

733.66 and 309.38 ha respectively which is 0.13, 0.35, 0.27 and 0.12 per cent

of the TGA of the district, respectively (Table 10). Across the blocks, Rayya

block has the maximum per cent area (1.80% of TGA of the block) whereas

Tarsikka block has the minimum per cent area (0.15% of TGA of the block)

under wastelands. Verka block of the district with its proximity to the city of

Amritsar has 167.76 ha of area under brick kilns and their mining fields and is

followed by Ajnala (156.14 ha block). Further, Ajnala block has maximum per

cent area under land with/without scrub (351.57 ha, 0.77% of TGA), and salt

affected land (96.09 ha, 0.21 % of TGA of block) in comparison to other

blocks.

The gullied/ravenous land in the district are found along the river Beas

bordering the district Kapurthala in Rayya block only occupying an area of

356.1 ha (1.10% of TGA of block). The wastelands with and without scrub are

spread over the entire district. Brick kilns with their mining areas are well

distributed in the district. Salt affected land parcels are found in the localized


pockets in the entire district but mainly concentrated in Ajnala and Choganwan

blocks. During field visit it was observed that small parcels of dunal land

(sandy areas) are scattered in Voltoha block of the district, but due to scale

limitations the area less than 2.25 ha under this category could not be

separately mapped and measured.

Water Bodies

The water bodies in the district occupy 3153.12 ha area which is 1.18 per cent

of the TGA of the district. Further, 309.95 and 438.41 ha area is under canals

and village ponds which is nearly 0.12 and 0.16 per cent of the geographical

area of the district. The area under river channels of the two rivers i.e. Ravi and

Beas flowing along the district boundary is 2404.76 ha (0.90% of TGA of the

district). Across the blocks, Rayya block has the maximum area (689.72 ha)

under water bodies which is 2.14% of TGA of this block. The Choganwan

block has 89.65 hectares area under village ponds/reservoirs in the block which

is closely followed by 88.38 ha in Verka block.

Wetlands

The wetlands in the district occupy 2533.73 ha area which was 0.95 per cent of

the TGA of the district. Marshes and swamps are mainly along the Ravi river in

Choganwan block of the district. Nearly 1221.95 ha area (3.03 % of TGA of

block) of Choganwan block is under wetland which is maximum among other

blocks of the district. In Ajnala block 1085.45 ha (2.38 % of TGA of block) is

under wetland. In addition, Rayya and Jandiala blocks have 223.25 ha and 3.07

ha area respectively under wetlands.

Agriculture:

Amritsar district is an important district for the production of vegetables in the

state. Amritsar City serves as good market for vegetables locally produced. In

addition to the use of composed, cattle dung and green manures are being

increasingly used in the district. The district was the top consumer of chemical

fertilizer during 2000-2001 as it alone consumed 133,000 thousand tonnes of

chemical fertilizers (NPK).

Land Reclamation, Irrigation and Power Research Institute, Punjab, Amritsar

was established in 1924 and was reorganized in 1947. This institute deals with

research and design problems relating to irrigation and power projects.

Extensive soils, water and ground water surveys form its regular feature. For

devising suitable ante – water logging measure, a number of pilot schemes

have been taken up by the institute. Besides there are two fruit nurseries in the

district namely (1) The Khalsa College Nursery, Amritsar, (2) The Malak

Nursery, Court road, Amritsar. These nurseries rendered valuable assistance in

the propagation of horticulture in the district


2.7 Demographic Profile And Economic Base

2.7.1 Population: According to 2001 Census total population of District

Amritsar is 2152182. Rural population is 1050102 out of which schedule caste

population is 358580 .Urban population is 1102080 out of which 229418 is

schedule caste population.

Table 5: Blockwise Rural Population

Sr.No Name of Block Population SC Population

1 Ajnala 130890 27166

2 Chogawan 131278 35699

3 Gandiwind(38 Villages) 51733 19733

4 Harsha Chhina 85854 28802

5 Jandiala 124867 53627

6 Majitha 137204 54484

7 Rayya 159877 56380

8 Tarsika 115887 38915

9 Verka 112512 43774

Table 6: Municipalitywise Urban Population

Sr.No Name of Municipality Population SC Population

1 Ajnala 18589 2869

2 Amritsar 1016079 202875

3 Jandiala 23834 7768

4 Majitha 12992 5637

5 Rajasansi 12176 4558

6 Ramdas 5779 2592

7 Rayya 12631 3119

2.7.1.1 Population Growth -Amritsar

Amritsar, the second metropolitan city of Punjab has a total population of 10,

16,079 persons (including out growth) and ranked 33rd

in the list of 35

metropolitan cities as per census 2001 and ranks 274th

in the world‟s list of 1000

largest urban settlements (2005). The population growth rate of Amritsar M.C.

has been analyzed from time period of 1901 up to 2001 which is shown in the

figure below.


Table 7: Population Growth

Sr. No. Year Total Males Females Growth Rate

1. 1971 454805 256142 204662 16.66

2. 1981 594844 321086 273758 30.79

3. 1991 708835 376478 332357 19.16

4. 2001 1000536 536833 46370 41.15

Source: District Census Amritsar

Fig No. 5 Population Growth of Municipal Corporation Amritsar

2.7.1.2 POPULATION DENSITY

The population density in Amritsar was of the order of 1,190 persons/square

kilometers in 2001 where as density in rural area stood at 481 persons/square

kilometer. In comparison to that, the population density of Amritsar city was

7,137 persons per sq.km. Among the 4 urban settlements, the density of Rayya

stands at 1,113 per sq.km which is highest with Rajasansi having the least

population density of the order of 785 per sq.km. Due to such high density,

prevailing in the city core poor quality of life and unhealthy living conditions

have been witnessed which requires special strategies.

2.7.1.3 SEX RATIO

The over all sex ratio for the Amritsar stands at 865 which is less than the

district and state figure of 872 and 876 females/1000 males respectively.

Table 8: Sex Ratio in Amritsar

Category of Settlements Sex Ratio (No. of Females/1000 Males)

1981 1991 2001


Amritsar (MC) 853 883 865

Majitha (M Cl) 896 869 889

Jandiala (M Cl) 907 893 869

Rayya (NP) 898 787 904

Raja Sansi (NP) - 892 848

Villages 872 Source: Census of India 1981, 1991, 2001

There has been decrease in the sex ratio of M.C Amritsar from 883 in 1991 to

865 in 2001. It has been observed that Rayya has the highest sex ratio of 904

and Rajasansi has the lowest sex ratio of 848. (Refer table no.7 ). This decrease

in sex ratio could be due to increasing male migration in the city for work and

other reasons.

2.7.1.4 Migration

Migration forms an important component of process of urbanization. Census of

India defines the migration in two ways viz.

Migrants by Place of Birth: Migrants by place of birth are those who are

enumerated at a village/town at the time of census other than their place of

birth.

Migrants by Place of Last Residence: A person is considered as migrant by

the place of last residence, if the place in which he is enumerated during the

census is other than his place of immediate last residence.

Migration at Punjab Level: The migration data provided in the Migration

Tables of Primary Census Abstract by Place of Last Residence is of two types.

The first one is related to all types of migrants while the second one is

concerned with migrants seeking work/employment. The data available for

both categories are for in-migrants and are for urban population of Amritsar

district. To calculate the data for Amritsar city, the share of Amritsar city

population in the urban population of Amritsar district is considered i.e. 91.5%,

and the same is applied to take out the number of in-migrants for Amritsar city

from the in-migrants in urban population of district. The migration data for all

types of in-migrants for Amritsar city is given in the table below:

Table 9: Total Migrants and Migrants in Last 10 Years by Place of Last

Residence to Amritsar city (2001)

Last Residence Total

Migrants

(since

1971)

%age

of

Total

Migran

ts

Migran

ts in

Last 10

Yrs

%age

of

Total

Migra

nts

Elsewhere in the district of

enumeration

1,78,628 55.13 30,097 38.25

In other districts of the state of

enumeration

57,716 17.81 16,702 21.22

States in India beyond the

state of enumeration

71,596 22.10 30,644 38.94


Last residence outside India 16,086 4.96 1,245 1.58

Total 3,24,026 100.00 78,688 100.00

Source: Census of India, 2001

Note: Here “district of enumeration” term includes Tarn Taran District too.

The total number of migrants since 1971 to Amritsar city is around 3.2 lakhs,

out of which more than half had the last residence within the Amritsar District

(includes Tarn Taran). Less than 1/5th of the migrants have moved from the

other districts of the state only while more than 1/5th come from the other

states of the country. Only 1/20th

migrants have migrated from outside

countries. In case of migration occurred in the last 10 years, almost 2/5th of the

migration is of intra district type showing a decline in percentage share in

comparison to that of total data. Almost the same numbers i.e. 30,644 are

migrants from other states showing a substantial percentage rise. On the other

hand, the share of foreign in-migrants has fallen down drastically to 1.58%.

Table 10: Total Migrants by Place of Last Residence from different states

to Amritsar City (2001)

State

For All Years (since 1971) For Last 10 Years

No. of

Migrants

%age of

Total

Migrants

No. of

Migrants

%age of

Total

Migrants

Uttar Pradesh 24,039 33.58 10,770 35.14

Himachal Pradesh 9,414 13.15 2,967 9.68

Bihar 9,277 12.96 5,202 16.98

Haryana 4,657 6.50 1,710 5.58

Delhi 3,957 5.53 1,373 4.48

Jammu & Kashmir 3,282 4.58 1,288 4.20

Rajasthan 3,238 4.52 1,250 4.08

West Bengal 2,502 3.49 1,036 3.38

Uttaranchal 2,234 3.12 981 3.20

Others 8,992 12.56 4,067 13.27

TOTAL 71,596 100 30,644 100.00 Source: Census of India, 2001

While comparing the interstate migration, i.e. the migration happened within

the country but outside Punjab, the total number of migrants is 71,596. Out of

these, 1/3rd alone is from Uttar Pradesh while more than 1/10th is from

Himachal Pradesh and Bihar, each. The other important contributors with more

than 3% share are Haryana, Delhi, J & K, Rajasthan, West Bengal and

Uttaranchal. The other states constitute more than 1/10th of the migrants.

In case of migration happened between 1991 and 2001, almost 30 thousand

people are expected to have come up in the city for work and other reasons.

Out of these, again U. P. has the largest share with more than 1/3rd of the

migrant people. Bihar ranks second registering 1/6th migration, while H. P.

comes third with less than 1/10th migration to Amritsar city. The share of states


other than those listed above is again more than 1/10th of the migration

happened in the last 10 years.

Table 11: Migration of Workers by Place of Last Residence to Amritsar

city (2001)

Sr.

No.

Place of Last Residence No. of

Migrant

Workers

%age of Total

Migrant

Workers

1 Elsewhere in the district of

enumeration

60,925 50.87

2 In other districts of the state of

enumeration

18,819 15.71

3 States in India beyond the state of

enumeration

34,221 28.57

4 Last residence outside India 5,806 4.85

Total 1,19,770 100.00 Source: Census of India, 2001

Note: Here “district of enumeration” term includes Tarn Taran District too.

The migration of people seeking work or employment is the most important

part of the total migrants, as it is considered as the prime factor responsible for

migration. The total number of migrant workers in Amritsar city since 1971is

more than 1lakh which forms 37% share of the total migrant population in the

city. More than half of the migrant workers are from within the Amritsar

District (including Tarn Taran District). Almost 1/6th have migrated from the

other districts of Punjab, while around 3/10th migrant workers have come from

other states in search of job. The rest 1/20th workers have migrated from the

other countries.

2.8 ECONOMY AND EMPLOYMENT

OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE:

The occupational structure of Amritsar has been assessed by the number of

workers engaged in the four categories namely cultivators, agricultural

laborers, household industry and others as described in census 2001 is shown in

the table below.

Table 12: Industrial Classification of Main Workers in Amritsar City

Classi

ficatio

n

No.

NIC

Code

Type of worker 1991 2001

Number

of

Worker

s

%age Number

of

Workers

%age

(I) PRIMARY-

1 A &

B

Cultivators 4,603 2.16 3,004 0.97

2 Agricultural laborers 12,405 5.81 6,213 2.02


3 Plantation, Livestock,

Forestry, Fishing, Hunting

and allied activities

1,398 0.65 3,023 0.98

4 C Mining and Quarrying 9 0.00 212 0.07

(II) SECONDARY-

5 (a) D Manufacturing processing

and repairs industry

(Household industry)

483 0.23 12,317 4.00

5 (b) Manufacturing processing

and repairs industry (Other

than Household)

60,678 28.43 67,632 21.94

E Electricity, Gas and Water

Supply

3,592 1.17

6 F Constructions 6,957 3.26 20,989 6.81

(III) TERTIARY-

7 G Whole sale and Retail trade 64,730 30.32 79,033 25.64

H Hotels and Restaurants 4,073 1.32

8 I Transport, Storage and

Communications

15,903 7.45 24,595 7.98

9 J & K Financial Intermediation;

Real Estate Renting and

Business Activities.

46,293 21.69 19,814 6.43

L to Q Public Administration and

Defence; Compulsory Social

Security; Education; Health

and Social Work; Other

Community, Social and

Personal Service Activities;

Private Households with

Employed Persons; Extra-

Territorial Organisations and

Bodies.

63,700 20.67

Total 2,13,459 100.00 3,08,197 100.00 Source: Census of India-2001

The table above shows that the main workers in Amritsar city, classified into 9

categories as per census 2001. It has been found that out of the total workers in

Amritsar city, 26.96% of the workers are engaged in Wholesale and Retail

Trade followed by 21.94% in manufacturing, processing &repairs industry and

20.67% in public administration and others since Amritsar is the district head

quarter. The increase in number of workers have been observed in the

construction, manufacturing processing and repair industry (household

industry) and in the ninth category which includes financial intermediaries, real

estate renting and business activities and public administration and defence

services (J&K and L to Q).


ECONOMY

Emerging Economic Drivers

Several economic drivers have been identified within the Amritsar. Recently,

booming real estate activities have been observed with the coming up of

several residential colonies such as Impact Gardens (a mega project), Garden

Enclave, Shubham Enclave, Ansal City, Heritage City etc and has played a

great role in both the physical and economic development of the city. Besides

this, several shopping malls and multiplexes, like Celebration Mall, Alpha One,

Trilium, etc. have come up or are under construction in the Amritsar city along

with commercial retail chains like Bharti Walmart‟s Best price on GT road near

Manawala, Tata retail chain stores, reliance retail chain stores etc., which when

operational will contribute towards the economic development. Further, there is

proposal for establishment of World-Class Central University in the Amritsar,

which will give employment to large number of people.

Amritsar is the second largest city of Punjab and a great centre of

learning and literature. It has number of educational institutions of

regional importance, such as Guru Nanak Dev University, Khalsa

College, ten Degree Colleges, two B. Ed. colleges, two Engineering

Colleges, nine Nursing Colleges, two Polytechnics/Industrial Training

Institutes, one Medical College, one Ayurvedic College, two Dental

Colleges and four distance education centers.

It has emerged as a magnificent centre of trade and industry. There are

approximately 25,000 industrial units in the district Amritsar with major

commodities of production and export being woolen blankets, shawls,

carpets, food items, such as papad, pickles, etc.

At regional level, it has also emerged has a great centre of heritage and

historical significance. The history of Amritsar is more than 400 years

old and is intricately intertwined with the birth of Sikh religion.

Presence of Rajasansi International Airport has also helped in giving it

due importance at regional level. At present, it handles approximately

150 commercial flights per week, both domestic and international.

Presence of strong regional linkages, two National Highways namely NH 1 and

NH 15, three State Highways, four M.D.R‟s and twenty four O.D.R‟s places it

at a very strategic position with respect to the other districts by providing

connectivity to the other parts of the state and country as well. Apart from the

extensive road network, it also enjoys good rail and air connectivity with the

other parts of the country.The Amritsar over the period of time has also

established its mark in the tourism industry due to the presence of Golden

Temple and other historical sites such as Ram Tirath, Wagah Border etc. The

city is witnessing boom in hotel and restaurant industry due to large influx of

tourists on daily basis. Several projects are being undertaken to conserve and

enhance the city heritage and to improve the city infrastructure to attract more


Fig no.6 Alpha One on GT road towards

Jalandhar

Fig no. 7 Upcoming mega project Shubham

Enclave

and more number of tourists. The booming tourism industry is bound to give

employment to large number of people in near future. Existing economic

drivers are studied in terms of Industry, trade/commerce, tourism and

agriculture/allied activities.

2.9 TRADE AND COMMERCE

Amritsar from the historical times has earned the image of being an important

commercial city as it is a gateway to Indo Pakistan. It is also an important

regional market center for agricultural goods, woolen, spices and dry fruits.

Today, it is India's important distribution centre of dry-fruits, tea (next only to

Kolkata), and is leading exporter of goods to the Middle East. woolen tweeds,

suiting‟s, blankets, shawls in traditional weaves, ivory (now plastic) inlay

furniture, swords of all designs, oils, scents, jutties (traditional embroidered

shoes), cut-glass crockery, selective musical instruments, carpets are

manufactured here. Its pickles, murabbas (Indian jams), papads, warian and

sweetmeats are exported to far off places, right into Punjabi Diaspora abroad.

With a population of more than 10 lakhs and a number of educational

institutions, wholesale markets, industrial focal points, banks, hotels and

restaurants, Amritsar has strengthened its base as second largest commercial

city of Punjab.

The importance of trade and commerce as an economic function of the

Amritsar city can be judged from the very fact that 92.28% of the total working

population of the city is involved into tertiary activities. The larger share of

working population in trade and commerce related to an activity reflects that it

is the mainstay of the people in the city.

2.9.1 Agriculture And Allied Activities

District Amritsar has 84% of its total geographical area as “Net Sown Area”

under various crops, which is 5.32% of the net sown area in the state. The total

cropped area in the district is 5.39% of the state and ranks 8th

among other

districts. 100% of the gross cropped area in the district is irrigated. 75.67% of


the net sown area in the district is irrigated through tube wells and wells and

the remaining 24.33% of the area is irrigated through network of government

canals in the district i.e. Upper Bari Doab Canal.

Amritsar district is an important district for the production of vegetables in the

state. Amritsar City serves as good market for vegetables locally produced. In

addition to the use of composed, cattle dung and green manures are being

increasingly used in the district. The district was the top consumer of chemical

fertilizer during 2000-2001 as it alone consumed 133,000 thousand tonnes of

chemical fertilizers (NPK).

Land Reclamation, Irrigation and Power Research Institute, Punjab, Amritsar

was established in 1924 and was reorganized in 1947. This institute deals with

research and design problems relating to irrigation and power projects.

Extensive soils, water and ground water surveys form its regular feature. For

devising suitable ante – water logging measure, a number of pilot schemes

have been taken up by the institute. Besides there are two fruit nurseries in the

district namely (1) The Khalsa College Nursery, Amritsar, (2) The Malak

Nursery, Court road, Amritsar. These nurseries rendered valuable assistance in

the propagation of horticulture in the district.

PRINCIPAL CROPS

The principal crops in the Amritsar district are Wheat and Paddy as it ranks 8th

in rice production and 9th

in wheat production among the districts of the state.

Both these crops have largest area under cultivation in the district, as yield per

hectare of land is highest.

2.9.2 Allied Activities

Allied activities such as dairying, animal husbandry, fisheries etc also form a

strong economic base for the agriculture. Amritsar district has 2nd

highest

number of livestock after Ludhiana in the state of Punjab. Amritsar district

holds 1.44% of the total poultry in the state of Punjab. The details of livestock

and poultry in the district are shown in the table no. 18.

Table 13: Details of livestock and poultry in the Amritsar district, 2007

Livestock and Poultry in District Amritsar, 2007 (‘000)

Ca

ttle

Bu

ffalo

e

s Do

nk

eys

Hors

es

&

Po

nie

s M

ule

s &

pon

ies

Sh

eep

Goats

Pig

s

Tota

l

Po

ult

ry

Punja

b

1760.

92

5035.

65

4.83 29.8

2

9.6

9

210.

61

286.

39

24.9

9

7365.

12

18899

.7

Amrit

sar

Distric

101.0

9

298.0

1

0.64 2.47 0.6

3

8.18 11.2

7

0.82 423.8

3

271.6

5


t

%age 5.74 5.92 13.2

5

8.3 6.5 3.88 3.9 3.3 5.75 1.44

Source: Statistical Abstract of Punjab, 2008

Amritsar district ranks 3rd

in number of buffaloes in the Punjab State, hence is

rich in milk and milk products. Pertaining to higher number of livestock,

poultry and fish; the district ranks 1st in number of animals slaughtered. As

shown in table no.25, 96.72% of the animals slaughtered in the city are sheep

and goats. Average no. of animals slaughtered per day is 208. This reflects high

demand of animal skin for the leather factories and also the demand of meat for

consumption.

2.9.3 FISHERIES:

The district has natural resources of fishery within its boundaries. The natural

fisheries abound in the riverside complex consisting of approximately 128 kms

of Beas river, 40 km of Ravi river, 32 kms of Satluj river and 78 kms of Sakki

Nala. Besides, there are drains, canals and dhands to the extent of about 400

kms of water courses. The commercially important fish (local name) are:

Dhambra or Rohu, Thail, Morkah or Mrigal, Kalehan, Shingara, Saul, Mullec,

Paddi, Mahanseer, Kangra etc.

2.10 ROAD NETWORK AND MEANS OF TRANSPORATION

The road network of Amritsar is primarily “Ring Radial” with an intense

network of eleven radial roads leading to core city like spokes of a wheel.

There are 2 National Highways, 3 State Highways, 6 M.D.R‟s and 24 O.D.R‟s

& number of other important roads passing through the city providing stronger

regional linkages (Refer map 8). N.H-1 acts as the central spine cutting the city

into two parts namely north and south. These eleven radials emerging out of the

city have acted as important nodes for the development.

The road network in the city has been studied in two parts: (i) walled city, (ii)

outside walled city (Refer map 9). Walled city carrying one-sixth of the city

population is heart of Amritsar city as it generated lot of trade activities, which

on other hand generates lot of traffic. A wall and a circular road that runs along

the wall both outside and inside the wall bound the old city. There are 14 entry

points/ gates of the walled city leading to the various residential areas,

specialized bazaars, Golden Temple and other activities within walled city. It

has a road network characteristic to a typical medieval town of North India.

Narrow winding streets characterize the road network, lanes and by-lanes laid

out into introvert planning units. This part of the city is built on human scale

with the major thoroughfares and surprising open spaces. The dense road

network with narrow width fails to meet the existing transit demands of multi-

modal transport with majority of motorized vehicles.

On the other hand, later development includes areas built outside the walled

city i.e. north side of the Amritsar – Jalandhar rail line which divides the city


into two halves. It is characterized by wide roads. The city does not have any

distinct ring although the Circular Road as well as bye pass exist in the

northern portion of the city but it is completely absent in the southern portion.

The table below lists the important roads passing through the city along with

details of road cross sections and right of way.

Table 14: Statement showing the details of Road Cross-Section and R/W of

Inter and Intra City Road Falling in Amritsar Local Planning Area

Sr

.

N

o.

Catego

ry of

Road

Name of

Road

Width of Road (Mtrs) Remarks

R/W L/B C\W R/B

National Highways

1 R1(NH

-1)

GT

Road(Lah

ore to

Delhi)

1) 60

2) 62.7

0

3) 54.4

4) 613.

5F

NA

17.35

24.30

252.6

2F

NA

10+8+10

6.50+2+6.5

108.26F

NA

17.35

*

15.30

*

252.6

2F

*Near

village

Dhodhiwi

nd

*Dual

carriage

way Near

Kot

Khalsa

*Near

Doburji

Distributo

ry

*Near

Mehraban

pur

2 R1(NH

-15)

Amritsar-

Pathankot

30.48M 8.74 13 8.74 *Near

village

Alkare

3 R1

(NH-

15)

Amritsar-

Tarn

Taran

Road

32.56M 11.00 10.06 11.5 * Near

village

Chabba

State Highways

4 R2

(SH-

25)

Amritsar-

Ajnala-

Dera Baba

Nanak

26.70 10.00 6.70 10.00 *Near

village

Nagal

5 R2

(SH-

21)

Amritsar-

Bhikhiwin

d-

Khemkara

n

27.95M 9.35 6.70 11.90 *Near

village

Bohru


6 R2(SH-

22)

AmritsarS

ri

Hargobind

Pur

25.80M 9.70 6.40 9.70 *Near

village

Chapu

Ramsingh

Major District Roads

7 R3(MD

R-65)

Amritsar-

Chogawan

-Rania

23.10 10.80 6.70 5.60

8 R3

(MDR-

64)

Amritsar-

Fatehgarh

Churian

24.10 4.5 (6.70+1.4+6

.70)

4.8 * Dual

carriage

way Near

MCA

* Near

Tungawal

a

9 R3

(MDR-

63)

Amritsar-

Ajnala-

Chogawan

32 11.15 9.70 11. 15 *Near

UBDC

10 R3

(MDR-

61)

Attari-

Jhabbal-

Tarn

Taran-

Goindwal

0 26.40 26.40 12 -

11 R3

(MDR-

66)

Rayya

More-

Baba

Bakala/Ba

tala

17.40 4.0 6.7 6.7 * Near

Baba

Bakala

12 R3 Link Road

Between

GT Road

& Ajnala

Road

21.7 8.1 5.6 8.1 *Near

village

Chahia

Source: Master Plan, Amritsar

Table 15: List of O.D.R’s falling in the Amritsar along with Cross-

sectional Details

S.No. Category

of Road

Name of Road Length

(kms)

Metalled

Width (ft)

1 R4 Jandiala to Tarn Taran 16.22 23

2 R4 Harsa Chhina-Fatehgarh Churian 16.38 12

3 R4 Beas-Dera Baba Jaimal Singh-Sathiala-

Butala

N.A 5.72-33‟

9.60-18‟

4.80-10‟

4 R4 Jandiala-Veroval 21.62 18‟

5 R4 G.T Road to Gehri Mandi Railway Crossing 3.10 18‟


6 R4 Gehri mandi Bazar 0.50 23‟

7 R4 Chheharta Dhand Bir Road 17.15 15.80-18‟

1.35-22‟

8 R4 Rajatal-Naushera Dhalla road 4.58 12‟

9 R4 Approach to Warrpal Rly Station from NH-

15

2.41 12‟

10 R4 Approach to Attari Rly Station from NH-1 1.80 18‟

11 R4 Majitha Bye pass 0.96 10‟

12 R4 Mall Road Amritsar 4.34 48‟

13 R4 Approach to Verka Railway station from

NH-15

0.13 15‟

14 R4 GT Road to Govt. Polytechnic 0.85 10‟

15 R4 Albert Road, Amritsar 0.89 22‟

16 R4 Approach to Jaintipur Rly Station from NH-

15

0.24 10‟

17 R4 Approach to Kathunangal Rly Station from

NH-15

1.40 10‟

18 R4 G.T. Road to Khurmanian-Bopa Rai Baj

Singh

6.15 12‟

19 R4 Rayya lidder jalalabad 16.76 18‟

20 R4 Old GT road with in Amritsar MC 1.85 22‟

21 R4 Mall Road Amritsar,

Disst. Court to Lawerance Road Xing

Lawerance road Xing to PWD complex

2.86

1.48

2x22‟

48‟

22 R4 Amritsar Sohian Fatehgarh Churian road 23.05 18‟

23 R4 Fatehgarh Churian Ramdass road. 15.42 23‟

24 R4 Cheecha Hoshiar Nagar road. 6.52 12‟

Source: P.W.D Office, Amritsar

The total length of roads existing in the Amritsar M.C. area is 495.20 kms in

the year 2001, which has increased to 524.41 kms in 2004 and 611.13 kms in

2006. There has been an increase of 29.21 kms in the total road length in the

city in the last four years and an increase of 87 kms in past two years. This

increase has been observed in the category of surfaced roads. Almost 90% of

the city roads are surfaced (metalled) roads, among which, 98% are Black Top

roads with remaining 2% as cement concrete and water bond macadam roads.

The unsurfaced roads have been sub-divided into Motorable and Non

Motorable ones. Motorable roads have major share among the unsurfaced

roads, which is of the order of 95% in 2004.

Table 16: Length of Roads within Amritsar M. C. (in kms)

Yea

r

Total

Lengt

h

(km)

Surfaced Roads (km) Unsurfaced Roads (km)

Water

Bond

Macada

m

Blac

k

Top

Cemen

t

Concre

te

Total Motorab

le

Non

Motorab

le

Tot

al


200

1

495.2

0

3.40 431.4

5

7.60 442.4

5

48.00 4.75 52.7

5

200

4

524.4

1

1.40 451.6

6

7.60 460.6

6

50.00 2.75 52.7

5

200

6

611.1

3

10.70 527.0

3

13.40 551.1

3

55 5 60

Source: Municipal Corporation, Amritsar, Municipal Year Book (06-07)


Fig. No-8 Railway Station,

Amritsar

2.11 RAILWAY STATION

The city of Amritsar is well connected by broad gauge rail

network with other parts of country and with the

neighboring country of Pakistan via Attari rail link. Major

links are from Amritsar to Pathankot, Amritsar to New

Delhi, Amritsar to Patti & Amritsar to Attari link lines.

There are total of 14 railway stations that are falling in

Amritsar. Out of this 10 railway stations fall outside the

municipal limit of Amritsar which are namely Beas,

Rayya, Butari, Tangra, Jandiala, Manawala, Khasa,

Majitha, Jaintipura and Attari. The remaining 4 railway

stations exist within municipal limit of Amritsar namely Verka, Chheharta,

Bhagtanwala and Amritsar. It is managed by Northern Railways and caters to

approximately 28,000 passengers daily. Approximately 40 passenger trains

both local and express and 9 goods trains originate or terminate at the Amritsar

Railway Station. It is marked by the presence of passenger‟s facilities such as

ramps and wheel chairs for handicapped, stairs, tourist information centre and

waiting halls etc.

2.12 AIRPORT

The city of Amritsar has an international airport, namely “Rajasansi

International Airport” also known as Guru Ram Das International Airport or

Amritsar International Airport. It is located 11 kms North-West of the city of

Amritsar on Ajnala Road near village Rajasansi. The international airport

serves not only the city of Amritsar but also the state of Punjab by extensive

network of highways. While private transport in form of automobiles is the

most popular way of reaching the airport, public transport infrastructure (with

the exception of taxis) has remained weak and needs to be strengthened.

The integrated terminal building at Amritsar have peak hour passenger

handling capacity of 1200 passengers and annual handling capacity of 14.6

lakh passengers. It handles around 150 flights a week to different locations

within India and abroad. The major destinations abroad include London,

Toronto, Abhu Dhabi, Dubai, Muscat, Sharjah, Doha, Tashkent, Ashgabat etc.

The apron area has been extended to cater to parking of total of 14 aircrafts

instead of ten earlier. Moreover, 44 acres of land area has been acquired by

AAI for construction of second runway. Keeping in view the international

status of Amritsar Airport there is need to think about its expansion keeping in

mind the State of Art Infrastructure to be developed.

2.13 SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Social infrastructure refers to the facilities and the process involved, which

ensures education, better health facilities and community development in any

town. The Social Infrastructure includes the education system, health care,

social and cultural facilities, parks and open spaces, etc. The different


components of social infrastructure will help to know how well a city or town

is equipped with facilities. The provision of education, health, etc. defines the

quality of life. As the city expands and population increases, the gap between

demand and supply of these essential services increases, which deteriorates the

quality of life in urban areas.

2.13.1 EDUCATION

Educational facilities define the level of development of a city. They are

criticial for growth of any settlement in terms of literacy rate, skill upgradation

and improving quality of human lives. Higher level of education facilities have

been considered vital for economic growth and development of any community

or nation, besides improving the quality of life of human beings. Education is

found to be a major determinant and promoter of growth and development of

any settlement and nation. Accordingly, providing appropriate level of

education facilities is extremely important.

Institutional Network

The city of Amritsar has a well developed institutional network with one

university namely Guru Nanak Dev University, 10 colleges, 2 medical and

dental colleges, 9 nursing institutes and 4 engineering colleges, 2 B. Ed.

colleges and 2 polytechnics. Apart from higher level institutions, it is well

equipped with 258 primary schools, 36 middle schools, 41 secondary and 62

senior secondary schools. It strengthens the fact that Amritsar has developed its

importance as an educational centre in the region.

Table 17: Level of Education Facilities in Amritsar – Schools, etc

S.

No

.

Name Prima

ry

Schoo

ls

Middl

e

Schoo

ls

Seconda

ry

Schools

Senior

Seconda

ry

Schools

Ang

anw

ari

Indust

rial

School

Traini

ng

School

s

Adult

Litera

cy

Cente

r

Total

1 Amri

tsar

258 36 41 62 191 - - 46 634

Source: District Education Office, Amritsar and Census 2001

Table 18: Higher Level of Education Facilities in Amritsar

Name

Un

iver

sity

Co

lleg

es

Med

ical

Den

tal

Nu

rsin

g

En

gin

eeri

n

g

B.E

d.

Co

lleg

es

Po

lyte

chn

i

cs

Dis

tan

ce

Ed

uca

tion

Cen

ters

Tota

l

Amritsar 1 10 2 2 9 4 2 2 4 36

Source: District Education Office, Amritsar and Census 2001


TABLE 18: Schools / Colleges Per 10,000 Population In Statutory Towns,

2001

Serial

number

Name and urban

status of Town

Type of educational institution

Primary Junior

Secondary /

Middle

Secondary /

Matriculation

Senior

Secondary

College

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 Ajnala (NP) 2.7 5.9 3.2 1.6 0.0

2 Amritsar

(M.Corp.)

2.8 2.5 2.0 0.9 0.3

3 Amritsar Cantt. 4.1 2.5 1.6 0.8 0.0

5 Jandiala (MCI) 4.2 4.6 0.8 1.3 0.0

7 Majitha (MCI) 3.1 3.1 1.5 1.5 0.0

9 Raja Sansi (NP) 2.5 1.6 0.8 0.8 0.0

10 Ramdas (MCI) 5.2 3.5 1.7 1.7 0.0

11 Rayya (NP) 4.0 1.6 3.2 0.0 0.8

2001- Census Findings - Population and its distribution:

Table 44 shows number of Schools / Colleges per 10,000 of population for

towns. In the district there are 1.5 Primary Schools, 1.3 Junior Secondary/

Middle Schools, 1.0 Secondary/ Matriculation Schools, 0.5 Senior Secondary

Schools and 0.2 College per 10,000 population. In other words there is a

Primary School for a population of 6667, Junior Secondary/ Middle School for

every 7692 persons, a Senior Secondary School for 20,000 persons and a

College for a population of 50,000. The following table shows distribution of

rural and urban population by tahsils in the district.

TABLE 20: Population, Number Of Villages And Towns, 2001

Name

of

Tehsil

Population No. of

Village

s

N

o.

of

T

o

w

n

s

Total Rural Urban

P M F P M F P M F

Tota

l

Inh

ab

ited

Ajn

ala

384,5

66

205,0

35

179,5

31

348,0

22

185,3

11

162,7

11

36,5

44

19,7

24

16,8

20

341

312

3


Am

rits

ar

–I

285,9

81

152,7

18

133,2

63

233,6

12

123,5

56

110,0

56

52,3

69

29,1

62

23,2

07

142

139

3

Am

rits

ar-

II

1,2

06,2

03

647,9

82

558,2

21

205,6

67

111,1

49

94

,518

1,0

00,5

36

536,8

33

463,7

03

107

102

1

Bab

a

Bak

ala

280,2

70

147,0

86

133,1

84

258,9

08

135,5

97

123,3

11

21,3

62

11,4

89

9,8

73

155

155

2

TABLE 26: Number And Percentage Of Literates And Illiterates By

Tahsils, 2001

Sr.

No.

Teh

sil

Tota

l /

Ru

ral

/ U

rban

No. OF LITERATES AND

ILLITERATES Percentage of

literates

Gap in

male-

female

literacy

rate LITERATES ILLITERATES

T M F T M F T M F

1

Ajn

ala

Tota

l

184,9

08

108,3

54

76,5

54

199,6

58

96,6

81

102,9

77

57.0

63.0

50.2

12.8

Rura

l

162,3

72

95,3

34

67,0

38

185,6

50

89,9

77

95,6

73

55.4

61.5

48.6

12.9

Urb

an

22,5

36

13,0

20

9,5

16

14,0

08

6,7

04

7,3

04

71.3

76.6

65.1

11.5

2

Am

rits

ar –

I Tota

l

163,6

21

94,5

75

69,0

46

122,3

60

58,1

43

64,2

17

66.9

72.9

60.0

12.9

Rura

l

129,4

09

74,1

84

55,2

25

104,2

03

49,3

72

54,8

31

65.0

71.1

58.2

12.9

Urb

an

34,2

12

20,3

91

13,8

21

18,1

57

8,7

71

9,3

86

75.1

80.5

68.3

12.2

3

Am

rits

ar-

II

Tota

l

800,6

62

447,5

69

353,0

93

405,5

41

200,4

13

205,1

28

75.9

79.5

71.8

7.7


Rura

l

107,5

23

63,0

78

44,4

45

98,1

44

48,0

71

50,0

73

61.3

66.9

54.9

12.0

Urb

an

693,1

39

384,4

91

308,6

48

307,3

97

152,3

42

155,0

55

78.8

82.0

75.2

6.8

4

Bab

a B

akal

a

Tota

l

165,7

08

93,6

12

72,0

96

114,5

62

53,4

74

61,0

88

68.2

74.3

61.7

12.6

Rura

l

150,7

89

85,0

73

65,7

16

108,1

19

50,5

24

57,5

95

67.3

73.4

60.8

12.6

Urb

an

14,9

19

8,5

39

6,3

80

6,4

43

2,9

50

3,4

93

79.4

84.4

73.5

10.9

Among the tahsils, Amritsar – II is the tahsil where literacy rate is the highest

with 75.9 per cent. Between the two sexes the literacy rate in the district varies

between 72.6 for males and 61.3 per cent for females exhibiting a gap of 11.3

percentage points. It is further educed that in literacy, Amritsar district is far

behind as compared to Hoshiarpur (81.0%), Rupnagar (78.1%) and Jalandhar (78.0%) districts.

TABLE 22: Number And Percentage Of Literates And Illiterates By Sex

In Urban Agglomerations / Towns, 2001

Sr.

No.

NAME No. OF LITERATES AND

ILLITERATES

Percentage of

literates

Gap in

male-

female

literacy

rate

LITERATES ILLITERATES

T M F T M F T M F

1

Ajn

ala

(NP

)

12

,33

6

7,1

36

5,2

00

6,2

53

2,9

64

3,2

89

76

.5

81

.5

70

.5

11

.0

2

Am

rits

ar

UA

694,4

58

385,3

38

309,1

20

309,4

59

153,4

06

156,0

53

78.7

81.9

75.1

6.8

(i)

Am

rits

ar *

(M

Corp

+O

G)

694,4

58

385,3

38

309,1

20

309,4

59

153,4

06

156,0

53

78.7

81.9

75.1

6.9

(ii)

Am

rits

ar

(M C

orp

.)

67

6,8

24

37

4,7

65

30

2,0

59

29

0,0

38

14

3,6

23

14

6,4

15

79

.6

82

.7

76

.0

6.7


3

Am

rits

ar

Can

tt.

(CB

)

9,7

04

6,4

40

3,2

64

2,4

58

1,1

81

1,2

77

90.1

94.4

82.6

11.8

4

Jandia

la

(M C

l)

15,6

96

8,8

49

6,8

47

8,1

38

3,9

05

4,2

33

75.3

79.8

70.1

9.7

5

Maj

itha

(M C

l)

7,4

93

4,2

55

3,2

38

5,4

99

2,6

21

2,8

78

67.3

72.7

61.3

11.4

6

Raj

a S

ansi

(NP

)

6,6

99

3,8

99

2,8

00

5,4

77

2,6

88

2,7

89

63.7

69.0

57.5

11.5

7

Ram

das

(M C

l)

3,5

01

1,9

85

1,5

16

2,2

78

1,0

52

1,2

26

70

.7

76

.6

64

.2

12

.4

8

Ray

ya

(NP

)

8,6

61

4,7

46

3,9

15

3,9

70

1,8

88

2,0

82

78

.5

82

.3

74

.4

7.9

+ Towns arranged in alphabetical order.

* In case of towns having outgrowth an asterisk mark has been placed against their names to indicate

that they have outgrowths which are not separate towns.

It reveals that 77.9 per cent of the urban population in the district is literate. The male literacy is 81.5 per cent while the female literacy is 73.8 per cent.

TABLE 23: Distribution Of Workers By Sex In Four Categories Of Economic

Activity In Tehsils, 2001

Sr.

No.

TEHSIL Perso

ns /

Male

s /

Fema

les

Total

Popula

tion

Total

number

of

workers

(Main +

Marginal)

Category of workers

Cultiv

ators

Agricu

ltural

Labour

ers

Househol

d

Industry

workers

Other

worke

rs

1

Ajn

ala Per

sons

384,5

66

143,5

0

8

(37.3

)

45,6

33

(31.8

)

32,8

69

(22.9

)

7,3

27

(5.1

)

57,6

79

(40.2

)

Mal

es

20

5,0

35

10

8,8

3

2 (

53

.1)

39

,951

(36

.7)

25

,437

(23

.4)

3,4

24

(3.1

)

40

,020

(36

.8)


Fem

ales

179,5

31

34,6

76

(19.3

)

5,6

82

(16.4

)

7,4

32

(21.4

)

3,9

03

(11.3

)

17,6

59

(50.9

)

2

Am

rits

ar –

I

Per

sons

285,9

81

103,9

0

2 (

36.3

)

22,5

99

(21.3

)

26,2

57

(25.3

)

3,4

60

(3.3

)

51,5

86

(49.6

)

Mal

es

152,7

18

81

,205

(53.2

)

19,7

17

(24.3

)

17,7

21

(21.8

)

1,9

31

(2.4

)

41,8

36

(51.5

)

Fem

ales

133,2

63

22,6

97

(17.0

)

2,8

82

(12.7

)

8,5

36

(37.6

)

1,5

29

(6.7

)

9,7

50

(43.0

)

3

Am

rits

ar-

II

Per

sons

1,2

06

,203

40

4,9

92

(33

.6)

20

,05

7

(5.0

)

24

,33

6

(6.0

)

18

,49

4

(4.6

)

34

2,1

05

(84

.5)

Mal

es

64

7,9

82

33

9,3

29

(52

.4)

17

,15

3

(5.1

)

18

,24

1

(5.4

)

12

,09

8

(3.6

)

29

1,8

37

(86

.0)

Fem

ales

55

8,2

21

65

,66

3

(11

.8)

2,9

04

(4.4

)

6,0

95

(9.3

)

6,3

96

(9.7

)

50

,26

8

(76

.6)

2.14 HEALTH

There is critical need of improving the health of poor as there is lack of

hygienic living conditions in the slum colonies because of the open drain

system, improper solid waste disposal mechanism. Besides, there is a need to

improve the basic human conditions in the entire Amritsar, where there is a

need of the health organizations for improving the existing conditions along

with the hospitals and dispensaries.

2.14.1 Institutional Network

Looking at the health institutional network in the city of Amritsar, it has been

observed that the city is served by 1 civil hospital, 154 other specialized

hospitals and nursing homes (govt. and private both), 8 Urban Family Welfare

Centers, 6 MCW Centres, 5 satellite hospitals and 6 govt. dispensaries. It

makes the city an emerging medical hub of the district Amritsar. It has number

of specialized hospitals such as Escorts for heart speciality, Ram Lal eye &

E.N.T Hospital, ESI Hospital, Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Guru Ram Dass


Dental Research Institute cum Hospital, etc. The table below gives details of

the various medical institutes located in city of Amritsar.

Table 24: Medical Infrastructure in Amritsar

Level Medical Facility

Hospital PHC CHC/FWC / MCW Dispensaries

Amritsar 172 12 153 109

Source: Civil Surgeon Ofice, Amritsar

TABLE 25: Number Of Beds In Medical Institutions In Towns, 2001

Sr.

No.

Name and urban status

of the Town

Number of beds in medical

institutions

per 10,000 population

1 Ajnala (NP) 35

2 Amritsar (M.Corp.) 27

3 Amritsar Cantt.(CB) 1

5 Jandiala(MCI) 0

7 Majitha (MCI) 23

9 Raja Sansi (NP) 30

10 Ramdas (MCI) 52

11 Rayya (NP) 3

Table 45 shows number of beds in medical institution in towns per 10,000 of

population. The district on an average has 14 beds per 10,000 of population.

Among the towns, Ramdas being the smallest town with 5,779 populations has

52 beds per 10,000 populations and this average is the highest among all the

towns in the district. Except Amritsar Cantt, Jandiala and Rayya all other towns

have more beds per 10,000 population than that of the district average.

Among the villages in Amritsar, only Baba Bakala is marked by the presence

of Civil Hospital while others have presence of either Dispensary or Family

Welfare Centre or Maternity and Child Welfare Centre or Maternity Home.

The civil hospital “Guru Nanak Dev Hospital” in Amritsar is located adjacent

to the Govt. Medical College on Majitha Road with easy accessibility from all

sides. The hospital (114 acres) together with Medical College is spread over an

area of 163 acres having total bed capacity of 1050 beds and serving 700

patients per day approximately. The institution apart from serving the whole

district‟s population, has retained its eminence in providing medical facilities to

vast area of north India including Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Rajasthan, U.P., etc.

with its spacious OPD complex, emergency, surgery and super specialities viz.

nephrology, cardiology, plastic surgery, urology, neurology, cardiothoracic

surgery, etc. It also houses ultra modern operation theatre complex, ICU,

ICCU, clinical laboratory, radiology, sonography, de-addiction and mental


health facilities, and blood transfusion and blood component separation unit.

Since the hospital is attached to the Medical College, nearly 320 students are

trained every year in MBBS, BDS, nursing and MD/MS courses. The hospital

is observed to have sufficient medical, para medical and allied facilities. In

terms of disposal of bio-medical waste generated, the segregated waste is

collected by a private agency namely “Amritsar Health Care Systems” from

hospitals in the city. The waste collected is incinerated in an incinerator, which

is located at the village Iban Kalan on Jhabal Road.

Table 26: Veterinary Institutions in Amritsar

Level Veterinary Institutions

Hospital Dispensary Total

Amritsar 42 62 100

Source: Civil Surgeon, Amritsar

Besides this, there are 4 govt. veterinary hospitals and 4 govt. dispensaries

existing in the city of Amritsar.

2.15 Civic Amenities/Services

The other amenities of the city include Post Offices, Fire Stations, Cremation

Grounds, etc. Each urban area must have these amenities to serve its growing

population, as the requirement of these amenities increases with the increase of

city population and area.

2.15.1 Fire Station

The city of Amritsar at present has four fire stations located at Town Hall, Beri

Gate, Gilwali Gate and Civil Lines which are the following:

Table 27: Fire Stations of Amritsar District

Sr. No. Name of the Fire stations Telephone Numbers

1 Central Fire Station 101, 2541111, 2557366

2 Gilwali Gate 2527000

3 Berigate 2551699

4 Civil Line 2566212

As per the UDPFI standards of one fire station for 2 lakh population, the city

should have 5 fire stations to serve the population. Therefore, the city has a

backlog of one fire station. All the four fire stations are located on major city


roads, which are wide enough to allow free movement of these vehicles. The

vehicles at the time of disaster are available from these fire stations. The Civil

Lines fire station serves the northern portion of the city, while Town Hall, Beri

Gate and Gilwali Gate fire stations serve the walled city area and its

surrounding that is the southern half of the city. Hence, it can be said that

northern portion of the city is served with only 1 fire station, which is

insufficient and requires one more fire station. Besides, the existing backlog of

one fire station, there is also requirement of another 5 fire stations in the city to

cater the needs up to 2031.

Apart from four fire stations, city also has nearly 400 fire hydrants at different

locations to combat with the fire. The fire brigade wing in the city has total of 8

fire fighting vans and total staff strength of 126 out of which 51 posts at present

are vacant. This implies that the city does not have required number of

personnel, which needs to be taken care off. Moreover, the existing fire

fighting infrastructure needs upgradation as new buildings of greater height are

being constructed.

There is no provision of separate fire station or fire fighting facilities in the

Taran taran district. They are dependant on Amritsar for fire fighting facilities

in case of any disaster. Therefore, it can be analysed that the existing fire

facilities in the city of Amritsar are over burdened that needs to be reduced.



2.15.2 POLICE STATIONS

The list of 28 police stations along with their location is given in the table

below:

Table 28: Police Stations Falling in Amritsar

Sr.

No.

Police Station Name & Rank Phone No. Mobile No.,

Residence No.

1 Bus stand ASI Gurwinder Singh 97811-30225, 98144-72780

2 PP Brahambuta

(Galiara)

SI Lakhbir Singh 98157-66168, 97811-30219

3 PP Verka SI Shamsher Singh 98765-70009, 97811-30217

4 PP Majitha Road SI Harish Behal 2422975 99155-01818, 97811-30215

5 PP Sultanwind SI Amrik Singh 98720-11332, 97811-30229

6 Ranjit Avenue SI Ashok Kumar 97811-30236, 94637-28360

7 PP Mohkam Pura SI Parvesh Chopra 97811-30216, 99150-82889

8 Durgiana Mandir ASI Harmanjit Singh 2557500 98729-00444, 97811-30227

9 Circuit House ASI Harsandeep Singh 2566394 97797-00130, 97811-30239

10 PP Lawrence Road ASI Mukhtiar Singh 98786-76899, 97811-30242

11 Shivala Mandir ASI Sukhwant Singh 94631-70445, 97811-30243

12 Court Complex ASI Tarsem Singh 92163-49078, 97811-30240

13 Faiz Pura ASI Savinder Singh 98145-72100, 97811-30241

14 Vallah ASI Kuldip Singh 97811-30251


15 Gumtala Bye Pass SI Ramesh Chander 97811-30245, 94631-74427

16 Kot Khalsa ASI Sukhwinder Singh 2225368 97811-30252, 98151-06602

17 Milk Plant Verka SI Manoj Kumar 97811-00250, 97800-06420

18 Mahal Bye-Pass ASI Rajinder Singh 97811-30244, 97797-01723

19 Majitha Rd Bye-

Pass

ASI Panna Lal 97811-30249, 94638-28100

20 F.G. Churian Bye-

Pass

ASI Sarwan Singh 97811-30247, 97793-03800

21 Taranwala Pul ASI Shamsher Singh 97811-30230

22 India Gate SI Mukhwinder Singh 97811-30255, 98144-09114

23 Hall Gate ASI Subeg Singh 98152-95911, 97811-30228

24 Rani ka Bagh ASI Parveen Kumar 97811-3238, 98728-68180

25 PP Sardar Cantt ASI Ashwani Kumar 98155-33030

26 PP Kabir Park ASI Jaspal Singh 97811-30233

27 PP Kot Mit Singh ASI Jarnail Singh 97811-30220, 97797-03509

28 PP Fatah Pur L/ASI Rajwinder Kaur 97811-30248, 94647-06473

Source: Police Dept. Amritsar

At present, there is backlog of 2 police stations within the city as per the UDFI

guidelines standard of one police station for 90,000 persons. Further, there is a

demand for 12 more police stations up to the year 2031 for the city of Amritsar.


2.16 DRAINAGE AND CANAL SYSTEM

The River System And Water Resources

(i) Main Rivers and Tributaries.-The Beas and the Ravi are the two

master streams of the district. The former forms its border with the Kapurthala

District of the Punjab State and the latter separates it from Pakistan. Both the

rivers originate near the Rohtang Pass in the Kullu District and traverse through

the Himachal Pradesh and the Gurdaspur District before entering the Amritsar

District. In consonance with the slope of the land, both of them flow in the

north-east and south-west direction.

The Beas touches the Amritsar District in the vicinity of the village of Sheron.

It is adjoined by an abruptly rising bluff to its right throughout its course in the

Amritsar and Tarn Taran tahsils. It is joined by the River Satluj at Harike in the

Patti Tahsil.

The Ravi enters the district near the village of Ghoneywala and it moves into

Pakistan beyond the village of Ranian. In contrast to the Beas, this river makes

a wide floodplain in the Amritsar District. This floodplain has been highly

susceptible to floods, causing heavy damage to human settlements, crops and

the livestock. The construction of an embankment along the river has, however,

reduced the frequency and intensity of floods. The main significance of the

Ravi lies in its being the border between India and Pakistan.

The eastern limit of the floodplain of the Ravi corresponds with the Sakki Nala,

which is a tributary of the Ravi and flows parallel to it before meeting it near

the village of Kakkar in the Amritsar District. This nala is the continuation of

the Kiran Nala which originates from the Chhambs (marshy lands) lying to the

south-west of the Pathankot town in the Gurdaspur District. The course of the

nala is characteristically sinuous. It floods during the rainy season and this

factor has been partly responsible for keeping the western part of the Ajnala

Tahsil isolated from the rest of the district till recently. Ajnala is situated on the

left bank of this nala. A diversion for the nala near the village of Shahpur has

been constructed. It would secure the outfall of the Sakki Nala 96 km upstream

of its present outfall and this would save 741 sq. km. of the land around Ajnala

from damage owing to floods.

As in case of other rivers of the Punjab, the discharges of the Beas and the Ravi

are subject to wide fluctuations from season to season and from year to year.

These rivers contain a trickle of water during the dry winter with the approach

of the summer, snow melts in the source areas of these rivers and their water-

level begins to rise. These rivers swell during the rainy season.

Upper Bari Doab Canal:- In addition to the Beas and the Ravi and the Sakki

Nala, another major source of water in the district is available from the various


branches and distributaries of the Upper Bari Doab Canal which runs through

the district. The canal had started operating in 1860. Its four main branches

passing through the district include from east to west the Sobraon Branch, the

Kasur Branch Lower, the Main Branch and the Lahore Branch. It is primarily

through this canal that about 90 per cent of the cultivated land in the Amritsar

District receives irrigation.

However, the extensive canal irrigation, which has been there for more than a

century, has caused serious waterlogging conditions. It seems that the Amritsar

District is just floating on its subsurface water, which comes up to a metre or

two from the surface during the rainy season. Even in the driest month of June,

the water-table is only 1.5 to 3 metres below the surface. The wide-spread

waterlogging has given rise to kallar (concentration of harmful salts) over

extensive areas and some cultivable land has been lost to agriculture. Various

measures are being adopted to tackle this problem: the existing Patti and Kasur

drains have been deepened and some new drains have been constructed to

facilitate the run-off of the underground water. Wherever possible, canal

irrigation is being replaced by tube-well irrigation so as to reduce the quantity

of underground water and eucalyptus trees are being planted, particularly along

the canals, roads and railway lines, so as to soak the extra subsurface water.

These measures have already started giving good results.

Thus, the water resources of the Amritsar District are varied. The district is

bordered by two perennial streams on two sides; it contains a dense network of

canals, and its subsurface water reservoir is close to the surface. The

underground water is, however, brackish in parts of the Patti and Tarn Taran

tahsils. This brackishness discourages its use both for irrigation and drinking.

The two rivers which touch the district, viz. the Beas, Ravi and Satluj, and also

the Sakki Nala, are described below in greater detail:

River Beas.-The Beas River rises north of the Kullu Valley, and passing

through the Kangra District (Himachal Pradesh), and between Gurdaspur and

Hoshiarpur districts, enters the sandy valley which divides the Amritsar District

from the Kapurthala District. Here, its bank on the right, i.e., the Amritsar side,

is an abrupt cliff, the upper stratum of which is hard clay mixed with kankar

(lime concretions) and the lower usually, though not always, is fine river sand.

At the foot of this cliff, between it and the cold-weather bed of the river, lies a

strip of alluvial land, which at some points is as much as three kilometers

broad. At other points, the cold-weather stream flows close under the cliffs and

in the southern part of the district its set towards Amritsar entails some loss of

cultivation and damage to residential sites. At some places, there are

embayments caused by the river which cuts into the high cliff consisting of the

alluvial deposit of soil. The left bank, on the other hand, is uniformly low, and

on the Kapurthala side there is a stretch of moist alluvial land running back for

several kilometers into the interior, which is fertile, well-wooded and liable to

inundation. There is a tradition that over a century and a quarter ago, the river


ran on the site of the village of Mira in the Kapurthala territory, eleven

kilometers from its present course, and the depression is still clearly traceable

and is now part of the West Bein. In this district, whatever cultivation there is

in the valley is carried on between the foot of the cliff and the normal cold-

weather stream, or in the embayments caused by the erosion of the cliff. Back

from the river, the influence of the cliffs persists for considerable distances in

some places, because gullies make cultivation impossible and even spoil the

fertility of the hinterland by accelerating the run-off of rain-water before it has

time to soak in the soil and benefit it.

River Ravi.-The Ravi is a river of a different character. The high bank of the

Beas affords a measure of security to cultivation in some part of almost every

low riverine estate. The rudiments of a dhaya or high bank appear on the left

bank of the Sakki Nala in its last 16-kilometre length but this is a long way

from the present river and does nothing to mitigate the defencelessness of the

villages between the two streams. The villages on the Amritsar side of the river

have no protection and the sixty estates officially recognized as liable to river

action do not exhaust the limit of the liability to trouble, if there is really a high

flood in the river. Every effort is, however, made to ensure that damage to

human life and to works of public utility does not occur. The tendency of the

river to swallow up the cultivated lands and damage the crops is checked by

constructing suitable protective works at vulnerable points, as the situation

warrants. In this way, the frequency of the floods is reduced. The Ravi carries

rather more fertilizing silt than the Beas (which from the comparative clearness

of its water is sometimes called nili or blue dhaar) and where this silt is thrown

up, bumper crops of wheat can be raised. But cultivation in the river-bed is

always precarious.

Saki Nala.-The only other perennial stream found in the district is the Sakki

Nala. The Sakki begins as the Kiran Nala in the Gurdaspur District where some

irrigation is done from an inundation canal taken out of it. This canal tails into

the Ajnala Tahsil in Ramdas. In the Amritsar District, the nala has the

appearance of a narrow river whose left bank is generally higher than the right

bank. Winter discharges are low, but the considerable summer stream is further

augmented by unwanted canal water sent down the Aliwal Escape from the

Main Branch Upper of the Upper Bari Doab Canal. The stream ends its

independent existence where it joins the Ravi at Kakkar. The sinuous course of

the Sakki Nala has not only done much to isolate the Sailab and Hithar Circles

from the rest of the tahsil and from the markets, but has also stood in the way

of the extension of regular canal irrigation to this tract. The stream is sluggish

and the erosion of the banks is almost unknown. Damage is done by floods,

however, to the spring crops sown on the shelving land sloping down to the

edges of the banks, and by spills into depressions leading from the Sakki

towards the Ravi. The Sakki is also called Ajal Nala, meaning the stream of

death on account of the considerable damage to life and property it causes


during the rainy season. A small canal has been taken out from it for irrigation

in the Gurdaspur and Amritsar districts.

(ii) Natural Drainage and Artificial Drains

Amritsar Tahsil.-In the Amritsar Tahsil, east of the Kasur Branch of

the Upper Bari Doab Canal, drainage causes no concern. The Patti Rohi often

evades the eye in its sandy course southwards and does no appreciable damage.

A parallel depression nearer the river has in the past been known by the same

name. The Riarki Vang is, strictly speaking, a creek of the river and not a

drainage at all. Only the last 8 km of its course to the river is distinct and,

throughout this length, the creek runs in a broad deep bed, the banks of which

have much the same appearance as the dhaya. Erosion on the sides of this creek

has caused greater loss of cultivated land in the tahsil than the river. A short

artificial drain runs from the Riarki Vang to the river in Buddha Theh but has

never been used to divert water. Drainage does not become an important

problem until the Kasur Nala is reached well west of the Kasur Branch. Known

in this tahsil as the Hansli, the nala follows a well-defined course from the

point where it enters the tahsil from Bata until it passes out into Tarn Taran. On

its margins, the soil is stiff and often Kalrathi (salt-infested) and its presence is

a handicap to villages whose lands are divided by its passage. Surplus water

from the area between the nala and the Main Branch of the Upper Bari Doab

Canal is led into the Hansli north of the Grand Trunk Road by the

Makhanwindi and Valla drains. South of the road, the drainage is defective in

the basin of the Sultanwind Drain, otherwise known as the Mandiala Rohi,

where there is much of inferior land. West of the main Branch of the canal, the

drainage has always been a matter of serious concern. In the northern part of

this tract, surface water collects at many places in the form of chhambs or lakes

for which the least destructive outlets have to be found. The Hudiara Drain,

starting from the Majitha Fort, was made the central feature of the scheme. Its

natural bed was deepened and trained and, since 1927, it has been notified

under section 55 of the Northern India Canal and Drainage Act. From this

tahsil, it passes on through the Ajnala and Tarn Taran tahsils to the Lahore

District of Pakistan, collecting the dregs of the city sewage from the Ganda

nala on its way. Sixteen kilometers north of the Amritsar city, close to the

Gurdaspur road, the Gumtala Drain begins to carry away the surface water of

the north-western part of the tract and, after being joined by the Verka and

Tung Dhab drains just north of the city, turns west and ultimately joins the

Hudiara Drain in the Ajnala Tahsil. Though not intended to cope with

extraordinary conditions, this drainage system improved matters. North of the

Lahore Branch, the Vadala Viram chhamb covers sixty-five acres. An attempt

has been made without much success to drain it towards the west. Two short

drains-the Ghosal and Tarpai-pour surplus water in the same neighbourhood

into the Lahore Branch. The trouble here is saturation rather than the surface

drainage. The canal carrying a considerable volume of water runs above the

level of the surrounding country and there is every evidence of waterlogging.


The same is true to some extent of the northern reaches of the Main Branch

above the point where it crosses the Gurdaspur metalled road. This tahsil does

not show such progressive deterioration as is evident in Tarn Taran.

Improvements in drainage have apparently retarded the advance of kallar and,

apart from the elimination of local defects in drainage, the primary object of the

remedial measures must be the reclamation of the land which is still capable of

cultivation.

Ajnala Tahsil.-The surface drainage of the Ajnala Tahsil finds its natural

outlet in the Sakki nala but is obstructed by the Lahore Branch of the Upper

Bari Doab Canal and its subsidiary channels. Water in the confined area to the

left of the Branch now finds its way by various routes into the Hudiara Drain.

On the right bank of the canal, the Lashkri nangal-bagga Drain collects water

from the area north of the Mananwala Distributary, siphons it under the

distributary and carries it along to the Mahalanwala Pond (chhamb) whence the

reinforced stream is carried under the arterial road past the Bagga to the Sakki

Nala at Saurian. This drain does its work efficiently enough, provided it is

regularly cleared and maintained.

(iii) Underground Water Resources.-The entire area in the district is

underlain by quaternary alluvium comprising fine to coarse sand, silt and clay,

with intercalations of pebbles and kankar. Bore holes drilled down to a depth of

about 100 metres have encountered 70-90 per cent of sand.

Groundwater occurs both under confined and unconfined conditions.

The depth of reach water in the area ranges from about 1 to 20 metres below

the land surfaces. The water-table is generally deep towards the high banks of

the Beas. However, in the vicinity of the canal-irrigated area and also in the

floodplains of the Beas, the water-table is very shallow. In many parts of the

canal-irrigated areas, waterlogged conditions prevail. Land salinization is also

observed in areas affected with waterlogging.

Groundwater is tapped by open wells, dug-cum-bore wells, and

tubewells. Open wells yield small to moderate quantities of water. Shallow

tube-wells constructed up to a depth of 35 metres yield 700 to 2000 litres of

water per minute, depending on the capacity of the pumping-sets. Some of

these tube-wells are of cavity type, whereas in others the indigenous strainer,

which consists of iron or bamboo strips laid over the iron rings of 7-10 cm

diameter and closely wrapped by ordinary coir rope, has been used. This type

of construction is quite effective and economical. Deep tube-wells constructed

up to depths of 65 to 105 metres below the land surface yield copious supplies

of water. Some such tube-wells have been found to yield over 4000 litres of

water per minute for drawdowns of less than 5 metres. A pump test conducted

on an 86.86-metre-deep tube-well at Dera Radhasoami, Beas, indicated that the

specific capacity of the tube-well was 757 litres of water per minute per metre.


The transmissibility of the sand which forms the waterbearing zone is of the

order of 1410 cubic metres per metre.

The groundwater available in the greater part of the district is generally

fresh but hard, except in the southern part of the district where it is of inferior

quality, being saline to bitter.

Hydrogeological studies carried out in the district in 1968 by the

Geological Survey of India have indicated the possibilities of a large-scale

development of groundwater through heavy-duty tube-wells in most parts of

the district.


CHAPTER 3

HAZARD AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT

3.1 TYPES OF HAZARDS THE DISTRICT PRONE TO

Amritsar district is highly prone to multi hazards like earthquake, flood,

Pollution, Accidents and war. The low socio-economic development in the

district along with the high density of population is one of the most important

reasons for this menace. The history of disasters in the district will provide a

clear picture of the vulnerability to which the district is prone.

Probability Period/Seasonality Of Disasters

TYPE OF

HAZARDS

TIME OF

OCCURRENCE

POTENTIAL IMPACT

Flood June –September Loss of life, livestock, crop and

infrastructure

Epidemics Anytime Loss to human life

Fire Accidents March-May Human Loss and house damage

Earth Quake Anytime Loss of Life, Livestock and Infrastructure

Drought July-October Damaged to crops

Landslides June –October Loss of human lives, livestock, paddy,

infrastructures, houses

The made degree and extent of Response to fight out any crisis depends upon

the nature, degree and extent of disaster, but some of the points are almost

common to all kinds of situations.


PROBABILITY PERIOD / SEASONALITY OF DISASTERS

Name of

Disaster

Month

Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

Flood

Landslides

Drought

Earthquake

For example it is to be ensured in all types of crisis that:-

1. Appropriate steps are to be taken.

2. Preparedness is required to contain the damages and casualties out of the

crisis.

3. Steps for recovery reclamation and restoration of community life within

the reasonable time will have to be taken care of.

3.2 EARTHQUAKE

The district Amritsar falls in zone IV on the seismic scale corresponding to

MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity).

The above map shows that Amritsar district comes under high damage risk

zone.


Punjab lies in a geosynclines (down warp of the Himalayan foreland, of

variable depth, converted into flat plains by long vigorous

sedimentation)

This has shown considerable amounts of flexure and dislocation at the

northern end and is bounded on the north by the Himalayan Frontal

Thrust.

Much of Punjab lies in the Punjab Shelf, bounded on the east by the

Delhi-Haridwar Ridge and on the south by the Delhi-Lahore Ridge.

Most earthquakes in this region are shallow though a few earthquake of

intermediate depth have been recorded in Punjab.

Largest Instrumented Earthquake In Punjab

The largest earthquake to hit Punjab is earthquake which occurred at north of

ferozpur (indo Pakistan border region) on 14th

October 1970 it is of 5.2 mb

having depth of 44 km.

Significant Earthquakes In Punjab

As far as earthquake history is concerned the last earthquake to hit Punjab

was in 1905 kangra (Himachal Pradesh). Its magnitude is 7.8 and it caused

damage in cities like Amritsar, Jalandhar, Tarantaran etc. Many famous

buildings sufer damages because of this highly intense earthquake.Tall

structures in amritsar such as minarets of the sheikh Din mosque, the Clock

Tower were badly damaged.

The 1999 chamoli earthquake resulted in ane eath near Nakodar (SW of

Jalandhar)A number of houses in nnorthern Punjab have collapsed. Two

deaths were reported. One building collapses in Gurdaspur and six in

amritsar. Fires were also reported from Amritsar.

April 1905- Kangra (Himachal Pradesh), Mw 7.8 IST/ 00:50 UTC, 3230 N

76.30 E. The feadliest earthquake to date in the Punjab Himalayas. Close to

30,000 were killed in the kangra Valley and the adjoining parts of northern

Indian and Pakistan. Shocks from the temblor were experienced as far as

Puri, on the Mahanadi Delta in Orissa. Damage from the quake extended

into many parts of the Punjab.

14 October 1970- North of Ferozpur (Indo-Pakistan Border Region), 5.2

Mb (USCGS) 00:36:34.0 UTC, 31.26 N, 74.50 E, 44 kms depth.

21 October 1991- Near Pilang (Uttarkashi district), Mw 6.8 (NEIC)

21:23:14 UTC/ 02:53:14 IST, 30.78 N, 78.77 E. Between 750 to 2000

people killed in the Gharwal region. It was also felt very strongly in Uttar

Pradesh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab. Some minor damages

was reported in Chandigarh and New Delhi.

17 October 1997- North of Jalandhar, Gurdaspur district (Punjab), 5.1 Ms

(EDIC) 17:36:31.0 UTC, 31.6167 N,, 75.7744 E, 38 kms depth

29 March 1999- Near Gopeahwar (Chamoli District) Mw 6.5 (HRV)

19:05:11 UTc, 30.492 N, 79.288 E. 115 people killed in the Gharwal


region. The quke was felt very strongly in Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Delhi

and haryana. In Haryana, one person killed in the city of Ambala and 2 at

Nakodar in the neighbouring state of Punjab. Minor damage to buildings in

New Delhi, most significantly in Patparganj. Minor damage also reported

from Chandigarh.

The district Amritsar fall in Zone IV on the seismic scale corresponding the

MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensit) VIII making it prone to earthquake and it

may lead to, major, damage in the district. The possible percentage of buildings

likely to be damaged is 25-40 percent depending upon the number of stories.

The deaths are likely to occur can be in the range of 2000-5000 and number of

casualties can be 25000, even when estimated conservatively.

The earthquake may lead to:

change of river course resulting to flood

Fire followed by conflagration

Contamination of potable water.

Spread of epidemics.

3.3 FLOOD

The past record shows that District Amritsar is prone to flood and other

natural calamities.

As district Amritsar falls within the seismic Zone IV, therefore earthquake

disaster of high intensity, may occurred in this district and the possibility of

such disaster is rather remote in future. But at the same time, large scale

erosion by the rivers resulting into floods and collapsing of dilapidated building

especially during the rainy season cannot be ruled out.

Similarly, there is no record of Biological, chemical and Nuclear disaster in the

District. But the way the tension on the Indo-Pak Border is mounting up,

possibility of such a disaster also cannot be ruled out.

Keeping in view, all possible aspects of the aforesaid problem in mind and to

keep the Administration prepared in all possible ways to respond properly to

various disaster situations within shortest possible time, possible crisis

situations/ disasters have been identified and the component plans have also

been identified & mentioned in detailed in the document for the time being.

Flood may occur after an earthquake. Police stations/ Police out posts located

on or near the bank of river Brahmaputra may also keep in advance (before

earthquake) a list of boats with boat-men paddles and oars etc. in their own

stations for emergency use including flood rescue & relief operation.


3.3.1 RECORD TO PREVIOUS FLOODS

In the district records, no major disaster has been mentioned for the last 25

years, except a war of 1971 with Pakistan and another flood occurred due to

overflow of river Ravi in the 1988s leading to massive loss of property.

Table 29: Record to Previous Floods

Year No. of

villages/Tow

ns Affected

Area

Affected

in sq

kms

Population

Affected

Human

Lives

Lost

Damage

caused to

area under

crop in

hectares

% of

damaged

area to

total

cropped

area

Value of

crop

damages

1991 - 9 - - 914 0.12 -

1992 - - - - - - -

1993 65 7 6640 1 6917 0.89 -

1994 474 755 400122 60 24714 3.17

1995 256 467 150000 30 46449 5.56 -

1996 256 467 150000 13 5892 0.73 227720

1997 3 - - 7 - - 27335

1998 3 - - 7 - - -

1999 - - - - - - -

2000 22 21 - 7 2076 - -

2001 - - - - - - 9408

2002 - - - - - - -

2003 - - - - - - -

2004 - - - - - - -

2005 - - - - - - -

2006 - - - 1 - - -

2007 - - - 3 - - -

2008 108 - - 6 2132 0.50 26300

2009 - - - 8 - -

2010 -

Year Houses

Damaged

Damage

to public

utility

Total

Damages

(in Rs)

Cattle

Heads lost

No Value

1991 56 - - - -

1992 - - - - -

1993 65 1950 - -

1994 3676

3

- - - 412

1995 1101

2

30388 160185 263180 412


1996 - - - - 1

1997 135 - - - 11

1998 - - - - 11

1999 - - - - -

2000 3 - - 9408 -

2001 - - - - -

2002 - - - - -

2003 - - - - -

2004 - - - - -

2005 - - - - -

2006 52 173 - 173 -

2007 42 68 - 68 -

2008 94 807 - 27107 -

2009 4105 34462 - 109165 - Statistical Abstract of Punjab

2006-07

Area Nature

& Date

of

occurren

ce

Villag

e

Affect

ed

No. of houses/huts damaged Marginal

ly

Damage

d

Houses

Pukka Houses

Damaged

Kachha Houses

Damaged

Fully

Damag

ed

Severel

y

Damag

ed

Fully

Damag

ed

Severel

y

Damag

ed

Amrits

ar-I

02-09-

06

4 - 7 - - -

Amrits

ar-II

26-

27/7/06

14/3/07

6 1 4 2 28 -

Baba

Bakala

- - - - - - -

Ajnala - - - - - - 1

2007-08

Area Nature

& Date

of

occurre

nce

Villag

e

Affect

ed

Dama

ge of

crops

(Area

Acres

)

Liv

e

Lo

st

No. of houses/huts damaged

Pukka Houses

Damaged

Kachha Houses

Damaged

Fully

Damag

ed

Severel

y

Damag

ed

Fully

Damag

ed

Severel

y

Damag

ed

Amrits

ar

15-06-

07

108 5265 6 18 43 29 4


2008-09

Area Nature & Date of occurrence Loss of Human Life

Amritsar-I Heavy Rains & 25-3-2009 2

Amritsar-II Heavy Rains & 2,3-4-2009 3

Ajnala Heavy Rains & 18,19-2009 1

2009-10

FLOODS IN AMRITSAR DISTRICT

Loss of Crops due to Natural Calamities for the year 2004-2005 to 2007-

2008

Name

of

Sub

Divisi

on

affect

ed

Year Na

me

of

the

cala

mity

Perio

d of

Occu

rrenc

e

Nu

mbe

r of

Hu

man

live

lost

Nu

mbe

r of

Catt

le

lost

Cropp

ed

area

dama

ged

Sub

Division

Wise and

crops wise

(in Lakh

Hectares)

Value of

Crops

damaged

(in

Rupees)

Details of

Houses,

Property,

Infrastructu

re damaged

Measure

undertaken &

assistance

provided to the

affected people

Ajnal

a

2004

-05

- - - - - - - - -

2005

-06

- - - - - - - - -

2006

-07

Hea

vy

Rain

2-9-

2006

21-3-

07

Crop

s

6 - 5256

Acre

5256 Acre

(Wheat)

2,62,80,0

00

1 Rs. 5,50,800/-

(is going to

delivered)

Rs.

2,36,50,974/-

(has been given

& Rs.

26,29,026/- has

been returned)

2007

-08

Hea

vy

Rain

29-6-

2007

- - 14308

Acre

14308 Acre

(Rice)

1,43,08,0

00

- Rs. 1,43,08,000

(is going to

deliver shortly)

3.4 Hazard/ Vulnerability Analysis

Punjab is basically an agriculture state with 83% of geographical area

cultivated with an average cropping intensity of 176%. Although the

Geographical area of Punjab is only about 1.5% of the total area of the country.

Yet Punjab is the main contributor of food grain to central pool. The water for

irrigation comes from River Ravi, Sutlej & Beas. Upper Bari Doab Canal

system from River Ravi covers whole of the agriculture area in Distt.

Gurdaspur & Distt Amritsar of Punjab and almost similar area is completely

drained by various drainage system. Hence, it is most important to save the


agriculture land, village abadies, cattle/live stocks and standing crops from the

river Ravi current during flood season.

3.4.1 Problem

The main problem is the deteriorated condition of advance bandh connecting

various B.O.P‟s of B.S.F, namely D.S.

3.4.2 AMRITSAR RIVERS

River Ravi starts from upper reaches of Chamba city in Himachal Pradesh and

enters in Punjab from Shahpur Kandi town (Ranjit Sagar Dam Project)

constructed on River Ravi. It runs in about 200 km. Length in zig-zag manner

along the Indo Pak International Border both in Gurdaspur and Amritsar

District of Punjab. About 208.32 km. Flood protection embankment

constructed on left side and 42.95 km on right side of river ravi in both districts

for protecting culturable land, public properties of the people from the furry of

floods. The vital defence installation such as Border Operational Posts, Border

fencing, flood lights etc. are also constructed on/near flood protection

embankments (Dhussies) along the river. Due to constant wear and tear by

weather effect and playing of vehicular traffic over it, the flood protection

embankment grown weak. Most of the reach of flood protection embankments

could not be got repaired during the past more than 30 years due to non

availability of funds. So the flood protection embankments are required

immediate strengthening. Also on left side of river Ravi D/s Madhopur and

upstream village kathlore, new proposal to construction of Flood protection

embankments in total length 25.00 km., to save village abadies from the furry

of floods has been made in this project.

3.4.3 FLOOD PRONE VILLAGES IN AMRITSAR DISTRICT

Names of Sub

Divisions

No. Of

villages

No. Of villages likely to be affected

by the floods

High Risk

villages

Low Risk

Villages

No. Of villages falling

in Sub Division,

Amritsar-I

149 0 0


in Sub Division,

Amritsar-II

128 0 0


in Sub Division, Ajnala

347 41 06


in Sub Division, Baba

Bakala

157 10 0

Total 781 51 06


3.4.4 VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS OF RIVER RAVI

Sr

No.

VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS OF RIVER RAVI

1. Although the Ranjit Sagar Dam has been completed in 2001 and chances of flash floods in

River Ravi have been consequently reduced to some extent but the area downstream Madhopur

Head Works, where River Ujh and tributaries Jallalia, Khooni Nallah, Shingarwan and Tarnah,

joins River Ravi at confluence point near Makora Pattan, Bein River opposite Rosse complex

Gurdaspur and Naumani Nallah opposite near Kamalpur Jattan and Basanter Nallah opposite

Singhoke complex in Amritsar District will continue to cause flood damages as these rivulets

are naturals, high velocity and flashy torrents.

Due to floods in river Ravi since last so many years, the left bank of the river has been heavily

eroded away at many places which further endangers to the border fencing, flood lights, border

observatory posts, culturable land and village abadies. It is of utmost importance to River

Protection works at vulnerable sites so that the property and human lives besides water

installations viz. Full flood lights, border fencing etc. would be protected from the furry of floods.

2. Sakki/Kiran Nallah is a natural uncanalized Nallah in District Gurdaspur and Amritsar and out-

falls into river Ravi near village Lodhi Gujjar in District Amritsar. It caters for the drainage

system of vast area between river Ravi on left side and Kasur Nallah in its right side. Total

length of this nallah is required to be canalized.

3.. Hudiara Nallah having length 39.94 km and falls into river Ravi after entering Pakistan

boundary. Due to continuous flow of sewage water in drains by adjacent towns and cities the

condition of Hudiara Nallah has been deteriorated and its rehabilitation/rejuvenation is

necessary.

4. The flood protection embankments and shanks portion of spurs etc. constructed all along the

river Ravi from Rd 0 to 100000. The flood embankment was constructed during the year 1958.

Due to constant wear and tear by the vehicular traffic playing over it and weather effect all

these year, the F.P.E. and shank portions of spurs have damaged/ weakened considerably and at

certain places flood free board has reduced to 1 ft. From 4 ft. Thus there is every possibility of

breaches taking places in case a heavy flood 1 experienced in river Ravi, thereby causing

damage to lives and property of the people residing in village Jhonewal, Jattan, Pachhian,

Machhiwala, Singoke, Nisoke, Malikpur, Roorewal, Kot Rajada, Chaharpur, Galib, Dabian etc. situated in District Amritsar all along the flood protection embankment.

It is of utmost importance to restore the embankment and shank portions etc of spurs

immediately so as to avoid any mishaps over these and to protect the lives and property of the inhabitants of these villages from furry of floods.

5. Due to floods in river Ravi since last so many years the flood water level rises during the flood

season every year & inundates the culturable land & abadies between left edge of river Ravi &


main FPE near villages Dharamkot Pattan, Gurchak, Ghonewal, Machhiwal, Saharan etc and

damages the standing crops and residences. The villagers of these villages requested to the

Honourable Cm Punjab for the construction of a new F.P.E. between Dharamkot Pattan

Kasowal Road to Saharan Bandh on left side of river Ravi so that their cultivated standing

crops and residential abadies could be protected from the furry of floods. After the construction

of this new advance bandh approximately 5000 acre culturable land will be saved. The land

cost will be appreciated benefiting the farmers economically. Also, the forest growth of plantation over the bandh will increase the state revenue.

6. The river Ravi flows in a meandering pattern all along the Indo-Pak border in the jurisdiction of

Amritsar Drainage Division, Amritsar in Tehsil Ajnala District Amritsar in a close vicinity of

BOP Ranian, BOP Kakkar Manj, Sakki Chogawan link drain, BOP Tota and BOP Sherpur. The

entire surface run-off from catchments of river Ravi and its tributaries i.e, Ujh, Jallalia,

Basantar and flood water of Chanab through Moralla head flows down to the plains causing

heavy damage to lives and property of the inhabitants of the area every year. There remain

direct hit of fluctuating flood water on the flood protection works in Ranian, Kakkar Manj and

Sherpur Complexes. This portion of river Ravi from Sherpur to Ranian Complex is utilized by

Pakistan as carrier channel to regulate canal water released from Moralla Head in Pakistan

which damages flood protection works in Indian Territory and erode the river edge. So it is

quite necessary to provide river training works such spur, studs, reventment, X-studs and crate

bar etc. wherever required in the vulnerable reaches so as to protect defence instalments such as

bunkers, towers, Sakki Chogwan link defence drain, border fencing, flood lights etc.

7. The river Ravi flows in a meandering pattern all along the Indo-Pak border in the jurisdiction of

Amritsar Drainage Division, Amritsar District and in a close vicinity of vill, chahar[ur, Balbay, Sahuwal, Khanwal, Sarangdev, Hashampur, Dugtoot etc.

This is an old earth work embankment was constructed in year 1974 under the state assistance.

This bund acts as flood protection to the villages as well as operational purpose of B.S.F. Army

and also the people of village situated around this bund moves their vehicles from one point to another through this bund.

Due to heavy rain and floods in river Ravi slopes and top width of this bund deteriorated very

badly, it is necessary to bring this bund in to the original design section so as to make it

effective for proper movement of vehicles of B.S.F. Army and inspection officers of the drainage department. As no repair/ restoring has been carried out since last more than 25 years.

8. B.O.P. of B.S.F. namely D.S. Pura, kalam Dogar, New Sundergarh, Bhainian, Majh Mian,

Sherpur, Gulgarh, Burj, etc, are situated on this bund B.S.F. move their vehicle from one B.O.P.

to another B.O.P. through this bund. No repair/maintenance has been carried out on this bund

since so many years. Due to heavy rain and flood in river Ravi slopes and top width of this

bund has been eroded/ deteriorated very badly. It is very necessary to bring this bund to its

original design section so as to make it effective for flood protection and proper movement of

cehicles of BSF, Army and inspecting officer of drainage department.

9. An advance bund was constructed from funds allocated from central assistance connecting

BOP‟s Kot raizada forward, BOP Wadhi Cheema and extended upto river edge on right side of

river Ravi opposite BOP shahpur and on L/s from BOP Shahpur to BOP D.S. Pura along border


fencing.

This slopes and top of this bund has been erroted and deteriorated by heavy rain and passes of

vehicle of BSF/ Army since last so many years. It is quite necessary to restore these advance

bund‟s to its original design for proper movement of vehicle of BSF/Army and inspecting officers of Drainage Department as well as flood protection aspects.

10. The river ravi flows in a meandering pattern all along the Indo-Pak border in the jurisdiction of

Amritsar Drainage Division, in District Amritsar and in close vicinity of main F.P.E. in

Chaharpur complex. Although controlled by construction of Ranjit sagar Dam but D/S of RSd

the entire flow of catchments water from tributaries from J & K/ Pakistan i.e. Ujh, Jallalia,

Basantar etc. flows down to the plains through river Ravi flood season causing heavy damage to the life and property every year.

Due to heavy rain in the year of 2007 a huge quantity of water was accumulated in the low

lying area of village Rurewal and village Darya Musa situated on left side of river Ravi which

causes heavy damage to the crops as well as to the village abadies. District Administration of

District Amritsar pump sets for many days to pump out this floodwater. So to protect C-Land as

well as abadies of these villages. It is proposed to install the gate and gearing system at RD

62300 & 66900 of F.P.E. near village Rurewal & Darya Musa to immediate removal of rain water.

11. The flood protection embankment, advance bandh and earthen shank portions of armoured

spurs were constructed by local earth which contains large contents of sand. When river Ravi

flows with medium flood its water touches the embankment. The grushing flood water of river

Ravi causes erosion to the embankment and shank portion which can leave to mishap when

river Ravi is instate. It is utmost important to check the erosion action of river Ravi. So as to

avoid the breaches over it. It is proposed to lay 1‟0” thich boulder stone pitching over the toe

wall of boulder stone filled in M.S. Annealed wire crates having 15cm* 15 cm mesh of 4‟ * 4‟ * 10‟ size.

12. Hudiara Nallah starts taking shape from HMT drain near Amritsar-Ajnala road and outfalls into

Pakistan near village Dauke in India. This Nallah is already canalized. The canalization was

done in the year 1966. During Canalization bank was constructed on left side only as per army

norms being followed in Border Area. In few reaches bank was constructed on both sides. The

total length of the Nallah is 39.94 km and 20 No. Drains/ Link drains outfall into this Nallah.

Due to continuous flow of sewage water in drains and nallah by the adjacent towns and cities,

the condition of drains and nallah has been deteriorated. Most of the drains/nallah has been

choked up with sliush, booti, jungle, jalla, nara etc. due to disposal of sewage water. In dry reaches of drains and nallahs heavy jungle has grown on side slopes/bed.


3.4.5 WORK NEEDED

Sr.

No.

Sensitive Points Brief

Description

of work

needed

Unit Length/Nos Approxi

mate

Amount

(Rs. In

Lacs)

1 Flood protection works by providing

reventment, studs and spurs on left side

of River Ravi in Dharamkot, Saharan

Bundh, Singoke and Chaharpur complex

in district Amritsar.

Reventment

9Studs

Spurs

Feet

No‟s

No‟s

8730

30

4

1303.00

2 Restoring and bringing to design section

of flood protection embankment from

RD 0 to 10000 Saharan bundh, Spill

bundh, Link bundh and Earthen bundh

on Left side of River Ravi in District

Gurdaspur and Amritsar.

Earth Work Feet 177959 1454.20

3 Construction of advance bundh from

Dharamkot Kassowal Road to Saharan

Bundh for the safety of Agriculture land,

villages Abadies and defence

installations etc. on left side of River

Ravi in Amritsar district.

Earth work Feet 22500 731.36

4 Flood protection works by providing

reventments, studs, reclamation, spurs,

crate bars and X-studs on left side and

on right side of river ravi in Sherpur,

kakkar Manj and Ranain Complexes for

the protection of border fencing, flood

lights, bunkers and culturable land.

Reclamatio

ns

Spur

Reventment

X-studs

Studs

Crstebar

No‟s

Feet

No‟s

No‟s

No‟s

4

3220

17

2

5

1476.00

5 Restoring main flood protection

embankment from RD 100000 to RD

220000 on left side of River Ravi for the

protection of village abadies and

culturable land.


6 Advance and connecting B.O.Ps D.S

Pura, Kalan Dogar, New Sundergarh,

Bhaniyan, Majhi Mewan, Sherpur,

Gulgarh and Burj etc.


7 Restoring damaged flood protection

works in kakkar, Rania and Sherpur

comlex on left side of river Ravi and

bringing to design section of advance

bundh connecting B.O.P. Shahpur to

D.S. Pura and right Marginal Bund.

Reventment

Spur

Studs

Earth work

Feet

No

No

Feet

1030

1

6

27600

551.00


8 Construction of pantoon bridge over

River Ravi at RD 87000 of flood

protection embankment (Village kot

Raizada) District Amritsar

Pantoon

Bridge

No 1 1224.00

9 Construction of pantoon bridge over

River Ravi at RD 8400 of flood

protection embankment (Village

kamalpur) District Amritsar

Pantoon

Bridge

No 1 179.00

10 Fixing and gearing at RD 623000 and

66900 of main F.P.E. on left side of river

Ravi to save C-Land and village abadies.

Gates &

Gearing

System

No. 2 86.00

11 Providing dry boulder pitching to flood

protection embankment Advance bundh

and Earthen Shank of Armoured Spurs.

Earth wprk/

Boulder

Stone work

Feet 420508 8174.17

DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION DIVISION, AMRITSAR

12 Canalization of Sakki/Kiran Nallah from

RD 18000-510000 in district Gurdaspur

and Amritsar.


13 Recondition of Hudiara Nallah from RD

0-131000


Amritsar Drainage Division, Amritsar

3.5 OTHER HAZARDS

3.5.1 Heat Wave and Cold Wave

As per the data available, temperature in this district during the month of May

and June goes as high as about 45 degree centigrade and during the months of

Dec. & January lowest temperature hovers around Zero degree centigrade. The

district has no houseless population and there having been no incident of any

death due to heat wave or due to cold waves reported even then the role of

Health Department is very crucial to tackle such kind of situation. In addition,

all Municipal Councils must keep check on the migrant population who are

prone to heat/ cold waves. The role of district Red Cross Society, Amritsar is

also very important. The Society provides blankets to the needy people.

3.5.2 Drought

Through most of the agriculture land in the District is under irrigation through

canal water and tube wells. In 2008, villages of Sub Division were affected the

drought as a result of which kharif crop got affected and a sum of Rs.

6,13,629/- has been sanctioned as relief to the farmers in the locality. Xen

Rural water supply shall ensure that there is no shortage of drinking water

supply in the affected areas.


3.5.3 Thunder, Lightening And Hailstorms

There have been occasional incidents of thunder, lightening and hailstorms

resulting in damages of property, crops, livestock and human lives. Most

important aspect for tacking this kind of disaster will be to ensure immediate

first aid to the affected population and then to shift them to the nearest

hospitals. In case of localized fire generally local people come to extend help to

immediately control it. However in case of major fire, fire tenders from

Municipal Corporation Amritsar/ Mpl. Councils can always be requisitioned.

3.5.4 Epidemics

Through there is no history of any out break of epidemics in the recent past in

this district, yet contingent plan prepared by Civil Surgeon shall take care of

any out break of epidemics. District Amritsar five civil hospitals and 13 PHC's.

3.5.5 Pest Attack

There is hardly any previous incident of pest attacks. However, in the recent

years, because of shift in paddy wheat cycle, there can be possibility of pest

attacks. Chief Agriculture Officer has prepared a plan for control of any kind of

pest attacks. Chief Agriculture Officer, Amritsar has constituted team also.

These teams shall be responsible for tackling any anticipated disaster under

their respective jurisdiction. They will also be responsible for organizing

farmers training camps, supply of pesticides and green and dry fodder for the

animals during the disaster period.

3.5.6 Cattle Epidemic

Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry has prepared a contingent plan for taking

care of any cattle epidemics. The contingent plan is as under:-

Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry, Amritsar has constituted Block level

teams in order to tackle any cattle epidemics arising out of flood or any other

anticipated disaster in the distt. The control room at telephone No. 267478 is

working round the clock in order to convey message to the Block level teams.

3.5.7 Festival Related Disaster

In Indian culture, there are number of festivals which are celebrated by Hindu,

Muslims, Christians and Sikhs with lot of enthusiasm. Likewise in Amritsar

District, there are two main festivals which attract lot of crowds i.e. Baisakhi

which is celebrated every year from 13th

April and the second festival is Diwali

which is celebrated in the month of October/November. So far as Baisakhi is

concerned, these are managed by a committee which takes care of every

possible disaster. During Diwali festival the district draws huge crowds in the


markets. There is considerable sale of the crackers by un authorized persons

other than the authorized licence holders. During the festival any small spark in

the busy market places can be a cause for major fire. Respective Assistant

Commissioner, Mpl. Corporation/ E.O MCs shall ensure that at suitable

locations sufficient number of fire fighting equipment (if available) sufficient

number of buckets filled with sand and sufficient amount of water is stored.

The whole town shall be divided into different sectors. Each sector is given

under the charge of a responsible officer along with representatives of

shopkeepers in the locality SDMs shall keep a constant vigil on the situation by

having frequent visits in the markets.

3.5.8 Air, Rail And Road Accidents

There are three main Railways Stations i.e. at Amritsar, TarnTaran, Patti, and

Beas. In case of any rail accident the information shall be passed on to the

Divisional Railway Manager and the other concerned officers through police

control room. For other concerned officers through police control room. For

extrication of bodies/ injured persons from railway coaches, help shall be taken

from the near by villagers, the local residents in the nearby cities/ towns and

the local NGOs. One control room shall be set up by the Railway Authorities.

Respective SDMs shall be responsible for coordination between different

agencies working at the site. Medical services shall be mobilized by the District

Red Cross Society and the other NGOs, DTO in consultation with the officer in

charge of the relief operation shall arrange for transport within the state.

Railways shall provide for transportation facilities to the affected persons out

side the state. Local police shall maintain a record of all deaths occurring in the

incident. A district level officer shall be put on duty as in charge of

complaining information of the dead, injured and the survivors. Round the

clock medical serices shall ensured in the nearest hospitals, if need be, services

of private hospital can also be requisitioned. In case of road accident, the same

contingent plan shall be put in place except the role of Railways.

3.5.9 Road Accidents

Amritsar city is facing the problem of traffic so much that the ill effect of this is

relevant from the figures of Accidents. The unprecedented growth of vehicles

coupled with the large number of accidents may be seen in following table no.

Table 30: Trend of Road Accidents in Amritsar, 1997-2010

Details 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Total

Case

125 118 146 105 149 143 128 114 126 131 166 190 199 129

Total

Fatal

Cases

72 61 89 71 80 75 69 76 79 101 103 99 100 65

Total

Non-

53 57 57 34 69 68 59 38 47 30 63 91 99 64


Fig no.10: Rambagh Chowk

Fatal

Cases

Total

Person

Killed

78 67 98 74 81 84 77 89 84 115 119 115 119 69

Total

Persons

Injured

91 123 140 83 116 122 132 91 98 80 123 161 123 88

Source: Amritsar Police Dept; 7/1/11

Observing the accident statistics for Amritsar city from the year 1997-2010, it

has been concluded that the total number of registered accident cases have

increased from 2004 onwards and is highest in the year 2009 which is of the

order of 199. This figure is highest among the last twelve years, which implies

that Amritsar city is facing traffic problems acutely which has resulted into

large number of accidents in the city. On an average 60% to 70% of the total

cases registered are fatal in nature. The cause of accidents (other than

negligence of driver) is the blind curves, lack of signals/traffic lights/ road

markings, encroachment reducing effective road

width, poor road condition or poor road geometry, these requires

improvements.

The black spots have been identified both in the city Amritsar and in Amritsar

by department of Punjab police based on the number of accidents occurred at

those junctions. The black spots in Amritsar have been identified at village

Chouhan, Manawala and canal bridge Rayya. The black spots within the city

includes Maqboolpura Chowk, 100ft Chowk, Ram Talai, Jahazgarh, Sangam

Chowk, Hussainpura Chowk, Ghee Mandi Chowk, Bhandari Bridge, Hall Gate

near Peer Baba Dargah, Lohgarh Chowk, Sultanwind Gate Chowk, Ghee

Mandi Chowk, Sheranwala Gate, Mahan Singh Gate, Chita Gumbad, Rambagh

Chowk, Goal Hatti Chowk, Bharawan Da Dhaba, Sadar Chowk, Chowk Office

Neharwala, Ashoka Chowk, Mahal Chowk, Fatehgarh Churian Road Byepass,

Hukam Singh Road, Majitha Road Bye pass, Batala Road and GT Road

Daburji to Byepass India Gate via Taran-wala pul and Verka Chowk.

Fig no.9: Canal office Chowk


Fig 11 Industry releasing plume without

adopting pollution control devices

Table.30.a- Trend of Road Accidents in Amritsar at Village level, 1997-2010

Source: Amritsar Police Dept, Mall Mandi; 7/1/11

3.6 Environment

Today's environmental problems faced by the inhabitants of Punjab, its causes

and pressures can easily be traced back directly or indirectly from urban areas.

The forces and processes that constitute urban activity have far-reaching and

long-term effects not only on its immediate boundaries, but also on the entire

region in which it is positioned.

Environmental Pollution: Generation

And Consequences

3.6.1 Air Pollution: - One of the major

areas of environmental concern in the

Amritsar city is that of rising air pollution

levels which are result of increasing

personalized modes of transport and

intermediate modes of transport such as

auto rickshaws in the absence of efficient

public transport system in the city. 60% of

goods vehicles are auto rickshaws (2.43% of

total registered vehicles). Most of them are using kerosene as the fuel thus

creating air pollution. The personalized vehicles (99.6% of passenger vehicles)

are 89.7% of total registered vehicles making congestion on roads and creating

pollution. Apart from this, narrow roads carrying high volume of traffic,

frequent jams, etc. have been observed creating air pollution along major roads

such as Lawrence Road, Cooper Road, Hall Bazaar and chowks such as

YEAR TOTAL

CASE

TOTAL

FATAL CASE

TOTAL NON

FATAL CASE

TOTAL PERSON

KILLED

TOTAL PERSON

INJURED

1997 72 51 21 52 45

1998 79 60 19 62 49

1999 90 69 21 72 53

2000 92 71 21 70 49

2001 79 60 19 61 53

2002 75 64 11 64 54

2003 89 66 23 67 60

2004 92 68 24 69 59

2005 89 63 26 63 58

2006 86 65 21 65 49

2007 118 62 56 63 38

2008 87 67 20 67 48

2009 100 81 19 83 85

2010 162 129 33 147 117


Bhandari Bridge Chowk, Hussainpura Chowk, O/s Bus Stand, O/s Hall Gate

etc.

Apart from the automobile pollution, the other major source of air pollution in

the city is industrial emission of gases. The various industrial units like rice

shellers situated on Tarn Taran Road, units in industrial focal points and other

scattered industries in the city releases intensive air pollutants into the

atmosphere, which affects the environment of the surrounding residential areas.

From planning point of view, neither any sufficient buffer zone nor any

landscape elements are provided there to reduce the impact of air pollutants.

The other sources of air pollution in the city include pollution from

developmental activities, handling and burning of municipal and domestic

waste and from agriculture waste burning etc. With a view to clearly assess

and monitor the status & quality of ambient air in Amritsar, several monitoring

stations in different parts of the city i.e. industrial, residential and commercial

zones have been established by the Punjab Pollution Control Board. These

stations have been placed at the most vulnerable parts of the city, which not

only carry large volume of traffic but also have large number of

industrial/residential/commercial units. The data collected from these

monitoring stations with respect to SPM, SO2 and NOx in the year 2006

reflects higher SPM levels in the air in both residential and commercial areas

against the permissible limit of 140µg/m3 indicating deteriorating quality of air

in these areas. The higher SPM levels have also been recorded in the industrial

areas of the city then permissible level of 360µg/m3

with monitoring stations

located at Indian Textile - Amritsar, Mehta and Avan. With regard to the level

of SO2 and NOx, it has been found that the permissible limits are well below

the prescribed standards in all the areas.

Table 31: SPM, SO2 and NOx levels in Industrial Area of Amritsar at

different Air Monitoring Stations from 1997-2001 (Units: µg/m3)

Year Indian Textile,

Amritsar

Mehta Avan

SPM SO2 NOx SPM SO2 NOx SPM SO2 NOx

1997 440 17 44 - - - - - -

1998 447 16 42 - - - - - -

1999 439 20 43 389 18 40 446 20 40

2000 396 17 20 361 13 18 371 18 21

2001 - - - 373 11 16 443 12 18 Source: PPCB, Patiala

Although, the air monitoring stations have been established by PPCB but still

there is no continuous recording of database relating to air quality. Hence, it is

required that these monitoring stations should do monitoring on regular

intervals.

DDMP-AMRITSAR (Draft) 85 Fig no 13: .111 UBDC (1) at Tarawala Pul

3.6.2 WATER POLLUTION

3.6.2.1 Surface Water Sources & Pollution

Rapidly increasing urbanization and industrialization of Amritsar has not only

adversely impacted the quality of ambient air in the city but also has affected

the city‟s water resources.

There are two rivers, namely river Beas and Ravi, flowing in the catchment

area of Amritsar and delimiting it. While river Beas forms the eastern boundary

of the district, river Ravi bounds the district from the western side. The

upstream characteristics of the river Beas and Ravi have been studied by PPCB

in Dec 2000 under the Govt. of India scheme.

MINAR (Monitoring of India National Aquatic Resources) and it has been

observed that all parameters of surface water characteristics are within the

permissible limits prescribed by BIS (ISI) except BOD and total coliforms.

3.6.2.2 Upper Bari Doab Canal

Apart from the two rivers, Upper Bari

Doab Canal (UBDC) flows in the form

of two branches, which can be termed

as

UBDC 1 flowing on the Eastern side

while UBDC 2 flows in the Western

part of the district and both these enters

into Tarn Taran district in the South of

the district. Apart from these, there are

two distributaries of UBDC flowing

through Amritsar namely Warpal

Distributory and Jhabal Distributory,

and other fresh water bodies such as

Kasur Branch and Rajasansi Minor. All

these water bodies carry fresh water mainly to be used for irrigation purposes,

but the portion of these flowing from city area till downstream faces severe

impacts from solid waste and other domestic refuse disposal, causing

deterioration in water characteristics. On the basis of visual observation and

certain physical parameters, it has been

observed that the water characteristics

may be in the tolerant limit of the class A

to B of surface water. Similar

phenomena have also been observed in

all surface water sources. Apart from

fresh water sources, there are four drains

namely, Patti Drain, Tungdhab Drain

Hudiara Drain and Kohali Drain and two

Fig no 12:.110 UBDC (1) near Mehta road


Fig no.14 Untreated industrial

effluents of Shankar Textile Mill drained out into Nallah

Fig no.15 Untreated industrial

effluents of Khanna Paper

Mill drain out into Ganda

Nallah

nallahs (Kasur Nallah and Ganda Nallah) passing through Amritsar. All these

drains are storm water drains but at

present are used for discharging untreated domestic and industrial effluents.

Among these, three drains namely Hudiara Drain, Tungdhab Drain and Ganda

Nallah, carry maximum quantity of dumped untreated sewage, industrial

effluents and solid waste generated from the city, thereby leading to

contamination of underground water. The level of pollution in these drains is

extremely high.

3.6.2.3 Ganda Nallah

Within Amritsar, Ganda Nallah, originating from

North Eastern part and flows in two directions,

one towards North West covering villages of Nag

Khurd, Nag (New Abadi), Bal Kalan, Pandori

Waraich, Naushehra, Nangli, Gumtala, Kherabad,

Kala Ghanupur, Wadala Bhitewadh, etc. The

other flows towards the South of the city from

North East. Both of these ultimately drain out in

the Hudiara Drain flowing from the north to west of the Amritsar district.

3.6.2.4 Existing Status

Gandha Nallah at present not only carries

untreated industrial and domestic effluents, but

also dense weeds, shrubs, dumped industrial

ash/soils, polythene bags, plastics, other domestic

refuse, hazardous waste, biomedical waste, heavy

silts, mud, cow dung, etc. The numbers of

residential colonies developed along the nallah

face the problem of foul smell and have

developed mosquito zones upto 1000 meters

from it. Apart from these, there are number of

industrial units such as Khanna Paper Mill,

Shankar Textile Mill, Kwality Pharmaceutical Pvt.

Ltd, etc., which are existing along the Gandha Nallah and discharging their

untreated industrial effluents into the nallah.


Fig no.16 Groundwater Sample having objectionable

colour, odour taste & suspended solids

Due to discharge of untreated

domestic and industrial effluents,

the pollutants have leached to the

ground water table and have

deteriorated the quality of ground

water in the villages situated along

the nallah. The colour of water

found is deep yellow, odour is

strong and suspended particles can

be visualized by naked eyes,

rendering it unfit for potable use.

On the primary survey, the residents

of the colonies or villages situated

along the nallah have claimed to be

suffering from various diseases such

as gastroenteritis, jaundice,

diarrohea/ dysentery due to

consumption of contaminated water and malaria due to breeding of mosquitoes

around the Gandha Nallah.

3.6.2.5 Tungdhab Drain

The Tungdhab Drain flowing in the northern side of Amritsar city along the

Northern Byepass is another important drain originating from north east of the

city and finally merging into Hudiara Drain flowing in the west of Amritsar.

Along its course, it covers many areas/village abadis such as Pandori, Verka,

Othian, Khan Kot, Kot Mit Singh, Sultanwind etc.


Tungdhab Drain is also carrying untreated industrial and sewage effluents and

other waste materials, dense weeds, shrubs, silts & mud and is extremely

polluted. The flow of drain is moderately high in its downstream side and along

its course, spread strong odour and nuisance towards concerned residential

areas.

A high power pumping station have been installed near Verka Chowk to drain

out the untreated industrial and sewage effluents from upstream side of drain to

the adjoining nallah (drain) in the downstream side. This pumping station is a

collection point of untreated industrial and sewage effluents of the entire

industrial area (Focal Point) and after their collection into the sump

simultaneously pump out into adjoining drain, which finally joins to Ganda

Nallah towards downstream side. The physio-chemical characteristics of the

effluents pumped out into the drain are objectionable in various aspects such as

colour, odour, suspended solids, D.O., B.O.D., C.O.D. and microbial

contamination. As per visual observations, colour of the water is brick red

having strong odour with high turbidity level which is objectionable as per

prescribed standards by CPCB.


Fig no.18 Villagers using untreated effluents of the drain for irrigating fields

3.6.2.7 Hudiara Drain

The Hudiara Drain entering into the Amritsar from North Eastern side crosses a

number of villages along its course in i.e. Nangal Pannuwan, Sohian Kalan,

Birbalpura, Loharka Kalan, Miran Kot Kalan, Sehchandar, Rudala, Kotla Dal

Singh, Dhaul Khurd, Kaler, Khiala Khurd, Khiala Kalan, Boparai Khurd,

Kaulowal, Nurpur, Chhiddan, Lohorimal, Gharinda, Achint Kot, Hoshiar

Nagar, Mahawa, etc. It leaves the Amritsar from the south western side and

enters into Tarn Taran district.


The Hudiara Drain, which at once was fresh water drain used for irrigation

purpose, is now carrying disposed untreated industrial and sewage effluents of

the Amritsar. At many places, the water from the drain is used for irrigating the

fields, which is harmful for consumption.

3.6.2.9 Kasur Nallah and Patti Drain

Kasur Nallah and Patti Drain are the other two drains flowing through the

Amritsar. Both these drains enter Amritsar from North East direction and

leaves region from south side to enter into the Tarn Taran district.

Fig no.17 Untreated industrial effluents pumped out near Verka Chowk create unbearable odour


Fig no. 21 Gandha Nallah carrying untreated

sewage, MSW, biomedical waste, etc.

Both the drains carry untreated sewage and domestic effluents and refuses

containing solid waste, mud, silts and other waste materials from the number of

villages from which it passes before it enters Tarn Taran district in the south.

The nallah also carries storm water during rainy season and also becomes

eutrophic containing higher concentration of nutrients like NPK. High level of

eutrophication of nallah/drain favours the excessive breeding of mosquitoes,

which causes malaria and other water borne diseases.

3.6.3 Ground Water Pollution

The ground water pollution in Amritsar is the

result of seepage of polluted water from the

drains (Tungdhab, Hudiara and Ganda

Nallah), release of industrial effluents

andheavy metals, leaching of gricultural

chemicals, pesticides and fertilizers to

groundwater aquifers.

Accordingly, the ground water characteristics within the city are also not good.

Ground water in most of the industrial estates and in few residential areas has

become unfit for drinking. In comparison to deep water aquifer, shallow water

is seriously affected. The city accordingly faces a severe water pollution

problem. In the process, majority of the residents of Amritsar city, especially

along the Nallah and drains and that of other adjoining villages are forced to

consume contaminated vegetables and drink unsafe water, thus exposing

themselves to the risk of water-borne diseases. Major issues emerging from the

ground water pollution have been listed below:

i) Excessive pumping has lead to contamination of ground water. Persons

residing in Abadies in close proximity to Ganda Nallah, Tungdhab and

Hudiara Drains and other adjoining villages have been found to be

exposed to water borne diseases due to polluted ground water.

Fig no.20 Kasur Nallah flowing near

village Manawala shows excessive

eutrophication

Fig no.19 Upstream of Patti Drain near Malhian

village (Jandiala) showing excessive algae growth


ii) Considerable level of ground water pollution has been found to exist up

to a depth of 100 ft. along the 1000 meters belt on either side of Ganda

Nallah, Tungdhab and Hudiara Drains. The physico-chemical

characteristic of water has been found to be unsuitable for supporting

aquatic life.

iii) Hand pumps and shallow tube wells drawing water from first aquifers are

found susceptible to ground water pollution in areas close to industrial

units and Ganda Nallah, Tungdhab and Hudiara Drains.

iv) Pollution of the soil & ground water has also been caused by the

dumping of the industrial wastes (effluents and solid waste) into the open

ground leading to stagnation and the generation of the leachate.

v) The use of polluted ground water for agricultural purposes has also led to

the degradation of the soil and presence of heavy metals into soil and

vegetable crops grown in the area.

The study of ground water characteristics in the city has been done by Regional

Office (R. O.), PPCB Amritsar on 31.5.2005 at five different sampling stations

in the city i.e., H. P. (handpump) outside Dhabha of Sh. Ramesh Chand,

Fatehgarh Churian Road, H. P. near Scooter Stand of Sh. Darbar Sahib, H. P.

near Sangam Dhabha, Ajnala Road, H. P. near Sg. Babu Ram Tea Stall

opposite B. chemical and H. P. near Sacred Heart Day Boarding School.

The physico-chemical characteristics of ground water of all five different

sampling stations within the city areas were under permissible limit prescribed

by IS 10500, 1991 (clause 3.1) except total hardness of water of H. P. near

Sacred Heart School, where it is of the order of 640 mg/l and exceeds the

standard of below 600 mg/l prescribed by IS 10500, 1991 (clause 3.1). The

colour of water at H. P. outside Dhabha of Sh. Ramesh Chand and H.P. near

Sg. Babu Ram Tea Stall is light yellow, which should be clear. The details are

summarized in the table no.37.

Table 32: Ground Water Quality at Five Sampling Stations of Amritsar

city

S.

No.

Parameter Sampling Station

H.P.*

outside

Dhabha of

Sh. Ramesh

Chand,

Fatehgarh

Churian

Road

H.P.

near

Scoter

Stand of

Sh.

Darbar

Sahib

H.P. near

Sangam

Dhabha

Ajnala

road,

Amritsar

H.P. Sg.

Babu

Ram Tea

Stall

opposite

B.

Chemical

H.P. near

Sacred

Heart

Day

Boarding

School

1 PH 7.2 7.4 7.3 7.2 7.1

2 Colour Light

Yellow

Clear Clear Light

Yellow

Clear

3 Cond

(mho/cm

200 840 714 740 130 0

DDMP-AMRITSAR (Draft) 91 Fig no.22 High Traffic Volume and glaring horns by auto

rickshaws cause Noise Pollution

4 TSS mg/ ND ND ND ND ND

5 Cl mg/l 70 60 62 70 40

6 SO4 mg/l 30 24 26 29 32

7 TDS mg/l 846 533 536 658 820

8 F mg/l 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.2

9 T.Hardmg/l 530 440 420 510 640

10 Ca mg/l 160 160 136 156 200

11 Mg mg/l 31 10 19 29 96

12 Zn mg/l ND ND ND ND ND

13 Ni mg/l ND ND ND ND ND

14 T. Alk mg/l 170 160 130 140 160

15 Na mg/l 48 40 20 28 52

16 K mg/l 12 10 9 10 14

17 Fe mg/l 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1

18 COD mg/l ND ND ND ND ND

19 BOD mg/l ND ND ND ND ND

20 T.Coli

MPN//100

ND ND ND ND ND

21 F.Coli

MPN//100

ND ND ND ND ND

Source: R.O., PPCB, Amritsar

*Handpump

3.6.4 Rain Water Harvesting

Ground water is the major source of water supply in the Amritsar region apart

from the few surface water sources. Increased dependency on the ground water

due to rapid urbanization, for industrial needs and agricultural practices has

rendered its exploitation as inevitable in Amritsar. Accordingly, there is urgent

need for conserving and recharging the ground water table by using techniques

such as Rain water Harvesting. At present, the use of this technology is not

popular among the residents due to lack of awareness. On discussion with

officials of the authority such as Improvement Trust, it has been quoted that

rain water harvesting has been implemented only in few government buildings

and still not made mandatory as part of Building Bye Laws and Development

Control Regulations. This is necessary for effective implementation of the

technique that can help in longer run in recharging the ground water. Proper

guidance and financial assistance may be provided to the citizens in this regard.

3.6.5 Noise Pollution

Increasing urbanization,

overcrowding, industrialization and

higher traffic volumes have resulted

in increased noise levels in Amritsar

city leading to noise pollution.

Construction work also plays an

important role in causing noise


pollution. The noise has already reached a level, high enough to cause

annoyance capable of creating temporary to permanent hearing

impairment, particularly to those

people who remain exposed to such noise level for longer duration of day. The

street venders and shopkeepers doing business along both sides of road have

been found to be most vulnerable to this hazard.

Ambient Noise level in Various Zones (2006)

The study of ambient noise levels in industrial and commercial zones of

Amritsar city have been done by Punjab Pollution Control Board, Amritsar

during the year 2006. The findings of the study states that the noise levels in all

the zones, residential, commercial and industrial, were greater than the

standards prescribed by the CPCB, New Delhi. The details of analyzed noise

level data are summarized in table no.38.

Table 33: Noise Level (dB) Monitoring during the year 2006 in Amritsar

Recording Zone Day Night

Standard Recorded Standard Recorded

Residential 55 71 45 65

Commercial 65 85 55 72

Industrial 75 88 70 75 Source: Pollution Control Board, Amritsar 2006

Further, it has been observed that the city lacks in computerized noise

monitoring stations. These stations are necessary to assess realistically the

problem of noise pollution in different areas of the city at different times of the

day and can plan for appropriate intervention to overcome the problem.

Table 34: Details of animals slaughtered in the Amritsar District, 2008

Slaughter Houses in Amritsar District (2008)

No. of Recognized

Slaughter Houses

(2007)

Animals Slaughtered

Sheep, Goats Pigs Total

Punjab 87 3,37,922 26,023 3,63,945

Amritsar District 3 78,444 91 78,535

Amritsar M.C 1 75,878 0 75,878

M.C as % of

District

3.3 96.72 - 96.62

Source: Statistical Abstract of Punjab, 2008

At present, there is only one slaughterhouse operational in the city located at

Gumanpura. The existing slaughterhouse is observed to be using old equipment

and outdated technology. As many activities causing environmental pollution

are carried out in the slaughterhouse, they need to be equipped with latest

equipments and modern technology so that meat supplied to the city is healthier

and is as per the requirement “Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Rules 2001”.

As Amritsar district is observed to rank 1st in number of animals slaughtered,


therefore it requires establishment of institutions such as Carcass Utilization

Centre and Leather Research Institute to utilize the left over from the animal

bodies for various other uses. Further, seeing the high number of animals

slaughtered in the city, an incineration plant is also required for disposal of

carcass of animals and birds due to infectious diseases like rabies and flu as per

“Animal Birth Control Rules-2000”.

3.7 HOUSING PATTERN

Housing Scenario

Existing Housing Stock

Looking at the growth of the occupied residential houses in the Amritsar city, it

has been observed that the number of occupied houses have grown by 13.74%

in the decade from 1981-1991 with highest growth observed in the decade from

1991-2001 which is of the order of 92.53%. The high growth rate of residential

houses can be attributed to the rural migration to the city of Amritsar for better

educational and other facilities and better quality of life, being the metropolitan

city and district headquarters.

Pattern Of Housing

Further to this, housing pattern in Amritsar city has been studied in terms of

density pattern, plotted or flatted development and pattern of use of existing

housing stock. The pattern of housing within the different parts of the city has

been studied based on the visual survey of the city.

Looking at the pattern of housing, it has been analyzed that most of the housing

whether under various schemes or through private developers is in the form of

plotted development. Flatted development that exists in the city is majorly

govt. housing for its employees such as housing board colony, railway colony,

custom colony etc. A portion of the flatted housing in the city is created by the

way of development schemes prepared by Amritsar Improvement Trust, which

includes flatted development in Ranjit Avenue Block B, development scheme

of 340 acres and Mall Mandi Scheme. Further, Amritsar Improvement Trust is

considering two more proposals for flatted development in the city. One is the

extension of the existing Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar, where an additional area of

5.50 acres is to be added under flatted development while the other is covering

an area of 11.25 acres at Bhai Gurdass Ji Nagar.

Table 35: Pattern of Use of Census Houses Category wise in Municipal

Corporation, Amritsar (2001)

S. No. Category No. of

houses

% age of total

houses

1. Residential 159395 67.19

2. Residential cum other use 10348 4.36

3. Shop cum office 37477 15.79

4. School/College 718 0.30


Fig No.23 Poor Housing Condition, Poor Mass Space Relationship, Mesh of Wire and High Intensity of

development in walled city Amritsar

5. Hotel/Lodge/Guest House 289 0.12

6. Hospital/Dispensary 585 0.24

7. Factory/Workshop/Work shed 5528 2.33

8. Place of Worship 944 0.39

9. Other Non Residential uses 5998 2.57

10. Vacant houses 15929 6.71

Total census houses 237211 100 Source: Census of India, 2001

HOUSING CONDITION

As per census 2001, 86.5% of the total households live in permanent and

11.3% in semi permanent structures. Total 2.14% live in temporary structures

out of which only 0.35% are non-serviceable structures.

Table 36: Distribution of Residential Houses by their Type of Structure in

Municipal Corporation, Amritsar: 2001

Type of

Structure

Permane

nt

Semi-

permanent

Temporary Unclassifia

ble Total Service

able

Non-

Servicea

ble

No. Of

houses

146805 19180 3642 3035 607 45

%age of

total

86.5 11.3 2.14 1.79 0.35 0.06

Source: Census of India, 2001

After the visual observation of Housing

condition in the city, it has been observed the housing existing in the walled

city area of Amritsar is in dilapidated or poor condition characterized by old

age buildings with an average building height of G+3, 100% ground coverage

with no setbacks and narrow access roads with poor mass space relationship.

These areas have high intensity of development. In case of urban settlements

within Amritsar, Rayya has maximum good condition housing stock where in

all the components i.e. roof, floor and walls are made up of pucca material

which is followed by Jandiala, Majitha and Rajasansi.


On the contrary, the area outside the walled city and within the northern bye-

pass is characterized as medium density built up area with medium to good

housing condition. The houses have 60 % -80 % ground coverage depending

on the plot size with mainly front and side setbacks and an average building

height is G+1. The Peri-urban area that is area outside the northern bye pass is

characterized with low-density development where in new approved housing

colonies are coming. Therefore, the increasing concentration of planned

housing efforts in the north of the city has been observed which has further

aggravated the difference in quality of life between the north of the city south

half of the city.

3.8 Urban Poor And Slums

Urban poverty has emerged as one of the major challenges faced by policy

planners and urban planners in promoting the rational development of urban

areas. Poverty refers to not only deprivation of vital goods but also includes

services determining the quality of life. In fact, poverty amid plenty is the

world‟s greatest challenge.

3.8.1 Demographic Profile

During the last 2 decades, number of slum dwellers in Amritsar has increased

from 32,632 (1981) to 3, 04,824 (2001) recording more than nine fold increase

in slum population. In 2001, 30% of the city population lives under slums i.e.

every fifth household is slum. This indicates fast deteriorating quality of life

and acute shortage of housing and basic infrastructure in most of the residential

area of the city in Amritsar.

Fig no.24: View of planned housing area on Maqbool Road, Green Avenue and Ranjit Avenue

Fig no.25: View of new upcoming residential projects along Bye- Pass


Table 37: Distribution of Slum Population to Amritsar M.C. Population

Year City population Slum population % to City

Population

1981 589299 32632 5.53

1991 708835 123000 17.35

2001 1016079 304824 30.00 Source: CDP Amritsar and Census of India 2001

Other than this the demographic characteristics of slum in Amritsar is shown in

table below. Table indicates that the schedule caste population is placed at

35.54% indicating that every third residence of the slum belongs to the

category of schedule caste. Number of workers living in slums constitute one

fifth of the total work force of the city. Number of agricultural labourers has

been found to be quite high i.e. 38.5%. Average household size in slum areas

has been found to be 5.47 whereas in case of Amritsar metropolis, the size is

5.45.

Table 38: Slum Population Characteristics

Sr.No. Item Urban Slum %age to total

population

1 Total households 185268 41961

2 Total Population (including

institutional and houseless

population)

1016079

304824 30.00

3 Population in the age group

0-6

121369 31581 26.02

4 Schedule caste population 198595 70610 35.54

5 Schedule tribes population - - -

6 Literates 693139 141771 20.45

7 Total workers 322214 72777 22.58

8 Main workers 301827 67220 22.27

Cultivators 2900 796 27.44

Agricultural Labourers 5897 2271 38.51

Household industry workers 12260 2613 21.31

Other workers 280770 61540 21.91

9 Marginal workers 20387 5557 27.25

Cultivators 283 20 07.06

Agricultural Labourers 1466 525 35.81

Household Industry workers 1992 594 29.81

Other workers 16646 4418 26.54

10 Non workers 678322 156826 23.11 Source: Census of India-2001

3.8.2 SLUM LOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION At present, 64 slums exist in the city that has been notified by the Municipal

Corporation, Amritsar under the Punjab Slum Areas (Improvement and


Clearance) Act, 1961 covering a total area of 5.8 sq.kms constituting 4.26% of

the area of the city (as per the national urban information scheme for indicators

produced by Municipal Corporation, Amritsar). Largest number of slums was

notified in 1986/87 i.e 32 (24 to 54) localities were declared as slums.

Looking at the spatial distribution of slums, majority of slums are located in the

southern part of city in close vicinity of walled city, Amritsar. Concentration of

slums on the southern part was largely on account of haphazard and unplanned

development in the area besides absence of any major development scheme

taken up by the Improvement Trust and Municipal Corporation. On the other

hand Northern side of city is better placed due to lesser number of slums. This

is due to the fact that majority of development schemes and better quality of

development has taken place in this areas. Accordingly, it is appropriate to

rationalize the development of the Southern part of the city outside walled area

and particularly along the Tarn Taran railway line in order to minimize the

growth of slums.

Housing in Slums

Based on the visual survey of slums in Amritsar, it has been observed that

housing condition in these areas is poor. They are characterized as one-room

tenements housing 6-7 people on an average and are made up of semi

permanent materials because of the cost factor as they do not have fixed

income and mainly work on daily wages.

Table 39: Ownership of Land under Slums in Amritsar

S. No. Ownership of Slum Land No. of Slums %age

1 Public (MCA) 6 9.5

2 Private 56 89

3 Others 1 1.5

Total 63 100

Source: Municipal Corporation-Amritsar, 2009

As per the information from Municipal Corporation Amritsar, 89% of the

slums in the city exist on the private land wherein some cases the land has been

either encroached or has been purchased from land owner and the remaining

11% of the slums exists on the M.C.A land which are mainly located on the

southern portion of the city.

Fig no. 26: Housing condition in slum areas of Amritsar


Fig no.28 Industries at the Focal Point, Mehta Road

3.8.3 Availability Of Urban Basic Services To Poor

Basic services and amenities available in the slums in Amritsar are given

below. It has been found that 71.87% of the slum population has access to safe

drinking water whereas 28.13% population is still depended upon make shift

arrangement.

Table 40: Basic Services & Amenities Existing in Slums of Amritsar

Facilities No. of Slums Having Access to Basic Facilities Yes %age No %age Total

Water Supply 46 71.87 18 28.13 64 Sewerage 44 68.75 20 31.25 64 Electricity 15 24 49 76 64 Education 64 100 - - 64 Pavement 54 84.38 10 15.62 64 Street Lights 53 82.81 11 17.19 64 Medical 62 97.00 2 3.00 64 Source: Municipal Corporation, Amritsar -Survey on Slums

Further, in terms of sewerage, 68.75% population has access to this facility

whereas rests of the 31.25% are defecating in available open areas. In the

absence of regular electric connections, majority of population tap the

electricity illegally through kundi connections causing enormous loss to the

state. Moreover, in many of the slums areas such as Bangla Basti, Indira

Colony, the high tension lines and towers are existing in between the

settlements having road underneath and houses by its side which is a threat to

human habitation.

3.9 Industrial Growth

Amritsar before partition was re-

knowned in terms of industries of

woolen tweeds, suiting‟s, blankets,

shawls etc but got setback later.

Amritsar district in overall had 26, 080

numbers of small-scale industrial units

with 1, 15, 423 numbers of workers and

13 numbers of large/medium scale units

with 5,910 number of workers in

Fig no.27: Infrastructure situation in slum areas of Amritsar


2007. In existing status, it has been observed that 69% of the district‟s small-

scale industries are located within the Amritsar city employing approximately

71% of the workers engaged in SSI units. Nearly 61.5% of the medium and

large- scale units are located within the city which includes Khanna Paper Mill

on Fatehgarh Churian Road, Verka Milk Plant, Northern Railway Mechanical

Workshop, O.C.M Mill on Attari Road, Gopi Fabrics Pvt.Ltd etc.

Table 41: Major Industrial Locations in Amritsar City

Sr.No. Industrial locations Sr.No. Industrial locations

1 Focal Point, along Vallah

Road – Mixed

(Engineering, Textile, etc.)

6 Putlighar, Islamabad – Textile

2 Focal Point Extension,

along Vallah Road – Mixed

(Engineering, Textile, etc.)

7 Chheharta Industrial Area, G.T.

Road, towards Attari – Textile

3 New Focal Point along

Mehta Road

8 Verka Industrial Area, along

Batala Road – Textile

4 Industries in East Mohan

Nagar

9 Majitha Road – Textile

5 Along G.T Road towards

Amritsar Engineering

College

10 Batala Road – Textile

Source: District Industrial centre, Amritsar

The spatial analysis highlights that except industrial focal points which are

considered as planned schemes, industries are scattered all along the major

corridors of development. Industries scattered all over in Amritsar city, which

creates problem of non-compatibility as well as pollution. There is an urgent

need to develop industries in a comprehensive manner, they should have

specific zone with all state of art infrastructure needs to be identified.

Industrial Employment And Production

Industrial employment from small scale/ medium/ large-scale industries in the

Amritsar city has been analysed from 2003 to 2007 in comparison to the

Amritsar District, which is shown in the table below:

Table 42: Comparison of Industrial Data at City and District Level, 2007

Area Small Scale Industries Medium/Large Scale Industries

No. of

Units

No. of

Employe

es

Fixed

Capit

al

(Crore

s Rs.)

Producti

on

(Crores

Rs.)

No. of

mediu

m/

large

Units

No. of

Employe

es

Fixed

Capit

al

(Crore

s Rs.)

Produc

tion

(Crores

Rs.)

Amritsar

District

26,08

0 1,15,423 695.32 3,836.61 13 5,910 921.33 826.51

Amritsar City 17,98 81,772 - - 8 4,091 - -


Fig no.29 Poor road infrastructure, water logging and open dumping of industrial waste in Focal Point,

Amritsar

5

% share of City

to District

68.96

% 70.84% - - 61.5% 69.2% - -

Source: District Industries Centre, Amritsar

The above table shows that the Amritsar city has the highest no. of small scale

units (17,985 units) as compared to medium and large scale units which are

only 8 in no. and also provides highest employment (81,772), the share of

employment in city comes to 70.84% of the district.

Keeping in view the positive contribution made by small-scale industrial units

in the employment generation, the similar contribution has been done in their

investment as well as production in the district. Looking at the fixed capital

investment in the year 2007, the total investment in case of small-scale

industries was of the order of Rs 695.32 crores while in case of large and

medium scale industries, it was of the order of Rs 921.33 crores. Similarly,

small-scale industries also stand highest in case of production, in the year 2007,

the production from small scale units stands at Rs 3,836.61 crores as against

the large / medium scale units Rs 826.51 crores.

Within Municipal Corporation, Amritsar, the three Focal Points cover a total

area of 359.52 acres with a total of 877 industrial sheds/ plots. A rural

industrial estate also exists at Kathu Nangal with an area of 3.30 acres. The

existing focal points although have provision of water supply, sewerage and

storm water drainage but they lack maintenance. The internal roads in the old

focal point are not well maintained. Open disposal of hazardous waste and

other industrial waste has been observed which needs to be regulated.

A Sector specific Special Economic Zone (SEZ) dedicated to Textiles is

coming up in Amritsar at Khasa village on GT Road towards Attari. The

Punjab-based Ishan Developers and Infrastructure Limited, is developing The

Integrated Textile Park on 100 hectares at village Khasa in Amritsar with the

investment of Rs 1,861 crores. The project is expected to provide employment

to 15,000 people.


3.10 Infrastructure And Service Delivery

The sustainability and quality of life in urban centers is closely linked to the

quality and efficiency of physical as well as social infrastructure. Accordingly,

providing better physical and social infrastructure assumes critical importance.

3.10.1 Physical Infrastrucutre

Water Supply

Sources of Water Supply

All the urban and rural settlements falling in the Amritsar are dependent on the

ground water as the source for meeting their daily needs of water supply. The

system of water supply in Amritsar and settlements is entirely based on ground

water, which is extracted through tube wells and supplied to the residents

through a system of OHRs. Initially, water supply in the walled city was based

on a network of 40 khuhs (wells) located outside the city through which water

was extracted and supplied through a well designed and properly laid down

network. Over a period of time, numbers of tube wells have been installed to

extract ground water and meet the increased needs of its residents. This has

resulted to rapidly falling water table in the range of 180 to 460 feet. With the

fast depletion of ground water, shallow tube wells used for water extraction

have to be abandoned.

In addition to piped water supply, the hand pumps, stand posts and wells are

also used for extracting the ground water essentially in the slum areas and the

areas not covered by the water supply network.

Table 43: Total Number of Tube wells in Amritsar

Amritsar Jandiala Majitha Rayya Rajasansi Villages

300 4 3 3 3 196 Source: Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Circle, Amritsar, 2008

In order to improve the status of ground water, it is important to consider other

options of water supply, including canal water and rejuvenation of 40 wells

area that was earlier used for city‟s supply. In addition, the option of rainwater

harvesting, recycling of the waste water, minimizing the wastage in the water

supply system and creating awareness among community for water

conservation needs to be explored to minimize the pressure on ground water

and recharge the ground water. At present, rainwater harvesting is practiced

neither at city level nor at individual house level as there are no guidelines for

making this as mandatory provision. So a minimum size of plot should be fixed

for water harvesting and it should be included in the building byelaws too.


Area and Population Coverage

Municipal Corporation Area

Looking at the existing status of water supply within the corporation area, it has

been observed that out of the 142.37 sq. kms, which falls under the jurisdiction

of local body, only 80% of the area is presently covered by water supply (Refer

map 10). In terms of population coverage, the network is serving 80% of total

city population.

The population served by piped water supply includes service through the

house connections, stand posts and independent institutional set ups. Despite

the fact, the water extracted is higher (240 MLD) than the actual consumption

(137.6 MLD), but the water available to the residents is of much lower order

due to high wastage (about 43%) of the water supply. Major reason for wastage

of water is leakage in the network, which is more than 50 years old, poor

maintenance and lack of awareness on the part of the community.

Table 44: Water Supply information in Amritsar (MC)

Items Percentage/No. Remarks

Area Covered (MCA) 80%

Population served (MCA) 80%

Total No. of Wards Fully Covered 51 Total number of

wards taken are 60 Total No. of Wards Partially Covered 9

Total amount of ground water extracted 240 MLD

Total Average Daily Water

Consumption

137.6 MLD

Water Supplied per capita per day (By

M. C.)

135 LPCD

%age of water unaccounted 43

Total No. of Tube Wells 300 Depth varying

between 180-460

feet

No. of O.H.S.R. 29 Capacity:23.15

MLD

Average running hours of water supply 12

Population served by House Connection 856512

Population served by Stand Post 31622

Population served by Independent

Institutional Set up

36750

Source: Municipal Corporation Amritsar, 2007 Punjab; Water Supply and Sewerage Circle,

Amritsar (2008)

Water Treatment

No formal system of water treatment is in operation in all the settlements due to

the absence of water treatment plant. Water is treated through a system of

chlorination or bleaching powder, which is added at the level of water

extraction. No scientific system is available in all the settlements to check the


Fig no.30: View of Blocked

Sewer at Mahan Singh Gate

quality of water supplied. The practice of water sampling to determine the

quality of water is not practiced in any of the settlement.

However, in case of Amritsar, bacteriological test is carried out occasionally to

determine the level of bacterial contamination and bleaching powder is used for

the disinfection of water. However, this practice is also not carried out in

accordance to the BIS, {ISI-10500, 1991(clause 3.1)}.

Distribution System At present 91% of water supply in the city is made through tube wells under

direct supply system and 9% is through 29 over head reservoirs (OHSR). Out

of the total 29 OHSRs, only 19 are operational with total capacity of 17 MLD,

whereas rest of 10 OHSRs are not working due to problems related to leakage,

structure, etc. On an average, each over head tank has a capacity of 9 lakh

liters. In the walled city, 4 OHSRs and 8 tube wells are in operation. Rest of

the tube wells and 25 OHSRs serve the population outside the walled city.

SEWERAGE SYSTEM

The disposal of sewage generated by industrial, commercial, domestic and

institutions is also one of the basic function of the local bodies. Providing

sewage disposal network is mandated due to its impact on the quality of life

and quality of environment. Accordingly, sewage disposal has also been

considered as one of the critical component of urban infrastructure determining

the quality of life in urban sector. In this context, while preparing the future

planning framework for the city, it is important to examine the issues and status

related to sewerage in Amritsar.


Table 45: Sewerage Details of Urban Settlements in Amritsar

Name of

Settlement

Total

Population

(31.03.08)

Average

Daily

Sewage

Flow

(MLD)

%age pop

served

Population

Served by

sewerage

System

Population

Served by

soakage

pits/septic

tanks

Amritsar 1159795 192 64.06% 743000 356500 Source: Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Circle, Amritsar

Amritsar Municipal Corporation

Nearly 70% of the area of Amritsar Municipal

Corporation is covered by sewerage network

serving 64% of the city population (Refer map 11

and table no.61). The remaining 30% of area and

36% of the population is still devoid of the

provision of formal network. At present, 192 MLD

of sewage is generated on daily basis. The

total length of sewerage network in the city is


Fig no.31: Disposal Work, Fatehpur

Fig no.32: View of Ganda Nallah

used for Disposal

of the order of 569kms. However, in the absence of the formal network,

the remaining population is dependent on the system of septic tanks/soak pits

and independent institutional set ups. Moreover, the people living in slums and

population below poverty line, who have no access to these facilities, either use

the community toilets created by local bodies or defecate in open fields.

Sewerage Treatment and Disposal

Sewerage Treatment

The total quantity of daily sewage generated in the Amritsar city is of the order

of 192 MLD, whereas in the case of Rayya it is 2.90 MLD. The quantum of

sullage generated in Majitha is 2.10 MLD, whereas in case of Jandiala Guru

and Rajasansi, there is no sullage collected due to absence of sewerage system.

Unfortunately, none of the urban settlements including Amritsar, has a system

of sullage treatment, hence untreated sullage is pumped into the nearby drains

or water bodies.

Seweage Disposal In case of Amritsar, the entire city is divided into

three catchment zones for collecting the sullage. It

includes North Zone, South Zone and West Zone

(Chheharta). The North Zone includes the portion of

the city falling on the North of the Amritsar-Jalandhar

Railway Line. The sullage of this area is collected at

Mahlan, from where it is pumped for disposal. About

1/3rd

(32%) of the sullage is collected at this station.

The South Zone includes most of the area falling on the southern side of the

railway line. The sullage collected in this zone is collected at the pumping

station located at Fatehpur, from where it is pumped into the Gandha Nallah.

This zone generates the largest sullage, which is of the order of 63%. The

remaining 5% of the sullage is generated in

Chheharta, which is the west zone of the city. The

sullage generated in this area is collected at the

pumping station located at Gumanpura, from where it

is pumped into the Ganda Nallah.

In all, there are 20 pumping stations in Amritsar

serving the system of disposal. 11 of these stations

have been designated as Temporary Sewage Disposal

Sites by the Municipal Corporation Amritsar, which

pumps sewage directly into the nearby water course/storm water drainage or

nallahs. Ganda

Nallah, Hudiara Drain and Tung Dhab Drain, which ultimately meets the

Hudiara Drain, are the three major drains where the city‟s sullage is disposed

off. Remaining 9 pumping stations pump sewage into other manholes. These

pumping stations were primarily constructed during the last 15 years in order to

overcome the problem of sewage outflow. All these pumping stations are

manually operated working on three shifts a day.


Fig no. 33: Water Logging

outside Bus Stand

All other settlements falling in district follow the system of pumping the

untreated sullage into the nearby water bodies/drains. In the absence of

sewerage treatment plant in the Amritsar city, all the sewage collected i.e.

domestic and industrial, is being disposed off into the Gandha Nallah without

any treatment, which has caused high degree of soil and ground water pollution

in the city. In addition, large number of industrial units operating within and

outside walled city also discharge their effluents directly into the network

without making any initial treatment. All industries are required to treat their

effluents to neutralize the chemicals before discharging into the network.

Presence of chemicals and toxins not only damages the network but also

creates numerous problems in treatment of sullage. All these industrial units

need to be brought under stringent controls as far as the discharge of their

sullage/effluent into the network is concerned.

Accordingly, it is important that sewerage treatment plants are installed on

priority to treat the sullage generated in order to minimize the pollution.

However, three sewerage treatment plants are proposed to be installed in

Amritsar with a total capacity of 200 MLD. With the construction and

operationalisation of these plants, Amritsar will become one of the few towns

of the state having capacity of treating majority of the sullage generated. The

total installed capacity of these 3 plants is equal to the average daily sewerage

flow. Therefore, in order to serve the future population, the need will be to

enhance the installed capacity or setting up of new treatment plants.

STORM WATER DRAINAGE NETWORK

With the creation of large area of hard surface by bringing agricultural land

into urbanization, large volume of storm water drainage is generated in urban

areas. Draining the rain water assumes importance

because of the numerous problems created due to

inefficient disposal of storm water. Due to

inefficient or non-existence of storm water drainage

network, most of the city now face a problem of

water logging and flooding causing heavy loss to

property and human lives.


The city of Amritsar has high degree of deficiency

in the storm water network. Considering the existing status of storm water

network, it appears that this critical network has low priority on the agenda of

Municipal Corporation. At present only 20% of the city area and population is

covered under the storm water network. This means that remaining 80% of the

city

and population remains outside the purview of the storm water network. The

walled city, Amritsar has system of open drains while for the areas outside it,

the disposal of storm water is combined with sewerage network leading to

choking of the pipes, overflow of the sullage and backflow of the sewerage


water. Storm water also gets into low lying areas flooding them in the process.

The problem of acute water logging during heavy rains has been experienced in

the entire city of Amritsar. This is mainly due to the trough or saucer shape of

the city, which requires adoption of specialized approach to drain off the

rainwater due to its typical topography. The network available is hardly 10

Kms in length, which is highly inadequate considering the size of city. The

details of population and area coverage in Amritsar are given in table below:

Table 46: Length of Drainage Network in Amritsar Municipal

Corporation Area

Item Length (km)

Area under

Coverage (%)

Population under

Coverage (%)

Storm Water

Line

10 20% 20%

Source: Municipal Corporation Amritsar, 2006-07.

Drainage Network

Amritsar M. C.

Amritsar has the advantage of having a network of both natural and manmade

open drains/nallahs, which have a general slope of East to West. The gradient

of these drains is shallow due to its flat topography. There are two major

nallahs serving the city, namely Ganda Nallah, located on the south of the city,

whereas Tung Dhab is located on the northern side of the city. Both these

nallahs ultimately discharge into the Hudiara Drain, which is located west to

the city. Further, Hudiara Drain joins the river Ravi over the international

border with Pakistan and accordingly, storm water is released into the river

Ravi. Thus, Hudiara Drain remains most critical for discharging the storm

water as well as sewage.

Despite the fact that there is a network of drains and nallahs available in

Amritsar, most of them are unfortunately used for carrying the untreated

sullage and domestic refuse. Since the area close to these nallahs/drains has

been urbanized by mushrooming of residential colonies including slums, most

of the household waste and sullage is dumped into these nallahs/drains. In the

absence of any sewerage treatment plant in the Amritsar urban area, 20

temporary and permanent pumping stations discharge the untreated sullage into

these drains. This practice has led to not only high degree of health hazard to

the adjoining communities, but has emerged as the major threat to environment

and quality of life. These nallahs have become a major eyesore and has led to

high degree of pollution of ground water resource making it unfit at most of the

places for human consumption.

In view of the existing scenario, it becomes critical that practice of discharging

untreated sullage into the drains/nallahs should be immediately stopped and

these drains/nallahs are restored to their lost glory. The precious storm water


should be harvested to be used as alternative source of water supply reducing

pressure on the vital ground water resources. The institutions having large area

like Guru Nanak Dev University, Khalsa College, Verka Milk Plant, Grain

Market and Defence area, which have large open land available with them

should be involved in the system of rain water harvesting. In addition, building

byelaws of the Municipal Corporation, Amritsar Development Authority and

Improvement Trust, should include rainwater harvesting as integral part of

development of buildings and it should be enforced strictly. Further individual

households, industries and Development Authorities should be actively

involved in the rain water harvesting, so as to reduce/minimize the amount of

rain water generated, which require disposal and which can be used for

different activities reducing the quantum of water supply required to serve the

city. The percolation wells for rainwater harvesting could be considered along

with the option of open trenches for improving rainwater harvesting. In

addition, existing drainage network should be preserved as an integral part of

development process by declaring them as protected areas. This would help in

preserving these natural resources besides helping in better management of

storm water drainage.

Despite the fact that city is facing acute problem of flooding and water logging,

still there is no proposal for creating/augmenting storm water drainage network

to solve the existing problem of the city. In this context, it will be important to

consider the option of making all new development coming up within the urban

settlements to provide for storm water drainage network as integral part of

urban development process. In addition, all Development Authorities should be

mandated to provide storm water drainage network in the area undertaken by

them as development projects. The rainwater harvesting at the community/local

level or at the scheme level should also be included for conserving water and

reducing the outflow of storm water. In the old areas, it will be appropriate to

consider levy of a cess on water/sewerage bills, so as to generate resources for

improving the area and population coverage under the drainage network.

Efficient drainage of storm water would also require the designing of road

network in a manner that for shorter distances, roads should act as drains and

the slope provided should be able to drain off the water quickly.

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Solid waste management is the prime responsibility of the Municipal

Corporation Amritsar involving collection, storage, segregation, transportation

and disposal. Health Officer of the Corporation has been vested with the

overall responsibility for management of the solid waste. He is assisted by

Assistant Medical Officer of Health and other support staff. Corporation

organizes the collection and transportation of the solid waste through its own

conservancy workers and a fleet of vehicles deployed. In Amritsar urban

limits, house to house collection of the solid waste is carried out through a

number of sanitary workers deployed by the Municipal Corporation, payment


of which is made on shared basis by Corporation and Mohalla Sudhar

Committee, which are constituted at Mohalla level and support the system

through household contributions. In all, there are more than 2406 sanitary

workers deployed, which include 1443 by the Corporation and 963 through

Mohalla Sudhar Committees. In addition, there are 51 drivers and 24 Sanitary

Inspectors, besides 20 Sanitary Jamadaars (Head of Sanitary workers), 7 Naib

Darogas (Supervisors looking over the work of Jamadaars and sanitary

workers) and 4 Chief Sanitary Inspectors.

Generation

The total generation of solid waste in the city of Amritsar is estimated to be

600 tons per day (TPD). This large amount of solid waste generated is

disposed off on the landfill site located outside Bhagtanwala. Seeing the large

amount of generation of solid waste in the city, Municipal Corporation of

Amritsar has undertaken the project of Integrated Solid Waste Management

Project under JNNURM to scientifically dispose off the solid waste. This MSW

project is divided into two phases. The first phase of the project includes

collection, segregation, storage and transportation of the municipal solid waste,

which has been accorded to M/S Antony Waste Handling Cell, and the second

phase of the project includes processing and disposal of solid waste, which has

been allotted to M/S AKC Developer Limited, Noida. The first phase has been

in operation since Feb ‟09.

Composition

Solid waste comprises of waste generated from different sources. Major

sources of generation are individuals, households, industries, trade and

commerce, hotels and restaurants, healthcare institutions including

dispensaries and hospitals, animals and floating populations in terms of

tourists, hawkers, etc. Solid waste generated can be broadly classified into four

categories i.e Organic Waste, which includes kitchen waste (food items),

leaves, remains of animals slaughtered, etc., Recyclable Waste, which includes

paper, plastic, glass, metal, rags, packing materials, twigs, bark, etc., Inert

Waste including bricks, cement, building debris, furniture waste, etc. and

Industrial Waste, which includes the byproducts. In addition, large amount of

waste is also generated by number of hospitals, dispensaries and other health

care institutions, which are operational in the city. The current addition is E-

Waste generated from electronic products whose quantity is alarmingly

increasing in the city.

In terms of waste generated, organic waste comprises

of more than half of the total waste whereas inert waste

is more than 1/4 of the total waste generated. Industrial

waste as well as recyclable waste comprises of approx

1/10th

each of waste generated. There is no segregation

of waste at the point of generation. :

Composition of Municipal Solid

Waste


Fig no.36: Open Dumping

Ground at Fatehpur

Fig no. 34: Garbage dumping

along roadside

Fig no 35: Dumping of Garbage in open

drain passing through Bangla Basti

Disposal

Amritsar Municipal Corporation practices open

disposal of waste without undertaking any pre-

treatment of the waste. MCA has identified

three landfill sites for open disposal of waste

located outside Bhagtanwala Gate, village

Fatehpur and village Bharariwal. At present,

waste is dumped at the Bhagtanwala Gate site

with occasional odour control treatment.

Table 47: Details of Landfill Sites in Amritsar Municipal Corporation

Area

Sr

No.

Name Area

(ha)

Location Distance (km)

from city

centre

Age

(Years)

Present

Status

1 Landfill

Site

No.1

8.1 Outside Gate

Bhagtanwala

2 km 25 years Could be

used for next

15 years

2 Landfill

Site

No.2

5.8 Fatehpur 6 km Recently

acquired

Under

development

3 Landfill

Site

No.3

2.65 Bharariwal 5 km Recently

acquired

Under

development

Source: Amritsar Municipal Corporation


Fig no. 38: Dumping of waste

along Bye-pass

In addition, informal dumping of the waste has been

witnessed in nallahs, open spaces, vacant plots, along bye

pass, etc. This informal dumping of garbage along bye-pass,

nallah, etc. has lead to the creation of unhygienic

environment in the areas of the city. Moreover, there is no

formal system of solid waste management operating in 26

villages, which have

been included within the urban limits from time to time.

Large amount of industrial waste has been found to be dumped along the roads

and outside the industrial areas. Fruit and vegetable markets and food grain

markets located outside Bhagtanwala Gate

and in Vallah have also been found to

generate considerable agricultural waste,

which needs proper collection,

transportation and management.

Accordingly, it will be critical to involve

Punjab Small Industries & Export

Corporation and Punjab State Agricultural

Marketing Board to take care of waste

generated in their respective areas.

With regard to the generation of

bio-medical waste in huge quantities in

the city due to large number of health

institutions in operation, a separate system of disposal is involved, which is

being privately managed. The disposal of hospital waste, including its

collection and transportation, etc., is being carried out by two agencies namely

Medicare Incinerators Private Limited, Ludhiana and Health Care Systems,

Jhabal Road, Amritsar. These agencies are being paid by the health institutions

based on the amount of waste generated. Herein, the MCA plays the role of a

regulator.

Presently, none of the other urban settlements in the Amritsar has waste

processing facility. The entire municipal solid wastes collected from the towns

are disposed at the landfill site. In case of Rajasansi, the municipal council has

done an agreement with the Ajnala Municipal Council for the disposal of the

town waste at their site located on Dera Baba Nanak Road at an annual cost of

Rs. 20,000. This has been done because of the guidelines of the Airport

Authority of India as per which there should not be any waste disposal site in

10 kms radius of the Rajasansi Airport.

In order to effectively manage the solid waste, it will be important to involve

all the stakeholders and creating awareness among the masses to manage the

waste and keep the city clean. The best approach will be to ask people to

generate as little waste as possible and to segregate the waste at the household

level itself. Critical points generating large volume of waste should be

identified and a separate strategy for collection and disposal of waste should be

formulated in consultation with the local community. Industrial Associations


Fig no.39 Industries at the

Focal Point, Mehta Road

should also be made partner in disposal and management of industrial waste.

Further there should be strategies to deal with generation of E-waste in the city

with the coming up of IT/ITES parks as

envisioned.

INDUSTRIAL GROWTH

Amritsar before partition was re-knowned in

terms of industries of woolen tweeds,

suiting‟s, blankets, shawls etc but got setback

later. Amritsar district in overall had 26, 080

numbers of small-scale industrial units with 1,

15, 423 numbers of workers and 13 numbers

of large/medium scale units with 5,910 number of workers in 2007. In existing

status, it has been observed that 69% of the district‟s small-scale industries are

located within the Amritsar city employing approximately 71% of the workers

engaged in SSI units. Nearly 61.5% of the medium and large- scale units are

located within the city which includes Khanna Paper Mill on Fatehgarh

Churian Road, Verka Milk Plant, Northern Railway Mechanical Workshop,

O.C.M Mill on Attari Road, Gopi Fabrics Pvt.Ltd etc.

The spatial analysis highlights that except industrial focal points which are

considered as planned schemes, industries are scattered all along the major

corridors of development. Industries scattered all over in Amritsar city, which

creates problem of non-compatibility as well as pollution. There is an urgent

need to develop industries in a comprehensive manner, they should have

specific zone with all state of art infrastructure needs to be identified.

INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT AND PRODUCTION

Industrial employment from small scale/ medium/ large-scale industries in the

Amritsar city has been analysed from 2003 to 2007 in comparison to the

Amritsar District, which is shown in the table below:

Table 48: Comparison of Industrial Data at City and District Level, 2007

Area Small Scale Industries Medium/Large Scale Industries

No.

of

Unit

s

No. of

Emplo

yees

Fixe

d

Capi

tal

(Cro

res

Rs.)

Produc

tion

(Crores

Rs.)

No. of

medi

um/

large

Units

No. of

Emplo

yees

Fixe

d

Capi

tal

(Cro

res

Rs.)

Produc

tion

(Crores

Rs.)

Amrit

sar

Distri

ct

26,0

80

1,15,42

3

695.3

2

3,836.6

1 13 5,910

921.3

3 826.51

Amrit

sar

17,9

85 81,772 - - 8 4,091 - -


Fig no.40 Poor road infrastructure, water logging and open dumping of industrial waste in Focal Point,

Amritsar

City

%

share

of

City

to

Distri

ct

68.9

6% 70.84% - - 61.5% 69.2% - -

Source: District Industries Centre, Amritsar

The table no 18 shows that the Amritsar city has the highest no. of small scale

units (17,985 units) as compared to medium and large scale units which are

only 8 in no. and also provides highest employment (81,772), the share of

employment in city comes to 70.84% of the district.

Keeping in view the positive contribution made by small-scale industrial units

in the employment generation, the similar contribution has been done in their

investment as well as production in the district. Looking at the fixed capital

investment in the year 2007, the total investment in case of small-scale

industries was of the order of Rs 695.32 crores while in case of large and

medium scale industries, it was of the order of Rs 921.33 crores. Similarly,

small-scale industries also stand highest in case of production, in the year 2007,

the production from small scale units stands at Rs 3,836.61 crores as against

the large / medium scale units Rs 826.51 crores.

Within Municipal Corporation, Amritsar, the three Focal Points cover a total

area of 359.52 acres with a total of 877 industrial sheds/ plots. A rural

industrial estate also exists at Kathu Nangal with an area of 3.30 acres. The

existing focal points although have provision of water supply, sewerage and

storm water drainage but they lack maintenance. The internal roads in the old

focal point are not well maintained. Open disposal of hazardous waste and

other industrial waste has been observed which needs to be regulated.

A Sector specific Special Economic Zone (SEZ) dedicated to Textiles is

coming up in Amritsar at Khasa village on GT Road towards Attari. The

Punjab-based Ishan Developers and Infrastructure Limited, is developing The

Integrated Textile Park on 100 hectares at village Khasa in Amritsar with the

investment.


CHAPTER 4

INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM FOR DISASTER

MANAGEMENT

Although the primary responsibility of disaster management is of the State

Governments, the Central Government plays a key role in providing financial

and logistic help to the states in tackling both natural and human induced

disasters. Till the recent past, India had an entirely different mechanism for

disaster management.

4.1 NATIONAL LEVEL MECHANISM

The administration of natural disaster management is the responsibility of the

Ministry of Home Affairs, where as certain disasters such as chemical and

biological disasters as well as aviation disasters are dealt by the concerned

Ministries. The elaborate structural framework in national level is given

broadly for understanding.

41.1 National Crisis Management Committee

Cabinet Secretary, who is the highest executive officer, heads the National

Crisis Management Committee (NCMC). Secretaries of all concerned

Ministries/ Departments as well as Organizations are members of the

Committee. The NCMC gives direction to the Crisis Management Group as

deemed necessary. The NCMC gives directions to any Ministries/Departments/

Organizations for specific action needed for meeting the Crisis situation.

4.1.2 National Crisis Management Group

The Central Relief Commissioner in the Ministry of home Affairs is the

Chairman of the Crisis management Group, which consist of nodal officers

from concerned Ministries. The CMGs function includes reviewing every year

contingency plans formulated by various Ministries/Departments/ Organizations

in their respective sectors. The other functions include:

1. To review measures required dealing with natural disaster.

2. Coordinate activities of Central Ministries and state Governments in relation

to disaster preparedness and relief

3. To obtain information from the nodal officers on measures relating to the

above.

4.1.3 National Disaster Management Authority

For better coordination of disaster management in national level, National

Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is being constituted. This is a multi


disciplinary body with nodal officers from all concerned departments/ministries/

organizations.

Apart from these developments, the government of India has its national

Contingency Action Plan prepared by the nodal ministry of disaster

management. Also a National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) has been

started functioning in the Ministry of Home Affairs with all sophisticated

equipments and most modern technologies for disaster management.

Management of disasters at

various levels in India

National Nodal Ministries

StateRelief & Rehabilitation Department/

Department of Disaster Management

District Office of the District Magistrate

Block Office of the panchayat samiti

VillageVillage Disaster Management

Committee

4.2 STATE LEVEL MECHANISM

Similar to the mechanism in national level, disaster management has been

institutionalized in state level also. In the state of Punjab, the Lieutenant

Governor is the chairman of Disaster Management Authority and the Chief

Minister and the concerned ministers are members.

4.2.1 State Disaster Management Authority

Along with other 10 states in India, Punjab has constituted the Amritsar District

Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) under the chairmanship of Lt.

Governor of Amritsar and the Chief Minister and Ministers of relevant

Departments as members. For Amritsar, the

Department of Revenue has been identifies as nodal department to tackle

disasters, being the Divisional Commissioner as its nodal officer and convener

of the DDMA.

4.2.2 State Crisis Management Group

The State Crisis Management Group‟s function includes reviewing every year


contingency plans formulated by various Ministries/Departments/ Organizations

in their respective sectors. The other functions include:

1. To review measures required dealing with natural disaster.

2. Coordinate activities of state Governments and districts in relation to disaster

preparedness and relief

3. To obtain information from the nodal officers on measures relating to the

above.

4.2.3 State Steering Committee

In the special set up of Amritsar, a State Steering Committee has been

constituted under the chairman ship of the Chief Secretary of Amritsar with

nodal officers from the government departments. This committee is responsible

for implementation of Disaster Management Programmes in the NCT of

Amritsar. The state steering committee has the following members:

1. Commissioner of Police, Amritsar

2. Vice Chairman, DDA

3. Principal Secretary, Home

4. Principal Secretary, PWD

5. Principal Secretary, Urban Development

6. Commissioner, MCD

7. Chairman, NDMC

8. Chairman of Amritsar Vidyut Board

9. Director General, Amritsar CD & HG

10. Chief Executive Officer, Amritsar Jal Board

11. Divisional Commissioner

12. Chief Fire Officer, Amritsar Fire Service

4.2.4 State Working Groups

A couple of working groups are constituted in state level in line with the

national set up. These working groups are given with particular responsibilities

and they are the core group of such factions. Besides, there is an Emergency

operation Centre at the state level to coordinate and perform disaster

management activities in a disaster situation as well as in the preparatory stage.

In state level the divisional commissioner act as the Incident Commander for the

entire National Capital Territory of Amritsar.


4.3district Level Mechanism In Amritsar

So far the Deputy Commissioner (Amritsar), with help of Additional District

Magistrate under the Department of Relief and Rehabilitation, was looking after

the entire disaster management activities in District Amritsar. But as Amritsar

Disaster Management Authority (ADMA) has been set up and the proposed Bill

for changing name of Relief and Rehabilitation Department as “Department of

Disaster Management” is under preparation, the structure of district level

disaster management took a new form. Apart from this, GOI- UNDP Disaster

Risk Management Programme has been started with the support of United

Nations Development Programme.

4.3.1 District Disaster Management Committee-Amritsar

District Disaster Management Committee is the high-powered committee at

District level to look after disaster management and emergency response. This

high- powered committee is chaired by the Deputy Commissioner (Amritsar)

with all Policy Makers from the District/Nodal Officer of each line

department/ADM (Amritsar)/SDMs and nodal officers from various

STATE GOVERNMENT CHIEF SECRETARY

STATE CRISIS

MANAGEMENT GROUP

RELIEF

COMMISSIONER

EMERGENCY

OPERATION

CENTRE

REVENUE AGRICULTURE FOREST POWER EDUCATION HOME

DISTRICT

MAGISTRATS

SUB-

DIVISIONAL

MAGISTRATS

TEHSILDARS PATWARI

DIVISIONAL

COMMISSIONER

TRANSPORT HEALTH OTHER

DEPARTMENT

S

NGOs POLICE

CIVIL

DEFENSE

HOME

GUARD

S


Organizations as its members. ADM (Amritsar) is the convener of District

Disaster Management Committee (DDMC).

Inclusion of new members and removal of existing members of the DDMC, as it

is required, is under the discretion of the DDMC. But this shall be discussed in

the Meeting prior to action. Also members from RWA, MTA, MCD councilors

etc shall be nominated on rotation basis, so that maximum stakeholder ship can

be assured.

A District Project Officer (DPO-Amritsar) has been appointed in the district

directly under the Deputy Commissioner to look after the day-to-day affairs of

disaster management in the district.

The DDMC members have to meet at least once in two months in normal

situation and once in month or more in case of crisis situation. Minutes of

DDMC meeting shall be circulated among the members. Also the roles and

responsibilities of each member differ each other depends up on the department;

there are some common responsibilities. Also each of the DDMC members is

member of the Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) in the district.

4.3.2 Duties of DDMC Members-Amritsar

The major functions and responsibilities of the District Disaster Management

Committee members are given below. Besides these functions as DDMC

member, each nodal officer will be accountable to his own department in terms

of the disaster management. District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC-

Amritsar) is an apex planning body and will play a major role in preparedness

and mitigation. The detailed account of the functions of the DDMC has been

given in table 4.1

DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (DDMC)

This is headed by the Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar.

Following the list of activities to be taken up by the DDMC:-

Act as a source of information for earthquake safety as well as

earthquake loss reduction measures.

Review earthquake related hazards and risks in the city.

Prepare recommendations to identify and mitigate the risks.

Help in co-ordination of the activities at all levels.

Priortize recommendations and adoptions of suitable policies as part of

loss-reduction measures, enforce legislations for registration and

regulation of builders, promoters and real estate developers for creation

of safe habitat.


Review the progress (as per the work plan) in implementing the

programme and mainstreaming various initiatives on earthquake

vulnerability reduction project in the city.

The DDMc will call in the working groups every quarter to review the

progress of the project. The quarterly update will be shared with the

chief secretary of Punjab, who in turn will share it with the joint

secretary, Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs.

PROPOSED FRAMEWORK FOR DDMC, TASKFORCE & ESF

DC : Deputy Commissioner

DMC : Disaster Management Cell

DM : Disaster Management

EOC : Emergency Operation Center

ESF : Emergency Support Function

TL : Team Leader, ESF

C : Convener, Task Force

The Chairperson- DDMC will call the conveners of each task force and the

team leaders of each emergency support function every quarter to review the

progress of the project. The quarterly update will be shared with the chief

secretary and the relief commissioner of the state who in turn will share it with

joint Secretary Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs.

Following are the member of the DDMC:

DC

District DMC

District DM Cell

District EOC

District ESF District Task Force

TL 2

TL 3

C-1

C-2

C-3

C-4

TL 1

TL 4


1. Chairperson as Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar, Head of

emergency Operation Center. Team Leader—ESF 12

(COORDINATION) Convener Task force 1--(EARTHQUAKE

PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLAN)

2. S.P. Police, Amritsar, Team Leader—ESF 1

(COMMUNICATION)

3. District Fire Officer, Amritsar, Team Leader—ESF 2

(EVACUATION-SEARCH AND RESCUE)

4. Civil surgeon, Amritsar Team Leader--ESF 3 (EMERGENCY

MEDICAL RESPONSE)

5. ADM (Food and civic supplies) Team Leader--ESF 4 (RELIEF-

WATER-FOOD-SHELTER)

6. ADM (Law and Order), Amritsar Team Leader--ESF 5

(LOGISTIC-ELECTRICITY-WATER) --ESF 12 (LAW &

ORDER)

7. District Transport Officer, Amritsar Team Leader--ESF 6

(TRANSPORT)

8. Deputy collector, Land Reform Team Leader--ESF 7

(DAMAGE)

9. Secretary, Rotary Club Team Leader--ESF 8 (VOLUNTEERS

AND DONATIONS)

10. Superintending Engineer, PWD (ROAD) Team Leader-- ESF 9

(PUBLIC WORKS)

11. Special Officer, Municipality Team Leader--ESF 10 (ROAD-

DEBRIS CLEARANCE)

12. District public relation Officer, amritsar Convener Task Force 2

(AWARENESS GENERATION before Earthquake) Team

Leader--ESF 11 (AWARENESS GENERATION, PUBLIC

INFORMATION AND HELP LINES during earthquake)

13. MD, MEDIA Convener task force 3 (TECHNO LEGAL

EVALUATION AND AMENDMENT)

14. Chairperson, Institute of engineers, India (IEI), Local Chapter,

Amritsar convener Task Force 4 (TRAINING AND CAPACITY

BUILDING)

15. Aditional Collector

16. Nodal Officer

17. Representative, UNDP, India

The DDMC came into currency because of the frequent occurrence of

disasters in the district. The primary aim of the committee is to have proper

coordination among all the line departments. The Deputy Commissioner is

the chairman of the DDMC and the district level response is coordinated

under his guidance.

The DDMC exists to assist the Deputy Commissioner:-

Reviewing the threats of disaster.

Analyzing the vulnerability of the district to such disasters.


Evaluating the preparedness.

Considering suggestions for the improvement of the District

Disaster Management Plan.

Disaster Management

Range of activities designed to maintain control over

disasters/emergency situations and to provide a framework for helping

at-risk people to avoid or recover from impact of a disaster viz. deal

with situations prior to, during and after a disaster.

Disaster Risk Management- A systematic process of using

administrative decisions, organizations, operational capacities to

implement policies, strategies, coping capacities to lessen impacts of

hazards- it comprises prevention (structural and non-structural

measures) & mitigation (to limit the risk/vulnerability) and

preparedness. E.g. Floods: physical measures like dams, embankments,

channeling of streams, relocating communities or capacity development.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMITTEE

To educate the public on different hazards and what protective

steps should be taken.

To make arrangements for emergency action.

To effect evacuation from ward community when necessary.

Rescue and Rehabilitation.

Post Earthquake/Flood/Cyclone action/other calamity and review.

District Disaster Management Committee

There shall be a core committee which is constituted as under: Sr.

No

Name of D.M.C Designation Phone No ( R)

1. Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar Chairman 2226161 2226162

2 Commissioner of Police ,Amritsar (City) Nodal Officer 2227779

3. Civil Surgeon,Amritsar Vice Chairman 2211864 2583630

4. S.E.Public Health/XEM Vice Chairman 2543391 9417040065

5 S.E.PWD B&R,Division No1 Vice Chairman 2274262 9814175310

6. S.E.PWD B&R Division No.2 Vice Chairman 2274262

7. Chief Engineer,PSEB,Amritsar Vice Chairman 2222065 964613002

8. District Commandant Home Guard & Civil Defense, Amritsar Member 2582565 9814447004

9. Add.Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar (G) Member 2226363 2226464

10. Addl. Deputy Commissioner,Amritsar (Dev) Member 2226868 2229622

11. Sub Divisional Magistrate, Amritsar-I Member 2226928 9855108091

12. Sub Divisional Magistrate, Amritsar-II Member 2228303 9872599055

13. Sub Divisional Magistrate, Ajanla . Member 01858221037 9855171105

14. Sub Divisional Magistrate, Baba Bakala . Member 0185345510 9779730055

15. Divisional Town Planner, Amritsar Member 2220406 9501014058

16. District Transport Officer,Amritsar Member 2565244 2507560

17. Xen, Drainage Division Amritsar Member 2566197 9417089863

18. Xen, Amritsar Bari Doab Division Member 2566246 9915888871

19. MTP , Municipal Corporation , Amritsar Member 25536283 9814675355

20. District Food &Supply Controller, Amritsar. Member 2564966 9464168104

21. Deputy Director Animal Husbandry, Amritsar. Member 2536283 9814675355

22. S.E.P.S.E.B Amritsar city / Rural Member 2545882/2504669 9446113004

23. District Education Officer,Amritsar Elementary Member 2228979 9815529371

24. District Education Officer,Amritsar Secondary Member 22258961 9888713838

25. General Manager, Telephone, Amritsar. Member 2563566 9417022225

26. Squadron Leader, Air Force , Raja Sansi. Member 2214072,2501072


27. Regional R Regional Coordinator, Nehru Yuva Kender, Amritsar . Member 2210870 9814299026

28. Divisional Fire Officer, Municipal Corporation, Amritsar. Member 2541111 -

29. Major General, Division Head Quarter 15 Infantry C/O 56 APO Member 280199,2803203 -

30. Secy Red Cross Society ,Amritsar Member Member 2500598 9814095007

31. Shri Surjit Sharma, Chief Wardren,Civil Defence . Member 2274243 9914081889

32. President Amritsar Rotary Club,Amritsar Central . Member - -

33. President Amritsar Rotary Club,Amritsar Civil Lines Member - -

34. President Amritsar Rotary Club,Amritsar North Member - -

35. President Amritsar Rotary Club, Amritsar Cantt. Member - -

36. President Amritsar Rotary Club,Amritsar Mid Town Member - -

37. Head,Deptt of Physics,GNDU,Amritsar Member 2258802

38. Head, Deptt of Physics, Saint Frances School, Amritsar. Member 2226285

39. Head,Deptt of Physics,Khalsa College,Amritsar Member 5071722

40. Head,Deptt of Physi Khalsa College for Women,Amritsar Member Member 22558207

41. Sh. Rajbeer Singh Alluwaliya, Amritsar Distt Coordinator 9417127792

42. M M mmm; Mr. Parminder Singh DRCP 9915963480

43. M Gurpreet Singh DRCP 9915507213

44. Pjhjh Prabhdeep Singh DRCP 8146216505

DUTIES OF MEMBERS OF CORE COMMITTEE

Deputy commissioner/chairman shall:

1. Summon a meeting of the district Crisis Management Committee if

required & Assistant commissioner (Gen) shall ensure attendance of

all members by informing them well in advance.

2. Implement the concerned contingency plan.

3. Coordinate the activities of various agencies/ organization.

4. If necessary invoke, help from the local Army Unit, the state

Government and even from the Central Government (Format for

requisitioning the help from the Army is enclosed as Annexure-“A”)

Senior Superintendent of Police amritsar/ajnala/baba bakala, vice

chairman/vice chair person shall:

1. Arrange to give initial information to the DM and SDMs though

Police Control rooms.

2. Maintain Law and Order after such an incident. He will take all steps

to ensure safety of life and property of every citizen in consultation

with the district Magistrate. He will also take steps to cordon off the

hospital area from the mob.

3. Establish nakas after the incident to apprehend the culprits.

4. Assist the rescue teams in shifting the injured to the hospital.

5. Conduct traffic control operation at the site of the emergency.

6. Control entry to the emergency area by establishing various naka

points.

7. Protect the vital installation and the religious institutions during

sensitive situations

8. Provide assistance in arranging for evacuation and shelter points for

the evacuees.

9. Provide the wireless communication facility where ever required

urgently by the DM.

10. Take effective steps to make necessary security arrangements to

guard the evacuated residential areas round the clock and protect


property and belongings left behind by the evacuees even in war

situations. Carry out other function as laid down in the Internal

security scheme.

11. Provide flood lights where ever possible.

CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER/ MEMBER SHALL

1. Mobilize and coordinate the emergency medical and Health Service

consisting of:

a) Emergency treatment in the Hospital and ambulance service to

the injured and needy.

b) Casualty service including managing of first Aid posts in the

affected areas.

c) Transporting the seriously injured persons to the bigger &

specialized hospitals with adequate facilities equipment 7

specialist doctors.

d) Health and OPD service in the community shelters in case of

evacuation.

e) Setting up mobile medical teams to visit the affected areas to

provide health services, especially to the handicapped, children,

old age persons and women.

f) Ensure adequate supply of medical drugs and services.

2. Ensure postmortem of the dead bodies getting conducted

expeditiously.

3. Provide chlorine tablets or other water purifier medicines required.

4. Provide inoculation/vaccination against various epidemic diseases

especially to the children & women.

a) To keep a check on the quality hygiene of food being served in

the relief centers and the area around it.

b) To provide veterinary services in the affected areas centers in

consultation with DDAH.

5. Co-opt & coordinate the activities of various voluntary organizations

such as Red Cross and others.

SE/EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PUBLIC HEALTH SHALL:

1. Ensure sufficient supply of clean and potable drinking water during

the crisis at the site and at the evacuation and relief centers.

2. Ensure availability of sufficient number of water tankers for supply

of the drinking water.

3. Supply sufficient number of pipes for barricading wherever required

by the Deputy Commissioner.

4. Establish temporary latrines/urinals/evacuation centers.


EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PWD, PROVL. DIVISION SHALL

1. Extend necessary help in construction of road diversions and other

civil works during crisis situations.

2. Help in arranging the mechanical equipment whenever required.

3. Carry out rescue operation during a building collapse.

SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER PSEB, AMRITSAR SHALL

1. Ensure uninterrupted electricity supply to all important installations

specially the relief centers, district administration officials and

hospitals.

2. Isolate the affected/damaged area in case of fire floods and

earthquake etc.

3. Ensure restoration of electricity supply to the affected areas as soon

as possible.

4. Make provision of flood lights, search lights, emergency lights, etc.

during the right operations. He shall also ensure availability of

electric generators if necessary.

ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, AMRITSAR SHALL

1. Assist the District Magistrate in discharging his functions as required

by him, from time to time.

2. He is also the Officer In Charge, Police Control Room for handling

Law and Order situations.

COMMANDANT HOME GAURDS AMRITSAR SHALL ENSURE

AVAILABILITY OF HOME GUARDS AT THE DISPOSAL OF THE

DISTRICT CORE COMMITTEE

1. For fire fighting operations.

2. Rescue operations during natural calamities like floods.

3. To provide Assistance for setting up relief & evacuation centers.

4. For other kinds of medical assistance required for shifting injured to

the hospitals etc.

5. To provide assistance to police forces for maintaining proper

security and law and order duties.

DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER SHALL:

1. Provide transport mechanism for evacuation in the form of private

buses, trucks, tempos, taxies etc.

2. Requisition the Government vehicles for evacuation and relief

operations (Format for the requisition the transport devices is

appended as annexure-“B”).

3. Make arrangements for trucks/tempos for transportation of flood

stocks, essential commodities/persons/live stocks etc.

4. Arrange private buses for transportation of persons etc, and taxis for

transportation of injured.


GENERAL MANAGER, PUNJAB ROADWAYS AMRITSAR I AND II,

AJNALA AND BABA BAKALA SHALL:

1. Ensure availability of government buses for the relief operation.

2. Ensure availability of sufficient number of drivers and conductors

during roadways strikes and Bundh call given by various

organization.

3. ensure parking of buses at safe places like police lines and police

stations during emergencies/Bundh calls.\/strikes etc.

CONCEPT OF OPERATION

The responsibility to manage all sorts of disasters in the district rests with the

District Disaster Management Committee” headed by

THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER-CUM-DISTRICT MAGISTRATE:-

Amritsar, who may depending upon the gravity of the situation, seek the

help of the „State Crisis Management Committee” and the “National

Crisis Management Committee”.

FOR OPERATIONAL EXPEDIENCY THE CONCERNED

SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT

OF POLICE (D.S.P),

STATION HOUSE OFFICER AND TEHSILDAR with their

subordinate staff will swing into action immediately after receipt of

information regarding any disaster.

THE S.D.O/S.D.M will immediately take over as site emergency

Director (SED) and D.P. as Additional Site Emergency Director

(ASED)

They will be at their best to contain the situation with the available local

resources. However, if they find that the situation is beyond their control

and the district level response mobilization is required. They will seek

the help of their superior or call the meeting of disaster /management

Committee.

4.3.3 District Crisis Management Group

In District Amritsar a Crisis Management Group (CMG) has been functioning

as core group to take emergency decisions in disaster situations. This group

convenes emergency meetings only and when there is an emergency situation in

the district. In

normal condition the District Crisis Management Group (CMG) is expected to

meet biannually to assess the situation where as in case of disasters it has to

meet frequently with the following functions:

1. To take stoke of the situation

2. Assist the Deputy Commissioner cum Incident Commander to take

appropriate decision in managing the disaster

3. Deciding the way of immediate operation in disaster relief and rehabilitation

works

4. Any other as per the need of the time.


This is a core group with confidential in nature. It is not mandatory to share eth

decisions taken in the Crisis Management Group to share with others. The

members of the CMG in District Amritsar are:

Sr.No. Original Member Designation

on

Phone

No’s (O)

(R)

1 Deputy Commissioner Chairman 2226161

2 Additional District

Magistrate

Convener

3 Member of Parliament

from Amritsar District

Member

4 Chairman of the District

Development Committee

Member

5 Deputy Commissioner of

Police

Member

6 District Project Officer

(DPO)-

Reporting

Secretary

Designation Responsibilities

Deputy

Commissioner

Incident

Commander

Chairman

Add. District

Magistrate

Convener

Over all planning coordination and supervision of the Disaster Management

initiatives including Disaster Risk Management Programme

Act as Incident Commander during disaster

To implementing District Disaster Risk Management Programme in consultation

of DDMC at district level

To direct and coordinate district administration through various departments and

line agencies for the disaster Management

To set up the District Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) and facilitate setting up

of mobile coordination

To constitution of DMCs and DMTs at Sub-division, wards and Committee level.

To ensure preparedness among communities by generating awareness and

building capacities.

To ensure community participation in all the stages of disaster operation in order

to maintain community morale an confidence, maximize the use of local resource,

reduce the cost of operation and promote a faster recovery.

To coordinate activities of voluntary organization and NGOs to ensure

community participation.


To facilitate DMTs for preparing Community Disaster Management plans.

To procure/ hire/ purchase/ pre-contract material for the DRM

To coordinate with all fields of responses including transit camps, relief camps,

feeding centers and cattle camps in an emergency.

To facilitate updating of the IDRN and other DRM web site

To chair the DDMC meeting in a regular period of time.

To supervise and monitoring of disaster management and relief activities within

the district.

To report to the Divisional Commissioner officer as per notification.

To implement district level mock drills at least biannually.

Any either as per the need and direction of the Divisional Commissioner or the

higher authority.

To convene DDMC meeting in regular period of times and circulate minutes of

the meeting among the members.

To coordinate with the Chairman of DDMC and assist to carry out any DRM

activities in the District.

To officiate the DDMC meeting and other proceedings in the absence of DC/

Chairman of DDMC.

To prepare and send timely report of the DRM as well as the minutes of the to the

Div Com office.

To facilitate coordination of all line departments in the Dt. For the disaster

management.

Any other responsibility as the Incident Commander cum Chairman of DDMC

allocated, as per the Disaster Management Act.

MP, MLAs

MCD

Councilors

To ensure that the stakeholders and line departments are carrying out the roles and

responsibilities properly

To lobby for disaster management in the policy formulation meetings


Members

To oversee and endorse community based Disaster Management Plan

To assist the implementation of District Disaster Risk Management Plan

To assist in mass mobilization/ campaigns for community awareness.

To help the Deputy Commissioner during emergency and providing appropriate

help especially in the area of warning dissemination, search and rescue, distributing

relief material and damage assessment etc.

Sub

Divisional

Magistrates

Members

ALL other

members of

DDMC

(Amritsar)

Responsible for disaster management in their sub-divisions.

To coordinate with Deputy Commissioner in all the activities of the DRM

carrying out in their own sub division.

To facilitate and coordinate preparation of sub-division Disaster Management

Plans.

To constitute and coordinate Sub-Division Disaster Management Committee

To facilitate preparation of Community/ School/ hospital disaster management

plans in their own sub divisions.

To exercise Sub-Divisional mock drills at least biannually

To report to Deputy Commissioner periodically on progress in the DRM

To head the Onsite EOC and its team in rapid assessment and follow up action in

time of Emergency.


allocates, as per the Disaster Management Act.

To assist the Deputy Commissioner in preparation of District Disaster

Management Plan.

To prepare Disaster Management Plan for his/ her own Department (DMPD) and

the subordinate units of the department like police stations, duty stations, vital

installations, schools, hospitals etc.

To convey such (DMPDs) to the Emergency operation Centre (EOC Amritsar).

To provide desirable staff for disasters preparedness among communities by

generating awareness and building capacities

To assist in preparation of Community Based Disaster Management plan (CBDM)

and training to the DMTs for various operations of disasters.

To organize regular sensitization cum training on disaster management for their

own departmental staff.

To constitute/update and train Quick Response Teams (QRTs) and Field Response

Teams (FRTs) at their department level

To coordinate the Support Agencies of the Emergency Support Functions(ESFs)

and organize periodic meetings

To organize Mock Drills in their own departments level and the subordinate units

level biannually in coordination with the DC (Amritsar)

To assist the functioning of District emergency Operation Centre

To coordinate with the Dy. Commissioner during emergency and providing

appropriate help

To report to the Chairman of DDMC periodically on progress on disaster


preparedness in their department

To provide all possible human resource/equipment resources/communication

resources available in the department to the Incident Commander in a disaster

situation

To provide all possible human resource/equipment resources to the deputy

commissioner for organizing training programmes on disaster management.

To promote the disaster resistant technologies and seismic engineering in

construction pertaining to the department.

To negotiate/implement retrofitting methods for the existing vital/lifeline

installations under the department



District

Information

Officer

(Amritsar)

Member

To assist the Dy. Commissioner in preparation of District Disaster Management Plan

(DDMP)

To update the India Disaster Resource Network (www.idrn.gov.nic.in) web site and

other such web portals launched by the government and the district.

To prepare Disaster Management Plan for his/her own Department (DMPD) and

convey the same to the Emergency operation Centre (EOC Amritsar).

To constitute/update and train Quick Response Teams (QRTs) and Field Response

Teams (FRTs) at their department level

To coordinate the Support Agencies of the Emergency Support Functions(ESFs) and

organize periodic meetings

To organize Mock Drills in their own departments level and the subordinate units

level biannually in coordination with the DC (Amritsar).

To assist the functioning of District emergency Operation Centre

To provide all possible human resource/equipment resources/communication

resources available in the department to the Incident Commander in a disaster

situation and for training



District

Project

Officer

(Amritsar)

Ex-Officio

Member

To assist the Convener of the DDMC in organizing the its meeting/reporting and

circulating minutes of the meeting

To assist the DDMC Chairman in exercising the day to day affairs of the Emergency

Operation Centre

To assist the Chairman in implementing the DRM programme in the district.

To assist the Convener of the DDMC in preparing periodic reports of DRM

programme in the District and any other documents/reports pertaining to disaster

management.

To negotiate with UNDP/NGOs/INGOs/and other bilateral agencies in

implementation of the DRM Programme.



4.3.4 District Working Groups


District Disaster Management Committee is a multi-disciplinary committee for

disaster management activities in the district. It is broad in nature. The major

functions of this committee are related to preparedness, mitigation and

planning of disaster management. In order to simplify the functions of the

DDMC, three working groups are constituted in Amritsar with certain focused

functions. These are:-

1. Working group for preparedness and mitigation

2. Working group for relief and rehabilitation

3. Working group for district plan review and updation

Working Group for Preparedness and Mitigation will be responsible for all

disaster management preparedness and mitigation activities in the district. They

may direct and review the preparedness measures in the district. Also they

assist the DDMC in coordinating preparedness activities in line departments

and organizations. The major preparedness measures are:

Overlooking and monitoring awareness programmes of the public

and government departments

Organizing/ overlooking training and capacity building

programmes for the task forces, various committees and staff of line

departments

Facilitate preparation of disaster management in

schools/hospitals/Territory of Resident Welfare Associations and

institutions.

Initate and monitor mock drills in various levels.

Lobbyimg for policy formulation for disaster management

It is mandatory for all institutions in District Amritsar- viz. schools, colleges,

hospitals, cinema halls, any other big institution where more than 50 people

gather ata a time or different times in a day- to prepare their own disaster

management plans based on the guidelines issued time to time by the district

administration and to share a copy of the same with this working group. Also

they may execute the modifications provided by this group and intimate

changes they made in the plan document.

Working Group for Relief and Rehabilitation is to assist the Incident

Commander particularly in a disaster situation. They will be responsible for all

relief and rehabilitation related activities in the district, in case of a disaster. It is

their responsibility to prepare code of rehabilitation and updating it early in

advance of a disaster. Other functions of the group are:

• Preparation and updation of necessary formats and Performa for disaster

assessment, monitoring, relief distribution and situation reports

• Identifying storage spaces and go downs for collecting relief materials.


• Engaging in to pre-contract well in advance

• Fair and transparent distribution of relief materials

• Prepare strategy for rehabilitation

This working group under the direction of the Incident Commander Amritsar

has full power to occupy/take over any vital installations - viz. schools, collages,

hospitals, Cinema Halls, underground godowns, or any other big institution

where they feel that sufficient storage facility is there – for storage of relief

materials or any other thing during or immediately after a disaster.

Working Group for District Plan Review and Updation is exclusively for the

disaster management plan updation. They have to review the existing district

plan biannually and suggest amendments in it. Each revised version of the

District plan shall be circulated to each member of the DDMC and ESF timely.

Similarly they will look after plan documents of all line

Departments/Organizations and suggest modifications as well as monitor

progress of Community/school/Hospital disaster management plan preparation.

It is mandatory for all institutions in District Amritsar - viz. schools, collages,

hospitals, cinema halls, any other big institution where more than 50 people

gather at a time or different times in a day - to prepare their own disaster

management plans based on the guidelines issued time to time by the district

administration and to share a copy of the same with this working group. Also

they may execute the modifications provided by this group and intimate changes

they made in the plan document.

4.3.5 Block Disaster Management Committee (BDMC)

BDMC includes panchayati raj institutions, municipalities, a district board,

cantonment board, town planning authority or Zila Parishad or any other body

or authority, by whatever name called, for the time being invested by law, for

rendering essential services or, with the control and management of civic

services, within a specified local area. BDMC will make block disaster

preparedness and mitigation plan.

4.3.6 Village Disaster Management Committee (VDMC)

VDMC taking into consideration disaster at grass root level would act locally

supposed to report and take assistance with Block DM Committee.

Consequently Block DM Committee would acknowledge to District DM

Committee. District DM Committee will facilitate to react accordingly below

level committee and share the experiences and demand fund with State

Disaster Management Committee. VDMC will make block disaster

preparedness and mitigation plan.


4.3.7 Emergency Operation Centre

District Amritsar shall have an exclusive Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) at

District Head Quarter other than the revenue control room. This shall be round

the clock set up with sufficient manpower and most modern equipments.

Considering the unique responsibility of the district Emergency Operation

Centre, the equipments provided to it shall not be taken to any purpose other

than disaster management. This centre is intended to coordinate all disaster

related activities in the district starting from preparedness to rehabilitation and

reconstruction.

There shall be permanent sitting place for each emergency Support Functions

(ESFs) in the EOC and they shall be provided with sufficient telephone

connections. Only the Nodal ESFs are to sit in the EOC and coordinate the

disaster management activities in the district with their support agencies. There

shall be dedicated telephone lines and other communication facilities.

District Disaster

Management

Committee

Block Disaster

Management

Committee

CDPO BDO

VAS MO, PHC

RWSS

GP DISASTER

MANAGEMENT

COMMITTEE

VILLAGE TASK

FORCE


Available Equipments For Strengthening Of Eoc In District Amritsar

Sr. No. Name of the Official No of Items

1 Megaphones 22

2 VHF sets 11

3 Fire Extinguisher (3kg) 20

4 Search Lights 50

5 Torch(Four cells) 50

6 Helmet with torch fitted imp.with battery and

chargen 50

7 Petro–max

(2kg capacity)

50

8 Electric drills 10

9 Electric drill bit set ( complete sets of 19 bits) 10

10 Screw driver set (taparia set of 6 10

11 Aluminums collapsible ladder (30 feet) 10

12 Rope ladder (30 feet)

13 Life Jackets 10

14 Face shield / visor 50

15 Latexgloves

(12”)

50

16 Dust masks (3”) 50

17 Safety Gloves lens 50

18 Safety vest (florescent and waterproof) 50

19 Heavy duty work gloves 50

20 Sleeping bag 50

21 Blanket (wool mark)- 5*8 feet 50

22 Umbrella Raincoat 100

23 Water cooler with purifier 10

24 Room Heater 20

25 Fuel container-20 ltr capacity 20

26 First aid Box (complete with accessories 20

27 Oxygen cylinder 10

28 Folding stretcher 20

4.3.8 Role of Emergency Operation Centre in Normal Time

The Deputy Commissioner of District Amritsar is empowered to appoint an

Administrative Officer as Officer-in-charge of EOC. He will be responsible for

the effective functioning of the EOC. Responsibilities of the EOC in charge in

normal time Include

1. Ensure that all equipments in the EOC are in working condition;

2. Collection data on routine basis from line departments for disaster

management

3. Develop status reports of preparedness and mitigation activities in the


district;

4. Ensure appropriate implementation of District Disaster Management Plan

5. Maintenance of data bank with regular updating

6. Activate the trigger mechanism on receipt of disaster warning/occurrence of

disaster

4.3.9 Role of Emergency Operation Centre during Disaster

On the basis of the message received from the forecasting agencies, warning has

to be issued for the general public and the departments, which play a vital role

during emergencies. Issuing correct and timely warning would be one of the

prime responsibilities of EOC. For effective dissemination of warning EOC

should have a well- planned line of communication. The DC shall be the

competent authority to disseminate a disaster warning. The warning on

occurrence of a disaster will also be communicated to:

1. All Emergency Support Functions

2. Members of DDMC-Amritsar

3. Hospitals in the disaster area/CAT etc

4. Office of Divisional Commissioner

5. State Relief Commissioner

6. Emergency Operation Centre in the neighboring districts

7. National/State Emergency Operation Centre

8. People‟s representatives from the district

Apart from this the District Emergency Operation Centre must arrange desks for

the Emergency Support Function in its complex for better coordination and

help. Simultaneously the onsite EOCs are to be set up with the help of the

district EOC. Constant communication between the State EOC, District EOC

and Onsite EOC is mandatory for updates on the disaster, which happened.

4.4 Incident Command System In Amritsar

The Amritsar District Collector is the Incidental Commander to activate the

command system and to control and coordinate the resources required at the site

of disaster. The ICS is a model tool to command, coordinate and use of

resources at the site of the incident. It is based on the management and direction

tools that experts and managers are already aware to. It is very flexible, cost

effective and efficient management system.

In Incident Command System under the Deputy Commissioner Amritsar, there

shall be an operation section with a chief and associates, planning section with a

leader and associates, logistic section with a leader and section chief and finance

section with a leader and associates. All team leaders will be in the rank of

ADM/Line Department Heads in the district who are senior level officer.


Tree Diagram 4.1 The Incident Command System

4.4.1 Major Functions of Incident Commander

The general functions of the Incident Commander are as follows:

• To create and integrate communication flow during emergency period

• To manage incident scene, and report through integrated and coordinated

command plan

• To facilitate procedures and protocols according to ESF Departments within

District as well as State and Central Government.

• To put the communication system in place to receive, record, acknowledge

incoming and outgoing information of any form during the disaster

• To mange resources as per their availability such as– distribution of relief

material with ESF agencies required during emergency etc

• Monitoring functional areas during and post disaster phase

Besides these general functions, the Incident Commander has to perform certain

specific functions. They are:

1. Size up the situation

2. Determine if human life is at immediate risk

3. Establish immediate objectives

4. Determine if there are enough and right kind of resources on site and/or

ordered

5. Develop immediate action plan

Incident Commander

Information Officer

(DIO-Amritsar)

Liaison Officer (DPO-

Amritsar)

Safety Officer

(BDO-Amritsar)

Operations

Section

Chief

(ADM)

Planning

Section

Chief (DC-

SDM-HQ)

Logistic

Section

Chief (DC-

MCD)

Finance/Adm

n Section

Chief (DC-

JAO)


6. Establish an initial organization

7. Review and modify objectives and adjust the action plan as necessary

4.4.2 Major Functions of Operation Section Chief

Responsible for management of all operations directly applicable to

primary mission

Activates and supervises organization elements in accordance with the

Incident Action Plan and directs its execution

Determine need and request additional resources

Review suggested list of resources to be rebased and initiate

recommendation for release of resources

Report Information about special activities, events or occurrences to

Incident Commander

Maintain Unit / Activity details

4.4.3 Major Functions of Planning Section Chief

Collection, evaluation, dissemination and use of information about the

development of incident and status of resources. Information is needed

to

o Understand the current situation

o Supervise preparation of Immediate Action Plan (IAP)

Provide input to IC and Operation Chief in preparation of IAP

Reassign of service personnel already on site to other positions as

appropriate

Determine need for any specialized resources in support of the incident

Establish information requirements and reporting schedules for Planning

Section

4.4.4 Major Functions of Logistic Section Chief

The logistic section chief is responsible for providing facilities, services and

4.4.5 Major Functions of Finance Section Chief

The Finance section is basically of the administration and managing finance.

The major roles of this section includes managing

1. Incident Command Post

2. Staging Areas

3. Base

4. Camps

The Finance /Administration Section Chief has to be given the incident facilities

as


Staging Areas: i.e. temporary location where personnel and equipment are kept

while waiting assignment

Shall be located within 5 min travel time to the area of incident.

To be set up to meet specific functional needs

Shall include temporary feeling and sanitation facilities

Advantage of using staging areas:

• Provide locations for immediately available resources to await assignment

• Provide for greater accountability by having available personnel and resources

in one safe location

4.4.6 Onsite Emergency Operation Centers

Onsite Emergency Operation Centers (OEOC) are complimentary units to

District Emergency Operation Center in the district (EOC), which will operate

close to the disaster sites and will be linked directly with the District Emergency

Operations Centre.

District Amritsar has designated three OEOCs, which are located in Ajnala Fire

Station Complex, Baba Bakala SDM Office Complex and Baba Bakala Police

Station Complex. These strategic locations will help to cover operations in a

calamity in the district in maximum five minutes time.

The concerned SDM will be the Commander-in-chief at this level and would be

responsible of coordinating its functions as per the direction of the Incident

Commander with the help of the Incident Management Teams (IMT) with

him/her. The OEOCs are physically activated only in time of a disaster. The

concerned SDM of the OEOC unit would be responsible to execute activities at

disaster site; however the tasks would be controlled and coordinated from EOC

through nodal desk officers.

4.5 EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS

This is an additional feature in the new mechanism of disaster management. A

concerted effort of various agencies is required to manage a disaster. Usually

the agencies are able to perform the required function, but lack of proper

coordination leaves them under-utilized. To avoid this type of problem, a new

mechanism called Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) are formulated in

Amritsar District.


EARLY WARNING DISSEMINATION

4.6 DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAMS

Each ESF should be well prepared to set up its coordination desks in all three

Onsite EOCs as well as in the District EOC at the time of disaster. With this

intention, they have to designate a nodal officer and an alternate nodal officer

with specific responsibility. Besides they have to constitute a Head Quarter

Team as well as Quick Response Teams (QRTs) and minimum three Field

Response Teams (FRTs) with at least five members each.

The name and address of the team members shall be updated time to time with a

test contact number. It is the function of the Working Group - III for plan

review and updation, to coordinate the disaster management teams. The

supporting agencies will directly report to the nodal agency and the nodal

agency will report to the Incident Commander regarding its functions.

4.7 CONTROL ROOM

During any crisis, all activities of crisis management shall be conducted

from the Central Control Room. From this centre, the necessary command shall

be issued, action thereon shall be coordinated and the information shall flow

down the line.


Two traditional Control Room for facing Law and Order problems are

located in Police lines of Amritsar with telephone number and function round

the clock. These are equipped with wireless/ R.T. Sets and telephone sets (Both

P & T and Hot lines).

In case of emergency, if required by grave situations, Deputy

Commissioner's Committee Room which is connected with the Court Room of

the Deputy Commissioner and is rquipped with telephone no. 2226161 as well

as Hot line and Intercom facilities, connecting all important Revenue and

Development Officers of the District headquarters, will be converted into

"Emergency Control Room".

Generally, this control room functions from 9.00 AM to 5.00 PM during

working hours/ days, but if emergent situation arises, this will function round

the clock and Executive Magistrate or an ADC nominated by the District

Magistrate/ Chairman, District Disaster Management Committee shall be

available here round the clock. Considering the local circumstances of the

district. Round the clock running of this Control Room is not required

throughout the year.

PHASE

ACTIVITIES

OTHER OFFICIALS

TO BE INVOLVED

RESOURCES/

EQUIPMENTS TO BE

PROCURRED FROM

Pre-

Disaster

Preparedness Before the Disaster:

Reviewing and analyzing the

calamity situation in the

district over the next one-year

through a meeting at the

District level involving all the

departments of the district as

well as block and GP levels

and the locally active

NGOs/CBOs

Identifying disaster prone

zones and strategies to stay

prepared for the worst.

Ensure IEC through

Emergency section/BDO’s

/COs/NGO’s /AW centers

/Street plays/ Workshops /

Wallings. Reviewing the DCR and

making it functional as per

SOP fixed by him (SOP to be

All District level officials.

ADC, EAC, SDO, CO

DRRO/FO (DRM)

DRRO/FO (DRM)

All BDOs

DIPRO (District

Information and Public

Relation Officer.)

BDOs, CDPOs

DRRO/FO

Principal Commissioner,

Directorate of RR&DM,

Itanagar

POLICE/FIRE

R&B/NH

DIPR, Directorate of

RR&DM, Itanagar

RR&DM Deptt

Civil Defense.

Commandant/coordinator

of

NCC/NSS/NYKS/Home

Deptt



prepared earlier)

Making the DCR well

equipped and depute senior

officers from time to time to

review the receipt of

information and

dissemination.

Calling a meeting for

NGO/CBO co-ordination. And

discuss issues such as

Capacity assessment of

different NGOs/CBOs and ask

them to adopt certain

vulnerable areas to avoid

overlapping and duplicity.

Preparing a checklist

(containing the dos and

don‟ts) and pass that on to the

NGOs/CBOs

Ensuring/installing

communication system to the

inaccessible villages.

Checking stock of the Public

distribution system and

arrangement of the temporary

godwons.

Checking the Resources with

other department such as

Police, Fire, Civil Defense and

of NSS/NCC/NYKS.

Keeping stock of road

cleaning equipments and

vehicles for relief operation.

Assigning specific duties to

different officers/Sr. Officers

at Headquarters.

Staying in constant touch with

other line departments.

Ensuring proper functioning

of warning systems &

communication systems.

Ensuring Mock drill of the

rescue and relief teams.

Preparing a map showing

the location of temporary

shelter camps and cyclone

DRRO/DFCSO

Police,

Fire, Civil Defense.

DRRO/FO (DRM)

All District level officials.

All EACs.

All COs.

All BDOs

DIPRO.

Dist. Fisheries Officer.

Leading NGOs.

Police.

Itanagar


Itanagar

VHF from the

Police/Dept of RR&DM.

HAM RADIO from Dept

of RR&DM. Mike-set

/Batteries/Generators

available in the district

office of DIPRO/ from the

Private parties on

requisition


shelters with accessibility.

Identifying flood/cyclone

Shelter/Temporary shelter

in high elevated places and

arrangement of tents etc

Identifying and mapping of

Disaster (of all kinds) Prone

areas

Ensuring formation of village

level Disaster Management

Committee through Block

Development officers.

Dissemination of Warning:

Receiving Warning from

reliable sources and

crosschecking them for

authenticity.

Disseminating warning to

District level officials

/Revenue field functionaries

/PRIs & coordination with the

Revenue control room

Keeping the Control Room

active round the clock.

Distributing duties to the

District level officials, Sub-

collectors, Tahasildars and

BDOs.

Arranging vehicles and public

address systems for

information dissemination.

Establishing coordination with

the NGOs/CBOs and the

village communities and

assigning them duties.

Issuing warning to fisherman

through Tahasildars/Dist.

Fisheries officer/Asst. Director

fisheries, well in advance

Asking the people in the

vulnerable areas to move to

the shelters and to move their

domesticated animals to safer

places and to cooperate with


the volunteers and other

officials engaged in similar

activities

During

Disaster

Search, Rescue and Evacuation:

To co-ordinate with Civil

defense, NGOs/CBOs. /Police

for support.

Arrangement & Deployment

of boats/vehicles etc. for

evacuation

Evacuating people from

marooned areas and

administer emergent relief.

Organizing trained task force

members and deputing to be

marooned & Cut-off areas for

evacuation.

Deployment of police for

maintaining discipline and

peace keeping during

evacuation

Mobilizing people to move to

flood/cyclone shelters.

Deployment of Power

Boat/Country Boat

(Govt./Private) for evacuation

wherever necessary.

Deployment of Police/Fire

Brigade for search and rescue.

Co-ordination with the

NCC/NSS/Civil

Defense/Rajya Sainik Board

etc. for rescue operation

Ensuring proper utilization of

the rescue materials.

Providing Rescue kits at the

affected areas

Distribution of Relief Materials:

Keeping a record of the

affected area and people so as

to account for the relief

materials needed.

Police

Fire Brigade.

Leading NGO.

COs.

BDOs.

Programme Co-

coordinators of

NSS/NCC/Defense

units.

DC,

DRRO, FO

SP

DMO,

DVO,

COs

BDOs

Medical Officers

Paramilitary Forces

Police.

PHED/IFCD.

/MVI/other line

departments

Leading NGO

1.Power Boats /Country

Boats/vehicle/rope/rescue

kits and trained resource

personnel from Dept of

RR& DM/Civil Defense/

Hired from the private

parties according to the

requirement

FCI, Private stockiest,

SRC, Director Health

services, Director

Animal Husbandry,

PSUs/UNICEF/

UNDP/Other

NGOs/INGOs


Procurement and

transportation of relief

materials to affected areas

Arrangement of free kitchen in

the shelter camps & affected

areas and assigning the

responsibilities to officials for

proper distribution

Coordinating with the

NGOs/CBOs

Encouraging other voluntary

organizations from outside for

rescue and relief operation.

Distribution of basic

medicines and disinfectants to

prevent epidemic

Ensuring Health care activities

by the CDMO in the shelter

camps & through mobile

Units/Temporary Health in

regular intervals

Ensuring Cattle health

activities by the

DMO through Mobile

units/Temporary Health camps

in the affected areas

Ensuring that there is enough

storage of food and pure water

in the shelters.

Monitoring all the activities in

the affected areas.

Post-

Disaster

Short-term Measures:

Formation of special task

force with required

equipments.

Assigning responsibilities for

specific areas.

Emergency cleaning of debris

to enable reconnaissance.

Clearing fallen trees and

branches from the roads to

facilitate local relief work.

Forming a work team carrying

emergency tool kits.

All the district level

officials /officers at

district

Headquarters/BDOs./DU

DA/POLICE/PARAMILI

TARY FORCES and

other line departments

Cranes, Road cleaning

equipments,

Water tankers, funds,

vehicles, Gen sets, Earth

moving equipments,

seeds, fertilizers, pump

sets,

/Military cantonment /

PHD, IFCD, District

Horticulture and

Agriculture Office


Deployment of towing

vehicles, earth moving

equipments, cranes,

Construction of temporary

roads.

Keeping National & other

Highways clear from disaster

effects

Assessment of damage.

Temporary supply of food,

drinking water and medicines

to the shelters and affected

areas

Arrangement for safe shelter

for animals.

Providing the lighting

facilities for shelter places.

Deployment of home guards

and constables to maintain law

and order

Providing temporary

arrangements for income

generation for the affected

people

Drought resistance short

duration paddy seeds to be

made available to farmers.

Encouraging NGOs/INGOs

from outside to carry out

restoration and reconstruction

works

Ensuring crop insurance

Supervising all the activities

Long Term Measures

Immediate restoration of Road

communication,. Irrigation

system, Educational

institutions, Govt. Institutions,

Electrical installation,

Drinking water supply,

Construction of IAY houses

for the BPL families and

massive costal area plantation

to maintain ecological

balance.

DDMC & Action groups

Funds from all possible

Sources


Meeting with district level

officials /Officials at Head

quarter and chalk out

emergency plan with

vulnerable areas and resource

list

Co-ordination meeting of

NGOs /PRIs. &Assignment of

duties.

Pre-positioning of staff in the

likely cut off areas

Arrange food and other basic

requirement for emergency

response.

Collect information from

different areas and to act

accordingly.

Co-ordination meeting with

officials at Headquarters by 12

hours intervals and 24 hours

intervals with the field

officials.

Regular collection of situation

report of the risk and

vulnerable areas from the

officers assign for the purpose.

Provision for administering

emergent relief and the other

basic needs

Contact with SRC for supply

of Temporary shelter

materials.

Keeping in touch with CSO

for supply of food articles

procuring from FCI/Whole

sellers.

Deputation of Volunteers to

different probable affected

areas.

Helping the evacuees for

returning to their houses.

Immediate arrangement of free

kitchen in the cut-off and

inaccessible areas

Relief distribution.

All District level

officials/NGOs/CBOs/

SDOs/ COs/ EACs/

Officials of the District

office/RR&DM

Materials for temporary

shelter procured from

DFO/SRC/OSDMA/UND

P/NGO/PSUs etc.

Vehicles /Private

agencies.

Medical requirements

from DMO

Cattle feed from DVO

Volunteers


Monitoring of Relief

distribution.

Provision of drinking water

Provision of Medical facilities.

Repair/Restoration of Roads.

Transportation of Relief and

Human Resources


CHAPTER 5

DISASTER MITIGATION PLAN

A better disaster management with minimum vulnerability is possible only by

means of preparedness and mitigation measures. Maximum the disaster

preparedness, minimum the vulnerability. Neither a disaster can be prevented

nor diverted to any other place. The only possible thing is to minimize the

effect.

The changing concept of disaster management has taken its birth in mere

hypothesis. Today there is a paradigm shift in the approach to disaster

management from a culture of relief and rehabilitation to that of preparedness

and mitigation. In District Amritsar, there shall be two approaches in disaster

mitigation viz. structural mitigation and non-structural mitigation.

5.1 NON-STRUCTURAL MITIGATION PLAN

Amritsar lies in the Gangetic Plain and de facto the eastern part of Amritsar is

considered as the worst for disasters like earthquake, flood and fire. If the entire

city falls in Zone IV, informally we can say that the East Amritsar is in Zone V,

which indicates the District, as at high risk to earthquake. The state is prone to

flood from river Yamuna and the consequence of flood becomes misery to the

eastern population especially. In addition to this, fire is a major concern for the

District as fire incidents have risen steeply in the last couple of decades. The

vulnerability of the district increases in fire accidents since most of the JJ

colonies and slums are thickly populated.

The non structural mitigation is basically framed in such a way that the whole

population of the district will be sensitized on disaster management and their

capacity is developed to cope up with a hazardous situation. District Amritsar

has specific plan for non-structural mitigation measures which is an ongoing

process in various spheres of life.

5.1.1 Preparedness Methodology

Instead of waiting for a disaster to occur and then to manage it, this concept

envisages to make people part of the management process. The plan contains a

series of measures for preparedness in schools, colleges, hospitals, and all other

vital institutions and ultimately the community itself. In a disaster management

cycle, preparedness shall be the first step. People of a given area have to be

guided to prepare their own coping mechanism. For this the district shall plan

various activities and reach out to the local level. The DDMC shall suggest apt

and proper methodology for preparedness on regular basis.


5.1.2 Sensitization/Awareness Campaigns

The District administration must reach out to the local residents and general

public of the district with various level sensitization programmes. Sensitization

programmes shall be conducted for schools, hospitals, colleges, communities,

policy makers and all other specific sectors including rickshaw pullers.

Awareness on multi hazards and dos and don‟ts to solve it are most import and

basic for a human being to save him/herself. Disaster strikes everywhere

everyone irrespective of land, caste, creed, color, people, and gender. The basic

information shall be given in forms of booklets reading materials, audiovisual

material etc. The broad objectives of such programmes shall be as follows:

1. To bring awareness about disasters among the inmates of all institutions and

residents of all communities in Amritsar.

2. To pave way for strict enforcement of building rules in construction

departments and contractors.

3. Preparation of Building Evacuation Plans and training the general public on

basics of self defence thereby building capacities of school authorities and

saving lives in the event of an Earthquake or Fire accidents or any other

disaster.

4. To sensitize officers from the District Administration, Ministry of Education,

Ministry of Disaster Management, Amritsar Police, GTB Hospital, Amritsar

Fire Service and all other parallel agencies.

Different methods and techniques shall be utilized to spread awareness on

disaster in the district. Some sample techniques and methods are listed below:

• Public meetings and loud speaker announcements

• Group meetings of RWAs and other logical units

• Wall painting in the communities

• Distribution of reading materials to the general public

• Distribution of posters and other Information Education and Communication

(IEC) materials to children and community people

• Street plays, documentaries and films on the subject

• Use of electronic media, especially cable channels

• Quiz-painting competitions, special types of books, etc for students

• Any other means the DDMC feels apt and proper

5.1.3 Training and Capacity Building A series of training programmes shall be organized for specialized groups like,

district DMTs, sub division and community level office bearers, teachers and

principals, doctors and engineers, architects and masons and builders and

contractors etc. All walks of people shall be trained. This can even be on

construction of buildings and other structures earth quake resistant.


• District northeast shall identify sensitization as one of the best tools to create

awareness programme and preparation of Community Based Disaster

Management planning. In this respect the DC NE shall organize a series of

programmes for the community people, Resident Welfare Organizations and

NGOs.

• There are organizations like Civil Defence, NYK, NCC, NSS etc, which have

thousands of volunteers from each nook and corners of the distinct. The district

must train their volunteers and the wardens of these bodies in the district, thus

people from various corners will be trained and sensitized in disaster

management and this can make a magnifying result.

• For better sustainability of disaster management, the DDMC shall think of

training CD & HG, NYK, NCC and NSS volunteers at the cost of the district

administration and they shall be given certificate of training, identity cards as

disaster managers. The DDMC can take appropriate decision for paying any

honorariums for their services.

• Training programmes shall be organized with RWAs and NGOs in the district

or they shall be funded for organizing such programmes. Corporate sponsors

shall be contacted to hold such massive training programmes.

5.1.4 Disaster Management Planning

It is a known fact that the entire state of Amritsar falls under Zone IV; in which

the East Amritsar is highly prone to multi hazards like earthquake. In addition,

fire is a major concern for the District as fire incidents have risen steeply in the

last couple of decades. The vulnerability of the district increases in fire

accidents since most of the JJ clusters and slums are thickly populated

The first responder of any disaster anywhere is none other than the local people

who are the victims too. Once a disaster has been occurred, many agencies like

NGOs, Military and Para Military Agencies as well as the Government

Agencies approach the area. But it takes time to start rescue and relief

operations by these agencies due to poor accessibility and approachability to the

disaster site and ignorance to the geographical situation of the affected area.

Taking all these in to stoke, the district shall organize various planning exercises

with the local bodies. In Amritsar District, RWAs are the prominent civil

society organizations under the Bhagidhari scheme. Each pocket and block has

at least one RWA or Community Development Organizations. The strategy of

planning shall be as follows:

1. The territory of each RWA can be taken as logical unit for planning

2. Where there is no RWA, similar local bodies or NGOs can be taken as

logical units

3. Where there is more than one RWA the Registered RWA/first formed

RWA/that, which has more public coverage and support, shall be taken in to

consideration.

4. Every school in the district, irrespective of size, shall be a logical unit


5. Every Hospital with more than 10 bed shall have Disaster management plans

6. All Cinema Halls, Clubs, religious centers etc where gatherings are possible,

shall have Disaster management plans

7. Every Government office/building/department shall have separate disaster

management plans

8. Every Merchant Traders Associations (MTA), shopping centers and district

centers

9. All industries in the district, irrespective of size and nature.

The predominant objectives of the initiative shall be:

1. To create awareness on disasters and disaster management among

community leaders and general public.

2. To prepare Disaster Management plan for each logical unit with Hazard and

Resource Maps.

3. To form Disaster Management Committees (DMC) and Task Forces within

the logical unit, to manage disasters and train them specifically.

4. To exercise Mock Drills in each Community in a regular interval of time

including evacuation exercises.

Each logical unit shall collect the template/modal plan document from the EOC

at the district administration and after preparation a copy of the same shall be

submitted to the EOC and the other shall be with the logical unit. This plan

document shall be updated at least bi annually and the update information shall

be given to the EOC in writing. The district EOC shall help the logical unit in

conducting the planning exercises as and when they request the same.

5.1.5 Disaster Resource Inventory

In a scenario of total damage due to disasters like earthquake or tornado, all

communication system disrupts and disaster managers become armless in

fighting the calamity. To overcome such obstacle, Government of India has

developed disaster management portals which facilitate the disaster managers

and administrates to track down resource stocks in the country or at least in the

neighboring area. This Website, called www.idrn.gov.nic.in, basically intended

to gather data from the government resources. Data are collected from local

units and line departments and uploaded by the District Administration after

verification and scrutiny.

Each government department in the district shall take part in updating this portal

regularly. They shall give information on fresh procurement of equipments,

manpower and technologies to the Emergency Operation Centre, Amritsar in the

prescribed format at least biannually.

5.1.6 Enforcing Existing Codes and Laws

Lists of codes are already in place to monitor the construction practices in the


district. Bureau of India Standards, national Building codes of India and

subsequent amendments in various acts provides sufficient legal protection to

the enforcing agencies for safe construction practices. In District Amritsar, the

major government bodies undertaking construction and grant permission to the

private players‟ viz. MCA, PWD, DDA and Irrigation and Flood Control

Department shall ensure that structural safety measures are followed well. In

District Amritsar the following general structural safety codes shall be followed

strictly:

1. IS: 456:2000 “Code of Practice for Plain and Reinforce Concrete”

2. IS: 800-1984 “Code of Practice for General Construction in Steel”

3. IS: 801-1975 “Code of Practice for Use of Cold Formal Light Gauge Steel

Structural members in General Building Construction”

4. IS: 875 (Part-2): 1987- “Design Loads (other than Earth Quake) for Building

and Structures, Part 2 Imposed Loads.


and Structures, Part 3 Wind Loads.


and Structures, Part 4 Snow Loads.


and Structures, Part 5 Special Loads and Load Combination.

8. IS: 883:1966 “Code of Practice for Design of Structural Timber in Building”

9. IS 1904:1987 “Code of Practice for Structural Safety of Buildings:

Foundation”

10. IS: 1905:1987 “Code of Practice for Structural Safety of Buildings:

Masonry Walls

11. IS: 2911 (Part 1) section 1: 1979 “Code of Practice for Design and

Construction of Pile Foundation Section 1

Part 1: Section 2 Based Cast-in-situ Piles

Part 1: Section 3 Driven Pre Cast Concrete Piles

Part 1: Section 4 Based Pre Cast Concrete Piles

Part 2: Timber Piles

Part 3: Under Reamed Piles

Part 4: Load Test on Piles

Besides the DDMC shall take appropriate decisions to enforce Codes for Earth

Quake Protection, Wind Storm protection, etc

5.2 STRUCTURAL MITIGATION MEASURES

It is immensely pivotal for the planning community to respond towards disaster

management positively. The Third Master Plan for Amritsar – 2021, which is

under preparation, should clearly come out with provisions prescribed in the

amended legislations related to disaster management. Urban disaster

management is intimately connected to the wholesome process of urban

development and therefore needs a sincere incorporation in the development

planning itself.


The industrial relocation/location, unauthorized-regularization issue, slumming,

over densification and continuous influx of population to Amritsar are some of

the open concerns and that besides a planning challenge it is a concern for

disaster management.

The district shall take steps for structural mitigation of disaster management.

The departments that are associated with development of residential and

commercial plots shall strict the NOC norms. The Building codes shall be

strictly enforced in the district. Only seismically oriented engineers, contractors

and masons shall be given certificates for multi story constructions and real

estates. Simultaneously retrofitting is to be promoted with the expert advice.

The possible two structural measures for disaster protection are Retrofitting of

the existing building and Earth Quake Resistant new construction.

5.2.1 Retrofitting

For an existing building, Retrofitting or Seismic Strengthening is the only

solution to make it disaster resistant. In district Amritsar, all lifeline buildings

such as major hospitals, Schools with large space for storage, district

administration offices and other vital installations shall be retrofitted in the first

phase. In the second phase all other significant buildings shall be given priority

for seismic strengthening. Before carrying retrofitting, a panel of experts shall

be approached for assessing the structure and to suggest the type of retrofitting

required.

5.2.2 Earth Quake Resistant Construction

Promotion of Earth quake Resistant construction mainly includes construction

safety, quality control and inspection. In the previous decades, there were no

specific guidelines on EQ resistant constructions and seismic strengthening.

Due to the very fact, most of the buildings till 1990s were built without any

safety measures. But in the present scenario, there are building byelaws and

guidelines. Civic Bodies like MCD, DDA, and PWD in the district shall try to

enforce these laws.

All construction except load bearing buildings up to 3 storeys shall be carried

out under the supervision of the Construction Engineer on Record or

Construction Management Agency on Record for various seismic zones. They

shall be given a certificate based on the norms on completion of the

construction.

All the constructions for high-rise buildings higher than seven story‟s, public

buildings, and special structures shall be carried out under quality inspection

programme prepared and implemented under the Quality Auditor on Record or

Quality auditor agency on Record in Seismic Zones IV and V. DDMC Amritsar

shall look in to this aspect and ensure that such prerequisites are completed and


observed by the concerned agencies and construction engineers.

Illegal constructions, Encroachments, unapproved additions, alterations etc of

residential buildings and conversion of residential building in to commercial

purpose etc shall be checked by the District Administration with strict measures.

These unauthorized activities may lead to disasters in that particular area.


CHAPTER 06

ACTION (RESPONSE) PLAN FOR EMERGENCY SUPPORT

FUNCTIONS

“The disaster scenario offers a range of opportunities for affected communities

to respond to the crisis, how community responds to a disaster and post disaster

aid sets the tone for the transition from disaster to development”. After

earthquake in Latur, people of that area started to monitor construction works,

retrofitting of houses and behave like “community construction watch dogs”

(IDR, Oxford, 2000).

Disaster management is a multi faceted discipline that needs different

mechanisms with diverse methodology. The action plan contains two

approaches;

1) short term plan and

2) long term response plans.

The district administration- DDMC Amritsar- has to take pre-action on these

two approaches to tackle a disaster scenario.

6.1 SHORT TERM RESPONSE PLAN

Short-term response plan contains the actions to be taken immediately after a

disaster. Once an information has been reached the district EOC or any of the

Disaster Managers in the district either from authentic or unauthentic sources, it

has to be verified soon for authenticity. Once the information is found correct,

it has to be reported to the Incident Commander via fast communication

system. The Incident Commander shall take the following actions:-

1. Disseminate warning/ alert to the potential victims.

2. Disseminate information to vertical and horizontal EOCs.

3. Disseminate information to vertical and horizontal Administrators

and DMTs.

4. Declare Disaster based on the severity/vulnerability.

61.1 Rescue Operations

Immediately after a disaster the Deputy Commissioner Amritsar shall act as the

District magistrate and incident commander and take over disaster

management. He/ She shall coordinate the rescue operations with the help of

the Working Group for relief and rehabilitation and the Emergency Support

Functions. Along with the rescue operations the Incident Commander shall do

the following measures:

1. Activate the Incident Command System.


2. Call meeting of Crisis Management Group

3. Coordinate the ESFs in disaster management

4. Set up Site/ Onsite Operation Centers and activate relief camps.

5. Collect preliminary assessment report from the onsite EOCs.

6. Activate the pre-contract vendors and collect relief materials for

distribution

7. Brief the situation to the higher authority as well as to the

press/media people.

8. Ensure basic logistic arrangements for disaster managers and the

Operation Centers.

9. Mobilize resources/ call assistance from various stakeholders.

Besides there are large number of activities to be under taken by the Incident

Commander in consultation with the Crisis Management Group which are

listed in the Disaster Management Act.

6.1.2 Relief Operations

Once the rescue phase is over, the district administration shall provide

immediate relief assistance either in cash or in kind to the victims of the

disaster. The DDMC Amritsar shall enter in to pre-contract well in advance and

procure materials required for life saving. The office of Deputy Commissioner

is responsible for providing relief to the victims of natural and man made

disasters like fire, flood, drought, earthquakes, riots, terrorist attacks, accidents

etc.

The relief is provided as per the following scale fixed by the government:

Communal Riots

Death Case Rs. 1 lakh

Permanent Incapacitation Rs. 50,000/-

Bomb Blasts and Riots

Death Rs. 1 lakh in each case

Permanent Incapacitation Rs. 50,000/- each case

Serious Injury Rs. 10,000/- each case

Minor Injury Rs. 3,000/- each case

Fire and Other Accidents

Death (Major) Rs. 50,000/- each case

Death (Minor) Rs. 25,000/- each case

Serious Injury Rs. 20,000/- each case

Minor Injury Rs. 500/- each case


Loss of property

Animals Rs. 1,000/- each

Rickshaw etc. Rs. 500/- each

Damage to residential unit (in riots)

Total damage Rs. 20,000/-

Substantial damage Rs. 10,000/-

Minor damage Rs. 2000/-

Uninsured commercial property/commercial articles

50 % of the loss – up to a maximum of Rs. 50,000/-

Total damage to the Jhuggis – Rs. 1,000/-

6.1.3 Rehabilitation

In short term response rehabilitation is the final step. The incident Command

System shall be deactivated as the rehabilitation phase is over. Thereafter the

normal administration shall take up the remaining reconstruction works in the

disaster-affected areas. These activities shall be performed by the Working

Group for relief and rehabilitation under the direction of the DDMC.

6.2 LONG TERM RESPONSE PLAN

The long-term response plans are related with the Recovery and reconstruction

activities on one side and institutionalizing disaster management in district

administration on the other side. The former one is given in detail in the

coming chapter. There are Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) for the

Emergency Support Functions. In long term measures the following action

shall be undertaken dully.

1. Constitution of Emergency Support Functions, Disaster

Management Teams, Quick Response Teams, Field Response

Teams.

2. Refresher trainings for all such teams in a regular interval of time

and exercise of mock drills.

3. Continuous awareness/sensitization programmes for the

stakeholders and the general Public.

4. Getting pre-contract with venders and merchant establishments to

procure relief materials in times of disaster.

Most of the Line departments in the District, Autonomous Bodies and

Organizations are part of the Emergency Support Functions. The action

plans for ESFs for disaster management are discussed below. The

DDMC shall ensure that these actions plans are updated bi annually and

practiced through mock drills in the district.


6 Action Plan for Amritsar Fire Service

Response Activation:

1. As soon as the Nodal Officer gets information about the disaster, he

should reach the EOC.

2. The Quick Response teams will be deployed at the Onsite EOCs.

3. As per the information from IMT, more officers may be sent at site.

Actions to be taken:

1. At the site, QRTs should contact the local volunteers and local people to

gather information about vulnerable areas so that search and rescue

operations can take place through a proper channel in heavily dense

areas, large buildings, community centers, hotels, hospitals, public

buildings and any other area having large gathering.

2. Locate the damaged and collapsed structures and rescue the population

buried and trapped in rubble.

3. The injured people should be taken out of damaged buildings etc with

utmost care.

4. Special care to women and children groups should be given as they are

expected to be more affected and helpless incase of any emergency

situation.

5. Coordinate with the Transportation ESF if a large number of medical

professionals need to be sent to the affected sites and/or a large number

of victims need to be transported to health facilities.

Equipments to be brought:

1. Water Tenders

2. Ladder Platforms

3. Haz Mat Van

4. Concrete Cutter

5. Other equipments necessary for Search and Rescue Operations, depends

upon need.

Resources Required

Acoustic listening devices

Search Cams

Thermal Imaging Cameras

Rescue gears

Canines

Hydraulic platform 60 mts. Telescopic cum Articulating

Hydraulic platform 54 mts. Telescopic cum Articulating tip boom.

Hydraulic platform 45 mts. Telescopic cum Articulating tip boom and

rotating cage

Hydraulic Telescopic crane (45 mts. 100 tom capacity)

Hydraulic/ pneumatic rescue tools (Heavy duty industrial type) Concrete

saws, portables, gasoline operated with diamond chains

12” & 14” with water pump & hose/ connectors.


Concrete breakers (28 kgs)

Concrete breakers (10 kgs)

Pneumatic High-pressure lifting bags 12 to 132 tons.

Life detector compact system

Helmets with head mounted strap lights/ battery

& Wireless/ walkie-talkie adapters

Mechanical jack supports

Hydraulic jacking system

Front End Loader (JCB Type)

• Bucket cap 1.0 cu.mt/Back hoe cap. 0.2/0.3 cu.mt. HP

• Bucket cap 2.0 cu.mt. HP

• Bucket cap. 1.0 cu.mt. HP

Excavator , Bucket Cap 0.3 cu m.wt. @ 7/8 ton, HP @ 50/60 HP

Bucket cap 1.0 cu.mt. wt. @ 20/25 ton HP @ 120/135

Wheel Dozer G14 D type, Bulldozer D80 A12, Tipper truck, Tractors,

Lifting crane cap. 25 ton.

Mobile medical van, Tata Sumo

Dead animal van/Animal ambulance

De watering pump heavy duty mounted on a LCV

Towing crane, Trailer 25 ton to transfer the machinery

Mobile Breakdown Unit

Other Resources

emergency lights, torches

public Address Systems (battery operated)

Stretchers, Covered dustbins

Earth digging equipment

Polythene sheets, Firefighting equipment

Bleaching Powder, First aid kits

Protective shoes/gloves, Causality bags

Composition of search and rescue team

The Typical Search & Rescue Team should consist of:

Rescue and evacuation team

Relief team, Medical unit, Technical support team

Damage & need Assessment team

Requirements of Fire Stations in Amritsar

1. There are 10 drivers in the four fire stations of Amritsar and their

requirement is of 17 drivers. So, 7 drivers are needed.

2. 8 water vouchers are needed.

3. There is only one generator and water filling center and its capacity

is of 4500 liter which is in fire head quarter. More generators and

water filling centers are needed.


4. There is lack of staff in these fire stations and 40 manpower is

needed.

5. 17 staff members are needed in each fire station.

6. NOC is not there in new constructed buildings like malls etc.

7. Ladder is of 42 feet only and buildings are of 130 feet.

Sr.

No.

ACTION

PLAN

RESPONSE

ACTIVATION:

ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN: EQUIPMENTS

TO BE

BROUGHT:

1. Police 1. The Nodal

Officer from

Amritsar Police

will activate the

Quick

Response

teams.

2. The Quick

Response teams

will be

deployed at the

onsite EOCs.

3. As per the

information

from IMTs,

more officers

may be sent at

site.

1. If felt, cordoning of area to

restrict movement of

onlookers, vehicular and

pedestrian traffic should be

done.

2. Quick assessment of law and

order situation in affected

areas.

3. Prepare updates on the law and

order situation every 2-3 hours

and brief the Incident

Commander.

4. Arrangements for controlling

situations like rioting and

looting.

5. QRTs will guard property and

valuables in affected areas.

6. Control and monitor traffic

movement.

7. QRTs will provide diversion

of traffic on alternate routes as

and when it is necessary.

8. The QRTs will also provide

information about traffic flow

along various corridors,

especially heavy traffic or

congested roads.

9. QRTS will communicate to

police control rooms, details

on the field activities including

deployment and reinforcement

of staff and resources and

communicate nature of

additional requirements.

1. Search lights

2. Electric

Generators

3. Crane-Heavy

Duty, Fork

Type

4. Recovery

Van

5. Stretchers

6. First Aid

Kits

7. Vehicles:

Mini Buses,

heavy trucks,

light

ambulance

vans,

mobilization

trucks

8. Water tanker

9. Any other

2. Civil Defence

& Home

Guards

1. As soon as the

Nodal Officer

gets

1. Support and coordinate with

the Incident Command System

of Amritsar for Law and

1. Extension

Ladders

2. Sledge


information

about the

disaster, reach

the EOC.

2. The Quick

Response teams

will be

deployed at the

three sites.

3. As per the

information

received from

IMT, more

officers may be

sent at site.

Order, Search and Rescue and

Medical Response and Trauma

Counselling functions.

2. Locate the damaged and

collapsed structures and rescue

the population buried and

trapped in rubble.

3. The injured people should be

taken out of damaged

buildings etc with utmost care.

4. Special care to women and

children groups should be

given as they are expected to

be more affected and helpless

incase of any emergency

situation.

5. In case of fire, the CD team

members should do fire

fighting.

6. First Aid should be provided

along with the members of

ESF on Medical Response.

7. Demonstrate Search and

Rescue.

Hammers

3. Lifting

Tackles

4. Stretchers

5. Tarpaulins

6. Any other

3. Transport 1. Team Leader

will activate ESF

on receiving

information of the

disaster from State

EOC

2. Team leader

will inform Nodal

Officers of support

agencies about the

event and ESF

activation.

1. Team leader communicates

situation to support agencies and

requests for detailed information

on the status of transportation

infrastructure in the affected

area(s)

4. MTNL/BSNL 1. Soon after

receiving

information

about disaster

(from any

source), Nodal

Officer will

contact State/

District

1. Communicate situation to

support agencies (Tata, Airtel,

Vodafone, Idea, NIC, and

HAM etc.) and request for

detailed information on the

status of equipment and

infrastructure damage in the

affected areas.

2. Launch assessment mission to

1. Emergency

Communicat

ion Van with

GSM and

CDMA

services.

2. Other

necessary

equipments


Emergency

Operations

Center.

2. The Nodal

Officer from

Landline will

activate the

Quick

Response

Teams.

3. As per the

information

from Incident

Management

Team, more

teams may be

deployed at

affected sites.

understand better the nature of

damage to telecom services

and network.

3. Ensure possible arrangements

for establishing reliable and

appropriate network.

4. Work out a plan of action for

private telecom companies and

convene a meeting to discuss

and finalize the modalities.

5. Compile and communicate

Action taken Report to District

and State Authorities.

6. New number and details of

contact persons to be

communicated to Emergency

Operations Center (District/

State).

7. Mobile exchanges should be

deployed as alternative mode

of communication for

authorities and general public.

8. Establish telephone facilities

for the public and information

on this should be announced

through media.

9. Monitor the situation and

arrange for emergency staff

required to operate systems

established.

10. Inform district/ state

authorities on debris clearance

of the work required.

11. Initiate temporary

rehabilitation work required.

12. Launch rehabilitation work

and arrange for repairs and

relocation, if required.

13. Make available various types

of equipment/ material/

technical manpower and

services, if requested.

to restore

communicati

on network/

set-up

alternative

emergency

communicati

on.

5. Private

Mobile

Operators

1. Soon after

receiving

information

1. Communicate situation to

Landline and arrange for

detailed information on the

1. Emergency

Communicat

ion Van with


about the

calamity (from

any source),

Nodal Officer

will contact

Team Leader

from Landline.

2. The Nodal

Officer will

activate the

Quick

Response

Teams.

3. The Quick

Response

Teams will be

deployed at the

three incident

sites.

4. As per the

information

from Incident

Management

Team, more

teams may be

deployed at

affected sites.

status of equipment and

infrastructure damage in the

affected area(s).

2. Launch assessment mission to

understand better the nature of

damage to telecom services

and network.

3. Ensure possible arrangements

for establishing reliable and

appropriate network.

4. Work out a plan of action for

restoration and convene a

meeting to discuss and finalize

the modalities.

5. Compile and communicate

Action Taken Report to

MTNL.

6. New numbers and details of

contact persons to be

communicated to Emergency

Operations Centre (District/

State).

7. Mobile exchanges should be

deployed as alternative mode

of communication for

authorities and general public.

8. Establish telephone facilities

for the public and information

on this should be announced

through media.

9. Monitor the situation and

arrange for emergency staff

required to operate systems

established.

10. Inform district/ state

authorities on debris clearance

of the work required.

11. Initiate temporary

rehabilitation work required.

12. Launch rehabilitation work

and arrange for repairs and

relocation, if required.

13. Make available various type of

equipment/ material/ technical

manpower and services, if

requested.

GSM and

CDMA

services.

2. Other

necessary

equipments

to restore

communicati

on network/

set-up

alternative

emergency

communicati

on.


6. HAM radio

operators

1. Inform other

Ham clubs,

individuals

from other parts

of Amritsar.

2. HAM radio

operators,

through their

association, call

active members

to set up a

HAM

communication

system.

3. Coordination

mechanisms to

be shared with

critical

authorities.

4. Setup

alternative

communication

network till the

main

communication

linkages

restored.

7. MCA 1. MCA will bring debris of heavy RCC structures

(having beams/ columns) and put dummies beneath

the debris. This will facilitate demonstration of

search and rescue operations. Soon after search and

rescue team leave the site, MCA will mobilize

equipments for debris clearance.

2. MCA will assume main role in Equipment support,

debris and road clearance, on receiving the

intimation of the disaster from State EOC.

3. MCA will coordinate with the supporting agency‟s

officers to mobilize equipments from the ware

houses.

4. The respective supporting agencies will contact their

respective personal to move the equipments to

central warehouse.

5. The equipments like JCB, concrete cutters identified

as per the need will be transported to the site.

1. JCB,

concrete

breakers,

cranes,

Grader,

Bulldozers,

Gas Cutter,

Jack

Hammer,

Tipper,

Folkanes,

Dumper,

Aeromatic

Hammer for

debris/ road

clearance,

supporting


6. On receiving intimation on the intensity of the

damages of structure, the nodal officer will make an

assessment on of the damages of roads and

structures reported at the site and surrounding areas.

7. The Supporting Agencies nodal officers will call for

personal to immediately start debris clearance

operation to enable movement of the affected site.

8. A review of the current situation is taken up by the

nodal agency to update the support agencies to

delegate their respective personnel to take

precautionary measure to plan de-routes for the

transportation ESF‟s to be operational.

9. All supporting agencies will inspect the road/ rail

network and structures within the disaster site and

surrounding.

10. MCA will also ensure proper corpse disposal and

post mortem by coordinating with ESF on medical

response.

11. Assessment of damage (locations, no. of structures

damaged, severity of damage).

12. The QRTs will be deployed at the affected site.

13. Enlisting the types of equipment as compiled from

resource inventory required for conducting the

debris clearance.

14. The QRTs will report the situation and the progress

in response activities to the respective EOCs.

15. Undertake construction of temporary roads to serve

as access to temporary transit and relief camps, and

medical facilities for disaster victims.

16. Undertake repair of all paved and unpaved road

surfaces including edge metalling, pothole patching

and any failure of surface, foundations in the

affected areas by maintenance engineer‟s staff and

keep monitoring their conditions.

17. Ensure a critical number of medical professionals to

reach the site including specialists from outside the

state.

18. If temporary living arrangements are being made

from the affected populace, the MCA must ensure

high standards of sanitation in settlements in order

to prevent the multiplicity of the disaster.

19. It should also ensure the provision of medicine and

other medical facilities required at the disaster site

and the hospital health centers catering to disaster

victims.

20. In case of orthopedic care required in disasters like

rescue

operations.

2. Vehicles

(Trucks).

3. Earth

movers,

rescue

equipments.

4. Mobile

medical

vans.

5. Other

disaster

management

related

equipments.


earthquakes the immediate response would have to

be complimented by a follow up treatment schedule

for a majority of the patients in/ near their place of

residence.

21. MCA should ensure setting up of temporary

information centers at MCA hospitals with the help

of ESF on help lines and warning dissemination.

22. MCA will coordinate, direct, and integrate state

level response to provide Equipments support, relief

camps establishment, and sanitation health

assistances.

23. Mobilize different modes of transportation e.g.

trucks, etc to be put on stand-by.

24. Assist timely re-establishment of the critical

transportation links.

25. Establish temporary electricity supplies for relief

material go downs and relief camps.

26. Compile an itemized assessment of damage, from

reports made by various receiving centers and sub-

centers.

8. PWD 1. The above agencies will bring debris of heavy RCC

structures (having beams/columns) and put dummies

beneath the debris. This will facilitate demonstration

of search and rescue operations. Soon after search

and rescue leave the site, will mobilize equipments

for debris clearance.

2. Assume role in Equipment support, debris and road

clearance, on receiving the intimation of the disaster

from State EOC/ Nodal Officer of MCA.

3. Coordinate with the MCA officers to mobilize

equipments from the ware houses.

4. Contact respective personal to move the equipments

to central warehouses.

5. The equipments like JCB, concrete cutters identified

as per the need will be transported to the site.

6. On receiving intimation on the intensity of the

damages of structures, the nodal officer will make

an assessment on of the damages of roads and

structures reported at the site and surrounding areas.

7. The nodal officer will call for personal to

immediately start debris clearance operation to

enable movement to the affected site.

8. A review of the current situation should be taken up

by the nodal agency to update the support agencies

to delegate their respective personnel to take

1. JCB,

concrete

breakers,

cranes,

Grader

Bulldozers,

Gas Cutter,

Jack

Hammer,

Tipper,

Folkanes,

Dumper,

Aeromatic

Hammer for

debris/ road

clearance,

supporting

rescue

operations.

2. Vehicles

(Trucks),

Earth

movers,

rescue

equipments,


precautionary measure to plan de-routes for the

transportation ESF‟s to be operational.

9. All supporting agencies will inspect the road/rail

network and structures within the disaster site and

surrounding.

10. Ensure proper corpse disposal and post mortem by

coordinating with ESF on medical response.

11. Assessment of damage (locations, no. of structures

damaged, severity of damage).

12. The QRTs will be deployed at the affected site.

13. Enlisting the types of equipment as compiled from

resource inventory required for conducting the

debris clearance.

14. The QRTs will report the situation and the progress

in response activities to the respective EOCs.

15. Undertake construction of temporary roads to serve

as access to temporary transit ans relief camps, and

medical facilities for disaster victims.

16. Undertake repair of all paved and unpaved road

surfaces including edge metalling, pothole patching

and any failure of surface, foundations in the

affected areas by maintenance engineer‟s staff and

keep monitoring their conditions.

17. Ensure a critical number of medical professionals to

reach the site including specialists from outside the

state

18. If temporary living arrangements are being made

from the affected populace, the agencies must ensure

high standards of sanitation in settlements in order to

prevent the multiplicity of the disaster.

19. Coordinate, direct, and integrate response

equipments support, relief camps establishment, and

sanitation health assistances.

20. Mobilizes different modes of transportation e.g.

Trucks, etc to be put on stand-by.

21. Assist timely re-establishment of the critical

transportation links.

22. Establish temporary electricity supplies for relief

material do downs and relief camps.

23. Compile an itemized assessment of damage, from

reports made by various receiving centers and sub-

centers.

Mobile

medical

vans.

3. Other

disaster

management

related

equipments.

9. Health

Services Nodal Officer

will call nodal

officers of

1. Readying all

hospitals (including private

hospitals) for managing large

1) Mobile

medical vans

(Clinics)


supporting

agencies

In coordination

with the

transportation

ESF, it will

ensure a critical

number of

medical

professionals to

reach the sites

including

specialists

If temporary

living

arrangements

are being made

from the

affected

populace, must

ensure high

standards of

sanitation in

settlements in

order to prevent

the multiplicity

of the disaster.

Also ensure the

provision of

medicine and

other medical

facilities

required at the

disaster site and

the hospital

health centers

catering to

disaster victims

In case of

orthopedic care

required,

immediate

response would

have to be

complimented

by a follow up

no. of causalities and severely

injured populations.

2. Sufficient stock of

required medicines, vaccines,

drugs, plasters, syringes, etc.

3. Provide systematic

approach to patient care (Mass

Casuality Management).

Triage done to determine

who needs to be taken to a

medical facility on a

priority basis and who can

be treated on-site. (CATS,

DHS, CGHS).

First-aid provided as

required (CATS, DFS, CD,

Red Cross. St. Johns).

Patient Stabilized before

transport (CATS, DHS).

Patients transported to

nearest available medical

facility having the required

facilities (CATS, CD, St.

Johns).

Trauma counseling

provided to the victims and

their relatives at the site

and in the hospital.

In the hospital emergency

department, triage carried

out again to prioritize

treatment, and appropriate

care provided.

Maintain patient tracking

system to keep record of all

patients treated.

Deploy mobile hospitals as

needed.

4. Arrange for

additional blood supply,

organize blood donation camp

for additional blood

requirement.

5. Provide for sending

additional medical personnel

with

paramedical

staff as well.

2) Mobile

radiology

units,

pathology

test

arrangements

.

3) Vehicles for

carrying

severely

injured.

4) Stretchers,

life saving

drugs, blood

etc.

5) Other

resources

required

during

emergency

for setting up

medical

camps.


treatment

schedule for a

majority of the

patients‟ in/

near their place

of residence

Trained

professionals

should be

mobilized by

psychosocial

support

Ensure setting

up of temporary

information

centers at

hospitals with

the help of ESF

on help lines

and warning

dissemination

Coordinate,

direct, and

integrate state

level response

to provide

medical and

sanitation

health

assistances.

equipped with food, bedding,

and tents.

6. Send vehicles and

any additional medical

equipment.

7. QRTs will report the

situation and the progress on

action taken by the team to the

respective EOCs.

QRTs Quickly assess type

of injuries, no. of people

affected, and possible

medical needs.

QRTs will ensure timely

response to the needs of the

affected victims.

8. Establish health

facility and treatment centers

at disaster sites.

9. The district civil

surgeon with district/state

control room should

coordinate the provision of

medical services.

10. Procedures ahould

be clarified between

Peripheral hospitals

Private hospitals

Blood banks

General hospitals and

Health services

established at transit

camps, relief camps and

affected villages.

11. QRTs should

maintain check posts and surveillance

at each railway junctions, ST depots

and all entry and exit points from the

affected area, especially during the

threat or existence of an epidemic.

10. Red Cross

Society

1) Upon receipt of

notification

about disaster,

nodal officer

1) Establish camps to provide

first aid and minor medical

services to affected populace.

2) Mobilize stretchers


will activate

quick response

teams.

2) The quick

response teams

will be

deployed at the

three sites

3) Organize blood donation

camps and encourage people to

donate blood.

4) Arrange for safe collection,

storage, testing and supply of

blood to needy populace.

5) Provide ambulance service

11. Irrigation

and Flood

Control

1. Team leader of

ESF will activate

Quick Response

Team

2. QRTs will be

deployed at all

three sites

1. QRT to report situation and

progress of action to the EOC

2. Coordinate will Team leader

for water supply

3. Provide arrangements for

transportation means across river

Yamuna in case bridge network

fails

12. Food and

Civil Supplies

1. Team Leader

will activate ESF

on receiving

information of the

disaster from State

EOC

2. Team leader

will inform Nodal

Officers of support

agencies about the

event and ESF

activation

1. Coordinate with ESFs related

to transportation, debris and road

clearance to ensure quality supply

chain management and relief

materials

2. QRTs to report to site of relief

camps

3. QRTs responsible for

management and distribution of

food and relief items to affected

victims

4. QRTs responsible for reporting

progress of action taken to EOC

5. Preparing take-home food

packets for families

6. Ensuring support to local

administration

1. Food packets


CHAPTER 07

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES

Emergency Support functions (ESFs) are intended to help the Incident

Commander, Amritsar District at the time of emergency for restoring normal

life. The ESF is an organized system of District level departments and agencies,

which are to be worked under a structured pattern for response and recovery in

accordance with the National Disaster Management Guidelines.

The Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) for ESFs explains about the

operations and responsibilities of the leading and supporting agencies that are to

be involved in the ESF system. The document also outlines the purpose and

scope for each function of operation that is to be followed by the respective ESF

agencies when the Incident Commander activates the response plan during the

emergency period.

The head of each primary department who is the Team Leader of each ESF and

the nodal officers of the supporting agencies are responsible to be prepared for

potential hazards that might impact the district severely. These

departments/agencies have clearly identified roles and functions in accordance

with the National Response Plan (NRP). They have been grouped in as ESFs as

per their nature and type of assistance they can provide. When the team leaders

of these ESFs are located in the EOC, they would function for the overall

district response.

7.1 SOP FOR EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS

The major functions of the incident command system are summarized as

follows. Nevertheless, they are to be released in cooperation of all the ESFs and

participating agencies in disaster management. The Incident commander is

given with full control and command over the entire teams in district level.

7.1.1.

EMERGENCY

SUPPORT

FUNCTION

(ESF)

NODAL

AGENCY

SUPPORTING

AGENCIES SCOPE

ESF 1

COORDINATION

Deputy

Commissioner

& Additional

District

Magistrate

Police, Municipal

cooperation, PWD,

Health Department,

Electricity Bard, Fire

Service, Public Relation

Officer and any other

relevant departments

requiredduring

emergency.

Coordination among all the

ESFs.

Incident Commander-has

overall responsibility at the

incident. Determines

objectives and Establishes

priorities based on the nature

of the incident, available

resources and agency police.


ACTION AREAS/RESPONSIBILITIES

SOPs FOR NODAL AGENCY

Operations- Develops tactical organization and directs all resources to

carry out the Incident Action Plan.

Incident commander (IC) will call nodal officer of each ESF on the status

of disaster.

IC will coordinate, direct and integrate ESF and quick response team

(QRT) for effective response to disaster.

Planning- Develops the Incident Action Plan to accomplish the

objectives, collect and evaluates information, and maintains status of

assigned resources.

IC will coordinate, provide situation/progress reports on the action taken

by the ESF too respective state and national level response to provide

medical health, relief material, personnel and equipment and expert

assistance.

Consult experts for effective response.

Conduct brainstorming of consultants/experts officials to resolve

complicated issues formed in field like evacuation of people from

incident area.

Logistic- Provide resources and all other services needed to support the

organization.

Finance/Administration- Monitors costs related to the incident, provides

accounting, procurement, time recording, cost analysis, and overall fiscal

guidance.

SOP’s FOR INCIDENT COMMANDER ON CO-ORDINATION

All supporting Nodal Officers of emergency support Functions will provide

updates of the field situation to incident Commander:-

All ESF‟s will supervise and direct the QRTs on respective movement

for disaster management.

Nodal Officer will provide data on damage assessment in coordination

with relevant departments on the

Number of lives lost

Number of people affected

Number of houses, hospitals, schools and other public buildings

damages (category wise)

Area wise loss of electricity and water supply has happened etc.


NODAL OFFICER

Name Designation Phones

with

STd

code

Name Designation Phone

with

STD

code

Mr Rajat Agarwal, I.A.S Deputy

Commissioner

Singh, P.C.S. ADC (D)

Mr. D.P. Gupta, I.A.S. Commissioner

M.C.

Kulwant

Singh, P.C.S.

Add.

Comm.

M.C.

Supreet Singh Gulati, I.A.S ADC (G) Mukhtiar

Singh

Harpreet

Singh

V.K. Setia

Reader NT

ALTERNATE NODAL

OFFICER

Subash Chander, P.C.S V.K. Setia

PCS

SDM

Ajnala

Monish Kumar, P.C.S. Nirmal singh

PRS

Tehsildar,

Ajnala

Bhupinder Singh, P.C.S. Jagmohan

singh

Naib

Tehsildar,

Ajnala

Gian Singh Bal, P.C.S. Major Singh Naib

Tehsildar,

Ajnala

S.P. Garg, P.R.S. Deewan

Singh

Naib

Tehsildar,

Ajnala

Manpreet Singh, P.C.S. Rajinder Pal

singh, P.C.S.

SDM-Baba

Bakala

Gurwaryam singh, P.C.S. Hansa singh Tehsildar,

Baba

Bakala

Kawaljit Singh, P.R.S. Parampreet

singh Goraya

Naib

Tehsildar,

Baba

Bakala

Maninder Singh Tarsem singh Naib

Tehsildar,

Tarsika

Bakshish Singh Parkash Singh

Mahal

Naib

Tehsildar,

Khadoor

Sahib

Rajesh sharma, P.R.S. Balwinder Naib


Singh Tehsildar,

Goindwal

Sahib

Joginder Pal Salwan Naib Tehsildar

II

Surinder

singh XEN

Dainage

Flood

Control

Room

List of Government Officers Telephone Number and Mobile Number

Sr.

No.

Designation of the

Officers

Name of the Officers Mobile No. Office No. Reader

Mobile

No.

1 Commissioner of

Police

Sh. Parampal Singh 97811-30101

2 I.G.P/Border Sh. I.P.S. Sahota 98140-48900

98140-49908

3 DIG/ Border Range Sh. Ram Singh IPS 98159-75100

4 D.C.P., Amritsar City Sh. Amar Singh Chahal

PPS

98767-00251

5 A/DCP City-I Mrs. Dhanpreet Kaur

IPS

97811-10931

6 A/ DCP/ Hq. Sh. Harinderjit Singh

PPS

97811-30102

81460-73333

7 A/DCP/City-II Sh. Makhan Singh, PPS 98729-00015

97811-30104

8 A/DCP/Crime Sh. Shamsher Jang

Bahadur, PPS

98723-00067

97811-30105

9 A/DCP/Traffic Sh. Satpal Joshi 97801-00060

97813-30103

10 A/DCP/Special Sh. Baljit Singh

Randhawa

97811-30103

11 ACP Central Sh. Inderbir Singh, IPS 97799-01498

97811-30106

12 ACP/East Sh. Rahul.S, IPS 97811-30113

80546-47484

13 ACP/South Sh. Rajbir Singh, PPS 98727-40316

97811-30107

14 ACP/North Sh. Kirpal Singh, PPS 98554-35751

97811-30112

15 ACP/West Sh. Kuljit Singh, PPS 97811-30109

99157-16013

16 ACP/Crime Sh. Manminder Singh,

PPS

98762-00662

97811-30110

17 ACP/Special Sh. Avtar Singh, PPS 97811-30114

18 D.A. Legal Sh. Surjit Singh Thind 93561-33040


19 A.O. Sh. Gurdeep Singh 95929-14199

20 SP/Jail Amritsar DSP/

Jail Patti

Sh. G.S. Sidhu

Sh. R.K. Sharma

98760-05901

98760-05933

7.1.2

ESF 2

COMMUNI

CATION

Senior

Superintendent

of Police

NIC,

EXISTING

WIRELESS

OPERATOR

(POLICE,

FIRE,

REVENUE),

Government

and Private

Telecommuni

cation, Radio

Operator

Clubs,

Doordarshan,

Media,

NGO‟s,

BSNL,

Mobile Phone

Operators

Should ensure the smooth

flow of information

For establishing, using,

maintaining, augmenting,

and providing backup for

all of the type of

communications devices

needed during emergency

response operations.

Situation Assumptions

1. There would be a congestion in the network because of increased calls to

control rooms due to panic created in the community.

2. The initial reports on damage may not give a clear picture of the extent of

damage to communication network.

3. The affected site may cut off from the state control rooms and the officials

on site and find difficulty in communicating to the District/State EOC.

4. Police wireless network will only be the reliable communication network

till the other communication networks are fully restored.

ACTION AREAS/RESPONSIBILITY

INITIAL ACTION

Prepare and implement incident wireless communication plan

Ensure that incident communication center and message center are

established.

Establish appropriate communication distribution/maintenance locations

within base/ camps

Ensure equipment accountability system is established

Ensure personal potable wireless sets cache is distributed as for incident

wireless communication plan


Provide technical information required

1. adequacy of communication system currently in operation

2. Geographic limitation on communication system

3. Equipment capabilities/limitations

4. Number and types of equipment available

5. Anticipated problems is the use of communication equipments

Ensure equipments are tested and repaired

Recover equipments from released units

Responsible to receive and transmit wireless and telephone messages

among to between personnel to provide dispatch services at the incident

Set up message center location as required

Receive and transmit messages within and external to incident

Maintain files of general messages.

Maintain a record of unusual incident occurrences.

SOPs for Nodal Agency:

Team leader (TL) of Communication ESF will activate the ESF on

receiving the intimation of occurrence of the disaster from the District

EOC.

TL would inform Nodal Officers (NOs) of support agencies about the

event and ESF activation.

TL would establish contact with the district EOC for First Information

Report

TL requests for reports from local ESF contact persons (this would be the

local office of ESF Nodal Agency) to understand the current situation

and action taken Based on information given by the supporting agencies,

TL decides on the need to launch an assessment mission to estimate the

extent of damage to telecom services and network as well as to come up

with possible arrangements to establishing reliable and appropriate

network.

TL communicates situation to supporting agencies and also requests to

provide details on the status of equipment and infrastructure in the

affected area(s).

TL informs the Incident Commander on the status of telecom services.

TL works out a plan of action for private telecom companies and

convenes a meeting of all ESF members to discuss and finalize the

modalities.

TL issues orders to establish systems and reports to District EOCs on the

action taken. New phone numbers and details of contact persons would

also be communicated. If required mobile exchanges would be

deployed.(need explanation---mobile exchanges)


TL gets the temporary telephone facilities established for the public.

Prior information on this would be announced through media

HAM radio operators would be informed about the current requirements

and coordination mechanisms shared.

TL monitors the situation and arranges emergency staff required to

operate established systems.

TL sends the District Quick Response team at the affected site with the

required equipments and other resources.

SOPs for Quick Response Team on Communication

The QRT (Quick Response Team) members will reach to the nodal

office as soon as they will get instructions from the TL.

Once the QRTs receive any intimation from the nodal officer to reach at

the site they would rush to the site.

At the emergency site QRT members will take stock of the situation from

the IC and would also know about their counter parts.

QRTs would assess the ground situation and would send sectoral report

to the District ESF agency.

A sectoral report would contain following:

• An assessment of overall damage, listing specifically:

• Overhead route damage (in miles/kilometers).

• Cable damage (in yards/meters).

• Specific equipment damaged.

• Establish a temporary communication facility for use by the public

Identify requirements of manpower, vehicles and other materials and

equipments Give priority and concentrate on repairs and normalization of

communication system at disaster-affected areas.

Begin restoration by removing and salvaging wires and poles from the

roadways with the help of casual laborers.

Carry out temporary building repairs to establish a secured storage area

for the s equipments and salvaged materials.

Report all activities to head office

Begin restoration by removing and salvaging wires and poles from the

roadways through recruited casual laborers.

Establish a secure storage area for incoming equipments and salvaged

materials.

NODAL OFFICER


with


with


STD

code STD

code

P.K. Rai,

I.P.S.,

Amritsar

Sen.

Superintendent

of Police

Vibhuraj,

I.P.S.

majitha

Sen.

Superintendent

of Police

SUPPORTING OFFICERS


with

STD

code


with

STD

code

ESF 3

EVACUATION

SEARCH AND

RESCUE

Municipal

Cooperation,

P.W.D. (B & R)

Civil defense

and homeguard,

police, fire

Brigade,

Education

Department

Civil Defense,

ire Services,

police, Health

Department,

Army, NCC,

NSS, Red Cross

volunteers, etc.

Identification

of evacuation

and

Alternative

routes and

coordinating

search and

Rescue during

field

operation

Army assured

the full

cooperation as

earthmoving

equipment

and medical

were

concerned

ROLE OF

ARMY

Search and

rescue

operations

Evacuation

Traffic

management

and security

of properties

Medical Aid

PWD

Search and

rescue

operations


Provide

temporary

shelters

Construction

materials

Restoration of

infrastructure

7.1.3 ESF 3 EVACUATION


Local community task forces will initiate search and rescue at residential level

Volunteers and QRT will require coordination

Access to affected area will be limited

Some site may be accessible only through air route

• Most of the buildings would be damaged and would not remain safe for

citizens.

• Many structures would be damaged and there would be an urgent need to

evacuate.


Team leader (TL) of Evacuation ESF would activate the ESF on

receiving the warning of the disaster from District EOC.

TL would inform Nodal Officers (NOs) of supporting agencies about the

event and ESF activation.

TL will direct the QRTs to be deployed at the affected site.

TL will gather information on availability of predefined evacuation

routes.

Where the predefined evacuation routes are not available, the nodal

officer would coordinate through District EOC with other ESFs nodal

officers and the support agencies about clearing of routes and identifying

alternate routes.

SOPs for Quick Response Team on evacuation

o The QRT members will reach the nodal office as soon as they get instructions

to do so from the TL.

o Once the quick response teams receive an order from the nodal officer for

reaching the site they would rush to the site.

o On reaching at the site the QRT members will take stock of the situation from

the Incident Management Team at the site and their counter parts.

o The quick response teams with the help of local task forces will start

evacuating peoples to safe shelters or open areas.

o The QRT members should concentrate more on evacuation in areas that have

been worst affected by the disasters.

o Reporting about all the activities to head office.


ESF 3 Search and Rescue

Background: Search and Rescue operations are one of the primary activities

taken up in a post disaster situation. The promptness in these operations can

make a remarkable difference in the amount of loss of life and property.


• Local community task forces will initiate search and rescue at residential level

• Spontaneous volunteers will require coordination

• Access to affected areas will be limited.

• Some sites may be accessible only through air routes only

SOPs for Nodal Agency

• IC will call the TL of Primary Agency and get the ESF activated.

• TL of primary agency will call nodal officers of supporting agencies.

• TL would activate the District Quick Response Team.

• Quick Assessment of the S& R operations through Aerial surveys

• Assessments of the specific skill sets and the other equipments required.

• Using IDRN network to check and map the availability of resources in and

round the disaster site.

SOP for Quick Response Team on Search & Rescue

Assessment of damage (locations, number. of structures damaged, severity of

damage)

The QRTs will be deployed at the affected site.

Enlisting the types of equipment required for conducting the S&R

QRTs will report the situation and the progress in response activities to the

respective EOCs.

PHONE NUMBERS OF FIRE BRIGADE OFFICERS/ WORKERS IN

DISTRICT AMRITSAR

SR.

NO.

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE NUMBERS

1 Sh. Gurveer Singh A.D.F.O 9216157810

2 Sh. K.K. Rana S.F.O 9216157811, 9417357386,

5060711

3 Sh. Madan Lal S.F.O 9216157812

4 Sh. Tarlochan

Singh

S.F.O 9216157813, 9417108360,

2506676

5 Sh. Shamaun Gill S.F.O 9216157814

6 S. Anup Singh S.F.O 9216157816

7 S. Lovepreet Singh S.F.O 9216157817, 9216157818

8 Sh. Rishu Bhatti Sewadar 9216157819, 9216157818


9 S. Ajaib Singh D.O. 9216157820, 9216157824

10 S. Swaran Singh Chief Fireman 9216157822

11 Sh. Varinder Kumar Fireman 9216157824, 9216157825

12 S. Joginder Singh Chief Fireman 9216157826, 9216157828

13 Sh. Ashok Kumar D.O. 9216157827

14 S. Avtar Singh Fireman 9216157829

15 Sh. Deepak Sharma D.O. 9216157830

16 S. Nishaan Singh Fireman 9216157831

17 S. Amreek Singh Chief Fireman 9216157832

18 S. Dilbaag Singh Fireman 9216157833

19 S. Sawinderpal

Singh

Chief Fireman 9216157836

20 S. Jaspal Singh S.F.O 9216157837

21 S. Harwinder Singh Fireman 9216157838

22 Sadeek Masih S.F.O 9876026172

23 Sh. Raj Anthony S.F.O 9815842173

24 Sh. Anil Luthra S.F.O 9888342818

25 Sh. Janak Raj S.F.O 9888287848

26 Sh. Sarfraz S.F.O 9417336459

27 Sh. Vinod Kumar S.F.O 0183-2402528

28 Sh. Surinder Singh S.F.O 9815882847

29 Sh. Sukhwant Singh Driver Operator 9417319259

30 Sh. Satpal Sharma Chief Fireman 0183-5545270

31 Sh. Satish Kumar S.F.O 9316938621

32 Sh. Ravinder

Kumar

Fireman 9417394387

33 Sh. Krishan Kumar Fireman 9417393713

7.1.4 ESF 4: Law and Order

ESF 4

LAW AND

ORDER

S.S.P., Police

Department

(Police and

Traffic Police)

Civil Defense,

Home Guard,

Military, BSF,

Paramilitary

forces

Maintain law

and order

Protects the

property

valuable

commodities

Control

crowd

Avoid riots

situations

Wireless

communicatio

n should be in

good working


condition


• There would be panic and people will gather at a place.

• The crowds may go out of control.

• Riots may also take place.




• TL would activate the District Quick Response Team.

• The QRTs will be deployed at the affected site.

• Cordoning of area to restrict movement of onlookers, vehicular and pedestrian

traffic should be done.

• Any additional requirements at site to be taken care of.

SOP for Quick Response Team on Law and order

• Quick assessment of law and order situation in affected areas

• Support and coordinate with Local Administration

• Prepare updates on the law and order situation every 4-6 hours and brief the

authorities

• Controlling situations like rioting and looting, and cordon off sensitive areas

• QRTs will guide property and valuables in affected areas.

• Control and monitor traffic movement.

• QRTs will provide diversion of traffic on alternate routes as and when it is

necessary.

• The QRTs will also provide information about traffic flow along various

corridors, especially heavy traffic or congested roads.

• QRTs will communicate to police control rooms, details on the field activities

including deployment and reinforcement of staff and resources and

communicate nature of additional requirements.

7.1.5 ESF 5 Medical Response and Trauma Counseling

ESF5

EMERGENCY

MEDICAL

RESPONSE AND

TRAUMA

COUNCELLING

Civil surgeon,

Department of

Health

Dispensaries,

Mobile

dispensaries,

Hospitals,

Ambulance

Service, Blood

Bank, Red

Cross, NSS,

NCC, Rotary

club, Lions Club,

IMA., Medicine

Stockiest, NGOs

look after

emergency

treatment for

the injured

people

immediate

after the

disaster take

place



• Emergency Medical services will be required by affected population

• Likely outbreaks of epidemic diseases after the disaster.

• Hospital services would be affected

ACTION AREA/RESPOSIBILITIES

INITIAL ACTIONS

Development of Medical response plan

Respond to requests for medical side and transportation for injured and ill.

Ensure adequate number of medical professional to reach at site.

Ensure setting up of temporary information centers at hospitals.

Amitsar

Dhab Wasti Ram Amritsar Contact: 0183-2544440

Guru Ram Das Hospital Near Chattiwind Gate, Amritsar

Contact: 0183-2553667, 2553668

Kakkar Hospital

Green Avenue, Amritsar

Contact: 0183-2210964, 2562018

ESTABLISHMENT OF TRIAGE STATION

Mass casualty situation will require establishment of field hospitals to

take care for the injured and to identify stabilize and transport more

serious cases to the hospitals.

Codes should be used to recognize serious and stable cases such as red

critical yellow stable and green wounded.

Treatment should be provided according to the casualty victim.

Medical coordinators should propose rehabilitation centers as per the

type of casualities.

MEDICAL SUPPORT FOR RESPONSE PERSONNEL

Properly equipped medical personnel and ambulances should be made

available to check and treat injured personnel.

MEDICAL SUPPORT AT TEMPORARY SHELTERS

A team will take care of people who become ill during evacuation or

later.

Special facility to be given for care of handicapped and elderly.




• Team leader (TL) of primary agency will call nodal officers of supporting

agencies.

• In coordination with the transportation ESF, it will ensure a critical number of

medical professionals to be reached at the site including specialists from other

Districts.

• If temporary housing arrangements are being made for the affected

population, the ESF must ensure high standards of sanitation in settlements in

order to reduce epidemic outbreak.

• Ensuring the provision and continuous supply of medical facilities

(medicines, equipments, ambulances, doctors and manpower etc) required at the

disaster affected site and the hospital health centers catering to disaster victims.

• In case of orthopedic care required in disasters like earthquakes the immediate

response would have to be complimented by a follow up treatment schedule for

a majority of the patients in/ near their place of residence.

• Trained professionals should be mobilized by psychosocial support.

• Ensuring setting up of temporary information centers at hospitals with the

help of ESF through help lines and warning dissemination system.

• TL will coordinate, direct, and integrate state level response to provide

medical and sanitation health assistances.

• On the recommendations of the EOC, the TL also responsible to :

• Send required medicines, vaccines, drugs, plasters, syringes, etc.

• Arrange for additional blood supply. Send additional medical

personnel equipped with food, bedding and tents etc.

• Send vehicles and any additional medical equipment.

SOP for Quick Response Team (QRT) on Medical Response and Trauma

Counseling

o QRTs will provide situation and progress report s on the action taken by the

team to the respective EOCs

o QRT‟s will assess type of injuries, number of people affected and possible

medical assistance needs

o QRTs will ensure timely response to the needs of the affected victims such

as:

• Establishing health facility and treatment centers at disaster sites.

• Providing medical services as reported by the District Civil Surgeon with

District EOC and State EOCs.

• Procedures should be clarified in between

• Peripheral hospitals

• Private hospitals

• Blood banks

• General hospitals and

• Health services established at transit camps, relief camps and affected

villages.

• QRTs should maintain check posts and surveillance at each railway junction,


ST depots and all entry and exit points from the affected area, especially during

the threat or existence of an epidemic.

7.1.6 ESF 6 Water Supply

ESF6

WATER

SUPPLY

SE, Municipal

corporation

Irrigation,

Railways,

NGOs and Fire

Control

Water supply will ensure

provision of basic

quantity of clean

drinking water

water for other purposes

in a manner that does not

allow the spread of

diseases through the

contamination of water.

Situation Assumptions:

• Existing water storage bodies will be damaged and unusable.

• There would be an urgent need of water to assist victims in rescue operation.

• Break down of sanitation system.

• Contamination of water due to outflow from sewers or due to breakage of

water pipelines.

ACTION AREAS/RESPONSIBILITIES

INITIAL ACTION

water at temporary shelters

ensure restoration of potable water as per standards

Plan for emergency accommodation of water supply in or near

temporary shelters.

Ensure cleanliness of sanitation facilities, relief shelters etc.


• Team leader (TL) of ESF on Water Supply will activate the ESF on receiving

the intimation of the disaster from District EOC.

• TL would inform Nodal Officers (NOs) of support agencies about the event

and ESF activation.

• TL will ensure special care for women with infants and pregnant women.

• Provide for sending additional support along with food, bedding, tents

• Send vehicles and any additional tools and equipments needed.

SOP for Quick Response Team (QRT) on Water Supply

• QRTs will ensure that supply of drinking water is made available at the

affected site and relief camps

• QRT‟s will ensure the temporary sewerage lines and drainage lines are kept

separate.

• QRTs will report the situation and the progress on action taken by the team to


the EOC.

• QRTs will intimate their TL of the additional resources needed.

• Carry out emergency repairs of all damages to water supply systems.

• Assist health authorities to identify appropriate sources of potable water.

• Identify unacceptable water sources and take necessary precautions to ensure

that no water is accessed from such sources, either by sealing such arrangements

or by posting the department guards.

• Arrange for alternate water supply and storage in all transit camps, feeding

centers, relief camps, cattle camps, and also the affected areas, till normal water

supply is restored.

• Ensure that potable water supply is restored as per the standards and

procedures laid down in “Standards for Potable Water”.

• Plan for emergency accommodations for staff from outside the area

• QRTs will ensure timely response to the needs of the affected victims.

• QRTs will set up temporary sanitation facilities at the relief camps.

7.1.7 ESF 7 Relief (Food and Shelter)

ESF7 FOOD

AND SHELTER

Department of

Food and Civil

Supplies, PUDA,

Improvement

trust (Punjab

Urban

Development

Authority)

Department of

Revenue, Indian

Red Cross,

NGOs,

Department of

Relief, FCI,DEO

School,

NCC,NSS,

Water supply,

PUNSUP,

MARKFED,

PWD, Housing

Board, Builder

Association,

Association of

structural

engineers and

architects,

Private

Contractors.

Should

ensure

coordination

of activities

involving

with the

emergency

provisions of

temporary

shelters,

emergency

mass feeding

and bulk

distribution

of relief

supplies to

the disaster

victims

Need of

disbursing

relief

materials

Arrange food,

fuel in the

form of

Kerosene,

diesel etc and

tarpaulins.


Meet the

physical

needs of

individuals,

families and

communities

for safe,

secure and

comfortable

living.


• Probability of shortage of a critical resources

• Immediate assistance to the community at the time of resource shortage

particularly when affected area is larger.

ACTION AREAS/ RESPONSIBILITIES

INITIAL ACTION

Responsible for supply needs for the entire incident including camps,

staging areas.

Determine food and water requirement.

Determine method of feeding to best fit each facility or situation.

Obtain necessary equipments and supplies and establish working

facilities.

Order sufficient food and potable water from the supply unit.

Maintain an inventory of food and potable water.

Maintain food service areas and ensure that all appropriate health and

safety measures are being followed

Supply unit Leader

Primarily responsible for ordering personnel, equipment and supplies

receiving and storing all supplies for the incident maintaining an

inventory of supplies servicing non expendable supplies to equipment.

Determine, receive, distribute and store supplies and equipment.

Receive and respond to requests for personnel, supplies and equipment.

Maintain inventory of supplies and equipment.

Sr. No. Name of the

Department/ Officers

Address Phone No.

1. PUDA/ADA Bhawan Housing Board

Colony, Green

Avenue.

0183-2508989

0183-2501339

0183-2503276

2. District Food &

Supply Controller

Controller, Rani Ka

Bagh, G T Road

0183 2564966

3. Punjab Food

Inspector Cadre

Association

31, Krishna Square 09888080486

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SOPs for nodal agency

• TL will activate the ESF on receiving the information of the disaster from

District EOC


and ESF activation.

• TL will coordinate with all state and district level suppliers as identified with

under IDRN.

• TL with coordinate with other ESFs related to transportation, debris and road

clearance to ensure quality supply chain management of relief materials.

• Ensuring composite relief with availability of complimentary relief material.

SOP for Quick Response Team (QRT) on Relief

• QRTs will report to site of the relief camps

• QRTs will be responsible to management and distribute relief items to the

affected victims

• QRT‟s will be responsible for reporting the progress on action taken by the

team to the EOC

• QRTs will provide information to their TL about the need of additional

resources.

• Clearing of the areas to establish relief camps

• Setting up relief camps and tents using innovative methods that can save time

• Assist local authorities to set up important telecom and other service related

facilities

• Initiate, direct and market procurement of food available from different

inventories and ensuring food supplies to the affected population

• Preparing take-home food packets for the families

• Ensuring distribution of relief material to the all the people including

vulnerable groups of the target area such as women with infants, pregnant

women, children, aged people and handicapped.

• Ensuring support to Local Administration

• Locating adequate relief camps based on damage survey

• Develop alternative arrangements for population living in structures that

might be affected even after the disaster

7.1.8 ESF 8 Equipment Support, Debris and Road Clearance

ESF8

EQUIPMENT

SUPPORT,

DEBRIS AND

ROAD

CLEARANCE

Municipal

Corporation

PWD, Civil

Defence,

Private

Contractors,

Industries

The identification,

removal, and disposal

of rubble, wreckage.

Other material which

block or hamper the

performance of

emergency response

functions


Procure needed

equipments from

Support agencies

ESF originates from

the fact that most

large scale hazards

like earthquake,

cyclone and floods

primarily will affect

the building

structures, trees,

poles etc.


• Access to disaster-affected area would depend upon the re-establishment of

ground and water routes.

• Early damage assessment may be incomplete, inaccurate and general. A rapid

assessment may be required to determine response time.

• Engineers and masons may be required in large scale for the inspection of

present buildings

ACTION AREAS/ RESPONSIBILITIES

INITIAL ACTION

Damage assessment including locations, number of structures damaged

and severity of damage.

The QRTs will be deployed as compiled from IDRN resource inventory

for conducting the debris clearance.

The QRTs will report the situation and the progress in response activities

ro the representative EOCs.

Undertake construction of temporary roads to serve as access to

temporary transit and relief camps, and medical facilities for disaster

victims.

Repairing of all paved and unpaved road surfaces including edge

metalling, pothole patching and any failure of surface, foundations in the

affected areas by maintenance engineer‟s staff and keep monitoring their

conditions.


• Team leader (TL) will activate the ESF on receiving the information of the

disaster from District EOC.


and ESF activation.

• TL will coordinate with the supporting agency to mobilize equipments from

the ware houses through IDRN database

• The respective supporting agencies will contact their respective personal to

move the equipments to central warehouse

• The equipments like JCB, concrete cutters identified as per the need will be


transported to the site.

• As per the information the nodal officer of Debris road clearance will make an

assessment on of the damages of roads and built structures at the site and

surrounding areas

• The nodal officers of Supporting Agencies will immediately start debris

clearance operation to enable movement to the affected site.

• Review of the current situation is taken up by the nodal agency to update the

support agencies and to delegate their respective personnel to take precautionary

measure to plan de-routes for the transportation ESF‟s to be operational

• All supporting agencies will inspect the road and rail network and structures

within the disaster site and surrounding.

• TL will also ensure proper corpse disposal and post mortem by coordinating

with ESF on medical response.

SOP FOR QUICK RESPONSE TEAM ON EQUIPMENT SUPPORT,

DEBRIS AND ROAD CLEARANCE

Damage assessment including locations, number of structures damaged

and severity of damage

The QRTs will be deployed at the affected site.

Enlisting the types of equipment as compiled from IDRN resource

inventory required for conducting the debris clearance

The QRTs will report the situation and the progress in response activities

to the respective EOCs.

Undertake construction of temporary roads to serve as access to

temporary transit and relief camps, and medical facilities for disaster

victims.

Repairing of all paved and unpaved road surfaces including edge

metalling, pothole patching and any failure of surface, foundations in the

affected areas by maintenance engineer's staff and keep monitoring their

conditions.

7.1.9 ESF 9 Help Lines, Warning Dissemination

ESF-9 HELP

LINES,

WARNING

DISSEMINATION

Department

of Revenue

NIC/NGO

Reps

process and circulate

information about

the welfare of

citizens of affected

area and managing

the tremendous flow

of information.

The help lines will be

responsible for

providing, directing

and coordinating

logistical operations



• There may be a flood of information and confusion about the injured

population.

• The communication with affected area may be partially impaired.




• TL would activate the District Quick response Team.


• QRTs will report the situation and the progress in response activities to the

respective EOCs.

• Sending flash news of latest updates/donation requirements for disaster area

all over the state

• Assisting the EOC in providing updated information to national as well as at

the District level.

• Setting up of toll free numbers for emergency information assistance.

SOP for Quick Response Team on Help Lines, Warning Dissemination

o The QRT members will reach to the nodal office as soon as they will get

instructions.

o QRT teams would reach to the site immediately after receiving instructions

from the nodal officer

o On the site QRT members will take stock of the situation from the IC at the

site and their counter parts.

o The QRTs will coordinate, collect, process, report and display essential

elements of information and facilitate support for planning efforts in response

operations.

7.1.10 ESF 10 Electricity

ESF-10

ELECTRICITY

State

Eletcricity

Board, SE

(Municipal

Corporation)

and SE

(Public

Health)

Sources of

Private

Generators

Operators,

DFSC for the

supply of fuel

facilitate restoration

of electricity

distribution systems

Situation assumptions

• Prolonged electricity failure.


• The affected victims may be panicked

• Halt of all activities specially jamming communication-networking systems in

the affected site.

ACTION AREA/ RESPONSIBILITIES

INITIAL ACTION

Electric fitting of the affected areas may get damaged and may need to be

repaired.

There may be a requirement of temporary lightening arrangements and

provisioning of back up power during emergency.

Carry out task of repairing all damages to water supply system.

PUNJAB STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD (PSEB)

Designation Office Phone No.

Chief Engineer 2455001

SE-Civil Lines 2455000

XEN- Civil Lines 2448349

SDO-Civil Lines 2448347

SE-East -

SE- H.Q. -




• TL would activate the District Quick response Team.


• TL will dispatch emergency repair teams equipped with tools, tents and food.

SOP for Quick Response Team on electricity

o The QRT members will reach the nodal office as soon as they get instructions

to do so from the TL.

o QRT members would reach to the site immediately after receiving

instructions from the nodal officer

o On the site QRT members will take stock of the situation from the IC at the

site and their counter parts.

o The QRTs will coordinate, collect, process, report and display essential

elements of information and facilitate support for planning efforts in response

operations.

• Begin repairing and reconstruction work

• Assisting hospitals in establishing an emergency supply by assembling

generators and other emergency equipments, if necessary.


• The members of QRTs will establish temporary electricity supplies for other

key public and private water systems.

• The members of QRTs will establish temporary electricity supplies for transit

camps, feeding centers, relief camps, District Control Room and on access roads

to the same.

• The members of QRTs will establish temporary electricity supplies for relief

material go downs.

• Compile an itemized assessment of damage, from reports made by various

electrical receiving centers and sub-centers.

• Report about all the activities to the head office.

7.1.11 ESF 11

ESF-11

TRANSPORTATION

DTO(District

Transport

Officer)

Railway,

PWD, Civil

Defense,

Scout, NCC,

Airport,

Municipal

Corporation,

City Bus,

Minibus, and

Truck

association,

Taxi and

auto

associations,

private

ambulances

etc.

smooth

transportation

links at state and

district level

quick and safe

movement of

material and

humans are a

priority

coordinate the

use of

transportation

resources to

support the

needs of

emergency

support forces

requiring

transport

capacity to

perform their

emergency

response,

recovery and

assistance

missions

Situation assumptions

• The state civil transportation infrastructure will sustain damage, limiting

access to the disaster area.

• Access will improve as routes are cleared and repaired.

• The movement of relief supplies will create congestion in the transportation

services.


ACTION AREA/ RESPONSIBILITIES

INITIAL ACTION

Transportation of personnel, supplies, food and equipment.

Fuelling, service, maintenance and repair of vehicles and other ground

support equipment.

Implementing traffic plan for the incident.

Amritsar District Transportation Officer 0183-2565244


TL of Transportation ESF will activate the ESF on receiving the intimation

of the disaster from District EOC.

TL would inform Nodal Officers (NOs) of support agencies about the event

and ESF activation.

TL establishes contact with the district EOC for FIR

TL requests for reports from local Transportation ESF contact person

TL communicates situation to support agencies and requests for detailed

information on the status of transportation infrastructure in the affected

area(s).

SOP for Quick Response Team on transport

o The QRT members will reach to the nodal office as soon as they will get

instructions to do so from the TL.

o As quick response teams will receive instructions from the nodal officer they

would reach to the site immediately.

o QRTs would report the situation and the progress on action taken by the team

to the respective EOCs

o QRT will send a requirement schedule for the different modes of

transportation e.g. trucks, boats, helicopters to be put on stand-by.

o QRTs will ensure timely re-establishment of the critical transportation links.

• The members of QRTs will establish temporary electricity supplies for relief

material

go downs.

• Compile an itemized assessment of damage, from reports made by various

electrical receiving centers and sub-centers.

• Reporting about all activities to the head office.


7.2 SOP FOR COMMUNITY TASK FORCES

Community or the local functionary is the most important mechanism in disaster

management. Community Based Disaster Management (CBDM) is the latest

methodology that is successfully experimented in India. CBDM is basically

concerned all about with community disaster awareness initiatives, which is a

comprehensive method to inform and train the local residents about how to

prepare to cope up with natural as well as human induced disasters.

7.2.1 Community Task Forces

A perfect community based disaster management will be possible only with the

help of community task forces. Community Task Forces (CTF) are the

voluntary service group constituted out of the local able-bodies males and

females for community disaster management through preparedness, mitigation

and relief0resuce as well. The CTFs will help in preparation of plan documents,

which is a must in CBDM. These CTFs will be trained by the DDMC of District

Amritsar in such a way that they could be volunteers incase of any emergency,

other wise catalyst in creating awareness among the public in disaster

management. The CBDM Plan shall be prepared through Participatory Learning

Appraisal (PLA) methods. Each Community Task Force member has to

perform his or her own duties and responsibilities. They are as follows:

7.2.2 CTF 1 Warning and Communication Group

Pre-Disaster

1. Ensure that communication equipments are in working order

2. Ensure an emergency contact directory with all relevant numbers

3. Carry a hazard map demarcating the most vulnerable/safe areas and

households

On receipt of warning

1. Assemble in a central location and listen to radio together to determine the

situation

2. Pay attention to local warnings and their interpretation

3. Crosscheck the warning received on radio, with the nearest control room

4. Disseminate the warning using megaphones/mikes sirens etc., door-to-door

During disaster

1. Remain in the safe shelters and provide the evacuees with regular updates

After a Disaster

1. Get the de-warning from District Control Room and announce the same

2. Disseminate precautionary information on post disaster health hazards and

remedies

3. Give immediate assessment to the authority on damage, massive casualty etc

4. Guide the search and rescue team with geographic information and high


damage

7.2.3 CTF 2 Evacuation and Temporary Shelter Management Group

Pre-Disaster

1. Monitor the infrastructure needs of the Community such as roads, school etc.

2. Co-ordinate with the local authority to identify/location for setting relief

camps.

3. Check for plaster cracks and damp patches in safe shelters that require

repairs

4. Stock dry food and other safe food stocks, fuels, etc.

5. Ensure that the shelters are easily approachable.

6. Ensure that the shelters are cleaned regularly

On Receipt of Warning

1. Evacuate people from their homes and clear the area as soon as possible

2. Move stocks of dry food, fuel and medicines to the shelters

3. Organize space to house evacuee families

4. Help the old, disabled, pregnant women, children etc to settle in the shelter

5. Ensure that strict sanitary practices are adhered to in the shelter

6. Register the evacuees and give them identification slips/cards

During disaster

1. If caught inside withstand with their backs against a strong indoor wall

2. If outside during disaster, run to an open space away from trees, buildings etc

3. If in a moving vehicle, stop and stay inside

Post Disaster

1. To ensure that evacuees are fed and housed until the de-warning is received

2. Organize tents and materials for construction of temporary shelters

3. Collect stocks of food, clothing, and fuel etc.

4. Clean and disinfect the shelter all throughout the stay and before leaving

5. Help NGOs and their engineers in conducting meeting and rehabilitation

activity

6. Monitor the rehabilitation and reconstruction process of the community

7.2.4 CTF 3 Damage Assessment Group

Pre-Disaster

1. Carry a hazard map demarcating the most vulnerable/safe areas and

households

2. Prepare and store sufficient number of assessment formats required

During disaster

1. Remain in the safe shelters and provide the evacuees with regular updates

2. Call emergency meeting of the group and assign duties and area of


assessment

After a Disaster

1. Give immediate assessment to the authorities on damage, missing, casualty

etc

2. Give detailed report of assessment to the authority.

3. Guide the search and rescue team with geographic information

7.2.5 CTF 4 Search And Rescue Group

Pre-Disaster

1. Familiarize themselves with existing response mechanisms of the

government

2. Arrange for the necessary S&R equipment from Govt and Pvt Agencies

3. Use the equipment properly and maintain it well

4. Have a detailed map of the Community indicating vulnerable areas/safe areas

5. Organize themselves into pairs (buddy system)

6. Prepare back up teams ready for rotation of personnel

On Receipt Warning

1. Organize a meeting of the S&R members

2. Contact the administration for detailed information

3. Identify the vulnerable areas in which their help is required and decide the

action plan

4. Gather the equipments required

5. Assist the evacuation team in moving people to the safe shelter

6. Co-ordinate with the First Aid team to provide primary health care

7. Shift the seriously injured persons to hospital/PHC

Post Disaster

1. Conduct a general hazard assessment to determine the possible hazards

2. Make a quick head count and maintain a list of missing persons

3. Clear debris and fallen trees in order to reach trapped victim.

4. Communicate with the sub-division and District levels on additional

assistance

5. Coordinate closely with the first aid team for primary health care to rescued

victims

6. Coordinate with the evacuation team to shift rescued persons to open

space/tents

7.2.6 CTF 5 First Aid and Trauma Counseling Group

Pre-Disaster

1. Maintain a list of pregnant women, infants, disabled, sick, old etc

2. Keep First Aid kits ready and ensure that expired drugs are replaced with

new ones


3. Distribute basic medicines and demonstrate their use

4. To keep stretchers/local alternative ready to carry injured people

On receipt of Warning

1. Ensure that contents of all First Aid kits are satisfactory.

2. Move into the safe shelter.

3. If caught inside, stand with their backs against a strong in door wall (in EQ)

4. If outside during the earthquake, run to an open space (in EQ)

5. If in a moving vehicle, will stop and stay inside (in EQ)

Post-Disaster

1. Attend to the injured people

2. Counsel the traumatized people

3. Listen to and calm the victims affectionately and patiently

4. Help doctors and paramedics shift the ill and the injured to hospitals

5. Isolate the cases with infectious diseases and prevent them from spreading

6. Provide preventive medication if there is danger of cholera, dysentery etc

7. Inform the relief group about medical supplies that are running low.

7.2.7 CTF 6 Relief Co-Ordination Group

Pre-disaster

1. Familiarize with damage and needs assessment formats

2. Assess the estimated need of relief materials

3. Mobilize stocks of food grains and medicines from government, NGOs, etc.

4. Stocks materials like ropes, bamboos, tarpaulin etc in the safe shelter

identified

5. Keep a record of the stock available and maintain and dispatch them as

required

6. Always be impartial and sincere to the duty the victims

7. Be transparent in the accounting and stocks by giving timely correct

information.

On receipt of Warning

1. Coordinate with the evacuation and temporary shelter management team to

move stocks of food, water and so on to the safe shelter

2. Move to the safe shelter

3. If caught inside, will stand with their backs against a strong indoor wall (in

EQ)

4. If outside, run to an open space away from trees, buildings and electric lines

(in EQ)

5. In a moving vehicle, will stop and stay inside (in EQ)

Post Disaster

1. Conduct a complete damage and need assessment

2. Based on a preliminary need assessment as follows, communicate


preferences to the District Control Room

The size, scope of the relief items required

Likely duration of the distribution of relief material

The estimated number of people affected

Local capacity, resources and external help

The immediate needs of the victims

3. Communicate the assessment findings to other Task Force groups and local

authorities

4. Establish a distribution centre or community kitchen begin distribution

5. Ensure that food and other materials are distributed in an equitable manner

6. Prioritizes the elderly persons, pregnant women, children etc.

7. Maintain a list of the households receiving assistance

8. Make a physical inventory of stocks when external assistance arrives

9. Work closely with the communication group to stay in touch with control

room

10. Organize a meeting to evaluate the experience, internalize learning

11. Keep the undistributed relief material in a safe place/go down and preserve

it

7.2.8 CTF 7 Water And Sanitation Group

Pre-Disaster Preparedness Activities

1. Ensure sufficient supplies of chlorine tablets etc. for disinfecting drinking

water

2. Ensure sufficient stocks of lime powder for disinfecting large water bodies

3. Ensure that sufficient water is stored in proper tanks and jerry cans in safe

shelters

4. Ensure that there is list of contact persons at Distcom and Jal Board for

assistance

5. Raise prior awareness amongst the community about how to treat water

sources

6. Set a minimum standard in advance for distribution of water in emergency

7. Ensure sufficient number of raised platforms, deep tube wells etc constructed

8. Stock long steel rods, kerosene and fuel wood to dispose corpus and

carcasses

9. Help of the local administration to construct temporary sanitary facilities

10. Identify the tractors and lab ours required for sanitation purposes

11. Contact Jal Board for assistance in acquiring diesel engines and generators

On Receipt of Warning

1. Assess the drinking water supply and available water resources

2. Organize for alternate power supply by procuring generators/diesel engines


3. Ensure that the sanitation facilities at the safe shelter are in working order

4. Move into the safe shelter for ones own safety

Post Disaster

1. Make immediate repairs of broken or burst pipes

2. Coordinate with AJB/MCA/NDMC for procurement of water tankers if

required

3. Disinfect large water bodies with lime powder

4. Coordinate with the Sanitary Inspectors for taking drinking water samples

5. Ensure that water is distributed in an equitable manner

6. Ensure that sufficient water is available in bathing units and toilets at relief

camps

7. Demarcate areas for safe excreta disposal around the relief camp

8. Guide the local authorities to construct latrines away from groundwater

sources.

9. Coordinate with the local authority to construct sufficient bathing cubicles

for females

10. Spray bleaching powder and other disinfectants to prevent infectious disease

11. Ensure that solid waste is put in refuse containers or buried in a refuse pit

12. Ensure that there are no medical wastes such as needles, drugs etc. lying

around

13. Co-ordinate with the first aid team to inoculate against water borne diseases

14. Construct temporary soak pits for onsite disposal of wastewater

15. Co-ordinate with the search and rescue team for disposal of carcasses

16. Ensure that dead bodies are registered and cremated after legal/religious

formalities


CHAPTER 08

DISASTER MANAGEMENT OF DISTRICT AMRITSAR

8.1. FLOOD

Introduction

In Amritsar District, particularly in Ajanala Tehsil, the villages along

and across Dhussi Bandh have received heavy Loss of standing crops,

damaging to the houses, Loss of cattles heads and human lives on account of

heavy floods in River Ravi and over-flowing of various Nallahs like Sakhi,

Hansli, Patti Rohi, Kasur, Hudiara Drain etc. also caused damage in other part

of the distt. There is recorded history of various floods in the year 1947, 1950,

1954-55, 1976, 1988, 1993 and 1995.

In order to face any eventuality on account of floods in river Ravi, Beas

and area along river Sutlaj and the various drains, the following contingency

plan is prepared to provide immediate relief to the flood effected persons and to

take possible steps to control the situation at the lowest level.

STEPS REQUIRED TO BE TAKEN BEFORE THE ONSET OF

MONSOON

1. Identification of flood prone areas.

2. Monitoring of flow of water in rivers.

3. Warning system from River Sutlej Beas and Ravi River in case of floods

/ rains.

4. Flood Signals

5. Setting up of Flood Control Rooms.

6. Inspection of flood protection works.

7. Role of irrigation/ Drainage Deptt and their requirement of additional

funds for flood protection and drainage works

8. Repair/ Inspection of flood equipments.

9. Sites for Relief camps.

10. Personnel for relief camps.

11. Arrangement for food and other essential commodities.

12. Medical Facilities.

13. Veterinary Care.

14. Drinking Water

15. Transport

16. Community preparedness.

17. Assistance for Punjab Police/ PAP

18. Help from Army authorities.


STEPS TO BE TAKEN DURING FLOODS

1. Immediate evacuation.

2. Setting up of Relief camps.

3. Handling of Relief.

4. Reports to the state Headquarters.

5. Monitoring of flow of water at critical points.

6. Funds for relief camps.

7. Management of VIP visits.

STEPS TO BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER FLOODS

1. Disposal of dead bodies and carcasses.

2. Pumping out of water from low lying inhabited areas.

3. Special Girdawari

4. Funds of Relief.

5. Disbursement of Relief.

STEPS TO BE TAKEN AFTER RECONSTRUCTION

1. Closure of Relief Camps.

2. Restoration of infrastructure.

3. Reorganization for good work.

4. Feed back for future.

MAIN OBJECTS OF FLOOD PREPAREDNESS

The main objectives of various flood preparedness measures are:-

1) Minimizing the loss of human lives in floods.

2) Minimizing the loss of live stack.

3) Minimizing the loss of property and infrastructure

4) Minimizing ill effects on the health of effected population.

5) Bringing the human activities in the locality to normal condition soon

after the floods.

To achieve the above objectives different tasks have to be performed by

different Government Departments and other agencies before, during and after

the floods. Each department's role and responsibilities have to be clearly

identified and action plan needs to be drawn up by each department. For close

cooperation between the various department and Agencies, close coordination is

required at the district. Headquarter as well as at the Tehsil Headquarter. Deputy

Commissioner will co-ordinate the work at the Distt. Headquarter. SDMs are to

co-ordinate all activities at the Sub Divisional HQ's.

FLOOD RONE AREA OF AMRITSAR DISTRICT

i) Area between River Ravi and Sakki Nallah of Ajnala Tehsil and village

across Dhussi Bundh.

ii) Bet area of River Beas and Sutlej lying in the Tehsil Baba Bakala.The

village falling very vunlnerable area are given Annexure `B`


VULNERABLE AREA

The list of very vulnerable villages shall be a maintained in the Tehsil

Flood Control Room/ District Flood Control Room. These villages shall also be

shown in the map which shall be placed in the Tehsil Flood Control Room/

District Flood Control Room.

High Risk

villages

Low Risk

Villages

No. Of villages

falling in Sub

Division,

Amritsar-I

149 0 0

No. Of villages

falling in Sub

Division,

Amritsar-II

128 0 0

No. Of villages

falling in Sub

Division, Ajnala

347 41 06

No. Of villages

falling in Sub

Division, Baba

Bakala

157 10 0

Total 781 51 06

II- ORGANISATIONAL FEATURES

The District Flood Control Room has been set up in the office of the District

Revenue Officer, Amritsar This is situated in the District Courts. The

Telephone No. of the control room is 2229125. The District Revenue Officer,

Amritsar will be incharge of the Flood Control Room and will be designated as

District Food Control Officer. The Flood Control Room will be manned by the

following staff:-

a) Reader to D.R.O./ Flood Clerk from 9.00 AM to 5.00 PM

b) Duty Clerk along with one peon from 4.00 PM to 10.00 PM by one party

and from 10.00 PM to 8.00 AM

Next morning by the other party.

c) On holidays three duty clerks & three peons will be put on duty one from

8.00 AM to 4.00 PM, second from 4.00 PM to 10.00 PM, third 10.00 PM to

9.00 AM. All message in connection with the flood situation will be recorded

by clerk incharge of the Flood Control Room/ Duty clerk in a register and the

copies thereof will be sent to the District Flood Control Officer or Deputy

Commissioner, for his order immediately on the receipt of the message

similarly on the lines of District Flood Control Room, Tehsil Flood Control

Rooms will be set up as under:-


1 2 3 4

Amritsar-1 Kuthchery

Compound

Tehsildar,

Amritsar-1

2562663

Amritsar-2 ---do---- Tehsildar,

Amritsar-2 2562663

Baba Bakala S.D.M. Office Tehsildar, Baba

Bakala 245510

Ajnala ----do---- S.D.M, Ajnala 221037

FUNCTION OF THE FLOOD CONTROL ROOM.

The District Flood Control Officer and the incharge of the Tehsil Flood

Control Room shall take the following steps to meet with the any eventuality

arising on account of floods in their respective juridctions:-

a) The District Flood Control Officer will obtain information regarding the

discharges of River Ravi and Beas at Madhopur and Dera Gopipur from the

Exective Engineer, Amritsar Drainge Division, and Amritsar and shall

communicate the same to the incharge of the Tehsil Flood Control Room.

b) The Incharge of the Tehsil Flood Control Room will transmit the

information relating to the discharges in River Ravi and Beas to the sector

officers for information to the inhabitants of the villages situated alongwith

these rivers and likely to be affected on account of heavy discharge of water in

these rivers. The incharge of Flood Tehsil Control Rooms will be informed by

the sector officers about the action/ steps taken receipt of information.

c) The Incharge of the Tehsil Flood Control Room will transmit the

information in respect of any loss of property/ human lives etc. to the District

Flood Control Room over the Telephone/ T.P.M and the District Flood Control

Officer, Amritsar after obtaining the approval of the Deputy Commissioner, will

transmit the same to the Commissioner, Jalandhar Division, Jalandhar and under

Secretary to Govt. of Punjab, Revenue Deptt, Chandigarh/ State Flood Control

Room at Punjab, Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh. The Telephone of State Control

Room at Chandigarh is 2741762 or 2747798.

d) The District Flood Control Officer will act as liasion officer between the

Military and the Civil Authorities for obtaining army assistance, if needed. He

shall establish contact with the Army liasion officer deputed by the Station

Commander, Amritsar. Army help would be sought ordinarily as the last resort

after fully utilising assistance that can be secured from Police/ Home Guards in

flood relief and rescue operation where the District Authorities feel it would

necessitate requisitioning of Army, it will inveriably be sent the G.O.C.PH & H

Ambala. Home Secretary, Punjab and of course to the Flood Control Room of

FCR Punjab, Chandigarh.

e) All demands relating to the supply of boats, tents and other relief shall be

placed by the incharge of the Tehsil Flood Control Office .The District Flood

Control Officer will immediately obtain the order the Deputy Commissioner and

make all necessary arrangements for the supply of various articles to the S.D.M

concerned.


The Telephone Numbers of the Officer connected with the Flood are at

Annexure `A`, „B‟,‟C‟,‟D‟ and „E‟.

In order to keep proper liaison between the Tehsil Flood Control Room

and the villages likely to be affected with Floods/over flowing sector shall

function in the District.

The Sector officers will be the incharges of the area allocated to them

and will keep the Tehsil Flood Control Room in touch with regard to the action

of the floods in the area

Name of Tehsil Name of sector Jurisdiction Incharge of Sector

Amritsar-I Jandiala Jandaila Block

Manjitha Block

P.S.Kathunagal

B.D.P.O.Jandaila

B.D.P.O Manjitha

B.D.P.O. Verka

Amritsar-II Attari Field Kanungo

Cricle Attari Field Kanungo

Cricle Attari

Baba Bakala Rayya

Tarsika

Rayya Block

Tarsika Block B.D.P.O.Rayya

B.D.P.O Tarsika

Ajanla Ajnala

Chogawan

Ramdas

Ajnala Block

Chogawan Block

P.S. Ramdas

B.D.P.O.Ajnala

B.D.P.O Chogawan

Field Kanungo

Ramdas

Besides this the DC's office has the following telephone numbers:-

Sr.No. Officer Tel.No. (Off.) Tel.No.(Resi)

1 A.C (General) 2226767 2225535

2 A.C (Grievances) 2225722

3 D.R.O 2229125 2401103

4 S.D.M Amritsar 2226928 2562245

5 D.T.O 2565244 2507560

These telephones can also be used as Control Room telephone incase of

emergency. Generally the phone No. 2229125 (DRO) is earmarked as Control

Room for flood situation. At the time of crisis a Senior Gazetted Officer is

deputed to man the Control Room. The telephone of Deputy Commissioner's

office is 2226161 and shall be attended by Supdt. to D.C and helped by E.A

and L.F.A during emergencies.

The system of Control Room in Police lines (for law and Order) and in

DC office (for Natural and other Disasters) at the district level is for a situation

of large scale and wide spread crisis in the district. In case of localized Law and

Order problems or Natural and other disasters, Control Rooms are generally

established at the concerned Police Stations or SDM" Office respectively or at

any other strategic place nearer to the site of disaster. For operational


expediency, this system shall be continued and their telephone numbers are as

under:-

Sr.No. Officer Tel.No. (O.) Tel.No.(Res)

1 S.D.M Amritsar-1 2226928 2562245

2 S.D.M Amritsar-2 2228303 2229093

3 S.D.M Baba Bakala 245570

4 DSP Amritsar city 2555400 2501993

5 DSP (Rural) Asr. 2220671 2560296

6 DSP Ajnala 221023 221023

7 DSP Baba Bakala 245717 245718

Control Room will be equipped with detailed location maps of the

district, towns & tehsils showing locations of Fire Stations, P.H.Cs, Veterinary

Hospitals, Roads, Index drainage plan, Rail lines etc. A detailed list of the

officers posted in the district with their residential address and telephone

numbers shall also be readily available there.

MAINTAING OF CONTROL ROOM

Police Control Rooms located in the police lines are manned round the clock

by a person of the rank of ASI/Head Constable. Generally, he receives the

information/ messages and sends the same to the concerned authorities. Like

wise, the DC office room is normally manned by the office Superintendent

emergent situations the control room is normally manned by the office

Superintendent emergent situations the control rooms shall be manned as

detailed below:-

Level-I-Operation

When the emergency can be managed with the resources available within the

district.

1) Police Control Room with E.M and Dy. S.P nominated by DM and SSP

respectively.

2) DC office control room with an E.M or Senior Gazetted officer nominated by the Deputy Commissioner.

Level-II-Operation

When sources from the state/Central Government and required to manage the

emergency.

1) Police control room with an ADM or EM nominated by the DM and

DSP/SSP nominated by SSP. 2) DC office control room with ADC (D).

Normally ADC Amritsar and SP (HQ) concerned district wise Amritsar will be

known as officers-in-charge, police control rooms. When information of any

crisis situation if received at the control room the person on the duty will pass


on the information not only to DM and SSP concerned but also to ADC, SDM

and SP (HQ) in the concerned police district in cases of Law and Order

problem/ crisis and to ADC (D), SDM and SP (HQ) in the concerned police

district in case of natural and other calamities/ disasters.

Subject:- constitution of the city disaster management committee CIMC for

Amritsar, under the urban earthquake vulnerability reduction project (UEVRP).

Municipal Corporation, Amritsar has planned to setup 7 control rooms at

different areas of Amritsar city. The detail is as under:-

1. Zone No. 2, O/S Lahori Gate (Ph. No. 0183-2557587)

It is a Zonal office of the Municipal Corporation, Amritsar, situated on

outer Circular Road between Lohgarh gate to Lahori Gate, very opposite

to D-Division Police Station, Executive Engineer, Division No. 1 of

Municipal Corporation, Amritsar will be the incharge of this control

room. Assistant Engineer (2) Civil & Assistant Engineer (2) O & M will

assist XEN (civil)-1 along with their J.E.‟s & One A.T.P. with building

inspector & one Sanitary Inspector. Apart from above 25 Beldar, 10

Mali‟s, 50 Safai Sewak, 25 Sewerman, 2 Masons, 1 Fitter, 1 Electrician

& 2 worker Mistry/Mates will also present in control room to assist the

above officials.

One Ditch Machine, 1 Tipper, 5 (Health) Trolleys, 1 Fire Tender & 1

Car will also be allocated to above staff. This control room to cover the

area of ward no. 3,4,5,6,7,8,45 (part),27,28,30,31 & 32 i.e. Abadi Kot

Atma Ram, Bus Stand and within walled city from Hathi Gate to Lahori

Gate upto Kt. Karam Singh to chowk Namak Mandi to darbar Sahib-

Bazar Jhatkayian guru ka Mahal- Chaurasti attari-Khoo Bombay wala

up to Hathi Gate, Haripura, Khai Mohalla, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar,

Nawankot, Chotta Haripura, Daim Ganj, Gurbax Nagar, Mehar Pura,

Bhutan Pura, Islamabad up to Kot Khalsa and adjoining areas.

2. Zone No. 3, O/S Bhagtan wala Gate (Ph. No. 0183-2521155)

This is also & Zonal office of Municipal Corporation, Amritsar situated

on outer circular Road between Bhagtan Wala Gate to Hakiman Gate

near housing board colony namely Roop Nagar, Xen Division No. 3 will

be the incharge of this control room. Assistant Engineer (Civil) 3 &

assistant Engineer (O & M)-3 along with them JE‟s one ATP with

Building Inspector will assist incharge control room. However 25

Beldars, 10 Mali‟s, 35 Chowkidars, 50 Safai sewak, 2 Masons, 1 Fiter, 1

Electrician, 2 Work Mistry/Mate, will also be on duty & present in the

control room to assist the above officials.

3. Guru Nanak Bhawan (Ph. No. 0183-2545480)

Guru Nanak Bhavan is also the property of Municipal Corporation,

Amritsar, situated O/s. Ghee Mandi Gate near Akal Phula Singh Burj,

City center scheme, Amritsar. Executive engineer (Elect) will be the

incharge of this control room. Assistant Engineer (Civil)-1 & Assistant


Engineer (O-M)-1 will assist the incharge along with the JE‟s, one ATP

with the building inspector will also assist the incharge of control room.

However 24 Beldars, 10 Mail‟s, 25 Chowkidars, 50 Safai sewak, 2

Masons, 1 Fiter, 1 Electrician, 2 Work Mistry/Mate, will also be on duty

& present in the control room to assist the above officials.


Car will also be allocated to above staff.

This control room to cover the whole area of Ward No.

1,2,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,46,57,58 & 60 i.e. inner area sikandri

gate, hall gate, ram bagh gate, maha singh gate, sheranwala gate, ghee

mandi up to S.W. gate, abadi bhushan pura, bagh ramanand, kt.

Ahluwalia, jallian wala bagh, kt. Kanahia, hall bazaar, gagar mall road,

kt. Sher singh, Bazar Ram Bagh, Kt. Bagian, Kt. Jaimal singh, karmo

deori, telephone exchange. Area bounded by G.T. Road starting from

Hussianpura chowk to shivala bhayian railway X-ing to upto sunder

nagar bazaar R.S.H., judge nagar, joura phatak, rasoolpura,

mohakmpura, golden avenue- new golden avenue, maqboolpura, rana

garden upto Daburji then road to S.W. village, Partap Nagar, Kapoor

Nagar, tej nagar, s.U.S. nagar area between T.T. Road-S.W. Road. o/c

road & U.B.D.C. & village verka.

4. Zone No. 6, Ram Bagh Garden (Ph. No. 0183-2562965)

Zone no. 6 is also zonal office of Municipal Corporation, Amritsar

situated in ram bagh garden on madan mohan malviya road, civil line

area, Amritsar executive engineer, division no. 2 will be the incharge of

this control room. Assistant Engineer (Civil 6,8) & Assistant Engineer

(O & M)-6 will assist the incharge control room along with their JE‟s,

one ATP with his building inspector will also assist the incharge.

However, 25 Beldars, 10 Mali‟s, 25 Chowkidars, 50 Safai Sewak, 2

Masons, 1 Fiter, 1 Electrician, 2 Work Mistry/Mate, will also be on duty

& present in the control room to assist the above officials.


Car will also be allocated to above staff.

This control room to cover the whole area of Ward No. 42,44,45 (part),

47,48,53,55 & 55 i.e. area between Fatehgarh Churrian Road upto M.C.

Road, Race Course Road, Race Course Road upto M.C. Limit,

Lawerence Road, M.M. Malvia Road, Race Course Road, Maqbool

Road, Mall Road, Nehra Colony, Paris Town, Jawahar Nagar, Batala

Road, Tung Pai, Sandhu Colony, dhupsari Area, Rajesh Nagar, Preet

Nagar and adjoining areas.


5. Zone No. 7, Opposite Government Dental College (Ph. No. 0183-

2566608)

Zone No. 7 is also a zonal office of MunicipalCorporation, Amritsar

situated on Hukum Singh Road leads to Majitha opposite Government

Dental College, ZEN (Civil)-4 will be the incharge of this Control room

& Assistant Engineer (civil)-7 & assistant Engineer (O & M)-7 along

with JE‟s will assist the XEN (Civil)-4 and one ATP with his building

inspector will also assist the incharge. However 25 Beldars, 10 Mali‟s,

25 chowkidars, 50 Safai sewak, 2 Masons, 1 Fiterr, 1 Electrician, 2

Work Mistry/Mate, will also be on duty & present in the control room to

assist the above officials.

One Ditch Machine, 1 Tipper, 5 (Health) Trolleys, 1 Fire Tender & 1 car

will also be allocated to above team.

This control room to cover the whole area of Ward No. 49,50,51,52,54

& 59 i.e. area bounded by R.H.S. Majitha road upto Sacred Heart

School upto Nehru colony, sandhu Colony, Gail Banke Bihari adjoining

Batala Road near Joura Kothian to Shivala Road upto Shivala Railway

X-ing adjoining Railway X-ing upto Sundar Nagar Bazaar L.H.S. area

and village Vallah & some portion of village verka.

6. Zone No. 5, Putlighar (Ph. No. 0183-6564918)

This is also a zonal office of Municipal corporation, Amritsar in Gali

No. 2, sewa Nagar, Putlighar chowk, Amritsar executive Engineer (O &

M)-6 will be the incharge of this control Room & Assistant Engineer

(civil)-5 & assistant engineer (O & M)-5 along with JE‟s will assist the

incharge. However 25 Beldars, 10 Mali‟s, 25 Chowkidars, 50 Safai

Sewak, 2 Masons, 1 Fiter, 1 Electrician, 2 work Mistry/Mate, will also

be on duty & present in the control room to assist the above officials.

One ditch Machine, 1 Tipper, 5 (Health) Trolleys, 1 Fire Tender & 1 Car

will also be allocated the above officials.

This control room to cover the whole area of Ward No. 29,39,40,41 &

42 i.e. area of Islamabad, Chowk Rajputan near Pipli Sahib Gurdwara,

Bara Makhan, Rani Ka Bagh, Khalsa College, G.N.D.U., Guru Nanak

Wara, Sewa Nagar, gowal Mandi, Green avenue, White Avenue, area

bounded by Maqbool Road, Mall Road & Fatehgarh Churrian Road.

7. Zone No. 8, Chheharta (Ph. No. 0183-2450535)

It is also a zonal office of Municipal corporation, Amritsar situated on

G.T. road, Chheharta near OCM Mills, XEN (O & M)-5 will be the


incharge of the control room. Assistant Engineer (civil)-8 & Assistant

Engineer (O & M)-8 along with JE‟s will assist the incharge control

room. One ATP with his building inspector will alsi assist the incharge.

However 25 Beldars, 10 Mali‟s, 25 Chowkidars, 50 Safai Sewak, 2

Maasons, 1 Fiter, 1 Electrician, 2 Work Mistry/Mate, will also be on

duty & present in the control room to assist the above officials.

One ditch Machine, 1 Tipper, 5 (Health) Trolleys, 1 Fire Tender & 1 Car

will also be allocated to above team.

This control room to cover the whole area of Ward No. 33,34,35,36,37

& 38 i.e. whole Chheharta area bounded by government Polytechnic

Road upto village Kale Bye-Pass upto Gate Way of India place upto

M.c. Limit via village Guru ki Wadali, bothside of G.T. road upto M.C.

Limit.

Superintendent Engineer (Civil)

Municipal Corporation, Amritsar

DUTIES OF SECTOR OFFICERS The Duties of the sector officer will be as follows:-

1.. To set up his camp at a control place in the sector.

2. To strat additional relief centres and appoints officers who will be

incharge of these centres.

3. To evacute persons whenerver needed.

4. To get supply of necessary articles from the Tehsil HQ of the District

HQ.

5. To arrange medical relief parties locally and put demand for such

parties form the HQs, if needed.

6. To take affective measures with the help of veterinary assistance to

prevent out break of cattle diseases.

7. To arrange cheap grain depot at place other than relief centers, if so

warranted by the situation.

8. To have affective liason with the Tehsil Control Room and District

Control Room, and;

9. To make adequate arrangement for the proper maintenance of boats.

RESCUE PLANS

During flood and natural calamities rescue and relief operations are carried out

by the Block Development Officers and their relief team with cooperation of

Panchayat functionaries and volunteer organizations operating in their localities.

A number of flood/rescue shelters have been identified by them.


LOCATION OF BOATS

The Boats and moter Engines (O.B.M) have been kept at the following

places to meet the situation by the respective Tehsil Flood Control Office.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Amritsar-

1

6 - - 1 - - - 50

Amritsar-

2

- - - - - - - -

Ajnala 6 180 400 6 3 - - 95

Baba

Bakala

16 65 130 3 - - - 5

The List Of Trained Moter Boats Driver Is As Under

Sr. No. Name of the Official Address

1 Sh. Baldev Singh Clerk Office of the S.D.M,

Amritsar-I

2 Sh. Narinder Singh Sr. Asstt, Tehsil, Baba Bakala

3 Sh. Jasbir Singh Tehsil Office, Amritsar-I

4 Sh. Rachhpal Singh Tehsil Office, Amritsar-2

5 Sh. Sukhwinder Singh Clerk, Tehsil Office, Amritsar-2

6 Sh.Onkar Singh Clerk, Tehsil Office, Patti

7 Sh. Surinder Kumar Sr. Asstt % the Deputy

Commissioner, Amritsar

8 Sh. Manjit Singh Clerk, Sadar Office, Amritsar

9 Sh. Balwinder Singh Clerk, Sadar Office, Amritsar

10 Sh. Ashok Kumar Clerk, Sadar Office, Amritsar

11 Sh. Gora Singh Clerk, S.D.M, Amritsar-1

12 Sh. Mohinder pal Clerk, S.D.M, Amritsar-2

All the Sub Divisional Magistrates in the District shall maintain a list of

5 more officials of their Sub Divisions who know swimming and can drive the

boats/ Moter Engines. The list should be sent to the District Flood Control

Officer, Amritsar for record.

Vehicles

The Past experience shows that the Govt. vehicles are not made

available by the Departmental Officer immediately when these are needed in

connection with the Flood Relief Measures. In order to meet the demand of

vehicles the following jeeps shall be ready for attending Flood Relief Duty on

one hour notice. All the Departmental Officers of these jeeps should ensure that

a hook should be provided with the jeep so that the trailor alongwith boat be sent

on receipt of the message from the District Flood Control Officer to the

Departmental Officers -


1. Jeep from Jandiala Division, U.B.D.C, Amrtisar.

2. Jeep from Manjitha Division, U.B.D.C, Amrtisar.

3. Jeep from Asstt Registrar, Cooperative Socities, Tarn Taran

4. Jeep from Asstt Registrar, Cooperative Socities, Amrtisar

5. Jeep from Asstt Registrar, Cooperative Socities, Ajnala

6. Jeep from P.W.D, National Highway Circle, Amrtisar.

7. Jeep from Public Health Division, Amrtisar.

8. Jeep from P.W.D, (B & R) Amrtisar.

9. Jeep from Distt welfare Officer, Amrtisar.

10. Jeep from Distt Food Supply & Controller, Amrtisar.

11. Jeep from Asstt. Excise & Taxtation Officer , Amrtisar-1 & 2

12. Jeep from Distt Social Welfare Officer, Amrtisar.

13. Jeep from C.D.P.O. Verka

14. Jeep from C.D.P.O. Tarn Taran

15. Jeep from C.D.P.O. Amrtisar

The Sub Divisional Magistrate will also be competent to utilize the

Blocks Jeeps in their respective Sub Division for Flood Relief Measures.

Relief Centres

The Sub Divisional Magistrate will set up relief camp at the following

places to shift the persons of the marooned villages. The relief centre will be

looked after by the officer noted against each.

Ajnala Ramdass,

Chogawan,

Ajnala

NT, Circle Ramdas.

S.E.P.O. Chogawan

Asstt Food & Supply

Officer, Ajnala.

Baba Bakala Rayya B.D.P.O. Rayya.

Supply of essential commodities and service.

Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar will co-ordinate relief operation from

all voluntary organizations including the Red Cross for provisions of flood

grains and other essential commodities to the flood affected villagers.

All demands with regard to the supply of Tarpals, Gunny Bags, Food

and other essential commodities will be met by the Distt. Administration

through Food Corporation of India, Amritsar and Distt. Food & Supply

Controller, Amritsar and Distt Manager, Markfed, ASR. Officer Incharge of the

Flood Control Room should contact them.

The medical aid and medicine required for the flood affected persons

will be made available by the nearest Incharge Civil Dispensaries. The Sub

Divisional Magistrates should contract the Civil Surgeon, Amritsar in case the

medical aid/ medicine are not available in the concerned Civil Dispensaries.

The Veterinary Civil Surgeon of the nearest veterinary Hospital

will provide medicines in case of any epidemic diseases amongst the cattle


heads. The sector Officer- Incharge of the Relief Centres should contract at

Incharge of veterinary Hospital for this purpose. The sub Divisional officer (c)

/ Distt. Flood control officer will bring all cases where the problem is serious to

the notice of Deputy Director, animal Husbandry, Amritsar for suitable action.

Cooperation With Police And Defence Services

In economy like floods, the police assistance can also be obtained;

similarly the assistance of the border security force can also be secured. The

S.S.P Amritsar and Ajnala khom karan can be contact for providing necessary

assistance into this behalf.

In case of grave emergency help of the defence forces is allowed for providing

temporary bridges and restoring essential services, repairing branches in the

flood areas, work of dropping of air supply become necessary, the same be

done and authority of the aerodrome of Raja sansi can be approached for two

purpose.

Maintainenance Of Essential Services

In case of serious damage of any crow/ bridge matter should be reported

immediately by the incharge of Tehsil Flood control Room to the concerned

Executive Engineer, P.W.D (B&R) Amritsar.

A similar intimation should also be given to distt. Flood control officer will

take up this matter with higher officers of the department concerned. The

matter regarding the supply of electricity should be reported to the officer

concerned.

Breaches In Drains And Canals

All cases of breaches in canals / drains should immediately be reported

to executive Engineer of canal & Drainage Departments by the respective tehsil

Flood control officer.

The distt. Flood control officer on receipt of the information relating to any

breach in any drain / canal should take up the matter with the higher officers of

the concerned Departments.

Help From Voluntary Social Orgnisations

The SDM shall encourage the voluntary social organizations for

extending their help to flood affected people for clothing and other food

requirements. They will also be motivated to organize temporary relief camps

and medicines. The honorary Secretary Distt. Red Cross Society and the Distt.

Mandi Officer shall procure whart from the commission agents which shall be

given to the flood affected people as and when required.

JEs/ SDOs On Duty At Vulnerable Points

The Drainage Department will pitch tents near vulnerable points on the

drains and officials from their department will remain present round the clock.


Executive Engineer, Public Health and Xen, Water Supply and

Sewerage Board will be overall in charge of the Distt. and they will be

responsible to drain out water from the village in cases of flood and heavy

rains.

Flood Fighting Equipmenty And Its Placement

The officer in charge of the Flood Control Room shall have a list of

flood relief equipments available in the District. He shall also physically

inspect all equipments available in the District. He shall also physically inspect

all equipments before 30th

June and certify that all relief equipments are in

working order.

Stocks Of Tarpaulines To Be Maintained

The Tarpaulins cover will be supplied by the Food Corporation of India,

Mark fed and PUNSUP. The DFSC, Amritsar will coordinate with such

agencies in the district for supply of such material and shall store 5000

Tarpaulines in this office in this office for catering to the emergent situation.

The DFSC will be Nodal officer for this purpose

E.C Bags

Executive Engineer, Drainage, Amritsar shall make arrangements for

sufficient no. of E.C. bags so that it could be readily available at the time of

emergencies.

Relief Camps

The Distt. Food and Supply Controller, Amritsar and chief Agriculture

Officer, Amritsar will be overall in charge of these camps. The Distt. Food and

Supply Controller will ensure proper supply of essential commodities and will

keep ready the availability of 1000 bags of atta, 15 gtls of Dal and sufficient

stock of vegetable oils and kerosene oil etc at call

Medical Facilities

Civil Surgeon, Amritsar will be responsible to supply all kind of

medicines in the relief camps and other affected areas in Amritsar District.

He will ensure the availability of sufficient quantity of medicines

including the medicines used for the care of the snake-bite, during the flood

seasons with all the medical teams constituted by him.

He will also ensure that the medical teams will be operational and

moving in the towns and village during the flood seasons and emergency team

will be available in the hospital round the clock.

The SMO posted in the Sub Divisions will submit daily progress report

to the SDMs concerned.

He will also ensure that proper arrangements for medical treatment if

available in the relief camps. He will further ensure that adequate steps are

taken to prevent any scope of out break of any epidermis like situation during

and after the floods


Drinking Water Supply

The Xen. Public health, Amritsar E.O.M.Cs district Amritsar and

secretaries in Market Committees will make all necessary arrangements ensure

supply of clean and potable drinking water in relief camps in Distt. Amritsar

Fodder And Medicines For The Live Stock

The Deputy Director Animal Husbandry, Amritsar and Chief

Agriculture Officer, Amritsar will ensure that the cattle in food prone village

are vaccinated well in time and also maintain stock of medicine at their own

level. The arrangements for fodder will also be made with the help of Distt.

Mandi Officer, Asr. The teams constituted for the purpose, are to be sent to all

blocks and other flood prone areas. The Tehsildar have been specifically

directed to make a survey of total number of houses and cattle in different

villages prior of flood season so that bogus claims can be avoided. Such

information is to be sent before 1.7.2002 positively. Dry fodder should also be

kept in sufficient stock.

Arrangement Of Telephone Facilities Separate Line To Army

SDO, Telephone, Asr. shall maintain regular check of the working of the

telephones and list of all important numbers shall be sent to him by the DRO,

Asr.

Communication

The police wireless system shall function as an alternative mode of

communication in case of floods. The SSP Asr. will set up wireless sets in DCs

office and in vehicles of all SDMs, Tehsildar and DRO. One high powered set

shall be installed in District Flood Control Room with effect from 1.7.02 to

30.9.02

Assistance From Army/ Bsf And Punjab Home Gouard

The ADC, Asr. shall requisition Army help if situation so warrants. The

concerned SDM shall inform when ever the help of army is required. The ADC

is also requested to call a meeting with the Army Officers and get their contact

numbers.

Electricity

The DFO, Asr. will cut the top branches of tress so that the flow of

electricity is not hampered during floods. Electricity Department shall ensure

regular supply of electricity. The DFO shall be responsible for ensuring

immediate removal of fallen tress during the floods/ heavy rains.

Disposal Of Dead Bodies And Cara Cases

The Executive officer of Municipal Councils and Deputy Director,

Animal Husbandry shall be responsible for the removal of dead bodies and the

carcasses during the flood/ heavy rains.


8.2.Earthquake

Prevention

EARTHQUAKES - Do's and Dont's

Do‟s and Don‟ts

What to Do Before an Earthquake

Repair deep plaster cracks in ceilings and foundations. Get expert advice if

there are signs of structural defects.

Anchor overhead lighting fixtures to the ceiling.

Follow BIS codes relevant to your area for building standards

Fasten shelves securely to walls.

Place large or heavy objects on lower shelves.

Store breakable items such as bottled foods, glass, and china in low, closed

cabinets with latches.

Hang heavy items such as pictures and mirrors away from beds, settees, and

anywhere people sit.

Brace overhead light and fan fixtures.

Repair defective electrical wiring and leaky gas connections. These are

potential fire risks.

Secure a water heater, LPG cylinder etc., by strapping it to the wall studs and

bolting it to the floor.

Store weed killers, pesticides, and flammable products securely in closed

cabinets with latches and on bottom shelves.

Identify safe places indoors and outdoors.

1. Under strong dining table, bed

2. Against an inside wall

3. Away from where glass could shatter around windows, mirrors,

pictures, or where heavy bookcases or other heavy furniture could fall

over

4. In the open, away from buildings, trees, telephone and electrical lines,

flyovers, bridges

Educate yourself and family members

Know emergency telephone numbers (doctor, hospital, police, etc)

Have a disaster emergency kit ready 1. Battery operated torch

2. Extra batteries

3. Battery operated radio

4. First aid kit and manual

5. Emergency food (dry items) and water (packed and sealed)

6. Candles and matches in a waterproof container

7. Knife


8. Chlorine tablets or powdered water purifiers

9. Can opener.

10. Essential medicines

11. Cash and credit cards

12. Thick ropes and cords

13. Sturdy shoes

Develop an emergency communication plan

1. In case family members are separated from one another during an

earthquake (a real possibility during the day when adults are at work

and children are at school), develop a plan for reuniting after the

disaster.

2. Ask an out-of-state relative or friend to serve as the 'family contact'

After a disaster, it's often easier to call long distance. Make sure

everyone in the family knows the name, address, and phone number of

the contact person.

Help your community get ready

1. Publish a special section in your local newspaper with emergency

information on earthquakes. Localize the information by printing the

phone numbers of local emergency services offices and hospitals.

2. Conduct a week-long series on locating hazards in the home.

3. Work with local emergency services and officials to prepare special

reports for people with mobility impairments on what to do during an

earthquake.

4. Provide tips on conducting earthquake drills in the home.

5. Interview representatives of the gas, electric, and water companies about

shutting off utilities.

Work together in your community to apply your knowledge to building codes,

retrofitting programmes, hazard hunts, and neighborhood and family emergency

plans.

What to Do during an Earthquake

Stay as safe as possible during an earthquake. Be aware that some earthquakes are

actually foreshocks and a larger earthquake might occur. Minimize your movements

to a few steps to a nearby safe place and stay indoors until the shaking has stopped

and you are sure exiting is safe.

If indoors

DROP to the ground; take COVER by getting under a sturdy table or other

piece of furniture; and HOLD ON until the shaking stops. If there isn‟t a table

or desk near you, cover your face and head with your arms and crouch in an


inside corner of the building.

Protect yourself by staying under the lintel of an inner door, in the corner of a

room, under a table or even under a bed.

Stay away from glass, windows, outside doors and walls, and anything that

could fall, such as lighting fixtures or furniture.

Stay in bed if you are there when the earthquake strikes. Hold on and protect

your head with a pillow, unless you are under a heavy light fixture that could

fall. In that case, move to the nearest safe place.

Use a doorway for shelter only if it is in close proximity to you and if you

know it is a strongly supported, loadbearing doorway.

Stay inside until the shaking stops and it is safe to go outside. Research has

shown that most injuries occur when people inside buildings attempt to move

to a different location inside the building or try to leave.

Be aware that the electricity may go out or the sprinkler systems or fire alarms

may turn on.

DO NOT use the elevators.

If outdoors

Stay there.

Move away from buildings, trees, streetlights, and utility wires.

Once in the open, stay there until the shaking stops. The greatest danger exists

directly outside buildings, at exits, and alongside exterior walls. Most

earthquake-related casualties result from collapsing walls, flying glass, and

falling objects.

If in a moving vehicle

Stop as quickly as safety permits and stay in the vehicle. Avoid stopping near

or under buildings, trees, overpasses, and utility wires.

Proceed cautiously once the earthquake has stopped. Avoid roads, bridges, or

ramps that might have been damaged by the earthquake.

If trapped under debris

Do not light a match.

Do not move about or kick up dust.

Cover your mouth with a handkerchief or clothing.

Tap on a pipe or wall so rescuers can locate you. Use a whistle if one is

available. Shout only as a last resort. Shouting can cause you to inhale

dangerous amounts of dust.

After an earthquake

Keep calm, switch on the radio/TV and obey any instructions you hear on it.


Keep away from beaches and low banks of rivers. Huge waves may sweep in.

Expect aftershocks. Be prepared.

Turn off the water, gas and electricity.

Do not smoke and do not light matches or use a cigarette lighter. Do not turn

on switches. There may be gas leaks or short-circuits.

Use a torch.

If there is a fire, try to put it out. If you cannot, call the fire brigade.

If people are seriously injured, do not move them unless they are in danger.

Immediately clean up any inflammable products that may have spilled

(alcohol, paint, etc).

If you know that people have been buried, tell the rescue teams. Do not rush

and do not worsen the situation of injured persons or your own situation.

Avoid places where there are loose electric wires and do not touch any metal

object in contact with them.

Do not drink water from open containers without having examined it and

filtered it through a sieve, a filter or an ordinary clean cloth.

If your home is badly damaged, you will have to leave it. Collect water

containers, food, and ordinary and special medicines (for persons with heart

complaints, diabetes, etc.)

Do not re-enter badly damaged buildings and do not go near damaged

structures.

Preparation

1. Hazard prone area Micre zoning. Drawing of detailed maps of hazard

prone area with special in sights keeping in mind evacuation and relief

processes.

2. Authorization Plan- As earthquake is a sudden phenomenon, the

Organizational command structure is likely to be affected and can be

thrown out of gear. To carry relief and rescue work in the event of a

major earthquake, the following levels of command structure may be

followed and simulated so that in the absence of one level, the next level

may assume the responsibility.

a. Deputy Commissioner

b. Municipal Commissioner

c. Additional Deputy Commissioner (General)

d. Civil Defense Coordinator

3. Similarly other important organizations like Health, PWD etc. will be

asked to formulate and submit their authorization plan.

4. An earthquake resistant control room structure should be created.

Provision shall also be made to designate an alternate site for the control

room in case damage to the control room center.

5. To avoid problem of coordination and different perspectives and

capabilities of different agencies (which may in turn be detrimental to

the plan effectiveness), the disaster related needs and equipped with the

resources detailed.


EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT GUIDELINES

Guidelines for Earthquake Resistant Buildings

Earthquake Resistant Provisions in Masonry Buildings with Strip Foundation

Zone Max.

Height

Mortar

Mix

Bands Vertical-

Reinforcement

Diameter of

Vertical

Reinforcement

Mortar

Mix for

Band/Ver

tical

Reinforce

ment

Bracing of

Pitched

Roof.

III Four

storey

(Less

than

15 m)

1:6

Cement

sand or

1:2:9

cement-

lime-

sand

1. Lintel

band

2. Roof

band/G

able

3. Plinth

Band

For Rock/

Hard/Medium

soil-not

mandotry for

soft soil at

joint and

corners

For Rock/

Hard/Medium

soil-not

mandotry

For soft single

bar

12mm (TOR)

or 16mm(MS)

1:3

Cement

Sand or

M 20

Concrete

Bracing at

Tie Level

IV Four

storey

(Less

than

15 m)

1:6

Cement

sand or

1:2:9

cement-

lime-

sand

1. Lintel

band

2. Roof

band/G

able

3. Plinth

Band

At joints and

corners for

Rock/

Hard/Medium

soft soil

At jambs and

openings of

soft soil

Single bar

12mm (TOR)

or 16mm(MS)

1:3

Cement

Sand or

M 20

Concrete

Bracing at

Tie Level

V Four

storey

(Less

than

15 m)

1:4

Cement

sand or

1:1:6

cement-

lime-

sand

1. Lintel

band

2. Roof

band/G

able

3. Plinth

Band

At Joint and

corners.

At jambs of

opening.

Single bar

20mm (TOR)

or 25mm(MS)

1:3

Cement

Sand or

M 20

Concrete

Bracing at

Tie Level

ACTION PLAN FOR EARTHQUAKE

Action Points EARTHQUAKE

PLANNING AND

PREPARATION

Identification of earthquake prone areas

IDENTIFICATION

OF PROBLEMS

Loss of humen life

Casualities buried under fallen debris

Destruction and damage to buildings

Disruption of communication by land, sea and air

Disruption of civic amenities e.g. electricity, water,


transport, medical, telephones

Civil supplies etc.

Large scale fires

Floods in certain areas.

Landslide in hilly areas.

Disposal of human bodies and animals.

Exposure to disease and danger of epidemics.

Breakdown of law and order.

Breakdown of normal Government machinery in

affected areas due to Government servants

themselves being affected by earthquake.

Loss of morale.

Movement of population.

ADVANCE

PREPARATORY

ACTION PLAN

Preoaration of Plans and skeleton organization in

advance.

Training of personnel.

Establishment of alternative means of mobile

communications.

Mobilization of Fire Services including auxiliary

firemen.

Plans of rescue of casualities trapped under-debris.

Provision of hospital, medical and nursing staff.

Medical plans for improvised first aid posts and

emergency hospitals.

Removal of Debris.

Emergency sanitation, alternative supplies of water,

salvage and custody of valuables, procurement,

distribution accounting of gift stores, care of animals

etc.

Provision of welfare facilities

AFTER AN

EARTHQUAKE

Instant reaction

Establishment of Control

Military Assistance

Corpse Disposal

Medical

Epidemics

Salvage

Deployment of Resources

Outsides Relief

Camp-work and Employment

Information

REHABILITATION

1. Damege Assessment.

2. Restoration of personal belongings, vehicles/other resources

requisitioned etc.


3. Repair of damaged roads/bridges/buildings any other etc.

4. Control of spread diseses any epidemic.

5. Provision of safe drinking water.

6. Checking of public buildings from safety point of view.

7. Restoration of normal community functions.

8. Dispelling any rumors as to the safety of the area affected.

8.3 EPIDEMICS

Through there is no history of any out break of epidemics in the recent

past in this district, yet contingent plan prepared by Civil Surgeon shall take

care of any out break of epidemics. District Amritsar five civil hospitals and 13

PHC's. The list of Medical Officers along with their place of posting and

telephone Number is being given here under:-

Sr.No. Designation of officer Telephone No. Place of posting

(O) (R)

1 Civil Surgeon 2211864 - Amritsar

2 Asstt.Civil Surgeon 2211864 2583680 -do-

3 SMO Amritsar 255264 - -do-

4 SMO Baba Bakala 245548 - Baba Bakala

5 SMO Ajnala 221105 - Ajnala

6 SMO TarnTaran 222755 - TarnTaran

7 SMO Patti 244949 - Patti

8 MO Chabhal 277343 - Chabhal

9 MO Gharyala 225227 - Gharyala

10 MO Lopoke 244852 - Lopoke

11 MO Verka 2263095 - Verka

12 MO KhemKaran 2422946 - KhemKaran

13 MO Kairon 226537 - Kairon

14 MO Manawala 2440136 - Manawala

15 MO Majitha 2533866 - Majitha

8.4 CATTLE EPIDEMIC

Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry has prepared a contingent plan for

taking care of any cattle epidemics. The contingent plan is as under:-

Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry, Amritsar has constituted Block

level teams in order to tackle any cattle epidemics arising out of flood or any

other anticipated disaster in the distt. The control room at telephone No.

267478 is working round the clock in order to convey message to the Block

level teams. The Block level teams are as under:-


Sr.No. Designation of officer Telephone No.

(O) (R)

1 Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry 267428 -

2 Veterinary Officer, Amritasr 267428 9814403137

4 Veterinary Officer, Ajnal - 2505616

5 Veterinary Officer, Baba Bakala - 2229738

The District has 132 veterinary hospital and 189 dispensaries.

8.5 VILLAGE FIRES

As already described there is one fire station available in this district

with Municipal Corporation, Amritsar. In case of major fire, fire tenders can be

requisitioned from the nearby Station. There have been incidents of fire to the

standing/ harvested/ wheat/ paddy crop. In most of the cases, the cause of fire is

due to short circuiting, because of loose electricity cables and touching of

combine harvesters with the overhead electric wires. To avoid such incidents,

harvesting of wheat/ paddy crop at night has been prohibited by the District

Magistrate. As already explained, in case of any disaster information about the

same shall be conveyed to the affected population through civil and police

control rooms. Mobilization of people shall be effected through Government

and Non Government Organizations. At the District level DDPO Amritsar shall

mobilize the village panchayats through respective BDPOs

Assistant Director, Youth service and co-ordination Nehru Yuvak

Kendra shall mobilize the Youth Clubs in the real areas. NGos are mostly

active in the Municipal towns. These NGOs shall be mobilized through

respective SDMs. The National Reconstruction Crops Volunteers in the district

shall also be pressed into service by the District Youth Coordinator.

CAPABILITY ANALYSIS

Inventory and Evalution of the resources and opportunities from the stepping

stone in the preparatory stage. Authentic assessments can make the planner

awater of their tenacity and wants, so that they can equip themselves with all

the required items and materials well in advance. The resources necessary for

disaster preparedness and during and after disasters are listed below:

1) Imporatnat Telephone Numbers (AMRITSAR) District which are

listed in the Annexure.

2) Nursing Home.

3) Clinical Laboratory.

4) Ambulance

5) Blood Bank

6) Pharmaceutical Shops

7) Night Chemist.

8) Oxygen Bank

9) Tent House

10) Search & Rescue equipments


ANNEXURE-A

OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, AMRITSAR

ORDER

Whereas, the various parts of the district viz ---------------------in Tehsil -

------------------have got flooded and the situation in the area has taken the

shape of natural disaster. Thus there is a serious apprehension of loss of human

lives and damage to the public property at a large scale.

Whereas, it has been made to appear to me that with such kind of

situation arising there is possibility of getting the persons trapped in certain

packets. At places, they may get washed away by the water current. This Amy

also causes a panic situation in the entire locality. With this, there is every

likelihood that the people may assemble at one place and with this any kind of

nun toward incident may take place which may cause serious breach of peace

causing injury to persons and properties. So at certain places, evacuation of the

population at a safer point shall also be involved.

I -------------------------, District Magistrate, Amritsar therefore, while

exercising the powers vested in me under section 130 CRPC, requesting the

armed force under your command with the following equipment so as to bring

the exiting situation to normal.

1) Major Boats --------------------------

2) Life jackets --------------------------

3) Rope --------------------------

4) Chapoos --------------------------

The officers reporting against this requisition may contact the concerned

S.D.M Shri ---------------------------- for getting the other details to assist the

Civil Administration.

District

Magistrate

Seal

Amritsar

To

The G.O.C.

Or

The Brigade Commander

------------------------------

C/O 56 APO.


ANNEXURE-B

ORDER

Whereas, it appears to me that the vehicle detailed below is to be needed

for the purpose of evacuation and transport of flood affected families to the

safer places. And, whereas it appears necessary to make an order to

requisitioning the vehicle detailed below:-

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers confirmed on me under

section 3 of the Punjab Requisitioning and Acquisition of Moveable Property

Act, 1978.

I -------------------------IAS, District Magistrate Amritsar, therefore,

hereby requisition Vehicle No -----------------------and further order that driver

concerned along with aforesaid Vehicle with petrol/ diesel should report for

suty immediately to ------------------------------------on--------------------------------

-------- at -----------------------------------

District

Magistrate

Amritsar

Endst No. ----------------------------- dated ---------------------

Note :-

In case of non compliance of the order attention is invited to section 16

of the Act which read as under :-

"Whosoever contravenes any provision of this Act, or any rule made

these inder, or any order made, or director given under this act or obstructs the

lawful exercise of any power conferred by or under this Act shall be punishable

with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or

with both

To

----------------------------

----------------------------


ANNEXURE-C

INSTITUTION WISE BEDS POSITION IN DISTRICT, AMRITSAR

Sr.No. Name of institution No. of beds Phone No

1 Civil Hospital, Amritsar 150 255264

2 Civil Hospital, Patti 50 244949

3 Civil Hospital, Ajnala 50 221105

4 Civil Hospital, Baba Bakala 50 245548

5 Civil Hospital, TarnTaran 50 222755

6 P.H.C Chabhal 30 277343

7 P.H.C Gharyala 30 225227

8 P.H.C Lopoke 30 244852

9 P.H.C Verka 25 2263095

10 P.H.C Khemkaran 30 2422946

11 P.H.C Kairon 30 226537

12 P.H.C Manawala 25 2440136

13 P.H.C Tarsikka 25 267738

14 P.H.C Majitha 25 2533866

15 P.H.C Chawinda Devi 25 2423311

16 P.H.C Threawal 8 2520287


ANNEXURE D

Telephone List of Main office/officers of Amritsar

Officer Name

/Designation

Office Residence

A.D.C.(G)Amritsar. 2226363 2226464

A.D.C.(D)Amritsar 2226868 2229622

AETC-1 2210038 2225224

AETC-11 2212388 2213994

Air Port 2592166,2804526,

2565081

2590025

AC(Grivences) 2225722

AC(G) 2226767 2226768

A.D.A.Legal

Mr.Dhanawali

2228798

A,T.M.Railway Station

Asr

2213171 2566887

Attari border. 2382610, 2231741

Army 2226678-83

B B.D.P.O.Verka 30998043

B.D.P.O.Jandiala 2432156 2520953

B.D.P.O.Majitha 2773326

B.D.P.O.Tarsika 01853-267726

B.D.P.O.Rayya 01853-222080

B.D.P.O.Ajnala 01858-221062

B.D.P.O.Harsha chhina 01858-264107

B.D.P.O.Chogawan 01858-244401

B.D.P.O.Gandiwind 01852-260117

B.S.F.Wahga Border 2476230,2476369

Bachet Bhawan 2501358

Banks Syndicate Bank 2565118 2565521

O.B.C.Queens Rd. 2564682 2565163

O.B.C.Majitha Rd. 2555157 2555748

Canera Bank 2223972

Majitha Rd.

Pb&Sind Bank Rly Rd. 2565179

O.B.C.Vallah 2261124

Union Bank Lawranse

Rd.

2220087

S.B.I.City 2547780,2548188

S.B.I.Cantt. 2565319

C Commissioner MC ASR 2545155 2222111

CJM 2225110 2225251

Control Room ASR 2228185


100

Civil Surgeon 2211864 2583630

Custom Officer 2507436 2504636

Colleg

es

Shazada Nand College 2210828

2222273

D.A.V. College for boys 2553377

2551872

Khalsa College 2258418,2258852

Shazada Nand Collage

for women

2544645, 2210828

Govt College for women 2225818

D.A.V.College for

women

2221757, 2221009

Clubs Amritsar Club 2223669 2540222

A.G.A 2223306

Serivce Club 2227068

Cinem

as

Annam Cinemas 2210949

Adrash 2565249

Suraj Chanda 2557393

Sangam 2545500

Gagan 2271020

New Rialto 2566101

Health Civil Surgeon 2211864 2274564

Distri

ct

Office

s

D.H.O 2566271

Cantonment Board 2563967 2562351

Circuit House 2566319 2210053

Chif Agi Office 2502527

C.J.M 2225110

Custom 2210377, 2565469

Custom Attari Rd. 2292630

Coca Cola Factory 2258397

Depo 2225749

C.D.P.O.Jandiala 2320071

Computer Section 2220899, 2400364

Commissioner Provident

Funds

2500471, 2501064

D Distt & Session Judge 2225124 2225122

Deputy Commisseioner

Asr

2226161 2226162,6

262

DIG Border Range 2223238 2210966

DIG BSF Border Range 2258705, 2258275 2258520


Distt Mandi Officer 2527459 2257444

D.M.Punsup 2506119 2221878

D.R.O. 2229125 2401103

Distt Social Security

Officer

2571934

Dy.Dir. Sanik Welfare 2563102

Distt Attorny 2400193 2565518

Distt Sports Officer 2557693 2562222

D.E.O.(S) 2225896 2500923

D.E.O.(P) 2228979 2227080

D.D.P.O. 2226980 2401804

D.T.O. 2565244 2507560

D.W.O. 2534944 2566012

D.D.L.G. 2557689 2229882

D.F.S.C. 2564966 2225699

Dy.Director Horticulture 2502476 2223340

Dy.Ecnomical &

Statistical Advisor

2565999

Distt Small Savings

Officer

2503184

Distt.Treasury Officer 2222587

Dy. E.S.A. 2565999

D.M. Agro 2505531 2500137

D.M.Ware House 2401060

D.M.Markfed 2500372 2506669

D.O.R.G. 2225722 2226440

Durgina Mandir 2550700

2550800

Divisional Forest Officer 2231480

D.M.S.C.C. 2556667 2275071

D.T.P. 2220406 2229899

Deputy Dir.Public

Relation.

2210235 2223093

D.P.R.O. 2210235 2223870

D.M.F.C.I. 2226257 2500012

Docto

rs

Dr.Daljit Singh Eyes 2551600

Dr.Adarsh.Heart.G.Nana

k Hospital

2500709

Dr.Davinder

Sharma.Heart

2505122 2545945

Dr.A.S.Randhawa Brain 2503624

Dr.Mrs.Khanna. 2220805

Dr.Jadish Gargi.Post

Mortem

2226900


Dr.Sujan Singh Eyes 2256636 2258873

Dr.Sandhu 2504333 2710475

E Election Tehsildar. 2227118 2484635

Employment officer 2552379

E.O.I.T.O. 2557618,2557617 2228292

Essma Mill 2226252,2564921,256

6882

E.O.M.C.O. Asr 2545538

E.O.M.C.Jandiala 2432122,2432405 2484991

E.O.M.C.Majitha 2773347 2484991

EOMC Ajnala 951858-221438

EOMC Rayya 951853-222286 5095421

EOMC Raja Sansi 951858-233712

EO Improvement trust 2500555,2501666

G G.M.Rd.ways-1 2551735 2212641

2551741

G.M.Rd.ways-11 2551776,2551744

G.A.to D.C 2226767 2226768

G.M.D.I.C. 2584804 2586696

G.M.Telephones 2563566 2563500

Gurdwara judicial

Commission

2502398

Guru Nanak Bhavan 2545480

Gas

Agnec

y

Amritsar Gas Agency 2556456

Amrohi 2566496,2564040

Arora 2548110

Dee.Ess. 2542508

Bajwa 2282602

Chopra 2555770

Jagdav Chheharta 2258200

Shivam Gas 2521380

Ganpati 2541588

Hotels Ritz Hotel 2562836 2566314

Mohan International 2227801to08

Sun&Shine 2563876

Kumar International 2500171

Royal Castel 2556264

M.K. 2504610,504611

Amritsar International 2555991-92

Hospit

als

Guru Ramdas Dental

College&Hospital

2585656

Dental College Mall

Mandi

2553668


Sani Hospital 2221121

Kakkar 2506053

Dental Hospital Majitha

rd.

2566674

Mundh. 2503336 2503346

I Income Tax Officer. 2225675, 2225876

Improvement trust 2500555, 2501666 2503399

I.T.I.Centre 2553431

Indian Oil 2503419

J Jail 2228110

Jalliana Wala Bagh 2542245

K Kabul Trading Company 2564789, 2222215

L Labour Officer 2564602

LIC Asr 2557830, 2557392,

2555517

LBO 2566089

M Market Committee Asr 2543264 1852-

22426

2542956

M.C.Gehri 2432027

M.C. Rayya 01853-222319 2273356

M.C. Chhabal 01852-277255 52-222015

M.C.Ajnala 01858-221051 2504778

M.C.Chogawan 01858-244761 2227505

M.C.Attari 2382605 01852-

222426

M.C.Mehta 01853-256725 2273356

M.C.Jandiala. 2322027 2236264

M.C.Majitha. 2773353 2581064

Municipal Corporation

Commissioner.

2545155 2222111

Medical Supdtt.Guru

Nanak Hospital.

2220460,2222173 2220805

Mills Sawadesi mill 2564841, 2222777 2220764

Sugar Mill Ajnala 246652

N N.T.Colonization 2556461

Nowelty Sweets 2223197

Nizzar Agro 2321704

Nehru Juva Kender 2210870

O Odeon 2565074

OCM 2258712,2258713

S S.E.Irrigation 566252 2226761

566246

S.E.N/H 274203 474513


S.E.Sewrage Board 553916 401999

S.E.PSEB City Circle 553607, 545882 504087

S.E.Public Health 543391 223446

S.E.Mandi Board 500731, 556461

S.E.PWD 274285

S.E.Drains 229954 226975

S.E.Chief Engineer PSEB 263915, 263948

S.E.Pheruman PSEB 2504669 2502521

Schoo

ls

Sant Singh Sukha Singh 2223878,2565799,

2565699

SSP Amritsar 2227779

SSP Majitha 2584369

B.R.Modern Sch. 2224603

G.S.S.S.Mall Rd. 2220682

D.A.V.Public Sch. 2224603

P.B.N.Hall Gate 2551995

Kotla Sultan Singh 2236550 2231040

Holly Heart Green

Avenue

2563935

Holly Heart Rani Ka

Bagh

2564441

Holly Heart G.T.Rd. 246903

D.A.V.Sch. hathi Gate 2548465

St.Frances. 2226285

Harkrishan Public Sch. 2562649

Khalsa College Public

Sch.

2258337 2258267

S.D.M

‟s

S.D.M.Asr-I 2226928 2226307

S.D.M.Asr-II 2228303 2227098

S.D.M.Baba Bakala 01853-245510 245511

S.D.M.Ajnala 01858-221037 221054

Supdtt.Medical.S.G.T.B.

Hospital

2222173

T Tehsildar Asr-I 2562663 2229646

Tehsildar Asr-II 2544695

Tehsildar Ajnala 01858-221102 2213030

Tehsildar Baba Bakala 01853-225511 2421656

U Guru Nanak Dev

University.

2258802 to 09

G.N.D.U.V.C 2258811

Pro V.C 2258880

G.N.D.U 2258855

G.N.D.U History Deptt 2258802

V Verka Milk Plant 2263072, 2263026


W Working Women Hostal

Asr

2234411

X Xen Mandi Board 2526451 2500731

Xen P.S.E.B.Hall Gate 2548156 266343

Xen Drainage 2566097

Xen Drainage Mechinical 2566278

Xen P.W.D.Electercity 2274384 2222672

Xen P.S.E.B. 2274362

Xen Rural Rd.Division-1 2564793 2277609

Xen Rural Rd. Division -

2

2274285 2275181

Xen Building Prov.Div.2 2274881 2228860

Xen Public Health Div.1 2554281 2212456

Xen Public Health Div.2 2562911

Xen P.W.D.Electrcity 2274284 2222672

Xen Rural Works P.W.D. 2274285

Xen National Highways 2566551 2275601

Xen Panchyat Raj 2234637 2225398

Xen P.S.E.B.(SHARMA) 2544458 2548156

Xen Palution Board 226079

Xen Galiara 2293081 425856

Xen Panchayat Raj 225398

Xen UBDC 2566423

Xen Irregation 2566246


ANNEXURE E

PHONE NUMBERS OF KANUNGO, SARPANCH AND

ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES

ADMINISTRATIVE BODY, AMRITSAR

Sr. No. Name Designation Phone Number

1 Nirmaljit Singh Bajwa Punjab

Representative

98154-13003

2 Lakhwinder singh Kohli President 98728-48687

3 Sukhchain singh General Secretary 98760-43774

4 Rupinder Singh Randhawa Cashier 98156-57012

5 Balbir Singh Cheema Vice-Senior

President

98724-11170

6 Mukhwinder Singh Khera Vice President 99153-57410

7 Karan Singh Nangli Vice President 98727-46833

8 Gurmez Singh Vice President 98727-58499

9 Sant Dalbir Singh Vice President 98140-39816

10 Maninder singh Bhagat Vice President 98152-13679

11 Kulwant Singh Dehriwal Assistant

Secretary

98153-50458

12 Ranjit Singh Propaganda

Secretary

98888-73546

13 Tejinder singh Legal Advisor 97802-03409

14 Rajesh Kumar Bitto Press Secretary 98145-13870

15 Jaswant Singh Aulakh Press Secretary 98158-33166

16 Jaspal Singh Banot Assistant Cashier 94644-38799

17 Master Jagjeer singh Editor 98722-77485

18 Rachpal Singh Jalala Propaganda

Secretary

98728-64729

TEHSIL BODY AMRITSAR-I


1 Sant Prem Singh Sidhu President 98146-83806

2 Harminder Singh General Secretary 94644-34669

3 Sukhwinder Singh Cashier 98721-22381

TEHSIL BODY AMRITSAR-II


1 Gurikbal Singh President 98156-41047

2 Kulwinder Singh General Secretary 98153-58851

3 Sampuran Singh Cashier 94636-49401

TEHSIL BODY AJNALA


1 Gurinderbeer Singh Gill President 98555-07709


2 Daljit Singh General Secretary 98143-31403

3 Mewa Lal Bhagat Cashier 94635-89760

TEHSIL BODY BABA BAKALA


1 Harjit Singh President 98761-10322

2 Tarsem Singh General Secretary 98558-19301

3 Amit Kumar Cashier 99159-30494

SADAR KANUNGO OFFICE

Sr.

No.

Name Designation Phone Number

1 Jagsheer Singh Sadar Kanungo 98727-55862

2 Narinder Singh Naib Kanungo, Asr 98559-98974

3 Sukhdev Singh Kanungo 98761-54270

4 Sukhdev Singh Kanungo 98143-15179

5 Joginder Singh Naib Kanungo

KANUNGO OFFICE

Sr.

No.

Name Designation Phone Number

1 Surinder Singh Kanungo office,

Amritsar

98151-52355

2 Jagteshwar Singh A.O.K. 0183-2220637

KANUNGO AMRITSAR-I

Sr. No. Name Area Phone Number

1 Joginder Singh Amritsar-I 98763-18318

2 Gurmez Singh Sultanwind side 98727-58499

3 Mehal Singh

Sandhu

Sultanwind Urban 98888-74188

4 Susheel Handa Mahal-I 98156-10276

5 Manjit Singh Mahal-II 98157-56637

6 Nachatar Singh Bhradiwal 98722-77629

7 Harwinder Bitto Sultanwind Chikani 98144-56925

8 Gian Singh Asr-107 99151-68003

9 Hardev Singh Asr-108 94638-29873

10 Kartar Singh Asr-109 99158-72934

11 Sarbjit Asr-110 99880-60088


KANUNGO AMRITSAR-II

Sr.

No.

Name Designation Ph No.

1 Hirdepal Singh Kanungo 9815630949

2 Gurikbal Singh Kanungo 9815641047

3 Ranjit Singh Kanungo 9855294943

4 Gurjit Singh Kanungo 9780527805

5 Chiman Mehar Kanungo 9814426042

6 Tejwant Singh Kanungo 9878017153

7 Harpal Singh Kanungo 9887274177

8 Mandeep Singh Kanungo 9872345555

9 Jalwinder Singh Kanungo 98721154

10 Thaman Singh Kanungo 98151126

11 Sukhjinder Singh Kanungo 985516416

KANUNGO WADALA BHITEWADH

Sr.

No.

Name Designation Village Phone Number

1 Navinder Singh Kanungo

President

98149-53265

2 Mangwinder Singh Miran Kot 99153-57410

3 Ranjit Singh Heir 98158-61206

4 Kuldeep Singh Kambo 98154-68560

5 Ratanjeet Singh Basarke 94174-17635

6 Ashok Kumar Basarke Gillan 99887-76029

7 Prithipal Singh Loharka 98729-61313

8 Surinder Kumar Gaunsabad 98552-68610

9 Jaswinder Singh

Bedi

Wadala

Bhitewadh

98148-13815

10 Rajeev Kumar Khapar Kheri 97804-12272

11 Rajesh Kumar Hamidpura 97793-03762

KANUNGO VERKA

Sr.

No.

Name Designation Village Phone

Number

1 Archana Madam Kanungo Verka 98784-95394

2 Lakhwinder Singh Pandori Waraich 98728-48687

3 Harwinder Singh Bal Kalan 98728-95795

4 Bhupinder Singh Bal Khurd 98156-22223

5 Surjeet Singh Jethuwal 99145-79919

6 Jagjit Singh Mudhal 98152-81534

7 Jagjit Singh Verka-1 98722-72480


8 Ranjit Singh Verka-2 98155-67744

9 Balkar Singh Muradpura 94642-29191

10 Harbans Singh Fatehgarh

Shukarchak

98782-40732

11 Bhagwan Singh Jagatpur Bajaj 99144-07240

KANUNGO CHABBA

Sr.

No.


1 Narinder Singh Kanungo Chabba 98723-55358

2 Harjinder Singh Mananwala 98156-26080

3 Pardeep Kumar Iban 98144-53121

4 Paras Nath Rakh Jhita 98143-91044

5 Paramjeet Singh Mandiala 98888-47524

6 Balwinder

Sharma

Sangna 98554-24669

7 Rajpal Chicha 94636-50414

8 Bachitar Singh Chabba 98768-02052

9 Darshan singh Chatiwind 94646-26312

10 Gurikbal Singh Wanchari 97797-01294

11 Rajesh Kumar Warpal 98146-54855

KANUNGO ATTARI

Sr.

No.


1 Raj Kumar Kanungo Attari 98723-58360

2 Sant Sukhwinder

Singh

Attari 98781-35939

3 Harish Chander Neshta 99144-40472

4 Balkar Singh Dhanoia Kalan 98553-55337

5 Subash Chander Mode 98558-28229

6 Jobanjeet Singh Kaunke 98141-27536

7 Bhupinder Singh Ranike 98146-02362

8 Sanjeev Kumar Mahawa 98150-10897

9 Ravi Devgan Rajatal 97804-68685

10 Balwinder Singh Daoke 94640-02312

11 Balraj Singh Gharinda 98153-67497


KANUNGO KHASA

Sr.

No.


1 Keval Krishan Kanungo Khasa 98159-67500

2 Sampuran Singh Cashier Khasa 94636-49401

3 Dr. Narinder Pal Gumanpura 98729-58899

4 Gurdeep Singh Dhatal

5 Ravinder Kumar Khathanian 98150-07875

6 Sawan Singh Chakmukand 97801-16151

7 Major Singh Hoshiar Nagar 98888-41842

8 Savinder Singh Bhakna Khurd 97798-84945

9 Ram Ji Das Chicha 94635-13181

10 Sukhwinder

Singh

Bhakna Kalan 98721-22381

11 Raman Kumar Lahorimal 98153-67497

KANUNGO NAWAN PIND

Sr.

No.


1 Vipan Kumar Kanungo Nawan Pind 9815418018

2 Sant Prem Singh

Sidhu

President Nawan Pind 9814688808

3 Karam singh Nangli Talwandi Dogran 98152677

4 Jaspal singh 98151132

5 Sukhdeep singh 98720312

6 Paramjeet singh Makhan Windi 98153022

7 Narvail singh Fatehpur

Rajputan

98158472

8 Rabinder Nath 981571044

9 Sukbeer singh bedi 987246488

10 Ratan Singh Wadala Johal 985560777

11 Virender Singh Rasulpur

KANUNGO JANDIALA GURU

Sr. No. Name Designation Village Ph No.

1 Kuldeep Singh Kanungo Jandiala 9878469373

2 Ashu kumar Kanungo Jandiala-I 9779692292

3 Harinder Singh Kanungo Jandiala-II 9872745597

4 Ranjeet Singh Kanungo Bundala-I 9915241014

5 Rasal singh Kanungo Bundala-II 9417949136

6 Amrik Singh Kanungo Jania 9888751212

7 Navdeep Singh Kanungo Gahri 9915502120

8 Rajiv kumar Kanungo Mallian 9915955027


9 Balwinder Singh Kanungo Devi Dasspura 9855714164

10 Jaspal Singh Kanungo Bhangwan 9815623124

11 Darbar Singh Kanungo Ballian

Majpura

9898872400

KANUNGO PAKHARPURA

Sr. No. Name Designation Village Ph No.

1 Bhupedra Singh Kanungo Pakharpura 9855447775

2 Satnam Singh Kanungo Terpai 9872582117

3 Devi Parkash Kanungo Mardikalan 9872554295

4 Balveer Singh Kanungo Sanewal 9815858554

5 Kawal singh Kanungo Babowal 9417427087

6 Ravindar Singh Kanungo 987281

7 Surindr Singh Kanungo Abdal 9872356

8 Balwinder Singh Kanungo Bhangali 9465273

9 Avtar Singh Kanungo shamnagar 9814094

10 Parveen Kumar Kanungo Fatubillewal 9855462

11 Rajesh kumar Kanungo KOtli 99880843

KANUNGO KATHUANGAL

Sr

No.

Names Designation Villages Phone

Numbers

1 Jabardutt Singh Kanungo 9855309271

2 Rajinder Singh 9855478526

3 Ajit Singh 9915508787

4 Narinder Kumar 9815935041

5

6 Parsan Singh 9779387464

7 Balwinder Singh 9872048903

8 Inderjeet Singh 9217710102

9 Palwinder Singh 9815880281

10 Joginder Pal Pande 9814738158

11 Harjit Singh 9872613187


KANUNGO MAJITHA

Sr

No.


Numbers

1 Satnam Singh Kanungo Majitha 9417921590

2 Kulwinder Singh

Khera

Kanungo Sohian Kalan 9815358851

3 Rajesh Kumar Kanungo Kotla Sultan

singh

9814513870

4 Harminder Singh General

Secretary

Umar pura 9464434669

5 Narinder Singh Majitha 9465564414

6 Ravinder Kumar Nag-1 9779616683

7 Rakesh Kumar Nag-2 9417977248

8 Gurdasmal Jheto Nangal 9118557719

9 Sukhbir Singh Bhagwa 9915316666

10 Vinod Kumar Mahdipura 9914252446

11 Sukhwinder Singh Wadalviram 9815229483

12 Gursharan Singh Bhuma 9815995653

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS OF TEHSIL AJNALA

Sr

No.


Numbers

1 S. Inderjeet Singh Kanungo

Office

9872005186

2 Sh. Harbhajan Singh A.O.K. 9888306421

3 Sh. Avtar Singh A.O.K. 9872545830

TEHSIL OFFICE AJNALA

Sr

No.


Numbers

1 S. Ravinder Singh SDM Ajnala 9855108091

2 Sh. Rohit Gupta Tehsildar Ajnala 9815006658

3 Sh. Parmanand Naib-

Tehsildar

Ajnala 9872322932

4 S. Bawa Singh Naib-

Tehsildar

Ramdas 9815812730

5 S. Bakshish Singh Naib-

Tehsildar

Lopoke 9878680783


KANUNGO AJNALA

Sr

No.


Numbers

1 Harmesh Lal Kanungo Ajnala 9872643581

2 Ripudaman Singh Ajnala 9464743232

3 Kaptan Singh Guralal 9914272877

4 Mangat Maseer Nangal 9855455842

5 Sukhdev Raj Dayalbhati 9815272651

6 Mahesh Kumar Gujarpura 9872968410

7 Ramesh Pal Gagumahal 9855791496

8 Sanjeev Kumar Rair 9815877737

9 Karaj Singh Panchgaria 9888170401

10 Manjinder Singh Rajia 9815912012

11 Baldev Singh

Mattu

AbNanagal 9914450486

12 Amanjit Singh Ugaraulaka 9814007666

KANUNGO CHAMEARI

Sr

No.


Numbers

1 Paramjit Singh Kanungo Chameri 9815765909

2 Mewa Lal Bhagat Patwari Chameri 9463589760

3 Garnek Singh Hardpatli 9872454130

4 Surjit Singh 9815565

5 Ramesh Kumar 9815520

6 Atma Singh 9872330

7 Harish Kumar 9814312

8 Harbhajan Singh 9888306

9 Harjinder Kumar 9815668

10 Harjinder Singh 98782552

11 Kuldeep Singh 94655655

12 Rajesh Kumar 98155209

KANUNGO SARANGDEV

Sr

No.


Numbers

1 Kashmeer Singh Kanungo 9815504016

2 Harpreet Singh 9914315486

3 Keval Singh 9815688473

4 Sukhjinder Singh 9814057357

5 Deva Singh 9815301209

6 Bikramjit Singh 9815698938


7 Dalbeer Singh Bikraur 9465496091

8 Jagir Singh Chakdogra 9872277485

9 Jaswinder Singh Jafarkot 9815244435

10 Manohar Lal Ballabedarya 9872692610

11 Sukhchain Singh Shekhpati 9876043774

KANUNGO GURU KA BAGH

Sr

No.


Numbers

1 Rashem Singh Kanungo Gurukabagh 9815202585

2 Sant Dalbeer Singh Sansera 9814039816

3 Krishan Chand

Bhagat

Dodraya 9888682336

4 Kulwant Singh Tedakalan 9814654876

5 Gurnaam Singh Bhowali 9814655645

6 Sarabjit Singh Ballawind 9872764282

7 Gurinder Singh Khtrakallan 9878247784

8 Dalip Singh Sangatpura 9876423555

9 Harpreet Singh Chander 9878679947

10 Dawinderpal Singh Laskrinangal 9217710555

11 Manwinder Singh Kamalpura 9815213679

12 Baldev Singh Kadowali 9815181588

KANUNGO RAMDAS

Sr

No.


Numbers

1 Parbhushan Singh Kanungo 98145694

2 Sukhchain Singh Patwari 9876043

3 Manjit Singh 98784040

4 Charanjit Singh 99886812

5 Jagtar Singh 98724309


7 Janak Raj 9855004545

8 Rajinder Singh 9914866201

KANUNGO RAJASANSI

Sr

No.


Numbers

1 Jaswant Singh

Sohal

Kanungo Rajasansi 9878072260

2 Om Prakash Patwari Rajasansi 9815243137

3 Maninderjeet Adliwal 9872265006


Singh

4 Ikbal Singh Mallunangal 9878372200

5 Kuldeep Singh Bholanangal 9888166336

6 Charanjeev Kumar Jagdevkallan 9815639305

7 Narayani Das Harsahchina 9463524337

8 Harjinder Singh Dhariwal 9814956108

9 Gurdial Singh Bagga 9815692201

10 Manohar Lal Kaler 9872692610

11 Sukhinder Singh Chanjoti 9872500711

KANUNGO LOPOKE

Sr

No.


Numbers

1 Ashok Kumar Kanungo 9815309223

2 Ropinder Singh Patwari 9815657019

3 Satnam Singh 9855278759

4 Gurikbal Singh 9814015202

5 Shivraj Singh Chawindakallan 9878119467

6 Shiv Singh Wanike 9815850501

7 Gurnaam Singh Dhalla 9876838313

8 Dhanjeet Singh Sohra pind 9463550013

9 Paramjit Singh Chakmishrikah 9872954121

10 Paramdeep Singh Mauda 9814312566

11 Lakhwinder Singh Maulkot 9417916843

12 Jaswant Singh Kawen 9815833166

KANUNGO KAKAR

Sr

No.


Numbers

1 Gurmukh Singh Kanungo 9855251439

2 Balbeer Singh Patwari 9478155016

3 Dhanjeet Singh 9463550013

4 Maninderjeet

Singh

9878663819

5 Gurdial Singh 9779749983

6 Sulakhan Singh

Dhillon

9815899798

7 Sukhdev Raj 9316049619

8 Baldev Singh 9815755742


10 Jagdev Singh 9855706736

11 Ashwani Kumar 9814482503


KANUNGO THOBA

Sr

No.


Numbers

1 Kapoor Singh Kanungo 9872319976

2 Gurbinder Singh

Gill

Tehsil

President

9855507709


4 Sabeg Singh 9876685866

5 Sabeg Singh 9876685866

6 Sucha Singh 9815155013

7 Amarjit Singh 98722978

8 Surjit Singh 981545382

9 - 981545382

10 Maninder Singh 98711957

11 Sukhwinder Singh 987618535

KANUNGO JASRAUR

Sr

No.


Numbers

1 Buta Singh Kanungo 9464115641

2 Lakhbir Singh 9914181348

3 Jarnail Singh 9855204521

4 Satpal Singh 9814934941

5 Baldev Inder Singh 9915183860

6 Jaspal Singh 9464438798


8 Harbeer Singh 9914985065

9 Jatinder Singh 9872540975

10 Mangat Masih 9815455842

11 Pardeep Kumar 9815701606

KANUNGO JASTARWALA

Sr

No.


Numbers

1 Kulbeer Singh Kanungo 9872319976

2 Sawinderjeet Singh 9872031476

3 Gurjaspal Singh 01858-236004

4 Daljit Singh 9814331403


6 Kuldeep Singh 9815139127

7 Malkiat Singh 9779325480

8 Sumit Kumar 9814606344


9 Ram Lubhaiya 9914965400

10 Nirvail Singh 9814899942

11 Nirvail Singh 9815755742

IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBER OF BABA BAKALA

Sr

No.

Names Designation Area Phone

Numbers

1 Sh.Tejinderpal

Singh

SDM Baka Bakala 01858221037

9915000510

2 Smt. Seema Singh Tehsildar Baka Bakala 991554780

3 Sh.Sukhdev Kumar

Bangar

Naib

Tehsildar

Baka Bakala 925730313

4 S. Lakhwinder

Singh

Naib

Tehsildar


5 S. Malkeet Singh Office

Kanungo


6 Smt. Kawaljeet

Kaur

Bill Clerk Baka Bakala 987936141

7 S. Major Bhoma A.O.K. Baka Bakala 9465483043

8 S. Harjit Singh Tehsil

President


9 S. Tarsem Singh General

Tehsil

Secretary


01832765892

10 Sh. Amit Kumar Cashier

Tehsil


01835062134

Kanungo BabaBakala

Sr

No.

Names Designation Village Phone

Numbers

1 Amit Kumar 9915930494

2 Dalbir singh 9780512022

3 Raspal singh 9872864729

4 Sukhtar singh 9915306013

5 Manidar singh 9855484828

6 Kulwant singh 9815350458

7 Chanan singh 9876133834

8 Patwindar singh 9814916119


10 Jagdeesh Kumar 9872506424

11 Jagdeesh kumar 9872506424

12 Amarjeet Singh 01832744225


KANUNGO SATHIALA

Sr

No.


Numbers

1 Balbir Singh

Cheema

9872411170

2 Narinder Singh 9876201250

3 Sukhwant Singh 9023043245

4 Yograj Singh 9914416001


6 Parveen Kumar 9872039177

7 Gurder Singh 9779994785


9 Balbeer Singh 9463400442

10 Princejeet Singh 9872235035

11 Journail Singh 9815272587

12 Tarsem Singh Kanungo 9878096027

KANUNGO KHILCHIAN

Sr

No.


Numbers

1 Sukhchain Singh 9915986013

2 Ramesh Pal 9463771946

3 Sarabjit Singh 9915670894


5 Jaswinder Singh 9878478070

6 Sardool Singh 9815385021

7 Bikramjit Singh 9815361810

8 Tarsem Singh 9872493206

9 Satnam Singh 9872472750

10 Sukhdev Singh Kanungo 9872104299

KANUNGO TARSIKKA

Sr

No.


Numbers

1 Harjit Singh 9876110322

2 Ranjit Singh 9417306708


4 Sangara Singh 9876801658

5 Charanjit Singh 9815688169

6 Mukhtar Singh 9815494615


8 Major Singh 9814112689


9 Lakhwinder Singh 9814200223

10 Harjit Singh (Add

itional Charge)

President 9876110322

11 Joga Singh Kanungo 9317552092

KANUNGO MATEWAL

Sr

No.


Numbers

1 Tarsem Singh 9855819301

2 Prem Singh 9876429964

3 Ranjit Singh 9888873540

4 Satpal Singh 9814410255

5 Dalbeer Singh 9815207807

6 Davinder Singh 9876246014

7 Satnam Singh -

8 Dilbaag Singh 9465484052

9 Baljinder Singh 9872113335

10 Shamsher Singh 9814571189

11 Amreek Singh Kanungo 9815833504

KANUNGO MEHTA

Sr No. Names Designation Villages Phone

Numbers

1 Ikbal Singh 9915469355

2 Inder Singh 9988020507

3 Manjit

Singh

Baba Bakala 9815236860

4 Kulwinder

Singh

9815554495

5 Sukhdev

Raj

9814224032

6 Keval Singh 9915744798

7 Dalip Singh 9915757084

8 Dalip Singh Additional

Charge

9915757084

9 Jagir Singh 9815595140

10 Jagir Singh Additional

Charge

9815595140

11 Randhir

Singh

Kanungo 9855440715


KANUNGO CHAUGWAN


Sr No. Names Designation Villages Phone

Numbers

1 Sukhram

singh

9815646814

2 Charnjeet Patwari 9815515015

3 Tarlochan

singh

9914265903

4 Janak Raj 9988158492

5 Santokh

singh

9815511328

6 Dalwindar

singh

9814565586

7 Gurpal

singh

9914134674

8 Balwindar

singh

9855665650

9 Kawaljeet

singh

9815071923

10 Sushil

kumar

9872230551

11 Suresh

kumar

9888982466

Block Wise Telephone Numbers of Sarpanch and Panchayat Secretary of

Amritsar District

BLOCK JANDIALA GURU

List of Tel. Nos. of Sarpanch & Panchayat Secretary of Block Jandiala

Guru

Ser

ial

No.

Name of

Gram

Panchay

at

Name of

Sarpanch

Telepho

ne No.

(Sarpan

ch)

Name of

Panchayat

Secretary

Telephone No.

(Panchayat

Secretary)

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 Baba

Ghani

Shah

S. Angrej

Singh

9888228

210

S. Sukhbir

Singh

94637-17485

2 Baba Jas

Havelian

S.

Gursangat

Singh

9815256

813

S. Balwinder

Singh

98882-

80819,81463-

66766

3 Bachan

Singh

Wala

Smt.

Dalbiro

9876639

087

S. Balwinder

Singh

98882-

80819,81463-

66766


4 Balia

Manjpur

Smt.

Lakhbir

Kaur

9646901

520

S. Balwinder

Singh

98882-

80819,81463-

66766

5 Bamma S. Darshan

Singh

9888-

75996

S. Karanjit

Singh

94637-32285

6 Bandala S. Sham

Singh

9888726

247

S. Sarabjit

Singh

94647-45013

7 Beshamb

erpura

Smt. Surjit

Kaur

9915196

211

S.

Sukhwinder

Singh

98882-85121

8 Bhangwa

n

S. Saroop

Singh

98152-

38666

S.

Sukhwinder

Singh

98882-85121

9 Bhagtupu

ra

S. Inder

Singh

9878204

120

S. Ramtasvir

Singh

81462-99599

10 Bhagwan

sar

S. Mukhtar

Singh

Not

Availabl

e.

S.

Raminderjit

Singh

9478358477

11 Bhaini

Badeshan

Smt.

Paramjit

Kaur

98155-

12042

S. Naranjan

Singh

99888-54725

12 Butt Smt.

Rajwant

Kaur

98141-

68215

S. Salwinder

Singh

97798-27668

13 Chajalwa

di

Smt.

Kulwant

Kaur

99158-

25070

S. Ranjit

Singh

98782-68568

14 Chappa

Ram

Singh

Smt.

Rupinderjit

Kaur

9872316

066

S. Balwinder

Singh

9872316066

15 Chinna

Patti

Smt.

Sukhraj

Kaur

9855782

278

Sh. Rajesh

Kumar

9814244957

16 Jheeta

Chet

Singh

wala

Smt.

Kulwinder

Kaur

9876933

642

Sh. Subhash

Chander

81462-99799

17 Chohan S.

Amandeep

Singh

98158-

33962

S. Sarabjit

Singh

94647-45013

18 Dera

Baba

Dyal

Singh

S. Kuldip

Singh

94172-

76766

S. Kawaljit

Singh

81468-99399

19 Devidasp

ur

S. Dara

Singh

98153-

03343

S. Naranjan

Singh

98553-42987


20 Dharar S. Kawaljit

Singh

9815526

406

S. Naranjan

Singh

98553-42987

21 DhereKot Smt.

Sawinder

Kaur

97792-

92582

S. Karanjit

Singh

94637-32285

22 Dhudhala S. Jagwant

Singh

9915571

709

Sh. Rajesh

Kumar

9814244957

23 Fatehpur

Rajputtan

Smt.

Sukhwinder

jit Kaur

9855645

232

S. Balwinder

Singh

9855645232

24 Gadli Smt.

Surinderpal

Kaur

99153-

09596

S. Karanjit

Singh

94637-32285

25 Gehri S. Jaswinder

Singh

98144-

81638

S. Karanjit

Singh

94637-32285

26 Gunowal

Havellian

S.

Gurcharan

Singh

9815260

957

S. Naranjan

Singh

98553-42987

27 Gunowal S. Sukha

Singh

94644-

34062

S. Ranjit

Singh

98782-68568

28 Gurbaksh

Singh

Wala

Smt.

Maninder

Kaur

9463917

491

Sukhbir

Singh

94637-17485

29 Hundalha

r

S.

Balwinder

Singh

97790-

43600

S. Kuldip

Singh

97806-56263

30 Jand S.

Balwinder

Singh

9914388

556

Sh. Subhash

Chander

8146299799

31 Janian S. Dalbir

Singh

98151-

67095

S. Ranjit

Singh

98782-68568

32 Jhangi

Sahib

Baba

Parmanand

98158-

80037

S. Naranjan

Singh

98553-42987

33 Jheeta

Kalan

S. Kabal

Singh

9915541

216

S. Balwinder

Singh

98882-

80819,81463-

66766

34 Jheeta

Khurd

S. Manjit

Singh

98143-

20974

S. Ramtasvir

Singh

81462-99599

35 Joga

Singh

Wala

S. Hardev

Singh

9914072

880

S. Salwinder

Singh

97798-27668

36 Khalehra S. Heera

Singh

9872954

132

S.

Sukhwinder

Singh

9888285121

37 Khela Smt. Dalbir

Kaur

9646008

582

S. Sarabjit

Singh

94647-45013


38 Kishanpu

ra

Ravi 9915002

164

Sh. Rajesh

Kumar

96467-00723

39 Lalka

Nagar

S. Massa

Singh

9855064

427

S. Balwinder

Singh

9780928571

40 Makhanw

indi

Smt.

Kashmir

Kaur

9814135

102

S. Sukhbir

Singh

94637-17485

41 Malakpur S. Punan

Singh

9780587

065

S. Kuldip

Singh

9464941092

42 Mallian S. Baldev

Singh

99150-

94886

S. Balwinder

Singh

98882-80819 ,

81463-66766

43 Malluwal Smt.

Paramjit

Kaur

9878571

889

S. Balwinder

Singh

98882-

80819,81463-

66766

44 Manawal

a Kalan

S. Gurdial

Singh

99159-

06664

S.Raminderjit

Singh

94783-58477

45 Manawal

a Khurd

S. Naunihal

Singh

9914649

080

S. Sukhbir

Singh

94637-17485

46 Meharban

pura

S. Gurpal

Singh

9815669

180

S. Kuldip

Singh

9464941092

47 Mehima S. Sarwan

Singh

98157-

95291

S. Kawaljit

Singh

81468-99399

48 Mehnian

Kuharan

Smt.

Mohinder

Kaur

9814475

175

S. Gurnam

Singh

98767-63338

49 Mehoka Smt. Gurmit

Kaur

98554-

54035

S. Ramtasvir

Singh

81462-99599

50 Nangal

Dyal

Singh

S. Tarsem

Singh

99146-

49080

S. Ramtasvir

Singh

81462-99599

51 Nangal

Guru

Smt.

Amarjit

Kaur

97792-

92294

S. Ranjit

Singh

98782-68568

52 Najowali Sh. Lakha

Singh

9855654

968

S. Balwinder

Singh

9780928571

53 Nand

Wala

Nawanpin

d

S. Jaspal

Singh

98144-

14245

S. Sukhbir

Singh

99888-62981

54 Nawi

Abadi

Smt.

Rajwant

Kaur

9780637

507

S. Naranjan

Singh

98553-42987

55 Nawakot Smt. Manjit

Kaur

9814124

034

S. Karamjit

Singh

94637-32285

56 Nawapind S. Mehnga

Singh

9814780

147

Sh. Rajesh

Kumar

9814244957


57 Nijampur

a

Smt.

Narinder

Kaur

9417956

105

S. Balwinder

Singh

97809-28571

58 Nijjarpura S. Satnam

Singh

9988465

376

S. Kuldip

Singh

9464941092

59 Pandori Smt.

Kashmir

Kaur

98152-

07593

S. Kawaljit

Singh

81464-99399

60 Patti Gopi

Ki

S. Gulzar

Singh

9888074

685

S. Ajitpal

Singh

97792-50821

61 Patti

Masoor

Ki

S. Gurdial

Singh

9872726

113

S. Salwinder

Singh

97798-27668

62 Kila

Jiwan

Singh

S. Ravinder

Singh

9888138

139

Sh. Subhash

Chander

8146299799

63 Raipur

Kalan

S. Sarabjit

Singh

9872445

450

S. Gurnam

Singh

98767-63338

64 Rakh

Devidasp

ura

S. Balkar

Singh

9815876

964

S.

Sukhwinder

Singh

81463-66466

65 Rakh

Jheeta

S.

Sukhwinder

Singh

(Parbhandak

)

98882-

85121

S. Ramtasvir

Singh

81462-99599

66 Rakh

Manawal

a

Smt.

Rupinder

Kaur

9463723

398

S. Kuldip

Singh-2

81461-44544

67 Rampura Smt.

Sukhbir

Kaur

9876221

313

S. Mandip

Singh

9317793554

68 Ranakala S.

Sukhwinder

Singh

(Parbhandak

)

98882-

85121

S. Balwinder

Singh

98882-

80819,814636676

6

69 Saffipur Smt.

Sukhwinder

Kaur

9781177

220

S. Salwinder

Singh

97798-27668

70 Sukhewal S.

Harwinder

Singh

92561-

70464

S. Ajitpal

Singh

97792-50821

71 Surjan

Singh

Wala

S. Kuldip

Singh

9814052

682

S. Ranjit

Singh

98782-80819


72 Talwandi

Dogran

S. Giyan

Singh

98769-

19866

S. Ranjit

Singh

98782-68568

73 Taragarh S. Jaswant

Singh

97793-

83087

S. Balwinder

Singh

98882-

80819,81463-

66766

74 Teja

Singh

Wala

S. Varinder

Singh

99889-

80080

S. Kuldip

Singh

81461-44544

75 Thathian S. Mangal

Singh

98146-

49721

S. Ramtasvir

Singh

81462-99599

76 Timmowa

l

S. Dilbagh

Singh

9781603

333

S. Naranjan

Singh

98553-42987

77 Tirathpur S. Jaimal

Singh

9914192

313

S.

Raminderjit

Singh

9478358477

78 Vadala

Johal

S. Dilbagh

Singh

98786-

20201

S. Ramtasvir

Singh

81462-99599

79 Vadali

Dogran

Smt.

Kulwant

Kaur

98883-

32087

S.

Sukhwinder

Singh

98882-85121

80 Wanchari Smt. Gurpal

Kaur

98786-

66600

S. Kawaljit

Singh

81464-99399

Block Verka

List of Panchayat Secretary /Sarpanches and their Telephone numbers

Sr.

no.

Name of Gram

Panchayat

Name of the

Sarpanch

Telephone

number of

Sarpanch

Name of

Panchayat

Secretary

Telephone

number of

Panchayat

Secretary

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 Mulle Chak Gurmit singh 9815584384 Harjit

Singh

9463747208

2 Thande Manpreet

Kaur

9915829025 Harjit

Singh

9463747208

3 Khairabad Veer Kaur 9876592153 Harjit

Singh

9463747208

4 Kirtangarh Balwinder

Singh

9815505837 Gurmukh

Singh

9815229902

5 Loharka Kalan Dalbir Kaur 9876554586 Gurmukh

Singh

9815229902

6 Pandori Waraich Jasbir Singh 9417490828 Gurmukh

Singh

9815229902


7 Pandori Lubana Chainchal

Singh

9815574962 Gurmukh

Singh

9815229902

8 Gumanpura Jaswinder

singh

9814089418 Rajiv

Kumar

9465128908

9 Mudhal Balbir Singh 9915384830 Rajiv

Kumar

9465128908

10 Silver state Nagar Ajay Arora 9356002579 Rajiv

Kumar

9465128908

11 Muradpura Daljit singh 9872746945 Rajiv

Kumar

9465128908

12 Bhaini Partap Singh 9872898472 Vijay

Kumar

9888182324

13 Rampura Abadi Kulwant kaur 9780266085 Vijay

Kumar

9888182324

14 Ram nagar colony Sukhwant

kaur

9781271616 Vijay

Kumar

9888182324

15 Khapar Kheri Mangwinder

singh

9855472264 Pawan

Kumar

9876098038

16 Heir Balwinder

singh

9876045460 Pawan

Kumar

9876098038

17 Sachander Karj singh 9872550180 Pawan

Kumar

9876098038

18 Naushera Amarjit singh 9815577055 Pawan

Kumar

9876098038

19 Wadala Bhitewid Parbjot kaur 9876350371 Kuldip

Singh

9872969349

20 Kotla Dal Singh Raj rani 9463231902 Kuldip

Singh

9872969349

21 Gonsabad Balbir kaur 9876773625 Kuldip

Singh

9872969349

22 Heir Colony Jaswant kaur 9815600080 Kuldip

Singh

9872969349

23 Bal Kulwinder

kaur

9814476522 Kuldip

Singh

9872969349

24 Mira Kot Kalan Jaswinder

kaur

9872320224 Kuldip

Singh

9872969349

25 Mira Kot Khurd Sati 9872892808 Kuldip

Singh

9872969349

26 Nangli Amrik kaur 9815735842 Kuldip

Singh

9872969349


27 Abadi Dya Nand

nagar

Pawan kumar 9417295766 Kuldip

Singh

9872969349

28 Dhaul kalan Gian kaur 9876854766 Sukhdev

Singh

9815072904

29 Dhaul Khurd Veer kaur 9915379990 Sukhdev

Singh

9815072904

30 Rodiwal Harmandeep

kaur

9463247769 Sukhdev

Singh

9815072904

31 Abadi sundar

nagar

Kashmir

singh

9815263717 Tejpal

singh

9814949831

32 Kambo Jagir singh 9988733153 Tejpal

singh

9814949832

33 Loharaka khurd Jaspal singh 9217790096 Tejpal

singh

9814949833

34 Baba tehal singh

colony

Harbajan

singh

9855820686 Gurinder

singh

9814748295

35 Indra colony sivdyal singh 9815512739 Gurinder

singh

9814748296

36 Gumtala colony Kundan singh 9814926918 Gurinder

singh

9814748297

37 Ram nagar

colony(N)

Kanwaljit

Kaur

9815417019 Gurinder

singh

9814748298

38 Ranjit vihar Gurdev kaur 9463320316 Iqbal singh 9914680208

39 Ek roop avenue Bhupinder

kaur

9814113095 Iqbal singh 9914680209

40 Baba deep singh

avenue

Mela singh 9815212189 Iqbal singh 9914680210

41 Bal kalan Kabal singh 9417210111 Nirmal

singh

9872595912

42 Bal khurd Surjit singh 9855709174 Nirmal

singh

9872595913

43 Bhaiani gillan Rajinder kaur 9815163265 Nirmal

singh

9872595914

44 Mankiana Amlok Singh 9815403615 Nirmal

singh

9872595915

45 Fatehgarh

Shukerchak

Charan Singh 9876476065 Nirmal

singh

9872595916

46 Nabipur Lovedeep

kaur

9815565532 Nirmal

singh

9872595917


47 Uthian Rani 9815574962 Nirmal

singh

9872595918

48 Khankot Ajit Singh 9914157229 Nirmal

singh

9872595919

49 Sohia Khurd Daljit kaur 9815974520 Jirmal

singh

9815524633

50 Abadi Guru

Nanak Nagar

Balwinder

singh

9914063393 Jirmal

singh

9815524634

51 Jahangir Parmjit kaur 9815144138 Jirmal

singh

9815524635


APPENDIX F: NGOs OF AMRITSAR

Name of

NGO

Coordi

nator

Addre

ss

Phone/

Mobile

Email Area of Expertise Registr

ation

No.

All India

Pingalwara

Charitable

Society

(Regd.)

Dr.

Inderjit

Kaur

(Presid

ent)

G T

Road,

Amrits

ar.

143001

0183-

2584586,

2584713,

Fax -

0183-

2584586,

Mobile -

9814055

166

[email protected].

net.in

Enviroment,

Development,

Pollution,

Water/Sanitation,

Income

Generation,

Agriculture,

Population

Issues,

Education,

Housing, Slums

130,

1956

-57

All India

Women's

Conference

(AIWC)

Mr.

Narind

er

Sharma

,

Project

Manag

er

Chowk

Shantp

ura, G.

T.

Road,

Amrits

ar -

143001

9815386

326

aiwcfsw.tipsacs

@gmail.com

HIV - FSW 282,

1984-

85

Amritsar

Education

Society and

Research

Institute

Dr.S.S

Chhina

72,

sector

4,

Amrits

ar.

0183-

2507622,

9855170

335

sarbjitchhina@y

ahoo.com

Rural

Development and

Poverty

Alleviation

318,

Dt. 11-

11-

2003

Amritsar

Health and

Family

Welfare

club

75/23

A,

Kashm

ir

Avenu

e B. O.

65 A,

Londo

n

House,

Katra

Sher

Singh,

Amrits

ar

RCH Activities:

Family Welfare

including family

planning, Couple

protection, Care

and services for

pregnant women.

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Amritsar

Vikas

Manch

Sh.

Charan

jit

Singh

Gumtal

a

253,

Ajit

Nagar,

Amrits

ar

143006

0183-

2582323,

9417533

060, Fax:

0183-

2582323

asrvikas@gmail.

com

Art and Culture,

Civic Issues,

Disaster

Management,

Education and

Literacy,

Environment and

Forests, Housing,

Human Rights,

Right to

Information and

Advocacy,

Tourism, Urban

Development and

Poverty

Alleviation,

Water Resources,

Youth Affairs,

Any Other

786,

Dt. 24-

09-

1993

All India

Women

Conference

Ms.

Aruna

Mehera

Executi

ve

Secreta

ry

A-223,

A-224,

Ranjit

Avenu

e,

Amrits

ar -

143001

0183-

2224158,

Fax No.

0183-

2294404

RCH Activities:

Family Welfare

including family

planning, Couple

protection, Care

and services for

pregnant women.

All Over

Awareness

Party

Sh.

Yash

Pal

Bhaska

r

12,

Sandhu

Avenu

e, Near

Mandir

Batala

Road

Amrits

ar,

Corres

ponden

ce

Addres

s: First

Floor

Sanjee

v Store

Main

Ghala

0183-

5016816,

9316249

426

bhaskaryashpal

@yahoo.com

Aged/Elderly, Art

and Culture,

Children,

Drinking Water,

Education and

Literacy,

Environment and

Forests, Health

and Family

Welfare,

HIV/AIDS,

Human Rights,

Legal Awareness

and Aid, Sports,

Tourism,

Women's

Development and

Empowerment

102,

Dt. 08-

12-

2006






Mala

Chowk

Majith

a Road

Amrits

ar –

143001

Ambedkar

Social

Justic

Sh.

Lakha

Singh

Azad

VPO

Rayya

Khurd,

Tehsil

Baba

Bakala,

Distt.

Amrits

ar.

01853-

214178,

9463570

178

lakhaazad007@

yahoo.com

Dalit Upliftment 132,

Dt. 30-

09-

2009

Bhai Lalo

Ji Social

Society

Dr. L.

S.

Bhullar

,

MBBS,

NCPR

(USA),

Dr.

Lakhbi

r Singh

Bhullar

MBBS,

NCPR

(USA),

Preside

nt

4 SCF

Golden

Avenu

e, C/o

Bhullar

Neonat

e child

Care

Centre,

Amrits

ar

0183-

2585244

® ,

Mobile -

9356408

282

ls_bhullar@yah

oo.com

RCH Activities:

Family Welfare

including family

planning, Couple

protection, Care

and services for

pregnant women.

20080,

1980

Bodh

Women

and

Children

Welfare

Society

454,

Akash

Avenu

e,

Fatehg

arh

Churia

n

Road,

Amrits

ar

0183-

2423570






Dr.

Hahneman

n Social

and

Welfare

Society

12-13,

Gagan

Colony

, Batala

Road,

Amrits

ar

0183-

279011,

275974

Ganesh

Das

Chadha

Rotary

Centre

Sh.

Sunil

Kapur,

Chairm

an

(A

project

of

Rotary

club

Amrits

ar

Midto

wn),

1442/1

1,

Bomba

ywala

Khoo,

Amrits

ar

9814811

424

sunilkapur26@y

ahoo.com

Provides medical

care to general

public and

vocational

guidance to

females, Medicat:

General OPD,

Dental Care Unit,

Eye care unit,

Clinical lab, Eye

operation,

Vocational

(Female):

Computer

Courses, Dress

Designing,

Needle Craft,

Textile

Designing.

613,

Dt. 08-

10-

2001

Lok

Kalyan

Samiti

Sh.

Jagmo

han

Singh,

Chairm

an, Mr.

Davind

er

Singh,

Project

Manag

er

# 456,

Sham

Niwas,

Near

Govt.

Senior

Second

ary

School.

PO

Chheha

rta,

Amrits

ar -

143105

9872465

799,

9779324

620

jagmohansingh.a

[email protected]

Organizes

awareness

generation

programmes for

poor rural

women,

Environment

conservation,

Development of

entrepreneurial

skills among the

poor and

marginal sections

of the society like

widow, SC, ST,

Older persons

and poor rural

women etc., HIV

- Migrants

831,

06-02-

2002






Mata

Kamalaji

Welfare

centre

(Trust)

Bhai

Guriqb

al

Singh

Ji

Tran

Tarn

Road,

Amrits

ar

0183-

3294659,

3292255,

2483920,

9876525

839

Provision of free

ration and cloths

for 855 wards

and 2240

Children along

with chips,

books, uniforms

giving in Mata

Kamala Ji

Welfare centre of

G. T. Road

Amritsar.

Mission

Aagaaz

Sh.

Deepak

Babbar

Opp.

Khalsa

Colleg

e,

B.Ed.

Gate,

GT

Road,

Amrits

ar

9815261

302

mission.aagaaz

@gmail.com

Environment 198-

XX1-

1860,

2007

Param

Vaibhav

Principal

Police

DAV

Public

School

Amrits

ar -

143001

RCH Activities:

Family Welfare

including family

planning, Couple

protection, Care

and services for

pregnant women.

Paryas

Jansewa

Society

Sh.

Amit,

Secreta

ry

# 760,

Gali

No 2,

Mustfa

bad, P.

O.

Khann

a

Nagar,

Amrits

ar

9814299

728,

0183-

224750,

9876411

709

vikaskundal200

[email protected]

To open centres

imparting

training in skill

and self

employment

oriented

activities, Child

Care Centres

447,

Dt. 22-

03-

2005

Pariver

Sewa

Samiti

(Regd)

Sh.

Rajpal

Gupta,

Preside

nt

Madha

v

sadan,

Bharat

Nagar,

Bhatala

0183-

2557857,

2274316

Education, Help

to poor and needy

families






Road,

Amrits

ar

Peerit

Pariwar

Sewa

Samiti

Madha

v

Sadan

Bharat

Nagar,

batala

Road,

Amrits

ar

0183-

258820

Society for

Education,

Environme

nt and

Protection

of Animals

Sh.

Virinde

r

Sharma

131,

Partap

Nagar,

Opp.

Main

Gurud

wara,

G. T.

Road,

Amrits

ar -

143001

0183-

2555714,

Mob.

9814455

625

Awarness

generation

Education/trainin

g Campaigns,

Consultancy

projects, field

implementation

in the field of

Environment,

Agriculture

Education,

Biotechnoloty in

the field of

Environment,

Agriculture,

Education,

Biotechnology.

State

Consumer

Protection

Corporatio

n (Regd.)

Dr.

Sarlok

Singh

Sidhu

(Advoc

ate)

33/Gur

u Teg

Bhadur

Nagar,

PO

Khalsa

Colleg

e,

Amrits

ar

143002

0183-

2257226

Work for Human

Rights, Work for

justice to

consumers

through courts.


S. Diwan

Singh

Memorial

Educationa

l Welfare

Society

Sh.

Mohin

der

Singh

Suri,

Preside

nt

Surya

Buildin

g 10/1,

Katra

Ghana

ya,

Goal

Hatti

Chowk

, Gali

Aroria

n,

Amrits

ar

0183-

5099100,

9872631

372

Runs two schools

of 50 children

each under

National Child

Labour Project,

Arranges Pulse

polio camps as

well as medical

check up camps,

Conduction RCH

project under the

guidance of Civil

Surgeon,

Amritsar

552 Dt.

17-9-

2001

SAWERA

(Social

Action for

Women

Empowerm

ent and

Rural

Advancem

ent)

Mrs.

Kulbir

Kaur,

Directo

r

241-E,

Street

No. 4,

Bhalla

Colony

,

Amrits

ar -

143105

9814488

353

sawera.india@g

mail.com

Runs a Charitable

Clinical

Laboratory at

Chheharta,

Organizes free

health / HIV

camps, Organizes

women

awareness camps,

Conducts self-

entrepreneurship

training

programmes in

dairy, bee

keeping and

making the

achars, awareness

programmes on

female feticide.

349/AS

R/SOC,

Dt. 06-

01-

2006

Social

Welfare

and Public

Education

Charitable

Society

150,

Golden

Avenu

e,

Amrits

ar

9815335

554,

0183-

2583680




Swami

Vivekanan

d Medical

Mission

(Regd.)

Dr.

Adarsh

Pal

Vig,

Honora

ry

Secreta

ry, Mr.

Rajan

Chawla

,

Project

Manag

er

12-

Makan,

Krisha

n

Nagar

(Islama

bad),

Amrits

ar -

143002

9417062

796,

9888776

543,

0183-

2210429

swamivivekanan

[email protected]

m

Runs a charitable

hospital attending

150 patients daily

and have a Dental

clinic, Gyne, Eye

and

Physiotherapy

Units, Organizes

awareness

programmes on

AID's, Child

development and

women

empowerment,

Organizes free

medical check up

camps with free

medicines,

Educate the

general public

against all types

of epidemics,

ailments,

personal health

problems and

hygiene. HIV -

IDU

91, Dt.

26-05-

1981

Tercentena

ry

Educationa

l and

Welfare

Society

Dr.

Tarvin

der

Singh

Chahal

54,

Adarsh

Nagar,

Ram

Tirath

Road,

Amrits

ar -

143002

0183-

2225460

(R),

9914122

224

Social welfare

through

education,

research and

appropriate

activities. We are

trying to get

some projects

from various

organizations

such as PSAMB,

Chandigarh,

HIIS, Shimla and

other funding

organizations.




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