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N A T I O N A L D I S A S T E R
R E S P O N S E P L A N
N AN AN AN AN A T I O N A L C E N T R E F O R D I S A S T E R M A N A G E M E N TT I O N A L C E N T R E F O R D I S A S T E R M A N A G E M E N TT I O N A L C E N T R E F O R D I S A S T E R M A N A G E M E N TT I O N A L C E N T R E F O R D I S A S T E R M A N A G E M E N TT I O N A L C E N T R E F O R D I S A S T E R M A N A G E M E N T
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COOPERATION
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
October, 2001
NATIONAL DISASTER
RESPONSE PLAN
PREPARED BY
H I G H P O W E R E D C O M M I T T E Eon
D I S A S T E R M A N A G E M E N T
A number of Sub Groups and Sub Committees were set up and Research Studies commissioned by the HPC, and material from thesehas been heavily drawn upon towards preparation of the final HPC Report & NDRP. Views expressed in these reports do not
necessarily represent the considered opinion of the HPC.
Academic, Secretarial and other related support provided by
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CCCCCHAPTERHAPTERHAPTERHAPTERHAPTER 1 1 1 1 1 4
Introduction
Vision of the Document
Evolution of the Document
Approach of the HPC towards Management of Disasters
Role of the National Government
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Methodology
Key Issues
How to Use the document on National Disaster Response Plan
Document of National Response Plan
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Approach
National Response Approach
Concepts Used in the Document
Disaster Specific Approach to Response Actions
Emergency Information Disknet
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Maps
Vulnerability Maps
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Quick Response
Quick Response Flow chart
Pre-disaster Warning and Alerts
Response Planning
Arrival Point
National Disaster Quick Response Mechanism
Contents
Continued Response
Deactivation and Documentation
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National Operations Centres
a. National Operations Centres
Man power requirements of the EOC
Regular Staff
Staff on Disaster Duty
b. Incident Command System
c. Overall Command
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Emergency Support Functions
Emergency Support Functions
Primary and Secondary Agencies
Planning Assumptions
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Disaster Specific Modules
Earthquake Module
Model Framework for Disaster-Specific Approach-Sub Group I
Model Framework for Disaster-Specific Approach-Sub Group II
Model Framework for Disaster-Specific Approach-Sub Group III
Model Framework for Disaster-Specific Approach-Sub Group IV
Model Framework for Disaster-Specific Approach-Sub Group V
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Follow-up Actions
List of Checklists and Handbooks
Documents for each ESF
GIS Maps
EOC and ICS layouts and databases
Disaster-Specific Modules
References
Acronyms
AnnexuresNational Response Plan
Chapters
Technical ReportsKnowledge Network
Electronic MediaPrint Media
Civil Defence
Armed Forces
Role of GIS in Disaster ManagementResearch Reports
National Disaster Information System
Early Warning
Capacity Building
Socio- Psychological Aspects
Minimum Standards of Relief
Emergency SupportFunctions
Sub- Group ReportsNATIONAL PLAN
1. Water and Climate
2. Geological
3. Biological
4. Accident related
5. Chemical and Nuclear
Sub- Group ReportsSTATE PLAN
1. Geological
2. Biological
3. Accident related
1. Trigger Mechanism
2. Insurance
3. District Disaster Management Report
NDRP & RELATED STUDIES
6. National Operation Centres
1. Introduction
2. Methodology
3. Approach
4. Maps
5. Quick Response
7. ESF
8. Disaster Specifc Modules
9. Follow up Actions
Sub – Committee Reports
I .I .I .I .I . Disaster Assessment SystemsDisaster Assessment SystemsDisaster Assessment SystemsDisaster Assessment SystemsDisaster Assessment SystemsReferences� ADPC� UNDAC� UN-OCHA
I I .I I .I I .I I .I I . Site Operation SystemSite Operation SystemSite Operation SystemSite Operation SystemSite Operation SystemReferences� OSOCC - UNOCHA� Incident Command System
I I I .I I I .I I I .I I I .I I I . Search and Rescue SystemsSearch and Rescue SystemsSearch and Rescue SystemsSearch and Rescue SystemsSearch and Rescue SystemsReferences� INSARAG� US and R Task Force � FEMA
IVIVIVIVIV..... Disaster Medical AssistanceDisaster Medical AssistanceDisaster Medical AssistanceDisaster Medical AssistanceDisaster Medical Assistance
References� Health and Medical Response System � Response Team
Description Manual (USA)� Norwegian Mobile Hospitals and Disaster Units
VVVVV..... Equipment CacheEquipment CacheEquipment CacheEquipment CacheEquipment CacheReferences� Equipment Cache � Building Material and Technology
Promotion Council� USA
V I .V I .V I .V I .V I . Knowledge NetworkKnowledge NetworkKnowledge NetworkKnowledge NetworkKnowledge NetworkReferences� Knowledge Network � Centre for Disaster Mitigation and
Management, Anna University, ChennaiV I I .V I I .V I I .V I I .V I I . Inventory Management SystemInventory Management SystemInventory Management SystemInventory Management SystemInventory Management System
� Manpower� Relief SuppliesReferences� SUMA� Donations FEMA
V I I I .V I I I .V I I I .V I I I .V I I I .Minimum Standards of Relief and ResponseMinimum Standards of Relief and ResponseMinimum Standards of Relief and ResponseMinimum Standards of Relief and ResponseMinimum Standards of Relief and ResponseReferences
� SPHERE
I X .I X .I X .I X .I X . Central Disaster Management DirectoryCentral Disaster Management DirectoryCentral Disaster Management DirectoryCentral Disaster Management DirectoryCentral Disaster Management Directory
����� List of AcronymsList of AcronymsList of AcronymsList of AcronymsList of Acronyms����� List of Members of HPCList of Members of HPCList of Members of HPCList of Members of HPCList of Members of HPC����� ReferencesReferencesReferencesReferencesReferences����� Con ten tCon ten tCon ten tCon ten tCon ten t
Follow-up Actions Follow-up Actions Follow-up Actions Follow-up Actions Follow-up Actions����� Checklists and HandbooksChecklists and HandbooksChecklists and HandbooksChecklists and HandbooksChecklists and Handbooks����� MapsMapsMapsMapsMaps����� ESFsESF sESF sESF sESF s����� Specific Disaster ModulesSpecific Disaster ModulesSpecific Disaster ModulesSpecific Disaster ModulesSpecific Disaster Modules
ANNEXURES*****
*The Annexures as indicatedhere are available on a CDattached to the NDRPDocument
ABBREVIATIONS
ACWCs Area Cyclone Warning Centres
AIR All India Radio
ATIs Administrative Training Institutes
BMTPC Building Material and Technology Promotion Council
BUCFAC Building Code Formulators and Administrators Conference of India
CRC Central Relief Commissioner
CMG Crisis Management Group
CWC Cyclone Warning Centres
EGM Empowered Group of Ministers
EOC Emergency Operations Centre
ESF Emergency Support Functions
GIS Geographic Information System
IMD India Meteorological Department
ICS Incident Command System
NATMO National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation
NCCM National Centre for Calamity Management
NCDM National Centre for Disaster Management
NCMC National Crisis Management Committee
NRSA National Remote Sensing Agency
PSUs Public Sector Undertakings
RSMC Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre
SOP Standard Operating Procedures
SSH Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
SSTC Saffir-Simpson Tropical Cyclone
WMO World Meteorological Organization
List of Maps
III.1National Highways of India
III.2 Railway Network of India
III.3 Air Network in India
III.4 Major and Intermediate Ports in India
III.5 India Density of Population 2001
Chapter IV
IV.1 L0, L3 Activities
IV.2 SUBGROUP I - Water and ClimateRelated Hazards
IV.3 SUBGROUP II - Geologically RelatedHazards
IV.4 SUBGROUP III – Chemical, Industrial& Nuclear Related Disasters
IV.5 SUBGROUP IV– Accident RelatedDisasters
IV.6 SUBGROUP V – Biologically RelatedDisasters
IV.7 Flow Chart – Information
IV.8 Flow Chart – Command ofCoordination Activities for an L3Disaster
Chapter V
V.1Flow chart – Quick Response
V.2 Material/Manpower Flow chart of
LIST OF TABLES AND CHARTS
Central Information and Arrival Centreat airport
V.3 Material/Manpower Flow chart ofInformation and Arrival Centre atAirport of Affected State
Chapter VI
VI.1 Flow chart of Organization (EOC)
VI.2 Flow chart of Organization (ICS)
VI.3 Flow chart – Overall Command
Chapter VII
VII.1 Primary and Support Agencies for ESF
VII.2 ESF1 - Public Health and Sanitation
VII.3 ESF2 - Communication
VII.4 ESF3 - Power
VII.5 ESF4 - Donation
VII.6 ESF 5 - Transport
VII.7 ESF 6 - Search and Rescue
VII.8 ESF 7 - Public Works and Engineering
VII.9 ESF 8 - Food
VII.10 ESF 9 - Information and Planning
VII.11 ESF 10 - Relief Supplies
VII.12 ESF 11 - Drinking Water
VII.13 ESF 12 - Shelter
VII.14 ESF 13 - Media
VII.15 ESF 14 - Helplines
INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION NDRP NDRP NDRP NDRP NDRP 11111
VISION OF THE DOCUMENT
The need for an effective disastermanagement strategy to lessen disasterimpact has increasingly been felt in manyquarters. Strengthening of organizationalstructure of disaster management andreorienting existing organisational andadministrative structures have been of primeconcern. To achieve these objectives, a HighPowered Committee (HPC) on DisasterManagement was constituted with theapproval of the Prime Minister under theChairmanship of Shri J. C. Pant, formerSecretary to the Government of India.
The original mandate of the HPC wasconfined to preparation of plans for naturaldisasters only. It was felt in deliberations ofHPC that man-made disasters also beincluded in the holistic approach forpreparation of plans, which was thenapproved by the Prime Minister.
The following document of the NationalDisaster Response Plan has been theoutcome of extensive consultations anddeliberations with all concerned ministries,and departments at the Centre. The HPChas also initiated the process of State and
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The High Powered Committee on Disaster
Management has taken into account the
lessons and learning from past experiences and
the work of many international organizations
in the preparation of the National Disaster
Response Plan. In essence, the work of the
HPC has been twofold – bringing and
assimilating knowledge and, understanding
the commonalities of response actions by
learning from past experience.
Introduction
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Strengthening oforganizationalstructure ofdisastermanagement andreorientingexistingorganisationalandadministrativestructures havebeen of primeconcern. Toachieve theseobjectives, aHigh PoweredCommittee(HPC) onDisasterManagementwas constitutedwith theapproval of thePrime Ministerunder theChairmanship ofShri J. C. Pant,former Secretaryto theGovernment ofIndia.
District plans in order to bring aboutcohesiveness and uniformity in theformulation of disaster plans in all states anddistricts all over the country.
It has also taken into account the workand learning of many international bodies,international agencies and DisasterManagement Plans of many other countries.The work of the the HPC for the preparationof the National Response Plan has been two-fold:
t Bringing together a wide range ofdisaster related readings and processesfrom all over the world and trying tounderstand the various systems ofresponse that have been implementedall over the world.
t Trying to understand the commonelement of response in order to bringout a well thought-out and plannedResponse Mechanism for our country.It has also taken into account the lessonslearnt from past experiences.
However, this has been the first attemptto assimilate and bring out a common planfor the Centre for at least the thirty-onedisasters identified by the High PoweredCommittee. It has a multihazard approachand incorporates the ‘Culture of QuickResponse’. The extensive consultations haveled to the emergence of many new conceptsfor the execution of the plan: Triggermechanisms that identify the sequence ofevents after a disaster and the L concept thatidentifies four levels of response, namely L0,L1, L2, L3 are just some of them. Althoughthe Centre plays a supportive role to Stategovernments, it has to be prepared for L3level of disasters and maintain closemonitoring of L2 as well as L1 disasters thataffect different parts of the country. It is alsorequired to keep itself updated on variousdisasters that have occurred all over theworld. Therefore, the approach to the planhas been to identify all common elementsof response. This acts as a base plan or a
generic/modular plan for all responseactivities. It provides a framework aroundwhich other agencies and departments canoutline their own activities for disasterresponse.
This plan will then be supplemented withspecific disaster plans to take into accountthe peculiar conditions that might arise dueto the specific disaster. However, thesespecific plans will have to be dealt with, indetail, in order to provide and account forall disasters in India.
Preparation and planning well in advancehave been reflected throughout the plan. Thechecklists and handbooks that will make thisplan operational have also been identified.Planning and preparation have been given alot of importance as it is better to be totallyprepared rather than go unprepared and addto the chaos at a disaster site.
EVOLUTION OF THE DOCUMENT
Vulnerability of the Indian sub-continenttowards disasters, both natural and man-made, is widely recognized. India isvulnerable to various natural disasters likefloods, droughts, cyclones, earthquakes,landslides, avalanches, forest fires and thelike. Losses caused by disasters continue tomount year after year. The need for aneffective disaster management strategy tolessen disaster impact is increasingly beingfelt in many quarters and also forstrengthening of organizational structure fordisaster management. Alongwith, regularupdating of Codes/Manual/Disaster Plans ofthe states on the basis of experience gainedand technological developments should bedone. To achieve these objectives, a HighPowered Committee (HPC) on DisasterManagement Plans was constituted with theapproval of the Prime Minister under thechairmanship of Shri J. C. Pant, formerSecretary to the Government of India.
The original mandate of the HPC wasconfined to preparation of plans fornatural disasters only. It was felt in
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deliberations of HPC that man-madedisasters might also be included for theholistic approach for preparation ofplans, which was then approved by thePrime Minister.
The enhanced Terms of Reference Terms of Reference Terms of Reference Terms of Reference Terms of Reference ofthe HPC are as follows:
1. To review existing arrangements forpreparedness and mitigation of naturaland man-made disasters includingindustrial, nuclear, biological andchemical disasters,
2. Recommend measures forstrengthening organizational structures,and
3. Recommend a comprehensivemodel plan for management of thesedisasters at the National, State andDistrict levels.
There were some additionalconsiderations by HPC like forecasting andwarning systems, response mechanisms,development programmes, development ofhuman resources, public awareness, proactivemeasures, information technology,networking/coordinating, periodic updatingof building practices and codes, structuralmeasures, state-of-the-art Control Roomsand other matters.
APPROACH OF THE HPC TOWARDS
MANAGEMENT OF DISASTERS
The approach of the HPC is holistic, inlinewith the Yokohama strategy evolved duringthe International Decade of Natural DisasterReduction (IDNDR), i.e. planning forprevention, reduction, mitigation andpreparedness and thereafter response planto reduce the loss of lives and property dueto disasters.
Efforts of HPC are not to develop aplan de novo, but to build on whatexists at different levels and streamlinesuch bottlenecks as may be existingconsidering the very large number ofdisasters that occur in different partsof India.
It was felt that the generic categorizationof disasters would help in preparing disastermanagement plans. This genericcategorization of disasters is in no wayintended to disturb the handling of specificdisasters by various departments andministries at the Centre or the State levelaccording to existing rules of business of thegovernment. In fact, all conceivable disasterswould fall in one or the other of the fivesub-group categorizations as mentioned inthe course of this report.
ROLE OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
t Monitoring and Support
t Knowledge Networking
t Documentation
t Financial Matters
t Evaluation
t Building up inventories
t Initiating Community Awarenessprogrammes
t Training of community cadres forresponse and relief operations througha participatory approach
t Generating awareness through mediaand workshops for students
This document of the National Responseplan only highlights the activities of‘immediate response’ for an L3 disaster.
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The entire work of the High PoweredCommittee has been compiled into twomain documents:
I High Powered Committee Report
II National Disaster Response Plan
KEY ISSUES
In order to prepare a comprehensiveand cohesive response plan for theCentre, other important issues such asthe disaster profile, Government policiesand mitigation measures also haveto be taken into account. Theseissues have been dealt with, in detail,in the Recommendations within HPCReport.
Disaster Profile of India
The unique geo-climatic and socialcondition of India makes this regionparticularly vulnerable to disasters. Disastersoccur with unfailing regularity and despitebetter preparedness, the economic and socialcosts on account of these disasters are onthe increase each year. This section of theHPC Report consists of:
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The National Disaster Response Plan has
evolved as a document that focuses only on
Response actions and provides links to other
documents necessary for the effective overall
management of disasters. The nature and
extremity of a disaster demand that a
separate plan has to be focused only on the
immediate quick response activities thereby
initiating a culture of Quick Response.
Methodology
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Detailedchecklists/forms forrelease ofequipment andmanpower andhandbooks forall personnel/ministries/agenciesinvolved in theimmediateresponseactivitiesrecommendedin the plan areintegral andimperative forthe completeandcomprehensiveview of theNDRP (NationalDisasterResponse Plan)document.
i) Past records
l Frequency
l Dates/Years
l Extent of damage
ii) Vulnerable areas of the country
l Macro-zonation according togeological setting.
l List of vulnerable states anddistricts according to specificdisasters.
l Percentage of vulnerability of thecountry in context to each disaster.
l Risk assessment according to thesocio/economic conditions of urbanand rural areas (metros, cities,towns, etc.)
National Policy on Disaster ManagementPlan
This section enumerates the policies thathave been developed for the managementplan in view of the lessons learnt fromprevious disasters. This includes policiesdeveloped for mitigation and preparedness.Apart from the National CalamityManagement Act, it makes a note of thepolicies suggested by the Tenth and theEleventh Finance Commission.
Mitigation/ Developmental Activities
This section forms an important part of theentire plan as the effectiveness of the responseactivities primarily depend upon thepreparedness achieved during non-disastertimes. In the past, the approach towardscoping with the effects of disaster has beenpost-disaster management mainly involvingactions like evacuation, search and rescue,rehabilitation, etc. Quite often theoccurrence of natural disasters used to berelegated to history till the next one occurred.IDNDR has effectively shifted the focus fromrescue and relief towards preparedness andmitigation. The damage due to disasters canbe minimised by the preparation of a
Preparedness plan. The L0 stage suggestedin the High Powered Committee interimreports will be utilised for all preparednessplans and activities. Section 4 of the plandeals with all national level L0 activities.
HOW TO USE THE DOCUMENT
This section of the National Response Plancontains the activities and responsibilities ofonly the ‘Immediate or Quick Response’.The document contains the procedures andformats for activities that need to be carriedout during an L3 disaster. Recommendedsupport documents specific to each disasterwill provide a modular character to thedocument. Detailed checklists, forms forrelease of equipment, manpower andhandbooks for all personnel/ministries/agencies involved in the immediate responseactivities recommended in the plan areintegral and imperative for the complete andcomprehensive view of the NRP (NationalResponse Plan) document. These supportdocuments will have to be specialised andtherefore will be developed by the respectiveministries/agencies.
ABOUT THE DOCUMENT
The response plan needs to outlineresponsibilities, response, activities and exactsequence of events to be followed after thedeclaration of an L3 disaster by supportingchecklists of responsibilities and actions,other handbooks and formats for thecomplete execution of the plan. Most of thechecklists and handbooks require detailedenlisting of specific tasks that will have tobe detailed out by respective agencies andministries depending upon the technicalnature of the task. In this document theresponse mechanisms, especially quickresponse mechanisms, have been outlinedalong with a listing of checklists, andhandbooks that will be required for thedetailed enumeration of each task as follow-
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up actions to this plan. This documentbroadly contains the following L3 ResponseMechanisms:
t Point wise explanation of themechanisms and responsibilities ofeach concerned department (alongwith related handbooks ofresponsibilities)
t Graphical/Chart representation of themechanism
The following document only deals withthe ‘Response Plan’. The sections on profile,policies and mitigation activities for disastermanagement have been dealt with in briefin the High Powered Committee Report.
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Although the Centre plays a crucial role in
managing disasters it only plays a supportive
role to the State and District authorities.
The Centre has to maintain and
concentrate on monitoring, warning
activities and step into action when a
disaster situation exceeds the capacity of the
State authorities. In order to formalize and
give meaning to these procedures, new
concepts of Trigger Mechanism, L concept,
etc. have been developed as an integral part
of the National Disaster Response Plan.
Approach
NATIONAL RESPONSE APPROACH
Most of the disaster situations are to bemanaged at the State and District levels. TheCentre will play a supporting role andprovide assistance when the consequences ofa disaster exceed District and Statecapacities. The Centre will mobilise supportin terms of various emergency teams, supportpersonnel, specialized equipment andoperating facilities depending on the scaleof the disaster and the need of the State orDistrict.
Although active assistance to an affectedState/District will be provided only after thedeclaration of a national level disaster (L3),the National response mechanism has to beprepared and any impending State orDistrict disaster has to be monitored inorder to provide immediate assistancewhenever required. For this purpose theNational response mechanism has to be predefined in terms of process, relatedhandbooks, and checklists that will have tobe used during a disaster.
Legal Framework
There is no enactment either of the Unionor of any State Government to deal with the
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management of disasters of all types in acomprehensive manner. The Environment(Protection) Act, 1986 was passed for the‘protection and improvement ofenvironment and the prevention of hazardsto human beings, other living creatures,plants and property.’ The Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests prepared andpublished the Rules on ‘EmergencyPlanning, Preparedness and Response forChemical Accidents’ in 1996 only. Theserules pertain to toxic and hazardouschemicals, and provide a referencemechanism for the Central, State, Districtand Local levels.
The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991casts a responsibility on the owner of a unitproducing hazardous substance, as definedin the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986,to provide immediate relief where death orinjury to any person or damage to anyproperty results from any accident to theextent indicated in the Schedule to the Act.The owner has been required to make oneor more insurance policies so that theliability for providing relief is covered by apolicy.
In absence of an enactment, the HPChas prepared a “National CalamityManagement Act”; a draft of which hasbeen circulated to all the States as wellas all the concerned ministries of theGovernment of India for theircomments. The Act aims at ensuringefficiency and effective managementof natural and other calamities, forachieving greater coordination andresponsiveness with respect toprevention and mitigation of disastersas also to provide better relief andrehabilitation of victims of disasters.
The proposed National CalamityManagement Act envisages the formation ofa National Centre for Calamity Managementfor the purpose of effective management ofall disasters arising out of calamities.
A Committee to prepare a Model State
Disaster Management Act was constitutedby the HPC. This Committee had themandate to prepare the draft Act within twomonths’ time, under the chairmanship ofShri P.K. Mehrotra, Director General,Madhya Pradesh Academy ofAdministration, Bhopal. The Committeeperused disaster-related legislation in severalcountries such as the Robert T. StaffordDisaster Assistance and Emergency Relief Actof USA and decided to adopt relevant aspectssuitable to Indian conditions. TheCommittee also decided to take into accountavailable codes and relief manuals and therelevant Acts related to Disaster Managementin India in preparing the Model Act. TheCommittee met on two more occasions andfinalised the draft of the Model State DisasterManagement Act. A copy of this draft Actwas also circulated to the State ChiefSecretaries and Relief Commissioners of allStates and DGs of all State ATIs for theircomments, suggestions and further follow-up actions. It was submitted as part ofInterim Report I, was accepted by theCentral Government, and circulated to allChief Ministers.
Building Codes and Bye-Laws: Properconceptualization, risk evaluation, designing,construction and maintenance of houses andbuildings are all disaster reduction measures.Compliance to building guidelines and codescovering all aspects of disasters needs to beaddressed by building codes and bye-lawsand these need to be uniform as far aspossible. The situation warrants a highdegree of coordination between theorganisations involved in the formulation ofthe building codes and for the same, settingup of “Disaster Hazard Mitigation CodesCoordinating Group” is required thatwould look into the existing gaps and fillthem. It has been suggested that ‘BuildingCode Formulators and AdministratorsConference of India’ (BUCFAC) becreated to discuss common problems andconcerns and provide feedback on codeenforcement, implementation problems andgaps.
The concept ofTriggerMechanism hasbeenincorporated bythe HPC as anemergencyquick responsemechanism,which wouldspontaneouslyset the vehicleof managementinto motion onthe road todisastermitigation.
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Building codes and standards need to bemade a part of the building byelaws andregulations thereby forcing developers,engineers, architects and engineers to adhereto them.
CONCEPTS USED IN THE DOCUMENT
Trigger Mechanism
Trigger mechanism is a concept that hasbeen developed in order to ensure thesmooth flow of response activities afterdisaster.
The concept of Trigger Mechanism hasbeen incorporated by the HPC as anemergency quick response mechanism,which would spontaneously set the vehicleof management into motion on the road todisaster mitigation process.
The Trigger Mechanism has beenenvisaged as a preparedness plan wherebythe receipt of a signal of an impendingdisaster would simultaneously energise andactivate the mechanism for response andmitigation without loss of crucial time. Thiswould entail all the participating managersto know in advance the task assigned tothem and the manner of response.Identification of available resources,including manpower, material, equipmentand adequate delegation of financial andadministrative powers are prerequisites tosuccessful operation of the TriggerMechanism.
The Trigger Mechanism is in essence, theStandard Operating Procedure (SOP) inwhich the implementation of efforts onground is well laid down. Activities such asevacuation, search and rescue, temporaryshelter, food, drinking water, clothing, healthand sanitation, communications,accessibility and public information, that areimportant components of disastermanagement, would follow on the activationof the Trigger Mechanism. These activitiesare common to all types of disasters andrequire sub-division and preparation of sub-
action plans by each specified authority.Each sub-group has been requested to workout the trigger mechanism relevant to theirgroup of disasters.
Trigger Mechanism requires the disastermanagers to:
t Evolve an effective signal/warningmechanism.
t Identify activities and their levels.
t Identify sub-activities under eachactivity/level of activity.
t Specify authorities for each level ofactivity and sub-activity.
t Determine the response time for eachactivity.
t Work out individual plans of eachspecified authority to achieve activationas per the response time.
t Have Quick Response Teams for eachspecified authority.
t Have alternative plans and contingencymeasures
t Provide appropriate administrative andfinancial delegation to make theresponse mechanism functionallyviable.
t Undergo preparedness drills.
To understand the concept of TriggerMechanism and incorporate it in the plansto be prepared by each sub-group, acommittee had been set up under theChairmanship of Shri M.K. Shukla, DirectorGeneral, Civil Defence, which included allfive Convenors of Sub-Groups, experts fromATIs and NCDM and Member Secretary,HPC. The sub committee has given itsrecommendations on which further follow-up action will be required.
L Concept
The L concept has been developed to definethe different levels of disaster in order tofacilitate the assistance to States, and theCentre. It has four levels, which are as follows:
L0 level denotes normal times which
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will be utilized for close monitoring,documentation and preparatoryactivities. Training of search and rescueteams, rehearsals, evaluation andinventory updations for responseactivities will be carried out during thisperiod.
L1 level is denoted when the disastercan be managed at the District levelwhere the State and the Centre needto be on guard in case assistance isrequired for disaster relief operations.
L2 Level disaster situations are thosethat require assistance and activeparticipation of State resources formanagement of the disaster.
L3 level disaster situation arises in caseof large scale disasters that have anoticeable impact on a number ofdistricts or states and when the Stateand District authorities have beenoverwhelmed with the disaster andrequire assistance from the Centre forreinstating the State and Districtmachinery as well as rescue and reliefoperations.
Declaration of L3
In many cases the scale and intensity of thedisaster as determined by the technicalagency are sufficient for the declaration ofL3 disaster. The designated technicalagency/authority (IMD, etc.) has to pre-determine the parameters of intensity of eachdisaster by virtue of which it would bedeclared as L3, triggering off all necessaryand subsequent actions without priormeetings or notifications during the responsephase of a disaster situation.
Officially, the declaration of L3 will bethe responsibility of Central ReliefCommissioner for natural disasters inconsultation with the concerned ministries.
In spite of the declaration of L3, theactivities to be carried out by the Centre are
largely dependent on the capacity of theState authorities to manage the disaster.
The parameters for each disaster are to beset by the designated authority (IMD, etc.).It has been recommended that the concernedauthority should recommend a system forthe declaration of L3 that includes scientificparameters and the time for the declarationof an L3 event.
Alerts (Pre-event)
In case of any impending disaster for aspecific area, the District/State and theCenter need to initiate action as soon as thedesignated authority issues a warning. Incases where disaster warning is possible, theDistrict/State/Center can initiate pre-disaster preparedness activities immediatelyafter the warning is issued. In most situationsthe role of the Center would be to monitorpreparedness activities and send informationto the concerned central departments.However, the estimated scale and extent ofdamage is the determining factor for aDistrict, State or Center alert.
Planning Assumptions
In disaster situations, effective utilization ofresources can be ensured if the conditions ofthe disaster are assessed and taken intoconsideration during the planning phase.Disasters cause loss of property, injury anddisruption of normal life and have an impacton social and physical infrastructure.
The extent of casualties and damage willreflect factors such as the time of occurrence,severity of impact, weather conditions,population density, building constructionsand possible triggering of secondary eventssuch as fires and floods. When planning aresponse for disasters, these assumptions canbenefit in planning effective response forcrisis situation.
Primary and Secondary Agencies
The designated primary agency, acting as the
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Central agency will be assisted by one ormore support agencies (secondary agencies)and will be responsible for managing theactivities of the ESF (Emergency SupportFunctions) and ensuring that the mission isaccomplished. The primary and secondaryagencies have the authority to executeresponse operations to directly support theState needs.
Emergency Support Functions
During the period immediately following amajor disaster or emergency requiringcentral response, primary agencies whendirected by NCCM will take actions toidentify requirements and mobilise anddeploy resources to the affected area to assistthe State in its response actions underfourteen ESFs (Emergency SupportFunctions). Each ESF is headed by aprimary agency, which has been selectedbased on its authorities, resources andcapabilities to support the functional area.
The ESF will coordinate directly withtheir functional counterpart State agenciesto provide the assistance required by thestate.
Request for assistance will be channelledfrom the District level through thedesignated State agencies for action. Basedon the state identified responserequirements, appropriate central responseassistance will be provided by an ESF to theState or at the State’s request, directly to anaffected area.
Situation Reports
A situation report provides an update ofrelief operation at regular intervals. Thesereports are crucial for planning out responseactions to the affected areas. Situation reportsare required to be issued at the Centrethrough the Nodal Ministry, Ministry ofAgriculture – EOC/NDM Control Room,provides these reports as well to the state
through the concerned department. Thesereports are an important means ofcommunication between the concernedofficials at the State and the Centre. Theintervals of the reports are determinedaccording to situation needs and at thediscertion of the CRC. The situation reportsprovide information on the following:
t Disaster status
- Weather condition (whichdetermine relief operation)
- Name and number of affecteddistricts
- Affected area (population, no. ofvillages, no. of gram panchayats,blocks, urban local bodies)
t Casualties
- Types of casualties according to thespecific disaster
- First Aid
- Communication andinfrastructure status (each ESFaccording to the checklist)
- Operational status of airport, port,railways, national highways andstate roads and other nodal points
t Status of flow of relief materials
- Food and materials
- Through air droppings
- Through surface transport (ship,road)
- Through rail
- Medical and health
t Arrivals/Departure of teams
- Central team
- International team
- Defence deployment
- Central forces
Quick Response Teams
The quick response teams at the Centreshould leave for the affected site within six
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hours of the event after the declaration ofL3. They have to be adequately briefed bytheir respective department heads andCentral Relief Commissioner. The teamsshould be self-sufficient in terms of their ownsurvival kit and for the disaster responsework.These teams should be all-hazard teamsthat are prepared for all disasters. The teamscan be divided into two broad categories:
t Assessment teams
t Medical Response teams
1. National Quick Assessment Teams
Assessment and prioritisation ofresponse activities requires pre-conditioning and skills to managedisaster situations effectively.Therefore there is a need forspecialised teams that can work duringcrisis situations. These teams will haveto be trained to handle multiple hazardsand specialised equipment. The threeprimary groups for quick assessmentare:
Quick Damage Assessment teams,Medical Response teams and Searchand Rescue teams
Quick Damage Assessment teams
t Consist of four groups – JointSecretaries, Area Officers, TechnicalOfficers, Medical Officers
a. Joint Secretaries from theconcerned ministries - Assessmentof situation
b. Area Officers of the State - To assessand then, if required, to assist/supplement local administrationneeds
c. Pool of Technical Officers
c.1. Disaster Assessment Team –Power
c.2. Disaster Assessment Team –Telecom
d. Disaster Medical AssessmentTeam
2. Quick Response Teams
Medical Response
a. Medical first (aid) response
b. Disaster Mortuary Assessmentteam
Search and Rescue and other teams
a. Urban search and rescue
b. Collapsed structure search and rescue
c. Specialised sniffer dog teams
Quick Response for Rescue and Relief inMajor Disasters
In situations such as the Orissa cyclone andBhuj earthquake, the Central Governmenthas to respond appropriately at the earliest.To meet situations like this, perhaps theremay be a need to institutionalize a StandingCommittee of a Group of Ministers,comprising Ministers from the Ministries ofDefence, Health, Agriculture, Railways,Surface Transport, Power, etc., to be chairedby the Home Minister. This Group ofMinisters would have the benefit of thepresence of the Cabinet Secretary, the threeChiefs of Staff (Army, Air Force and Navy),Secretaries of concerned Departments andall DGs of Paramilitary forces.
Special Disaster Relief Unit may belocated in the Home Ministry under thecharge of a Secretary level officer who wouldbe the Secretary to the Group of Ministersreferred to above. The committee is of theview that all the Armed Forces should havea dedicated component of personnel andequipment at the battalion level for disastermanagement.
The five Army Commands may have fullyequipped centres in the five command regionsat appropriate locations, which may haveheavy equipment necessary to carry out reliefand rescue activities in the region at shortnotice, with trained personnel to operatethem. The details of such a set-up would beworked out in due course for incorporationinto the Disaster Management Plan in
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consultation with the Ministry of HomeAffairs and the Ministry of Defence. Anappropriate organizational set-up at the statelevel to cope with incoming relief and rescuemeasures is an urgent necessity, so that indisaster situations of colossal magnitudes, notime is lost in directing incoming relief andrescue measures to the exact locations wherethey are required. This too would be workedout and incorporated in the DisasterManagement Plan in due course.
Special Emphasis (Policies for the sameto be covered in Section II)
t Building bye-laws for each disaster
t Minimum standards and layouts forEOC relief camps and SOPs for thesame
t Insurance policies for disasters
t Facilities in disaster situations forwomen, children and physicallychallenged
t Provision of maps and integration ofGIS in the response plan
Emergency Operations Centre
In a disaster situation, variable factors ofintensity, affected population and severityof damage need to be quickly assessed basedon which government agencies can allocateand deploy relief. Therefore, in the absenceof normal circumstances, an EmergencyOperation Centre becomes a nodal point forthe overall coordination and control of reliefwork. In case of an L3 disaster EOCs at theCentre, State and District have to beactivated. The primary function of theseEOCs is to facilitate smooth inflow and out-flow of relief and other disaster responserelated activities. These EOCs act as bridgesbetween the Centre, State and District. TheEOCs have to be equipped with state-of-the-art communication technology and aGIS enabled system for quick and effectivedecision making. The structure in whichEOCs are housed should also be disaster-resistant as far as possible. The EOC
Incharge who has had substantial expertisein the area of disaster management and isfamiliar with the area of disaster should headthe EOC. Since the EOC functions andactivities require quick and spot decisions,the EOC equipment as well as manpower isrequired to be periodically evaluated andtested. Therefore the core nucleus of theEOC will remain functional throughout theyear.
Incident Command System
The Incident Command System was firstestablished in 1970 after a wild fire outbreakin Southern California. Since then it has beenwidely accepted and adapted in many otherstates of America and now in many otherparts of the world too. The IncidentCommand System can also be effectivelyadapted to the Indian system of disasterresponse as it is a model tool for command,coordination and use of resources at the siteof the incident. It is based onthe management and direction toolsthat experts and managers are alreadyaware of. The Incident Command Systemhas considerable flexibility and can grow orshrink to meet different needs. Thismakes it a very cost-effective and efficientmanagement system. The system can beapplied to a wide variety of disastersituations. The organization of theIncident Command System is builtaround five major management activities.They are:
Command
t Sets objectives and priorities
t Has overall responsibility of theincident or event
Operations
t Conducts tactical operations to carryout the plan
t Develops tactical objectives
t Organization
t Directs all resources
In the absenceof normalcircumstances,an EmergencyOperationCentre becomesa nodal pointfor the overallcoordinationand control ofrelief work. Incase of an L3disaster, EOCsat the Centre,State andDistrict have tobe activated.The primaryfunction ofthese EOCs isto facilitatesmooth inflowand outflow ofrelief and otherdisasterresponserelatedactivities.
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Planning
t Develops the action plan to accomplishthe objectives
t Collects and evaluates information
t Maintains resource status
Logistics
t Provides support to meet incident needs
t Provides resources and all otherservices needed to support theincident
Finance/Administration
t Monitors costs related to incident
t Provides accounting
t Procurement Time
t Recording cost analyses
DISASTER SPECIFIC APPROACH TO
RESPONSE ACTIONS
All activities at the level of the Ministry ofAgriculture, the Crisis Management Groupand other ministries under the head ofEmergency Support Functions shouldaddress all aspects of the thirty one disastersidentified by the HPC. The following chartbroadly summarizes the activities forresponse actions to a disaster and the
L0Activities
L 3VariableActivities
Training, Dry Drills, InventoryPreparation, Awareness Activities,
Preparation of Handbooks andChecklists, Maintain EOC at L0
Activity
Warning WQuick Assessment QSearch and Rescue SMedical Assistance MARestoration Work RWRelief RMonitoring MDeactivation D
ACTIVITIES FOR RESPONSE ACTIONS TO A DISASTERACTIVITIES FOR RESPONSE ACTIONS TO A DISASTERACTIVITIES FOR RESPONSE ACTIONS TO A DISASTERACTIVITIES FOR RESPONSE ACTIONS TO A DISASTERACTIVITIES FOR RESPONSE ACTIONS TO A DISASTER
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III. 2 SUBGROUP I - WATER AND CLIMATE RELATED HAZARDS
Disasters L0 Concept of operation during L3
W Q S MA RW R M D
Floods and • • • • • • • • •DrainageManagement
CyclonesTornadoesHurricanes • • • • • • • • •
HailstormCloud burstSnow AvalanchesHeat & Cold WavesThunder & Lightning • • • • • • • • •
Sea Erosion • • • • •
Droughts • • • • • •
III. 3 SUBGROUP II - GEOLOGICALLY RELATED HAZARDS
Disasters L0 Concept of operation during L3W Q S MA RW R M D
Earthquakes • • • • • • • •
Landslides • • • • • • • •Mudflows
Soil Erosion • • • •
Dam Bursts & • • • • • • • •Dam Failures
Mine Fires • • • • • • • •
III. 4 SUBGROUP III � CHEMICAL, INDUSTRIAL & NUCLEAR RELATED DISASTERS
Disasters L0 Concept of operation during L3
W Q S MA RW R M D
Chemical and • • • • • • • •Industrial Disasters
Nuclear Disasters • • • • • • • •
• Activities to be UndertakenLEGENDNo activity
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III. 5 SUBGROUP IV� ACCIDENT RELATED DISASTERS
Disasters L0 Concept of operation during L3
W Q S MA RW R M D
Road, Rail and other • • • • • • • •Transportation accidentsincluding Waterways
Mine Flooding • • • • • • • •
Major Building Collapse • • • • • • • •
Serial Bomb Blasts • • • • • • • .
Festival related Disasters • • • • • • • •
Urban Fires • • • • • • • •
Mine Flooding • • • • • • • •
Oil Spill • • • • • • • •
Village Fires • • • • • • • •
Boat Capsizing • • • • • • • •
Forest Fires • • • • • • • •
Electrical Disasters & Fires • • • • • • • •
III. 6 SUBGROUP V � BIOLOGICALLY RELATED DISASTERS
Disasters L0 Concept of operation during L3
W Q S MA RW R M D
Biological Disasters • • • • • • •
Epidemics • • • • • • •
Food Poisoning • • • • • • •
Cattle Epidemics/ • • • • • • •Pest Attacks
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subsequent charts mark out the activities foreach disaster under each sub-group.
Concept of Operation for an L3 Disasterat the Centre
1. Flow Chart – Information
The effective management of an L3disaster largely depends upon the
coordination and proper flow of informationthrough specialised channels and networks.After the declaration of an L3 disaster,NCMC, in consultation with the technicalsupport of IMD for natural disasters andrespective nodal agencies for other disasters,becomes instrumental in mobilizing anationwide support and network. The samehas been shown in the chart below:
CabinetCabinetCabinetCabinetCabinet
National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC)chaired by Cabinet Secretary
- Secretary of the Concerned Ministry
Cabinet Committee on Disaster Management(Empowered Group of Ministers)All Party National
Committee onDisasterManagement
Working Group onDisaster Management
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Ministry of Disaster Management
CMG
Information Coordination
Finance
Operations
Facility Management
ESFsOtherStates
Crisis State
CentralEOC Responsibilities
CRC
IMD
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IncidentCommand
IncidentCommand
IncidentCommand
Flow Chart – Command of CoordinationActivities for an L3 Disaster
The execution of response and relief activitiesshould follow a systematic and well laid outaction plan that ensures a bottom-upapproach. The Incident Commanders takethe most crucial and key decisions at thedisaster, as they are aware of the groundrealities. The District, State andsubsequently the National EOC act asfacilitators and overall agents of prioritisingand mobilising resources from external
sources in order to meet the demands ofeach incident command. The incidentcommands are headed by officers/personnel who are experienced and havethe following broad qualifications
t Considerable experience in the fieldof disaster management especiallyin the specific disaster that hasoccurred.
t Have spent a few years in the fieldof disasters and are familiar withthe physical as well as
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administrative set-up of the disasteraffected area.
EMERGENCY INFORMATION DISKNET
The ESF (Emergency Support Function) onInformation and Planning should maintaina database of all disaster related informationin the form of a GIS enabled ‘Disknet’ thatwill allow easy access and retrieval ofinformation during a disaster. The Disknetwill be the hub /storage point for activitiesthat should be carried out for responseactivities and at the same time continue toupdate itself during the L0 phase. It wouldenable and speed up the transfer of digital
information and prepare a mammothknowledge base that can be tapped forassistance during a disaster. The database atthe Centre can be linked with nodalknowledge institutions for various disasters.These institutions, in turn, can be linked tothe State Level and subsequently the locallevel information institutions in order toform a well-networked countrywide database.
During the response phase of a disaster,all EOCs and each ESF can be directly linkedto the disknet in order to access and knowthe status of relief and other requirementsthroughout the country.
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VULNERABILITY MAPS
Natural and man-made hazards continue tooccur in our life and if not properly managedhazards tend to become disasters. To avoidhazards turning into disasters and containdamages caused by them, a pre-disasterproactive approach consisting of prevention,reduction and mitigation is called for. Afterthe occurrence of the disaster, a post-disasterreactive approach for relief and rehabilitationis required to be taken up speedily forreducing misery and suffering of the affectedpeople.
The planning and implementation ofthese works – prevention, reduction,mitigation, relief and rehabilitationrequire the following:
1. Precision Maps with
a. Spatial Data and
b. Non-Spatial Data
2. Identification of activities,agencies, resources and funds forcarrying out the works
3. Implementation and Monitoring atall stages
(L0, L1, L2, L3)
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Maps play a crucial role in identifying
vulnerable and high-risk areas in the
country. Specialised maps that can assist in
the identification and planning of response
activities have to be further developed.
These maps, when integrated with a
knowledge network with GIS (Geographic
Information System) will become an
important decision-making tool in the hands
of disaster managers.
Maps
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The requirement of Topographical andThematic Maps, Database – Spatial andNon-Spatial for various types of identifieddisasters have been described.
The following maps will be helpful duringthe response stage:
t Road maps of India along withmetalled and unmetalled roads (Surveyof India-Toposheets, respectiveministry of each State, Ministry ofSurface Transport)
t Railway map (Ministry of Railways) forlocation of Rescue and Relief trains
t Important Airports and Aerodromes inIndia (Ministry of Civil Aviation,Airport Authority of India, Ministryof Defence)
t Location of Public Sector Units (PSUs)(Ministry of Heavy Industries andPublic Enterprises)
t Location of major hospitals andprimary health centres
t Location of civil defence installations
t Location of the relief material storagesite and the state EOC
t Advanced Information Technologyinstallations
t Government sites that can be used asshelter points, relief camps anddonation management activities
Apart from these maps, the vulnerabilitymaps prepared by BMTPC and NATMOcan provide basic maps identifying nationalhighways and air and rail routes. These areessential to identifying key areas related todamage and the available facility for rescueand relief and accessibility during a disaster.
Currently, guidelines exist for thepreparation and use of maps. All the existingmaps and the new ones as recommendedmust be digitised so as to permit the use ofGIS for planning, prevention, reduction,mitigation, relief and rehabilitation works,in addition to constant monitoring of allactivities at various stages. The followingmaps given below can be primary base mapsfor disaster response. These maps can befurther enriched with various theme-basedlayers, which can be dynamically viewed ina GIS environment.
t National Highways of India
t Railway Network of India
t Air Network of India
t Major and intermediate Ports inIndia
t Population Density Map of India
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Base Map No.1. IV.1
This map contains country capital, other towns and national highways. This map could beadded with the following theme-based layers:
t Public sector units
t Large scale chemical factories (Ministry of Environment and Forests)
t National monuments
t Defence installations
t Locations of State bus terminals
t Inter-State road entry points
t Topologies/Hill roads
t State EOC location
* Some of the maps have been taken from the site www.mapsofindia.com. We thank them for their co-operation.
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Base Map No. 2 IV.2
This map identifies all the zonal railway routes of India, the important railway stations andterminals. It can also identify the following:
t Location of relief trains
t Railway bridges and tunnels
t Location of Heavy Industries
t Train schedules and frequencies
t Major terminals
t Location of broad gauge and meter gauge tracks
t State EOC location
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Base Map No. 3 IV.3
This map identifies air routes, airports and international airports in the country. It can alsoidentify:
t Air force stations
t Helipads
t Defence installations
t Communication facilities (Air Traffic control rooms, etc.)
t Aircraft strengths and types
t Air control radius of each station/airport
t State EOC location
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Base Map No. 4 IV.4
This map identifies the major seaports. It can also be used to show:
t Warehouses/Storage yards
t Dockyards and dock capacities
t Forecasting facilities
t Coastguard stations and navigation routes
t Tides
t Location of heavy industries in the vicinity of a coast
t Interlinking inland waterways
t State EOC location
Majore Seaports
Intermediate Ports
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This map identifies population densities according to the 2001 census. It can also show:
t Various languages
t Age-sex composition
t Socio-economic characteristics
t Rural-urban distribution
t State EOC location
t Education
t Percentage decadal growth
t Health Index
Base Map No. 5 IV.5
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In the conventional method, maps arevery precise and accurate but the timerequired for their preparation is morecompared to the available modern methodsmentioned later. While the baseline mapsmust be done by conventional methods,their updating and revision can be plannedwith the other one. This combination will
give quick results and also be cost-effective.The method to be adopted will depend uponthe actual area to be surveyed and the purposeof survey, whether new map or revised map,the time required for completion and qualityof the product in relation to the purpose andthe availability of funds.
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QUICK RESPONSE FLOW CHART
All activities that are important to be a partof the quick response mechanism mustadhere to the following sequence of events:
In case of any disaster the CMG Meetingand assessment of the situation either afterthe disaster or after the alert stage is the nextstep. However, after the meeting and afterthe assessment there could be three possiblescenarios according to the disaster, whichwill lead to further action of an L3declaration, further monitoring or if thedisaster is well within the control of the Statedepartments, can lead to deactivation. Thechart (V.1) below summarizes the activitiesof quick response.
The quick response mechanism is greatlyor largely dependent on the preparation thathas been done during the L0 phase and howwell equipped and prepared the disaster teamis. Therefore, in order to provide maximumresponse during the initial phase of a disaster,it is imperative to maintain a calendar of drydrills and constant equipment checksthroughout the year.
The quick response mechanism begins
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Precise actions, procedures and
responsibilities have to be laid down well in
advance in order to ensure timely response
in case of any disaster. Therefore, a
mechanism that takes into account multiple
hazards and basic preparedness has to be
articulated in the form of Quick Response
Teams, Quick Assessment Teams, Reporting
Procedures, Checklists and Handbooks. The
mechanism also lays down crucial parameters
,requirements and organizational
composition of Emergency Operations
Centres and Incident Command Systems.
QuickResponse
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with a pre-disaster warning during the alertstage. This may not be feasible in cases wherea reasonable warning may not be possiblesuch as earthquakes and flash floods oraccident related disasters.
PRE-DISASTER WARNING AND ALERTS
Case I - Warning
Onset of disaster is indicated throughforecasting, and the information should becommunicated to the community likely tobe affected through a warning system.
[Indiscriminate warning may result in
non-responsiveness of the people. It istherefore necessary that with respect to everydisaster, a responsible officer is designatedto issue the warning].
Disasters for which adequate warning ispossible include floods, droughts, cyclones,heat and cold waves, pest attacks, epidemics,industrial and chemical disasters, fires, andlandslides.
Agencies authorised to issue warningAt the National Level, the designatedauthority is solely responsible to issue thewarning.
Disasters Agencies
Earthquakes Indian Meteorological Department
Floods Indian Meteorological Department
Adverse climatic conditions & Cyclones Indian Meteorological Department
Epidemics Public Health Department
Road accidents Police
Industrial and chemical disaster Industry, Police, (Designated Agency)
Landslides Indian Meteorological Department
Fires Fire Brigade, Police
L3DECLARATION
FIRST 24HOURS
FIRST 48HOURS
FURTHERMONITORING CONTINUED
RESPONSE
DEACTIVATION
PREPAREDNESSACTIVITIES OF L0
PHASE
DISASTERS
NCMC/CMGPLANNING
ANDASSESSMENT
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As soon as the warning has been issuedthe District/State level machinery should getinto the act of response through detailedpreparation of the following:
Important Elements of Warning
The following aspects may be considered fordissemination of warning:
t Dissemination of warning to commonpeople. This system may range fromalarms (fires), sirens (industrialdisaster), to public announcementsystems like radio, television, loudspeakers, hoisting of flags (cyclones,floods, and landslides).
t Once the warning is issued, it shouldbe followed up with subsequentwarnings in order to keep the peopleinformed of the latest situation.
t Evacuation.
t Stand-by material resources.
t Stand-by human resources.
t Updated inventories.
t Updated communication system.
t Designation of an IncidentCommander.
Planning assumptions
t Amount of time needed for evacuationwill depend on the nature and intensityof the disaster.
t If the event can be monitored, such asa cyclone, the authorities would havea day or two to get ready.
Factors
t Shelter sites should be within one hourwalk and within 5 km of dwellings.
t Alternate routes are to be planned incase of flood.
t All evacuations should be reported tothe District Collector and theSuperintendent of Police prior to theevacuation.
t For appropriate security and law andorder, evacuation should be carried outwith assistance from communityleaders and NGOs.
- Care should be taken such that theevacuation routes are not blocked.
- Always evacuate the entire familytogether as a unit.
- In view of inadequate transport orlimited time, encouragecommunity emergency evacuationin the following order:
1. Seriously injured and sick
2. Children, women andphysically challenged
3. Old
Emergency evacuations
t Checklists should be issued forevacuation for each family in vulnerableareas.
Evacuation of marooned persons
t Evacuation must be carried out within
the shortest possible time.
t The marooned persons must be
transferred to the transit camps.
t Emergency transport for the seriously
injured by appropriate means such as
speed boats etc should be ensured.
t A senior medical officer should
accompany the rescue team.
t Water and food supply should beaccording to the “Standards of Food”on the lines recommended by“SPHERE”
Standards to be developed for evacua-tion during alerts
t Manual for evacuation
t Factors to be considered for evacuation
t Standards for Food
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DISASTER SPECIFIC WARNINGS
Tropical Cyclones
Severe tropical cyclones are responsible forlarge casualties and considerable damage toproperty and agricultural crop. Thedestruction is confined to coastal districts,and the maximum destruction being within100 km from the centre of the cyclones andon the right side of the storm track.Principal dangers from a cyclone are:
I. Very strong winds
II. Torrential rains
III. High storm tides
The following section exemplifies thewarning systems in India for tropicalcyclones.
Cyclone Warning System In India
The Indian Meteorological Department(IMD) is responsible for providing tropicalcyclone warnings in India. The tropicalcyclone warning service is one of the mostimportant functions of the IMD and it wasthe first service undertaken by theDepartment, which is now 125 years old.In fact, the cyclone warning system startedin India (which included at that time othercountries of the sub-continent) in a nominalway in as early as 1865 but was notsupported by adequate meteorologicalobservation and analysis capabilities at thattime. With time, the cyclone warningservices of IMD have continuously beenupdated and today, it is one among themodern cyclone warning services in theworld. Details of cyclone warning systemin India are available in the Cyclone Manual(IMD, 1979, updated time to time) and alsoWMO TCP report No. 21, 26 and 28(Mandal, 1991).
Organization
The Indian Meteorological Department hasa well established organizational set-up forobserving, detecting, tracking and
forecasting cyclones and issuing cyclonewarnings whenever a cyclone develops in theBay of Bengal or the Arabian Sea. Cyclonewarnings are provided through three AreaCyclone Warning Centres (ACWCs), locatedat Kolkatta, Mumbai and Chennai and threeCyclone Warning Centres (CWCs) atBhubaneshwar, Vishakapatnam, andAhmedabad. These centres have distinctresponsibilities area wise covering both theeast and west coasts of India and the oceanicareas of the Bay of Bengal and the ArabianSea, including Andaman and NicobarIslands and Lakshadweep. The cyclonewarning bulletins are issued to All IndiaRadio and Doordarshan for broadcast/telecast in different languages. On an AllIndia basis such warnings are issued to AllIndia Radio and Doordarshan, New Delhifrom the Cyclone Warning Division at HQoffice where RSMC-Tropical Cyclones, NewDelhi is co-located. IMD, through its HQoffice at New Delhi provides cycloneinformation to the Control Room and CrisisManagement Group set up in the Ministryof Agriculture, Government of India whichis finally responsible for co-ordinatingactions of various other Central GovernmentAgencies for taking effective disastermitigation measures. Cyclone WarningDivision at New Delhi also caters to the needof international requirements such as issueof Tropical Weather Outlook and CycloneAdvisories to its neighbouring countrieswhich are members of the WMO/ESCAPPanel on Tropical Cyclones. Considering thecyclone warning capabilities of IMD, NewDelhi has been designated as RegionalSpecialized Meteorological Centre (RSMC)by WMO which is one among six suchcentres in the world trusted with cyclonewarning services for their area ofresponsibility. The entire cyclone warningwork is coordinated by the Deputy DirectorGeneral of Meteorology (WeatherForecasting) at Pune and Deputy DirectorGeneral of Meteorology (Cyclone Warning)at New Delhi.
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Forecasts
Cyclone warnings are not issued beforetwenty four hours anywhere in the world.Sudden changes in track or intensity oftengo undetected. Anomalous cyclones, likelooping cyclone, though a least probableevent, are difficult to predict. Therefore,disaster planning and management strategyhas to take into account such limitations.Means must be kept ready to evacuate a largenumber of people at short notice, even ininclement weather.
Tropical cyclone warnings
The bulletins and warnings issued inconnection with tropical cyclone in Indiamay be divided into the following broadcategories:
(i) Warning bulletins for shipping on thehigh seas,
(ii) Warning bulletins for ships plying inthe coastal waters,
(iii) Port warnings,
(iv) Fisheries warnings,
(v) Warnings for the State and CentralGovernment officials (two stagewarnings),
(vi) Warnings for recipients who areregistered with the department(Album page warnees),
(vii) Aviation,
(viii) Warnings for the general public,
(ix) Farmer’s Weather Bulletin.
Cyclone Advisories
Information concerning tropical cyclonesand warnings is included in the cycloneadvisory/cyclone warning bulletins.Normally during the alert stage, one advisoryevery six hours may be sufficient. However,in the case of a sudden change in intensityand path, special bulletins are issued at anytime. When the cyclone is close to the coast,the advisories are issued at more frequent
intervals. Normally, the following items areincluded in a cyclone advisory:
t Advisory heading (date, time, name oridentification of the cyclone, name ofthe forecasting office and type of themessage).
t Location (bearing and distance of thecentre of the cyclone fromsome important city in the area whereit is expected to make landfall),present direction, movement andspeed.
t Indication of the cyclone’s currentintensity in terms of wind speed andcentral pressure
t Forecast movement of the centre
t Landfall point and landfall time (ifclose to the coast, from warning stageonwards).
t Forecast weather- that is, maximumwind speed, heavy rainfall areas, heightof the storm surge and areas likely tobe affected.
t Advisory for evacuation (Optional).
t Cautionary advices to the ports andsmall craft.
t Advice to fishermen.
t Time and source of next advisorybulletin.
In India and in many countries, inaddition to the information regarding windspeed, its effect on coastal area is alsomentioned in the cyclone advisory bulletins.For this the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale(SSH), modified to suit local conditions, isemployed. The language of the advisory maydiffer for different groups being warned tothe extent that the advice pertinent to eachgroup may be different although generalinformation regarding the cycloneposition, intensity, expected direction ofmovement and speed, etc., remains thesame. For example, advice contained inwarning issued to ports or near and offshore
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activities may not be pertinent to inlandactivities.
Example of Cyclone Warning Bulletins
TTT Cyclone warning Bay of Bengal 040300utc. Ships observations absent. But believecyclonic storm with estimated centralpressure 992 hpa west central bay centredwithin half degree latitude fifteen degreenorth longitude eight and half degrees eastmoving north-west at eight knots. Affectingan area extending two hundred nauticalmiles wind force 37 knots, occasionallyincreasing to 47 knots in central bay to adistance of 100 nautical miles from centre.
May intensify and recurve northwards duringnext 24 hours.
Tropical Cyclone Bulletins to All IndiaRadio (AIR) for Broadcast.
In general, weather bulletins are issued bythe meteorological offices to the AIR stationsfor broadcast in the midday transmissions.Areas covered by the bulletins are the areasserved by the respective AIR stations. Thesebulletins include (i) a summary of the pastweather, (ii) special weather warnings forpublic services such as the Public WorksDepartment, Irrigation, P & T, Railways,etc., and (iii) a general forecast includingwarnings. (ii) and (iii) are valid until themorning of the second day. The summaryof weather includes information abouttropical cyclone and depressions affecting thearea. The centre of the system is includedwith reference to the nearest well-knownplace, latitude and longitude. Warnings inbulletins once included are repeated in thesubsequent daily bulletins also as long asadverse weather is anticipated. In addition,
meteorological centres in the maritime Statesinclude suitable warnings for fishermen.These general bulletins are broadcast at afixed time at midday by the AIR stationsand are intended to meet the requirementsof the public in general and the needs ofvarious categories of officials in particular.
In addition, special AIR bulletinscontaining cyclone alert messages issued 48hours prior to the commencement of theadverse weather and tropical cyclone warningmessages issued 24 hours prior to thecommencement of the adverse weather in thecoastal areas due to an approaching tropicalcyclone are broadcast. These broadcasts are
meant to alert the agencies entrusted withthe responsibility of carrying out cyclonepreparedness works and also the generalpublic.
The coastal districts likely to be affectedby the storm are mentioned in the firstsentence of the bulletins and the same isrepeated again at the end of the bulletin.The type of damage likely to be caused bystrong winds of various magnitudes alongwith the expected wind speed is included.For the purpose of indicating the type ofdamage, the help of the table given above istaken. These bulletins are serially numbered.
Note: The above stages are being revisedto include more steps above 120 km/h in asimilar line as is being used in USA. USAuses Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale (SSHscale), which consists of five stages(categories), to indicate expected damage.According to SSH scale, the category I stormis the weakest hurricane (64-82 knots) andcategory 5 is the strongest (with 135 knotsor more). Recently Charles Guard and MarkLander have suggested modification to the
Expected wind speed Expected damage
6-90 km/h Tree branches broken off; so damage to Kutcha houses
90-120 km/h Trees uprooted, Pucca houses damages, communications disrupted
Above 120 km/h Big trees uprooted; widespread damage to houses and installations.Total disruption of communications
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scale named as Saffir-Simpson TropicalCyclone Scale (STCS).
The height of the storm surge is includedin the bulletin in meters and it representsheight above the normal tide level.
Example
Very severe cyclonic storm (vscs) situated at18 1200 utc about 250 km south east ofOngole likely to strike coast between Ongoleand Machilipatnam in the next 12 to 24hours.
Cyclone bulletin no ———issued bycyclone warning centre ——at ——hrs ISTof ———(date) for repeated broadcast aaacyclone warning for Nellore, Prakasam,Guntur, Krishna, west and east Godavari andVisakhapatnam districts aaa very severecyclonic storm (vscs) located about 250 kmsouth east of ongole near lat ———n, long———e this evening aaa expected strikecoast between Ongole and Machilipatnamby midday saturday nineteenth aaa strongwinds reaching 150 kmph uprooting bigtrees and causing widespread damage tohouses and installations and total disruptionof communications likely Prakasam,Guntur, Krishna and west Godavari districtsfrom saturday early morning aaa tidal wavesfive meters above normal tide likely inundatecoastal areas these districts midday saturdayat the time of cyclone crossing coast aaavery heavy rain likely cause floods in theseand Nelore, east Godavari andVisakhapatnam districts aaa “state of sealikely to be phenomenal” aaa fishermen arenot to go out in the sea aaa. Information
about storm warning signals is also includedaaa above warning is for Nellore, Prakasam,Guntur, Krishna, west and east Godavari andVisakhapatnam districts.
These bulletins are generally issued at thetime of each sea area bulletin. The frequencyof the bulletin can be raised when thetropical storm is tracked with the help ofradar and previous warnings issued needmodification.
A third set of bulletins issued to AIR isthe coastal weather bulletins. Whenever acyclonic storm is likely to affect the Indiancoastal areas, Coastal weather bulletinsissued by the Indian MeteorologicalDepartment are broadcast in the All IndiaNews Cycles of All India Radio from NewDelhi in English and in the regional languageof the area affected. These bulletins are issuedthree times a day.
Depending on the scale and extent ofpredicted disasters, in some cases the CentralGovernment will have to actively participatein the pre-disaster preparedness stage andsubsequently if the disaster is declared L3.These disasters are as follows:
t Floods
t Droughts
The active participation of the CentralGovernment will include the following:
t Deploy adequate defence services
t Do aerial surveys as part ofpreparedness
t Identify key access routes
1. Kolkata Coastal districts of West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2. Bhubaneshwar Coastal districts of Orissa
3. Visakhaptanam Coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh
4. Chennai Coastal districts of Tamil Nadu,
Pondicherry, Kerala, Karnataka and
Lakshadweep
5. Mumbai Coastal districts of Maharashtra and Goa.
6. Ahmedabad Coastal districts of Gujarat states
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t Structural protection for railwaystations/airports
t Deploy and send relief materials toaffected areas
t Ensure deployment of special air andrail transport
(These activities, however, will be insupport of the State initiatives and theirrequirements of assistance.)
Case II - No Warning
In case of no warning the activities andinventories maintained during the L0 stagehave to become operational.
Disasters for which warning is not possibleinclude earthquakes, landslides, mud flows,tornado, flash floods, hurricanes, dam bursts,snow avalanches, thunder and lightning,mine fires, chemical and industrial disasters,nuclear disasters, all accident related disastersand food poisoning.
De-WarningIn case the disaster does not occur aspredicted, the Indian MeteorologicalDepartment issues a de-warning that is inturn to be issued by the likely affectedDistricts and State. This will initiate theprocess of retrieval of extra resources (man/material) that have been kept as part ofpreparedness after the warning was issued.
The de-warning by IMD will initiate thefollowing:
t Dissemination of De-warnings byrespective districts and states
t EOC will start functioning for L0activities again
t The defence/search and rescue/medicalteams will also return to L0 activities
t Material resources will be returned/stored back
RESPONSE PLANNING
Planning of the operations has to be donequickly and at regular intervals. To mobiliseresources at a national level the National
Crisis Management Committee under theCabinet Secretary plays a crucial role. Allplanning aspects are taken care of by NCMCand the execution of these is undertaken bythe CMC (Crisis Management Committee).
Once the alert stage has been activated,within the first two hours of the disasterevent the Central Relief Commissioner’soffice or the Emergency Operation Centreis responsible for holding a meeting of theempowered group of ministers and theCentral Coordinating Officer of eachESF. They will meet as and when needed atthe request of the CRC. This group underthe leadership of the CRC is responsible forthe following during the course of thismeeting:
t Review situation reports received fromthe affected state.
t Review and document the resources(manpower and material) support thathas already been dispatched from theCentre.
t Address response issues and problemsthat require national level decisions orpolicy direction.
t Take decisions on more resourcesand relief material that will berequired.
Location of the meetingThe meeting will be held at the CRC officein the NCCM or NDM-Control roomunder the Nodal Ministry (Ministry ofAgriculture).
The first meeting should be held withintwo/three hours of the event parallel to theother activities that have been initiated atthe declaration of L3. The activities that getinitiated parallel to the CRC meeting are asfollows:
t Briefing of personnel at thecentral ministries for the firstassessment.
t Departure of first assessmentteam.
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t Departure of first search and rescueteam with MFR and CSSR personnel,if required.
t Aerial survey of damage.
ARRIVAL POINT
Material/Manpower Flow chart ofCentral Information and Arrival Centre atAirport
The response activities require active andeffective coordination of ground operations.The traffic junctions such as airports, railwaystations and bus terminals require toestablish ‘Information and Arrival Centres’that are the key points for arrival anddispatch of relief materials and rescueworkers. The incoming assets from withinand outside the country have to be clearlyallotted and assigned to disaster sites withthe help of various information centres. Thisinformation centre will function at a nationallevel and therefore will have to account forall international aid and related formalities.
t Arrival point: The transport junctionswhere relief materials as well as man-power can be collected for response
activities. It could be the international/national airports or railwaystations.
t Information and briefing desk: Themanpower will be briefed on thestatus of disaster, the most affectedareas and the key agenciesand personnel at the affected state. Itwill also assist international agencies,arrival of relief material as a prioritytask.
t Storage: Storage facility at the arrivalpoint where material is categorised andif needed, packed for dispatch.
t Briefing cell: This cell will give specificbriefing for different types of fieldworkers.
t Donation management cell: Thedonations from other states andinternational agencies are packed andaccounted for further distribution.
t Point of departure: Material andmanpower are dispatched according tothe requirements issued by the EOCat the centre·
ARRIVAL POINT AT CENTRE
Information and briefingdesk
l Foreign aid teamsexperts
l Search and rescue teams
l Medical assistanceteams
Point of Departure
Briefing cellDonation
management cell
Storage of rescue andrelief equipment, otherequipment and donations
V.2
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Material/Manpower Flow chart -Information and Arrival Centre at Airport -Affected State
This Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)is activated at the discretion of the CRCbased on the resource and coordination scaleof the particular disaster. A similarinformation centre is also required at the statelevel where all the relief and other facilitiescan be directed to the affected areas directlyaccording to the needs of the incidentcommanders and the state EOC.
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MECHANISM
Declaration of L3
The declaration of the L3 is done after
the event has occurred by the CentralRelief Commissioner in consultationwith the NCMC and the EmpoweredGroup of Ministers
Factors taken into considerations forthe declaration of L3
----- Parametres set by designatedtechnical authority
----- Capacity of State and District tomanage the disaster independently
The first assessment team is alsoheaded by the Nodal Officer (JointSecretary/Secretary) of the Ministry ofAgriculture/Home. The CRC’sprimary responsibility is to coordinateresponse activities at the Centre andnot go to the disaster site. The CRCshould be informed by the nodalofficer (Ministry of Agriculture)
V.3
Material Manpower
MedicalShelter and ConstructionequipmentTelecom and PowerDonationFood
Medical Assistance teamsMedia PersonnelSearch and Rescue teamsResearchersOther NGOsEOC and ICS Back-upteams
ARRIVAL POINTAT STATE
Assembly point
The resources are mobilized according to the needsof the disaster-affected sites and the information
received through the EOC
Point of departure ofmanpower and material
Disaster affected site
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before the first assessment team hasleft.
FORMATS REQUIRED:
Format of declaration of L3Format of declaration of L3Format of declaration of L3Format of declaration of L3Format of declaration of L3
Format of deployment of firstFormat of deployment of firstFormat of deployment of firstFormat of deployment of firstFormat of deployment of firstassessment teamassessment teamassessment teamassessment teamassessment team
Handbook for CRC for first 24 hoursHandbook for CRC for first 24 hoursHandbook for CRC for first 24 hoursHandbook for CRC for first 24 hoursHandbook for CRC for first 24 hours
Proposed responsibilities of the CRCProposed responsibilities of the CRCProposed responsibilities of the CRCProposed responsibilities of the CRCProposed responsibilities of the CRCfor the First Meetingfor the First Meetingfor the First Meetingfor the First Meetingfor the First Meeting
tOfficial declaration of L3
t Information on meetings of the CMGand Crisis Management Group.
t Arranging for all required inventoriesfrom the concerned ministries
tOfficial appointment (according toinventories) of all nodal officers foreach ESF
tOnce the CRC has been informedabout the first assessment team, it isleft to the CRC’s discretion tonominate any other concernedministry to be part of the firstassessment team
t Activation of EOC at Centre
t Information of situation to all cabinetministries
t Identify the nodal transport points forthe affected state
After the declaration of L3, the first CMGmeeting as well as the first assessment teamare parallel functions that should becompleted within 2 hours of the event.
Quick Response TeamsThe Centre requires quick and well-trainedteams for responding to a disaster. Themagnitude might be so large that medicaland other response teams might be requiredeven before any initial assessment. However,a quick assessment for further planning isalso required. Therefore, the response teamscan be divided into two sections:
t Assessment Teams – Medical, Power,Telecom, Infrastructure take primeimportance
t Response Teams - Medical, Power andTelecommunication take primeimportance.
First 24 hours
First assessment team
The first assessment team will mainlycomprise of senior (joint secretary level)officers that are required to make afirst/preliminary assessment of damage.
Composition of the designated officersand resources for assessment
Ministry ofMinistry ofMinistry ofMinistry ofMinistry of
t Home, Agriculture, Health,Home, Agriculture, Health,Home, Agriculture, Health,Home, Agriculture, Health,Home, Agriculture, Health,Communication, Power, Defence,Communication, Power, Defence,Communication, Power, Defence,Communication, Power, Defence,Communication, Power, Defence,AviationAviationAviationAviationAviation
Apart from these seven ministries, anyfurther addition is left to the discretionof the CMG
t Science and Technology, Railway,Science and Technology, Railway,Science and Technology, Railway,Science and Technology, Railway,Science and Technology, Railway,(for example)(for example)(for example)(for example)(for example)
Checklist(1) of Survival kitChecklist(1) of Survival kitChecklist(1) of Survival kitChecklist(1) of Survival kitChecklist(1) of Survival kit
Checklist(1) of AssessmentChecklist(1) of AssessmentChecklist(1) of AssessmentChecklist(1) of AssessmentChecklist(1) of Assessmentequipmentequipmentequipmentequipmentequipment
Formats for National FirstFormats for National FirstFormats for National FirstFormats for National FirstFormats for National FirstAssessmentAssessmentAssessmentAssessmentAssessment
National Media ReleaseNational Media ReleaseNational Media ReleaseNational Media ReleaseNational Media Release
National Assessment Report whichNational Assessment Report whichNational Assessment Report whichNational Assessment Report whichNational Assessment Report whichshould containshould containshould containshould containshould contain
a) geographic estimate of damagearea;
b) injury and fatality report;
c) lists of damaged facilities;
d) resources needed for responseoperations and;
e) Prioritisation of the above orimmediate priorities.
Materials required for AssessmentMaterials required for AssessmentMaterials required for AssessmentMaterials required for AssessmentMaterials required for AssessmentTeamTeamTeamTeamTeam
Survival kit, assessment equipment,SAT-phones and HAM radios
Task at hand:Task at hand:Task at hand:Task at hand:Task at hand:
Assessment according to given formats
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First Reports of assessment accordingto given format
Media releases according to givenformat
In case of extreme disasters such asIn case of extreme disasters such asIn case of extreme disasters such asIn case of extreme disasters such asIn case of extreme disasters such ashigh magnitude earthquakes, bombhigh magnitude earthquakes, bombhigh magnitude earthquakes, bombhigh magnitude earthquakes, bombhigh magnitude earthquakes, bombblasts, terrorist attacks andblasts, terrorist attacks andblasts, terrorist attacks andblasts, terrorist attacks andblasts, terrorist attacks andchemical explosions, the EOC, allchemical explosions, the EOC, allchemical explosions, the EOC, allchemical explosions, the EOC, allchemical explosions, the EOC, allemergencyemergencyemergencyemergencyemergency phonesphonesphonesphonesphones andandandandand otherotherotherotherotheralternate communication linesalternate communication linesalternate communication linesalternate communication linesalternate communication linesshould be established within the firstshould be established within the firstshould be established within the firstshould be established within the firstshould be established within the first24 hours.24 hours.24 hours.24 hours.24 hours.
Base Report after First AssessmentBase Report after First AssessmentBase Report after First AssessmentBase Report after First AssessmentBase Report after First Assessment
After the first assessment team hasprepared the preliminary report, theCMG and the NCMC re-assess thesituation at the site for taking furtheraction. The first assessment teamreport should include the following:
Extent of Damage in terms of:
- Geographical area
- Expected affected population
----- Districts/Areas worst affected
- Damage to infrastructure according toeach ESF
- Report by the SRC of the affectedState
- Operational access points
- Areas still under high risk (aftershocks, fires and other relateddisasters)
- Condition of the State and DistrictGovernment buildings andcommunication infrastructure
Overall need for central assistance in terms of:
- Search and Rescue teams
- Medical first response teams
- Communication equipments
- Labour or volunteers
- Donations
- Specialised technicians for each ESF
In case the EOC has already begun tofunction, then the reports must alsocontain summary reports from each ESFand their immediate requirements.
Activation Steps of the EOC in caseActivation Steps of the EOC in caseActivation Steps of the EOC in caseActivation Steps of the EOC in caseActivation Steps of the EOC in caseof a disaster:of a disaster:of a disaster:of a disaster:of a disaster:
Step 1: The activation of the EOC
should be followed once the nodal
technical agency has issued a warning.
Step 2: The EOC is activated at orders
by Centre and EOC Incharge is
designated.
Step 3: Orders are sent out by fax from
NCMC to related ministries for
additional resources for ESFs for the
disaster situation and they are asked
to prepare and send the first
assessment report to the EOC within
4-8 hours of activation.
According to this report the decisions that
will be taken by the CRC can be categorised
into two possibilities:
Prepare for next 48 hours
t To reinforce rescue operations through
dispatch of relief material and man-
power assistance
t To strengthen communication and
coordination with the affected area
EOC
t To accept relief and assistance from
international agencies
t To strengthen the donation
management desk at the centre and sort
and organise donations for easy
distribution at site
t To call situation-update meetings at
regular intervals for close coordination
and immediate relief response (Every
2 hours tapering down to thrice a day
and so on)
t To send out additional Search and
Rescue and Medical First Response
teams
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Deactivate response and relief operationat Centre and resume L0 activities
t If the situation is under control of theState, then to withdraw and deactivateresponse mechanism at the Centre, stepby step, in coordination with the State.
t Send out deactivation notification toall Cabinet ministries.
t Send out NCCM team for taking stockand documentation of resources usedand other preparedness activitiesduring the alert and initial quickresponse phase of the disaster after theState has completed its responseactivities.
First 24-48 hours – Operations
Concept of operations at the EOC
t The nucleus of the EOC along with a
core staff remains operational
throughout the year at L0 level of
maintenance in order to take care of
the following activities:
- Updation/Maintenance and addition
of inventories
- Keeping updated with other disasters
around the world
- Dry exercises and preparedness/
training exercises
t The Central Relief Commissioner —
or his/her designee — will initiate the
activation of the emergency services
of the EOC as established.
t The individual who declares the L3
Emergency shall announce the
location of the EOC in case it is not
the PMO.
t The CRC – or designee — will
determine what staff he/she deems
necessary to effectively operate the
EOC apart from the prescribed staff.
t The designated officers of the HomeGuards at the EOC will provide
security to the EOC entrance points.
Only individuals authorized by the
Home Guards will be authorized to
enter the EOC.
In case of extreme disasters such as
chemical disasters, bomb blasts and
terrorist attacks, national security and
control takes precedence. The Ministry
of Home has to establish special
measures to ensure the security of the
nation by sealing and evacuating
strategic government and national
institutions well within 3-4 hours of the
occurrence. National borders, air and
sea space also have to be protected and
if need be, sealed off.
Individuals staffing the EOC are
responsible for establishing
communications (radio, telephone)
with their respective departments.
For effective communication at theFor effective communication at theFor effective communication at theFor effective communication at theFor effective communication at the
Centre and the State, five NodalCentre and the State, five NodalCentre and the State, five NodalCentre and the State, five NodalCentre and the State, five Nodal
Points have been determined. TheyPoints have been determined. TheyPoints have been determined. TheyPoints have been determined. TheyPoints have been determined. They
are as follows:are as follows:are as follows:are as follows:are as follows:
1. EOC at Centre
2. EOC at State
3. EOC at neighbouring States
4. Information and arrival points at the
functional transport junction at
State/ neighbouring State
5. Information and arrival point at the
international airport
Essential Communication Links at theEssential Communication Links at theEssential Communication Links at theEssential Communication Links at theEssential Communication Links at the
National EOCNational EOCNational EOCNational EOCNational EOC
The EOC at National level must have
communication links with the following:
t Crisis State EOC
t Crisis State SRC
tOther State EOCs
t All concerned Ministries
t Information and arrival point at the
Centre
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t Information and arrival point at the
affected State
Task at handTask at handTask at handTask at handTask at hand
t Establish EOC at State and Centreairport with:
- Point of arrival
- Point of departure
- Assembly point
t Set up General Information Desk atairport EOC
t Establish and activate emergencyphone lines and helplinesimmediately within few hours of thedisaster
t Set up separate desks for each ESF andinternational aid /NGO
t Set up desks for donations (cash andmaterial)
t Establish contact with the affectedState EOC
t Set up EOC at neighbouring States
t Establish contact with NRSA/ISRO/Defence for aerial and satelliteimageries of the affected area
t Provide information and standardoperating procedures for civilianpopulation such as media,researchers, volunteers, fieldworkers, etc. through:
- Handbook for Operations- Handbooks for
• International NGO• N G O• Media Personnel• Researchers/Students• Field/Relief workers• Government functionaries
tOrganise/coordinate aerial surveys forrescue operations
t Establish contact with the disaster sitewhich will have Incident CommandSystems placed at the disaster sitebased on the scale of the disaster
t Deploy Incident Commanders inconsultation with the Centre atstrategic incident commands
Within the next 48 hours the EOC at theState as well as the Centre will be jointlyinvolved in the following:
t Set up information desks at criticallocations
t Identify and channelise differentcategories of workers under thefollowing at the information desks andprovide identification tags for thefollowing:
- Media
- Researchers
- NGO/International Agency
- Field workers/Volunteers
- Government officials
t Place situation reports at bulletinboards outside information desks andEOC
t Direct Central and internationalagencies to priority areas (worstaffected areas)
t Identify locations for international andother NGO agencies to set up theirsite offices for the uniformdistribution of aid in all parts of theaffected area.
t Communicate with the DistrictMagistrate and the SRC for localinformation through:
- Information flow chart ofInformation and Arrival Centre atairport
- Material/Manpower flow chart ofInformation and Arrival Centre atairport
- Information flow chart of EOC atCentre
- Information flow chart of desk forESF
- Information flow chart of NGOs
- Information flow chart of media
- Information flow chart ofresearchers
- Material/Manpower flow chart of
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Information and Arrival centre atairport at centre
These charts will be part of thehandbooks as well.
The EOC Incharge at the EOC will beresponsible for the dissemination ofinformation to the following as givenin priority:
t Standing committee of group ofministers — Home Minister
t National Steering Committee — Agriculture minister
t Cabinet Secretary
t N C C M
Structural set-up of EOC at the centre
1. EOC Incharge
2. Operation sections
3. Emergency Support Functions
Tasks for internal functions at EOC
t Determine policies during disaster andpost-disaster periods
t Adjudicate conflicting claims and/orrequests for emergency personnel,equipment, and other resources
t Designate responsibilities and duties,as necessary to maintain the optimaluse of national resources
t A Mobile Command Vehicle will berequested to respond to the NationalEOC.
t Provide operating units withrequested resources for sustainedoperations
tOperate staging areas for incomingequipment and personnel
t Provide for medical care, feeding,and housing of emergency workers
tMaintain documentation of resourceallocation and availability
Checklists for EOC set-up:
tMinimum standards handbook oflayout and dimensions, equipments,etc for EOC
The hotlines, V-SAT and wirelesscommunications should be establishedat the EOC with the following:
t State Relief Commissioner
t Cabinet Secretary
t IMD
t Related Ministries (Primary agencies)
Manpower requirements of the EOC
tRegular staff
-Deputy Relief Commissioner
-EDP Manager
tStaff on call
-2 Deputy Secretaries
tStaff on Disaster Duty
-Incident Commander
-Sector/ESF expert
-ESF Commanders
Checklist for each ESF desk
tMatrix of primary and secondaryfunctions of each ESF
t Do’s and dont’s to be followed duringdisaster times in EOC
t Schedule for regular staff
t Schedule for staff on call
t Schedule for staff on disaster duty
Brief Material Requirements
t Data bank of maps and plans atdistrict, state and national level
t Hardware
tGIS software
t State-of-the-art communicationequipment
t Inventories related to all ESFs andrelief materials
Transport with wireless equipments(Mobile Command Vehicle)
CONTINUED RESPONSE
The response and rescue operations continuetill the local administration is able to takefull charge of the situation. Each ESF will
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continue their work in a planned mannerunless the concerned department is readyto take over the charge. Some of the ESFsmay have to continue their assistance for alonger period depending on the extent ofdamage.
Similarly, some of the ESFs may berequired later for rehabilitation andrestoration activities. ESFs such as Shelterand Drinking Water may also have to caterto the needs of the relief workers after thefirst 48 hours.
DEACTIVATION AND DOCUMENTATION
Each agency will discontinue emergency
response operations when advised that theirassistance is no longer required in supportof the State and Local authorities, or whentheir statutory responsibilities have beenfulfilled.
Upon determination that applicable lawenforcement goals and objectives have beenmet, that no further immediate threat exists,and that Central disaster response actionsare no longer required, the Cabinet Secretary,in consultation with the concerned ministry,shall order deactivation. The Central EOCwill deactivate and discontinue emergencyresponse operations and undertake detaileddocumentation of activities and other L0activities.
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For the effective management of resources,
disaster supplies and other response
activities, nodal points or centres will have
to be established. These points will have to
be well networked starting from the Centre
to the State and finally leading to the
disaster site. Emergency Operations Centres
at the Centre and the State and Incident
Command Systems at the disaster site are
the designated nodal points that will
coordinate overall activities and the flow
of relief supplies from the Centre. The
Emergency Operations Centre stays
operational through-out the year in order
to take care of the extended L0 activities of
data management and training, essential
for the smooth functioning of the EOC
during crisis situations, whereas the
Incident Command System is activated
only during the disaster to take care of site-
specific activities.
NationalEmergencyOperationsCentres
In order to ensure the integrity of the
administration of national resources and
assets, an Emergency Operations Centre
(EOC) wil l be maintained and run
throughout the year which will expand to
undertake and coordinate activities during
a disaster. Once the prescribed authority
has issued warnings/alerts, the EOC will
become fully operational.
Back-up EOC
It is recommended that an ‘alternate EOC’
must also be established. This EOC will
be a mirror image of the National EOC
and will be a back-up to handle any
eventuality at the National EOC. It is
proposed that the EOC be established at
the NCDM/NCCM so that it can also
function as a hub for all L0 activities.
Aim of the Emergency OperationsCentre
The aim of EOC at the National level shall
be to provide centralized direction and
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ESF Commander Operations DesksESF No. 1 - CommunicationESF No. 2 - Public Health and SanitationESF No. 3 - PowerESF No. 4 - TransportESF No. 5 - Search and RescueESF No. 6 - DonationESF No. 7 - Public Works & EngineeringESF No. 8 - Information and PlanningESF No. 9 - Relief SuppliesESF No. 10 - FoodESF No. 11 - Drinking WaterESF No. 12 - ShelterESF No. 13 - MediaESF No. 14 - Helplines
LOGISTICS
FINANCE ANDHUMAN
RESOURCES
KNOWLEDGENETWORK
control of any or all of the followingfunctions:
t Emergency operations
t Communications and warning
t Requesting additional resources duringthe disaster phase from neighbouringStates of the affected area
t Coordinating overseas support and aid
t Issuing emergency information andinstructions specific to Centralministries; consolidation, analysis, anddissemination of Damage Assessmentdata
t Forwarding of consolidated reports toNCCM, Cabinet Secretary and Ministryof Agriculture.
Location of EOC
The EOC will be set up at a suitable location
with all infrastructure as per the givenlayout.
Concept of Operations at the EOC
t The Central Relief Commissioner orhis/her designee will initiate theactivation of emergency services of theEOC as established.
t Activation of the EOC shouldimmediately follow the declaration of aNational Level Emergency.
t The individual who declares the L3Emergency shall announce the locationof the EOC in case of any eventuality tothe National EOC.
t Individuals staffing the EOC areresponsible for establishingcommunications such as radio andtelephone with their respectivedepartments.
Support Desks
Designated EOC Incharge
Emergency Operation Centre
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t The CRC – or designee — willdetermine what staff he/she deemsnecessary to effectively operate the EOCapart from the prescribed staff.
t The designated officers of the HomeGuards at the EOC will provide securityto the EOC entrance points. Onlyindividuals allowed by the Home Guardswill be authorized to enter the EOC.
The ‘EOC Incharge’ will be responsiblefor the dissemination of information to thefollowing as given in priority:
t Standing committee of group ofministers - Home Minister
t National Steering Committee- Agriculture Minister
t Cabinet Secretary
t NCCM
Activation steps of the EOC in case ofa disaster
Step 1: The EOC is activated on ordersfrom NCMC (National Crisis ManagementCommittee)
Step 2: The activation of the EOC shouldbe followed after the declaration of L3disaster
Step 3: Orders are sent out by fax fromthe NCMC for setting up ESFs for thedisaster situation and are asked to prepareand send the First Assessment Report to theEOC within the time period laid out byNCMC
Organizational set-up of EOC at theCentre
1. EOC Incharge
2. Operation Sections
3. Emergency Support Functions
EOC Incharge: He/She is the primaryrole player in the EOC with considerableyears of experience in the area of disasterresponse. He/She is responsible for the
overall coordination and decision makingat the EOC.
Operation Sections: For the smooth andplanned functioning of the EOC,organisational sections of the EOC have tobe maintained throughout the year. Thesesections are as follows:
(i) Executive Section
t Determines policies during disasterand post-disaster periods
t Adjudicates conflicting claims and/or requests for emergency personnel,equipment, and other resources
t Designates responsibilities andduties, as necessary, to maintain theoptimal use of national resources.
A Mobile Command Vehicle will berequested to respond to the National EOC.
(ii) Logistics Section
t Provides operating units withrequested resources for sustainedoperations
t Operates staging areas for incomingequipment and personnel
t Provides for medical care, feeding,and housing of emergency workers
t Maintains documentation ofresource allocation and availability
(iii) Finance and Human Resource Section
Emergency Support FunctionsEmergency Support FunctionsEmergency Support FunctionsEmergency Support FunctionsEmergency Support Functions
t Communication
t Power
t Transport
t Health and Medical Care (Mobilehospitals)
t Food
t Information and Planning
t Search and Rescue
t Public Works and Engineering
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t Relief Supplies
t Donation Coordination
t Drinking Water (Water tankers/
Water treatment plant)
t Shelter
t Media
t Helplines
The hotlines, V-SAT and wirelesscommunications should be established at theEOC with the following:
t State Relief Commissioner
t Cabinet Secretary
t IMD
t Related Ministries (Primary agencies)
Manpower requirements of the EOC
t Regular Staff
- Deputy Relief Commissioner
- EDP Manager
t Staff on call
- 2 Deputy Secretaries
t Staff on disaster duty
- Incident Commander
- Sector/ESF Expert
- ESF Commanders
(These are mainly indicative, the details ofwhich can be drawn up by the CRC)
Equipment Requirements
t Data bank of maps and plans at District,State, and National level within a GISset-up.
t Hardware
t GIS software
t State-of-the-art communicationequipment
t Inventories related to all ESFs and reliefmaterials
t Transport with wireless equipments(Mobile Command Vehicle)
t Checklist for each ESF desk
t Matrix of primary and secondaryfunctions of each ESF
A Disaster Supplies Kit should include:
t a 3-day supply of water (one gallon perperson per day) and non-perishable food
t one change of clothing and footwear perperson
t one blanket or sleeping bag per person
t a first aid kit, including prescriptionmedicines
t emergency tools, including a battery-powered Weather Radio and a portableradio, flashlight, and plenty of extrabatteries
t special items for infant, elderly, ordisabled family members
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
ICS is an effective model for centralizedmanagement. It can clearly define staff rolesand responsibil it ies and l ines ofcommunications. In the ICS model the baseof operations for response to a disaster(incident) is the Command Centre.
Incident Commander—Upon activationof the plan, the Incident Commander willestablish the Command Centre and initiateICS.
Staffing Positions
Positions include:
t Incident Commander
t Information Officer
t Safety Officer
t Inter-agency Coordinator
t Operations Officer
t Planning Officer
t Logistics Officer
t Finance Officer
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All EOC facilities should be disaster resistant.All EOC facilities should be disaster resistant.All EOC facilities should be disaster resistant.All EOC facilities should be disaster resistant.All EOC facilities should be disaster resistant.
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OperationChief
PlanningChief
LogisticsChief
Finance andAdministration
Chief
Response TeamsSingle Resources
Transport Networksand Requirements
ResourceRequirements
Situation ReportsDemobilisationDocumentation
Service BranchSupport Branch
Cost UnitProcurement Unit
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Incident Command System
Incident CommanderInformation Officer
Safety OfficerIntra-agency Coordination Officer
The following chart provides a briefexplanation of the command structure ofIncident Command System which will have
to be further detailed out by each of theStates.
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Composition of EOC – CentreCentre Chief InchargeLiaison Officer (Volunteer/Inter-agency)ESF Heads – Centre (14)Public Information OfficerLogistics OfficerFinance OfficerSecurity Officer
Composition of EOC – StateState Chief InchargeESF Heads – State (14)Logistics OfficerFinance OfficerSecurity OfficerLiaison Officer (Volunteer/Inter-agency)DoctorPublic Information Officer
Composition of EOC – DistrictDistrict Chief Incharge – Assignedby CentreExtension ESF Heads (14)Logistics OfficerFinance OfficerSecurity OfficerDoctorPublic Information Officer
Composition- Incident Commander –
Appointed by Centre- Information Officer- Safety Officer- Intra-agency Coord.
Off.- Operations Officer- Planning Officer- Logistics Officer- Finance Officer- Operation Teamsl Damage Assessmentl Search and Rescuel Medical Assistancel Donation Mgtl Restoration-each ESFl Relief Camps Team
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Emergency Support Functions are theessentials of Emergency Managementcomprising of various coordinating agencies,which manage and coordinate specific kindsof assistance common to all disasters types.Each ESF is headed by a lead organisation/ministry responsible for coordinating thedelivery of goods and services to the disasterarea, and is supported by numerous otherorganisations. These ESFs form an integralpart of the Emergency Operation Centresand each ESF should coordinate its activitiesfrom the allocated EOC. Extension teamsand workers of each ESF will be required tocoordinate response procedures at theaffected site.
In the National Response Plan, theproposed Emergency Support Functions havebeen conceptualised as an integral part tocarry out response activities. In the periodimmediately after a major disaster oremergency requiring Central response,primary agencies, when directed by NCCM,will take actions to identify requirements andmobilise and deploy resources to the affectedarea to assist the State in its response actionsunder fourteen ESFs (Emergency Support
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The interdependence of facilities and their
management creates a difficult situation for
disaster managers during a disaster.
Therefore, a crisis situation demands the
attention and assistance of experts from
different fields and sectors in order to ensure
a quick and effective recovery. However, if
the assistance provided is not predefined and
coordinated it can lead to slow progress and
relief work gets adversely affected. Keeping
this aspect of disaster management in view,
fourteen Emergency Support Functions have
been conceptualised to take care of various
response and infrastructure facilities,
imperative for immediate as well as long-
term response to disasters.
EmergencySupportFunctions
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Functions). Each ESF is headed by a primaryagency, which has been selected based onits authority, resources and capabilities tosupport the functional area.
The ESF will coordinate directly withtheir functional counterpart, State agencies,to provide the assistance required by theState. Request for assistance will bechannelled from District level through thedesignated State agencies for action. Basedon the State-identified responserequirements, appropriate Central responseassistance will be provided by an ESF to theState or at the State’s request, directly to anaffected area.
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY AGENCIES
The designated primary agency, acting as theCentral agency will be assisted by one ormore support agencies (secondary agencies)and will be responsible for managing theactivities of the ESF (Emergency SupportFunctions) and assisting the State in therescue and relief activities and ensuring thatthe mission is accomplished. The primaryand secondary agencies have the authorityto execute response operations to directlysupport the State needs.
PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS
In disaster situations, effective utilisation ofresources can be ensured if conditions of thedisaster are assessed and taken intoconsideration during the planning phase.Disasters cause loss of property, injury anddisruption of normal life and have an impacton social and physical infrastructures.
The extent of casualties and damage willbe based on factors such as the time ofoccurrence, severity of impact, weatherconditions, population density, type ofconstructions and possible triggering ofsecondary events such as fires and floods.When planning for a response for disasters,these assumptions can benefit planning ofeffective response for the crisis situation.
This chapter also attempts toconceptualise the activities and handbooksthat will have to be developed by theconcerned ministries for efficient executionof the plan. These ESFs are proposed in theNational Response Plan and they areperceived as an effective tool for themanagement of disasters. The ESFs are inthe conceptual stage and continuousupdation of the same should be carried outwith the changing scenario so as to makethem more effective during a disaster.
In the National Response Plan, thefollowing ESFs have been conceptualised asan integral part in carrying out responseactivities. The following ministries can beconsidered as the primary agencies for eachESF
ESF No. 1 - Communication
ESF No. 2 - Public Health and Sanitation
ESF No. 3 - Power
ESF No. 4 - Transport
ESF No. 5 - Search and Rescue
ESF No. 6 - Donation
ESF No. 7 - Public Works andEngineering
ESF No. 8 - Information and Planning
ESF No. 9 - Relief Supplies
ESF No. 10 - Food
ESF No. 11 - Drinking Water
ESF No. 12 - Shelter
ESF No. 13 - Media
ESF No. 14 - Helplines
Primary Agency for Each ESF
ESF No. 1 - Communication - Ministryof Communication
ESF No. 2 - Public Health andSanitation-Ministry ofHealth and Family Welfare
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ESF No. 3 - Power – Ministry of Power
ESF No. 4 - Transport – Ministry ofTransport
ESF No. 5 - Search and Rescue –Ministry of Defence/Ministry of Home Affairs
ESF No. 6 - Donation – Ministry ofAgriculture
ESF No. 7 - Public Works andEngineering – Ministry ofUrban Affairs and PovertyAlleviation
ESF No. 8 - Information and Planning –Ministry of InformationTechnology
ESF No. 9 - Relief Supplies – Ministry ofPlanning and ProgrammeImplementation
ESF No. 10 - Food - Ministry of Food andCivil Supplies
ESF No. 11 - Drinking Water – Ministryof Water Resources
ESF No. 12 - Shelter - Ministry of UrbanAffairs and PovertyAlleviation
ESF No. 13 - Media – Ministry ofInformation andBroadcasting
ESF No. 14 - Helplines - Ministry ofDisaster Management(Proposed)
LIST OF MINISTRIES
Ministry of Agriculture - MoA
Ministry of Defence - MoD
Ministry of Surface Transport - MoST
Ministry of Power - MoP
Ministry of Health and - MoH&FW
Family Welfare
Ministry of Water resources - MoWR
Department of Animal - DoAH
Husbandry
Ministry of Urban Development - MoUDPA
and Poverty Alleviation
Ministry of Planning and - MoPPI
Programme Implementation
Ministry of Home Affairs - MHA
Ministry of Rural - MoRD
Development
Ministry of Information - MoIT
Technology
Ministry of Information - MoI&B
and Broadcasting
Ministry of Communication - MoC
Ministry of Heavy Industries - MoHI
Ministry of Social Justice and - MoSJ&E
Empowerment
Ministry of Civil Aviation - MoCA
Ministry of Non-Conventional - MoNES
Energy Sources
Ministry of Petroleum and - MoP&NG
Natural Gas
Ministry of Finance - MoF
Ministry of External Affairs - MEA
Ministry of Commerce and - MoC&I
Industry
Ministry of Science and - MoSc&T
Technology
Ministry of Labour - MoL
Ministry of Consumer Affairs - MoCA&PD
and Public Distribution
Voluntary Agencies - VA
Department of Drinking - DDW
Water
Department of Food and - DFPD
Public Distribution
Ministry of Disaster - MoDM
Management
Ministry of Railways - MoR
Ministry of Food and - MoFCS
Civil Supplies
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Communication
Primary Agency
t Ministry of Communication
Secondary Agency
t Ministry of Civil Aviation
t Ministry of Defence
t Ministry of Surface Transport
t Ministry of Agriculture
t Ministry of Power
t Ministry of Information Technology
t Ministry of Heavy Industries
Purpose
ESF1 wil l ensure the provision ofnationwide telecommunication support tothe Centre, State and District in responseefforts.
Planning Assumptions
t Initial reports of damage will becollected and this may not provide acomplete picture of the extent ofdamage
t The affected region’s abil ity tocommunicate with the rest of thecountry will be impaired and keyofficials may be isolated from theirregional offices
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PRIMARY AND SECONDARY AGENCIES FOR EMERGENCY SUPPORTFUNCTIONS
Primary Agency Secondary AgencyP S
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t Initially the main focus of the State and
the Local governments will be on the
coordination of lifesaving activities
concurrent with re-establishing control
of the disaster affected area
Activities on the Receipt of Warning or Acti-vation of EOC
t Establish radio communication with
the State EOC and Local Incident
Commander
t Appoint a Nodal Officer-
Communication at the national level
t Renew and update precautionary
measures and review with the staff the
precautions to be taken to protect
equipment
t Establish an emergency tool kit
including cable cutters, cutting pliers,
spanners, ropes, cross cut saws,
pulley blocks with ropes and hand
gloves
Initial Actions
t Identify operational telecommuni-
cation facilities within the affected
area
t Identify telecommunication facilities
that need to be transported to the
affected site to establish emergency
operational services
t Identify the actual and planned action
of private telecommunication
companies towards reconstruction of
their facilities
t Establish a temporary communication
facility through mobile exchanges, on
priority, for use by State EOC on
priority basis, as well as district officials,
members of the State government
machinery, officials of transit and reliefcamps, and NGOs
t Establish a temporary communicationfacility for public use
t Carry out an assessment of overalldamage to the following:
t Overhead route damage
t Cable damage
t Specific equipment damage
Responsibilities
The ESF is responsible for the coordinationof national actions to ensure the provision oftelecommunication support to the Centre,State and District response elements.
It will coordinate the requirement oftemporary telecommunication in the affectedareas.
It will extend support that includesgovernment furnished communication andprivate communication.
Minimum Standards Required
t Checklist of tool kits
t Handbook on DisasterTelecommunication Assistance
t Handbook on Team Equipment andInventory
t Responsibilities of Primary Agency
t Responsibility of each Support Agencies
t Emergency toolkits
t Operational checklists
t Equipment Damage Assessment
t On-site operations
t Planning check list
t Deactivation checklist
t List of PSUs and Private Agencies
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- Handbook on Team Equipment andInventory
- Responsibilities of Primary Agency
- Responsibil it ies of each SupportAgency
CHECKLISTS- Emergency tool kits
- Operational checklists
- Equipment Damage Assessment
- On-site operations
- Planning checklist
- Deactivation checklist
- List of PSUs and Private Agencies
PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS
- Initial incomplete picture of damage
- Communication impaired
ACTIVATION- Radio communication with local
EOC
- Identify operational te lecomfacilities
- Identify requirement of additionaltelecom facilities
- Plan action of private te lecomcompanies
- Establ ish temporary mobileexchanges on priority
- Temporary communication facilityfor the public
RESPONSE- Responsible for coordination of national
actions to ensure the provis ion oftelecommunication support to the Centre,State and District response elements
ESF No. 1Communications
PRIMARY AGENCY
Ministry of Communication
HANDBOOKS
D E A C T I V A T I O N
Preparedness
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DEACTIVATION- Retrieval of personnel
- Retrieval of mobile telecom equipment
RESPONSIBILITIES- Coordination of national actions
to ensure the provision of tele-communication support to theCentre, State and District
- Coordinate the requirement oftemporary telecommunication inthe affected areas
- Provide human services under theMinistry of Communication
SUPPORT AGENCIES1. Ministry of Civil Aviation
2. Ministry of Defence
3. Ministry of Surface Transport
4. Ministry of Agriculture
5. Ministry of Power
6. Ministry of InformationTechnology
7. Ministry of Heavy Industries
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EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION 2
Public Health and Sanitation
Primary Agency
t Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Secondary Agencies
t Ministry of Transport
t Ministry of Power
t Ministry of Defence
t Ministry of Animal Husbandry andDairying
t Ministry of Agriculture
t Ministry of Communication
t Ministry of Home
t Ministry of Urban Development andPoverty Alleviation
t Ministry of Water Resources
t Voluntary Agencies and PSUs
Purpose
The purpose of ESF2 is to provideGovernment of India coordinated assistanceto supplement State and Local resources inresponse to public health and medical careneeds following a significant natural or man-made disaster. Under ESF 2 Ministry ofHealth and Family Welfare directs sanitationand medical assistance to the affected State.Resources will be furnished when the Stateand District resources are overwhelmed andmedical and/or public health assistance isrequested from the Central government.
Planning Assumptions
t Sudden outbreak of epidemic ormedical emergency as an aftermath ofdisaster such as earthquake, flood,landslide, fire, etc.
t Contamination of water and food
t Unhygienic and unclean surroundingsin the disaster affected site
t Disruption of communication andtransport facilities as a result of otherdisasters
t Disruption of laboratory and hospitalfacilities
t The damage and destruction by anynatural disaster will produce urgentneed for counselling for disaster victimsand response personnel
t Disruption of sanitation services andfacilities, loss of power and massing ofpeople in shelters may increase thepossibility of disease and injury
Activities on Receipt of Warning or Activa-tion of National EOC
t ESF2 should become operationalwithin 2 hours of notification
t Appoint one personnel as NodalHealth Officer for the affected area
t Ensure that personnel working withinthe State come under the direction andcontrol of State Nodal Health Officer
t The National level personnel oncedeployed will directly come under thecontrol of the Nodal Health Officer atthe State
t Determine types of injuries, illnessesexpected, drugs and other medicalitems required, and accordingly ensurethat extra supply of medical items canbe obtained quickly
t Provide information to the entirehospital staff about the disaster, likelydamage and effects, and informationabout ways to protect equipment andproperty
t Prepare an area of the hospital forreceiving large number of casualties
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Responsibilities of Primary Agencies
t To coordinate, direct and integratenational level response to providemedical and sanitation healthassistance to the affected area.
t Till the State ESF2 becomesoperational, collection, analysis anddissemination of requests for medicaland public health assistance will be theresponsibility of National ESF2 withthe assistance of Department of Health.Once State ESF2 is operational theresponsibility will be transferred to itand it will act as support to the Statefor providing medical assistance.
t Direct the activation of health/medicalpersonnel, supplies and equipment inresponse to the request for nationalassistance.
t Coordinate evacuation of patients fromthe disaster area when it is consideredimportant by the State authoritiesaccording to the nature of injury andthe priority of evacuation. Patientswhose injuries do not pose any threatto their health are discharged after firstaid.
t Provide human services assistanceunder the Department of Health.
t To prepare and keep ready MobileHospitals and stock them withemergency equipment that may berequired after the disaster.
t Check stocks of equipment and drugswhich are likely to be required after thedisaster. These can be categorised as:
t Treatment of cuts and fractures suchas tetanus, toxoid, analgesics andantibiotics.
t Drugs used for the treatment of water-borne diseases including oralrehydration supplies.
t Burns and fire infections
t Detoxification including breathingequipment.
t Fissure material
t Surgical dressing
t Plaster rolls
t Disposable needles and syringes
t Local antiseptics
t There should be a specialised team ofdoctors for a particular kind of injury.
Minimum Standards Required
t Detailed checklist of symptoms ofcommon diseases along with medicinedosages
t Checklist of doctor’s tool kit forspecialised doctors
t Checklist for maintaining hygienicconditions
t Disaster Health Assistance and theemergency services
t Team Equipment and Inventory
t Responsibilities- Primary/Supportagencies
t Minimum standards of health facilities
t Location of health facilities in thedisaster area (map)
t Information manual for biologicaldisaster
t Doctors manual for emergency relief
t Emergency toolkits
t Operational checklists
t Equipment Damage Assessment
t On-site operations
t Planning check list
t Qualification of health personnel
t Checklist of doctor’s tool kit
t Symptoms of common ailments
t Deactivation checklist
t Dosages checklist for commonepidemics and ailments during adisaster·
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ESF No. 2Public Health and Sanitation
PRIMARY AGENCY
Ministry of Health &Family Welfare
1. Ministry of Power
2. Ministry of Transport
3. Ministry of Defence
4. Ministry of Animal Husbandry andDairying
5. Ministry of Agriculture
6. Ministry of Communication
7. Ministry of Home Affairs
8. Ministry of Urban Dev. andPoverty Alleviation
9. Ministry of Water Resources
RESPONSIBILITIES- To coordinate, direct and
integrate national level response
- Direct activation of medicalpersonnel , supplies andequipment
- Coordinate the evacuation ofpatients
- Provide human services underthe dept of health.
- To prepare and keep ready MobileHospitals and stock
- Check stocks of equipment anddrugs
DEACTIVATION- Retrieval to L0 activities of health personnel
- Retrieval of health and sanitation equipment
- Accountability and return of equipment by allpersonnel to logistic sections
- Ensure all patient records are complete andsubmitted to the EOC
HANDBOOKS- Disaster Health Assistance- Team Equipment and Inventory- Responsibilities- Primary/Support Agencies- Minimum standards of health facilities- Location of health facilities in disaster area- Information manual for Biological
Disaster Management- Doctors Manual for Emergencies
CHECKLISTS- Emergency tool kits- Operational checklists- Equipment Damage Assessment- On-site operations- Planning checklist- Qualification of health personnel- Checklist of doctor’s tool kit- Symptoms of common ailments- Deactivation checklist- Dosages checklist for common epidemics
and ailments during disasters
PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS- Outbreak of epidemic or medical emergency as
secondary disaster- Contamination of water and food- Unclean disaster affected site- Disruption of communication and transport
facilities- Disruption of labs and hospital- Urgent need for mental health crisis counsel for
disaster victims- Disruption of sanitation facilities, loss of power
and massing of people in shelters may increasedisease and injury
ACTIVATION- ESF to be operational on 2 hrs. of notification- Determine type of injuries, illnesses and
medicines needed- Provide information to all the hospitals on
likely damage and expected injuries
RESPONSE- Provide systematic approach to patient care
- Perform medical evaluation and treatmentas needed
- Maintain patient tracking system to keeprecord of all patients treated
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Power
Primary Agency
t Ministry of Power
Secondary Agencies
t Ministry of Agriculture
t Ministry of Defence
t Ministry of Transport
t Ministry of Heavy Industries andPublic Enterprises
t Ministry of Non-Conventional EnergySources
t Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Purpose
To facilitate restoration of energysystems after a natural disaster.
Planning Assumptions
t There will be wide spread prolongedelectricity failure
t There will be panic hoarding of fuel insome parts of the affected area
t Accessibility to the affected area isdifficult
Activities on the Receipt of Warning or Acti-vation of EOC
t Establish radio communications withthe EOC
t Do a quick damage assessment whichshould include the following:
t High tension lines
t Substations
t Transformers
t Insulators
t Poles
t Other equipment
t Prepare a First Assessment Report inconjunction with other ESFs for theCRC to take further decisions
t Prepare a list of resources required afterthe first assessment
t Appoint a Nodal Officer – Power forthe affected area at the Centre
t Check emergency tool kits
t Assist authorities to reinstate generatorsfor public facilities such as
t Hospitals
t Water supply and drainage board
t Police stations
t Telecommunication buildings
t Meteorological stations
t Review the total extent of damage topower supply installations by areconnaissance survey
t Dispatch emergency repair teamsequipped with tools, tents and food
t Hire casual labour and brief them aboutthe situation for clearing of damagedpoles, etc.
t Prepare a detail report of the damage
t Establish temporary electricity suppliesfor relief material warehouses
Minimum Standards Required
t Handbook on Disaster PowerAssistance
t Handbook on Team Equipment andInventory
t Responsibilities of Primary Agency
t Responsibility of each Support Agency
t Manuals on handling of equipmentwhich is unique to a particular disaster
t Emergency tool kits
t Operational checklists
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t Equipment Damage Assessment
t On-site operations
t Planning checklist
t Deactivation checklist
t List of PSUs and Private Agencies
t Minimum qualifications andequipment required for personnel inEOC and on-site
t Deactivation checklist
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PRIMARY AGENCY
Ministry of Power
SUPPORT AGENCIES1. Ministry of Agriculture
2. Ministry of Defence
3. Ministry of Transport
4. Ministry of Heavy Industries andPublic Enterprises
5. Ministry of Non-ConventionalEnergy Sources
6. Ministry of Petroleum andNatural Gas
RESPONSIBILITIES- Provide and coordinate
national support unti l theLocal authorities are preparedto handle all power relatedproblems
- Identify requirements ofexternal equipment
- Assess damage for nationalassistance
DEACTIVATION- Stock taking of resources utilised
- Review status of on-site teams
- Brief to EOC and on-site staff for termination ofL3 activities
- Ensure that all personnel are responsible for theequipment used and returned to logistic sectionsof the EOC
CHECKLISTS- Emergency tool kits
- Operational checklists
- Equipment Damage Assessment
- On-site operations
- Planning checklist
- Deactivation checklist
- List of PSUs and Private Agencies
- Minimum qualifications and equipmentrequired for personnel in EOC and on-site
- Deactivation checklist
PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS- There will be widespread prolonged
electricity failure
- There will be panic hoarding of fuel insome areas of the affected area
RESPONSE- Support to Local Administration
- Review the total extent of damage to the powersupply installations by a reconnaissance survey
- Dispatch emergency repair teams equipped withtools, tents and food
- Hire casual labour for the clearing of damagedpoles, etc.
ESF No. 3Power
HANDBOOKS- Handbook on Disaster Power
Assistance
- Handbook on Team Equipment andInventory
- Responsibilities of Primary Agency
- Responsibility of each Support Agency
- Manuals on handling of equipmentunique to each disaster
ACTIVATION- Establish radio communications with
the EOC
- Quick damage assessment
- Prepare a list of resources required afterthe first assessment
- Appoint a Nodal Officer - Power forthe affected area at the Centre
- Check emergency tool kits
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EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION 4
Transport
Primary Agency
Ministry of Surface Transport/Ministry ofRailways
Secondary Agencies
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Ministry of Communications
Ministry of Power
Ministry of Urban Development andPoverty Alleviation
Purpose
The purpose of ESF4 is to provide for thecoordination of Central transport supportto the State and the Local government. ESF4 coordinates the use of transportationresources to support the needs of emergencysupport forces requiring transportationcapacity to perform their emergencyresponse, recovery and assistance missions.It also works with outside agencies fortransportation coordination and preparesresource requests for assistance when needed.
Planning Assumptions
t The State civil transportationinfrastructure will sustain damage,limiting access to the disaster area.
t Access will improve as routes arecleared and repaired or as detours arebuilt.
t The requirements of the transportationcapacity will exceed the capacity of theState control or accessible assets,demanding assistance from theNational Government.
t The movement of relief supplies willcreate congestion in the transportationservices and hamper restoration of thesystem.
Activities on Receipt of Warning or Activa-tion of EOC
t Arrange for transport to the affectedarea
t Tractor shovel
t Tipper
t Auxiliary jeeps
t All new construction and repairactivities should be halted and securedwith sandbags, tarpaulins, etc.
t Polythene for the protection of freightand equipment should be arranged for
t All perishable and breakable itemsshould be loaded in lorries andpadlocked
t Reserve stocks for fuel should bechecked
t Inspection of all bridges by a bridgeengineer including an under watersurvey of foundations, piers andabutments should be done. A fullcheck on all concrete and steel worksshould be included and repairs carriedout
t Continuous regular weeding andcleaning of ditches should be carriedout by the maintenance engineer staff
Responsibilities
t Overall coordination of the Centre andthe civil transportation capacity insupport of Central, State and Localgovernment entities
t Restoration of roads and the emergencysupply routes should be carried out first
t Coordination and implementation of
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emergency related response andrecovery functions performed under theMinistry of Surface Transport includingthe prioritisation and/or allocation ofcivil transport, air and marine trafficcontrol, search and rescue and damageassessment.
Minimum Standards Required
t Inventories of available transportfacilities
t Responsibilities of Primary Agency
t Responsibility of each Support Agency
t Handbook on transport assistance
t Handbook on Team Equipment andInventory
t Emergency toolkits
t Operational check slists
t Equipment Damage Assessment
t On-site operations
t Formats for check of bridges and othersteel works
t Planning checklist
t Deactivation checklist
t List of PSUs and Private Agencies
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ESF No. 4Transportation
PRIMARY AGENCY
Ministry of SurfaceTransport/Ministry of
Railways
SUPPORT AGENCIES
- Ministry of Agriculture
- Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of Home Affairs
- Ministry of Civil Aviation
- Ministry of Communica-tions
- Ministry of Power
- Ministry of UrbanDevelopment and PovertyAlleviation
- Ministry of Railways
RESPONSIBILITIES- Overall coordination of the
Centre and the civi ltransportation capacity insupport of Central, Stateand Local governmententities
- Restoration of roads
- Coordination of andimplement emergencyrelated response andrecovery functions, searchand rescue and damageassessment
HANDBOOKS- Responsibilities of Primary
Agency
- Responsibility of each supportagency
- Handbook on transportassistance
- Handbook on teamEquipment and Inventory
CHECKLISTS- Emergency toolkits
- Operational checklists
- Equipment DamageAssessment
- On-site operations
- Formats for check of bridgesand other steel works
- Planning checklist
- Deactivation checklist
- List of PSUs and PrivateAgencies
PLANNINGASSUMPTIONS
- Infrastructure damage limitingaccess
- Routes will be cleared, detoursbuilt
- Requirement of thetransportation capacity willexceed the State capacity
- Relief activit ies wil l createcongestion to the transportroutes and hamper the repairactivity
ACTIVATION- Arrange for transport for the
affected area- All ongoing construction should
be halted with appropriatemeasures
- Inspection of all the bridges- All goods should be
appropriately packed
RESPONSE- Reserve stocks for fuel should be
checked
- Polythene for the protection of freightand equipment
DEACTIVATION- Take stock of all national assets available during
disaster and other logistic support
- Support to the State machinery and gradualretrieval of the additional support
- Inform all the additional support teams for thedeactivation stage
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Search and Rescue
Primary Agency
t Ministry of Defence
Secondary Agencies
t Ministry of Agriculture
t Ministry of Science and Technology
t Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
t Ministry of Heavy Industries and
Public Enterprises
t Ministry of Home Affairs
t Ministry of Surface Transport
t Ministry of Civil Aviation
t Voluntary Agencies and PSUs
Purpose
The purpose of ESF 5 is to provide specialised
life saving assistance to state and Local
authorities in the event of a major disaster
or emergency. Its operational activities
include locating, extricating and providing
on-site medical treatment to victims trapped
in collapsed structures
Planning Assumptions
t State and Local machinery will be
overwhelmed and unable to respond to
all requirements.
t Local residents, workers or volunteers
may initiate some search and rescue but
will lack specialised techniques.
Spontaneous volunteers will require
coordination.
t Access to damage area will be limited.
Some sites may be accessible only
through air or water.
Activities on the Receipt of Warning or Acti-vation of EOC
t Conduct a quick and comprehensive
SAR which needs assessment
t Provide SAR management and
coordination assistance to the affected
State EOC team
t SAR should include teams specialised
in:
t Medical first response
t Collapse structure search andrescue
t Discharge all ambulatory patients
whose release does not pose health risk
to them. If possible they should be
transported home
t Non-ambulatory patients such as
should be relocated to safer areas
following:
t Seriously injured and sick
t Children, women andhandicapped
t Old
t Able-bodied
Responsibilities
t Establish, maintain and manage
national search and rescue response
system. These responsibilities include
equipment purchase and evaluation of
operation readiness.
t Provide on the site quick lessons to the
volunteers so as to have a coordinated
SAR of the victims.
t Coordinate search and rescue logistics
during field operations.
t Provide status reports of SAR updates
throughout the affected areas.
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Standards to be Developed
t Training handbooks on MFR and
CSSR
t Inventory of volunteers who havealready completed the coursesuccessfully and can be utilised in thesearch and rescue operations
t Handbook on Team Equipment andInventory
t Responsibilities of Primary Agency
t Responsibility of each support agency
t Emergency tool kits
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t Medical tool kits
t On-site aerial surveys
t MFR and CSSR kits
t Deactivation checklist
t List of PSUs and Private Agencies/NGOs working in the area
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PRIMARY AGENCY
Ministry of Defence
SUPPORT AGENCIES- Ministry of Agriculture
- Ministry of Science andTechnology
- Ministry of Health and FamilyWelfare
- Ministry of Heavy Industry andPublic Enterprise
- Ministry of Home
- Ministry of Surface Transport
- Ministry of Civil Aviation
RESPONSIBILITIES- Establish, maintain and manage
national search and rescueresponse system.
- Coordinate search and rescuelogist ics during f ie ldoperations.
- Provide status reports of SARupdates throughout theaffected areas.
DEACTIVATION- Brief team personnel on the mission status,
reassignment and demobilisation
- All equipment is returned to the logistics section
CHECKLISTS- Emergency tool kits
- Operational checklists
- Medical tool kits
- On-site aerial surveys
- MFR and CSSR kits
- Planning checklist
- Deactivation checklist
- List of PSUs and Private Agencies/NGOs working in the area
PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS- Local residents, workers or volunteers
may initiate some search and rescue butwill lack specialised techniques
- Spontaneous volunteers will requirecoordination
- Access to damage area will be limited.Some sites may be accessible onlythrough air or water
RESPONSE- GIS is used to make an estimate of the damage
area and the deployment of the SAR team inthe area according to priority
- Discharge all ambulatory patients for the firstaid which has the least danger to health and theothers transported to safer areas
ESF No. 5Search and Rescue
HANDBOOKS- Training handbooks on MFR and CSSR
- Handbook on Team Equipment andInventory
- Responsibilities of Primary Agency
- Responsibility of each Support Agency
ACTIVATION- Quick assessment of the SAR
operations through Aerial surveys
- Provide SAR management andcoordination assistance
- Medical ass istance and col lapsedbuilding structure SAR
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EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION 6
Donation Management
Primary Agency
t Ministry of Disaster Management
Secondary Agencies
t Ministry of Finance
t Ministry of Defence
t Ministry of External Affairs
t Ministry of Transport
t Ministry of Civil Aviation
t Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Purpose
Donation management is necessary tocontrol the flow of goods and services into adisaster area. If trucks, trains, ships andplanes are allowed into the disaster area todrop their donations, they can easilyinterfere with other ongoing disasterresponse operations. Uncontrolled shipmentsof donations can also put undue burden ondisaster response operations as they reqiurethe scarce response resources. Above all, it isnecessary to manage the flow of donatedgoods to be sure that the needs of disastervictims are being met as effectively aspossible.
The purpose of this function is to expeditethe delivery of voluntary goods and servicesto support relief effort in a coordinatedmanner.
Concept of Operations
A team of voluntary agency representative(VASUDEVA) and Ministry of Social Justiceand Empowerment are the best to managedonations. The Director, RehabilitationCouncil of India can act as the CentralCoordinating Officer for DonationCoordinating Centre. The DonationCoordination Team will be operating at the
State level with State Donation Coordinator.The key is to give the public the opportunityas early as possible after a disaster or in caseof imminent disasters (cyclone) to interactwith the Central Coordinating Officer andthe voluntary agency representative to findout what is really needed by the disastervictims, whom to send the goods to and howto send the goods.
Planning Assumptions
t Donation Management responseactivities are necessary before thedeclaration of a disaster as L3 and hencerequire rapid coordination to mitigatepotential donations problems in theresponse phase of disaster operations.
t In the event of a disaster causing large-scale loss of life and destruction ofproperty, donors both national andinternational will offer assistance ofvirtually any kind, including cash (PMRelief Fund), goods, equipment andloan of equipment and services of anindividual.
t Offers of assistance will be madeavailable directly to all levels ofgovernment-Centre, State and local, aswell as voluntary organisations.
t In less than L3 level of disaster or highvisibility disasters, donationmanagement will be handled byvoluntary organisations with or withoutCentre and State involvement.
Donation Sectors
t Donations come from a variety ofsources:
t General public (Citizens)
t Public and Private sectororganisations
t Civic Associations (Clubs etc.)
t International Community
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Types of Donations
t Food and water
t Clothes
t Medicines
t Tools, generators, vehicles
t Cleaning supplies
t Building supplies
t Monetary help
t Baby items
The Need
Experienced voluntary agencies and localcommunity leaders best determine the needsin the disaster area. Moreover, the voluntaryagencies know their capacity to accept offers.
The entire donation should reach theCollection Point from the Point of Departure.The Donation Coordinating Team (DCT)
based at the State will coordinate with theDonation Coordinating Centre to distributethe donations as per the need of the victims.
In each State there should be the provision
for toll free numbers and people can use
these numbers and request for their needs
and what donation they would like to make.
Such information will be put into the
database and transmitted immediately to the
DCT at the State. The team of donation
specialists in the field will call back the donor
to inform of the special needs and arrange
the shipping, receiving and distribution of
goods by the Donation Coordinating Centre.
Minimum Standards Required
t Guidelines on specific types of items
t Guide for developing a donation needs
list to be prepared by the Voluntary
DonationCoordinationCentre
VASUDEVAVolunteers
Collection and sorting points
DonorInventory
Ministry ofDisasterManagement
Toll free numbers
Point of Arrival ataffected State
Donation Coordination Team headed byState Coordinating Officer
Point of Departure(POD)
Affected site
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Agencies (family pack or mass relief
pack, colour coding)
t Emergency toolkits (first aid items)
t Equipment Damage Assessment
t On-site operations check list and thecoordinating field station map
t Planning checklist
t Deactivation checklist
t List of PSUs and Private Agencies
t Guidelines on specific types of items
t Guide for developing donations needslist
t Handbook on Disaster DonationAssistance
t Handbook on team Equipment andInventory
t Responsibilities of Primary Agency
t Responsibilities of each support agency
t Guidelines on specific items andcontinued response for donation andrelief management
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PRIMARY AGENCY
Ministry of DisasterManagement
SUPPORT AGENCIES- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of External Affairs
- Ministry of Transport
- Ministry of Civil Aviation
- Ministry of Commerce and Industry
RESPONSIBILITIES- Coordinate following Donation
Sectors:
- General public
- Public and Private sectororganisations
- Civic Associations (Clubs etc.)
- International Community
- Local/State governments
DEACTIVATION- Retrieval of donation management desks
- Stocking of excess donation for future use
- Sending out deactivation messages for endingreceipt of donations
- Listing and sorting and updation of inventoriesfor future use
CHECKLISTS- Emergency tool kits
- Operational checklists
- Equipment Damage Assessment
- On-site operations
- Planning checklist
- Deactivation checklist
- List of PSUs and Private Agencies
- Guidelines on specific types of items
- Guide for developing a donations needslist
- Checklist of Relief packs
PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS- Rapid coordination to mitigate
potential donations problems isrequired
- Donors both national and internationalwill offer assistance of virtually any kind
- Offers of assistance will be madeavai lable direct ly to al l levels ofgovernment-Centre, State and local-aswell as the voluntary organisations
ACTIVATION- Set up donation management desk at
transport junction
- Prepare a list of requirements accordingto socio-cultural needs of the area
- Coordinate transportation of materialfrom different parts of the country
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HANDBOOKS- Handbook on Disaster Donation
Assistance
- Handbook on Team Equipment andInventory
- Responsibilities of Primary Agency
- Responsibility of each Support Agency
- Guidelines on specific items
- Relief packs, etc.
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- Allocate and specify type of requirementsdepending on need
- Organise donation(materia l) for easydistribution before entering disaster site
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EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION 7
Public Works and Engineering
Primary Agency
t Ministry of Surface Transport
Secondary Agencies
t Ministry of Defence
t Ministry of Power
t Ministry of Home Affairs
t Ministry of Labour
t Ministry of Communications
t Ministry of Water Resources
t Ministry of Urban Development andPoverty Alleviation
Purpose
Provides technical advice and evaluation,engineering services, contracting forconstruction management and inspection,contracting for emergency repair of waterand waste water treatment facilities, potablewater, emergency power, real estate supportto assist the States in meeting goals relatedto life sustaining actions, damage mitigationand recovery activities following a majordisaster. Provide public works andengineering support to assist needs relatedto life saving or life protecting support priorto, during and immediately following anevent. Perform immediate damageassessment of the infrastructure.
Planning assumptions
t Access to disaster area will depend uponthe re-establishment of ground andwater routes
t Early damage assessment may beincomplete, inaccurate and general andrapid assesment may be required todetermine response time
t Significant number of persons havingengineering skills will be required fromoutside the disaster area
t Previously inspected structures willrequire re-evaluation if aftershocksoccur following an earthquake
Activities on the Receipt of Warning or Acti-vation of EOC
t All technical officers should be notifiedand should meet the staff to reviewemergency procedure
t Review and update precautionarymeasures and procedures that shouldbe taken to protect equipment and thepost disaster procedures to be followed
t Inspect all roads, bridges includingunder water inspection of foundationsand piers. A full check should be madeon all concrete and steel works
t Inspect all buildings and structures ofthe State government by a seniorengineer and identify structures whichare endangered by the impendingdisaster
t Emergency tool kit should beassembled for each block of the affectedarea
t Establish a priority list of roads whichwill be opened first which shouldinclude roads to hospitals and maintrunk roads
t Identify locations for setting up transitand relief camps, feeding centres andinform the state EOC
t All work teams should be issued two-way communication link
t Provide a work team carryingemergency tool kits, depending on thenature of disaster and essentialequipment such as
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t Towing vehicles
t Earth moving equipment
t Cranes
t Each unit should mobilise a farmtractor with chain, cables and a bufferstock of fuel
t Adequate road signs should be installedto guide and assist relief work
t Begin clearing roads. Assemble casuallabour to work with experienced staff,mobilise community assistance bycontacting community organisationand burning or removal of debris andrepair all paved and unpaved roadsurfaces
t Construct temporary roads to serve asaccess to temporary transit, relief campsand medical facilities
Responsibilities
t Pre-positioning assessment teamsheaded by the State coordinatingofficer and deployment of otheradvance elements
t Emergency clearing of debris to enablereconnaissance of the damaged areasand passage of emergency personneland equipment for life saving, propertyprotection and health and safety
t Removal and disposal management ofdebris from public property
t Emergency restoration of critical publicfacilities
t Inspection of all the buildings in theaffected area so as to check the safetyof the building for the aftershock andto reduce further damage
Standards to be developed
t By-laws for all disasters
t Check list of tool kit
t Inventory of engineering equipment
t Disaster specific and area specific
- Handbook on DisasterEngineering Assistance
- Handbook on Team Equipmentand Inventory
- Responsibilities of Primary Agencyand each Support Agency
- Guidelines on specific types ofitems/situations for specificdisasters
- Inventory of equipment/agencies/personnel
- Emergency tool kits
- Operational checklists for teamheads and team members
- Equipment Damage Assessment
- Handling of heavy equipments
- Deactivation checklist
- Guidelines on specific types ofitems for each disaster
- Guide for by-laws to be followed
- Qualification of labour /other siteassistants
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PRIMARY AGENCY
Ministry of Urban Affairs &Poverty Alleviation
SUPPORT AGENCIESMinistry of Power
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Labour
Ministry of Surface Transport
Ministry of Communications
Ministry of Water Resources
Ministry of Urban Development andPoverty Alleviation
RESPONSIBILITIES- Pre-positioning assessment teams
headed by the state coordinatingofficer
- Emergency clearing of debris toenable reconnaissance
- Coordinate road clearing activitiesto assist local relief work
- Begin clearing roads. Assemblecasual labour
- Provide a work team carryingemergency tool kits, depending onthe nature of disaster, and essentialequipment such as
- Towing vehicles
- Earth moving equipments
- Cranes
- Construct temporary roads
- Keep national and other mainhighways clear from disaster effectssuch as debris etc.
DEACTIVATION- Retrieval of heavy equipment
- Stocking of equipment for repair etc
- Sending out deactivation messages to concernedofficials on-site
- Termination orders for labour and site assistantsfrom L3 activities
- Listing, sorting and updation of inventories forfuture use
CHECKLISTS- Emergency tool kits
- Operational checklists
- Equipment Damage Assessment
- Handling of heavy equipments
- Planning checklist
- Deactivation checklist
- Guidelines on specific types of itemsfor each disaster
- Guide for by-laws to be followed
- Qualification of labour /other siteassistants
PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS- Access to disaster area will depend on
reestablishment of ground/water routes
- Early damage assessment may beinaccurate and rapid assessment may berequired to know response time
- Significant number of persons havingengineering skills will be required
- Previously inspected structures willrequire re-evaluation if aftershocks occurfollowing an earthquake
RESPONSE- Establish a priority list of roads which will be
opened first
- Identify locations for transit /relief camps
- Adequate road signs should be installed to guideand assist in relief work
ESF No. 7Public Works and Engineering
HANDBOOKS- Handbook on Disaster Enginnering
Assistance- Handbook on Team Equipment and
Inventory- Responsibilities of Primary Agency and
each Support Agency- Guidelines on specific types of items/
situations for specific disasters- Inventory of equipment / agencies/
personnel
ACTIVATION- All technical officers should be notified
- Review and update precautionarymeasures and procedures
- Inspect all roads, bridges
- Inspect all buildings and structures ofthe State government
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Information and Planning
Primary Agency
t Ministry of Information Technology
Support Agencies
t Ministry of Information andBroadcasting
t Ministry of Urban Affairs and PovertyAlleviation
t Ministry of Power
t Ministry of Science and Technology
Purpose
To collect, process and disseminateinformation about an actual or potentialdisaster situation to facilitate the overallactivities of all responders in providingassistance to an affected area.
The ESF on Information and Planningshould maintain a database of all disasterrelated information in the form of a GISenabled ‘Disk net’ that will allow easy accessand retrieval of information during a disaster.The Disk net will be the hub /storage pointfor activities that should be carried out forresponse activities and at the same timecontinue to update itself during the L0phase. It would enable and speed up thetranfer of digital information and prepare amammoth knowledge base that can betapped for assistance during a disaster. Thedatabase at the Centre can be linked withnodal knowledge institutions for variousdisasters. These institutions in turn can belinked to State level and subsequently locallevel information institutions in order toform a well networked country widedatabase.
During the response phase of a disasterall EOCs and each ESF can be directly linkedto the Disk net in order to access and know
about the status of relief and otherrequirements through out the country.
Planning Assumptions
t There will be an immediate need forinformation by all officials, NGO’s andthe country at large
t There will be need for a centralcollection point where information canbe compiled and further planning ofresponse operations can be carried out
t Initial information centre may requireat least 24 hours to be fully operational
Activities on the Receipt of Warning or Acti-vation of EOC
t ESF 9 should immediately commenceoperation at the receipt of a warningbefore the disaster
t It should establish contact with theconcerned local authorities, activeNGO’s and the Centre at the earliest
t Extra staff should be deployed at thedisaster site with communicationequipment to enable recovery planning
t Documentation of all response/reliefand recovery measures should be done
t Situation reports should be preparedand adequately completed every 3-4hours during the initial response phaseof a disaster
t Disk net should be updated andallowed access to information by keygovernment agencies
Responsibilities
t Enable local authorities to establishcontact with the state authorities
t Coordinate planning proceduresbetween District, State and the Centre
t Document all procedures
t Provide ready formats for all reportingprocedures
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t Provide handbooks and checklists toall government functionaries
Minimum Standards Required
t Handbook on Disaster InformationAssistance
t Handbook on Team Equipment andInventory
t Responsibilities of Primary Agency
t Responsibility of each Support agency
t Guidelines on specific types of items
t Disaster specific issues related to
information technology
t Emergency tool kits
t Operational checklists
t Equipment Damage Assessment
t On-site operations
t Handling of equipment
t Planning checklist
t Deactivation checklist
t List of Public Sector Units and PrivateAgencies
t Guidelines on specific types of items
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PRIMARY AGENCY
Ministry of InformationTechnology
SUPPORT AGENCIES- Ministry of Information and
broadcasting
- Ministry of Urban Affairs andPoverty Alleviation
- Ministry of Power
- Ministry of Science andTechnology
- Ministry of Communications
RESPONSIBILITIES- To col lect , process and
disseminate information aboutan actual or potential disastersituation to facilitate the overallactivities of all responders inproviding ass istance to anaffected area
- Apply GIS to speed otherfacilities of relief and search andrescue
- Enable local authorit ies toestablish contact with the Stateauthorities
- Coordinate planning proceduresbetween the District, the Stateand the Centre
- Documentation of al lprocedures at national level
- Provide ready formats for allreporting procedures as astandby
CHECKLISTS- Emergency tool kits
- Operational checklists
- Equipment Damage Assessment
- On-site operations
- Handling of equipment
- Planning checklist
- Deactivation checklist
- List of PSUs and Private Agencies
- Guidelines on specific types of items
PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS- Immediate need for information by
all officials, NGO’s and the countryat large
- There will be a need for a centralcollection point where informationcan be compiled
- Initial information centre mayrequire at least 24 hours to be fullyoperational
ACTIVATION
- Establishing contact with disaster site
- Send out a site team to asssess onsite information outlets
- Activation to commence on receiptof a warning before disaster
- Establish contact with the concernedlocal authorities, active NGOs andthe Centre
- Activate GIS for relief activities
RESPONSE- Documentation of response/relief
and recovery measures
- Situation reports to be prepared andcompleted every 3-4 hours
DEACTIVATION- Retrieval of EOC operations to L0 activities
- Stock taking of equipments used
- Sending out deactivation messages for endingreceipt of assistance
- Listing, sorting and updating of inventories forfuture use
- Announcements to all concerned ministries tocommence deactivation
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- Disaster specific issues related toinformation technology
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Relief Supplies
Primary Agency
t Ministry of Planning and ProgramImplementation
Support Agencies
t Ministry of Communication
t Ministry of Information andBroadcasting
t Ministry of Railways
t Ministry of Surface Transport
t Ministry of Power
t Ministry of Agriculture
Voluntary agencies
t VASUDEVA
Purpose
The purpose is for coordinating activitiesinvolved with the emergency provisions oftemporary shelters, emergency mass feeding,and bulk distribution of coordinated reliefsupplies for victims of disaster. In someinstances, services may also be provided todisaster workers and logistical and resourcesupport to local entities involved indelivering emergency and recovery efforts,shelter, food, and emergency first aidfollowing a disaster. Operate a DisasterWelfare Information (DWI) System tocollect, receive, and report the status ofvictims and assist family reunification; andcoordinate bulk distribution of emergencyrelief supplies.
Planning Assumptions
t Inventory of all relief supplies shouldbe prepared during peace time or L0phase of a disaster by the concerneddepartments
t All inventories are updated to suit thedisaster needs
t Most of the local resources might bedisrupted and outside resources(neighbouring States and Centre) mayneed to be tapped
t Transport of resources may require amobilization centre at nearestfunctional transport junctions
Activities on the Receipt of Warning or Acti-vation of EOC
t Establish a mobilization Centre at theairport/railway station for themovement of relief supplies
t Deploy special aircrafts and trains forthe movement of relief supplies asplanned in the L0 phase
t Inform all suppliers of relief materialwithin 2-3 hours of the disaster to keepthe required supplies ready
t Arrange motor equipment fortransportation of relief supplies
t Provide assistance in establishing localoffices, relief camps etc., by providingbeddings, furniture etc
t Provide survival kits to relief workersbefore they leave for the disaster site
Responsibilities
t Locate, procure and issue resources toCentral agencies involved in disasterresponse
t Locate and coordinate space for disastermanagement activities
t Coordinate and determine theavailability of and provide non-ediblerelief supplies stocked during the L0phase
t Provide support for procurement oftelecom equipment for ESF No.2
t Coordinate the transfer of extra Centralproperty and dispose it where required
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t Procure required stocks from vendorsand supply them to the disaster area
Minimum Standards Required
t Handbook on Relief suppliesAssistance
t Handbook on Team Equipment andInventory
t Responsibilities of Primary Agency andeach Support Agency
t Guidelines on specific types of itemsfor each disaster
t Manual on disaster specific reliefoperations
t Emergency tool kits
t Operational checklists for team leadersand team members
t Handling/storage of relief supplies
t On-site operations
t Planning checklist
t Deactivation checklist
t List of PSUs and Private Agencies
t Guidelines on specific types of itemsfor each disaster
t Guide for developing relief suppliesneeds list
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ESF No. 9Relief supplies
SUPPORT AGENCIES- Ministry of Communication
- Ministry of information andBroadcasting
- Ministry of Railways
- Ministry of Surface transport
- Ministry of Power
- Ministry of Agriculture
- VASUDEVA
RESPONSIBILITIES- Coordinate activities involved
with the emergency provisions
- Temporary shelters
- Emergency mass feeding
- Bulk distribution
- To provide logist ical andresource support to localentities
- Operate a Disaster WelfareInformation (DWI) System tocollect, receive, and report thestatus of victims, assist familyreunification; and coordinatebulk distribution of emergencyrelief supplies
- In some instances, services alsomay be provided to disasterworkers
CHECKLISTS- Emergency tool kits
- Operational checklists
- Handling/storage of relief supplies
- On-site operations
- Planning checklist
- Deactivation checklist
- List of PSUs and Private Agencies
- Guidelines on specific types of itemsfor each disaster
- Guide for developing relief suppliesneeds list
PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS- Rapid coordination to mitigate
potential donations problems isrequired
- Donors both national andinternational will offer assistance ofvirtually any kind
- Offers of assistance will be madeavailable directly to all levels ofgovernment-Centre, State and localas well as voluntary organisations
ACTIVATION- Set up donation management desk
at transport junction
- Prepare a l i st of requirementsaccording to socio-cultural needs ofthe area
- Coordinate transportat ion ofmaterial from different parts of thecountry
DEACTIVATION- Retrieval of EOC operations and personnel
- Stocking of excess supplies for future use
- Sending out decativation messages for endingreceipt of supplies
- Listing, sorting and updation of inventories forfuture use
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- Handbook on Team Equipment andInventory
- Responsibilities of Primary Agencyand each Support Agency
- Guidelines on specific types of itemsfor each disaster
- Manual on disaster specific reliefoperations
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- Allocate and specify type of requirementsdepending on need
- Organise donation(material) for easydistribution before entering disaster site
PRIMARY AGENCY
Ministry of Planning &Program Implementation
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FoodPrimary Agency
t Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies
Support Agencies
t Ministry of Surface transport
t Ministry of Civil Aviation
t Ministry of Railways
t Ministry of Social justice andEmpowerment
Purpose
To identify the basic needs of food in theaftermath of a disaster or emergency. Toobtain appropriate supplies and transportingsuch supplies to the disaster area and identify,secure, and arrange to transport foodassistance to the affected areas, and authorisefood stamp assistance following a majordisaster or emergency requiring Centralresponse.
Planning Assumptions
t Most of the food processing units andsupplies may be disrupted
t Water supply and potable watersystems may be unusable
t There may be a total disruption ofenergy sources
t Activities on the receipt of warning oractivation of EOC
t Determine the critical need of foodfor the affected area people
t Catalogue of available resources offood
t Ensure that food distributed is fitfor human consumption
t Allocate food in different packs thatcan be given to families on a take-
home basis while others that canbe distributed in relief camps
t Initiate, direct and marketprocurement of critical foodavailable from different inventories
Responsibilities of Primary Agency
t Coordinate with local authorities andState officials to determine requirementof food for affected population
t Make emergency food suppliesavailable to State from nationalresources
t Ask other States that are geographicallyclose to the affected areas to send foodto the site
t Mobilise and coordinate with otherESFs for air dropping of food toaffected site
t Ensure quality and control the type offood
t Prepare separate food packs for reliefcamps and for air dropping anddistribution
t Prepare family packs as well as largequantity containers according to theneed and ease of distribution as well astransportation
t Control the quality and quantity offood that is distributed to the affectedpopulation
t Develop a plan that will ensure timelydistribution of food to the people
t Ensure that special care in fooddistribution is taken for women withinfants, pregnant women and children
Standards Required
t Checklist of food materials for:
t Family packs for four
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t Family packs for two
t Food distribution in relief camps
t Minimum standards to maintain foodquality
t Catalogue available resources of food
t Handbook on food distribution
t Responsibilities of Primary Agency
t Responsibility of each Support Agency
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PRIMARY AGENCY
Ministry of Food and CivilSupplies
SUPPORT AGENCIES- Ministry of Surface Transport
- Ministry of Civil Aviation
- Ministry of Railways
- Ministry of Social Justice andEmpowerment
RESPONSIBILITIES- Ensuring food requirements of
affected population
- Control the quality and quantityof food
- Ensure timely distribution of foodto the people
- Ensure that al l food that isdistr ibuted is f i t for humanconsumption
DEACTIVATION- Provide addit ional support during the
rehabilitation stage
- Advise the affected population about safe andappropriate use and preparation of food
- Training and supervision mechanism are in place
CHECKLISTS- Checklist of food materials for
- Family packs for four
- Family packs for two
- Food distribution in relief camps
- Minimum standards to maintain foodquality
- Catalogue available resources of food
PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS- Food and water processing units and
supplies may be disrupted
- Total disruption of energy sources
RESPONSE- Make emergency food supplies available to the
population
ESF No. 10Food
HANDBOOKS- Handbook on Food distribution
- Responsibilities of Primary Agency
- Responsibility of each Support Agency
ACTIVITY- Init iate, direct and market
procurement of critical food availablefrom different inventories
- Allocate food in different packs that canbe given to families on a take-homebasis
- Special care in food distribution istaken for women with infants, pregnantwomen and children
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Drinking Water and Water Supply
Primary Agency
t Ministry of Water Resources
Support Agencies
t Ministry of Rural Development
t Ministry of Health and Family welfare
t Ministry of Consumer Affairs and
Public Distribution
t Ministry of Agriculture
Purpose
To provide a minimum quantity of clean
drinking water and to reduce the spread of
diseases through water during disaster times
and to allow people to perform daily tasks.
Planning Assumptions
t Most of the water available will be
unfit for drinking
t Existing storage bodies of water will be
damaged and unusable
t There will be an urgent need of water
to assist victims in rescue operation
Activities on the Receipt of Warning or Acti-vation of EOC
t Setting up water points in key locations
and in relief camps
t Maintaining and providing clean
water
Responsibilities
t Procurement of clean drinking water
t Transportation of water with minimum
wastage
t Special care for women with infants
and pregnant women
t Ensure that sewer pipes and drainage
lines are kept separate from drinking
water facilities
t Provide chlorine tablets to people in
affected area
t Providing clean drinking water at
regular intervals in case of disruption
of water pipe lines
t Locate drinking water facilities separate
from sewer and drainage facilities
t Ensure that the remaining or unaffected
sources of water do not get
contaminated and the distribution of
water is equal to all victims in the area.
t Identify and mark damaged water
pipelines and contaminated water
bodies and inform disaster victims
against using them
t Inform other related ESFs of damaged
pipelines for repair work
Minimum Standards Required
t Handbook on Disaster Drinking water
Assistance
t Handbook on Team Equipment and
Inventory
t Responsibilities of Primary Agency
t Responsibility of each Support Agency
t Inventories of agencies that can provide
drinking water
t Procedures for storing of water to
maintain purity
t Minimum standards for safe drinking
water
t Minimum quantity of water
requirement per person
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Ministry of Water Resources
SUPPORT AGENCIES- Ministry of Rural Development
- Ministry of Health and Familywelfare
- Ministry of Consumer Affairs andPublic Distribution
- Ministry of Agriculture
- Voluntary agencies
RESPONSIBILITIES- Procurement of clean drinking
water
- Transpor tat ion of water withminimum wastage
- Special care for women with infantsand pregnant women
- Ensure that sewer pipes anddrainage are kept seperate fromdrinking water facilities
DEACTIVATION- Staff with technical and management
responsibilities has access to support
- Respond to unmet needs identified by anassessment which has to meet minimum standards
CHECKLISTS- Inventories of agencies that can provide
drinking water
- Procedures for storing water tomaintain purity
- Minimum standards for safe drinkingwater
- Minimum quantity of waterrequirement per person
PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS- Most of the water available will be unfit
for drinking
- Existing storage bodies of water may bedamaged and unusable
- There will be an urgent need of waterto assist victims in rescue operation
RESPONSE- Support to Local Administration
- Water purification installation with halogentablets etc
- Hygiene promotion with the availability ofmobile toilets
ESF No.11Drinking Water and Water Supply
HANDBOOKS- Handbook on Disaster Drinking water
Assistance
- Handbook on Team Equipment andInventory
- Responsibilities of Primary Agency
- Responsibility of each Support Agency
ACTIVITY- Setting up water points in key locations
and in relief camps
- Maintaining water purity
- Providing chlorine tablets to people inaffected area
- Providing clean drinking water atregular intervals in case of disruptionof water pipe lines
- Locating drinking water faci l it iesseparate from sewer and drainagefacilities
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Shelter
Primary Agency
t Ministry of Urban Affairs and PovertyAlleviation
Support Agencies
t Ministry of Power
t Ministry of Home affairs
t Ministry of Labour
t Ministry of Surface Transport
t Ministry of Communications
t Ministry of Water Resources
t Ministry of Heavy Industries andPublic Enterprise
t Central Building Research Institute(CBRI)
PSUs
t HUDCO
t BMTPC
Purpose
To meet the physical needs of individuals,families and communities for safe, secure andcomfortable living space. The ESF shouldalso be able to meet primary social needs ofincorporating self-management in theprocess.
Planning Assumptions
t Most of the existing structures may beseverely damaged
t The offices of the local authorities andPWD departments may be affectedadversely
t Local sources of heavy machinery andclearance equipment may also not beaccessible
t External sources of heavy machinery for
clearance may be required from existinginventories
t Large population in the affected areamay be rendered homeless
t Some of the open areas that can be usedas relief and shelter sites may also bebadly affected
Activities on the Receipt of Warning or Acti-vation of EOC
t Locate adequate relief camps based onsurvey of damage
t Quick assessment of functional andstable building structures
t Clear areas for setting up relief camps
t In case of damage to offices, assist localauthorities to establish and houseimportant telecom equipment andofficials at the earliest
t Develop alternative arrangements forthe population living in structures thatmight be affected even after the disaster(earthquakes, floods etc.)
t Set up relief camps and tents usinginnovative methods that save time
Responsibilities
t A quick assessment of damaged areasand areas that can be used for reliefcamps for the displaced population
t Survey of population that can beprovided assistance at their own placeand need not be shifted to relief camps
t Locate relief camps close to open trafficand transport links
t Provide adequate and appropriateshelter to the entire population
t Adhere to minimum standards forsetting up relief camps
t Provide shelter structures in accordancewith the climate of the area andtransportation conditions
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t Keep families together as far as possiblein relief camps. If not, then mothersand their children should be kepttogether
t Ensure that temporary shelters are notprone to leakage and breakage as far aspossible
t Assist other ESFs in equipping shelterand relief sites with basic needs ofcommunication and sanitation
Minimum Standards Required
t Inventories of manufacturing agencies
t Procedures of storage
t Minimum standards for relief camps
t Minimum standards of requirements ofspace per person
t Handbook on Team Equipment andInventory
t Responsibilities of Primary Agency
t Responsibility of each Support Agency
t Handbook on tent structure and othercollapsible structures
t Handbook on assembling of structures
t Inventories of agencies that can be usedfor the tent establishment
t Minimum standards for shelter
t Relief camps
t Tents and other temporary structures
t Location of camps for different disasters
t Existing locations that can be used forshelter
t Minimum standards for buildings tobe used as relief camps
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ESF No.12Shelter
PRIMARY AGENCY
Ministry of Urban Affairsand Poverty alleviation
SUPPORT AGENCIES- Ministry of Power
- Ministry of Home Affairs
- Ministry of Labour
- Ministry of Surface Transport
- Ministry of Communications
- Ministry of Water Resources
- Ministry of Heavy Industriesand Public Enterprise
- CBRI
- PSUs
- HUDCO
- BMTPC
RESPONSIBILITIES- Provide adequate and
appropriate shelter to theentire population
- Quick assessment andidentifying the area for theestablishment of relief camps
- Identifying the populationwhich can be provided withsupport in their own place andneed not be shifted/reallocated
- Locate relief camps close toopen traffic and transport links
CHECKLISTS- Inventories of agencies that can
be used for tent establishment
- Minimum standards for shelter
- Relief camps
- Tents and other temporarystructures
- Location of camps for differentdisasters
- Minimum standards for buildingsto be used as relief camps
PLANNINGASSUMPTIONS
- Existing structures are severelydamaged
- The offices of the local authoritiesand PWD affected adversely
- Heavy machinery and clearanceequipment may also not beaccessible
- Large populat ion renderedhomeless
ACTIVITY- Quick assessment of functional
and stable building
- Clearing of the areas forestablishment of relief camps
- Set up relief camps and tents usinginnovative methods that can savetime
- Assist local authorities to set upimportant telecom and otherservices facilities
RESPONSE- Support to Local Administration
- Locate adequate relief camps based onsurvey of damage
- Develop alternative arrangements forpopulation l iving in structures thatmight be affected even after the disaster
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DEACTIVATION- Activities related to the rehabilitation process
- Affected population is included in the shelterprogramme
- Volunteers are trained, supervised and equippedadequately to carry out the resettlement efficiently
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Media
Primary Agency
t Ministry of Information andBroadcasting
Support Agencies
t Ministry of Information Technology
t Ministry of Transport
t Ministry of Communication
t Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
t Ministry of Agriculture
t Ministry of Science and technology
t Press Trust of India (PTI)
Voluntary Agencies
t VASUDEVA
t Indian Red Cross
Purpose
To provide and collect reliable informationon the status of the disaster and disastervictims for effective coordination of reliefwork at the State level as well as the nationaland international levels.
Planning Assumptions
t Most of the existing media networkwould have undergone heavy damage
t It may not be possible to get accurateinformation from the affected areawithin the first few hours of the disaster
Activities on the Receipt of Warning or Acti-vation of EOC
t Send news flashes of latest updates/donation requirements for disaster areaall over the country
t Use appropriate means ofdisseminating information to allvictims in the affected area
t Curb the spread of rumours
t Caution the victims about the do’s anddont’s during a disaster
Responsibilities
t Acquire accurate scientific informationfrom the Ministry of Science andTechnology
t Coordinate with all TV and radionetworks to send news flashes forspecific needs of donation
t Develop appropriate graphics andpictures to assist relief work and spreaduseful information in the disasteraffected area
t Not to intrude on the privacy ofindividuals and families whilecollecting information
t Coordinate with the EOCs at theairport and railways for requiredinformation for international andnational relief workers
t Deploy trained media personnel whoare experienced
t Provide information of emergencynumbers and other key contactnumbers on television, throughnewspapers, loud speakers and radionetworks
t Keep the rest of the country updatedand well informed about the status ofthe disaster
t Help victims as well as emergencyworkers in providing informationregarding hospitals, help desks etc
t Acquire and flash names of disastervictims on television and radionetworks
t Provide information on basic do’s anddont’s
t Flash warning signals on all TV andradio networks
t Inform unaffected population abouthospitals where they can find victimsand where assisstance is required
t Inform unaffected population of bloodbanks
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Minimum Standards Required
t Media personnel on-site
t Disaster specific media operations
t Catering to all the 31 disastersmentioned in the HPC
t Media personnel in the EOC
t Manual for ESF Head
t Types of information required for eachdisaster
t Checklists of do’s and don’ts in adisaster site, specific to each disaster
t Checklist of queries to be made on site
t Checklist of appropriate graphics and
pictures to assist relief work and spread
useful information in the disaster
affected area
t Standard operating procedures and
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PRIMARY AGENCY
Ministry of Information andBroadcasting
SUPPORT AGENCIES- Ministry of Information
Technology
- Ministry of Transport
- Ministry of Communication
- Ministry of Health and FamilyWelfare
- Ministry of Agriculture
- Ministry of Science andTechnology
RESPONSIBILITIES- To provide and collect reliable
information on the status of thedisaster and disaster victims foreffective coordination of reliefwork at State level
- Not to intrude on the privacyof individuals and families whilecollecting information
- Coordinate with EOC’s atairports and rai lways forrequired information oninternational and national reliefworkers
- Acquire accurate scientificinformation from the Ministryof Science and Technology
- Coordinate with all TV andradio networks to send newsflashes for specific needs ofdonation
- Respect the socio-cultural andemotional state of the disastervict ims while col lect inginformation for dissemination
CHECKLISTS- Types of information required for
each disaster
- Checklists of do’s and dont’s in adisaster site, specific to eachdisaster
- Checklist of queries to be madeon site
- Checklist of appropriate graphicsand pictures to assist relief workand spread useful information indisaster affected area
PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS
- Most of the exist ing medianetwork would have undergoneheavy damage
- It may not be possible to getaccurate information from theaffected area within the first fewhours of the disaster
ACTIVATION- Send news flash of latest updates/
donation requirements fordisaster area all over the country
- Assist the EOC in providing crispand updated information tointernational as well as nationallevel relief workers/NGOs andgovernment officials
RESPONSE- Use and place graphical information to guide
people towards relief operation
- Use appropriate means of disseminatinginformation to victims of affected area
- Curb the spread of rumours
- Disseminate deactivation message to allfield workers
DEACTIVATION- Announce the commencement of deactivation
activities to victims/local authorities
- Take stock of all administrative/logistics account
- Assimilate all reports and transaction
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- Catering to all the 31 disastersmentioned in the HPC
- Media personnel in the EOC
- Manual for ESF Head
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Helplines
Primary Agency
Ministry of Disaster Management
Secondary Agencies
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Power
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Ministry of Communications
Ministry of Science and Technology
Purpose
The purpose of ESF 14 is to collect,
process and disseminate information about
the welfare of citizens of the affected area
and managing the tremendous flow of
information. The speed with which
information is received and with which it
changes, requires that a system be developed
to ensure accuracy as well as easy and
appropriate access. The helplines will be
responsible for providing, directing, and co-
ordinating logistical/resource operations.
Planning Assumptions
t Access to disaster area will depend upon
the re-establishment of ground and
water routes
t Early damage assessment may be
incomplete, inaccurate and general and
rapid assessment may be required to
determine response time
t There will be a flood of information
and confusion about the injured
population
t The communication with the affected
area is partially impaired
Activities on the Receipt of Warning or Acti-vation of EOC
t One of the most critical needs will behaving a simplified way of identifyingand tracking victims and providingassistance to them
t Identify locations for setting up transitand relief camps, feeding centres andsetting up of helplines at the nodalpoints in the State and providing peoplethe information about numbers
t Setting up of toll free numbers andtrying to establish the estimation of thedamage and the victims in the areafrom other sources
t All technical officers should be notifiedand should meet the staff to reviewemergency procedure
t Review and update precautionarymeasures and procedures that shouldbe taken to protect equipment and thepost-disaster procedures to be followed
t Emergency tool kit should beassembled for each block of the affectedarea
t All work teams should be issued a twoway communication link
Responsibilities
t Coordinate, collect, process, report anddisplay essential elements ofinformation and facilitate support forplanning efforts in response operations
t Coordinate pre-planned and event-specific aerial reconnaissance operationsto assess the overall disaster situation
t Pre-positioning assessment teamsheaded by the State CoordinatingOfficer and deployment of otheradvance elements
t Emergency clearing of debris to enablereconnaissance of damaged areas andpassage of emergency personnel and
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equipment for life saving, propertyprotection and health and safety
Standards to be Developed
t Check list of tool kit (land lineconnection, portable TV and batterypowered radios, etc.)
t Inventory of engineering equipment
t Area Specific handbook on TeamEquipment and Inventory
t Responsibilities of Primary Agency andeach Support Agency
t Guidelines on specific types of items/situations for specific disasters
t Inventory of equipment/agencies/personnel
t Emergency tool kits
t Operational checklists for team headsand team members
t Equipment Damage Assessment
t Deactivation checklist
t Guidelines on specific types of itemsfor each disaster
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PRIMARY AGENCY
Ministry of Disaster Management
SUPPORT AGENCIES- Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare
- Ministry of Home Affairs
- Ministry of Power
- Ministry of Civil Aviation
- Ministry of Communications
- Ministry of Science andTechnology
RESPONSIBILITIES- Coordinate, col lect , process ,
report and display essentiale lements of information andfacilitate support for planningefforts in response operations
- Coordinate pre-planned and event-specif ic aerial reconnaissanceoperations to assess overall disastersituation
- Pre-positioning assessment teamsheaded by the State CoordinatingOfficer and deployment of otheradvance elements
- Emergency clearing of debris toenable reconnaissance of damagedareas and passage of emergencypersonnel and equipment for lifesaving, property protection andhealth and safety
DEACTIVATION- Announce the commencement of deactivation
activities
- Take stock of all administrative /logistics account
- Assimilate al l reports and transaction ofinformation during the disaster for easydocumentation
CHECKLISTS- Check l ist of tool kit ( land l ine
connection, portable TV and batterypowered radios, etc.)
- Inventory of engineering equipment
- Inventory of equipment / agencies/personnel
- Emergency tool kits
PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS- Access to disaster area will depend upon
the re-establishment of ground andwater routes
- Early damage assessment may beincomplete, inaccurate and general andrapid assessment may be required todetermine response time
- There will be a flood of information andconfusion about the injured population
RESPONSE- One of the most critical needs will be having a
simplified way of identifying and tracking victimsand providing assistance
- Identify locations for setting up transit and reliefcamps, feeding centres and setting up of thehelplines at the nodal points in the State andproviding the people the information about thenumbers
ESF No. 14Helplines
HANDBOOKS- Handbook on Team Equipment and
Inventory
- Responsibilities of Primary Agency andeach Support Agency
- Guidelines on specific types of items/situations for specific disasters
ACTIVATION- Setting up of toll free numbers and
trying to establish the estimation of thedamage and the victims in the area fromthe other sources
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A response to any situation should occurat two levels; one, there should be ageneral preparedness for averting al ldisasters outlined by the HPC; two, thereshould be adequate preparedness fordisaster mitigation. However, each disastercreates unique and unprecedentedsituations that might require a specific andan in-depth approach in order to tackleit. Although most factors are common anda multi-hazard approach caters to them,specific inventories especially in the areaof health, search and rescue, warning andmonitoring systems change according toeach disaster. Therefore, emergencyoperators should be well prepared toaddress the unique problems of eachdisaster also. There is thus a need to prepareplans that cater to and integrate with themulti-hazard disaster plan. In this sectiona general introduction to earthquakes andother subgroups has been attempted, inorder to highlight the specific needs arisingfrom disasters in terms of:
t Information Requirement
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Each disaster brings with it a unique set of
problems and situations. If these situations
have not been anticipated well in advance,
then the difficulties faced by the victims as
well as the disaster managers increase
enormously. Therefore, there is a need to
address the characteristics of each disaster
separately. In essence, although the back end
activities during a disaster can be addressed
through a multi-hazard approach, the front
end or site specific needs have to be addressed
through separate disaster specific modules.
These modules will have to be developed
further, keeping in view the brief outline
provided in the following chapter.
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Emergency Support Function
1 ) CommunicationAssess damage to and reinstate communication facilitiesEstablish communication with and from disaster site at theearliest
2 ) Public Health and SanitationAssess extent and type of injuriesSpecial care for epidemic outbreaksDistribute chlorine tabletsEnsure purity of drinking water, free from contaminationProvide drugs and medications for water borne diseases
3 ) PowerAssess damage to electric poles and stations etcShort circuiting measuresRestore facilities at local and State level on priority
4 ) TransportProvide transport for relief suppliesCoordinate with other ESF for clearing of roads and othermeans of transportProvide appropriate transport for easy access to damaged areas
5 ) DonationCompile information on the specific needs of the people fortype of donations requiredDistribute donations by means of air dropping and boats tomarooned victims
6 ) Search and RescueAerial survey for victimsSpecialised sniffer dogsCollapsed structure search and rescue experts
7 ) Public Works and EngineeringClear areas for relief campsClear roads for easy accessSeal areas and buildings that are likely to cause further damageBuild temporary bridges, access ways for ease of access
8 ) FoodProvide food packs that contain dry and non-perishable fooditems
9 ) Information and PlanningRelease flood related information to all ESF Provide access toresource inventories and document all situation- reports andprocedures
10 ) Relief SuppliesProvide basic logistic materials required for local administrationProvide other relief materials such as batteries, flash lights etc., tovictims and rescue workers
EARTHQUAKE
Requirements
VSATs, battery chargedcommunication equipmentInventory of mobilecommunication facilities
Specialised medical team to handleorthopaedic and surgery relatedinjuries, epidemics, preventivemedicine practitionersMobile hospitals
Inventory of power installationsof the areaGenerators etc
Inventory of transport/water wayfacilities in the area
Socio-economic needsCultural needs
Equipment cache
Specialised equipment for largedebris
Specialised equipment for bridgesand other temporary structures
Inventory of non-perishable fooditems
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Inventory of relief supplies
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Depending on the nature of disastersome ESFs may be more actively involvedthan others. However, for an L3 disasterall ESFs require to be on alert and beprepared.
The following example of the EARTHQUAKE module brief ly l ists downvariables of the disaster and related action/information
EARTHQUAKE MODULE
1. Earthquakes
– National Threat L3– Vulnerability to earthquakes– Vulnerability Map- List of areas that should plan for L3vulnerability to earthquakes
2. Anticipated Intensity
t Magnitude
t Characteristics
3. List of Secondary disasters
Secondary disasters could includemajor road closures, extensive damageto structures, loss of public utilities,and multiple injuries and deaths. Thedemands upon public safety agencies
will be overwhelming. Non-publicresponders such as the VolunteerCenter wil l play a major role inrecovery.
t Floods
t Urban/Wild Fires
t Hazardous Material Incidents
t Accidents -Road, Railway
4. Response Activities
The National Response Planincorporates common ESF functionsand responsibilities. The response tothe following areas of functions willhave to be specific to earthquakes.
Checklist Incident Command System
t Injuries: Designate First Aid area andreport location to IncidentCommander Check for injured andtreat as appropriate; if possible moveto First Aid area.
t Gas: If odour of gas is present (checkoutside as well as inside), get gas shut-off wrench from disaster supplies andshut off gas.
t Structural Condition: Be cautious —aftershocks may follow earthquakes.
11 ) Drinking waterProvide clean drinking waterRation existing water supplies for even distributionMark and warn people against contaminationIsolate contaminated sources of water
12 ) ShelterProvide weather resistant shelterPlace shelters in a safe areaShelters should adhere to the climatic conditions of the area
13 ) MediaInformation on current status
14 ) HelplinesProvide information on marooned victimsHospitalsReceive messages of victims and forward them to relativesoutside the disaster areaProvide emergency phone lines
Inventory of water sources ofthe area
Inventory of specific type ofshelters for earthquakes
Inventory of emergencyphone numbers
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MODEL FRAMEWORK FOR DISASTER-SPECIFIC APPROACH – SUB GROUP I
Floods and Drainage Management
Emergency Support Function
1) CommunicationWarn people against areas that are likely to get floodedAssess damage to communication facilities
2) Public Health and SanitationAssess the advent of infectious diseasesWarn people on special measures against epidemicsSpecial care for waterborne diseases and epidemic outbreaksDistribute chlorine tabletsEnsure purity of drinking water, free from contaminationProvide drugs and medications for water borne diseases
3) PowerDamage to electric poles and stations etc., due to floodingShort circuiting measuresRestore facilities at local and State level
4) TransportProvide boats as a means of transport
5) DonationCompile information on specific needs of the peopleDistribute donations by means of air dropping and boats tomarooned victims
6) Search and RescueAerial survey for marooned victims
Requirements
VSATs, battery chargedcommunication equipment
Specialised medical team tohandle epidemics, cases ofdrowning, and water bornediseases
Inventory of power installationsof the area
Inventory of transport/water wayfacilities in the area
Socio-economic needsCultural needs
Deep sea diversS&R boatsEquipment cache
Check for visible signs of damage.Evacuate if structural stability seemsquestionable (err on side of safety). Ifpossible, retrieve any cellular phonesbut do not place yourself or others atrisk to do so.
t Telephone and Communications: Ifelectrical power is off, a non-Centrexphone system will probably not work;Centrex systems do not require powerto operate and therefore should be abetter option. If electrical power is off,the telephone on your fax machine willalso probably not work. If available,use cellular phone(s), but only if noother telephones are working.
t Power: If power is out, do not lightcandles during an earthquake. Thereare two dangers — from explosion
caused by gas leak and ignited by sparkfrom match, and from candles fallingand starting fires. For lighting, useflashlights, lanterns and lightsticks.Use a generator, if one is available.
t Building Tenants: Check on welfare ofother tenants in the building ifappropriate.
t Hazards: Rope off areas where electricall ines are downed and structuralhazards exist . Inform IncidentCommander of downed lines, gas leaksand water l ine breaks. Removeanything blocking street, which mayprevent access by emergency vehiclesexcept downed electrical lines.
t Damage Assessment: Conduct detaileddamage assessment as soon as possibleand photograph or video record thedamage.
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7) Public Works and EngineeringClear areas for relief campsClear roads for easy accessSeal areas and buildings that are likely to cause further damageBuild temporary bridges for ease of access
8) FoodProvide food packs that contain dry and non-perishable fooditems
9) Information and PlanningRelease flood related information to all ESFProvide access to resource inventories and document allsituations-reports and procedures
10) Relief SuppliesProvide basic logistic materials required for local administrationProvide relief materials such as batteries, flash lights to victims/rescue workers
11) Drinking waterProvide clean drinking waterRation existing water supplies for even distributionMark and warn people against contamination and isolatecontaminated sources
12) ShelterProvide weather resistant shelterPlace shelters in a safe areaShelters should adhere to the climatic conditions of the area
13) MediaInformation on current status
14) HelplinesProvide information on marooned victims and hospitalsReceive messages for victims and forward them to relativesoutside disaster areaProvide emergency phone lines
Specialised equipment forfunctioning in flood prone areasinventorySpecialised equipment for bridgesand other temporary structures
Inventory of non-perishable fooditems
Disk netAll Inventories
Inventory of relief supplies
Inventory of water sources of thearea
Inventory of specific type ofshelters for cyclones and floods
Inventory of emergency phonenumbers
Cyclones, Tornadoes, Hurricanes
Emergency Support Function
1) CommunicationWarn people against areas that are likely to get floodedAssess damage to communication facilities
2) Public Health and SanitationAssess the advent of infectious diseasesWarn people on special measures against epidemicsSpecial care for waterborne diseases and epidemic outbreaksDistribute chlorine tabletsEnsure purity of drinking water, free from contaminationProvide drugs and medications for water borne diseases
3) PowerDamage to electric poles and stations etc., due to floodingShort circuiting measuresRestore facilities at local and State level
Requirements
VSATs, battery chargedcommunication equipment
Specialised medical team tohandle epidemics, cases ofdrowning, water borne diseases
Inventory of power installationsof the area
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4) TransportProvide boats as a means of transport
5) DonationCompile information on the specific needs of the people forthe type of donations requiredDistribute donations by means of air dropping and boats tomarooned victims
6) Search and RescueAerial survey for marooned victims
7) Public Works and EngineeringClear areas for relief campsClear roads for easy accessSeal areas and buildings that are likely to cause further damageBuild temporary bridges for ease of access
8) FoodProvide food packs that contain dry and non-perishable fooditems
9) Information and PlanningRelease flood related information to all ESFProvide access to resource inventories and document allsituation- reports and procedures
10) Relief SuppliesProvide basic logistic materials required for local administrationProvide other relief materials such as batteries, flash lights etc.,to victims and rescue workers
11) Drinking waterProvide clean drinking waterRation existing water supplies for even distributionMark and warn people against contaminationIsolate contaminated sources of water
12) ShelterProvide weather resistant shelterPlace shelters in a safe areaShelters should adhere to the climatic conditions of the area
13) MediaInformation on current status
14) HelplinesProvide information on marooned victimsHospitalsReceive messages of victims and forward them to relativesoutside the disaster areaProvide emergency phone lines
Inventory of transport/water-way facilities in the area
Socio-economic needsCultural needs
Deep sea diversS&R boatsEquipment cahe
Inventory of specialisedequipment for functioning inflood prone areas and forbridges and other temporarystructures
Inventory of non-perishable fooditems
Disk netAll Inventories
Inventory of relief supplies
Inventory of water sources of thearea
Inventory of specific type ofshelters for cyclones and floods
Inventory of emergency phonenumbers
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Hailstorm, Cloud Burst, Snow Avalanches, Heat & Cold Waves, Thunder & Lightning
Emergency Support Function
1) CommunicationWarn people against areas that are likely to be hitAssess damage to communication facilities
2) Public Health and SanitationAssess the advent of infectious diseasesWarn people on special measures against epidemicsSpecial care for waterborne diseases and epidemicEnsure purity of drinking water, free from contaminationProvide drugs and medications for water borne diseasesPrevent occurrence of dehydraytion, burns
3) PowerDamage to electric poles and stations etc., due to floodingShort circuiting measuresRestore facilities at local and State level
4) TransportProvide boats as a means of transport
5) DonationCompile information on the specific needs of the people fortype of donations requiredDistribute donations by means of air dropping and boats tomarooned victims
6) Search and RescueAerial survey for marooned victims
7) Public Works and EngineeringClear areas for relief campsClear roads for easy accessSeal areas and buildings that are likely to cause further damageBuild temporary bridges for ease of access
8) FoodProvide food packs that contain dry and non-perishable fooditems
9) Information and PlanningRelease related information to all ESFProvide access to resource inventories and document allsituation–reports and procedures
10) Relief SuppliesProvide basic logistic material required for local administrationProvide other relief materials such as batteries, flash lights etc.,to victims and rescue workers
Requirements
VSATs, battery chargedcommunication equipment
Specialised medical team tohandle epidemics, cases ofdrowning, frost bites,heat strokes,burns, water borne diseases
Inventory of power installationsof the area
Inventory of transport/water wayfacilities in the area
Socio-economic needsCultural needs
Deep sea diversS&R boatsEquipment cache
Inventory of specialisedequipment for functioning invulerable areas and for bridgesand other temporary structures
Inventory of non perishable fooditems
Disk netAll Inventories
Inventory of relief supplies
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11) Drinking waterProvide clean drinking waterRation existing water supplies for even distributionMark and warn people against contaminationIsolate contaminated sources of water
12 ) ShelterProvide weather resistant shelterPlace shelters in a safe areaShelters should adhere to the climatic conditions of the area
13 ) MediaInformation on current status
14 ) HelplinesProvide information on marooned victimsHospitalsReceive messages of victims and forward them to relativesoutside the disaster areaProvide emergency phone lines
Inventory of water sources of thearea
Inventory of specific type ofshelters for cyclones and floods
Inventory of emergency phonenumbers
Sea Erosion
Emergency Support Function
1) CommunicationWarn people against areas that are likely to get floodedAssess damage to communication facilities
2) Public Health and SanitationAssess the advent of infectious diseasesWarn people on special measures against epidemicsSpecial care for waterborne diseases and epidemic outbreaksDistribute chlorine tabletsEnsure purity of drinking water, free from contaminationProvide drugs and medications for water borne diseasesMonitor situation
3) PowerDamage to electric poles and stations etc., due to floodingShort circuiting measuresRestore facilities at local and State levelMonitor situation
4) TransportProvide boats as a means of transportProvide transport for evacuationMonitor situation
Requirements
VSATs, battery chargedcommunication equipment
Specialised medical team tohandle epidemics, cases ofdrowning, andwater borne diseases
Inventory of power installationsof the area
Inventory of transport/waterway facilities in the area
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5) DonationCompile information on the specific needs of the people for typeof donations requiredDistribute donations by means of air dropping and boats tomarooned victims
6) Search and RescueAerial survey for marooned victims
7) Public Works and EngineeringClear areas for rehabilitation sitesSeal areas and buildings that are likely to cause further damageBuild temporary bridges for ease of access
8) FoodProvide food packs that contain dry and non-perishable fooditems
9) Information and PlanningRelease related information to all ESFProvide access to resource inventories and document allsituation- reports and procedures
10) Relief SuppliesProvide basic logistic materials required for local administrationProvide other relief materials such as batteries, flash lights, etc., tovictims and rescue workers
11) Drinking waterProvide clean drinking waterRation existing water supplies for even distributionMark and warn people against contaminationIsolate contaminated sources of water
12) ShelterProvide weather resistant shelterPlace shelters in a safe areaShelters should adhere to the climatic conditions of the area
13) MediaInformation on current status
14) HelplinesProvide information on marooned victimsHospitalsReceive messages of victims and forward them to relatives outsidethe disaster areaProvide emergency phone lines
Socio-economic needsCultural needs
Deep sea diversS&R boatsEquipment cahe
Specialised equipment forfunctioning in prone areasinventorySpecialised equipment forbridges and other temporarystructures
Inventory of non-perishablefood items
Disk netAll Inventories
Inventory of relief supplies
Inventory of water sources of thearea
Inventory of specific type ofweatherproof shelters fortemporary rehabilitation
Inventory of emergency phonenumbers
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Droughts
Emergency Support Function
1) CommunicationWarn people against areas that are likely to be affectedGeneral Alert and Assistance
2) Public Health and SanitationAssess diseasesWarn people on special measures against malnutritionDistribute ORSEnsure purity of drinking waterProvide drugs and medications for water borne diseases
3) PowerGeneral Alert and Assistance
4) TransportGeneral Alert and Assistance
5) DonationCompile information on specific needs of the people for typeof donations requiredDistribute donations by means of air dropping
6) Search and RescueLocate survivors
7) Public Works and EngineeringClear areas for relief camps
8) FoodProvide food packs that contain dry and non-perishable fooditems
9) Information and PlanningRelease drought related information to all ESFProvide access to resource inventories and document allsituation- reports and procedures
10) Relief SuppliesProvide basic logistic materials required for local administrationProvide other relief materials such as batteries, flash lights etc.,to victims and rescue workers
11) Drinking waterProvide clean drinking waterRation existing water supplies for even distributionMark and warn people against contamination
Requirements
Specialised medical team tohandle malnutrition andstarvation related disorders
Socio-economic needsCultural needs
Inventory of specialisedequipment for functioning inprone areas
Inventory of non perishable fooditems
Disk netAll Inventories
Inventory of relief supplies
Inventory of water sources of thearea
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12) ShelterProvide weather resistant shelterPlace shelters in a safe areaShelters should adhere to climatic conditions of the area
13) MediaInformation on current status
14) HelplinesProvide information on marooned victimsHospitalsReceive messages of victims and forward them to relativesoutside the disaster areaProvide emergency phone lines
Inventory of specific type ofshelters for cyclones and floods
Inventory of emergency phonenumbers
Sub group II has been addressed in the framework presented for earthquakes on page 102.
MODEL FRAMEWORK FOR DISASTER-SPECIFIC APPROACH – SUB GROUP III
Chemical, Industrial, Nuclear - Special care should be taken to maintain the securityprecautions during such disasters
Emergency Support Function
1) CommunicationAssess damage to and reinstate communication facilitiesEstablish communication with and from disaster site at the earliestSpecial care on Security matters
2) Public Health and SanitationAssess extent and type of injuriesSpecial care for epidemic out-breaksDistribute chlorine tabletsEnsure purity of drinking water, free from contaminationProvide gas masks
3) PowerAssess damage to electric poles and stations etcShort circuiting measuresRestore facilities at local and State level on priority
4) TransportProvide transport for relief suppliesCoordinate with other ESF for clearing of roads and other meansof transportProvide appropriate transport for easy access to damaged areas
5) DonationCompile information on the specific needs of the people for typeof donations requiredDistribute donations by means of air dropping and boats tomarooned victims
Requirements
VSATs, battery chargedcommunication equipmentInventory of mobilecommunication facilities
Specialised medical team tohandle orthopaedic and surgeryrelated injuries, epidemics,preventive medicinepractitionersMobile hospitals
Inventory of power installationsof the areaGenerators etc
Inventory of transport/waterway facilities in the area
Socio-economic needsCultural needs
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6) Search and RescueAerial survey for victimsSpecialised sniffer dogsCollapsed structures search and rescue experts
7 ) Public Works and EngineeringClear areas for relief campsClear roads for easy accessSeal areas and buildings that are likely to cause further damageBuild temporary bridges, access ways for ease of access
8 ) FoodProvide food packs that contain dry and non-perishable fooditems
9 ) Information and PlanningRelease flood related information to all ESFProvide access to resource inventories and document allsituation- reports and procedures
10 ) Relief SuppliesProvide basic logistics materials required for local administrationProvide other relief materials such as batteries, flash lights etc.,to victims and rescue workers
11 ) Drinking waterProvide clean drinking waterRation existing water supplies for even distributionMark and warn people against contaminationIsolate contaminated sources of water
12 ) ShelterProvide weather resistant shelterPlace shelters in a safe areaShelters should adhere to the climatic conditions of the area
13 ) MediaInformation on current status
14 ) HelplinesProvide information on marooned victimsHospitalsReceive messages of victims and forward them to relativesoutside the disaster areaProvide emergency phone lines
Equipment cache
Specialised equipment for largedebrisSpecialised equipment forbridges and other temporarystructures
Inventory of non perishable fooditems
Disk netAll Inventories
Inventory of relief supplies
Inventory of water sources of thearea
Inventory of specific types ofshelter for earthquakes
Inventory of emergency phonenumbers
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MODEL FRAMEWORK FOR DISASTER-SPECIFIC APPROACH – SUB GROUP IV
Accident related disasters – Special care should be taken to maintain the security precautions inspeculative accidents
Emergency Support Function
1 ) CommunicationAssess damage to and reinstate communication facilitiesEstablish communication with and from disaster site at the earliestSpecial care on Security matters
2 ) Public Health and SanitationAssess extent and type of injuriesSpecial care for epidemic outbreaksDistribute chlorine tabletsEnsure purity of drinking water, free from contaminationProvide gas masks
3 ) PowerAssess Damage to electric poles and stations etcShort circuiting measuresRestore facilities at local and state level on priority
4 ) TransportProvide transport for relief suppliesCoordinate with other ESF for clearing of roads and other meansof transportProvide appropriate transport for easy access to damaged areas
5 ) DonationCompile information on the specific needs of the people for typeof donations requiredDistribute donations by means of air dropping and boats tomarooned victims
6 ) Search and RescueAerial survey for victimsSpecialised sniffer dogsCollapsed structures search and rescue experts
7 ) Public Works and EngineeringClear areas for relief campsClear roads for easy accessSeal areas and buildings that are likely to cause further damageBuild temporary bridges, access ways for ease of accessCheck strength of existing structures
8 ) FoodProvide food packs that contain dry and non-perishable fooditems
Requirements
VSATs, battery chargedcommunication equipmentInventory of mobilecommunication facilities
Specialised medical team tohandle orthopaedic and surgeryrelated injuries, epidemics,preventive medicine practitionersMobile hospitals
Inventory of power installationsof the areaGenerators etc
Inventory of transport/water wayfacilities in the area
Socio-economic needsCultural needs
Deep sea divers, Equipmentcache, Medical First Responders,Collapsed structure search andrescue responders, Fire personnel,Home guards, Police
Specialised equipment for largedebrisSpecialised equipment for bridgesand other temporary structures
Inventory of non perishable fooditems
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9 ) Information and PlanningRelease flood related information to all ESFProvide access to resource inventories and document allsituation- reports and procedures
10 ) Relief SuppliesProvide basic logistic materials required for local administrationProvide other relief materials such as batteries, flash lights etc.,to victims and rescue workers
11 ) Drinking waterProvide clean drinking waterRation existing water supplies for even distributionMark and warn people against contaminationIsolate contaminated sources of water
12 ) ShelterProvide weather resistant shelterPlace shelters in a safe areaShelters should adhere to the climatic conditions of the area
13 ) MediaInformation on current status
14 ) HelplinesProvide information on marooned victimsHospitalsReceive messages of victims and forward them to relativesoutside the disaster areaProvide emergency phone lines
Disk netAll Inventories
Inventory of relief supplies
Inventory of water sources of thearea
Inventory of specific type ofshelters for earthquakes
Inventory of emergency phonenumbers
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MODEL FRAMEWORK FOR DISASTER-SPECIFIC APPROACH – SUB GROUP V
Biological related Disasters
Requirements
VSATs, battery chargedcommunication equipment forfield operations, inventory of mobilecommunication facilities
Specialised medical team to handleorthopaedic and surgery relatedinjuries, epidemics, preventivemedicine practitioners. Mobilehospitals
Inventory of power installations ofthe area, generators etc
Inventory of transport/water wayfacilities in the area
Socio-economic needs, Culturalneeds
Protective gear
Protective gear
Inventory of non –perishable fooditems
Disk netAll Inventories
Inventory of relief supplies
Inventory of water sources of thearea
Inventory of specific type of sheltersfor earthquakes
Inventory of emergency phonenumbers
Emergency Support Function
1 ) Provide communication assistance to medical teams
2 ) Public Health and Sanitation - Assess extent and type of diseases.Establish cause. Network with medical institutions forspecialised diagnosis and cure. Isolate infected patients. Takemedical measures to curb epidemics etc. Special care forepidemic outbreaks. Distribute chlorine tablets. Ensure purityof drinking water, free from contamination. Provide gas masks
3 ) Provide power backup for medical operators and hospitals foruninterrupted power supply. Provide mobile power backupfor field operations
4 ) Provide transport for relief suppliesand medicines
5 ) Compile donation information on the specific needs of thepeople for type of donations required. Distribute donations bymeans of air dropping and boats to marooned victims
6 ) Search and Rescue-Search and isolate infected people
7 ) Public Works and Engineering-Isolate and barricade affectedares and hospitals
8 ) Food-Provide clean food according to need
9 ) Information and Planning-Release flood related informationto all ESF. Provide access to resource inventories anddocument all situation-reports and procedures
10 ) Relief Supplies-Provide specific need of relief
11 ) Drinking water-Provide clean drinking water Ration existingwater supplies for even distribution. Mark and warn peopleagainst contamination. Isolate contaminated sources of water
12 ) Shelter-Provide isolated structures and temporary structuresfor displaced/unaffected people
13 ) Media-information on current status
14 ) Helplines-Provide information on marooned victims.Hospitals-Receive messages of victims and forward them torelatives outside the disaster area and provide emergencyphone lines
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This document of the National DisasterResponse Plan incorporates many newconcepts and has tried to build theseconcepts into the existing framework andfunctioning of the Government of India. Theresponse to a disaster requires bothindigenous systems as well as effectiveplanning and preparedness strategies. Sincethe damage and effect of the disasters are soextreme, in case of a response situationmultiple players have to effectivelycoordinate and communicate with eachother for a quick and efficient recovery andcontrol over the situation. However, theresponses require detailed and uniqueresponses from all the players.
Therefore it is recommended that allinvolved ministries and other agencies shouldprepare and detail out their role as evidentin various parts of the document.
Primarily, all Emergency SupportFunctions will have to further detail outtheir operations based on the guidelinesmentioned in the document. Otheractivities that can greatly decrease responsetime such as maps, equipment caches anddirectories will also have to be developed by
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The document of the National Disaster
Response Plan was evolved out of intensive
consultations and study of various
mechanisms of disaster responses followed
in different parts of the world. In the
process, many new ideas and concepts have
been developed and incorporated. These
concepts have been included in order to
develop a framework for the plan which
will have to be dealt with in detail as part
of the follow-up actions to be undertaken
after the first document of the Response
Plan. The follow-up actions will have to
address the need for meticulous planning
and preparedness in the form of handbooks
and checklists for response activities at all
levels. The exact specifications of EOCs,
the activities and responsibilities of each
ESF and detailed disaster-specific modules
are some of the priority areas that will have
to be looked into for further detailing of
the Response Plan.
Follow-UpActions
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the concerned authority. The four key areasthat require follow-up actions are:
t Developing checklists, handbooks andguidelines
t GIS maps
t EOC and ICS layouts and databases
t ESFs
t Preparing Disaster-Specific Modules
LIST OF CHECKLISTS AND HANDBOOKS
Documents Required for QuickAssessment and Response
1. Declaration of L3 - Format
2. Deployment of Assessment Team -Format
3. CRC Responsibilities - Handbook
4. Survival Kit - Checklist
5. Assessment Equipment - Checklist
6. National Assessment - Format
7. National Media Release
8. Handbooks for
t International NGO
t NGO
t Media Personnel
t Researchers/Students
t Field/Relief Workers
t Government Functionaries
9. EOC Set-up - Checklists
10. Layout and dimensions, equipment,etc., for EOC - Minimum standardsHandbook
11. ESF Desk - Checklist
12. Matrix of primary and secondaryfunctions of each ESF
13. Do’s and dont’s to be followed duringdisaster times in EOC
14. Regular staff - Schedule and Checklist
15. Staff on Call - Schedule and Checklist
16. Staff on Disaster Duty - Schedule andChecklist
DOCUMENTS FOR EACH ESF
ESF 1 - Communication
t Checklist of tool kits
t Handbook on Disaster Telecommunicat-ion Assistance
t Handbook on Team Equipment andInventory
t Responsibilities of Primary Agency
t Responsibility of each Support Agency
t Emergency tool kits
t Operational checklists
t Equipment Damage Assessment
t On-site operations
t Planning checklist
t Deactivation checklist
t List of PSUs and Private Agencies
ESF 2 – Public Health and Sanitation
t Detailed checklist of symptoms ofcommon diseases along with medicinedosages for each disaster
t Checklist of doctor’s tool kit forspecialised doctors
t Checklist for maintaining hygienicconditions
t Disaster Health Assistance andemergency services
t Team Equipment and Inventory
t Responsibilities- Primary /SupportAgencies
t Minimum standards of health facilities
t Location of health facilities in disasterarea (map)
t Information manual for biologicaldisaster
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t Doctor’s manual for emergency relief
t Emergency toolkits
t Operational checklists for health officials
- Equipment Damage Assessment
- On-site operations
t Planning checklist
- Qualification of health personnel
- Checklist of doctor’s tool kit
- Symptoms of common ailments
t Deactivation checklist
t Dosages checklist for commonepidemics and ailments during a disaster
ESF 3 - Power
t Handbook on Disaster Power Assistance
t Handbook on Team Equipment andInventory
t Responsibilities of Primary Agency
t Responsibility of each Support Agency
t Manuals on handling of equipmentwhich is unique to a particular disaster
t Emergency toolkits
t Operational checklists
t Equipment Damage Assessment
t On-site operations
t Planning checklist
t Deactivation checklist
t List of PSUs and Private Agencies
t Minimum qualifications andequipment required for personnel inEOC and on-site
t Deactivation checklist
ESF4 - Transport
t Inventories of available transportfacilities
t Responsibilities of Primary Agency
t Responsibility of each Support Agency
t Handbook on transport assistance
t Handbook on Team Equipment andInventory
t Emergency tool kits
t Operational checklists
t Equipment Damage Assessment
t On-site operations
t Formats for check of bridges and othersteel works
t Planning checklist
t Deactivation checklist
t List of PSUs and Private Agencies
ESF 5– Search and Rescue
t Training handbooks on MFR and CSSR
t Inventory of volunteers who have alreadycompleted the course successfully andcan be utilised in the search and rescueoperations.
t Handbook on team Equipment andInventory
t Responsibilities of Primary Agency
t Responsibility of each Support Agency
t Emergency toolkits
t Operational checklists
t Medical tool kits
t On-site aerial surveys
t MFR and CSSR kits
t Deactivation checklist
t List of PSUs and Private Agencies/NGOs working in the area
ESF 6 - Donation
t Guidelines on specific types of items
t Guide for developing donations whichneeds a list to be prepared by theVoluntary Agencies (family pack or massrelief pack, colour coding)
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t Emergency tool kits (first aid items)
t Equipment Damage Assessment
t On-site operations checklist and thecoordinating field station map
t Planning checklist
t Deactivation checklist
t List of PSUs and Private Agencies
t Handbook on disaster donationassistance
t Handbook on Team Equipment andInventory
t Responsibilities of Primary Agency
t Responsibility of each Support Agency
t Guidelines on specific items andcontinued response for donation andrelief management
ESF 7- Public Works and Engineering
t By-laws for all disasters
t Checklist of tool kit
t Inventory of engineering equipment
t Disaster specific
t Area specific
t Handbook on Disaster EngineeringAssistance
t Handbook on Team Equipment andInventory
t Responsibilities of Primary Agency andeach Support Agency
t Guidelines on specific types of items/situations for specific disasters
t Inventory of equipment / agencies/personnel
t Emergency tool kits
t Operational checklists for team headsand team members
t Equipment Damage Assessment
t Handling of heavy equipments
t Deactivation checklist
t Guidelines on specific types of items foreach disaster
t Guide for by-laws to be followed
t Qualification of labour /other siteassistants
ESF 8 – Information and Planning
t Handbook on Disaster InformationAssistance on Disknet
t Handbook on Team Equipment andInventory
t Responsibilities of Primary Agency
t Responsibility of each Support Agency
t Guidelines on specific types of items
t Disaster specific issues related toinformation technology
t Emergency tool kits
t Operational checklists
t Equipment Damage Assessment
t On-site operations
t Handling of equipment
t Planning checklist
t Deactivation checklist
t List of PSUs and Private Agencies
t Guidelines on specific types of items
ESF 9 – Relief Supplies
t Handbook on Relief Supplies Assistance
t Handbook on Team Equipment andInventory
t Responsibilities of Primary Agency andeach Support Agency
t Guidelines on specific types of items foreach disaster
t Manual on disaster-specific reliefoperations
t Emergency tool kits
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t Operational checklists for team leadersand team members
t Handling/Storage of relief supplies
t On-site operations
t Planning checklist
t Deactivation checklist
t List of PSUs and Private Agencies
t Guidelines on specific types of items foreach disaster
t Guide for developing relief suppliesneeds list
ESF 10 - Food
t Checklist of food materials for
t Family packs for four
t Family packs for two
t Food distribution in relief camps
t Minimum standards to maintainfood quality
t Catalogue of available resources of food
t Handbook on food distribution
t Responsibilities of Primary Agency
t Responsibility of each Support Agency
ESF 11 – Drinking Water
t Handbook on disaster drinking water
assistance
t Handbook on Team Equipment and
Inventory
t Responsibilities of Primary Agency
t Responsibility of each Support Agency
t Inventories of agencies that can provide
drinking water
t Procedures of storing water to maintain
purity
t Minimum standards for safe drinking
water
t Minimum quantity of requirement of
water per person
ESF12 - Shelter
t Inventories of manufacturing agencies
t Procedures of storage
t Minimum standards for relief camps
t Minimum requirement of space perperson
t Handbook on Team Equipment andInventory
t Responsibilities of Primary Agency
t Responsibility of each Support Agency
t Handbook on tent structure and othercollapsible structures
t Handbook on assembling of structures
t Inventories of agencies that can be usedfor putting up tents
t Minimum standards for shelter
t Relief camps
t Tents and other temporary structures
t Location of camps for different disasters
t Existing locations that can be used forshelter
t Minimum standards for buildings to beused as relief camps
ESF13 - Media
t Media personnel on-site
t Disaster-specific media operations
t Catering to all the L3 disastersmentioned in the HPC
t Media personnel in the EOC
t Manual for ESF Head
t Types of information required for eachdisaster
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t Checklists of do’s and dont’s in a disastersite, specific to each disaster
t Checklist of queries to be made on site
t Checklist of appropriate graphics andpictures to assist relief work and spreaduseful information in the disaster affectedarea
t Standard operating procedures andresponsibilities of Radio and TV stations
ESF14 - Helplines
t Checklist of tool kit (land lineconnection, portable TV and batterypowered radios, etc.…)
t Inventory of engineering equipment
t Area Specific Handbook on Team
Equipment and Inventory
t Responsibilities of Primary Agency and
each Support Agency
t Guidelines on specific types of items/
situations for specific disasters
t Inventory of equipment / agencies/
personnel
t Emergency tool kits
t Operational checklists for team headsand team members
t Equipment Damage Assessment
t Deactivation checklist
GIS MAPS
A GIS enabled system that can be integrated
with all EOCs and the Disk net should also
be developed. Each State as well as each ESF
must prepare a vulnerability map of their
specific area, which can be added with
attributes of variables and characteristics of
that area. Maps should have all disaster-
related facilities and vulnerable groups
marked on them. Total population and
strategic installations are the areas that need
to be identified on them. These maps need
to be constantly updated and can further be
used as base maps for preparedness,
mitigation and developmental activities.
EOC AND ICS LAYOUTS AND DATABASES
The EOC should emerge as a specialised area,
following standard specifications for ease of
operations. The EOC must have prescribed
spaces for all operators along with state-of-
the-art equipment and technology. It should
have a meeting room, EOC incharge room,
a communication room and a common hall
for operations, fitted with LCD projectors
to view current status, and GIS maps for
further planning and communications. The
EOC should also have a media room
partitioned by a glass wall from the main
operations room for media briefings and
update along with a view of the projectors
for 24 hours surveillance and monitoring.
An example of the Mumbai Mantralaya
is given below:
BRIEF OUTLINE OF AN EMERGENCY
OPERATION CENTRE
The EOC should have a Nucleus thatcomprises of
t Workstations for each ESF
t Room for EOC Incharge
t Media/ Conference briefing room
t LCD Projectors
t TV sets for news channels
t Phone networks with nodal ministriesand other links
t FAX facilities
t Video conferencing facilities
t Computer networks
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t Internet connectivity
t Mobile phones
The EOC should provide the followingservices to its staff
t Living quarters
t Pantry (2 weeks storage)
t EDP section
t Power/Generator backup systems
t Medical room
The structure in which the EOC ishoused should be
t Disaster resistant
t Secure
t Self contained in terms of equipment,
extra food storage and other such
facilities
Emergency Support Functions
Each of the ESF given in the document
needs further elaboration and detailing
according to the specifics to each area of the
primary ministry. Each primary agency (the
specific concerned ministry) will have to
develop their own plans and their operations
on site as well as at the EOC. The primary
agencies must take into account other
supporting agencies and outline their
responsibilities as well. Each ESF has to work
in coordination with the other which should
be reflected in their respective plans.
DISASTER-SPECIFIC MODULES
The framework of the disaster-specific
module has been introduced in this
document. These will have further
elaboration by identifying the distinct
characteristics of each disaster. The approach
to response towards sudden disasters such
as earthquakes, floods, landslides differs from
response to slow creeping disasters such as
droughts, community strifes and the like.
Therefore it is important to develop and
address the typical situations created by
various disasters in the form of separate
modules.
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MEMBERS OF THE HIGH POWERED COMMITTEE FOR PREPARATION OF
DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLANS
1. Shri J.C. PantFormer Secy to the Govt. of India,‘SHRADHA Kunj’159, Vasant ViharDehradun
2. Shri Y.HarishankarSecretary (Security),Cabinet SecretariatRashtrapati Bhawan,New Delhi
3. Shri M. C. GuptaDirectorIIPA, New Delhi-110 002
4. Shri T. N. SrivastavaI.A.S. (Retd.)Former Member Secretary11th Finance CommissionB-22, Char Imli,BhopalMadhya Pradesh
5. Shri S K PurkayasthaAdditional Secretary andCentral Relief Commissioner,Deptt of Agriculture and CooperationMoA, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi
6. Shri R. R. KelkarDirector General,Indian Meteorological Department,Mausam Bhavan,Lodhi RoadNew Delhi
7. Shri Bhagat SinghPrincipal Secy & FinancialCommissionerGovt of Punjab, Deptt of RevenuePunjab Secretariat,Chandigarh
8. Dr N.S. VirdiDirector,Wadia Institute of HimalayanGeology,33, General Mahadev Singh Road,Dehradun-248 001
9. Prof. A. S. AryaProfessor Emeritus,72/6 Civil Lines,Roorkee-247 667
10. Shri Ramesh ChandraFormer Chairman,Central Water Commission,C-42, Retreat Apartment,20 I. P. Extension, Patparganj,Delhi-110 092
11. Shri G.B.PradhanDirector GeneralYashwant Rao Chavan Academy ofDevelopment Administration,Pune-411007
12. Dr. V. K. SharmaProfessor, National Centre for DisasterManagement,Indian Institute of PublicAdministrationI. P. Estate, New Delhi-2
13. Shri Alok PertiSecretary,Department of Relief &Rehabilitation,Govt. of Assam,Dispur (Guwahati) –780006
14. Shri R.K.BhargavaSecretary, Revenue and ForestDepartment, Govt. of MaharashtraMumbai-400 032
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15. Shri R. C. DwivediRelief Commissioner,Govt. of Uttar Pradesh,Lucknow –226 001
16. Shri K. V. VenkatacharyStudy Director,Disaster Management Systems,ISRO Headquarters,Antariksha BhawanBangalore
17. Shri R. M. PremkumarAdditional Secretary,Department of Atomic EnergyAnushakti Bhavan,Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj Marg,Mumbai-400001
18. Shri V. RajagopalanJoint Secretary,Ministry of Environment and Forest,Paryavaran Bhavan,CGO Complex, Lodi Road,New Delhi
19. Shri B. S. LalliJoint Secretary,Ministry of Defence,South Block, New Delhi
20. Shri Sanat KaulJoint Secretary,Ministry of Civil Aviation,Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan,New Delhi
21. Shri Diwakar Prasad,Director General, Civil Defence,Ministry of Home Affairs,New Delhi
22. Dr. Ira RayAdditional DG,Directorate General of HealthServices,Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi
23. Shri Indra GhoshExecutive Director (Safety),Railway Board, Rail BhawanNew Delhi
24. Shri N. S. SamantDirectorDepartment of Chemicals &Petrochemicals,Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi
25. Shri Naved MasoodJoint Secretary (NDM) andAddl. Central Relief Commissioner,Department of Agriculture &Cooperation,Krishi BhawanNew Delhi
26. Dr. R. K. BhandariDirectorCDMM, Anna UniversityChennai-25
27. Shri T. N. GuptaAdvisor, MoUDPA &Ex. Director, BMTPCG-WingNirman BhawanNew Delhi
28 Shri Anil SinhaHeadNational Centre for DisasterManagementIIPA, IP Estate, Ring RoadNew Delhi-110002
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A C R O N Y M S
Ministry of Agriculture - MoA
Ministry of Defence - MoD
Ministry of Surface Transport - MoST
Ministry of Power - MoP
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare - MoH&FW
Ministry of Water Resources - MoWR
Department of Animal Husbandry - DoAH
Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation - MoUD&PA
Ministry of Planning and Programme Implementation - MoP&PI
Ministry of Home Affairs - MHA
Ministry of Rural Development - MoRD
Ministry of Information Technology - MoIT
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting - MoI&B
Ministry of Communication - MoC
Ministry of Heavy Industries - MoHI
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment - MoSJ&E
Ministry of Civil Aviation - MoCA
Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Resources - MoNCR
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas - MoP&NG
Ministry of Finance - MoF
Ministry of External Affairs - MEA
Ministry of Commerce and Industry - MoC&I
Ministry of Science and Technology - MoSc&T
Ministry of Labour - MoL
Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution - MoCA&PD
National Crisis Management Committee - NCMC
Crisis Management Group - CMG
Emergency Support Function - ESF
Incident Command System - ICS
National Remote Sensing Agency - NRSA
High Powered Committee - HPC
Geographic Information System - GIS
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t FEMA; Federal Response Plan, FEMA(USA), Apr-99
t FEMA; Federal Response Plan, FEMA,Apr-92
t National Emergency Training Centre;Donation Management WorkshopFEMA, Apr-92
t FEMA; Urban Search and rescueresponse system-Field Operation Guide,Sep-93
t FEMA; Stafford Act, Sep-98
t Department of Health andSanitation(USA); Disaster MedicalAssistance Team- Response teammanual, May-99
t FEMA; Selected Information AboutFederal Chemical Biological, NuclearConsequence Management ResponseTeams
t FEMA; FEMA Organisation
t FEMA; National InteragencyMobilisation Guide
t FEMA US and R Task forceOrganisation
t FEMA; Community relations Team-Field Operation Guide, Aug-99
t IFRC Emergency Response Units
t Gary Amdahl, Disaster Response-GISfor Public Safety ESRI-Press Canada,Apr-01
t Sphere Project; The Sphere Project-Humanitarian Charter and MinimumStandards in Disaster Response
t Normeca Norwegian Mobile Hospitalsand Disasters Units
t United Nations; United NationsDisaster assessment and Coordination(UNDAC), 2000
t Cabinet Secretariat; EmergencyManagement Systems in India-The needfor review in light of best practicesworldwide
t Govt. of India, HPC, Interim Report I,Jul-00
t Govt. of India, HPC, Interim Report II,Feb-01
t Govt. of India, Department of Scienceand Technology, Mine Fire, 2001
t Govt. of India, Department of Scienceand Technology, Geological Hazards,
References
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t Ministry of Health and Family welfare,Govt. of India; Biological DisasterManagement Plan, 2001
t Revenue(Relief ) Department, Govt. ofIndia, Hyderabad EarthquakeContingency Plan-Andhra Pradesh
t ERM Private India Ltd. ChemicalHazards Jan-01
t Govt. of India, IMD, Water and ClimateRelated disasters, 2001
t District Contingency Plan
t Reva Khetrapal, Role of Media:Preparing People to Cope with Disasters,Press Council of India, Jan-01
t Govt of India, Ministry of Home Affairs,Concept of Trigger Mechanism, Feb-01
t Govt. Of India, Chapter 9 - Calamityrelief, 10th Finance Commission
t Govt. Of India, Chapter 9 - Calamityrelief, 11th Finance Commission
t Govt. of India Ministry of AgricultureEstablishment of the National Centrefor Calamity Management (NCCM),2001
t Govt. of India, SOI, SOI - Role in DM,2001
t Govt. of Bangladesh, Min. of DM andRelief, Disaster management System inBangladesh, 1999
t Srilanka, Kandy Municipal CouncilSriLanka, Urban Multi-Hazard DisasterMitigation Project, 2001
t AVS Reddy, State level- AccidentRelated, May-01
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MEMBERS OF THE HIGH POWERED COMMITTEE FOR PREPARATION OF
DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLANS
1. Shri J.C. PantFormer Secy to the Govt. of India,‘SHRADHA Kunj’159, Vasant ViharDehradun
2. Shri Y.HarishankarSecretary (Security),Cabinet SecretariatRashtrapati Bhawan,New Delhi
3. Shri M. C. GuptaDirectorIIPA, New Delhi-110 002
4. Shri T. N. SrivastavaI.A.S. (Retd.)Former Member Secretary11th Finance CommissionB-22, Char Imli,BhopalMadhya Pradesh
5. Shri S K PurkayasthaAdditional Secretary andCentral Relief Commissioner,Deptt of Agriculture and CooperationMoA, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi
6. Shri R. R. KelkarDirector General,Indian Meteorological Department,Mausam Bhavan,Lodhi RoadNew Delhi
7. Shri Bhagat SinghPrincipal Secy & FinancialCommissionerGovt of Punjab, Deptt of RevenuePunjab Secretariat,Chandigarh
8. Dr N.S. VirdiDirector,Wadia Institute of HimalayanGeology,33, General Mahadev Singh Road,Dehradun-248 001
9. Prof. A. S. AryaProfessor Emeritus,72/6 Civil Lines,Roorkee-247 667
10. Shri Ramesh ChandraFormer Chairman,Central Water Commission,C-42, Retreat Apartment,20 I. P. Extension, Patparganj,Delhi-110 092
11. Shri G.B.PradhanDirector GeneralYashwant Rao Chavan Academy ofDevelopment Administration,Pune-411007
12. Dr. V. K. SharmaProfessor, National Centre for DisasterManagement,Indian Institute of PublicAdministrationI. P. Estate, New Delhi-2
13. Shri Alok PertiSecretary,Department of Relief &Rehabilitation,Govt. of Assam,Dispur (Guwahati) –780006
14. Shri R.K.BhargavaSecretary, Revenue and ForestDepartment, Govt. of MaharashtraMumbai-400 032
15. Shri R. C. DwivediRelief Commissioner,Govt. of Uttar Pradesh,Lucknow –226 001
16. Shri K. V. VenkatacharyStudy Director,Disaster Management Systems,ISRO Headquarters,Antariksha BhawanBangalore
17. Shri R. M. PremkumarAdditional Secretary,Department of Atomic EnergyAnushakti Bhavan,Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj Marg,Mumbai-400001
18. Shri V. RajagopalanJoint Secretary,Ministry of Environment and Forest,Paryavaran Bhavan,CGO Complex, Lodi Road,New Delhi
19. Shri B. S. LalliJoint Secretary,Ministry of Defence,South Block, New Delhi
20. Shri Sanat KaulJoint Secretary,Ministry of Civil Aviation,Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan,New Delhi
21. Shri Diwakar Prasad,Director General, Civil Defence,Ministry of Home Affairs,New Delhi
22. Dr. Ira RayAdditional DG,Directorate General of HealthServices,Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi
23. Shri Indra GhoshExecutive Director (Safety),Railway Board, Rail BhawanNew Delhi
24. Shri N. S. SamantDirectorDepartment of Chemicals &Petrochemicals,Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi
25. Shri Naved MasoodJoint Secretary (NDM) andAddl. Central Relief Commissioner,Department of Agriculture &Cooperation,Krishi BhawanNew Delhi
26. Dr. R. K. BhandariDirectorCDMM, Anna UniversityChennai-25
27. Shri T. N. GuptaAdvisor, MoUDPA &Ex. Director, BMTPCG-WingNirman BhawanNew Delhi
28 Shri Anil SinhaHeadNational Centre for DisasterManagementIIPA, IP Estate, Ring RoadNew Delhi-110002
A C R O N Y M S
Ministry of Agriculture - MoA
Ministry of Defence - MoD
Ministry of Surface Transport - MoST
Ministry of Power - MoP
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare - MoH&FW
Ministry of Water Resources - MoWR
Department of Animal Husbandry - DoAH
Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation - MoUD&PA
Ministry of Planning and Programme Implementation - MoP&PI
Ministry of Home Affairs - MHA
Ministry of Rural Development - MoRD
Ministry of Information Technology - MoIT
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting - MoI&B
Ministry of Communication - MoC
Ministry of Heavy Industries - MoHI
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment - MoSJ&E
Ministry of Civil Aviation - MoCA
Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Resources - MoNCR
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas - MoP&NG
Ministry of Finance - MoF
Ministry of External Affairs - MEA
Ministry of Commerce and Industry - MoC&I
Ministry of Science and Technology - MoSc&T
Ministry of Labour - MoL
Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution - MoCA&PD
National Crisis Management Committee - NCMC
Crisis Management Group - CMG
Emergency Support Function - ESF
Incident Command System - ICS
National Remote Sensing Agency - NRSA
High Powered Committee - HPC
Geographic Information System - GIS
t FEMA; Federal Response Plan, FEMA(USA), Apr-99
t FEMA; Federal Response Plan, FEMA,Apr-92
t National Emergency Training Centre;Donation Management WorkshopFEMA, Apr-92
t FEMA; Urban Search and rescueresponse system-Field Operation Guide,Sep-93
t FEMA; Stafford Act, Sep-98
t Department of Health andSanitation(USA); Disaster MedicalAssistance Team- Response teammanual, May-99
t FEMA; Selected Information AboutFederal Chemical Biological, NuclearConsequence Management ResponseTeams
t FEMA; FEMA Organisation
t FEMA; National InteragencyMobilisation Guide
t FEMA US and R Task forceOrganisation
t FEMA; Community relations Team-Field Operation Guide, Aug-99
t IFRC Emergency Response Units
t Gary Amdahl, Disaster Response-GISfor Public Safety ESRI-Press Canada,Apr-01
t Sphere Project; The Sphere Project-Humanitarian Charter and MinimumStandards in Disaster Response
t Normeca Norwegian Mobile Hospitalsand Disasters Units
t United Nations; United NationsDisaster assessment and Coordination(UNDAC), 2000
t Cabinet Secretariat; EmergencyManagement Systems in India-The needfor review in light of best practicesworldwide
t Govt. of India, HPC, Interim Report I,Jul-00
t Govt. of India, HPC, Interim Report II,Feb-01
t Govt. of India, Department of Scienceand Technology, Mine Fire, 2001
t Govt. of India, Department of Scienceand Technology, Geological Hazards,2001
References
t Ministry of Health and Family welfare,Govt. of India; Biological DisasterManagement Plan, 2001
t Revenue(Relief ) Department, Govt. ofIndia, Hyderabad EarthquakeContingency Plan-Andhra Pradesh
t ERM Private India Ltd. ChemicalHazards Jan-01
t Govt. of India, IMD, Water and ClimateRelated disasters, 2001
t District Contingency Plan
t Reva Khetrapal, Role of Media:Preparing People to Cope with Disasters,Press Council of India, Jan-01
t Govt of India, Ministry of Home Affairs,Concept of Trigger Mechanism, Feb-01
t Govt. Of India, Chapter 9 - Calamity
relief, 10th Finance Commission
t Govt. Of India, Chapter 9 - Calamityrelief, 11th Finance Commission
t Govt. of India Ministry of AgricultureEstablishment of the National Centrefor Calamity Management (NCCM),2001
t Govt. of India, SOI, SOI - Role in DM,2001
t Govt. of Bangladesh, Min. of DM andRelief, Disaster management System inBangladesh, 1999
t Srilanka, Kandy Municipal CouncilSriLanka, Urban Multi-Hazard DisasterMitigation Project, 2001
t AVS Reddy, State level- AccidentRelated, May-01