District Disaster Management Plan Jalpaiguri
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District Disaster Management Plan Jalpaiguri District Disaster Management Authority Jalpaiguri O/o the District Magistrate, Jalpaiguri West Bengal FOREWORD Many types of disaster occur in different times. It is pertinent to know the meaning of disaster before going deep into it. The term disaster is derived from the French word “disastre” meaning a bad evil star. To us Disaster stands for a Catastrophe, Calamity, Tragedy, ruin, adversity etc. It can also be defined as a crisis situation causing widespread damage which far exceeds our ability to recover, it suffocates our ability to react and very often the community undergoes a severe damage and incurs huge losses. In the District of Jalpaiguri such disaster is mainly caused by Flood, Cyclone, Thunderstorm and Earthquakes. The district, with an area of 3386.18 Sq. Km. is situated in the foothills of the Himalayas and falls under seismic zone IV is prone to Disaster like Flood and Earthquake. The District Disaster Management Plan has been prepared after successful conduct of Flood Co-ordination meeting with all stakeholders to meet any exigencies in the event of any such disaster and also to evolve ways and means of minimizing the damages due to such disasters, by coordinating and ensuring timely intervention by different departments. The plan also tries to establish policies and procedures for assuring maximum and optimum utilization of the resources of the District with a view to minimize the loss of life and property and injury to the people. I do hope that the District Disaster Management Plan will help all the stakeholders in mitigating any eventualities of disaster. District Magistrate Jalpaiguri. Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Aim and Objectives of the District Disaster Management Plan ....................................................... 1 1.2 Authority for the DDMP: DM Act 2005 ......................................................................................... 2 1.3 Evolution of the DDMP ................................................................................................................. 3 1.4 Stakeholders and their responsibility .............................................................................................. 4 1.5 How to use DDMP Framework ...................................................................................................... 5 1.6 Approval Mechanism of the Plan: Authority for implementation (State Level/ District Level orders) ............................................................................................................................................................ 5 1.7 Plan Review & Updation: Periodicity ............................................................................................. 6 2 Hazard, Vulnerability, Capacity and Risk Assessment .......................................................................... 7 2.1 Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Assessment ................................................................................... 7 2.2 Matrix of Seasonality of Hazard ..................................................................................................... 9 2.3 Vulnerability Analysis ................................................................................................................... 9 2.3.1 Due to Unplanned Development ............................................................................................ 10 2.3.2 Environmental Vulnerability: ................................................................................................ 10 2.3.3 Vulnerability towards Earthquake .......................................................................................... 10 2.3.4 Risk of Drowning .................................................................................................................. 10 3. Institutional Mechanism .................................................................................................................... 11 3.1 National Level Mechanism .......................................................................................................... 11 3.1.1. National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) ................................................................ 11 3.1.3. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) .............................................................. 11 3.2 State Level Mechanism ................................................................................................................ 12 3.2.1 West Bengal Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) ......................................................... 13 3.2.2 State Crisis Management Group (SCMG) .............................................................................. 13 3.2.3 State Executive Committee.................................................................................................... 13 3.2.4 State Working Groups ........................................................................................................... 13 3.3 District Level Mechanism in Jalpaiguri ........................................................................................ 14 3.3.1 District Crisis Management Group ........................................................................................ 15 3.3.2 District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) ............................................................... 15 4. Prevention and Mitigation Measures .................................................................................................. 17 4.1 Structural Mitigation Measures .................................................................................................... 17 4.1.1 Retrofitting ........................................................................................................................... 17 4.1.2 Earthquake Resistant Construction ........................................................................................ 18 4.2 Non-Structural Mitigation Measures ............................................................................................ 18 4.2.1 Awareness generation Programmes ....................................................................................... 19 4.2.2 Training and Capacity Building ............................................................................................. 19 5. Preparedness Measures ...................................................................................................................... 21 5.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 21 5.2 Measuring Community Preparedness ........................................................................................... 21 5.3 Components of Preparedness Plan ................................................................................................ 21 5.3.1 Components of Community Preparedness Plan ...................................................................... 21 5.3.2 Components of Administrative Preparedness ......................................................................... 22 5.4 Reliable Communication Systems ................................................................................................ 23 5.4.1 Preparation of a Response Plan .............................................................................................. 23 5.5 Emergency Operation Centre-Jalpaiguri ....................................................................................... 23 6. Capacity Building and Training Measure ........................................................................................... 25 6.1 Trainings and Capacity Building .................................................................................................. 25 6.2 Community Awareness and Community Preparedness Planning ................................................... 25 6.3 Capacity Building of Community Task forces .............................................................................. 26 6.4 Mock Drill ................................................................................................................................... 26 7. RESPONSE AND RELIEF MEASURES .......................................................................................... 27 7.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 27 7.2 Methodology of Response Plan .................................................................................................... 27 7.3 Various Response Levels ............................................................................................................. 27 7.4 Important Systems Used in the Response Plan.............................................................................. 28 7.4.1 Response Plan ........................................................................................................................... 28 7.4.2 Incident Command System (ICS) .............................................................................................. 29 7.4.3 Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) ....................................................................................... 29 7.4.4 Primary and Secondary Agencies .............................................................................................