Disaster Management Plan Fatehgarh Sahib(2020-21)
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1 Disaster Management Plan Fatehgarh Sahib(2020-21) Office of Deputy Commissioner, Fatehgarh Sahib (Amrit Kaur Gill, IAS). Deputy Commissioner,Fatehgarh Sahib Chairperson, DDMA, Fatehgarh Sahib CONTENTS Chapter-1 Introduction 1.1. Disaster 1.2. District Background 1.2.1. Location, General Boundary and Area 1.2.2. Administrative Setup 1.3. Topography 1.4. Climate 1.4.1. Rainfall 1.5. Objective and Goal of the Plan 1.6. Scope of Plan 1.7. Necessity of the Plan 1.8. The main features of Disaster Management Plan 1.9. Concept of Operation Chapter-2 Floods 2.1 Disaster Identification in Fatehgarh Sahib. 2.2. History of Disasters in the District 2.3. Vulnerability Assessment of the District 2.3.1. Physical Vulnerability 2.4. Risk Analysis of the District Chapter-3 Institutional Arrangement for DM 3.1. Disaster Management Institutional Mechanisms 3.2. Central Government 3.3. Institutional Mechanisms at State Level 3.3.1. Punjab State Disaster Management Authority (PSDMA) 3.3.2. Centre for Disaster Management MGSIPAP 3.3.3. State Disaster Management Authority (SDRF) 3.4. Institutional Mechanisms at District Level 3.4.1. District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), FGS Chapter-4 Prevention and Mitigation Measures 4.1. Structural Mitigation &. Non Structural Mitigation Chapter-5 Preparedness Measures 5.1. Incident Response Team (IRT) 5.2. District Emergency Operation Centre (DEOC) Chapter-6 Response and Relief measures 6.1. Declaration of Disaster 6.2. Implementation of District Disaster Management Plan 6.3. Disaster Reporting 6.4. Emergency Support Function 6.5. Relief Annexure 1: Resource Inventory of District Fatehgarh Sahib Annexure 2: List of Evacuation Centres Annexure 3: List of Youth Club Annexure 4: List of Important Numbers Annexure 5: List of Medical staff and available Medicines in stock Annexure 6: List of Divers,avilability of substitute roads & availability of sand bags CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Disasters are not new to mankind. They have been the constant, though inconvenient, companions of the human beings since time immemorial. Disaster can be natural or human- made. Earthquake, Flood, cyclone, hailstorm, cloud burst, landslide, soil erosion, snow avalanche etc. are examples of natural disaster while fire, epidemics, transports accidents, and leakage of chemicals/nuclear installations, environmental pollution etc. are human made disasters or human-induced disasters since they are the direct result of human action. At the global level, there has been considerable concern over natural disasters. Even as substantial scientific and material progress is made, the loss of lives and property due to disasters has not decreased. In fact, the human toll and economic losses have mounted. It was in this background that the United Nations General Assembly, in 1989, declared the decade 1990-2000 as the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction with the objective to reduce loss of lives and property and restrict socio-economic damage through concerted international action, especially in developing countries. 1.1 Disaster‘ defines as per the Disaster Management Act 2005 section (2) d, a disaster refers to catastrophe, mishap, calamity or grave occurrence in any area, arising from either natural or manmade causes, or by accident or negligence which results in substantial loss of life or human suffering, or damage to and destruction of property or damage to or degradation of environment, and is of such a nature or magnitude as to be beyond the coping capacity of the community of the affected area. In a simple sense, Disaster is when a hazard leads to loss of lives, properties and livelihood aspects on a large scale. ‗Disaster Management’ involve a continuous and integrated process of planning, organizing, coordinating and implementing measures which are necessary or expedient for Prevent danger or threat of any disaster. Mitigation or reduce the risk or severity or consequences of any disaster. Capacity-building and preparedness to deal with any disaster. Prompt response to any threatening disaster situation or disaster. Assessing the severity or magnitude of effects of any disaster. Evacuation, rescue and relief. Rehabilitation and reconstruction. 1.2. District Background Fatehgarh Sahib District is one of the twenty two districts in the state of Punjab in North-West Republic of India, with its headquarters in the city of Fatehgarh Sahib. District of Fatehgarh Sahib came into existence on 13 April 1992, Baisakhi Day, deriving its name 'Fatehgarh Sahib' from Sahibzada Fateh Singh, the youngest son of 10th Guru Gobind Singh, who were bricked alive by the orders of Suba Sirhind, Wazir Khan in 1705, and the place is now the site a famous 'Gurudwara Fatehgarh Sahib. 1.2.1. Location, General Boundary and Area Fatehgarh Sahib District is located in southeastern part of Punjab state and lies between 30º 25‘ 00‖ to 30º 45‘ 45‖ north latitude & 76º 04‘ 30‖ to 76º 35‘ 00‖ east longitude. The district is one of the smallest in the state constituted in 1992. Total area of the district is 1147 sq.km and falls under Patiala Division. Fatehgarh sahib, Amloh, Khamanon & Bassi Pathana are four teshils of the district. Gobindgarh and Chanarthal is the two Sub-Tehsil in the district. There are five development blocks namely Sirhind, Amloh, Khamanon, Khera & Bassi Pathana. Four major canals passing through the district are Sirhind canal, Bhakara canal (Main Line), Narwana branch and Satluj Yamuna Link (SYL) canal. Sirhind canal passes through western part of the district from North West to south east direction where as Narwana branch bifurcates from Bhakra main canal in the central part of the district and runs from North West to south east direction. Satluj Yamuna Link canal is not in operational. The irrigation is provided by distributaries and minors of Bhakra Canal only. 1.2.2. Administrative Setup – Fatehgarh Sahib is one of the districts of the Patiala Division. The total area of Fatehgarh Sahib District is 1,181 sq. Km. Administratively; the district is controlled by District Administration, Fatehgarh Sahib. The district is divided into 4 Sub- Divisions/Tehsil, 2 Sub-Tehsils, 5 development Blocks. Administrative Set-up Total Sub-Divisions 4 Total Tehsils 4 Sub Tehsil 2 Blocks 5 Total Villages 454 District Map 1.3. Topography The topography of the District Fatehgarh Sahib is typical representative of an Alluvial plain, it owes its origin to the aggravation work of the Sutlej River. The alluvium deposited by the river has been worked over by the wind which gave rise to a number of small dunes and sand mounds. Most of these dunes have been leveled by the brave hard working agriculturists of the district. The District can be divided into the flood plains of the Sutlej and the Up land plains. Soil is rich in nutrients and suitable for crops like wheat, Paddy, Oil seeds, Sugar Cane, Potato and vegetables etc. Availability of Minerals The district is poor as regards mineral wealth. A few minor minerals are, however, found in the district as per following details: Kankar:- Kankar, popularly known as Rore, occurs mainly as nodules. The soil zones containing nodular variety of Kankar range in thickness from 50 centimetres to a metre. It occurs mostly in the form of isolated beds and pockets. It can be used for white washing and road metalling. Occurrences of gravels at depth have been noticed in Bhadson, Rurki areas. Groundwater: - Water bearing formations in the area mainly include fine to medium grained sand or sand with little admixture of clay. At shallow depth the ground water occurs under unconfined water table conditions and in deeper aquifers occurs under confined conditions. The depth to ground water table in the area ranges from 4.05 m below ground level (mbgl) in the central to 18.10 mbgl in the north eastern parts. The quality of ground water in shallow aquifers confirm to maximum permissible limits for drinking water standards except along western part where high values of fluoride (1.5 to 2.10 ppm) have been noticed and in central Fatehgarh Sahib showing high values of sodium, zinc, iron, sulphate, nitrate and chloride. The deeper waters in general are found to be suitable for irrigation and domestic purposes. 1.4. Climate The climate of the District Fatehgarh Sahib is characterized by dryness except a brief spell of monsoon season in a very hot summer and a bracing winter. The winter season is from middle of November to the early part of March. The succeeding period up-to the end of June is the hot season. July, August and half of September constitute the south west of monsoon, the period of mid September to about the middle of November may be termed as post monsoon or transitional period. June is generally the hottest month. Hot and scorching dust laden winds blow during summer season. December & January are the coldest months. The mean daily temperature varies in the range of 5. C to 43. C. 1.4.1. Rainfall The rainfall in the district increases from south west towards the north east. About 70% of the rainfall is received during the period July to September. The rainfall during December to March accounts for 16% of the rainfall and the remaining 14% rainfall is received in other months of the year. The average annual rainfall is 698.8 mm. Map - Rainfall Map of Punjab Source: Soil & Water Conservation Department. FATEHGARH SAHIB DISTRICT RAINFALL (MM.) FOR LAST YEAR YEA JANU FEB MAR APR MA JUNE JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC R ARY RUA CH IL Y Y UST TEM OBER EMB EMB RY BER ER ER 2019 28.0 57.3 7.00 46.8 9.5 18.5 224.0 196.0 77.1 Nil 18.8 15.8 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM 1.5.