DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 2019-20 DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT SECTION PURBA MEDINIPUR 1 Government of West Bengal Shri Partha Ghosh(WBCS Exe.) Office of the District Magistrate & Collector District Magistrate & Collector Tamralipta,Purba Medinipur,Pin-721236 Tamralipta,Purba Medinipur,Pin-721236 Ph. No.-03228-263329, Fax No.:– 03228–263728 Ph. No.-03228-263098, Fax No.:– 03228–263500 Email address:
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[email protected] Foreword Purba Medinipur district is situated in the southern part of the state of West Bengal.Total geographical area covered by the district is 4713 sq Km.This district extended from 22031‘ North to 21038‘ North latitude and from 88012‘ East to 87027‘ East longitudes. This District has a Multi-Hazard geographical phenomenon having a large area falls under Bay of Bengal Coastal Zone. Digha,Mandarmoni,Shankarpur and Tajpur are the important tourist spots where a huge numbers of tourists come regularly.To ensure the safety and security of tourist involving all stakeholders is also a challenge of our District. The arrangement of Nulias for 24x7 have been made for safety of tourist.200 Disaster Management volunteers have been trained under ―Aapda Mitra Scheme‖ for eleven(11) Blocks,43 nos Multi-Purpose Cyclone Shelters(PMNRF-15,NCRMP-28) have also been constructed to provide shelter for people and cattle during any emergency need. Basic training for selected volunteers(@10 for each Block and @5 for Each GP) have also been started for strengthening the Disaster Management group at each level.A group of 20 nos of Disaster Management volunteers in our district have also been provided modern divers training at Kalyani.