2011 - 2012 District Disaster Management Plan D A R R A N G Forward Darrang District has prepared Preparedness & Mitigation and Response Plan with the support of various Govt Departments with a view to meet any challenges during any disaster. The plan includes facts and figures, contingency plan, equipment available in the district, formation of team department wise, volunteers from NGOs to response in any emergency. Activity DDMA would take up in the district on capacity building, standard operation procedure department wise. All are cordially invited for their kind suggestion to be incorporated in the plan. Kumud Kalita, ACS Deputy Commissioner Mangaldai, Darrang. Content 1. Introduction. 2. District Profile. • Administrative set up. • Revenue circle wise number of blocks and revenue villages • Demographic details. • Topographical details. • Climate and rainfall - Comparative chart of year wise total rainfall • Temperature. • Geographical area- Land Use pattern (area in ha) of the district: 3. Hazard, Risk, Vulnerability Analysis and Capacity Analysis. • Hazard Analysis - History of Disaster in the District Seasonal Hazard Analysis Disaster Probability Risk Assessment • Vulnerability Analysis – Infrastructure Vulnerability against Hazards Identification of Weak and Vulnerable Embankment List of Damaged bridges , Culverts and roads falls under PWD State Roads. Alternative Route Structure List of damaged S.P.T bridges and roads under PWD rural Roads. • Capacity Analysis. Trainings organized by DDMA Trainings related to disaster management Health Institutions. Doctors and staff List of Ambulance of the district Institutions. Private Ambulance. List of Police Stations List of Police Outpost APRO List of Fire Station Shelter Places – Schools to be used as relief camps, Raised Platform List of Earthen Raised Platform (Sheltering of Livestock) Quick Response Team (QRT) List of Godown PDS Retail Shop List of country Boats Trained volunteers on search and rescue 4. Institutional Mechanism 5. Mitigation and Preparedness Plan. Response Plan 1. Response Plan Team Formation Department wise to response in case of emergency 2. Recovery & Reconstruction plan. 3. Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) department wise. 4. Linking with the Development Plan 5. Budget and other financial Allocations 6. Monitoring and Evaluations 7. Annexure 1. Introduction The occurrence of natural disasters is a global phenomenon. The North East of India a highly vulnerable to most types of natural calamities due to its geographical Position. Concern about frequent disasters is becoming increasingly relevant as increase in population density, population shifts, depletion of natural environment and increasing technology make it likely that we will encounter disasters more frequently and that they will be more severe. The district of Darrang which is situated in the south of Assam is vulnerable to natural disasters like floods, cyclones, earth-quakes, etc. Considering at the past experience shows number of recurring difficulties during disaster response; DDMP is prepared which incorporates preparedness, mitigation and response component. Plan shall act as guide and measures to be taken before during and after emergency. 2. District Profile The District is situated at the center of the state, which comes under North Bank Plain Zone (NBPZ) of Assam, occupies a geographical area of 1427.49 sq. km between longitudes 2009’N to 26º95’N and latitudes 91º45’E to 92022’E.The district is surrounded in the north by Udalguri District, in the east Sonitpur District and in the west by Kamrup District. The major physiographic variation of the district is in general considered to be plain except high land areas, flood prone areas, char lands and swampy areas. The mighty Brahmaputra flows along the southern periphery of the district. Thus, the district is also well connected with the water ways. The river Brahmaputra is the main river in the border of the south of the district flows from the east to west direction. Other important tributaries of the Brahmaputra are Barnadi, Nanoi, Mangaldai, Nowanodi, Saktola, Dhansiri, which are the main River flowing through the district and the rivers are perennial in nature. • ADMINISTRATIVE SET UP: Darrang is one of the 27 districts of Assam. It comprises of one Sub-division – Mangaldai. There are 6 (Six) Revenue Circles (Tahsils), namely Sipajhar, Patherighat, Dalgaon, Mangaldai, Kalaigaon (part) and Khoirabari (part). Further the district is divided into 7 Community Development Blocks. Below the Block level set-up, there are 79 Gram Panchayats each comprises about eight villages on the average and governed by local self bodies. The District Police Administration is divided into 4 (four) Police Stations – Mangaldai, Sipajhar, Dhula and Dalgaon. • REVENUE CIRCLE WISE NUMBER OF BLOCKS AND REVENUE VILLAGES: Revenue Circle Developmental Block No. Revenue Villages 1. Sipajhar Revenue Circle Sipajhar 93 2. Patharighat Revenue Circle Sipajhar 84 3. Mangaldai Revenue Circle Pub-Mangaldai, Paschim 140 Mangaldai, Kalaigaon Part 4. Dalgaon Revenue Circle Pub-Mangaldoi, Kalaigaon, 214 Dalgaon-Silamari, and Bechimari 5. Kalaigaon Revenue Circle Kalaigaon Dev Block 25 (Part) 6. Khoirabari Revenue Circle Khoriabari Dev Block 7 (Part) • DEMOGRAPHIC DETAILS: Total Population Distance Name of Circle No. of Village In Km. Persons Males Females Sipajhar 93 107729 55395 52334 16.00 Mangaldai 140 173837 90424 83413 0.00 16.00 Patharighat 84 91745 47348 44397 via MPK Dalgaon 214 409358 210808 198550 24.00 Khoirabari (part) 7 84731 43166 41565 39.00 Kalaigaon (part) 25 102824 52550 50274 19 TOTAL : 563 970224 499691 470533 • Population data as per 2001 census of India. Sex Ratio Female: - 942 PER 1000 Male & Literacy Rate 55% As per 2011 Census, population of reorganized Darrang District is as per below: No. of Villages Total Male Total Female Total Population 564 472134 435956 908090 • TOPOGRAPHICAL DETAILS: The geo-climatic condition of Darrang district is unique when compared to other districts of Assam. The river Brahmaputra flows through the southern part the district and its tributaries are Noa, Nanoi, Saktola, Bega and Mangaldai which are the major contributors of high flood along with massive erosion. • CLIMATE AND RAINFALL: The climate of the district is congenial. In the winter, the northern part of the district is colder than the rest of the district since it is covered by hills and forests of Udalguri District. The average temperature ranges from 10o to 30o C. Average annual rainfall is about 2120 mm. The relative humidity is about 37% in the month of February/ March and about 82% in other months. The monsoon of the district commences from the end of March and intensity gradually increases up to August and then declines to the minimum during November and December. The rainfall of the district is given below in table COMPARATIVE CHART OF YEAR WISE TOTAL RAINFALL Year-2005 Year-2006 Year-2007 Year-2008 Year-2009 Year-2010 Year-2011 Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall (in from January (in mm) (in mm) (in mm) (in mm) (in mm) mm) to august 2011 (in mm) 1916.30 1896.30 2528.4 1707.4 1462.5 2329.9 1416.2 • TEMPERATURE: The temperature in the region begins to increase from the end of February and reaches the highest point during June and July. January is the coldest month of the year. The air is highly humid throughout the year and winds are light in the district. But some of the cyclonic storm and depressions from the Bay of Bengal occur in the monsoon and post monsoon periods accompanied by heavy rain. Thunder storms occur during the period from March to May. Fog occurs in the winter months. The complex physical feature of the district also contributes a great extent to the occurrence of flood. • GEOGRAPHICAL AREA: The total geographical area of the district is 1, 42, 051 hectares and out of that 73.40% is cultivable area. At present, 83.7% of cultivable area is under cultivation. The gross cropped area in the district is 87, 277 ha (61.40 % of total geographical area) and the net sown area is calculated as 73,619 ha (84.4% of gross cropped area). The area sown more than once is 59, 116 ha (67.70% of gross cropped area). The cropping intensity is 180.30 %. Out of the total cultivable area, 3.70% is still cultivable waste. Out of the total geographical areas, 1.70% areas covered as current fallow land. Permanent pastures and grazing land covered 3, 105 ha (2.20% of the total geographical area), Land under misc. trees groves not included in net area sown covered 4, 760 ha (3.40 % of gross cropped area). Block wise land use pattern of the district is presented in table Land Use pattern (area in ha) of the district: Name of Geo- Cultiv- Cultiva- Cultiv- Current Forest Pasture Non - Misc. Block graphical able area ted area able fallow Re- Open Agril Plantati area waste serve Use on Sipajhar 43279 36500 30632 1550 750 - 1600 1520 3343 1500 Pub 32162 21300 18438 350 400 - 0 321 2278 800 Mangald oi Dalgaon- 33061 22500 18203 550 350 - 550 530 2558 750 Sialmari Pachim 18582 14525 11532 400 430 - 0 385 1360 860 Mangald ai Bechimar 14967 9420 8472 400 432 - 0 349 2895 850 i Total 1,42,051 1,04,245 87,277 3,250 2,362 - 2,150 3,105 12,434 4,760 *Source: SREP, 2005 3. Hazard, Risk, Vulnerability Analysis and Capacity Analysis (I) Hazard Analysis: Hazard analysis has done in terms of the past history of disaster, disaster probability areas likely be affected by disaster and risk assessment in terms