DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN PASCHIM MEDINIPUR - 2020 Office of the District Magistrate Paschim Medinipur For Office Use Only Disaster Management & Civil Defence Section Paschim Medinipur Phone No: 03222-275894 1077 (Toll free) Email ID:
[email protected] District Emergency Contact Numbers Ambulance District police 102 / 03222- 275646 / 275384 / 100 / 03222-267983 (control room) 275753 / 275764 032222-275609 Fire Electric 101 / 03222-263895 03222-275800 / 275828 / 263796 Medical help Child helpline 03222-275764 / 275102 1098 1 FOREWORD Disaster management is a process or strategy that is implemented when any type of catastrophic event takes place. A truly comprehensive disaster management action plan will encompass a wide range of possibilities that can easily be adopted in the event of one disaster that sets off a chain reaction of other types of disasters in its wake. Paschim Medinipur district in the past has experienced disasters like flood, drought, cyclone etc. In the year 2013 the district experienced five successive spells of flood due to heavy rainfall in upper catchment areas and huge discharge from dams. We have also faced flood during the year 2015. A havoc flood in 2017 caused enormous loss to humn lives and properties. We can minimize the suffering of the affected people by providing assistance to them in case of emergency. Preparation of Disaster Management Plan-2020 is viewed as a part of preparedness with a view to take appropriate action to save human lives and properties in the face of disaster. The Disaster Management Action Plan-2020 is a co-ordinated effort of Disaster Management Section of Paschim Medinipur Collectorate and other line departments.