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by Major General Gamini Hettiarachchi (Retd) Director General Disaster Management Centre Institutional Arrangements Devolved Disaster Management Framework

. National Disaster Management Coordinating Committee . Emergency Response Committee . District Disaster Management Committees . Divisional Disaster Management Committees . GN Disaster Management Committee . Sub Committees at GN Level 24 x 7 National Emergency Operations Centre DisasterDisaster RiskRisk ManagementManagement MechanismMechanism atat Sub-nationalSub-national LevelLevel

District Secretary Disaster Prov. Level District Disaster Disaster Management Managemen Committee Management t Centre Committee Emergency Op. Local Authority Rooms Committees Govt. Departments District Military & Assistant Police Directors Div. Level Private Sector Committees GN Committees NGOs/ Civil Village Societies volunteer Business Committee Communities s

Early Warning, Medical / Health, Search & Rescue, Camp Management & Security Committees Early warning System Receiving Technical Information from Various Agencies USGS DOM GDACS

INCOIS EMERGENCY OPERATION GSMB INDONESIA N MET CENTER NARA RIMES

AUS-MET Tsunami Early Warning Dissemination

Warning Given by Technical Agencies

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Vulnerable Communities Methods of Dissemination . National Level . TV Stations Early Warning Unit . Radio Station 24 x 7 Emergency Operations Centre . Early Warning Towers . Police & Military Communication . Cell Broadcast/ SMS . Technical Devices . Satellite & Radio Communication (HF & VHF) . Telephones / CDMA/ GSM . Provincial / District Level . Radio Communication Emergency Operations Centre . Telephones / CDMA/ GSM Disaster management Coordinators . Police & Military Communication . AGA Division / Village Level . Telephones / CDMA/ GSM Early Warning Sub Committees/Teams . Police Vehicles – Announcements NGOs and CBOs . PA Systems . Sirens . Temple and church bells . Riders/ Push Bicycle & Motor Cycles/Messengers Multi-Hazard Early Warning Dissemination ReceivingSystem Early Warnings USG GDACS INCOIS INDONESIAN AUS- RIMES NARA DOM GSMB S MET MET Government Agencies, Critical Agencies & Stakeholders Radio Police Multi-Hazards Early Comm Media & Out SLT/ General Public Warning Disseminatio Puts Dialog, n of Warning Dissemination Unit of Military SMSFax the DMC Regional & Internet International Organizations Satellite com UN System, 24 hrs INGOs, NGOs Emergency Cell Broad. Provincial Councils Operation Police Com Center District District Disaster Management Military Secretariats Committees Com Divisional Divisional Disaster Management Committees Warning Secretariats Towers Village level DM Committees Local Authorities DEWN

Police Stations Media Hospitals Riders / Government Dpt. Speaker Bells / Messengers Cyclers Sys. Sirens NGOs, CBOs RADIO channels Early warning through • SLBC Media. • LAKHADA FM • SIRASA FM TV channels • DERANA FM • ITN • SRI FM • RUPAVAHINI • SIYATHA FM • SIRASA TV • KIRULA FM • DERANA TV • LAK FM • SHAKTHI TV • RANGIRI SRILANKA • FM SWARNAVAHIN I NEWS ALERTS • SIYATHA TV • JNW NEWS ALERTS • DERANA ALERTS • LIVE @ 8 ALERTS

NEWS WEB SITES SATTELITE TV PEO TV NEWS BAR

74 Early Warning Towers

Repeate r Stations

EW Tower s DIALOG VPN NETWORK

National Emergenc y Operation Center Telephones HF /VHF Equipments

Satellite communication covering 25 Districts

Hand Held Desk Top

Disaster Early Warning Network ( DEWN)

DEWN SERVER

SMS (5000 CEL SELECTED DEWN BROADCAS KEY T CONTACT SYSTE (7,500,000 PEOPLE) S) M 20 Fax e-mail

Mega Phone & Public Addressing Systems Electric and Manual Sirens

Traditional Methods Early Warning Dissemination

SystemTechnical Receive data Agencies and Generate warning information Disaster Police and messages for the Military community Management Communicati Centre on Centre & Media Disseminatio DDMCU n District Level Of Divisional Warning Level Police and Messages Military Grama Niladari Last Mile Level Dissemination

Awareness & Vulnerable Training Communit y Conducting Mock drills “Last Mile ” Dissemination

Government Community

Communication Tools

Tsunami Warning Multi hazard Temple Bell Flood Warning DMC EW tower

District Division Loudspeaker car SMS Police

Military Evacuation Instruction

Media Handy speaker In cooperation with Loudspeaker CBDM TV & Radio Community level Last- mile disseminatio Electronic Messengers/Runne media n rs Motor cyclists/Cyclists DEWN /Three Wheelers RADIO Sirens/Bells Speaker systems in villages E-Communication Telephone/Mobiles Police vehicles Warning with speakers Towers Hand held VHF set Telephones Mobile/SMS Use of Military Police in Tsunami Warning and Evacuation Police Communication for the Early Warning

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119 Mirihana

119 All Coastal Police Stations Dissemination Mechanism of Army

SECRET TSUNAMI EFFECTED AREAS AND RESPONSIBLE BDEs /BNS ANNEX A TO DOPS /OPS/DMC/18 II 7 SLAWC II DATED SEP 11 II SLE Early Warning System with Military X 8 VIR 521 BDE II II 17 GW 16(V) VIR I C 10(V) GW JAFFNA II II I 15(V) VIR 10(V) VIR C 17 GW II 20 SLNG II I POONENRYN A 17 GW II 19 SLNG 23 SLSR II 29 SLNG KILINOCHCHI II II 20 (V) GW II PUTHUKKUDIYIRIPPU II II 25 SLNG 28 SLLI 25 GW 26 VIR X MANKULAM X MULAITHIVU 681 BDE X 651 BDE II 541 BDE I 23 SLLI DMC A 27 SLSR X I 25 GW 591 BDE B II II MANNAR 27 SLSR 19 GW X II I WELIOYA 543 BDE 24 SLSR A 25 GW II SILAWATTURAI 26 GW II XX VAVUNIYA X 11 GW II 54 DIV 26 GR 221 BDE II D 6 VIR I MULLIKULAM I C 6 VIR HOROWPOTHANA 2(V) GRTRINCOMALEE II I 51 5(V) SLA 25 SLSR C XX 22 DIV SAMPOOR . B 2 SLNG ANURADHAPURA II I 24 VIR B 2 SLNG VAKARAI. II 2 SLNG 2 SLNG . X D 2 SLNG 143 BDE I II HABARANA D 2 (V) SLSR 1 VIR PUTTALAM POLONNARUWA … AIR X 2 (V) SLSR ARM 233 BDE D NAV DAMBULLA II 2(V) SLSR II I FORC . 12 (V) SLA C 2 (V) SLSR Y .. Y 56 . 12 (V) SLA X E 234 BDE KURUNEGALA II 8 SLNG I II D 8 SLNG 2 SLASC KANDY I NEGAMBO A 8 SLNG KATUNAYAKE NUWARAELIYA XX OCC 14 DIV II I DIYATALAWA II 16 SLNG 4 (V) SLE C 6 GR SRI J AYAWARDENAPURA I C 6 SLAC II AHQ 4 (V) CES II Vulnerable KALUTARA HOMAGAMA RATHNAPURA 6 SLAC I EMBILIPITIYA A 6 SLAC

X HAMBANTOTA Community 533 BDE

X X 121 BDE 122 BDE … II 17(V) SLSR B 6 SLSR II … BOOSSA 3(V) GW 10 CES GALLEII MATARA 2 (V) GW A - 1 SECRET Community, Preparedness,

Capacity Building Response SUB COMMITTEES AT GN LEVEL

. Early Warning . Medical / Health . Search & Rescue . Camp Management . Village Security Community Awareness Identifying community level risks and resources Community hazard mapping

Identifying vulnerable areas, local level early waning capabilities, evacuation paths, and safe places

35 Participatory Hazard Mapping in Vulnerable Communities Participatory Hazard Mapping to identify safe routes and safe areas WarningWarning signssigns Community Evacuation

Mock Drills to ensure timely evacuation Mock Drills

Future Plans • To provide VHF communication to selected Media organizations • To establish direct communication links with Armed Forces • SLT landlines ring for the EW messages. • Media SMS group to be established • To provide VHF communication to Divisional and most vulnerable GN Divisions. Thank You