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District Disaster Management Plan, West Khasi Hills District, Nongstoin DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 2016 DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (DDMA), WEST KHASI HILLS DISTRICT, NONGSTOIN, GOVERNMENT OF MEGHALAYA. DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY, NONGSTOIN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Every Plan is designed keeping in view some specific purpose and its own parameters that facilitates in practical implementation for the clarity in roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders outlined in the plan. Some of the main features of the plan are: It discusses the formation of the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) & District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) that is a high-powered committee at the district level to look into the issue of disaster management at different phases of the disaster. The role and responsibility of the DDMA has also been laid down. Establishment of Emergency Operation Centre and its role during different phases of disaster and normal time have been explained. It presents a complete and concrete analysis of hazards, vulnerabilities, risk and disasters in West Khasi Hills District. The Incident Response System (IRS) in the district has been discussed in detail giving the organizational structure and the major functions of the various players within the system as per IRS Guidelines (2010) of NDMA. It builds capacity of stakeholders regarding activities to be taken in different stages of disaster,preparedness , response and rehabilitation. The plan also throws light on the coordination mechanism performed by all the Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) & other Line departments/ participants which may include Central Government, State Government, expert and volunteer rescue teams, suppliers of goods used for disaster relief and for the affected people. The Plan also gives the detailed Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) for all the 14(fourteen) identified Emergency Support Functions in the district. It discusses the SOP for the various community task forces. ***************************** DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY, NONGSTOIN Foreward India has always been in the map for all sorts of Disasters and all the North Eastern States of India are vulnerable to Multi-disasters. The whole region of the North Eastern States lies in the seismic Zone V which is the one of the highest category of Earthquake making it most vulnerable to disasters. In view of the high incident of natural disasters in the recent past, the Government of India in collaboration and support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has initiated a major Programme called the “Disaster Risk Management Programme” with the objective to reduce loss of life and property in case of any eventualities and to restrict socio-economic damage by strengthening community at the grass root level, local self government and the District Administration preparedness, response and mitigation measures in some of the most vulnerable and affected areas. On the 23rd December 2005, The Government of India took a defining step by piloting the enactment of the Disaster Management Act 2005, which envisaged the creation of the NDMA headed by the Prime Minister of India, SDMAs headed by the CMs and DDMAs headed by the DCs and Co- Chaired by the elected representatives of local authorities to spearhead and implement a holistic and integrated approach to Disaster Management. The District Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan, includes the facts and figures that have been collected from various formal and informal sources with a view to meeting the challenges during any Natural Disaster. The Plan needs to improve and requires the full cooperation of all the Line Departments, all stakeholders and other institutions to furnish data and suggestions for improving, modifications and updating the Plan from time to time. All are cordially invited for their kind suggestion to be incorporated in the plan. Shri S Kharlyngdoh ,IAS, Deputy Commissioner & Chairman (DDMA), West Khasi Hills District, Nongstoin. DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY, NONGSTOIN ACKNOWLEDGMENT I would like to thank the members of the District Disaster Management Authority, West Khasi Hills District, Nongstoin for all the effort and time that they have constantly extended for the development of this Plan. The District Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan, includes the facts and figures that have been collected from various formal and informal sources with a view to meeting the challenges during any Natural Disaster. I express my gratitude and appreciation to all the Officers in the District, the Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Mairang, the Block Development Officers and all the other stakeholders who have shared their valuable inputs and information required for preparation of this Plan. I hope that the District Disaster Management Plan of West Hills District finds relevance, keeping in mind the susceptibility of this district to various disasters. Nongstoin Shri J.P.Lakiang, MCS May, 2016 Addl.Deputy Commissioner & (CEO) District Disaster Management Authority West Khasi Hills District, Nongstoin. DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY, NONGSTOIN CONTENTS CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1.1 District Profile 1.2 Demographic Details 1.3 West Khasi Hills District at a glance 1.4 Literacy rate in percentage 1.5 Topographical Details 1.6 Geographical : Agricultural features 1.7 Rivers and Creeks 1.8 Availability of Irrigation facilities 1.9 Infrastructure 1.10 Industries 1.11 Financial Institutions 1.12 Power Installations and Electric Installations 1.13 Transport and Communication Network 1.14 Objectives and Goal of the Plan 1.15 Scope of the Plan 1.16 Mandatory provisions of DM Plan 1.17 Plan Development 1.18 Stakeholders & Responsibilities 1.19 Concept of Operation 1.20 Trigger Mechanism 1.21 Approval Mechanism of the Plan 1.22 Plan Implementation and Maintenance CHAPTER II: HAZARD, VULNERABILITY, CAPACITY AND RISK ASSESSMENT 2.1 History of Disaster 2.3 Seasonality of Hazard 2.3 Risk Assessment 2.4 Vulnerability Analysis (Hazard-Wise) 2.5 Identification of Weak and Vulnerable Embankments. 2.6 Alternate Route Structure CHAPTER III: INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT 3.1 District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) 3.2 District Disaster Management Advisory Committee 3.3 Local Self Government Authorities DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY, NONGSTOIN 3.4 District Emergency Operations Centre (DEOC) CHAPTER IV: PREVENTION, MITIGATION AND PREPAREDNESS MEASURES 4.1 Preventive Measures (for all disasters) 4.2 Mitigation Measures (for all disasters) 4.3 Preparedness Measure (for all disasters) 4.3.1 Incident Response System (IRS) 4.3.2 Incident Response Team (IRT) 4.3.3 District Emergency Operations Centre (DEOC) 4.3.4 Resource Inventory 4.3.5 Assistance from National Disaster Management Force/Armed Forces/Paramilitary Forces CHAPTER V: CAPACITY BUILDING AND TRAINING MEASURES CHAPTER VI: RESPONSE PLAN AND RELIEF MEASURES The Incident Action Plan (IAP) 6.1 Incident Response System (IRS) and its activation 6.2 Roles and Responsibilities of District Magistrate as RO 6.3 The Incident Response Team (IRT) 6.4 Triggering Mechanism for Deployment of IRT 6.5 Incident Commander (IC) 6.5.1 Roles and Responsibilities of IC 6.5.2 Roles and Responsibilities of Information and Media Officer (IMO) 6.5.3 Roles and Responsibilities of Liaison Officer (LO) 6.5.4 Roles and Responsibilities of Safety Officer (SO) 6.7 Operations Section 6.7.1 Operations Section Chief (OSC) 6.7.2 Roles and Responsibilities of OSC 6.8 Response Branch 6.8.1 Roles and Responsibilities of Response Branch Director (RBD) 6.8.2 Roles and Responsibilities of Division Supervisor and Groups In-charge 6.8.3 Single Resource 6.8.4 Roles and Responsibilities of Single Resource Leader 6.8.5 Strike Team or Task Force 6.8.6 Roles and Responsibilities of Strike Team or Task Force Leader 6.9 Transportation Branch (TB) DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY, NONGSTOIN 6.9.1 Roles and Responsibilities of Transportation Branch Director (TBD) 6.9.2 Roles and Responsibilities of Coordinator (Road Operations) 6.9.3 Air Operations 6.9.4 Roles and Responsibilities of Nodal Officer (NO) 6.9 Planning Section (PS) 6.10 Planning Section Chief (PSC) 6.11.1 Roles and Responsibilities of PSC 6.11.2 Roles and Responsibilities of Resource Unit Leader (RUL) 6.11.3 Roles and Responsibilities of Check-in/Status Recorder 6.11.4 Roles and Responsibilities of Situation Unit Leader (SUL) 6.11.5 Roles and Responsibilities of Display Processor (DP) 6.11.6 Roles and Responsibilities of Field Observer (FO) 6.11.7 Roles and Responsibilities of Documentation Unit Leader (DUL) 6.11.8 Roles and Responsibilities of Demobilization Unit Leader (Demob. UL) 6.11.9 Technical Specialists (TS) 6.12 Logistics Section (LS) 6.13 Logistics Section Chief (LSC) 6.13.1 Roles and Responsibilities of LSC 6.13.2 Roles and Responsibilities of Service Branch Director (SBD) 6.13.3 Roles and Responsibilities of Communication Unit Leader (Com. UL) 6.13.4 Roles and Responsibilities of Medical Unit Leader (MUL) 6.13.5 Roles and Responsibilities of Food Unit Leader (FUL) 6.13.6 Roles and Responsibilities of Support Branch Director (Sup. BD) 6.13.7 Roles and Responsibilities of Resource Provisioning Unit Leader (RPUL) 6.13.8 Roles and Responsibilities of Resource Ordering-in-charge 6.13.9 Roles and Responsibilities of Resource Receiving and Distribution-in-Charge 6.13.10 Roles and Responsibilities of the Tool and Equipment Specialist 6.13.11 Roles and Responsibilities of Facilities Unit Leader (Fac. UL) 6.13.12 Other in-charges under the Fac. UL 6.13.13
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