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CENTRAL CRISIS GROUP ALERT SYSTEM (As on November, 2018) CENTRAL CRISIS GROUP ALERT SYSTEM (As on November, 2018) MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA INDIRA PARYAVARAN BHAWAN JOR BAGH ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110 003 CENTRAL CRISIS GROUP ALERT SYSTEM (As on November, 2018) MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA INDIRA PARYAVARAN BHAWAN JOR BAGH ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110 003 CONTENTS No. Title Page No. 1.0 Introduction 1 2.0 Crisis Control Room (CCR) 5 2.1 Operation of CCR during office hours 5 2.2 Operations of CCR after office hours & on holidays 6 3.0 Central Crisis Group (CCG) 7 3.1 Functions of CCG 7 3.2 Duties of Member Secretary - CCG 9 3.3 Duties of the Duty Officers 10 3.4 Composition of CCG 13 3.5 Duty Officers - Supporting Staff 17 3.6 Directory - Duty Officers 17 3.7 Directory - Support Staff 20 3.8 Directory - Contacts for obtaining Staff Car Drivers and Vehicles at MoEF&CC 22 3.9 List of MoEF& CC Vehicles 24 4.0 State Crisis Group (SCG) 25 4.1 Constitution of SCG 25 4.2 Functions of SCG 26 (i) 5.0 District Crisis Group (DCG) 27 5.1 Composition of DCG 27 5.2 Functions of DCG 28 6.0 Local Crisis Group (LCG) 29 6.1 Composition of LCG 29 6.2 Functions of LCG 29 7.0 National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) 31 7.1 Introduction 31 7.2 Powers & Functions of National Executive Committee 31 7.3 Establishment of State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) 33 7.4 Directory - Chairman & Members of NDMA 36 7.5 Directory - Chemical Disaster Core Group 37 8.0 DIRECTORIES 38 8.1 Concerned Ministries I Departments 38 8.2 Chief Secretaries of the States/UTs 55 8.3 Labour Secretaries of States/UTs 70 8.4 Nodal Departments of States/UTs 80 8.5 Resident Commissioners of all States 89 8.6 Regional Offices of Ministry of Environment 98 Forest and Climate Change 8.7 Central Pollution Control Board and its Zonal Offices 101 8.8 State Pollution Control Boards 103 8.9 DGFASLI and Regional Labour Institutes 121 (ii) 8.10 Chief Inspector of Factories of States/UTs 127 8.11 Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation and its circle offices 137 8.12 Director General of Mines Safety 151 8.13 Indian Ports Association 160 8.14 Members of Scientific Advisory Committee 164 8.15 Experts/Institutions State-wise 167 8.16 Experts/Organisations dealing with oil slicks 177 8.17 International Organizations engaged in Disaster Management Activities 182 NOTES 185 (iii) 1.0 INTRODUCTION With rapid industrialization, the Indian Chemical Industry is an important sector of economy and supplies a wide range of products which find their way into a massive spectrum of human activity. Hence, chemicals occupy an important position in our economy and are the source of several benefits to the society. Many of these chemicals are toxic, corrosive, highly reactive, poisonous, carcinogenic, explosive or flammable or have a combination of these characteristics. Due to these properties, they have the potential to cause harm to human beings, other living creatures, plant, property and the environment in general. Thus, extreme care is necessary while handling such chemicals at all stages of manufacture, processing, treatment, package, storage, transportation, use, collection, destruction, conversion or sale. There are at present several agencies of the Government, both Central and State, such as the Inspectorates of Factories, Controller of Explosives, Pollution Control Boards, Port Authorities, Transport Authorities, Local Health Authorities and statutory rules & regulations for safe handling of hazardous chemicals. In spite of strict implementation of the rules & regulations, accidents do occur. Such accidents, lead to damage of life, property and environment. It is essential that the Central and State Governments and also the local authorities are fully prepared to meet such eventualities Unlike the emergencies caused through natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes etc., which c a n n o t b e p r e v e n t e d , t h e o c c u r r e n c e s o f emergencies caused through chemical accidents can be minimized by proper planning and preparedness. The emergency planning is thus just one aspect of the 1 total planning for safety. This planning has to be done by those who are responsible for handling hazardous chemicals, the local authority's In-charge of emergencies, the State Government and the Central Government. In view of the above, the Central Government has notified a set of rules entitled " C h e m i c a l A c c i d e n t ( E m e r g e n c y P l a n n i n g , Preparedness and Response) Rules, 1996" for management of chemical accidents in the country. The Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Rules, 1996 compliments the set of rules on accident prevention and preparedness notified under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 in 1989 entitled Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules and envisages a 4-tier crisis management set up at the Local, District, State and Centre. The rules were gazetted on 2nd August, 1996 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. The rules provide a statutory back-up for setting up of Crisis Group in districts and states which have Major Accident Hazard (MAH) Installations. The rules define the major accident hazard installations to include industrial activity, transport and isolated storages at a site handling hazardous chemicals in quantities specified. As per the rules, the Government of India is to constitute a Central Crisis Group (CCG) for the management of chemical accidents and set up a Crisis Alert System (CAS) within 30 days of the notification. Under this system, the Centre would set up a functional control room at appropriate places and an Information Networking System with the State and District control rooms will also be set up. Adequate 2 staff and experts will be appointed to manage the control room. The CAS will also be responsible for publishing a list of major accident hazard installations, and a list of major chemical accident in chronological order. It would take measures to create awareness amongst the public with a view to prevent chemical accidents. The Chief Secretaries of all the States are to constitute State Crisis Groups (SCG) to plan and respond to chemical accidents in the State and notify the same in gazette within 45 days. The District Collector shall not only constitute a District Crisis Group (DCG) but also constitute Local Crisis Groups (LCG's) for every industrial pocket in the district within 60 days. The CCG shall be the apex body in the country to deal with and provide expert guidance for planning and handling of major chemical accidents in the country. The CCG shall continuously monitor the post-accident situation and suggest measures for prevention of reoccurrence of such accidents. It shall meet every six months and respond to enquiries from the SCG and DCG. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change will publish a State-wise list of experts and concerned officials. The SCG will be chaired by the State Chief Secretary and shall be the apex body in the State consisting of Government officials, technical experts and industry representatives and will deliberate on planning, preparedness and mitigation of chemical accidents with a view to reducing the extent of loss of life, property and ill health. The SCG will review all the District Off-site Emergency Plans for its adequacy. The District Collector shall be the Chairman of the DCG and the Group will serve as the apex body at the 3 district level and shall meet every 45 days. This group shall review all on- site Emergency Plans prepared by the occupiers of the Major Accident. Hazard installations for preparation of a District Off-Site Emergency Plan, which shall also include hazards due to the transportation of hazardous chemicals both by road and by pipeline. The district Chairperson shall conduct at least one full scale mock-drill of the District Off-site Emergency Plan at a site each year. Powers under section 10 of the Environment Protection Act for entry and inspection have been made available to the Central, State and District Crisis Groups/members. The Rules envisage that the Crisis Groups will provide information to the public regarding chemical accident prevention, preparedness and mitigation. The rules will enable preparation of an Off-site Emergency Plan, updation and conduct of mock drill. It will further enhance the implementation of the Public Liability Insurance Act 1991 for providing of speedy relief to the victims. For the effective coordination and management of chemical disasters, the Red book is very important as it facilitates quick information exchange during chemical emergencies. 4 2.0 INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE FOR CRISIS MANANGEMENT. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has set up a Control Room (CR) for fast flow of information and co ordination of activities during actual emergency. The control room is a part of the Crisis Alert System (CAS). The Control Room is located in J-204, Second Floor, Jal Block, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi: 110003 (Phone No. +91-11-24695387). The following channels of communication are available: Shri Ritesh Kumar Singh, Joint Secretay, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Room no 116, First floor, Prithvi Wing, Jorbagh Road, Aliganj New Delhi-110003 011- 24695129 (O), 24695271 (F) Email : [email protected] or Shri Manoj Kumar Gangeya, Director Hazardous Substances Management Division, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Room No.
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