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Home , Bairgania, East Champaran district, Harsidhi, Mehsi, Muzaffarpur District, Narkatiaganj

Review and Consultation Workshop on Disaster Management Plan

West East Champaran Assigned Resource Persons Shri Ajit Samaiyar and Shri Vishal Vasvani District Focal Persons Sr. No Districts District Magistrate Focal Officer 1 Muzaffarpur Shri. Dharmedra Shri. Avdhesh Kumar Anand, SDC 2 West Champaran Shri. Lokesh Kumar Shri. Mauhamad Khabir, ADM 3 East Champaran Shri. Anupam Shri. Manoj Kumar, Kumar SDC 4 Sitamarhi Shri. Rajeev Shri. Chandan Kumar Kumar, SDC 5 Sheohar Shri. Raj Kumar Shri. Mukesh Kumar, SDC Salient Points Covered in Inception Report

ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY

INTEGRATE GENDER CONCERNS

INTEGRATE CHILDREN CONCERNS

MAINSTREAM CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION

PREPARE A THOROUGH HVCA (Line Departments, COMMUNITY, SCHOOL, HOSPITAL, Collectorate Building)

ENCOURAGE COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT (DRR AND DEVELOPMENT)

ADDRESS DISTRICTS’ CAPACITY-BUILDING Highlights of Issues discussed during District level Consultation

 Process of developing DDMP  Nature of the Hazards prevalent in the district  Vulnerabilities and Coping Mechanism  Identification of Vulnerable Areas  Incident Response System (IRS)/Response District Lever Consultation led by District Mechanism Magistrate, Muzaffarpur  Communication Plan including Early Warning dissemination mechanism in the district District Level Consultation led by District  Functioning of Emergency Operation Centre Magistrate, East Champaran  Relief Distribution Plan  Climate Change Adaptation  Stakeholder Involvements  Integrating GIS technology Issues incorporated following comments and recommendations of Inception Workshop

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Focus Group Discussion, identifying hazards and Panchayat Mukhiya participating in the underlying risks in the Mankerwa Panchayat of Penahra HVCA at Block of East Champaran. Jamua Panchayat of Block of Panchayat Level HVCA

Sand bag and boulder pitching to control River bank erosion at Ballor Nidhi Panchayat of river bank erosion near Chilvaniya panchayat Gaighat Block, Muzaffarpur of block, West Champaran Area selected against Criteria Applied

Block Name of Geographi Proximity to Remotenes Hazards Name the c Location the River s and Panchayats frequency East Champaran

Heat Flash Drinking Man Animal Road Name of the Block Earthquake Cold waves Floods Erosion Drought Forest Fire Health Hazard waves Floods water crisis Conflict accident Adapur Banjaria Bankatwa Chakia Chauradano Chiraiya Dhaka Ghorasahan Kalyanpur Kesariya Kotwa Madhuban Paharpur Pakridayal Patahi Phenhara Piprakothi Ramgarhwa Sangrampur Tetaria Turkauliya

High Medium Low Sheohar

Drinking Man Animal Health Block Flash Flood Flood Erosion Drought Forest Fire Earthquake Conflict Cold waves water crisis Conflict Hazard DUMARI KATSARI

PIPRAHI PURNAHIYA Sheohar TARIYANI

High Medium Low Sitamarhi

Man- Soil Earthquak Heat & Cold Storm / Road Boat Snake Naxalis Block Flood Drought Fire Hailstorm Epidemic Lightening animal Erosion e Wave Cyclone Accidents capsizing bite m conflict Bairgania Bajpatti Bathnaha Bokhra Choraut Dumra Majorganj Nanpur Parihar Parsauni Pupri Riga Sonbarsa Suppi

High Medium Low West Champaran

Man- Earth Flash Heat and Forest Hail Road Health Block floods Soil Erosion Draught Fire Cyclone Animal quake Floods Cold Wave Fire Storm Accident Hazard Conflict Bagha 2 Bairiya Bettiah Bhitha Gaunaha Jogapatti Lauriya Madhuban Mainatand Majhaulia Nautan Piprasi Ramnagar Sikta Thakaraha

High Medium Low Muzaffarpur

Man- Earthquak Domestic Heat Cold Road Animal Human Block Flood Flash Flood Erosion Drought Forest fire Cyclone Animal e Fire waves waves accident Epidemic Epidemic Conflict Aurai Bandra Bochaha Gayghat Kati Katra Kurhani Marwan Minapur Motipur Muraul Mushahari Paroo Sakra Saraiya Shahebganj

High Medium Low INTEGRATE GENDER AND CHILDREN CONCERNS

Child Risk Assessment during HVCA of Women Risk Assessment at Mankerwa Panchayat of Madhupur Hajari Panchayat of Penahra Block of Sahebganj Block of Value-added Activities

School Safety Assessment

CRCs participating in School Safety Assessment orientation training programme, West Champaran

Teachers participating in School Safety Assessment orientation training programme, Muzaffarpur School Safety Assessment

Fire Safety Assessment at Primary School Tilak Tajpur Panchayat of Runnisaidpur Block of Sitamarhi Office Safety Assessment to develop Office Disaster Management Plan of Collectorate Building

Risk Assessment of Collectorate building, Muzaffarpur Hospital Safety Assessment

Fire Safety Assessment at Sadar Hospital, Bettiah Highlights of important issues discussed during individual consultations with stakeholders

One-to-one consultation Consultation with BDOs Panchayat level HVCA with departments and COs

Disasters faced by departments Community Consultation with Identification of hazards in the and Impact of disasters on specific focus on women and block Departmental functioning children groups

Departmental Preparedness and Identification of vulnerable areas Identification and visiting of response mechanism in the block vulnerable points

Identification of vulnerable Identification of areas of Departmental capacity analysis groups and understanding key improvement issues

Understanding cross cutting Response mechanism at block issues such as understanding Departmental DRR Plan level specific problems and needs of differently abled persons. HVCA activities in districts

Sheohar District

HVCA Activities Important findings Issues Highlights performed • Department wise • Hazard based on its • Human • Urgent SWOT frequency: Induced need of • Block wise • Earthquake disaster risk is proper Hazard mapping • floods, increasing like training • Panchayat Level • droughts, areas that and HVCA • fire, were earlier capacity • School Safety • erosion and facing severe building Assessment • Man-Animal floods are now • Hospital Safety Conflict facing drought Assessment • Critical lifeline due to • Office Safety buildings like construction of Assessment (of Hospitals and embankment Collectorate schools are at high Building) risk • Newly carved • Lack of resources district- lack of (equipments + sufficient trained Manpower) manpower • Lack of proper and resources availability of resources in EOC Panchayat level HVCA

HVCA Activities Important findings Issues Highlights Panchayat level HVCA performed • Department • Hazard based on Human Induced • Urgent need wise HVCA its frequency: disaster risk is of construction • Block wise • Earthquake increasing of bunds and Hazard • floods, • Like protection mapping • droughts, Increasing wall in erosion • Panchayat • forest Fire river bank prone areas Level HVCA • fire, erosion in • Urgent need • School Safety • erosion and areas of proper Assessment • Man-Animal bordering to training and • Hospital Conflict, due to capacity Safety • Lack of proper non building Assessment availability of availability of • Need for • Office Safety resources in EOC protection linking of early Assessment • Proper Early wall warning (of warning system system to EOC Collectorate established Building) (Indo-Nepal Trans-Boarder Early Warning System) Muzaffarpur District

HVCA Activities Important findings Issues Highlights performed • Department wise • Hazard based on its • Climate- • Urgent need HVCA frequency: related of proper • Block wise Hazard  •Geographicalfloods, areasdisaster covered risk training and mapping • earthquake is increasing capacity • Panchayat Level • droughts, due to building HVCA • fire, changing • Need for • School Safety • erosion and weather upgradation Assessment • Man-Animal pattern of EOC • Hospital Safety  SheoharConflict • Increasing Assessment • Critical lifeline unplanned • Office Safety buildings are at high developme Assessment (of risk nt Collectorate • Lack of resources Building) (equipments + trained Manpower) • Lack of Proper Panchayat level HVCA Institutional Mechanism • Lack of proper availability of resources in EOC • Lack of proper early warning system East Champaran District

HVCA Activities Important findings Issues highlights performed

• Department wise • Hazard based on • Lack of • Urgent HVCA its frequency: proper need of • Block wise Hazard • earthquake, mechanism proper mapping • floods, for protection training Panchayat level HVCA • Panchayat Level • droughts, and and HVCA • fire, managemen capacity • Urban Risk • erosion and t of heritage building Assessment • Man-Animal sites like • Need for • School Safety Conflict Kesariya linking of Assessment • Critical lifeline Stupa early • Hospital Safety buildings are at • Unplanned warning Assessment high risk development system to • Office Safety • Lack of proper EOC Assessment (of availability of Collectorate resources in EOC Building) Sitamarhi District HVCA Activities Important findings Issues highlights performed • Department • Hazard based on its • Climate • Urgent need of wise HVCA frequency: Induced proper training • Block wise • earthquake, disaster risk is and capacity Hazard • floods, increasing due building mapping • droughts, to changing • Need of • Panchayat • fire, weather equipping EOC Level HVCA • erosion, pattern • School Safety • Man-Animal • Increasing river Assessment Conflict, bank erosion • Hospital • Snake Bite, Safety • Boat Capsizing Assessment • Critical lifeline • Office Safety buildings are at high Assessment risk (of • Lack of proper Collectorate availability of Building) resources in EOC • Non availability of transportation in remote areas Panchayat level HVCA Issues and findings relating to various phases of DM Cycle

Preparedness • Lack of preparedness at different levels • Need for capacity building and training programmes • Need for upgradation of EOC

Mitigation and Risk Recovery and Reduction • Lack of integration of risk Rehabilitation reduction strategies in to • Lack of proper recovery and developmental works rehabilitation strategies • Need for identification of vulnerabilities in the district and its mitigation

Response and Relief • Lack of proper response and relief mechanism • Lack of inter departmental coordination Environment and CCA

• Assessing environmental vulnerability Environmental Vulnerability Assessment • Assessing impacts of urbanisation and unplanned development

Identification of Climate • Increasing frequency of floods, droughts, heat induced disasters and cold waves, untimely rainfall etc.

• Integration of developmental schemes for Integration of DRR actions for sustainable development Climate Change • Climate Change Action Plan covering sector wise coping mechanism for Climate Change Cross-cutting issues

• Lack of women participation and gender sensitivity in disaster management planning Women Centred Risk Assessment • Women are highly vulnerable due to negligence of their special needs and concerns like, related to sanitation and hygiene as well as concerns of pregnant women and adolescent girls during disasters.

•Lack of children's participation Child Centred Risk Assessment •Children are highly vulnerable due to negligence of their special needs and concerns like related to psychosocial care

Identification of needs of Capacity Building in • Identification of special needs and concerns of women, children and differently all stakeholder abled persons and possible ways of merging their issues in DDMP consultations

• Discussed key issues related to livestock with concerned departments like dept. of Animal Husbandry Livestock • Lack of proper mechanism for livestock management during disasters • Need for identification of livestock shelters, proper stock of fodder, medicines etc. Innovative measures in making DDMP and good practices shared

 Bottom up approach  Under the ownership and leadership of District Administration  Linking departmental day to day activities with DRR activities like for example: integrating activities of Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) like - Construction of flood control embankments, Construction of common shelters for cyclones, Floods and handicapped, Purchase of motor boats for flood and cyclone prone areas, Retrofitting of essential lifeline buildings, viz Govt. hospitals, Govt. Schools and public buildings to be used as shelters in an emergency, Early Warning Systems for effective disaster mitigation etc. in to DRR activity.  Thorough HVCA  Departmental SWOT analysis so that sector/department specific improvement can be done  School Safety audits of all government schools of district head quarter.  Hospital Safety Assessment of government hospitals (Sadar, Referral, CHCs and PHCs)  Office Safety Assessment for developing Office Disaster Management Plan of Collectorate Buildings  Women and Child Centred Risk Assessment  Climate Change Risk Assessment  Capacity Building Trainings of CRCs, Teachers, Hospital Management Staffs, DDMA staff Proposed activities and timelines for remaining period

District Level Consultation

One to One Consultation with line departments

Consultation Consultation with District with BDOs/Cos BSDMA Administration Field inception Documentation and Workshop Assessment Community Panchayat Consultation Level HVC Assessment

Women and Child Risk Assessment

Heritage sites risk assessment etc.

Ongoing – Deadline: DONE DONE DONE DONE January 31, 2016 Next Actions:

Consultation with District Administration on HVCA findings for their inputs and finalisation Review of draft plans by District Administration If needed further field visits Recommendations

Disaster Ready Tool to be implemented and used by each district (UNICEF’s Tool) More trainings to strengthen DDMAs Highlight role DDMAs at district level Implementation of DDMP Thank You