District Disaster Management Plan, 2015 Pathanamthitta District Disaster Management Plan Published under Section 30 (2) (i) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 (Central Act 53 of 2005) 30th July 2016; Pages: 252 This document is for official purposes only. All reasonable precautions have been taken by the District Disaster Management Authority to verify the information and ensure stakeholder consultation and inputs prior to publication of this document. The publisher welcomes suggestions for improved future editions. District Disaster Management Plan – PATHANAMTHITTA 2015 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 VISION ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 1.2 MISSION ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 1.3 POLICY ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE PLAN.................................................................................................................................................. 4 1.5 SCOPE OF THE PLAN .............................................................................................................................................................. 5 1.6 AUTHORITY & REFERENCE ................................................................................................................................................ 5 1.7 PLAN DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 1.8 PLAN REVIEW &UPDATING ............................................................................................................................................... 6 HAZARD, VULNERABILITY AND RISK ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................. 7 2.1 CREATING A STATE PROFILE ......................................................................................................................................... 15 2.2 HAZARD PROFILE OF THE DISTRICT ............................................................................................................. 15 2.3 CAPACITY ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................................................... 16 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................................................................................... 20 3.1 DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY – PATHANAMTHITTA ............................................ 20 3.2. NODAL DEPARTMENTS FOR VARIOUS HAZARDS ............................................................................... 23 3.3. POWERS & FUNCTIONS OF DDMA ................................................................................................................... 24 3.4. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF DISTRICT AUTHORITY ................................................................... 24 3.5 CRISIS MANAGEMENT GROUP TO MITIGATE THE DISASTERS IN MINES ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 27 3.6 EMERGENCY CONTACT NUMBERS.............................................................................................................................. 28 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE .................................................................................................................................................... 30 4.1 FUNDS AVAILABLE AT NATIONAL AND STATE LEVEL.................................................................................... 30 4.2 FUNDS IN 13TH FINANCE COMMISSION.................................................................................................................. 30 4.3 FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING FOR DISASTER RESPONSE......................................... 30 PLANNING & RESPONSE STRUCTURE ........................................................................................................................ 31 5.1 CRISIS MANAGEMENT FRAME WORK ....................................................................................................................... 31 5.2 RESPONSE MATRIX (HAZARD SPECIFIC) ................................................................................................................ 31 5.3 ACTIVITY CALENDAR ......................................................................................................................................................... 35 5.4 NEED ANALYSIS FOR PRE AND POST DISASTER SCENARIOS ...................................................................... 37 5.5 RESPONSIBILITY MATRIX ................................................................................................................................................ 47 5.6 RECONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION & RECOVERY MEASURES ............................................................. 47 5.7 EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS PLAN, 2014 ................................................................................. 47 1 District Disaster Management Plan – PATHANAMTHITTA 2015 TABLES TABLE 1: ACTS, RULES, POLICY FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION IN THE DISTRICT .............. 5 TABLE 2: DISTRICT PROFILE AT A GLANCE ................................................................................................... 7 TABLE 3: ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF THE DISTRICT .................................................................... 7 TABLE 4: GEOGRAPHY AND TOPOGRAPHY .................................................................................................... 7 TABLE 5: DRAINAGE ................................................................................................................................................... 8 TABLE 6: WEATHER AND CLIMATE ................................................................................................................ 12 TABLE 7: DEMOGRAPHY OF THE DISTRICT ................................................................................................ 12 TABLE 8: EDUCATION PROFILE OF THE DISTRICT ................................................................................. 12 TABLE 9: AGRICULTURE PROFILE OF THE DISTRICT ............................................................................ 13 TABLE 10: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ...................................................................................................................... 13 TABLE 11: INDUSTRIES .......................................................................................................................................... 13 TABLE 12: FESTIVALS AND TOURIST PLACES OF THE DISTRICT .................................................... 14 TABLE 13: HAZARD PROFILE OF THE DISTRICT ...................................................................................... 15 TABLE 14: MATRIX OF PAST DISASTERS ...................................................................................................... 15 TABLE 15: HAZARD SEASONALITY MAPPING OF THE DISTRICT ..................................................... 16 TABLE 16: CAPACITY ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................ 16 TABLE 17: DDMA STRUCTURE ........................................................................................................................... 20 TABLE 18: DIFFERENT LEVEL STAKEHOLDERS AND THEIR RESPONSES .................................. 26 TABLE 19: POINT OF CONTACTS FOR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS..................................................... 27 TABLE 20: EMERGENCY CONTACT NUMBERS ........................................................................................... 28 TABLE 21: YEAR WISE ALLOCATION OF FUND ......................................................................................... 30 TABLE 22: FLOOD CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT ............................................. 31 TABLE 23: LANDSLIDE CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT .................................. 33 TABLE 24: DROUGHT CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT...................................... 33 TABLE 25: LIGHTNING CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT ................................... 34 TABLE 26: ACTIVITY CALENDAR ...................................................................................................................... 35 TABLE 27: NEED ANALYSIS FOR PRE AND POST FLOOD SCENARIOS ........................................... 37 TABLE 28: NEED ANALYSIS FOR PRE AND POST DROUGHT SCENARIOS .................................... 37 TABLE 29:NEED ANALYSIS FOR PRE AND POST EARTHQUAKE SCENARIOS ............................ 38 TABLE 30: NEED ANALYSIS FOR PRE AND POST LANDSLIDE SCENARIOS ................................. 39 TABLE 31: NEED ANALYSIS FOR PRE AND POST LIGHTNING SCENARIOS ................................