- 1 - DDMA-NALBARI DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN, 2014 NALBARI DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 2014 DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER NALBARI, ASSAM. TELEPHONE- 03624-220219/ 1077(TOLL FREE) District Emergency Operation Centre, Nalbari. Ph: 03624-220219 - 2 - DDMA-NALBARI DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN, 2014 PREFACE The District Disaster Management Plan (DDMP) updated by District Disaster Management Authority is an effective plan which envisages several measures that can be taken in the event of any kind of disaster. The District Disaster management plan has been updated by collecting data from all heads of department of Nalbari District. The plan deals with Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Analysis, Identification of disaster prone areas, Response structures, Inventory of Resources, Standard Operating Procedures, Directory of Institutions and key Individuals. The plan is prepared to help the District Administration focus quickly on the essentials and crucial aspects of both preparedness and response. I hope that the District Level officials will carefully go through the DDMP and stand alert to emergency situations. It is also expected that all nodal officers for Disaster Management will acquaint themselves with the plan. I will also be pleased to receive suggestions to be incorporated in the plan in due course. Sd/- (Dr.Om Prakash, IAS), Deputy Commissioner & Chairman, DDMA, Nalbari. District Emergency Operation Centre, Nalbari. Ph: 03624-220219 - 3 - DDMA-NALBARI DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN, 2014 CONTENTS CHAPTER-I MULTI-HAZARD DISASTER MANAGEMENT & RESPONSE PLAN CHAPTER –II ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT CHAPTER-III DISTRICT EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTRE (CONTROL ROOM) CHAPTER-IV OVERVIEW OF THE DISTRICT CHAPTER-V MAP OF NALBARI DISTRICT CHAPTER-VI RISK ASSESSMENT AND VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS CHAPTER-VII CAPABILITY ANALYSIS CHAPTER-VIII RESPONSIBILITIES OF LINE DEPARTMENTS CHAPTER-IX INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL CHAPTER-X INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION CHAPTER-XI FOLLOW UP ACTIONS CHAPTER- XII OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES OF WHAT TO DO DURING DISASTERS District Emergency Operation Centre, Nalbari. Ph: 03624-220219 - 4 - DDMA-NALBARI DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN, 2014 Contents CHAPTER – I Page Multi-Hazard Disaster Management Plan- Introduction 1-6 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Vision 3 1.3 Evolution 5 1.4 Rationale 5 1.5 Objectives 6 1.6 Role of District Administration 6 CHAPTER- II 7-12 Administrative Arrangement for Disaster Management 2.1. District Disaster Management Authority 7 2.2. District Disaster Management Teams 8-12 2.2.1. Early Warning and Information Management Team 8 2.2.2. Rescue and Evacuation Team 8 2.2.3. Emergency Health Management Team 9 2.2.4. Shelter Management Team 9 2.2.5. Water and Sanitation Team 10 2.2.6. Relief and Co-ordination Team 10 2.2.7. Damage Assessment Team 11 2.2.8. Trauma Counselling Team 11 2.2.9. Carcass Disposal Team 11 2.2.10. Patrolling Team 12 CHAPTER- III District Emergency Operation Centre (Control Room) 13-20 3.1. DEOC 13 3.2. Purpose of the Control Room 13 3.3. Disaster Management Information Centre 13 3.4. Information Flow Chart of the DCR 14 3.5. Co-ordination Structure at District Level Control Room 15 3.6. Activity wise Flow of Information 16 3.7. Scope of Work of the District Control Room 17 3.8. Early Warning Dissemination 18 3.9. Diagram of Responsibilities of the DCR Staff 19 3.10. Warning or Occurrence of Disaster 19 3.11. Suggested Performa for “In” Message 19 3.12. Suggested Performa for “Out” Message 19 3.13. Arrangement in District Control Room 20 3.14. Communication Room 20 District Emergency Operation Centre, Nalbari. Ph: 03624-220219 - 5 - DDMA-NALBARI DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN, 2014 CHAPTER- IV Overview of the District 21-22 4.1 Locations, Area and Administrative Division 21 4.2 Rural and Urban Composition 21 4.3 Geology and Geomorphology 22 4.4 Forests 22 4.5 Climate and Rainfall 22 4.6 Socio-economic Profile 22 CHAPTER- V Map 23 5.1 Map of Nalbari District Showing Blocks (Undivided) 23 CHAPTER- VI Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Analysis 24-29 6.1 Disaster Specific Proneness to Various Types of Disasters 24 6.2 Disaster Probability 24 6.3 Ranking and Probability of Disaster Episodes in the District 25 6.4.Flood Affected Areas in the District 26 6.5. Flood Prone Villages in the District 27 6.6. Embankments likely to be breached 27 6.7. Agricultural Crops likely to be affected 27 6.8. Erosion 28 CHAPTER- VII Capability Analysis 30-34 7.1 Inventories and Evaluation of Resources Analysis 30 7.2 Motorable Roads 31 7.3 List of Selected NGOs 31 7.4 Capability for Flood Forecasting 32 7.5 Water-ways 34 7.6 Community Based Organisations 34 District Emergency Operation Centre, Nalbari. Ph: 03624-220219 - 6 - DDMA-NALBARI DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN, 2014 CHAPTER- VIII Responsibilities of Line Departments 36-51 8.1 Health and Family Welfare Department 36 8.2 Water Resources Department 39 8.3 Public Health Engineering Department 40 8.4 Police Department 41 8.5 District Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs 42 8.6 Forest Department 42 8.7 Agriculture Department 43 8.8 Social Welfare Department 45 8.9 Telecommunication Department 45 8.10 Town & Country Planning Department 45 8.11 PWD (Roads & Buildings) 46 8.12 Electricity Department 46 8.13 Transport (District Transport Officer) 47 8.14 Fire Services 47 8.15 Civil Defense, Home Guards & Army 48 8.16 Rural Development 48 8.17 Gaon Panchayat 49 8.18 District Information and Public Relations Department 50 8.19 A.H. & Veterinary Department 51 8.20. Education Department 51 CHAPTER-IX Institutional Arrangements at the District Level 52-64 9.1 Responsibilities of the DC, ADC, PO (ASDMA), SP, COs/BDOs 52 CHAPTER-X Information, Education and Communication (IEC) 65-66 10.1 Plan Dissemination and Evacuation 65 10.2 Dissemination of other IEC Materials 65 10.3 Training and Drills 65 10.4 Community Based Disaster Preparedness Plans and Mock Drills 66 10.5 Setting up of Disaster Volunteer Force- Identification and Training 66 District Emergency Operation Centre, Nalbari. Ph: 03624-220219 - 7 - DDMA-NALBARI DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN, 2014 CHAPTER- XI Follow-up Actions 68-106 11.1 Standard Operation Procedures for all Functions 68 11.2 General Advance Preparedness for All the Line Departments 74 11.3 Check-lists for Different officials and Departments 90 11.4 Schedule for Updating of Resources Database 104 11.5 Schedule for Updating Plans 105 11.6 How to document a Disaster Event 105 11.7 Model First Information Message 106 CHAPTER- XII Dos and Don’ts during Disasters 108-110 12.1 Operational Guidelines of What to Do in the Event of a Cyclone 108 12.2 Operational Guidelines of What to Do in the Event of a Flood 108 12.3 Operational Guidelines of What to Do in the Event of a Heat-Wave 109 12.4 Operational Guidelines of What to Do in the Event of a Draught Situation 109 12.5 Operational Guidelines of What to Do in the Event of a Tornado 109 12.6 Operational Guidelines of What to Do in the Event of a Earthquake 110 ANNEXURES Annexure-I Important Telephone Numbers Annexure-II List of District Level Trained Volunteers for Emergency Response Annexure-III Village Level Community Lifeguard Volunteers Annexure-IV List of Circle Wise Flood Prone Villages Annexure-V List of Equipments/Machineries Available Annexure-VI Availability of Emergency Survival Kits Annexure-VII List of Boat Owners Annexure-VIII List of Identified Shelter Places Annexure-IX Average Daily Stock Positions of Essential Food Items Annexure-X List of Doctors Trained in Emergency Health Management Annexure –XI List of Engineers trained on Rapid Visual Screening Annexure XII NGOs who participated in Disaster Management Coordination Workshop Annexure-XIII Contact details & Contact Procedure for seeking assistance Emergencies; District Emergency Operation Centre, Nalbari. Ph: 03624-220219 - 8 - DDMA-NALBARI DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN, 2014 CHAPTER-I MULTI-HAZARD DISASTER MANAGEMENT & RESPONSE PLAN 1.1 Introduction: At the very outset, disaster refers to a serious disruption of the functioning of a society, causing widespread human, material, or environmental loss, which exceeds the ability of the affected society to cope using its own resources. To put it in other words, it is the occurrence of a sudden mishap/calamity/grave occurrence that disrupts the basic fabric and normal functioning of a society (or community). Types of Disasters: Natural Man Made Earthquake Road Accident Flood Rasta Roka Heavy Rain Communal Violence Cyclone Hartals Drought Riots Landslides Pollution Forest Fire Chemical Avalanches Railway Accidents Pest Infection Heat Wave Hailstorms DEFINITIONS OF DIFFERENT CALAMITIES Heavy Rain Fall: Heavy rain would mean three days or more of uninterrupted rainfall, the total amounting to at least 3 times that month’s average rainfall in the block area. In absence of supporting materials, rain amount from 64.5mm. to 124.4mm per day continuously for three days or more and or 124.5mm and above for more than one day, may be treated as heavy rainfall Flood: The rivers along with their branches and tributaries can hardly hold the large volume of water, which passes through them during the rainy season (April to September), which causes heavy and widespread inundation named as Flood. Cyclone: The tern “Cyclone” is derived from a Greek word meaning ‘the coil of a snake’. A tropical cyclone, when fully developed, is a vast violent whirl of 150 to 800 Kms of radius, across10 to 17 Kms. high, spiraling around a center and progressing along the surface of the sea at a rate of 300 Kms.