KARNATAKA STATE DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 2019-20 KARNATAKA STATE DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (KSDMA) Revenue Department (Disaster Management) , Bengaluru Kapil Mohan, I.A.S., Director General Administrative Training Institute, Mysuru PREFACE The State Executive Committee (SEC) of the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) has sanctioned the up-scaling of the activities of the Center for Disaster Management (CDM) at ATI,Mysuru from the year 2019-20. The CDM started functioning with the appointment of adequate faculty and staff. The proposal to sanction enhanced funding to CDM has been approved by the Department of Disaster Management. The implementation of CDM action plan 2019-20 comprising 113 training programmes covering all 30 districts, research and documentation, case studies, training modules, handbooks, preparation of state disaster management plan, professional help to districts in the preparation of district plans, providing online DDMP templates etc., have been launched from March 2019. Prior to the preparation of KSDMP, a series of workshops at the state, regional and district levels have been organized inviting stakeholders from government, NGOs, scientists and experts to seek feedback and suggestions for correction of the previous KSDMP. After the corrections are duly addressed, the draft copy of the KSDMP was circulated to all the stakeholders for further errors and corrections needed. The KSDMP 2019-20 has been finalized after incorporating all suggestions and deletions. At the same time NDMA guidelines, DM Act-2005 and national DM plan have been referred and followed. The Plan lays down crucial steps to be initiated at the state and lower units of administration. Although, the State Government has been taking care of relief and response operations during disasters, greater attention and efforts are required for preparedness, mitigation and reconstruction. This state plan is aimed at guiding the district administrations, line departments and all the agencies and industrial establishments and the community at large to ensure that the management plans for preparedness, mitigation, response and reconstruction are in place so that the impact due to any emergency or disaster situation is minimum and be able to facilitate faster recovery. The Centre for Disaster Management, ATI Mysuru has been functioning at ATI Mysuru extending its training and capacity building activities to the state, district and taluka levels. It has been indeed a strenuous task for ATI and CDM to do the work since the work involved conducting workshops in all 30 districts and ATI Mysore followed by collection and analysis of data from different departments and other sources. Disaster management requires a different set of skills and knowledge. The officers and functionaries working in Government departments, PRIs, ULBs, NGOs, Private Sector, Community and other agencies need to develop multidisciplinary skills and knowledge in the areas of disaster management. KSDMP includes a comprehensive training plan for all the districts in the state for all levels of employees. The KSDMP covers the plans for prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response including rescue, relief and recovery. It is hoped that the KSDMP would serve as a guide and performance aid to the state Government to take up preparedness, prevention, mitigation and response measures in all the departments, PRIs and ULBs. The main aim of the KSDMP is to reduce the risks being caused due to various disasters in the state. I would like to acknowledge the contributions of Dr. Ashok Sanganal, Sr Faculty, all faculty and staff of CDM, ATI, all officers of line departments, DM experts, district and taluka level officers, NGOs, research institutions, technical institutions for their professional contributions and feedback. I express thanks to the Department of Revenue (Disaster Management), Government of Karnataka for entrusting this work to CDM ATI Mysuru. Date: Place: Mysore (Kapil Mohan) PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF STATE DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN Review of Disaster management Act-2005, NDMP and NDMA guidelines for preparation of SDMP State Level Workshops to seek suggestions to modify previous SDMP District Level Workshops to seek suggestions to modify previous DDMP Tools and questionnaires sent to departments and analysis of data obtained Review of District Disaster Management Plans Review of previous year SDMPs and lessons Review of DDMAs conducted in four regions by the CDM,ATI, Mysuru Study on TNA for identification of training and non-training needs for 18 departments Review of Development Programmes and schemes for incorporation of DRR in district development plan and schemes. The SDMP covered entire disaster cycle namely Prevention & Mitigation, Preparedness and Response, Recovery and Rehabilitation Departments budgets based on the disaster risk reduction plan Draft Plan shall be revised on half yearly basis based on the public and expert consultations Review of State Disaster Management Plans of other states SoPs for Officials and Departments TERMINOLOGY Definition of Disaster The Disaster Management Act, 2005 defines disaster as “a catastrophe, mishap, calamity or grave occurrence in any area, arising from natural or man made causes, or by accident or negligence which results in substantial loss of life or human suffering or damage to, and destruction of, property, or damage to, or degradation of, environment, and is of such a nature or magnitude as to be beyond the coping capacity of the community of the affected area Disaster Management "Disaster Management" means a continuous and integrated process of planning, organising, coordinating and implementing measures which are necessary or expedient for- . prevention of danger or threat of any disaster; . mitigation or reduction of risk of any disaster or its severity or consequences; . capacity-building; . preparedness to deal with any disaster; . prompt response to any threatening disaster situation or disaster; . assessing the severity or magnitude of effects of any disaster; . evacuation, rescue and relief; . rehabilitation and reconstruction; Hazard Hazard is a damaging physical event, phenomenon or human activity that may cause the loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation. Natural Hazards: Natural processes or phenomena occurring in the biosphere that may cause a damaging event Geological Hazards: Natural earth processes or phenomena that may cause the loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation. Risk Risk is defined as the probability of harmful consequences, or expected losses (deaths, injuries, property, livelihoods, economic activity disrupted or environment damaged) resulting from interactions between natural or human-induced hazards and vulnerable conditions. Conventionally risk is expressed by the notation Risk = Hazards x Vulnerability As a result of disaster, society incurs both loss and damage. The extent of damage and loss together provides an indicator of the likely risk. Vulnerability Vulnerability is defined as the conditions determined by physical, social, economic, and environmental factors or processes, which increase the susceptibility of a community to the impact of hazards. Based on the factors and processes the vulnerability may be classified as Physical Vulnerability, Social Vulnerability, Economic Vulnerability, and Environmental Vulnerability etc. Capacity Capacities which signify the strengths and resources available within a community, society or organization that can reduce the level of risk or the effects of a disaster. Mitigation The lessening of the adverse impacts of hazards and related disasters. It is describes the activities undertaken to reduce the risks or impact of any disaster. This efforts of mitigation can be further classified into Structural and non-structural and short-term and long-term mitigation strategies. Preparedness The knowledge and capacities developed by governments, professional response and recovery, organizations, communities and individuals to effectively anticipate, respond to, and recover from, the impacts of likely, imminent or current hazard events or conditions. It is therefore evident that the capacity of the community and the administration shall be in consonance with the disaster vulnerability. Response The provision of emergency services and public assistance during or immediately after a disaster in order to save lives, reduces health impacts, ensure public safety and meet the basic subsistence needs of the people affected. The response mechanism includes the stages of Search and Rescue, Relief, Reconstruction, Recovery and Rehabilitation Cyclone Cyclone is defined as drastic atmospheric variation in the Earth System Science depending upon the amount of pressure variation & mode of propagation & circulation. Drought Any lack of water to satisfy the normal needs of agriculture, livestock, industry or human population may be termed as a drought. While generally associated with semi-arid or desert climates, droughts can also occur in areas that normally enjoy adequate rainfall and moisture levels. Scientifically speaking, there is no unique definition of drought. Drought carries a different meaning in keeping with the perspectives of a scientific discipline. Accordingly, three types of drought are usually defined Earthquake An earthquake occurs when rocks break and slip along a fault in the earth. Energy is released during an