DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN Shimla HIMACHAL PRADESH District Disaster Management Plan - Shimla 1 CONTENTS 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Rationale ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Legal Mandate ........................................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Scope .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Aims and Objectives of the DDMP ........................................................................................................... 2 1.5 Authority for DDMP: Disaster Management Act 2005 (DM Act) ............................................................. 3 1.6 Evolution of DDMP in brief ....................................................................................................................... 4 1.7 Stakeholders and their responsibilities .................................................................................................... 4 1.8 Approval Mechanism of DDMP: Authority for implementation (State Level / District level orders) .... 8 1.9 How to use DDMP Shimla: Brief Framework ........................................................................................... 9 1.10 DDMP review and updation: .................................................................................................................. 10 2. Hazard Vulnerability Capacity and Risk Assessment .................................................................................. 11 2.1 Hazard Profile of District Shimla ............................................................................................................. 11 2.1.1. Natural Hazards ................................................................................................................................ 12 2.1.2. Human Induced Hazards ................................................................................................................. 17 2.2 Socio economic profile of the district ...................................................................................................... 19 2.2.1. Social Vulnerability ........................................................................................................................... 19 2.3 Important Gaps in Existing Capacity to deal with Disasters ..................................................................22 2.4 Risk Assessment ....................................................................................................................................... 23 2.4.1. Risk Assessment of Shimla in Context of Various Hazards and Associated Vulnerabilities ......... 23 2.4.2. Risk Related To Earthquake ............................................................................................................. 23 2.4.3. Risk Related To Landslides / Landslips ............................................................................................ 25 2.4.4. Risk Related To Sinking Zone .......................................................................................................... 25 2.4.5. Mounting pressure on land resources ............................................................................................. 25 2.4.6. Geo-hazards..................................................................................................................................... 26 District Disaster Management Plan - Shimla i 3. Institutional Arrangement for Disaster Management ................................................................................ 27 3.1 Institutional Framework........................................................................................................................... 27 3.1.1. DM Organisational Structure at National Level ............................................................................... 27 3.1.2. DM Organisational Structure at State Level ................................................................................... 28 3.1.3. DM Organisational Structure at District Level ................................................................................ 30 3.1.4. Public - Private Partnership: ............................................................................................................. 38 3.1.5. Incident Response System (IRS) ....................................................................................................... 38 4. Prevention and Mitigation Measures ........................................................................................................... 39 4.1 Prevention Measures ................................................................................................................................ 39 4.2 Mainstreaming DRR in development plans and programmes............................................................. 42 4.2.1. Mainstreaming DRR into Development Sectors ............................................................................. 43 4.3 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................... 46 5. Preparedness Measures ................................................................................................................................. 47 5.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 47 5.2 Preparedness by different departments / agencies of the district ......................................................... 47 5.3 Measuring Community Preparedness ..................................................................................................... 55 5.4 Components of Preparedness Plan for district Shimla (H.P) ................................................................. 56 5.4.1. Components of Community Preparedness Plan ............................................................................. 56 5.4.2. Components of Administrative Preparedness ................................................................................ 56 5.4.3. Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) ............................................................................................... 60 5.5 Preparation of Disability Inclusive plan .................................................................................................. 61 5.6 Search & rescue ........................................................................................................................................ 61 5.7 Early Warning .......................................................................................................................................... 62 5.8 Evacuation ................................................................................................................................................ 63 5.9 Damage & Loss Assessment .................................................................................................................... 63 5.10 Check and certification of logistics, equipment and stores .................................................................. 63 ii District Disaster Management Plan - Shimla 5.11 Operational check-up for Emergency Operation Centre ....................................................................... 63 5.12 NGOs and other stakeholders’ coordination ......................................................................................... 63 5.13 Awareness Generation ........................................................................................................................... 64 5.14 Community Warning system-Early Warning System (EWS) .............................................................. 64 5.15 Media Management .............................................................................................................................. 64 5.16 Documentation ....................................................................................................................................... 65 5.17 General Preparedness Checklist for the District Shimla ....................................................................... 65 6. Capacity Building and Training Measures ................................................................................................... 66 6.1 Introduction and Approach .................................................................................................................... 66 6.2 Training & Capacity Building.................................................................................................................. 66 6.3 Institutional Capacity-building ............................................................................................................... 67 6.3.1. Capacity-Building .............................................................................................................................. 67 6.3.2. Level-2 Capacity Building ................................................................................................................ 70 6.4 Strengthening of District (EOC)..............................................................................................................