DISTRICT DISASTER MANAMENT PLAN OF EAST CHAMPARAN Volume-II – District Disaster Preparedness and Risk Reduction Plan of East Champaran Prepared by: District Disaster Management Authority, East Champaran In Association with: Bihar State Disaster Management Authority, Patna Table of Contents Section- II: DISASTER PREVENTION, MITIGATION PREPARDNESS & CAPACITY BUILDING .................................................................................................... 6 1. Preparedness Plan ....................................................................................... 7 1.1. General Preparedness Measures; ............................................................. 7 1.2. Pre Disaster Period ................................................................................. 8 1.3. Immediate pre disaster ........................................................................... 8 1.4. Line Departments Checklist .................................................................... 12 1.4.1. Agriculture Department ...............................................................12 1.4.2. Animal Husbandry.......................................................................13 1.4.3. Fisheries Department ..................................................................13 1.4.4. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited .....................................................15 1.4.5. Public Works Dept. (PWD) ...........................................................16 1.4.6. Education Department ................................................................16 1.4.7. Electricity Department .................................................................17 1.4.8. Fire department ..........................................................................18 1.4.9. Health department ......................................................................20 1.4.10. Home Guards Department ...........................................................20 1.4.11. Irrigation ...................................................................................21 1.4.12. Public Health Engineering Department ..........................................21 1.4.13. Building Construction Department (PWD) ......................................22 1.4.14. Road Construction Department ....................................................22 1.4.15. Social Welfare Department- ICDS .................................................23 1.4.16. District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) ...................................23 1.4.17. Food Corporation of Bihar Limited ................................................24 1.4.18. Municipal Coorporation ................................................................25 1.4.19. Water Ways Department .............................................................25 1.4.20. District Magistrate Checklist .........................................................26 1.4.21. District Emergency Operation Centre Checklist ..............................26 1.4.22. Checklist for Holistic Approach for Disaster Management (Earthquake)27 Section: II Disaster Prevention, Mitigation Preparedness & Capacity Building ... 28 2. Prevention and Mitigation Measures ........................................................ 29 2.1. Hazard wise Structural and Non- Structural Mitigation Measures ................ 29 2.1.1. Hazard: Flood .............................................................................29 2.1.2. Hazard: Cyclonic Storms ..............................................................31 2.1.3. Hazard: Earthquake ....................................................................31 2.1.4. Hazard: Drought .........................................................................32 3. Disaster Risk Reduction Plan ..................................................................... 34 3.1. DRR recommendations .......................................................................... 34 3.2. Line Departments: State and National Government Schemes .................... 35 3.3. State Schemes for Disaster Risk Reduction .............................................. 38 3.4. National Schemes for Disaster Risk Reduction .......................................... 40 4. Climate Change Actions: ............................................................................ 43 4.1. Sector Specific Activities for climate Change .......................................... 44 4.2. Initiatives to Mitigate Climate Change ................................................... 47 Section- II: DISASTER PREVENTION, MITIGATION PREPARDNESS & CAPACITY BUILDING 1. Preparedness Plan Preparedness Plan includes checklist for all concerned stakeholders of the district to prepare themselves for effective and efficient disaster response. It helps in preparing district administration, departments and other stakeholders for better coordinated response with available resources. Identification of vulnerable areas, emergency shelter sites, evacuation routes, emergency resources, chains of commands, etc, becomes an important part of preparedness. All of these measures will go a long way to improving the quality, timing and effectiveness of the response to a disaster. Disaster preparedness planning involves several activities such as identifying organizational resources, determining roles and responsibilities, developing policies and procedures and planning preparedness activities aimed at ensuring timely disaster preparation and effective emergency response. The actual planning process is preliminary in nature and is performed in a state of uncertainty until an actual emergency or disaster occurs. Preparedness measures towards various disasters certainly help to reduce the risk as well as loss and damage of the life and properties caused by different disasters. 1.1. General Preparedness Measures; 2. Establishment of the Control Rooms: The district administration should ensure the operation of control rooms. The control rooms which are presently run by major line departments at revenue, police, Hospital, etc. at block and district level should be functional. 3. Plan Updation: Disaster Management Plan needs updation at every interval. It includes the skilled manpower, their addresses and contact numbers, necessary equipments, medicinal stock, daily necessities, list of drought prone areas etc. All these things have to be updated after a certain interval of time. 4. Communication System: Training is given for search and rescue teams, first aid teams, disaster management teams at village, block and district level. These teams will provide timely help during any type of disaster. Provision of wireless sets at all Sub-division and CO/BDO for effective communication of cyclone/heavy rainfall/heat waves. Fire Brigades at all the Municipal Offices. Widespread community awareness programmes in drought so that villages are sensitized about the consequences and measures to address drought. 5. Training for Disaster Management Team Members: Each of the DMTs comprise groups of women and men volunteers and are assigned with a specials task The Search and Rescue Teams, First Aid Teams formed at the three levels should be provided training from time to time so that their timely help can be used during disaster. 6. Organization of Mock Drills: Mock drill is an integral part of the Community based disaster management plan, as it is a preparedness drill to keep the community alert. Mock drills are organized in all the villages of the district to activate the DMTs and modification of the DM plan. Mock drill is organized once in six months as per the seasonality calendar of natural disaster events that is likely to occur. 7. Community Awareness on Various Disasters: The widespread community awareness program in most hazard prone villages is required so that villages are sensitized about the hazard and there are no problems when there is need for evacuation. - Construction of Earthquake Resistant Structures - Retrofitting the weak structures - House insurance - Construction of watershed structures - Rehabilitation of people in safe places - Development of plans for shifting people from vulnerable area to safer area - Awareness on Calamity Relief Fund (CRF) The contingency plan for Disaster Management is based on past experiences as well as according to the instructions given by the ADM of the district. The mitigation strategy has been developed keeping in view the pre, during and post disaster situation. The district is divided into three sub divisions and senior level officers of the district will work as zone officers who will look after the rescue and relief operations and monitor the day to day situation under the direct supervision of the ADM. The contingency plan for Disaster Management is based on past experiences as well as according to the instructions given by the District Magistrate of the district. The mitigation strategy has been developed keeping in view the pre, during and post disaster situation. The district is divided into three sub divisions and senior level officers of the district will work as zone officers who will look after the rescue and relief operations and monitor the day to day situation under the direct supervision of the District Magistrate. 1.2. Pre Disaster Period Preparation Objectives Actions Initiated by Convening District Level To suggest the least of relief District Emergency Operation Committee on natural calamity work to be undertaken, advise Center in the month of July on the precautionary measures to be taken, directions for stocking of food grains in strategic or