ASSAM STATE DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN ASSAM STATE DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM CONTENTS Glossary of Key Terms ................................................................................................... v Abbreviations................................................................................................................vii PART – I DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN ASSAM .....................................................1 SECTION 1: THE ASSAM STATE DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN..................... 1 1.1.1 Authority to Plan.........................................................................................1 1.1.2 Aim and Purpose of the Plan.......................................................................1 1.1.3 Scope of the State Disaster Management Plan.............................................1 SECTION 2: PROFILE OF THE STATE ....................................................................... 2 1.2.1 Administrative Divisions ............................................................................2 1.2.2 Demography ...............................................................................................3 1.2.3 Key departments in the State.......................................................................3 1.2.4 Economy ....................................................................................................4 1.2.5 Geography..................................................................................................5 1.2.6 Physiographic Divisions..............................................................................7 1.2.7 Major River Systems...................................................................................7 1.2.8 Geology......................................................................................................8 1.2.9 Climate.......................................................................................................8 1.2.10 Scale and diversity of assets needing Disaster Management arrangements 10 SECTION 3: OVERVIEW OF ASSAM STATE DISASTER MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS AND GOVERNANCE ..................................................................11 1.3.1 Overall Structure....................................................................................... 11 1.3.2 Institutional Framework and their roles and responsibilities ...................... 12 1.3.2.1. Roles and Responsibilities of State level arrangements....................... 12 1.3.2.2. Roles and Responsibilities of District level arrangements................... 13 1.3.2.3. Roles and Responsibilities of Local level arrangements...................... 13 1.3.3 Disaster Management Plan........................................................................ 13 1.3.4 Supporting Plan ........................................................................................13 1.3.5 State Guidelines for Disaster Management................................................ 14 1.3.6 Partnership arrangement - Involvement of Civil Society Organizations and Private Sector............................................................................................ 14 1.3.7 Disaster research, documentation and scaling-up....................................... 15 1.3.8 List of ongoing initiatives .........................................................................15 SECTION 4: APPROACH AND FRAMEWORK ADOPTED BY ASDMA FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................16 1.4.1 Integrated approach................................................................................... 16 1.4.1.1. The “comprehensive risk management approach”............................... 16 1.4.1.2. The “all hazards approach”.................................................................17 1.4.1.3. The “all agencies approach”...............................................................17 1.4.1.4. The “resilience approach” ..................................................................18 1.4.1.5. Enhancing “local disaster management capability”............................. 18 1.4.2 Outlining risk in the context of management framework ........................... 18 1.4.3 Establishing the context of risk governance............................................... 19 PART – II STATE RISK ASSESSMENT..................................................................... 21 SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................21 2.1.1 General.....................................................................................................21 2.1.2 Earthquake Hazard.................................................................................... 22 2.1.3 Flood Hazard ............................................................................................26 i 2.1.4 Landslide Hazard......................................................................................31 2.1.5 Erosion .....................................................................................................34 2.1.6 Wind and Cyclone ....................................................................................37 2.1.7 Fire...........................................................................................................39 2.1.8 Climate Variability and Climate Change ................................................... 41 SECTION 2: STATEWIDE STRATEGIC HAZARD RISK AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT..............................................................................................................44 2.2.1 Introduction ..............................................................................................44 2.2.2 District Vulnerability Assessment ............................................................. 45 2.2.3 District Profiles......................................................................................... 47 SECTION 3: HAZARD MITIGATION .........................................................................60 2.3.1 Priority determination for Hazard Mitigation ............................................60 2.3.2 Creation of State Hazard Mitigation Plan.................................................. 60 2.3.3 Approach towards preparation of State Hazard Mitigation Plan................. 61 PART – III ROLES AND RESPONSBILITIES OF STATE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT/AGENCIES IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT.......................... 68 SECTION 1: GENERAL ...............................................................................................68 3.1.1 Key Responsibilities .................................................................................68 SECTION 2: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF DEPARTMENTS / NODAL AGENCIES ...................................................................................................................68 3.2.1 Approach towards allocation of roles and responsibilities ......................... 68 3.2.2 Roles and Responsibilities ........................................................................69 3.2.3 Activities in different mission area of DM................................................. 77 PART – IV INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT............................................................................ 101 SECTION 1: GENERAL .............................................................................................101 SECTION 2: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS (ICTS) ARCHITECTURE ...........................................................................................102 4.2.1 Design Criteria........................................................................................ 102 4.2.2 Key functions areas of State ECN ........................................................... 103 4.2.3 ASDMA - ICTS Architecture.................................................................. 103 4.2.3.1. Design Criteria of State Emergency Communication Network.......... 103 4.2.3.2. Design of State Disaster Response and Information Centre (State - DRIC) 104 4.2.3.3. Set up of Early Warning System:...................................................... 104 4.2.3.4. State Disaster Resource Network (SDRN)........................................ 106 4.2.3.5. Development of an Emergency Management Information System for Assam 106 SECTION 3: ARRANGEMENT AT DISTRICT LEVEL ............................................107 SECTION 4: ARRANGEMENT AT LOCAL LEVEL.................................................107 PART – V MITIGATION........................................................................................... 108 SECTION 1: GENERAL ............................................................................................108 SECTION 2: SETTING GOALS FOR HAZARD RISK MITIGATION .....................108 SECTION 3: PATH TOWARDS HAZARD MITIGATION ............................................ 109 5.3.1 Integration of DM in future/ development plan, new programmes/schemes and projects................................................................................................... 109 ii 5.3.2 Monitoring safety and strengthening of critical infrastructure/facilities, lifeline infrastructure from all hazards................................................................. 110 5.3.3 Implementation of National Building Code 2007 and relevant BIS code for life safety in all construction and development activities ............................... 111 5.3.4 Strategy for implementation of Mitigation