Table of Contents 1 Action Plan for Earthquake ................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Declaration of earthquake disaster .......................................................................................... 1 1.3 Institutional mechanism of the UT Government to respond to earthquake disaster ................ 1 1.4 Trigger mechanism on receiving the report of occurrence of an earthquake .......................... 2 1.5 Response mechanism of the concerned line departments along with the roles and responsibilities of each one of them ........................................................................................ 2 1.5.1 Information and reporting: ...................................................................................................... 2 1.5.2 Restoration of lines of communications and essential services to facilitate emergency response ................................................................................................................................... 4 1.5.3 Search, Rescue and Medical assistance ................................................................................... 4 1.5.4 Emergency Relief (shelter, food, clothing, etc.) ...................................................................... 4 1.5.5 Task & Responsibility Matrix for Emergency Response Phase (First 72 Hours of the Incident) ................................................................................................................................... 5 1.6 Immediate relief to be provided to the affected population ................................................... 11 1.6.1 Short-Term Relief Measures ................................................................................................. 11 1.6.2 Interim Relief Measures ........................................................................................................ 11 1.6.3 Assessment of Damage / Loss and Relief needs ................................................................... 12 2 Action Plan for Cyclone ...................................................................................................... 13 2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 13 2.2 Associated Authority ............................................................................................................. 13 2.3 Disaster Declaration .............................................................................................................. 13 2.4 Stage warning system for Cyclones ....................................................................................... 13 2.5 Warning Dissemination process ............................................................................................ 14 2.6 Plan Activation ...................................................................................................................... 14 2.7 Roles and Responsibility ....................................................................................................... 15 2.8 Immediate relief to be provided to the affected population ................................................... 31 2.8.1 Short-term Relief Measures ................................................................................................... 31 2.8.2 Interim Relief Measures ........................................................................................................ 32 2.8.3 Assessment of Damage/Loss and Relief needs ..................................................................... 32 3 Action Plan for Tsunami ..................................................................................................... 35 3.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 35 3.2 Associated Authority ............................................................................................................. 35 3.3 Disaster Declaration .............................................................................................................. 35 3.4 Early Warning ....................................................................................................................... 35 3.5 Plan Activation ...................................................................................................................... 37 3.6 Roles and Responsibility ....................................................................................................... 38 3.7 Relief Measures ..................................................................................................................... 51 3.7.1 Short-term relief measures..................................................................................................... 51 3.7.2 Interim Relief Measures ........................................................................................................ 51 3.7.3 Assessment of Damage/Loss and Relief needs ..................................................................... 52 4 Action Plan for Flood .......................................................................................................... 54 4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 54 4.2 Declaration of Flood Disaster ................................................................................................ 54 4.3 Flood Forecasting and Warning ............................................................................................ 54 4.3.1 Community based flood forecasting and warning systems ................................................... 55 4.3.2 Involvement of communities in data collection and local flood warning systems ................ 56 4.3.3 Procedure for disseminating warnings to remote areas ......................................................... 56 4.4 Trigger Mechanism: Plan Activation .................................................................................... 57 4.5 Roles and Responsibilities ..................................................................................................... 57 4.6 Relief ..................................................................................................................................... 58 4.6.1 Short-term relief measures..................................................................................................... 58 4.6.2 Interim Relief Measures ........................................................................................................ 59 4.6.3 Assessment of Damage/Loss and Relief needs ..................................................................... 60 5 Action Plan for Nuclear & Radiological Emergencies ..................................................... 61 5.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 61 5.2 Scope of the Action Plan ....................................................................................................... 61 5.3 Nuclear and Radiological Emergency/Disaster Scenarios .................................................... 61 5.4 Authority................................................................................................................................ 62 5.5 Regulatory Body .................................................................................................................... 62 5.6 Trigger Mechanism ............................................................................................................... 63 5.6.1 Line of Communication and Responsibility for the State ..................................................... 63 5.7 Response Mechanism ............................................................................................................ 64 5.7.1 Emergency at Nuclear Facility .............................................................................................. 64 6 Action Plan for Industrial (Chemical) Disasters............................................................... 65 6.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 65 6.1.1 Background............................................................................................................................ 65 6.1.2 Sources of Chemical Disaster ................................................................................................ 65 6.1.3 Causative Factors Leading to Chemical Disasters................................................................. 65 6.1.4 Initiators of Chemical Accidents ........................................................................................... 65 6.2 Authority................................................................................................................................ 66 6.3 Flow of Information (Communication) ................................................................................. 66 6.4 Regulatory Framework .......................................................................................................... 67 6.5 Trigger Mechanism for Industrial (Chemical) Disasters 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