District Disaster Management Plan, 2015 Idukki District Disaster Management Plan Published under Section 30 (2) (i) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 (Central Act 53 of 2005) 30th July 2016; Pages: 144 This document is for official purposes only. All reasonable precautions have been taken by the District Disaster Management Authority to verify the information and ensure stakeholder consultation and inputs prior to publication of this document. The publisher welcomes suggestions for improved future editions. DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN – IDUKKI 2015 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................................................................4 1.1 VISION .........................................................................................................................................................................................4 1.2 MISSION .....................................................................................................................................................................................4 1.3 POLICY ........................................................................................................................................................................................4 1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE PLAN ..............................................................................................................................................4 1.5 SCOPE OF THE PLAN ...........................................................................................................................................................5 1.6 AUTHORITY & REFERENCE ............................................................................................................................................5 1.7 PLAN DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................................................................................6 1.8 PLAN REVIEW & UPDATING: .........................................................................................................................................6 HAZARD, VULNERABILITY AND RISK ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................7 2.1 HAZARD PROFILE OF THE DISTRICT.........................................................................................................................9 2.2 CAPACITY ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................................................................... 21 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS .................................................................................................................................. 28 3.1 DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY – IDUKKI..................................................................... 28 3.2. NODAL DEPARTMENTS FOR VARIOUS HAZARDS .......................................................................................... 29 3.3 POWERS & FUNCTIONS OF DDMA ........................................................................................................................... 29 3.4 POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF DISTRICT AUTHORITY ................................................................................. 29 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ....................................................................................................................................................... 36 PLANNING & RESPONSE STRUCTURE ........................................................................................................................... 37 5.1 CRISIS MANAGEMENT FRAME WORK ................................................................................................................... 37 5.2 ROLE OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION .................................................................................................................. 37 5.3 HAZARD SPECIFIC CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT. ................................................. 38 5.4 ACTIVITY OF DEPARTMENT DURING MONSOON SEASONS ...................................................................... 42 5.5 NEED ANALYSIS FOR PRE AND POST DISASTER SCENARIOS ................................................................... 44 5.6 RESPONSIBILITY MATRIX............................................................................................................................................. 54 5.7 RECONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION & RECOVERY MEASURES .......................................................... 54 5.8 EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS PLAN, 2014 ............................................................................................ 54 1 DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN – IDUKKI 2015 TABLES TABLE 1: ACTS, RULES, POLICY FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION IN THE DISTRICT ................................ 5 TABLE 2: DISTRICT PROFILE AT A GLANCE .............................................................................................................. 7 TABLE 3: ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF THE DISTRICT ............................................................................ 7 TABLE 4: GEOGRAPHY AND TOPOGRAPHY................................................................................................................. 7 TABLE 5: DEMOGRAPHY OF THE DISTRICT ....................................................................................................................... 7 TABLE 6: EDUCATION OF THE DISTRICT ............................................................................................................................. 8 TABLE 7: AGRICULTURE PROFILE OF THE DISTRICT ................................................................................................... 8 TABLE 8: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ................................................................................................................................................ 8 TABLE 9: FESTIVALS AND TOURIST PLACES IN THE DISTRICT .............................................................................. 9 TABLE 10: OCCUPATIONAL DETAILS ..................................................................................................................................... 9 TABLE 11: FLOOD PRONE AREA IN THE DISTRICT .............................................................................................. 9 TABLE 12: FLOOD PRONE AREAS OF IDUKKI DISTRICT IN DETAIL .................................................................. 10 TABLE 13: EARTHQUAKE VULNERABILITY AREA OF IDUKKI .............................................................................. 12 TABLE 14: DETAILS OF EARTHQUAKES IN IDUKKI DISTRICT AND NEARBY VICINITY FROM 1900S ONWARDS........................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 TABLE 15: LANDSLIDE PRONE AREA IN IDUKKI DISTRICT.................................................................................... 13 TABLE 16: MULLAPERIYAR DAM DETAILS ...................................................................................................................... 16 TABLE 17: PANCHAYATS THAT AREA VULNERABLE DURING HIGH FLOOD ................................................ 18 TABLE 18: WILDFIRE VULNERABLE AREAS IN THE DISTRICT ............................................................................ 19 TABLE 19: HISTORY OF FIRE OCCURRENCE ................................................................................................................... 19 TABLE 20: HAZARD SEASONALITY MAPPING OF THE DISTRICT ........................................................................ 20 TABLE 21: CAPACITY ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................................ 21 TABLE 22: DDMA STRUCTURE .......................................................................................................................................... 28 TABLE 23: IDENTIFY DIFFERENT LEVEL STAKEHOLDERS AND THEIR RESPONSES .............................. 34 TABLE 24: POINT OF CONTACTS FOR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS ........................................................................ 35 TABLE 25: SDRF DEATAILS IN IDUKKI ....................................................................................................................... 36 TABLE 26: CRISIS MANAGEMENT GROUP ................................................................................................................ 37 TABLE 27: FLOOD CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT ................................................... 38 TABLE 28: LANDSLIDE CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT ..................................................... 39 TABLE 29: DROUGHT CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT ........................................................ 41 TABLE 30: LIGHTNING CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT ..................................................... 41 TABLE 31: NEED ANALYSIS FOR PRE AND POST FLOOD SCENARIOS .............................................................. 44 TABLE 32: NEED ANALYSIS FOR PRE AND POST LANDSLIDE SCENARIOS .................................................... 45 TABLE 33: NEED ANALYSIS FOR PRE AND POST EARTHQUAKE SCENARIOS .............................................. 45 TABLE 34: HISTORY OF TREMORS IN THE DISTRICT