Raichur District Disaster Management Plan 2020-21 RRaaiichuur DDiisttriict DDiisaassteerr Maanaaggemment Plaann 200220--221 Raichur District Disaster Management Authority Page No-1 Raichur District Disaster Management Plan 2020-21 CONTENTS Sl No Topic Page No 1. Preface 3 2. Chapter-1: Preliminaries 05-22 3. Chapter-2: Raichur District Hazard, Risks and and 23-46 Challenges 4. Chapter 3: Coherence and Mutual Reinforcement for 47-58 DRR of Post- 2015 Global Frameworks – Sendai, SDG andCOP21 5. Chapter 4: Social Inclusion 59-78 6. Chapter 5: Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction 79-84 7. Chapter6: Building Disaster Resilience – An Overview 85-87 8. Chapter7: Building Disaster Resilience – Responsibility 88-148 Framework, Part-B 9. Chapter 8: Preparedness and Response 149-165 10. Chapter 9: Recovery and Building Back Better 166-176 11. Chapter 10: Capacity Development – An Overview 177-181 12. Chapter 11: Financial Arrangements 182-185 13. Chapter 12: Strengthening Disaster Risk Governance 186-189 14. Chapter 13: Maintaining and Updating the Plan 190-191 15. Chapter 14: District Sources and Contact Numbers 192-206 16. District Maps 1-19 Page No-2 Raichur District Disaster Management Plan 2020-21 Office of the Deputy Commissioner Raichur District, Raichur Shri. R.Venkatesh Kumar I.A.S Phone: 08532-229011 Fax: 229012 Deputy Commissioner and Chairman of E-mail: [email protected] Disaster Management Authority Raichur District PREFACE The District Disaster Management Plan is a key part of an emergency management. It will play a significant role to address the unexpected disasters that occur in the district effectively. The information available in DDMP is valuable in terms of its use during disaster. Based on the history of various disasters that occur in the district, the plan has been so designed as an action plan rather than a resource book. Utmost attention has been paid to make it handy, precise rather than bulky one. This plan has been prepared which is based on the guidelines provided by the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM). While preparing this plan, most of the issues, relevant to crisis management, have been carefully dealt with. During the time of disaster there will be a delay before outside help arrives. At first, self-help is essential and depends on a prepared community which is alert and informed. Efforts have been made to collect and develop this plan to make it more applicable and effective to handle any type of disaster. The National Disaster Management Act was brought in year 2005 to promote a proactive approach focusing on all phases of Disaster Management and to give more coherence to the institution a structure required to take forward the paradigm shift in the approach to Disaster Management in the country. Accordingly, the State of Karnataka has formed the State Disaster Management Authority and District Disaster Management Authorities at all the districts for effective management of disasters in the District through the implementation of District Disaster Management Plans. Raichur district has Geographical area of 835843 Hectares which has covered most of the dry/ wet lands, and often faces drought, and occasionally cyclones and floods like 2005-06 and 2006-07, 2009-10 and 2014-15, 2016-17, 2017-18,2018-19 While not all natural calamities can be predicted and prevented, a state of preparedness and ability to respond quickly to a natural calamity can considerably mitigate loss of life and property and human suffering and restore normalcy at the earliest.Therefore Regional Commissioner Office and Deputy Commissioner Office played a major role in preparation and reformulation of District Disaster Management Plans (DDMP) in the year of 2020-21. As a whole this is a genuine effort of district administration to develop the plan and if you have any suggestions and comments are free to convey the same so that we can include them in the next edition. We are thankful to Concern Departments/institutions and persons who have provided us the vital information in time. Also some blank space has been provided wherever possible so that any further new information can be included as and when required. Place: Raichur Date: (R.Venkatesh Kumar) Page No-3 Raichur District Disaster Management Plan 2020-21 CHAPTER-1: PRELIMINARIES Rationale The revised terminology of the United Nations Once for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR1) defines ‘disaster’ as: "A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society at any scale due to hazardous events interacting with conditions of exposure, vulnerability and capacity, leading to one or more of the following: human, material, economic and environmental losses and impacts." (UNISDR 2016) The efect of the disaster can be immediate and localized but is oGen wides pread, oGen persisting for long aGer the event. The effect may challenge or overwhelm the capacity of a community or society to cope using the resources immediately and therefore may require assistance from external sources, which could include neighbouring jurisdictions, or those at the national or international levels. UNISDR considers disaster to be a result of the combination of many factors such as the exposure to hazards, the conditions of vulnerability that are present, and insufficient capacity o r measures to reduce or cope with the potential negative consequences. Disaster impacts may include loss of life, injuries, disease and other negative effects on human physical, mental and social well -being, together with damage to property, destruction of assets, loss of services, social and economic disruption and environmental degradation. The DM Act 2005 uses the following definition for disaster: "Disaster" means a catastrophe, mishap, calamity or grave occurrence in any area, arising from natural or manmade causes, or by accident or negligence which results in substantial loss of life or human suffering or damage to, and destruction of, property, or damage to, or degradation of, environment, and is of such a nature or magnitude as to be beyond the coping capacity of the community of the affected area." The DDMP provides a framework and direction to the government agencies for all phases of disaster management cycle. The DDMP is a “dynamic document” in the sense that it will be periodically improved keeping up with the global best practices and knowledge base in disaster management. It is in accordance with the provisions of the Disaster Management (DM) Act 2005, the guidance given in the National Policy on Disaster Management (NPDM) 2009, and the established national practices. Relevant agencies – central or state – will carry out disaster management activities in different phases in the disaster-affected areas depending on the type and scale of disaster. Within each state, the state government is primarily responsible for disaster. However, in situations where the resources of the state are inadequate to cope effectively with the situation, the State Government can seek assistance from the Central Government. In addition, there may be situations in which the Central Government will have direct responsibilities in certain aspects of disaster management. While the NDMP pertains to both these exigencies, in most cases the role of central agencies will be to support the respective state governments. Barring exceptional circumstances, the state governments will deploy the first responders and carry out other activities pertaining to disaster management. Page No-5 Raichur District Disaster Management Plan 2020-21 Disaster Management Cycle The DDMP provides a framework covering all aspects of the disaster management cycle. It covers disaster risk reduction, mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery, and building back better. It recognises that, effective disaster management necessitates a comprehensive framework encompassing multiple hazards. The DDMP incorporates an integrated approach that ensures the involvement of government agencies, numerous other relevant organisations, private sector participants, and local communities. The DDMP recognizes the need to minimize, if not eliminate, any ambiguity in the responsibility framework. It, therefore, specifies who is responsible for what at different stages of managing disasters. The DDMP is implemented in a scalable manner over all phases of disaster management: a) mitigation (prevention and risk reduction), b) preparedness, c) response and d) recovery (immediate restoration to long-term building back better). The DDMP provides a framework with role clarity for rapid mobilization of resources and effective disaster management by the Central and State Governments and other concerned stakeholders in India. While it focuses primarily on the needs of the government agencies, it envisages all those involved in disaster management including communities and non- government agencies as potential users. The DDMP provides a well-defined framework for disaster management covering scope of work and roles of relevant agencies along with their responsibilities and accountability necessary to ensure effective mitigation, develop preparedness, and mobilize adequate response. The measures included in the DDMP, which is a dynamic document, are indicative and not exhaustive. Based on global practices and national experiences, the plan will incorporate changes during the periodic reviews and updates. According to the revised UNISDR terminology, Disaster Management (DM) is “the organization, planning and application of measures preparing for, responding to and recovering from disasters”