DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 2021-22 DISASTER DO HAPPEN, ARE YOU PREPARED? 1 Bheem Everything 2 Bheem Everything CONTENT Sl. Content Pages Sl. No Content Pages No. Introduction 1 i) Aim & objectives 1-4 17 District Level Quick Response Team 43 ii) Scope of plan iii) Needs of plan 2 Map of North Tripura 4-6 18 Latitude & Longitude 44-45 3 Administration Setup of North Tripura 7 19 NGO involve in DRR & Disaster in 45 North Tripura Disaster preparedness Month wise Temperature recorded in 4 i) Disaster definition 8-11 20 46-48 ii) Natural Hazard North Tripura District iii) Manmade disaster Disaster Management Cycle Equipment Status under North Tripura 11-13 21 48-53 5 District Information flow protocol 13-15 22 Emergency Contingency Plan of North 54-57 6 Tripura, seasonality of hazard & Risk Assessment 7 Monthly Action Plan 16 23 Dharmanagar Sub-Division 58-120 8 Roles for stakeholders 17-23 23.A Introduction & Objective 60-61 Reconstruction Rehabilitation & Recovery 23-25 23.B Sub-Division Structure 62-64 9 measures 10 District Profile 28 23.C Dharmanagar Disaster Management 64 Committee 11 District Police Team 28-32 23.D Dharmanagar Quick Response Team 65-66 Fire Service at a glance 32-34 23.E Dharmanagar Municipal Council 67-69 12 Committee/ Quick Response Team/Rescue Team Etc Chart for 35-39 23.F List of Hospital/fire Brigade/Police 70-73 1.Shelter Management station/vehicles and other details 13 2. Water & Sanitation Response 3. Relief Operation 4. Infrastructure Restoration Flood Prone Areas, Landslide prone area 40-41 23.G Kadamtala R.D. Block Disaster 73-78 14 Management Committee/QRT/ Rescue Team/Shelter Houses District Disaster Management Authority 42 23.H Jubarajnagar R.D. Block Disaster 78-82 15 Management Committee/QRT/ Rescue Team 16 District Disaster Management Committee 42 23.I Kalacherra R.D. Block Disaster 82-87 Management Committee/QRT/ Rescue Team 23.J Line Department Disaster Management 87- 25.B Important Contact Number under 174-175 Team/QRT Etc 118 Panisagar Sub-Division 23.K List of Trained volunteers under 119- 25.C Introduction 176-177 Dharmanagar Sub-Division 120 24 Kanchanpur Sub-Division 121- 25.D Organizational Framework 177-178 171 24.A Flow Chart of Kanchanpur Sub Division 128- 25.E Flood/Landslide Prone Area 178-179 129 24.B Kanchanpur Sub-Division Disaster 129- 25.F Mock drill/Training/Control Room 179-180 Management Committee 134 24.C 135- 25.G Role of Department under Panisagar 180-182 List volunteers under 137 Sub--Division 24.D Police/TSR Disaster Management 137- 25.H Panisagar Sub-Division Disaster 183-184 Committee 139 Management Committee 24.E Quick Response Team 139- 25.I Panisagar Sub-Division Search & 185-187 145 Rescue Team 24.F Shelter House 145-- 25.J Panisagar Sub-Division Quick 187-192 146 Response Team (QRT) 24.G Guidelines/NGOs/Prepardness/ 147- 25.K Shelter House 193 Checklist/ Mitigation 165 24.H Jampui R.D. Block Disaster Management 165- 25.L Essential Commodities/Plan for 194-195 Committee/QRT/ Rescue 166 support 24.I Dasda R.D. Block Disaster Management 166- 25.M Damage Assessment Team 195-197 Team/QRT/ Rescue Team 168 24.J Laljuri R.D. Block Disaster Management 168- 25.N List of Trained volunteers under 197-200 Team/QRT/ Rescue Team 171 Panisagar Sub-Division 25 172- 25.O Damcherra R.D. Block Disaster 200 Panisagar Sub-Division 201 Management Quick Response Team/Search & Rescue Team 25.P Panisagar R.D. Block Disaster 201 Management Team/Quick Response 25.A Panisagar Sub-Division Map 173 Team Introduction The increase in the frequency of disasters and their associated damages in the region ispart of a worldwide trend, which results from growing vulnerability and may reflect changingclimate patterns. These trends make it all the more necessary for the regions to break the cycle of destruction and reconstruction and address the root causes of vulnerability, rather than merely treating its symptoms when disasters happen. The principal causes of vulnerability in the region include rapid and uncontrolled urbanization, the persistence of widespread urban and rural poverty, the degradation of the region's environment resulting from the mismanagement of natural resources, inefficient public policies, and lagging and misguided investments in infrastructure. Development and disaster-related policies have largely focused on emergency response, leaving a serious under-investment in natural hazard prevention and mitigation. The lack of preparedness and the lack of safety measure also increase the vulnerability and add to the human and property loss. India is also one such country whose great vulnerability to natural disasters is not unknown. With 65% of its land area vulnerable to earthquakes, 8% to cyclones, 12% to floods and 70% to droughts, more than 1 million houses are damaged annually in India and above them are the human and social losses that go unaccounted. The super cyclone in Orissa killed 10,000 people and destroyed 18 lakh houses, Rohtak floods of Aug-Sept 1995 left 55% of land area submerged resulting in huge economic losses conservatively estimated as Rs. 2000/- Crores. Gujarat Earthquake of 2002 measuring 6.9 on Richter scale shook the very edifice of our system. More than 3.5 lakh houses collapsed across 7633 villages and cities, causing unprecedented damage. Death and destruction it caused was never seen ever before. These and many more paint the picture of a cycle of destruction that affects our country and over and again leave us bereft of the small and yet so significant development strides we make with so lots of effort. It is thus imperative that we must move in the direction of a proactive stance to reduce the toll of disasters in the region. It requires a more comprehensive approach that encompasses both pre-disaster risk reduction and post-disaster recovery. ❖ zTo promote a culture of disaster preparedness within the district. ❖ Initiate policy level change as per demand of the district for ensuring safe environment. ❖ Sensidise the community on disaster preparedness and safety measures. ❖ Motivate direct participation of stakeholders in activities that would help building towards a disaster resilient community. ❖ Promote capacity building of officials & the community. ❖ Carry out IEC activities to each individuals ❖ Impliment structural/non-structural mitigation measures after hazard hunt. ❖ Saving human lives/lifestocks in North Tripura district as the highest priority along with minimum loss of property & environment. Like other District of the State, more than 60% area is hilly and has good forest coverage. The important hill ranges are Jampui in the South-East of the District in Kanchanpur Sub-Division. It is the highest range in the State, which is approximately 3000 ft. high from Mean Sea level. The other hill is Sakhan which divides the Kanchanpur Sub-Division of the District and Longtharai Valley Sub-Division of Dhalai District located in the South-West of the District. The another hill is Shakan which divides the Kanchanpur Sub-Division of the District and Longtharai Valley range is Unokoti which is located in between Kailashahar and Dharmanagar Sub-Division and in Central-Northern part of the District. This hill range is famous for locating less than 1 (one) Crore engraved picture of gods & goddess on the stone, which is a famous tourist spot. All the hill ranges run from South to North. In the extreme South the hilly region can be said the foothills of the Chittagaong hill tracts of Bangladesh. The river Deo that subsequently meets the Manu river at Kumarghat area starts from the Chittagaong hill tracts and flows through the Kanchanpur Sub-Division towards North. The main river Longai and Juri flows from South to North. As for other parts of the State, though there are good habitations on the tilla land, maximum habitations are on plain and on the riverbanks. It is fact that before 30/40 years, back the river Deo, Juri and Longai used to play vital role for transportation of different goods by locally made boats. Even for few years back the Longai river was used for transportation of main commodities under PDS from Damcherra to Khedacherra. Undulating hilly terrain and uneven plains characterize the topography of the District. The soil condition of these hilly ranges is same and composed of gravel mixed with loose soil and laterite type and alluvial in the river valleys and fat lands. Hot and humid summer with sufficient rainfall between June & October and dry winter characterize the climate of North Tripura District. Rainfall is usually high in the District compared to other Districts in the State. But since 2008 the amount of rainfall has decreased somewhat. Temperature is generally moderate and mild variations are noticed in various places of North Tripura District. The North Tripura District is situated in intense seismic region, which is placed in the category of Zone – ‘V’. A major part of Kanchanpur Sub-Division having Land Slide prone area, specially the Jampui Hills RD Block & Dasda RD Block. Also a part of Panisagar Sub-Division specially Damcherra & Khedacherra area having Land-Slide prone area. Jaithang in Bagbassa area & Balidum in Ananda Bazar area under Dharmanagar Sub-Division are also Land Slide prone areas. -: Scope of the plan :- The emergency planning process has evolved significantly and taken more importance in the last decade as a result of emergencies and disasters having a greater impact on government property and agriculture. Today, organizations have an abundance of emergency planning resources and training options available to them. Cooperation between government and public in the planning process is also high. Consequently, there presently exists an excellent opportunity for organizations to increase their level of preparedness & mitigation.