District Disaster Management Plan 2020-21 Jalpaiguri District Disaster Management Authority Jalpaiguri O/o the District Magistrate, Jalpaiguri West Bengal Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Aim and Objectives of the District Disaster Management Plan............................................ 1 1.2 Authority for the DDMP: DM Act 2005 ............................................................................... 2 1.3 Evolution of the DDMP ........................................................................................................ 3 1.4 Stakeholders and their responsibility .................................................................................... 4 1.5 How to use DDMP Framework ............................................................................................. 5 1.6 Approval Mechanism of the Plan: Authority for implementation (State Level/ District Level orders) ............................................................................................................................... 5 1.7 Plan Review & Updation: Periodicity ................................................................................... 6 2 Hazard, Vulnerability, Capacity and Risk Assessment ............................................................... 7 2.1 Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Assessment ......................................................................... 7 2.2 Matrix of Seasonality of Hazard ........................................................................................... 9 2.3 Vulnerability Analysis........................................................................................................... 9 2.3.1 Due to Unplanned Development .................................................................................. 10 2.3.2 Environmental Vulnerability: ....................................................................................... 10 2.3.3 Vulnerability towards Earthquake ................................................................................ 10 2.3.4 Risk of Drowning ......................................................................................................... 10 3. Institutional Mechanism............................................................................................................ 11 3.1 National Level Mechanism ................................................................................................. 11 3.1.1. National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) ..................................................... 11 3.1.3. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) ................................................... 11 3.2 State Level Mechanism ....................................................................................................... 12 3.2.1 West Bengal Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) .............................................. 13 3.2.2 State Crisis Management Group (SCMG) .................................................................... 13 3.2.3 State Executive Committee .......................................................................................... 13 3.2.4 State Working Groups .................................................................................................. 13 3.3 District Level Mechanism in Jalpaiguri .............................................................................. 14 3.3.1 District Crisis Management Group ............................................................................... 15 3.3.2 District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) .................................................... 15 4. Prevention and Mitigation Measures ........................................................................................ 17 4.1 Structural Mitigation Measures ........................................................................................... 17 4.1.1 Retrofitting.................................................................................................................... 17 4.1.2 Earthquake Resistant Construction ............................................................................... 18 4.2 Non-Structural Mitigation Measures ................................................................................... 18 4.2.1 Awareness generation Programmes.............................................................................. 19 4.2.2 Training and Capacity Building ................................................................................... 19 5. Preparedness Measures ............................................................................................................. 21 5.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 21 5.2 Measuring Community Preparedness.................................................................................. 21 5.3 Components of Preparedness Plan ...................................................................................... 21 5.3.1 Components of Community Preparedness Plan ........................................................... 21 5.3.2 Components of Administrative Preparedness ............................................................... 22 5.4 Reliable Communication Systems ...................................................................................... 23 5.4.1 Preparation of a Response Plan .................................................................................... 23 5.5 Emergency Operation Centre-Jalpaiguri ............................................................................. 23 6. Capacity Building and Training Measure ................................................................................. 25 6.1 Trainings and Capacity Building......................................................................................... 25 6.2 Community Awareness and Community Preparedness Planning ....................................... 25 6.3 Capacity Building of Community Task forces .................................................................... 26 6.4 Mock Drill ........................................................................................................................... 26 7. RESPONSE AND RELIEF MEASURES ................................................................................ 27 7.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 27 7.2 Methodology of Response Plan........................................................................................... 27 7.3 Various Response Levels .................................................................................................... 27 7.4 Important Systems Used in the Response Plan ................................................................... 28 7.4.1 Response Plan .................................................................................................................. 28 7.4.2 Incident Command System (ICS) .................................................................................... 29 7.4.3 Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) ............................................................................. 29 7.4.4 Primary and Secondary Agencies .................................................................................... 29 7.4.5 Situation Reports .............................................................................................................. 29 7.4.6 Quick Response Teams (QRTs) ....................................................................................... 29 7.4.7 Role Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) for Relief: ..................................................... 30 7.5 Operational –Coordination Structure .................................................................................. 30 7.5.1 Trigger Mechanism .......................................................................................................... 30 7.5.2 Activation of Incident Response System ......................................................................... 31 7.5.3 Designated Officers of District Jalpaiguri for IRS responsibilities.................................. 32 7.5.4 Responsibilities under Incident Response System ........................................................... 33 7.5.5 Desk Arrangements .................................................................................................... 49 7.5.6 Emergency Support Functionaries .............................................................................. 49 7.5.7 Action plan for Emergency Support Functionaries .......................................................... 52 7.7 Incident Command Post ...................................................................................................... 64 7.8 Reception Centre ................................................................................................................. 65 7.9 Intimation regarding foreigners ........................................................................................... 65 7.10 Overall Role of District Magistrate (Jalpaiguri District) .................................................. 65 7.10.1 Duties at the time of disaster .......................................................................................... 66 7.11 Relief Measures ................................................................................................................