DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN Una District, Himachal Pradesh FOR MITIGATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MANMADE AND NATURAL DISASTERS IN THE DISTRICT THROUGH STRONG COMMUNITY ACTION 2 THIS DISASTER MANGEMENT PLAN OF THE UNA DISTRICT IS A DRAFT OUTLINE THAT IS YET TO BE ELABORATED AND UPDATED THROUGH MORE INFORMATION CLLECTION, FURTHER ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION TO HANDLE ANY KIND OF DISATER WITH ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY, CIVIL SOCIETY/NGOS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN A COORDINATED MANNER. OVERALL GUIDANCE AND SUPERVISION : SH. K.R.BHARTI, IAS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CUM CHAIRMAN DDMA, UNA ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN AND PREPARATION: CAPT. J. M. PATHANIA, HAS ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CUM MEMBER SECREATRY DDMA & NODAL OFFICER FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN UNA DISTRICT ASSISTANCE: SMT. SAROJ (DATA COLLECTION AND TYPING) SH HARMEEK (IT ASSISTANCE) 3 DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN, UNA CHAPTER- 1 DISTRICT PROFILE 1. 1 District lay out (Map at page 1) 1.2 Brief History and administrative set up 1.3 Geography and boundaries 1.4 Rivers and Khuds 1.5 Area 1.6 Demography 1.7 Climate (Temperature, Rainfall and Geology ) 1.8 Roads and means of Transportation 1.9 Drinking Water Sources CHAPTER- 2 HAZARDS VULNERABILITY & CAPACITY ANALYSIS 2.1 Risk analysis, response plan and mitigation strategy in case of natural disasters in district, Una. 2.1.1 Fire Accidents 2.1.2 Drought 2.1.3 Hailstorms 2.1.4 Land Slides 2.1.5 Floods 4 2.1.6 Road Accidents 2.1.7 Earthquake 2.1.8 Chemical Hazards 2.1.9 Stampede at Religious Places CHAPTER 3 DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN AND STRATEGY 3.1 Structure of Disaster Management Plan in District Una 3.2 Community Based Disaster Mangement (CBDM) 3.3 Mitigation Plan 3.4 Mitigation and Response strategy 3.4.1 Fire Accidents 3.4.2 Drought 3.4.3 Land Slides 3.4.4 Floods 3.4.5 Road Accidents 3.4.6 Earthquakes 3.4.6.1 Causes of Earthquake 3.4.6.2 General Characteristics 3.4.6.3 Preparedness in Una District 3.4.6.4 Earthquake Response Plan 3.4.6.5 Earthquake Mitigation Plan 3.4.7 Chemical Hazard 3.4.8 Stampede at Religious Places CHAPTER 4 RESOURCE INVENTORY AND CAPACITY ANALYSIS 4.1 Police Resources 4.1.1 District Police 4.1.2 First IRB Bangarh 4.2 Health 4.2.1 Government Health Institutions 4.2.2 Private Hospitals 5 4.2.3 QRTs of Health Department 4.2.4 Ayurvedic Hospitalsand Dispensaries 4.2.5 QRTs of Ayurveda Department 4.3 Home Gaurds 4.4 Nehru Yuvak Kendra 4.5 Disaster management Machinery Available in the District 4.5.1 Equipment Available with HHG 4.5.2 Machinery Available with HPPWD 4.5.3 Machinery Available with I&PH Department 4.5.4 Machinery Available with HRTC 4.5.5 Equipment Available with 1 st IRB Bangarh CHAPTER 5 INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT 5.1 Disaster Management Act,2005 5.2 National Disaster Management Authority 5.3 The National Executive Committee 5.4 State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA ) 5.5 District Disaster Management Authority ( DDMA) 5.6 District Disaster Management mechanism 5.6.1 District Level Disaster Management Authority 5.6.2 District Disaster Management Advisory Committee 5.6.3 Control room-District Emergency Operation Centre 5.7 Sub-Division level Mechanism 5.7.1 Sub-Divisional Disaster Management Committee 5.7.1.1 Sub-Division DisasterManagement Committee Amb 5.7.1.2 Sub-Division Disaster Management committee Una 5.7.2 Tehsil Level Disaster Management Committee 5.7.2.1 Control Room 5.7.2.2 Tehsil Level Disaster Management Committee 5.7.3 Block level Disaster Management Committee 6 CHAPTER 6 EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS AND STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES 6.1 Emergency Support Function 6.2 Standing Operating procedures 6.3 Communication 6.4 Evacuation 6.5 Search and Rescue 6.6 Law and Order 6.7 Medical Response and Trauma Counseling 6.8 Water Supply 6.9 Relief (Food and Shelter) 6.10 EQPT Support, Debris and Road Clearance 6.11 Help Lines, Warning Dissemination 6.12 Electricity 6.13 Transportation List of Maps Annexures 1. LIST OF OFFICES AND CONTACT DETAILS 2. DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT, 2005 3. REVISED LIST OF ITEMS AND NORMS OF ASSISTANCE FROM CALAMITY RELIEF FUND (CRF) AND NATIONAL CALAMITY CONTINGENCY FUND (NCCF) 4. LIST OF HHGs TRAINED IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT SKILLS 5. EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE WITH HHG IN UNA 6. LIFE LINE BUILDINGS IN AMB AND HAROLI DEVELOPMENT BLOCKS 7. NAMES AND CONTACT DETAILS OF BLOOD DONARS IN THE DISTRICT 7 8 DISTRICT PROFILE: 1.1 BRIEF HISTORY & ADMINISTRATION; Una District came into existence on 01-09-1972. This District till 1966 was a Tehsil of Hoshiarpur District of erst-while Punjab State. Consequent upon reorganization of Punjab State, hilly areas including part of Una Tehsil was transferred to Himachal Pradesh state on 01- 01-1966 and Una Tehsil become a part of Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh. The Himachal Pradesh Government reorganized the then Kangra District into three districts namely Una, Hamirpur and Kangra. Besides this, Bangana Tehsil of Hamirpur District was included in this District. Administratively Una District is divided into two Sub Divisions namely Una and Amb with their headquarters at Una and Amb respectively. Una subdivision has three tehsils and Amb Sub-division has one tehsil at Amb and one sub-tehsil at Bharwain. For the development administration, District has five development blocks namely Una, Amb, Bangana, Gagret and Haroli that are more or less coterminous with five assembly segments namely Una, Chintpurni, Kutlehar, Gagret and Santokhgarh respectively. There are only one Municipal Counsil for Una Town and four Notified Area Committees for Gagret, Daulatpur, Mehatpur and Santokhgarh towns. For local Governance, district is divided into 235 Gram Panchayats. Local self Government in the District is organized on 3 tier pattern i,e Zila Parishad at District Level, Panchayat Samiti at Block Level and Gram Panchayat at Village level. There are five Block Samities at all the five development blocks. 1.2 GEOGRAPHY AND BOUNDARIES : The District headquarter is situated 232 Kilo Meters away from the State capital. The main source of income is agriculture and 80% population of the district is involved in agricultural activities. The total geographically area of Una District is 1540 Sq. Kilo Meters (report of Surveyor General of India). The District is situated at an altitude from 350 to 1200 Meters above MSL and it lies in the Shiwalik hills zone between 31’ 21”/31’ 50” latitude and 71’ 55”/76 28” longitudes. The District is situated in the East-North of the state and is surrounded by District(s) Bilaspur, Hamirpur and Kangra in the North and the west. However it is urrounded by the Districts of Rup Nagar, Hoshiarpur of the state of Punjab on the east and the South. 1.3 RIVERS & KHUDS IN THE DISTRICT Una District has one mjor seasonal river that sometimes is termed as “Sorrow of the District due to its vulnerability to flash floods. Besides, there are several minor and major seasonal rivers and khuds in the district and their number and location is indicated in table 1 and figure 1 9 Table 1 Sr.No. River /Khad Name 1 Bhat khad 2 Marwari khad 3 Barlog khad 4 Daulatpur khad 5 Laharnwali khad 6 Baruwali khad 7 Katteka choe 8 Prithipur nadi 9 John nadi 10 Roli khad 11 Saloh ki khad 12 Bankilkla cho 13 Ghangret ghad 14 Sohan nadi 15 Other 16 Masoh khad 17 Other small tribuary 18 Bhutawali Khad 19 Chalet khad 20 Mawa khad 21 Amboa khad 22 Nangal jarial khad 23 Ghanari khad 24 Deuli khad 25 Narer khad 26 Paruwali khad 27 Ambota khad 28 Gagret khad 29 Badohwali khad 30 Tatera khad 31 Mawa-Tatera khad 32 Jadela khad 33 Nagnuli khad 34 Dhakki khad 35 Khadwalli khad 36 Pangota khad 37 Ispur khad 38 Bhadsali khad 39 Saloh khad 40 Badera khad 10 41 Baliwal khad 42 Padauri khad 43 Gadrala khad 44 Sharahan khad 45 Sanhal khad 46 Nangal kalan khad 47 Ajhar Nala 48 Gohar Nala 49 Hum khad 50 Other Rivers on right Bank 51 Bhaderkali khad 52 Bharampur khad 53 Nakroh khad 54 Gondpur Banera khad 55 Sunkaliwali khad 56 Kajni khad 57 Salohwali khad 58 Ambwali khad 59 Panjoa Khad 60 Garni Khad 61 Chota Har Khad 62 Gubri Khad 63 Barera Khad 64 Takewali Khad 65 Khurd Di Khad 66 Una Di Khad 67 Borewali Khad 68 Chatterpur khad 69 Other small on left 70 Swan River 71 Lunkhar bed 72 Arlu Khad 73 Baret Khad 74 Behar Khad 75 Marat Khad 76 Panteri Khad 77 Jakhola Khad 78 Hatli Khad 79 Dhatol Khad 80 Dhundla Khad 11 81 Behi Khad 82 Janawin Khad 83 Narhun Khad 84 Sorala Khad 85 Daghar Khad 86 Kura Khad 87 Dharoli Khad 88 Kheri Khad 89 Sohri Khad 90 Pansa khad 91 Kharota Khad 92 Dharet khad 93 Kodra khad 94 Chhaprot Khad 95 Duhk Khad 96 Kolka Khad 97 Raipur Khad 98 Dobar Khad 99 Chaukhat Khad 100 Panjoienwala Khad 101 Fatehall 102 Other small river 1.4 AREA The total area of the District is 1, 78,139 hectare and 42,454 hectares is cultivated area. Out of the total cultivated area only 6,546 hectares is irrigated. The uncultivated area comprising of 1,11,741 hectares is wasteland and is mostly covered by the river swan and other small streams (Khads). 23,043 hectares of the land is under the forest. There are 866 revenue estates in District Una.