Tiruchirappalli District Disaster Management Plan - 2017 TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN-2017 Tiruchirappalli District Disaster Management Plan - 2017 INDEX S. Particulars Page No. No. 1. Introduction 1 2. District Profile 2 3. Disaster Management Goals (2017-2030) 5-10 4. Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Analysis 11-35 5. Institutional Mechanism 36-38 6. Preparedness Measures 38-41 7. Prevention and Mitigation measures (2015 – 2030) 42-43 8. Response Plan 43 9. Recovery and Reconstruction Plan 44-45 10. Mainstreaming Disaster Management in Development Plans 45-47 11. Community and other Stake holder participation 47-48 12. Linkages / Co-ordination with other agencies for Disaster Management 49 13. Budget and Other Financial allocation – Outlays of major schemes 49 14. Monitoring and Evaluation 50 15. Risk Communication Strategies 50-51 16. Important Contact Numbers and provision for link to detailed information 52-68 17. Dos and Don’ts during all possible Hazards 69-73 18. Important Government Orders 74-75 19. Linkages with Indian Disaster Resource Network 75 20 Vulnerable Groups details 76 20. Mock Drill Schedules 77 21. Date of approval of DDMP by DDMA 78 22. Annexure 1 – 14 78-100 Tiruchirappalli District Disaster Management Plan - 2017 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS S. Abbreviation Explanation No. 1. AO Agriculture Officer 2 AF Armed Forces 3 BDO Block Development Officers 4 DDMA District Disaster Management Authority 5 DDMP District Disaster Management Plan 6 DEOC District Emergency Operations Center 7 DRR Disaster Risk Reduction 8 DERAC District Emergency Relief Advisory Committee. 9 DRDA District Rural Development Agency 10 EWS Early Warning System 11 H & R.R. Highways and Rural Roads 12 H & R.W. Highways and Rural Works 13 IDRN India Disaster Resource Network 14 IFS Indian Forest Service 15 IMD Indian Meteorological Department 16 MGNREGA Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 17 MAH Major Accident Hazard 18 NCC National Cadet Corps 19 NGO Non Governmental Organization 20 NDRF National Disaster Response Force 21 ORS Oral Rehydration Salts 22 PHC Primary Health Centres 23 RTO Regional Transport Officer Tiruchirappalli District Disaster Management Plan - 2017 24 RD & PR Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department 25 SDMA State Disaster Management Authority 26 SPCA Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 27 SSS Social Security Scheme 28 SOP Standard Operating Procedure 29 TNSDMA Tamilnadu State Disaster Management Agency 30 TANGEDCO Tamilnadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd., 31 TNCSC Tamilnadu Civil Supplies Corporation 32 TNSTC Tamilnadu State Transport Corporation 33 TWAD Tamilnadu Water Supply and Drainage Board 34 VAO Village Administrative Officer 35 WRO PWD Water Resources Organization Public Work Department Tiruchirappalli District Disaster Management Plan-2017 INTRODUCTION District Disaster Management Plan is a key devise with set of guidelines for emergency management. DDMP is the source of District level Disaster preparedness, prevention and mitigation, monitoring Disaster Management periodical report. DDMP has been prepared based on the impacts of past disasters of Tiruchirappalli District and it is designed as an action plan. While preparing this plan utmost attention has been paid to make it handy and relevant to crisis management. The vision of the DDMP is to develop Tiruchirappalli District as a Disaster resilient District. If any Disaster occurs the resources from this DDMP can be ordered without delay and it will reduce the response time which is more important in crisis management. Aims and Objectives of the District Disaster Management Plan: To engage activities which may help in minimizing the damages caused by disasters in both urban and rural areas. To make endeavors towards creating awareness among the people about disasters and its consequences and to prepare them in advance to face such situations and to ensure their participation in the disaster mitigation plans. Existing institutional arrangements, interdepartmental linkages, role of NGOs, voluntary agencies and local communities so as to understand their capabilities to mitigate specific disasters which will also facilitate effective coordination in their activities in times of need. To act as an agency for the execution of disaster management schemes of the Government and the NGOs. To evolve information reporting and monitoring tools for preparedness, immediate response and damage assessment, keeping in view the socioeconomic conditions of urban and rural areas. 1 Tiruchirappalli District Disaster Management Plan-2017 CHAPTER -02 DISTRICT PROFILE Tiruchirappalli district is located in the Cauvery River in Tamill Nadu, India. The main town in Tiruchirappalli District is the City of Tiruchirappalli, also known as Trichy. During the British Raj, Tiruchirappalli was known as Trichinopoly, and was a district of the Madras Presidency; it was renamed upon India's declaration of independence in 1947. rkGEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF TIRUCHIRAPPALLI Tiruchirappalli district lies within Tamil Nadu. The district has an area of 4,404 square kilometers. It is bounded in the north by Salem district, in the northwest by Namakkal district, in the northeast by Perambalur district and Ariyalur district, in the east by Thanjavur District, in the southeast by Pudukkottai district, in the south by Madurai district and Sivagangai district, in the southwest by Dindigul district and, in the west by Karur district. The Kaveri river flows through the length of the district and is the principal source of irrigation and drinking water. 2 Tiruchirappalli District Disaster Management Plan-2017 Geographical Position North Latitude between 10 to 11 - 30' East Longitude between 77 - 45' to 78 - 50' The district is bounded in the North by Perambalur and Salem Districts, west by Karur / Namakkal districts, East by Thanjavur and South by Pudukkottai, Dindigul and Sivaganga Districts. It is situated 326 Kms South of the State Headquarters of Chennai. The district had experienced cyclone and flood havoc in 1924, 1952, 1954, 1965, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1998 and 1999, and ravaged floods in 2005 The rivers Cauvery, Coleroon and their tributaries, which form a net work of irrigation system, naturally inundate larger areas during floods. Besides, the perennial rivers, there are many jungle streams in this District which carry rain water towards the Bay of Bengal. The North East Monsoon has all along been the main reason for the cyclone, as well as floods in this district. The cyclonic storm takes a heavy toll of human life and cattle besides heavy damage to coconut and other trees resulting in disruption of traffic, pulling-down telephone and electric installations. Channels in the left bank are 1) Kattuputhur Channel 2) North Bank Channel 3) Ayyan Channel, 4) Peruvalai Channel 5) Srirangam North Vaikkal 6) Pullampadi Channel in the right bank Kattalai High Level and 7) New Kattalai High Level Channel.Sendai Frame 3 Tiruchirappalli District Disaster Management Plan-2017 Area and Population i. Area (Sq. Km.) 4,403.83 ii. Population 2011 Census 27,22,290 a. Male Population 13,52,284 b. Female Population 13,70,006 c. Rural Population 13,84,257 d. Urban Population 13,38,033 iii. Density (Sq. Km.) 604 iv. Literates 20,38,981 Revenue Admin. Divisions a. Revenue Divisions 4 b. Revenue Taluks 11 c. Revenue Firkas 43 d. Revenue Villages 507 Local Bodies a. Corporations 1 b. Municipalities 3 c. Panchayat Unions 14 d. Town Panchayats 16 e. Village Panchayats 408 Rainfall & Tempereture Normal a. North East Monsoon 356.1 b. South West Monsoon 270.3 Actual a. North East Monsoon-2016 127.74 b. South West Monsoon-2016 213.39 Maximum Temperature 40.2 °C Rain gauge stations 25 4 Tiruchirappalli District Disaster Management Plan-2017 CHAPTER - 3 DISASTER MANAGEMENT GOALS SENDAI FRAME WORK Responding to the dramatic increase in extreme weather events and mega disasters is one of the great challenges of our present age. Rapid urbanization and population growth in hazard – prone areas and coastal areas make action all the more urgent. Disaster risk reduction is a top priority as we seek to hold back the tide of rising economic and human losses. Its impact can be catastrophic for poverty reduction and sustainable development efforts, especially in a country like ours. Unexpected rains, causing urban flooding in many low lying area of the district, Lightening are other forms of recurrent disasters affecting the communities. Land use pattern in the city has also changed drastically which adds to severity of the disaster. It is high time that every district whether big, medium or small starts focus Sendai Framework For Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-30) to reduce risks and vulnerabilities, to adopt systematic and scientific planning process to mitigate disaster risks and vulnerability factors. Building capacities of state, district and local body institution and of the communities who lives with hazards are most important and are prelude for DRR initiatives. Scope and Purpose of District Disaster Management Plan The present plan-2017 will apply to risk of (a).small-scale and large scale (b). Frequent and infrequent (c). sudden, slow and on set disasters caused by man-made or natural hazards as well as related to environmental, technological and biological hazards. It aims to guide the multi-hazard management disaster risk in development at all levels as well as within and across all sectors DDMP discussed in detailed about types of disasters prone to the district.