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CHAPTER – V
HUMAN RESOURCES: DIFFERENT ROLE &
RESPONSIBILITIES
[Political/ Administrative/ NGOs] IN PLANING, TRAINING & AWARENESS PREPAREDNESS,
RESPONSE, RESCUE & RECOVERY
In
the Disaster Management System Actors from different fields such as Political,
Administrative, Non-Governmental sectors have their own role and
responsibilities starting from IEC to Rehabilitation. These Disaster Managers
are assigned with specific responsibilities to avoid overlapping & confusion in
discharging their duties at the time of need. The very purpose of this chapter
is to coordinate their services for smoother delivery of timely action and goods
to the people at the time of their worst suffering.
5.1
ROLE OF PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS
5.2
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COLLECTOR, SP, ADM, DEO, CDMO, CSO, CDVO, RWSS,
PHD, IRRIGATION & OTHER LINE DEPARTMENTS.
|
Institution |
Activities |
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COLLECTOR / A.D.M/
D.E.O.
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Assigning specific
responsibilities to different agencies.
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Coordination with
all line departments & other agencies.
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Liaison with Rev.
Control Room / OSDMA / SRC/ RDC
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Ensure availability
of Vulnerability map of the Block/ Tahasil
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Heave a list of
Resource inventory, Capacity analysis.
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List of cut off
areas with safe route map for communication.
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List of storage
facilities, dealers of food.
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Control room setup /
assignment of control room duty.
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Pre-positioning of
staff for site operation centers.
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Arrangement of
alternative communication / generator sets etc.
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Arrangement of
vehicles / Boasts for evacuation.
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SUPERINTENDENT OF
POLICE |
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Communication
establishment with District and Block / Tahasil Control Rooms and
departmental Offices within the division.
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An officer to be
appointed as nodal officer on his behalf
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Overall traffic
management and patrolling of all highways and other access roads to
disaster sites
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Identification of
antisocial elements
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Provision of
security in transmit camps / feeding Centers / relief camps / Cattle
camps/ Cooperative food stores and distribution centers.
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Providing assistance
to district authorities for taking necessary action against hoarders,
black marketers and those found manipulating relief material.
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Coordination with
military service personnel in the area being carried out under relief
operation
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Providing assistance
to the community in organizing emergency transport or injured.
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Civil Supply Officer |
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Identification of
inaccessible pockets at Blocks.
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Keeping list of
whole sell traders of local market.
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List of storage
agents with quantity of monthly allotment & uptake.
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Detail data on
beneficiary / Annapurna Scheme
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List of Petrol pump
dealer
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List of Medical
Shops.
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List of traders
dealing with temporary shelters materials.
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Diversion of
essential commodities to affected pockets as & when requisition.
|
CDMO
|
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Communication
establishment with District and Block/ Tahasil Control Rooms and
departmental offices within the division
-
An officer to be
appointed as Nodal Officer
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Stockpiling of live
saving, anti-diarrhoeal drugs, de-toxicants, anesthesia, adequate drinking
water
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Arrangement of
ambulance/ generators
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In-house emergency
medical teams to ensure the adequate staff available at all times to
handle emergency causalities
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Listing of private
health facilities
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Strengthening of
disease surveillance
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Formation of mobile
units and ensure communication with them
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Identification of
sites in probable disaster areas for site operation areas
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Awareness generation
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All staff informed
about the disasters, likely damages and effects
|
CDVO
|
-
Communication
establishment with District and Block/ Tahasil Control Rooms and
departmental offices within the division
-
An officer to be
appointed as Nodal Officer
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Listing of animal
population with category
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Stock pilling of
emergency medicines and medical equipments
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Arrangement of
anesthetic drugs and vehicle to transport of injured animals
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Identification of
places for opening of operational sites
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Stock pilling of
water, fodder and animal feed
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All staff informed
about the disasters, likely damages and effects
|
PHD, RWSS
|
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Communication
establishment with District and Block/ Tahasil Control Rooms and
departmental offices within the division
-
An officer to be
appointed as Nodal Officer
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Arrangement of water
tankers and other temporary means of distribution and storage water
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Adequate arrangement
to provide water to relief camps/ affected villages, alternative water
supply arranged in feeding centers/ cattle camp etc.
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Disinfections of
water bodies
-
Identification of
appropriate portable water supply
All staff informed about the disasters, likely damages and effects |
Irrigation
|
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Communication
establishment with District and Block/ Tahasil Control Rooms and
departmental offices within the division
-
An officer to be
appointed as Nodal Officer
-
Activation of flood
monitoring mechanism
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Methods /
communication arrangement of alerting officers on various sites
established.
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Mechanism evolved
for forewarning settlements in the down streams/ evacuation/ coordination
with other dam authorities
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Identification of
materials required for response operations
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Repair/ under
construction activity are well secured
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Water level gauges
marked
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In late and out late
to tanks are cleared
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Watch and ward of
weak embankments and stock pilling of repair material
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Guarding of week
embankments
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All staff informed
about the disasters, likely damages and effects
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