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Meerut District Disaster Management Plan 201516

Complied By: Gaurav Verma, ADM FR Page 1

ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE FINANCE & REVENUE

MEERUT

DISTRICT MAGISTRATE MEERUT



MESSAGE

District Disaster Management Plan (DDMP) outlining the measures to be taken

in the event of any natural or man-made disaster. The DDMP includes the facts and figures

those have been collected from various sources with a view to meet the challenges & hazards

of disaster. These disasters play a vital role in the economy of any country specially a

developing country like India, where huge amount of fund have to be diverted to relief and

rehabilitation thus affecting developmental projects.

In view of the potential hazards associated with the Meerut city, the plan is

prepared to help the District Administration focus quickly on the essentials and crucial aspects

of both preparedness and response. District Administration has prepared District Disaster

Management Plan to deal with different hazards in an organized multidisciplinary approach

involving all line departments and many agencies. It is suggested that the district level officials

who are in-charge of different departments will carefully go through the DDMP and remain

alert to effectively deal any emergent situations that may arise at any point of time.

For successful implementation of the plan, it is essential that all of us must work

in close cooperation and coordination.

District Magistrate

Meerut



PREFACE

Meerut is vulnerable to various kinds of disasters, which needed a platform or a plan of

action for disaster management. The Emergency Support Function (ESF) structure, standard

operating procedure as well as quick response of each ESF, baseline inventory of Meerut city

has been developed and put under one integrated plan i.e. “District Disaster Management

Plan”. The focus of the plan is on Vulnerability reduction, to strengthen the physical

infrastructure and socio-economic status of the people to reduce vulnerability. This document

is a humble attempt to create a disaster resilient society with active participation of the

community and civil society.

In view of the potential hazards associated with the Meerut district, District

Administration has prepared a District Disaster Management Plan under the Government of

India-UNDP, Urban Risk Reduction Project to deal with different hazards. I would like to thank

all the stakeholders for their efforts to prepare the plan.

Project Support Associate ADM (F/R) and Nodal officer

URR Project, Meerut Disaster Management, Meerut



Table of Contents

CHAPTER ‐1 DISTRICT AT A GLANCE

1.1 Introduction 1.2 Meerut District Profile 1.3 History 1.4 Mythological significance 1.5 Geography 1.6 National Highway 1.7 Railway Station 1.8 Airport 1.9 Language 1.10 Demography 1.11 Industries 1.12 Media 1.13 Education 1.14 Tehsil/Blocks

CHAPTER ‐2 MULTI‐HAZARDS DISASTER MANAGEMENT

2.1 Introduction 2.2 Objectives 2.3 Perspective 2.4 Role of the District Administration

CHAPTER ‐3 HAZARDS AND VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS

3.1 OVERVIEW: 3.2 DEFINITIONS: 3.2.1 Disaster 3.2.2 Hazards 3.2.3 Vulnerability 3.3 Types of Vulnerability‐ 3.3.1 Physical vulnerability: 3.3.2 Socio‐ economic Vulnerability: 3.4 Risk‐ 3.5 Risk and vulnerability analysis 3.6 Vulnerable settlements 3.7 Industrial & Chemical accidents 3.8 Capacity

CHAPTER 4 CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD

4.1 Hazards Specific Proneness in Meerut 4.1.1 Vulnerability Analysis 4.1.1.1 Earthquake



4.1.1.2 Fire 4.1.1.3 Industrial Hazards 4.2 Probability Period / Seasonality of Disasters 4.3 Disaster Management 4.4 List of multi hazardous waste industries

CHAPTER 5 DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (CDMC) & PREPARDNESS

5.1 Disaster Management Committee 5.2 Responsibilities of the Committee 5.3 City Disaster Management Committee‐ Meerut 5.4 Working Group No ‐ I (Non‐technical) 5.5 Working Group No – II (Technical) 5.6 Emergency Operation Centre 5.7 Activities of District EOC 5.8 Incident Site Operation Centre 5.9 Incident Command System 5.10 Linkage with Development Plan

CHAPTER 6 EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS (ESF) AT CITY LEVEL

6.1 Emergency support function (ESF) 6.2 Organizational setup of the ESF at district level 6.3 Responsibility and Function of ESF Teams

CHAPTER – 7 CAPABILITY ANALYSIS

7.1 Inventory and evaluation of Resource analysis 7.2 Contact list of Emergency Support Functionaries 7.3 List of Police Station, Electric Supply, Fire station 7.4 Trained volunteer manpower for community disaster management 7.5 List of Machineries under Different Department

CHAPTER –8 DEPARTMENTAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLANS

8.1 Short Term plan 8.2 Long Term plan 8.2.1 Police 8.2.2 Fire Service 8.2.3 Health and other departments of district Meerut

CHAPTER –9 OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR DIFFERENT DISASTERS



9.1 Earthquakes 9.2 Floods 9.3 Fires 9.4 Lightning and Thunderstorm

CHAPTER –10 PREVENTION AND MITIGATION MEASURES

10.1 Structural Mitigation Measures 10.2 Retrofitting 10.3 Earthquake resistant construction 10.4 Non‐structural mitigation measures 10.5 Preparedness methodology 10.6 Awareness generation programme 10.7 Training and capacity building

CHAPTER –11 MONITORING AND EVALUATION

11.1 Preparation and updation of District disaster management plan (DDMP) 11.2 Regular updation of DDMP 11.3 Post disaster evaluation mechanism 11.4 Coordination with various agencies 11.5 Conclusion

ANNEXTURES

1) Flood Plan 2) Drought Plan 3) Riot Plan 4) Fire Plan 5) Medical Plan 6) Food and supply Plan 7) Off‐site Emergency Plan



Abbreviations

ADM Additional District Magistrate

BSNL Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

BDO Block Development Officer

CDO Chief Development Officer

CISF Central Industrial Security Force

CMO Chief Medical Officer

CBDM Community Based Disaster Management

CBO Community Based Organizations

CBDP Community Based Disaster Prepardness

CD & HG Civil Defence & Home Guard

CMG Crisis Management Group

DIG Deputy Inspector General

CWC Central Water Commission

CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear

DDMA District Disaster Management Authority

DIO District Information Officer

CDRN Corporate Disaster Resource Network

CEO Chief Executive Officer

CM Chief Minister

CPMF Central Para Military Force

CRF Calamity Relief Fund

CS Chief Secretary

DCR District Control Room

EOC Emergency Operation Centre

DDMC District Disaster Management Committee

DPO District Project Officer

DRMP Disaster Risk Management Program

DRRP Disaster Risk Reduction Program

URR Urban Risk Reduction

UEVRP Urban Earthquake Vulnerability Reduction Project



DSO District Supply Officer

DM District Magistrate

DCRF District Calamity Relief Fund

DDC District Development Committee

DDMP District Disaster Management Plan

DDMC District Disaster Management Committee

DIPRO District Information and Public Relation Officer

DRDA District Rural development Agency

DRO District Revenue Officer

DTO District Treasury Officer

ESF Emergency Support Functionaries

ETA Exepected Time of Arrival

F & CS Food & Civil Supplies

FRT Field Response Team

GOI Government of India

MDA Meerut Development Authority

MMC Meerut Municipal Corporation

GIS Geographic Information System

GPS Global Positioning System

HAZMAT Hazourdous Material

HLC High Level Committee

HQ Headquarters

ICS Incident Command System

IRS Incident Response System

IMD Indian Meteorological Department

IDRN India Disaster Resource Network

IEC Information, Education and Communication

I&FC Irrigation & Flood Control

IHBAS Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences

INGO International Non-Governmental Organizationa

IDKN India Disaster Knowledge Network

LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas



MAH Multi Accident Hazard

MOU Memorandum of Understanding

MSIHC Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules

MHA Ministry of Home Affairs

MLA Member of Legislative Assembly

MTA Merchant Traders Association

NCC National Cadet Corps

NCMC National Crisis Management Committee

NDMA National Disaster Management Authority

NSS National Service Scheme

NYKS Nehru Yuva Kendra Sanghtan

PWD Public Works Department

PHD Public Heath Department

PRIs Panchayati Raj Institutions

QRT Quick Response Team

SDM Sub Divisional Magistrate

SDMA State Disaster Management Authority

SDRF State Disaster Response Fund

SEC State Executive Committee

SOP Standard Operating Procedure

UNDP United Nation Development programme

ULB Urban Local Bodies

UPSEB Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board

UPSRTC Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation

VHF Very High Frequency





DISTRICT AT A GLANCE

1.1 INTRODUCTION

Introduction:‐

Disaster refers to a serious disruption of the functioning of a society, causing

widespread human, material, or environmental loss, which exceeds the ability of the

affected society to cope using its own resources. To put it in other words, it is the

occurrence of a sudden mishap/calamity/grave occurrence that disrupts the basic

fabric and normal functioning of a society (or community).

In Meerut District hazards like earthquake under Zone‐IV, flood, fire, building

collapse, epidemic break, heat & cold waves are some of the risks identified. These

disasters play a vital role in the economy of any country specially a developing

district like Meerut, where huge amount have to be diverted for relief and

rehabilitation thus affecting developmental projects. Capacity Building on Disaster

management is an integral part of any development activities and its need in multi‐

hazard‐prone urban cities has always been recognized as that of prime importance.

Meerut Profile:‐

District Meerut comprises of 459 panchayat. Most of the population of Meerut consists of a service class population, farmer and small traders. Meerut has one of the largest Muslim populations among the major cities of India (close to 32%). There is also a significant Christian population. Meerut was the site of one of India's worst communal riots during the 1980s.

Hastinapur is a small town at Meerut district lies near to holy river Ganges. Hastinapur, Hastin (elephant) and Pura (city), Named after the elephant. The history of Hastinapur begins from the period of Mahabharata. Ancient Hastinapur was the capital of kingdom of the Kauravas, belonging to the Kuru dynasty. The first reference to Hastinapur in Hindu mythology comes as the capital of Emperor Bharata and it is to believe the city Hastinapur was established by Bharata’s son Hastin. Hastinapur is considered as a Kashi of Jain religion, Digambar Jain Bada Mandir, Jambudweep, Kailash Parvat, Old Pandeshwer temple are the main and famous temples in Hastinapur. Historical Gurudwara is present in the nearby village Saifpur.



Meerut is the 16th largest metropolitan area in India and the 25th largest city

in India. Meerut ranks 3rd in the total slum area population in the country after

Mumbai and Faridabad respectively. Meerut rank 4th in terms of population in Uttar

Pradesh. It is the 4th biggest city in U.P. Meerut also has one of the biggest army

garrisons/cantonments in this part of the country. It is famous for its scissors and

Gazak. Meerut is also the sports capital of India. The 1857 Indian independence drive

started from here. According to the Government of India, the district Meerut is one

of the minority concentrated district in India on the basis of the 2011 census data on

population, socio‐economic indicators and basic amenities indicators.

1.2 MEERUT DISTRICT PROFILE

Meerut city is found in the state of Uttar Pradesh, about 71 km from Delhi. Meerut city is the

headquarters of Meerut district which comprises of 1025 villages. Most of the population of

Meerut city consists of a service class population and small traders.

Source: Google.com

Map showing the district boundaries

1.3 HISTORY

Meerut is famously associated with first freedom struggle of 1857 against the British East

India Company, when chants of popular Hindi slogan "Dilli Chalo" ("Let's march to Delhi!")



were first raised here. Meerut cantonment is the place where it started when Hindu and

Muslim soldiers were given rifle cartridges rumoured to have a coating made of animal fat.

The bullet wrapping was to be opened by mouth before use, which affected religious

sensibilities of both Muslims and Hindus as the animal coating was alleged to be composed of

pig and cow, since cow was the sacred animal for Hindus and pig was untouchable animal for

Muslims.

1.4 MYTHOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE

Lakshagrah (home of lac) described in the Mahabharata — designed in conspiracy to

burn Pandavas alive by Kauravas — was situated here. This place is now called Barnawa. It

is situated along the Meerut - Baraut road.

In the great Hindu epic, Ramayana, Shravan Kumar carried his feeble parents on his

shoulders to all the pilgrimage sites in India, but it is believed that when he passed through

Meerut, he put down his parents for some time to get some rest and water. It was here that

Lord Rama's father, the king, mistook Shravan Kumar for a deer and shot him with an arrow

by accident. Shravan Kumar's parents declared that the king's own first son would abandon

him when he most needed him.

Meerut is also called as 'Ravan Ki Sasural' Ravan's Wife's home town.

Meerut was know as Maya Rashtra (Maya was the father of Ravan's wife Mandodri).

1.5 GEOGRAPHY

Situated almost in the heart of the district, Meerut is located at 28°59′N 77°42′E

28.98°N 77.7°E at a distance of 448 Kms from Lucknow (the headquarters of the State

Government) and about 70 Kms. north east of Delhi. Three stone inscriptions in an old

churchyard give the elevation (above sea level) of the city variously as 223.723 Meters,

224.028 Meters and 225.247 Meters (the first probably having been inscribed at the instance

of the Trigonometrical Survey).

Meerut city is linked by: Roadways, Railways, & Air ways.

1.6 NATIONAL HIGHWAY:

National Highways passing through the Meerut District are N.H. 58,119,235.

1.7 RAILWAY STATION:



There are two stations one is City station and other is Cantt station, this is an important route

some important trains passes from these stations

1.8 AIRPORT:

The International Airport is located at 65 KM away from the District Head Quarter. Only a

helipad situated at Partapur industrial area. And an Bhim Rao Ambedkar Airstrip.

1.9 LANGUAGES:

Languages commonly used are Local language, Hindi, & English.

1.10 DEMOGRAPHICS

Meerut City is also the headquarters of Meerut district. Meerut has one of the largest Muslim

populations among the major cities of India (close to 32%). There is also a significant

Christian population. Meerut was the site of one of India's worst communal riots during the

1980s.

Population of District Meerut(Rural &Urban) Census-2001

RU Total Population SC Population ST Population

Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female

Total 2997361 1601578 1395783 552692 296882 255810 236 112 124

Rural 1545378 826908 718470 326052 175591 150461 13 6 7

Urban 1451983 774670 677313 226640 121291 105349 223 106 117

Population of Tehsil Meerut District Meerut Census-2001

RU Total Population SC Population ST Population

Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female

Total 1807911 967783 840128 328975 176710 152265 236 112 124



Rural 604761 324246 280515 137779 74333 63446 13 6 7

Urban 1203150 643537 559613 191196 102377 88819 223 106 117

Literacy Rate

Year Male Female Total

2001 75.00 53.12 64.79

2011 82.91(+7.91) 65.69(+12.57) 74.80(+10.01

Total population of Meerut is 3,447,405 as per latest figures released by Directorate of Census Operations in Uttar Pradesh. This shows increase of 15.01 percent in 2011 compared to figures of 2001 census. The initial figures of data shows that male and female were 1,829,192 and 1,618,213 respectively. Meerut District of Uttar Pradesh comprises an area of 2,569 sq.km. As per census 2011, density of Meerut District per square km is 1,342 compared to 1,167 per sq.km of 2001. Sex ratio of girls in Meerut district per 1000 boys was recorded 885 i.e. an increase of 13 points from the figure of 2001 census which puts it at 872. In 2011 census, data of Meerut district regarding child under 0-6 age were also collected. There were total 488,271 children under age of 0-6 against 517,960 of 2001 census. Of total 488,271 male and female were 263,961 and 224,310 respectively. Child Sex Ratio as per census 2011 was 857 compared to 857 of census 2001. Children's proportion in total population was around 1.73 percent. This figure was around 1.80 percent as per 2001 census. In education sector, Meerut District is having average literacy rate of 74.80 percent. Male literacy and female literacy were 82.91 and 65.69 percent respectively. In all, there were total 2,213,483 literates compared to 1,606,469 literates of 2001 census.

1.11 INDUSTRIES

Meerut City is famous as an industrial city. The major and medium scale industries

that operate in areas like Daurala, Delhi Road, Partapur and Baghpat Road. These industries

produce products like automobiles, transformers, tubes, chemicals, paper and milk products.

Meerut has seen a boom in the construction business in recent years. Many new buildings,

shopping complexes and apartments have come up. Many malls have been recently built by

major developers of the country. Malls in Meerut include Melange at Pallav Puram, PVS Mall



at Shastri Nagar, Rap Magnum Mall and Era Mall at Delhi Road, Satyam Palace at Budhana

Gate. Many more are under construction, namely Ansal Plaza at By-pass road, Phoenix Mall

at Delhi Road, MCP Mall (Grand Savy Mall) at EK Road. Two five star hotels - The Godwin

Regency and Hotel Phoenix are also under construction. Meerut already has two four star

hotels and three star hotels. Hotel Crystal Palace and Samrat Heavens are the two four star

hotels while Rajmahal, Mayur Deluxe and Yadu Residency are three star hotels.

Meerut is home to showrooms of several big brands of clothing and sports such as

Adidas, Reebok, Nike, Puma, Killer, Spykar, Pepe Jeans, UCB, Cotton County, Koutons and

many more. Popular restaurants include McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Dominoes, Nirulas, Cafe

Coffee Day, Barista, Coffee Delight and Manchow with KFC on its way.

Meerut is the largest supplier of sports goods and also the largest manufacturer of

musical instruments in India. One of the leading pharmaceuticals manufacturers, Perk

Pharmaceuticals Ltd., is also located here. The Metro Rail Project has been in consideration

and by 2020 it may be seen in the city of Meerut. Many new projects have already been

passed like INNER RING ROAD, OUTER RING ROAD and construction of approx. 21 new

flyovers. An airstrip (BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR AIR STRIP) is also present.

1.12 MEDIA Meerut is becoming an important media center, as journalists from all over Uttar

Pradesh and other Indian states are working in Meerut. Recently a lot of news channels have started to show programs focused on crime. As media centers are situated in Meerut, this city getting a good amount of publicity on national platform. The situation of law and order in recent past has improved a lot and media has an important role in it. Radio stations are shared by delhi having 91.1 FM, 92.7FM, 93.5FM, 94.3FM, 95FM, 98.3FM, 102.4FM, 106.2FM AND 104FM. 90.4FM(RADIO IIMT) is the only city radio station. Many popular bollywood artists hailed from meerut. Some of them are Bharat Bhushan, Mandakini, Vishal Bhardwaj, Deepti bhatnagar. Meerut also shelters some of the most renowned writters of India who have given some major contibution towards education like M.L.Khanna, R.S Aggarwal, M.K.aggarwal, O.P.Aggarwal. It has some of the most popular publication houses like Bharti Bhawan publications, Chitra Prakashan, Jai prakash Publications, Bharat bharti Publications, Rastogi Publications etc 1.13 EDUCATION

The city is home to the Chaudhry Charan Singh University, earlier known as Meerut

University and also very well-known agriculture university that is Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

University of Agriculture & Technology. Meerut is also there which contribute many facilities to

the farmers of Meerut. Subharti University and Shobhit University have recently become

universities. So Meerut has a total of 4 universities. Meerut is a education hub of West Uttar

Pradesh having a total of 51 Engineering colleges, 62 schools, 27 other colleges. One of the

famous engineering college among all these is shobhit institute of engineering and technology

which is now a university called Shobhit University. Meerut public School, MPGS, GTB,



Sophia, St. Mary's, Deewan, St Thomas are most prominent schools. Sunbeam School is one

of the most prominent primary school.

1.14 No. of Tehsils-3 Meerut, Mawana, Sardhana

No. of Blocks-12

1. Meerut 2. Rajpura 3. Jani khurd 4. Rohta 5. Sarurpur 6. Sardhana 7. Daurala 8. Kharkoda 9. Machara 10. Parikshatgarh 11. Mawana 12. Hastinapur





2.1 INTRODUCTION:

Disaster refers to a serious disruption of the functioning of a society, causing

widespread human, material, or environmental loss, which exceeds the ability of the affected

society to cope using its own resources. To put it in other words, it is the occurrence of a

sudden mishap/calamity/grave occurrence that disrupts the basic fabric and normal

functioning of a society (or community).

2.2 OBJECTIVES: The objectives behind the preparation of the City Disaster Management Plan is

To mitigate impact of natural and man-made hazards through preparedness at

District and Ward level.

To provide effective support and resources to all the concerned individuals, groups

and departments in disaster.

To assist the line departments, communities in developing compatible skills for

disaster preparedness and management.

To disseminate factual information in a timely, accurate and tactful manner while

maintaining necessary confidentiality.

To develop immediate and long-term support plans for vulnerable people in/during

disasters.

To create awareness among the people about hazard occurrence and increasing

their participation in preparedness, prevention, development, relief, rehabilitation and

reconstruction process.

To have response system in place to face any eventuality.

To affect or elicit the least possible disruption to the normal life process when dealing

with individuals in disaster.

To ensure active participation by the government administration, communities, NGOs,

CBOs and volunteers at all levels making optimal utilization of human and material

resources during the time of disaster.

2.3 PERSPECTIVE: A formal plan for managing disaster would include:



• Pre planning a proper sequence of response actions.

• Allocation of responsibilities to the participant agencies.

• Developing codes and standard operating procedures for various departments and

relief agencies involved.

• Inventory of existing facilities and resources.

• Mechanism for effective management of resources.

• Coordination of all relief activities including those of NGOs to ensure a coordinated

and effective response.

• Coordinating with the state response machinery for appropriate support.

• Testing the plan including mock drills.

• Defining levels of acceptable risk.

• Monitoring and evaluation of actions taken during relief and rehabilitation.

2.4 ROLE OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION:

In anticipation of any disaster, the district administration has taken various

precautionary measures. Functioning of the Control Room, Closure of past breaches in river

and canal embankments and guarding of weak points, rain recording and submission of

rainfall report, communication of Gauge reading, functioning of flood/cyclone zones,

deployment of power/country boats, installation of temporary VHF stations, arrangement for

keeping telephone and telegraph lines in order, storage of food stuff, arrangement for keeping

drainage clear, agricultural/health/veterinary measures, selection of flood/cyclone shelters,

etc. have been properly planned. The government officials of different departments have been

apprised of their duties for pre, during and post disaster periods.

The Circle Officers, B.D.Os, ULBs, Executive Engineers of Jal Nigam Department,

Executive Engineers of PWD Department, Executive Engineers of Irrigation Department,

Health Department, Police Department, A H &Veterinary Department, District Supply officer,

Civil Defence Department etc. have been requested to take all precautionary and preparatory

measures and to remain alert to face the challenge of any disaster. The other government

officials have also been apprised of their roles and responsibilities to be played during pre-

disaster arrangement and during/post-disaster management. Every possible kind of



cooperation from all the line departments has been sought for by the district administration in

combating the severe natural calamities that may occur anytime.

Administrative set – up Setup at District Level

District Magistrate

Add. District Magistrate

Sub-Divisional Magistrates (3) Tahsildar/

Add.Tahsildar Line departments and Others

RWAs

Villages

Communities

BDOs

Land Matters (Revenue)

Urban areas Village areas

Police

Fire

Civil Defence

Education

MCD

Health etc

Rural Areas

‐ Land acquisition ‐ Land development ‐ Land Dispute etc

patwaris





3 HAZARDS AND VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS

History of incident/Disaster in Meerut region

1) Dated: 10th April 2006; Victoria Park fire incident. 64 Causalities.

2) In regard to earthquake most of the Uttar Pradesh lies in the Gangetic Plain.

3) 10th October 1956; Bulandshar District (Uttar Pradesh), 6.2 (IMD). No fatalities were

reported. The shock was also strongly felt at Delhi, where there was some minor

damage. 4) 15 July 1720; the last major earthquake in the New Delhi region. Heavy damage in

the city.

5) 10 Oct 1956; Bulandshar District (Uttar Pradesh),6.2 (IMD) One of the most powerful

earthquakes in Uttar Pradesh struck the districts of western Uttar Pradesh at 21:01

IST. The massive shock was centred near jehangirpur in Bulandshar District. No

fatalities were reported. The shock was also strongly felt at Delhi, where there was

minor damage.

6) 15 September 1966; South of Moradabad, (Moradabad-Rampur Districts), 5.8

7) 29th March 1999; Near Gopeshwar (Chamoli District), Mw 6.5 (HRV) at 19:05, 115

people killed in the Gharwal region. The quake was felt very strongly in Uttar

Pradesh, Chandigarh, Delhi and Haryana. In Haryana, one person was killed in the

city of Ambala and 2 at Nakodar in the neighboring state of Punjab. Minor damage to

buildings in New Delhi, most significantly in Patparganj. Minor damage also reported

from Chandigarh.

8) 18 October 2007; Gautambudhnagar, Uttar Pradesh, M 3.6 at 11:24 AM, A mild

earthquake struck the district of Gautambudhnagar in western Uttar Pradesh. Caused

minor damage in the epicentral region.

3.1 Overview:

Disasters occur with unfailing regularity and pose a serious threat to all aspects of

development, more so in the developing world. Nearly 90% of the natural disasters and 95%

of the disaster related deaths occur in developing countries. It is estimated that by 2025, 80%

of the world’s population will live in developing countries, and up to 60% of them will be highly

vulnerable to floods, severe storms and earthquakes. The trend in losses due to disasters is

alarming. Worldwide losses from disasters during the 1990’s are almost three times greater

than those recorded from 1981 to 1989. In a world in which things seem sure to get worse,

there is an increasing incentive to make sure they don’t.

3.2 Definitions:



3.2.1 Disaster-

Disaster is defined as the occurrence of a sudden or major hardship, which disrupts

the basic structure and normal functioning of a society (community). It is an event or a series

of events which gives rise to casualties and /or damage or loss of property, infrastructure,

essential services or means of livelihood on a scale that is beyond the normal capacity of the

affected communities to cope with unaided.

3.2.2 Hazards-

Hazards are defined as “Phenomena that pose a threat to people, structures or

economic assets and which may cause a disaster. They could be either manmade or naturally

occurring in our environment.”

3.2.3 Vulnerability-

It is defined as “the extent to which a community, structure, service and geographic

area is likely to be damaged or disrupted by the impact of particular hazard, on account of

their nature, construction and proximity to hazardous terrain or a disaster prone area”. The

degree of vulnerability depends on the condition of human settlements and their

infrastructure, the way in which public policy and administration is engaged in disaster



management, the level of information and education available about various hazards and how

to deal with them.

3.3 Types of Vulnerability-

3.3.1 Physical vulnerability:

It relates to the physical location of people and elements at risk, buildings,

infrastructure etc and their proximity to the hazard.

3.3.2 Socio- economic Vulnerability:

This relates to the degree to which a population is affected by the calamity in relation

to the prevailing social and economic conditions. The impact of a disaster is determined by,

the event; it’s effects on people and their environment, as well as the consequential effect on

human activities within a given society.

3.4 Risk-

Risk is a measure of the expected losses due to a hazard event of a particular

magnitude occurring in a given area over a specific time period. Risk is a function of the

probability of particular occurrences and the losses each would cause.



3.5 RISK AND VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS

Like other districts of the state, Meerut is also highly prone to multi‐hazards like

earthquakes, fire incidents, LPG blasts, flood, industrial hazard, riots and in the recent past building collapses etc.

3.6 Vulnerable Settlements

There are several urban slums, unauthorized colonies and resettlement colonies and Urban & Rural Villages. All these are considered as highly vulnerable settlements due to their highly congested & unplanned nature and their access to infrastructure. The locations include old fortified structures, slopes, nallahs, low‐lying areas (with tendency to flood during heavy rains,) under high tension wires, along highways, along railway lines, within industrial zones, pavements, along water mains, along open drainage. Urban and rural villages are well merged within a cluster of well laid out posh colonies and are interdependent on each other thereby increasing the property value within these villages. This increase in the value has brought a major change in the lifestyle of the original villagers. These villages also act as commercial centers providing unauthorized commercial space for the service industry.

Apart from the above mentioned settlements huge number of Residential, Non residential, authorized and unauthorized commercial, Government owned buildings which have been constructed without any know‐how of earthquake engineering technology with the help of local contractors and masons are highly vulnerable to Earthquake Damages. Such buildings will suffer heavy damages in case of an earthquake of high intensity and will also be responsible for the loss of a large population.

So far, we have been discussing only the structural elements; even within the structures several non‐structural elements can prove to be fatal in case of an earthquake. For instance, in most houses, use of glass is very common and also fashionable these days. This glass can



lead to the loss of life. Other heavy stuff like cupboards etc. can also lead to heavy damages even in houses with strong structural elements.

3.7 Industrial & Chemical Accidents

There are several industries involved either in the manufacturing and processing of hazardous goods or in their storage. Many of these go‐downs are in the proximity of residential areas or other storages, thereby increasing the risk of fires and chemical explosions in residential as well as industrial estates.

District consists of industrial hazardous units (MAH):

1. Nipro glass factory, village fitkari Mawana Road, Meerut

2. Daurala sugar works chemical plant, Dauralla, Meerut

(In above two, more than 10 tonnes of chlorine gas is stored and used)

3. Paswada chemical, Mohiuddinpur

4. Dauralla Organics, Dauralla

(In third & fourth, more than 15 tonne of L.P.G. is stored and used)

5. Three oils depots viz. i) BPCL, KesharGanj (ii) HPCL, Vedvyaspuri, (iii) IOC, Vedvyaspuri

As per Factories Act 1948 and those units registered under regulations 1950 are only been under the purview of the office of Assistant Director, Factories, Meerut. Apart from the factories units like shops, Godowns, petrol pump, organizations are not under the Assistant Director, Factories, Meerut. As per the Manufacture Storage and Import of Hazards Chemicals Rules District Meerut Off‐site Emergency plan has been prepared under the chairmanship of District Magistrate.

3.8 Capacity

Capacity is the resources of individuals, households and communities to cope with a

threat or resist the impact of a hazard.





CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARDS:

The High Power Committee of Govt. of India has classified the hazards as follows:

1. Water and Climate Related

1.Floods and Drainage Management2.Cyclones 3.Tornadoes & Hurricanes 4.Hailstorm 5.Cloud burst 6.Snow Avalanches 7.Heat & Cold Waves 8.Thunder & Lightning 9.Sea Erosion 10.Droughts

2. Geologically Related

11.Earthquakes 12.Landslides & Mudflows 13.Dam Bursts & Dam Failures 14.Mine Fires

3. Chemical, Industrial and Nuclear Related

15.Chemical and Industrial Disasters 16.Nuclear Disasters

4. Accident Related

17.Road, Rail and other Transportation accidents including Waterways 18.Mine Flooding 19.Major Building Collapse 20.Serial Bomb Blasts/Riot 21.Festival related Disasters 22.Urban Fires 23.Oil Spill 24.Village Fires 25.Boat Capsizing 26.Forest Fires 27.Electrical Disasters & Fires

5. Biologically related

28.Biological Disasters & Epidemics 29.Food Poisoning 30.Cattle Epidemics 31.Pest Attacks

4.1 Hazards Specific Proneness in Meerut:

On view of the disaster history of Meerut Natural disasters likely in the area are:

• Earthquake

• Fire

• Industrial

• Epidemics

• Flood

4.2 Earthquake:



As per the latest seismic zoning map of India, the Meerut city falls under Medium to

High Risk Zone –IV where a maximum intensity of XIII can be expected.

4.3 Fire:

From the past experience it is seen that most of the fire takes place in Meerut city is

because of short circuit. In the months of summer due to rise in atmospheric temperature and

climate remain very dry, hence the probability of fire is more often taking place.

4.4 Industrial Hazard:

With rapid urbanization, many industries have sprung up in and around the city. The

main industrial pockets in Meerut city are located at Partapur. Oil depots of the Indian Oil

Corporation are located at Partapur and near City Station.

4.5 List of Water logging villages:

Fathepur Prem, Haripur, Sujatpur, Maanpur, Rathoda Kala, Shirejepur, Hadipur Gavadhi, Parsapur hansapur, Dabhkheri, Bhagupur, Kishanpur Khadar, Rushtampur Bhikund, Phahadpur kutub, Dhudhli Khadar, Dhupedi Chao, JalalapurJora, Khri Kalan, Kishorpur, Mamipur, Bhadva, Bhadvi, Bhajampur, Chamrod, Khanpur Gharhi, Mirjapur, Sikanderpur, Kankankheda, Latifpur.

4.6 Rainfall data of District Meerut in M.M.:

Month/Year Tehsil Meerut Tehsil Mawana Tehsil Sardhana

Total

August/2011 231 398 86 715

July/2011 203.5 276 120 599.5

June/2011 132 191 52 375

Year‐2010

August/2010 302 242 142 686

July/2010 393 418.6 174 985.6

June/2010 27 8 1 36

a) The Metrological Department situated at Choudhary Charan Singh

University, Meerut



b) The Haridwar and Bijnour barrage of ganga river also provides early

warning before releasing water.

4.7 Probability Period / Seasonality of Disasters:

4.8 Disaster Management:

Disaster Management can be defined as the body of policy and administrative

decisions and operational activities, which pertain to various stages (pre-disaster, disaster

occurrence & post-disaster) of disaster at all levels.

Type of Hazards Time of occurrence Potential Impact

Earthquake Anytime

Loss of Life, Livestock and Infrastructure

Fire Accidents Anytime Human Loss and property damage

Epidemics Anytime Loss to human life



Fig: Disaster Management Cycle

There are three key stages of activity that are taken up with in disaster management. They

are:-

1. Before the disaster strikes (pre disaster)

Activities taken up to reduce human and property losses caused by the hazard and to

ensure that these losses are also minimized when the disaster strikes. Risk reduction

activities are taken up during this stage and they are termed prevention, mitigation and

preparedness activities.

2. During the disaster (disaster occurrence)

Activities taken to ensure that the needs and provisions of the victims are met and the

sufferings are minimized. Activities taken up at this stage include emergency response

activities.

3. After a disaster (post disaster)

Activities taken to achieve early recovery and does not expose the earlier vulnerable

conditions. Activities taken up at this stage are called as response and recovery activities.

Prevention:

Measures to eliminate or reduce the incidence or severity of emergencies/disasters

Mitigation:

It involves long-term measures to reduce the effects of disaster causing phenomena.

Preparedness:

Measures to ensure that, communities and services are capable of coping with the

effect of disasters.

Response:



Measures taken in anticipation of, during and immediately after a disaster to ensure

that the effects are minimized.

Recovery:

Measures that support emergency and help the affected communities in the

reconstruction of the physical infrastructure, re-construction of economic and emotional well-

being.



4.9 List of Multi Accidental Hazard Units of Meerut:-

S.No. Name and Address of the Unit Products manufactured (in MTA) 1. Win Medicare Pvt. Ltd. Pharmaceutical2. Jyoti Industries, Udyogpuram Bed Sheets, 1000 mt/day 3. Ashoka Handloom Factory Unit‐II, gesupur

datawli, Garh Road Yarn Dyeing Dyeing & Printing, & Bleaching 1000mt/day

4. Pashupati Textiles Prints Pvt. Ltd. Garh Road Bed Sheets, 1000 mt/day 5. Ashoka Handloom Factory P. Ltd. Shyamnagar Bed Sheets, 700 mt/day 6. Shilpi Handfeb Pvt. Ltd. Garh Road Bed Sheets 2000 mt/day 7. R.K. Print House Bed Sheets 1200 mt/day 8. Ajanta Handtex Garh Road, Meerut Bed Sheets 1000 mt/day 9. Anupam Processors, Partapur Dyeing & Bleaching 1500 mt/day 10. U.P. Dyeing & Printing Works, Nauchandi

Ground Dyeing & Bleaching 1500 mt/day

11. Kanti Syenthetics Pvt. Ltd. Kunda, Indl. Area Polyester Yarn Dying 12. Olympic Zippers Pvt. Ltd. Partapur Polyster yarn Dying & Weaving 13. Olympic Fastner Pvt. Ltd. Ind. Area, Partapur Polyster Yarn Dying & Weaving

14. Shakun Handloom Pvt. Ltd. Gangol Road Bed Sheets15. Rachit Prints, Udyogpuram Bed Sheets 2000 mt/day 16. H.M. Polytex, Shayam Nagar, Pilokhari Road Yarn Dying 17. Rama Tex Pvt. Ltd. Rithani, Delhi Road Dyeing & Bleaching 18. Arshi Textiles, Hapur Road Bed Sheets19. Meerut Agro Chemical Industries Ltd. Ind. Area,

Partapur Formulation of pesticides fungi sits & Insecticides

20. Apco Dye Chemical pvt. Ltd. Meerut‐Mawana Road

Sulpher Black 1000kg/day

21. Apco Chem pvt. Ltd. Meerut‐Mawana Road Turkish Blue‐600 Kg/day Deep Black‐800 Kg/day Sodium Thaio Sulphate‐100 Kg/day

22. Deepika Exports Pvt. Ltd. Parikshit Garh Road Pickling Etching Planting 23. Agro care, Udyogpuram Formulation of pesticides Fungicides &

Insecticides 24. Saru Smelting Pvt. Ltd. Sarunagar, kankarkhera Wire & Alloys 25. Shrda Exports, Rithani, Delhi Road Thinner & D.G. Set oil‐250 Lt./day 26. Shri. Vasu Automobiles Ltd. Rithani Washing & Reparing of four wheels27. Dayal fertilizers pvt. Ltd. Delhi Road, Partapur Micro& Macro Nutrient ZnSo4,FeSo4 28. Modi Mundi Pharma Ltd. Modipuram Tablets‐5 mt. tons/Year 29. Avant Garde Carpets Ltd. (Sharda Exports)

Gangol Road, Partapur Die & Yarn 4000Kg/day

30. Perk Pharma Ltd. Ind Area, Partapur Formulation of Drugs 31. Maci Organics Ltd. Ind. Area, Partapur Formulation of Pesticides Fungicides &

Insecticides 32. Mawana Sugar Works, Mawana Sugar; 350 ton sulpher 33. Ashoka Pigment Pvt. Ltd. Kunda Ultra Marrien Blue 34. Anand Tissues Ltd. Fitkari Craft Paper 35. Paramount Pesticides Pvt. Ltd. Mohkampur Formulation of Liquid & Solid Pesticides

100 Kg/day 36. Prakash Metal Industries, Mohkampur Lead Battery Processing



37. Nelco India, Sports Complex Sports Goods Zinc plastic closed 38. Stonex Organics & Chemical Pvt. Ltd.

Mohkampur Ind. Area NBA & Jaileen‐100 mt/day (each)

39. Sanjeevni Organics Pvt. Ltd. Achronda, Partapur Ethail Acitate & Dethail Fats‐250 Kg/day, (each)

40. Modern Process House, Mohkampur Dyeing & Bleaching 41. U.P. State sugar Corpn Ltd. Unit‐Mohiuddinpur Sugar42. U.P. State Sugar Corpn Ltd. Unit‐ Sakauti Tanda Sugar; 120 ton sulpher 43. Daurala Organics Ltd. Daurala Different types of Chemicals 44. Daurala Sugar Works, Unit‐Chemical, Daurala Different types of Chemicals‐550 ton

sulpher 45. Daurala Sugar Works, Unit‐Sugar, Daurala Sugar 16904 Mt. ton/month 46. Mauriti Nandan Steels Pvt. Ltd. Sivaya M.S. Ingots‐40 Mt. ton/day 47. Sardhana Pares Ltd. Sardhana Semi craft paper‐18 Mt. ton/day 48. Goel Dye Chem, Mohkampur Ind. Area Dai Stuff‐50 Kg./day 49. Pecific Orgochem, Ind. Area, Dheerkhera S S P‐100 Mt. ton/day 50. Reidel India Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. Ind. Area,

Dheerkhra 250 Mt. ton/month Pesticides Formulation & Macro Nutrient

51. Jayco Chemical India, Ind. Area, Dheerkhera Liquid 2 Mt. ton/day, Dust‐10 Mt. Ton/day Granules‐5 Mt. T./day

52. Shree Ram Agro Chemicals, Ind. Area, Dheerkhera

Liquid 1Kl/day, Dust‐10 ton/day Granules‐2 T/day

53. Green Care Chemical, Ind. Area, Dheerkhera Liquid 1 Kl/day, Dust‐10 Ton/day Granules‐1T/day

54. Golden Agro Chemical, Ind. Area, Dheerkhera Liquid 1 Kl/day, Granules‐2800 kg./day 55. Bajaj Hindustan Ltd. Sugar Unit, Kinauni Sugar apex‐700 ton/day 56. Amvec Agrisciences, Ind. Area, Dheerkhera Pesticide Formulation 57. Raj Kumar Textiles, meerut Bed Sheets‐800 Mt./day 58. Shiva Fastners, Meerut Polyester Yarn Dyeing & Weaving 100

Kg/day 59. Paswara Chemicals Ltd. Mohiuddinpur, Meerut White Oils 60. Modi Tyre Co. Modipuram, Meerut Truck tyre‐95000/month; 400 ton sulpher 61. Mateswari Pesticides, Partapur, Meerut Formulation of pesticides 62. Dollar Sales Corporation, Sardhana Road,

Meerut Tannery

63. New India Pesticides, Sardhana Road, Meerut Formulation of Pesticides 64. Trans Yamuna Fertilizers, Dheerkhera, Meerut Formulation of Pesticides 65. Shimac Organics, Dheerkhera, Meerut Formulation of Pesticides 66. Shri. Biharilal Kargha Dog, Garh Road, Meerut Dyeing & printing 67. Maheswari Wire Pvt. Ltd., Mohakampur,

Meerut Electroplasting

68. Naglamal Sugar Complex, Meerut Sugar 69. Bhrigu Alloys & Steels Pvt. Ltd., Meerut MS Ingots 70. Bharat Agro Molecules, Udyogpuram, Meerut Ferous Sulphate 71. Raj Sneh Auto India Pvt. Ltd. 210, Mohakampur,

Delhi Road, Meerut Automobile Workshop 40 Vehicle/day

72. Jamila Ismail & Sons, Fitkari, Mawana Road, Meerut

Wet blue, leather 2T/day

73. Tirupati Balaji Fertilizer Ind., Udyogpuram, Zinc Sulphate 5T/day



Meerut 74. Shri. Jai Balaji Ispat (P) Ltd. Sardhana, Meerut M.S. Ingots‐50 Mt./day 75. Paswara Impex (P) Ltd., Udoyogpuram, Meerut White Oils76. Allen Petrochemicals Pvt. Ltd., D‐22‐26,

Udyogpuram, Partapur, Meerut Industrial Thinner/Solvents

77. Allen Oil Corporation, Ind. Area, Partapur Wate Oil Refining 78. Ideal Laminates, Gangol Road, Meerut Mica Sheets‐800 sheets/day 79. M/S India Oil Corporation Ltd., Meerut

Terminal Ved Vyas Puri, P.O. Industrial Estate, Partapur, Meerut

80. Nipro Glass Factory Village Fitkari, Mawana Road, Meerut81. BPCL, KesharGanj KesharGanj, Meerut 82. HPCL, Vedvyaspuri Vedvyaspuri, Meerut





District Disaster Management Authority

As per Gazette notification, 10th December 2008, District Disaster Management Authority has been framed with following members:‐ No Designation/Department Membership

1 District Magistrate Chairperson

2 Chairman, Zila Panchayat Co- Chairperson

3 Add’l District Magistrate (Finance/Revenue) Member

4 Superintendent of Police Member

5 Chief Medical Officer Member

6 Supt. Engineer/Asstt. Engineer, Provincial Division, PWD. Meerut (Prantiya Khand, lok nirman vibhag)

Member

7 Supt. Engineer, Drainage Department-1, Irrigation Department (Drainage khand-1, Sichai vibhag)

Member

5.1 Disaster Management Committee at District: The District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) came into currency because

of the frequent occurrence of disasters in the city. The primary aim of the committee is to

have proper coordination among all the line departments. The District Magistrate is the

Chairman of the DDMC and the district level response is coordinated under his guidance. The

District Disaster Management Committee exists to assist the ADM (F/R):

Reviewing the threats of disaster

Analyzing the vulnerability of the district to such disasters

Evaluating the preparedness and

Considering suggestions for the improvement of the District Disaster Management Plan

5.2 Responsibilities of the Committee To educate the public on different hazards and what protective steps should be taken

To make arrangements for emergency action

To effect evacuation from ward community when necessary

Rescue and Rehabilitation

Post Earthquake/Flood /Fire action/ other calamity and review



A District Disaster Management Committee has been constituted, with two taskforces to

carry out regular activities for disaster management.

5.3 District Disaster Management Committee- Meerut

Designation of the Personnel Designation in the Committee

District Magistrate Chairman

D.I.G., Meerut Co-Chairman

Chief Development Officer Member

Local M.P/ M.L.A. Member

Mayor, Municipal Corporation Member

Deputy Controller, Civil Defence Member

Commandant, Home Guard Member

CFO, Fire Services Member

Nagar Ayukt, M.C. Member

Chief Executive Officer, M.D.A. Member

Chief Medical Officer Member

District Transport Officer, Meerut Member

Superintendent Engineer, Jal Nigam Member

Superintendent Engineer, P.W.D. (Building) Member

Superintendent Engineer, P.W.D. (Roads) Member

Addl. Chief/Superintendent Engineer, UPSEB Member

Group Commander, NCC Member

Dist. Youth Coordinator, N.Y.K.S. Member

Youth Officer, N.S.S. Member

Bharat Scout & Guides Member

BSNL Member



Indian Red Cross Society Member

NGOs like Lions Club, Rotary Club, Member

Town & Country Planning Department Member

Principal of all colleges under Meerut city Member

ADM Finance Member Secretary

This Committee will function as the main decision making cum advisory body.

This body will be at the apex of all initiatives for disaster reduction in the district.

The areas of concern for the Committee will be:-

(1) Create awareness among Government functionaries, technical institutions, NGOs,

CBOs, and Communities about disaster and possible preventive actions.

(2) Capacity building for certification by Government functionaries and professionals

(engineers and architects)

(3) Development and Institutionalizing of disaster preparedness and strengthening

response plans by practicing these through mock drills

(4) Development of a regulatory framework (techno-legal regime) to promote safe

construction and systems to ensure compliance.

(5) Networking knowledge on best practices and tools for effective earthquake risk

management, including creation of information systems containing inventory of

resources for emergency operations.

5.4 Working Group No - I (Non-technical )


Nagar Ayukt Chairman

ADM (F/R) Member Secretary

Additional S.P Member

Sub Area Commandent Member

Chief Fire Officer Member



Depty Controller, Civil Defence Member

Loins, Rotary Club Member

C.M.O Member

Nominated persons from Member

Development Authority

District Supply Officer Member

President IMA Member

District coordinator Member

The broad objectives of this executive group includes:-

(1) Creating awareness among Government functionaries, technical institutions, NGOs,

CBOs, and Communities about earthquake vulnerability and possible preventive actions.

For this, planning and implementation of awareness campaign strategies through

workshops/seminars/meetings/consultations/development of IEC materials/ local methods

of awareness generation programmes.

(2) Development of city and ward level earthquake preparedness and response plans and

practicing through periodic mock drills.

(3) Capacity building of various stakeholders for vulnerability reduction.

(4) Regular Consultations with various agencies such as urban local bodies, NGOs,

practicing engineers, architects, real estate developers, builders and contractors etc.

(5) Developing the response structure from ward to city level, formation of City and Ward

level Disaster management teams (DMTs) and specialized training of Disaster

management teams (DMTs) at ward and city levels along with preparedness (mock)drills

at city and ward levels.

(6) Coordination and linkages.

5.5 Working Group No – II (Technical)


V.C, M.D.A. Chairman



Add. Nagar Aykut Member Secretary

Town Planner Town & Country Planning Member

Chief Engineer, Nagar Nigam Member

Town Planner, Nagar Nigam Member

Superintendent Engineer, P.W.D. (Building) Member

Superintendent Engineer, P.W.D. (Roads) Member

Superintendent Engineer, P.W.D. P.H.E. Member

Addl. Chief/Superintendent Engineer, UPSEB Member

Superintendent Engineer, Water Resources Member

Representative of Architects Association Member

Representative of Engineers Association Member

The broad objectives of this executive working group in terms of the

guidelines of the District Disaster management Committee and Govt directives includes:-

(1) Development of the regulatory framework (techno-legal regime) to promote safe

construction and systems to ensure compliance.

(2) Capacity building for certification by Govt functionaries and professionals

(3) Orientation of techno-legal human and material aspects and capacity building of for

Urban Earthquake vulnerability reduction.

(4) Creating framework for compulsory certification system for engineers and architects

to set standard levels of competence among all practitioners.

(5) Capacity building of practicing/serving engineers and architects as also students of

engineering and architecture for awareness generation, mitigation measures and

development of earthquake preparedness plans.

(6) Steps to integrate disaster management features with development plans of the city.

(7) Interact and act on the suggestions of the State Hazard safety cell and District

Hazard safety cell as per Govt directives and rules.

5.6 Emergency Operations Centre:



A District Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) is proposed with desk arrangements for specific activities during a disaster. The EOC will be linked to State Emergency Operation Centre.

To avoid chaos and confusion, there will be very few people in the District Emergency Operations Centre. Therefore, the non‐government agencies although they have a role in the rescue and relief operations will not be represented in the District Emergency Operations Centre. However, to ensure the utilization of the manpower and material resources of these agencies, the Plan advocates to constitute a Sub‐Group comprising of representatives of only non‐government agencies, which will be responsible for distribution of relief materials obtained from external source, and also to support the government's requirement of additional manpower and material.

During disaster, the district should increase and activate the EOC beyond the routine staff. During such periods, the officer present in the EOC should be capable of activating the EOC to its full resource level on receiving the warning or information of a disaster. During this stage, most of the communication links of EOC should be made fully operational. During disaster, District Magistrate will have to direct the operations at the affected site; to coordinate at the district headquarter and to interact with the State Government to meet the conflicting demands at the time of disaster is the responsibility of the District Magistrate and his/her team. The EOC will perform the following functions:

• Collection and compilation of information from the affected area;

• Documentation of information flow;

• Decision making regarding resource management;

• Allocation of task to different resource organizations;

• Supply of information to State Government.

5.6.1 Desk Arrangements

It will be practically difficult for the District Magistrate and his team members to be present round the clock in the EOC. Thus, it is proposed that the EOC should have senior representative in the capacity of Desk Officers from the following key resource agencies:

• Search, Rescue & Evacuation desk;

• Logistics & Welfare desk;

• Medical desk;

• Infrastructure desk;

The EOC will also have the necessary support staff to assist the senior representatives designated as Desk Officers in the EOC. The Desk Officers will maintain a constant contact



with the DDMC members and the other district heads, to ensure quick decision‐making. They will also be responsible for allocating task to concerned staff, resource management and information flow.

5.7 Activities of District Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)

5.7.1 Normal time activities

District Magistrate will appoint an Administrative Officer as Officer‐in‐charge of EOC. He/she will be responsible for the effective functioning of the EOC. His/her responsibilities during the normal times will include:

• Ensure all warning and communication systems, instruments are in working condition;

• Information collection on a routine basis from the district departments on the vulnerability of areas to disasters;

• Liaison with DDMC;

• Develop status reports of preparedness and mitigation activities in the district;

• Ensure appropriate implementation of District Disaster Management Plan

• Maintenance of data bank with regular updating;

• Receiving and dissemination of information from disaster helpline‐1077.

• Ensure Evaluation & updating of District Disaster Management Plan.

However, EOC would keep an account of the amendments and accordingly review its response strategy. The Officer‐in‐Charge of EOC will be responsible for activating the trigger mechanism in the event of receipt of a warning or occurrence of a disaster.

5.7.2 Emergency time activities

On the basis of message received from the forecasting agencies, warning has to be issued for the general public and the departments, which play a vital role during emergencies. Issue of correct and timely warning would be one of the prime responsibilities of EOC during emergency times. For effective dissemination of warning, EOC should have a well‐planned line of communication. The District Magistrate would be the authoritative body to issue warning. The formulation of warning message should consider the target group for which it is issued. For the warning message to be effective it should be clear, consistent and timely, so that appropriate response time is given to the concerned agencies.

The warning or occurrence of a disaster will also be communicated to:‐

• State Relief Commissioner;

• Office of Divisional Commissioner;



• The officials of central government located within the district;

• Members of DDMC

• MPs, MLAs, Mayor, President Zilla Panchayat, from the district or affected area;

• Local units of Defence Services;

5.7.3 Desk Arrangements

The occurrence of disaster would essentially bring into force the following:

The EOC will be on alert stage and can be expanded to include desk arrangements with responsibilities for specific tasks;

The District Magistrate will spell out the priorities and policy guidelines, co‐ordinate services of various department and agencies including national and international aid agencies, and central government agencies. The EOC, in its expanded from, will continue to operate as long as the need for emergency relief operations continue till the long‐term plans for rehabilitation are finalized;

For managing long‐term rehabilitation programs, the responsibilities will be that of the respective line department. As already mentioned, the department sub‐committee would be responsible for long‐term recovery work. This will enable the EOC to attend to other disaster situation, if required.

The desk arrangements provide for division of tasks, information gathering and record keeping and accountability of the desk officer to District Magistrate. Each desk has two Desk Officers assigned, who would be on duty on rotation. The capacity of various desks to coordinate amongst themselves and with the units to be coordinated will ultimately decide the quality of response. All communication received and sent will be recorded in the "In and Out Messages Register". Reports and information will be collected and processed according to the formats.

5.7.4 Post‐emergency activities

After an emergency, the main responsibilities of the EOC would be:

Evaluation of relief and rehabilitation activities in order to assess the nature of state intervention and support, suitability of the organizational structure, institutional arrangements, adequacy of Operating Procedures, monitoring mechanisms, information tools, equipment and communication system.

Post‐emergency impact studies for long term preventive and mitigation efforts to be taken.

5.7.5 Facilities available with EOC

The facilities and amenities available with EOC would include well‐designed control room and workstations, wireless communication, hotlines, and intercoms. The EOC, as a data



bank, will maintain various district action plans and maps. Provision of a vehicle with wireless communication should be made for the EOC during normal times.

Over a period of time, the EOC will need to be equipped with the following:

• Map of the district indicating the following information:

• Vulnerable areas,

• Identified shelters,

• Communication link system;

• Inventory of manpower resources, particularly address and telephone numbers of key contact persons;

• Inventory of material resources;

• List of experts;

• Important phone numbers, which are frequently required,: These will be displayed at appropriate places so that they can be referred to easily, while other phone numbers, names and addresses etc., will be displayed on the computer to facilitate easy retrieval and cross‐referencing.

• In addition, the following facilities would be available in the EOC:

• Telephones;

• Fax;

• Intercom units for contact within the Collectorate;

• One PC with modem and printer;

• Mechanical typewriter;

• Photocopying machine.

5.7.6 The police wireless system should continue to be in contact with the EOC. In every district, the police will have a well‐established wireless communication system. Therefore, it is proposed that under any emergency the communication resources available with the police should be depended upon. During disaster, EOC would be connected to:

• Divisional Commissioner;

• Site Operations Centre.

5.7.7 Transport Facility



A Gypsy/Jeep with wireless communication would be assigned to the EOC during normal times. Additional vehicles will be requisitioned as per the requirements during an emergency.

5.7.8 Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Staffing

The staff for the EOC will be classified into the following three types:

• Regular staff,

• Staff‐on‐call, and

• Staff on disaster duty.

The regular staff should be posted permanently in the EOC, who would be responsible for manning the Communication Room round the clock;

Staff‐on‐call would be available for immediate duty in case of an emergency. Two officers of the rank of Deputy Collectors can make up the Staff‐on‐call during a disaster; these officers would always be available "on call".

The staff on disaster duty would be required to shoulder additional responsibility in the case of a disaster. This additional staff would be of the nature of a reserve and may be drawn from the various departments. During normal time, this staff will not be called on to perform any duty in the EOC. This staff would be responsible for managing the desk arrangements. Each concerned department should nominate one officer for EOC. The departmental officers nominated as "Desk Officers" from the concerned line departments and other agencies will be available in the EOC during the disaster period. All the important revenue officials in the district should be trained in the working of the EOC. The nodal officers of other line departments would also be familiar with the functions of EOC.

5.8 Incident Site Operation Centre (SOC)

An Incident Site Operation Centre (SOC) is also proposed as a complimentary unit to EOC, which will operate close to the disaster site and will be linked directly with the District Emergency Operations Centre. The concerned SDM will be the nodal officer from the district administration at this Centre. The District Magistrate will also appoint an administrative officer to monitor and co‐ordinate the activities of SOC as soon as possible. All information would be conveyed to the Collector from the SDM through the administrative officer appointed at SOC. The SDM unit of the respective vital departments would be responsible to execute activities at disaster site, however the tasks would be controlled and coordinated from EOC through nodal desk officers.

In the event of a serious disaster, the District Magistrate will have sole right to appoint senior officers of any State Government Department, posted in the district as ‘Field Relief Managers’ for monitoring and coordinating the relief operations in the affected area.

5.9 Incident Command System



The District Magistrate is the official commander for activating the command system, control and coordinates the resources required at the site of disaster. The Incident Command System or the IC system as it is known commonly is an emergency management tool that will be in place consisting of procedures to be followed by the personnel, and SOP’s for activation of facilities, equipments and communication in the state EOC. ICS function is based upon the District Magistrate order for planning, directing, organizing, coordinating, communicating, and delegating roles and responsibilities to the state and district emergency managers.

5.9.1 ICS can function and involve:

Principal Secretary/Relief Commissioner ‐State EOC and District Magistrate‐ District EOC

DISASTER

Incident Management Team

ESF 1ESF1ESF1ESF1ESF1ESF1ESF 12

IM: ADM

Dist. EOCDist. EOC

The IMT will mobilize

expertise and resources from one or more

ESFs

Onsite Incident Management TeamsState EOC

Each subdivision of the city will have an IMT

with membership from all ESFs that gets activated in an

emergency.

FRTs/QRTs

Onsite EOC

Planning

Logistics

Helpdesk / Information dissemination

5.9.2 Functions of IC system:

• Have integrated communication flow during emergency • management of incident scene, and be reported through integrated and coordinated

command plan • Facilitate procedure and protocols to be followed by ESF departments with State and

National Government. • have a communication system in place for procedure to receive, record,

acknowledge incoming and out going communication of any form during emergency • Adopt a comprehensive resource management with the use of limited resources

available by consolidating available resources - relief material with ESF agencies required during emergency

• monitoring functional areas during the post- disaster phase



5.9.3 Role of Incident Commander

District Magistrate is the over all in-charge during the event

ADM’s of the districts contributes to the command system

Supporting personal for IC system to be operational

• Information officer • Operation • Planning • Logistics • Finance

i) Operation section

• All activities which are directed towards reduction of hazard, establishing situation control and restoration of normal operations

• Area of operations : Staging • Geographical area of operation • Functional area of operation • Site area of operation • Planning section • Collection, evaluation, dissemination and use of information about the development of

the incident and the status of resources • Responsible for creating action plan

ii) Planning section

• Resource • Situation • Documentation • De-mobilisation • Specialist

iii) Logistic Section

• Provide all support needed • Orders all resources from off-incident locations • Provides facilities, transportation, supplies, equipment maintenance, fueling feeding,

communications, and medical services. • Service Branch: Communication, Medical Food Units. • Support Branch: Supply Unit ,

iv) Finance Unit

• Responsible for tracking all incident cost and evaluating all financial consideration of the incident

• Time Unit • Procurement Unit • Compensation / Cilium Unit • Cost Unit



5.10 Linkage with Development plan

Disaster Management and Development

The District Development Committee of district Meerut shall take special initiatives to interrelate the development plan of the district with disaster management. And the district has to take up disaster management activities in the district with foresight and long time sustainable development goals.

Construction of various installations and government and public buildings etc shall be done on a long-term basis. It has to be given special emphasizing to various community centers, storage facility, drinking water facility etc in such strategic places where it could be utilized by the relief camps at the time of disaster.

The policy makers of district shall have a greater role in linking disaster management with developmental efforts. They shall lobby and act as catalyst in the Legislative Assemblies and Parliaments for creation of more legislations regarding disaster management.

The policy makers of the district shall try to incorporate their political campaigns and public meeting to make the public aware of disaster management and train their territorial task forces to respond in emergency situations.

The policy makers shall allocate a portion of their MPLAD, MLA, fund as well as Councilors allocations towards disaster management initiatives. This will encourage the public to take up disaster management with due importance.

District Development Committee shall discuss the progress and developments of disaster management activities in the district in its routine meetings and the activities will also be monitored.





6.1 Emergency Support Functions (ESF)

The Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) are various identified response teams, which will assess their strength before any emergency and accordingly will prepare their Standard Operational Procedures to mitigate any disaster. Their well preparedness will help to reduce the damage of any disaster/emergency. These Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) will be identified as per the certain need felt during any disaster such as ESF-Warning (Communication), ESF-Road Debris Clearance, ESF-Relief etc. Hence The Emergency Support Functions (EESSFFss)) provide vital response functions.

For an effective operational system of the ESFs the following points are to be ensured:

• Individual ESFs must prepare their Standard Operational Procedures (SOP) and Plan

• These plans would be integrated to form the District Response Plan

• Time to time each ESF will practice their simulation exercise (Mock Drill) to

understand their lacunas.

• They have to update their response system regularly.

To act as a bridge to support an information base among the Emergency Operation Centres of State, District and Onsite level, there is to be one District Emergency Operation Centre (DEOC) and is to be operational to collect information from grass root level, district level as well as from State level.

The list of 9 identified Emergency Support Functions, its Team Leaders and the supporting agency is briefed in the following table:

ESF Function Team Leader Participation Agencies

ESF1 Coordination District Magistrate

DIG/S.S.P.; ADM (F/R); ADM (City); Special Officer, Nagar Nigam; Special Officer, MDA; District Fire Officer; Chief Medical Officer; District Supply Officer; City Magistrate (Nazarat); RTO; Youth coordinator, NYKS; Executive Engineer, PWD (Provincial Division); District Information Officer, Chief VeDist AH& V Officer, Civil Defence, Home Guards and all other relevant departments.

ESF2 Communication SSP

Ham Radio Operator Clubs, Existing Wireless Operators (Police, Fire, Revenue), Telecom Dept., Mobile Operators, FM Radio, Signals Regiment- Army, IMD, CWC, Doordarshan, Radio.

ESF3 Debris Clearance

Municipal Commissioner

Nagar Nigam, Forest Officer; PWD (Roads); NH Division; UPSEB; NCC; Zilla Sainik Board; Nearest Army Cant.



ESF4 Information Dissemination VC -MDA NGO, Emergency operation centre, Media,

NSS, Scout & Guide, Education Department

ESF5 Emergency

Medical Response

CMO/CMS Health

Civil Hospital, Nagar Nigam, Blood Bank; Indian Red Cross Society; Nursing Homes; NSS; Rotary Club; Lions Club; Ambulance Services; Medicine Stockiest.

ESF6 Evacuation (Search & Rescue)

Chief Fire Officer

Fire Service; Police officers cum Dog Handler; Civil Defence; Home Guards; Health; NCC; NYKS; NSS; Zilla Sainik Board; Nearest Army Cantt.

ESF7 Relief ADM (F/R) District Supply office; Food Corporation of India; Jal Nigam; Local Civil Supplies.

ESF8 Electricity-

Water Transport

ADM (City) DM office; Police (Traffic); Transport Deptt; IWT; UPSEB; Public Health Engineering; Water Resource; PWD (Roads); NH Division.

ESF9 Law and Order ADM ( City) SDM; Addl. S.P.; Home Guards; Other Para-military agencies.

6.2 Organisation Setup of the ESF at District Level

Incident Command System

District Magistrate

Disaster Management Team

Heads of Primary Agencies of all ESFs

- Fire Services - Telephone - Department of Revenue - Police Service - District Health

Department - Jal Board - Department of food and

civil supply - Municipal Corporation - Power/ Electricity

Department - Transport Department

Primary Agencies

Secondary Agencies These are the agencies coordinates under various ESFs as per their secondary functions and abilities

Quick Response Teams: Field workers at the time of any emergency and works according to their ESF functions. They are members of primary and secondary agencies



6.3 Responsibilities and Functions of ESF Branches

Responsibilities and functions of different Government departments are elaborately discussed

below.

ESF – 1: Coordination Team Leader : District Magistrate

Participating Agencies : S.S.P.; ADM (F/R); ADM (Law & Order); Nagar Nigam;

Special Officer, MDA; District Fire Officer; Joint Director,

Health; District Supply Officer; City Magistrate (Nazarat);

DTO; Youth Co-coordinator, NYKS; Supdt. Engg, PWD

(Building); DIPRO, Dist AH& V Officer, Civil Defence, Home

Guards and other relevant departments.

In anticipation of any disaster, the district administration has taken various

precautionary measures. Functioning of the Control Room, Closure of past breaches in river

and canal embankments and guarding of weak points, rain recording and submission of

rainfall report, communication of Gauge reading, functioning of flood/cyclone zones,

deployment of power/country boats, installation of temporary VHF stations, arrangement for

keeping telephone and telegraph lines in order, storage of food stuff, arrangement for keeping

drainage clear, agricultural/health/veterinary measures, selection of flood/cyclone shelters,

etc. have been properly planned. The government officials of different departments have been

apprised of their duties for pre, during and post disaster periods.

The Circle Officers, B.D.Os, ULBs, Executive Engineers of Water Resource

Department, Executive Engineers of PWD Department, Executive Engineers of PHE,

Executive Engineers of Irrigation Department, Health, Police, A H &Veterinary, Deputy

Director of Supply etc. have been requested to take all precautionary and preparatory

measures and to remain alert to face the challenge of any disaster. The other government

officials have also been apprised of their roles and responsibilities to be played during pre-

disaster arrangement and during/post-disaster management. Every possible kind of

cooperation from all the line departments has been sought by the district administration in

combating the severe natural calamities that may occur anytime.

ESF – 2: Communications Team Leader : Senior S.P., Meerut city

Participating Agencies : Ham Radio Operator Clubs, Existing Wireless Operators

(Police, Fire, Revenue), Telecom Dept., Mobile Operators,



FM Radio, Signals Regiment- Army, IMD, CWC,

Doordarshan, Radio.

Departmental Plans: The Department of Information and Public Relations in coordination with the Department of Telecommunication (Government of India) will develop an emergency Communications Plan to support the functional concept with the assistance of Secondary Supporting Agencies.

Deputy Commissioners, Sub- Divisional Officers and all Supporting Agencies will adapt their

existing emergency plans in order that essential functions relating to Communications can be

implemented in the event of telecommunications disruption.

The Exigencies:

It is possible that telephone service will be disrupted very badly in a major earthquake

for a period of time. Not all components of the telephone system will be equally affected, but

initially the failure of land- based components will cause a general failure of the total system’s

reliability. As the telephone system is gradually brought back into service in accordance with

the priorities given to it, it may allow limited use by the competent authorities within a matter

of hours after the earthquake.

As this is not a dependable or even predictable situation, this plan must require the capability

to carry out emergency response independent of the commercial telephone system. While the

use of existing radio systems is an obvious solution, the simultaneous breakdown in delivery

of electric power distribution may limit those capabilities as well. Other simple means of

communication, such as handwritten memo delivered by courier, and verbal communication

through personal liaison, will also be necessary.

Scope: This function is limited to the emergency communications requirements only. As such,

the restoration of public sector communication could be carried out as a part of the

Department of Telecommunication’s emergency functions during disaster.

Immediate Tasks:

• Collection of initial reports of damage.

• Status of the affected regions in respect of establishing communication with rest of

the State/Country.

• Status of the key officials in the area.



• The main focus of the activities is to coordinate life saving activities concurrent with

re- establishing control of the disaster affected area.

• Establish radio communication with the State Emergency Operation Centre, District

Emergency Operation Centre as well as Relief Centres.

• Appoint a Nodal Officer, Communications.

• Renew and update precautionary measures and review with the staff the precaution

to be taken to protect the equipment.

Initial Action:

• Identify operational telecommunication facilities within the affected area.

• Identify telecommunication facilities that need to be transported to the affected site to

establish the emergency operational services.

• Identify the actual and planned action of private telecommunication companies

towards reconstruction of their facilities.

• Establish temporary communication facility through mobile exchange on priority for

use by District Officials, Officers in the transit, relief camp, NGOs.

• Establish a temporary communication facility for use by the public.

• Carry out an assessment of overall damage for the following:

i) Overhead route damage, ii) Cable damage, iii) Specific equipment damage.

Task during sustained Phase: Establish emergency communications in order of

priority to the functions and locations most in need of them for the mitigation of life-

threatening situations and the relief of human suffering. Provide a communications

advisory function and internal communications organization. Monitor and control,

where possible, the re- establishment of telephone services.

ESF – 3 Debris clearances

Team Leader : Municipal Commissioner

Participating Agencies : Nagar Nigam; MDA; PWD (Road & Building); Electricity

Board; Public Health Engineering Dept.; Water Resource

The Exigencies:

The damage to structures in an earthquake will require additional resources to be directed to

the Operational Area. While most engineering and construction work which needs to be done

will have a responsible government agency (Municipalities, DRDA, HOUSEFED, Housing



Board, etc.) which can arrange its own requirements, the need for provincial response

covered by this plan is the prioritization of effort to the areas that need it most.

Scope:

The function comprises the gathering of requests for Government assistance, collation and

prioritization, and assignment of resources to tasks. In addition to heavy equipment

requirements, which may be the most obvious ones, qualified personnel to inspect damage

and to supervise engineering works will also be needed. Construction and demolition

materials will also be coordinated by this emergency response function. This function should

not be mistakenly considered as meeting the requirements of recovery phase construction

and engineering tasks.

Immediate Tasks:

• All technical Officers shall be notified for immediate response function;

• Make provisions for resources to meet life saving operational requirements;

• Inspect all roads, bridges including underwater inspection of foundations and piers;

• Inspect all buildings and structures of the State Government by a competent Officer

and identify structures which are endangered by the impending disaster;

• Helping District Magistrates in identifying locations for setting up transit and relief

camps, feeding centers and quality of construction materials;

• Keep ready the earth moving equipment, cranes, farm tractor (requisitioned) with

chain, cables and buffer stock of fuel;

• Adequate road signs should be installed to guide assist the relief work;

• Establish priority list of roads which will be opened first which should include roads to

hospital and main trunk roads.

• Construct temporary roads to serve as access to temporary transit to relief camps

and medical facilities to disaster victims;

• Technical damage assessment of potentially life- threatening situations (dams, dykes,

etc.)

• Demolition, shoring, route clearance of debris, etc.

Tasks during sustained Phase:

• Continuing on to generate cleanup and debris removal;

• Emergency repairs to prevent further damage, and assistance to other emergency

response functions requiring construction and engineering support.

This function will probably continue beyond the response stage into recovery operations and

will be involved in detailed recovery planning during the response.



ESF – 4 Information dissemination

Team Leader : VC MDA

Participating Agencies : District Sport Officer; Inspector of School; Media (Print/ Audio-

Visual), NSS, NYKS, Scouts & Guides

All levels of government and the news media have a responsibility to provide emergency

information to the public that is accurate, timely and consistent. Just when public and media

demands for information are at their highest following an earthquake, the probability is that

most media in the area will not be operational due to power failures. Nevertheless, media will

be present to gather information for later local dissemination, and for media outside the

disaster area. The media represent the major resource to inform the public about the disaster

situation, and some radio broadcast media have long been oriented to their role. Then follows

that the utilization of the media for the benefit of on-going relief, rehabilitation and restoration

activities is essential, and a high level of priority should be set to restore an adequate radio

broadcast capability.

Scope: This Emergency Function in this respect is primarily concerned with creating an

effective means of informing the public in the disaster operational area concerning efforts and

actions expected of them to reduce risks to life and safety. Secondarily, the presentation of a

sole point of release for Government information to the media in general is required to prevent

confusion on the part of the public, and to make best use of public information/media affairs

staff.

The emergency functions include, the determination of surviving broadcast media, and

provision of assistance to district authority by delivering their emergency announcements and

pre- arranged State Government’s announcements. Government media relations activities

would likely be conducted on behalf of the District Level Coordination Committee (Public

Information Cell).

In a major disaster, a Public Information center will be established as an integral part of the

District Coordination Committee (Public Information Cell) and perform public information and

media relations activities and assist in arrangement of tours of the Operational Area by the

government officials and media persons.

Immediate Tasks:

• Assist in the determination of damage to media public information capabilities;



• Pass prepared and updated public information announcements to the operational

media from the District Emergency Operation Centre (DEOC).

Tasks during sustained Phase:

Establish the requisite level of emergency public information capabilities; establish the

necessary media relations capabilities for release of government information to the general

public through the national/international media; control media personnel access through a

system of accreditation and access control, in conjunction with the Law and Order function; as

capabilities are available, assist media personnel to prepare and send their material from the

Operational Area; arrange for official government and media tours of the Operational Area

subject to availability of resources; assist district/sub- divisional authorities with their own

requirements when requested.

ESF – 5 : Emergency Medical Response Team Leader : CMO, Meerut

Participating Agencies : Nagar Nigam, Blood Bank, Indian Red Cross Society;

Nursing Homes; NSS; Rotary Club; Lions Club; Ambulance

Services; Medicine Stockiest

The exigencies:

A severe earthquake is characterized by its effects on the health care delivery system

perhaps more than any other way. Not only are there likely to be many injured persons, the

types of injury experienced by persons rescued after being trapped under the rubble may

require urgent hospital care. At the same time, the facilities required by the health care

system are subject to damage, which can incapacitate the system and require the evacuation

of their existing patients. Disrupted roads interfere with ambulance movement, requiring some

dependence upon on-scene paramedical treatment and first aid until removal to places where

medical facilities are possible. The decentralized local operation of health services may not

suffice in the event of a major disaster.

The function includes:

• All state and district level health services responsibilities shall be mobilized to provide

emergency medical treatment to the injured; sustained hospital care to the seriously

injured or seriously ill;

• Continue care at an appropriate level to patients in hospital and out-patients at the

time of the earthquake response;



• Evacuation of the sick and injured to a location where care can be provided; as well

as sustained emergency care until evacuation can be carried out with medical or

paramedical supervision;

• State level coordination of delivery of medical supplies, blood and blood products;

operation of ambulance services;

• Prevention of epidemic through education of the general population;

• Carrying out of health inspections of food and water supplies;

• Initiation of vaccination programs under epidemic conditions. Radiological and

toxicological services could be in increased demand and require an expanded

response;

• There will also be a need to provide initial establishing of death, and the temporary

safe storage of human remains in support of coroner operations.

A major earthquake would require a much greater degree of control of resources within the

Operational Area and would necessitate the establishment of a health services coordination

center at the State Capital. The Health Department is to identify some safe locations to use as

first aid centers and to shift the patients whenever needed. In each ward the general public

should be trained up for first aid assistance and dispensary should maintain a rotating reserve

stock of blood, saline, bandage, cotton, benzene, dettol and life saving drugs/injections.

Immediate task:

• Appoint one person as Nodal Health Officer for the district.

• Ensure that the personnel working within the district come under the direct control of

the District Nodal Health Officer.

• Any other personnel once deployed for the purpose will directly come under the

control of the District Nodal Health Officer.

• Identify emergency patient holding facilities.

• To prepare and keep ready Mobile Hospitals and stock them with emergency

equipment that may be required after the disaster.

• Transfer patients who can be removed from hospitals to make room for the injured;

where necessary implement a system of staging causality collection, treatment, and

evacuation to places where facilities are available (probably outside the Operational

Area).

• Arrange delivery of emergency medical supplies; arrange for temporary suitable

storage of the dead until taken over by the coroner.

All effort should be made to keep the health care receiving centers and out- patient service

centers free from panicky; prevent disease outbreak or spread; attend to mental health

requirements; expand local public health services as necessary, particularly the supply of



essential drugs and pharmaceuticals in areas where the private sector drug stores have

ceased to function; carry out sanitary inspections.

ESF – 6: Evacuation (Search & Rescue)

Team Leader : Chief Fire Officer

Participating Agencies : Magistrate; Municipal Office (Nagar Nigam); PWD (Roads &

Buildings) Fire Service; Police officers cum Dog Handler;

Civil Defence; Home Guards; Health; NCC; NYK; NSS; Zilla

Sainik Board; Nearest Army Cant

The Exigencies:

In the urban environment, the collapse of buildings may include rescue situations well

beyond the capabilities of fire- fighters to resolve (possibly many of them at the same time).

These situations are characterized by the extensive rubble, which can make it unclear if a

rescue is needed. In some rescue situations heavy objects must be moved or cut to extricate

trapped persons; perhaps tunneling techniques may be needed; and in other situations further

collapse could occur if an unskilled rescue attempt is made. Often there are circumstances

where other specialized skills should be applied, such as on- scene medical care beyond first

aid treatment.

While an ad hoc rescue might be put together for many such earthquake scenarios,

the lack of a coordinated specialized search and heavy rescue capability in urban areas may

turn out to be a contributor to the loss of life in major earthquakes. A level of permanent

organizational integrity should exist to allow training and exercising of the techniques and

skills required, and to permit the functionaries in other branches to orient their skills in concert

with those of the Search and Heavy Rescue function in urban areas. The possible total

preoccupation of fire- fighters with fire suppression at the critical time for rescue also suggests

that a capability to coordinate the total organized rescue effort would be desirable, utilizing

other manpower sources that possess basic rescue skills similar to those of the fire- fighter.

Organizational requirement:

This plan conceptualizes a Search and Heavy Rescue Team, which would meet the needs

outlined above.

Immediate Tasks:



The objectives of the team would be to:

• Locate and remove injured people who are trapped in the wreckage of damaged

buildings and other structures;

• To ascertain the safety of damaged buildings and structures;

• To provide onsite medical treatment; and to remove the dead.

• Assist in removal of the dead from collapsed structures

Task during sustained Phase.

The Search and Heavy Rescue Team should be organized in such a way that at least

one trained personnel remains in command of the team followed by his/her assistants. Apart

from this, there should be a district coordinating team with specialists/ experts like one

surgeon, one structural engineer, one logistic person, search dogs and laborers, etc.

Heavy Rescue Group: This component includes one or more sections, each one of which

could be assigned responsibility for search and rescue tasks for a particular site. Skills include

basic rescue techniques including improvisation of rescue equipment, tunneling, cutting,

shoring, hoisting with mechanical equipment, searching in confined areas, operation in

hazardous environments, and providing paramedic treatment to patients in emergency

situations. Each section should comprise about five to seven persons and hold some light

specialized equipment, including a vehicle.

Heavy Equipment Group This component holds heavy equipment and heavy equipment

operators, or maintains an inventory of where they can be obtained, and trains equipment

operators in the application of their skills to heavy rescue situations. Personnel of this group

would be assigned to a Heavy Rescue Group for carrying out critical operations and then

shall be re-allocated. For these purpose personnel from army, railways, Oil India, and

refineries may be included in this group as they have good numbers of bulldozers and cranes,

etc.

Auxiliary Rescue Group This component includes numbers of volunteers, search and rescue

personnel whose skills can be used in less demanding tasks than those of the Heavy Rescue

Group.

The exact size, composition and duties of the team are subject to further developments

depending on the acquisition of skill and modern methodologies.

ESF – 7: Relief



Team Leader : ADM (F/R)

Participating Agencies : District Supply Officer; Food Corporation of India; Chamber

of Commerce; Local Civil Supplies.

The Exigencies:

This emergency function involves emergency provisions of temporary shelter,

emergency mass feeding and bulk distribution of coordinated relief supplies for victims of

disaster. A severe earthquake in the district will leave a large number of people in need of

shelter and feeding; family members may be separated from one another and there will be an

overwhelming demand for information about survivors’ where- about and condition from both

within and outside the State. Many people will require immediate emotional support and crisis

counseling. Although primary responsibility for provision of Emergency Social Services (ESS)

rests with District Administration and Municipalities, a severe earthquake will cut across

municipal and district boundaries and demand for ESS will exceed most district and municipal

resources.

Damage may be unevenly spread across the affected region, with some communities

experiencing a high need for services and few operational resources and others having few

evacuees and more resources than required for their residents.

Immediate Tasks:

• Establish mobilization center at the different points like railway station, airport, bus

station for movement of relief supplies;

• Inform all suppliers of relief materials within 2-3 hours of the occurrence of the

disaster to keep ready the required supply;

• Arrange for transportation of the relief supplies;

• Provide assistance in establishing local offices, relief camps, etc., by providing

beddings, furniture, etc.

Scope: Emergency Social Services includes feeding, clothing, shelter, reception, registration

and inquiry, and personal services provided to evacuees, victims, and response workers. The

services are defined as follows:

i. Personal Services- Counseling of victims and response workers, welcoming the

evacuees at entrance to relief centers in order to screen for need and to give

information, and supervision and support of groups of dependent individuals including

children separated from their parents, elderly, and the handicapped.

ii. Registration and Inquiry- Registering individuals and families involved in the disaster,

answering inquiries from relatives and friends concerning victims’ whereabouts,



reuniting separated family members, and providing information to response workers

on the whereabouts and numbers of evacuees.

iii. Clothing- Emergency clothing, blankets, toiletry articles, baby supplies, and other

related goods necessary to protect health and safety.

iv. Shelter- Temporary housing or sleeping space for individuals and families forced to

leave their dwellings.

v. Feeding- Provision of meals, hot beverages and snacks to protect health, to maintain

strength of response personnel, and to reassure victims.

Immediate Tasks

• Help the Collector in opening staff reception centers in all affected areas and alert the

response workers and the public about the location of these centers;

• Mobilize feeding units to provide support to response workers on location;

• Coordinate supporting, debriefing, counseling, and related services for responders

and victims;

• Inventory of the available habitable shelter supply;

• Begin registering all persons involved in the earthquake.

Task during sustained Phase:

Continue basic emergency social services to all evacuees, victims and others

requiring help; continue the registering process and respond to enquiries from around the

world; initiate public information services on emotional responses to disasters; transform

reception centers into multi-service centers; lay basis for outreach, self- help, and educational

programs.

ESF – 8: Electricity and Water Transport Team Leader : ADM (City)

Participating Agencies : DM office; Police (Traffic); Transport Deptt; UPSEB; Public

Health Engineering; Water Resource; PWD (Roads); NH

Division

Primary Functions:

• Ensure smooth transportation links at all levels and to all nodal and support agencies.

• Assess damage to power supply infrastructure for assistance from other states.



• Restoration of power supply or temporary power supply to critical areas.

• Restore major electricity failure anticipated during disasters due to falling of cables/poles.

• Facilitate restoration of electricity distribution systems at most affected sites on priority to

help in Search and Rescue operations.

• Provide electricity in lifeline buildings.

• Procurement of clean drinking water.

• Transportation of water with minimum wastage.

• Ensure quick restoration of drainage system.

• Sewer pipes to be kept separate from drinking water facilities.

ESF – 9: Law and Order:

Team Leader : ADM (City)

Participating Agencies : SDM; Addl. S.P.; Home Guards; Other Para-military

agencies.

The Exigencies:

The Law and Order function encompasses a broad range of routine policing activities.

Certain of these activities are made more difficult by earthquake damage and the general

disaster scenario can cause a great increased workload for police forces. The response

function has as its primary goal the maintenance of law and order activities, and, if necessary

the restoration of law and order should there be breakdown within the normally law- abiding

community.

SCOPE:

The Law and Order function in an earthquake hit area is particularly concerned with

the preservation of life and the protection of property, traffic control problems, the detection,

investigation and prevention of criminal activity, Light and Heavy Rescue, Communications,

and Damage Assessment emergency response functions.

Police forces have integral internal radio communications and can be relied upon as an

immediate available backup communication system, locally within police departments, and

also within districts and sub- divisions.

The possibility exists that an earthquake may cause a breach of physical security at prison or

reforms centers and lead to the possibility of an internal riot or escape.



The disruption of transportation routes will inhibit police from performing many required tasks,

and is a critical problem to be dealt with by the police forces themselves on behalf of the total

response effort.

Immediate Tasks:

• Carry out any necessary actions to save lives and prevent injury or damage to

property;

• Carry out route damage assessment to permit identification of usable emergency

routes;

• Assess and report other damage within capabilities;

• Maintain a control over traffic with priority to emergency services;

• Assist with the movement of emergency traffic;

• Assist in investigation of causes of deaths, security of body staging areas,

identification of bodies;

• Assist in the dissemination of emergency notifications;

• Assist in the manning of coordination centers and the provision of immediate radio

communication to them, if necessary.

Sustained Phase:

Maintain emergency functions and restore normalcy as quickly as possible; provide

personnel to protect abandoned and damaged properties and areas, which may attract the

curious and criminal elements and augment prison staffs as needed to maintain a peaceful

situation.

6.5 SOP for Community Task Forces (Civil Defence, Red Cross, NYKS, NCC, NSS etc)

Task Force Group

Primary Secondary

Search and Rescue

To trace and locate people who are physically trapped and distressed, people in the buildings and houses etc.

To move out these people to the safe locations identified in advance and to organize further care

Administering primary health care to rescued victims

Assisting the sanitation group in carcass disposal and the cremation of dead bodies

Coordination with the evacuation team to shift rescued persons to safe shelters in case of recurring heavy



rains

First Aid and Health

To provide primary health care to the ill or injured until more advanced care is provided and the patient is transported to a hospital

Assisting the sanitation team to inoculate against water borne and other diseases

Assisting the communication team to disseminate precautionary information on post-disaster health hazards and remedies

Water Restoring and maintaining the water supply and minimum quality and quantity parameters

Assisting the sanitation team in ensure that there is enough water stored in buckets at latrines and for bathing

Assisting the sanitation team in deciding the location for the construction of latrines away from ground water sources

Assisting the shelter group to ensure that there is sufficient water stored in the water tank in the safe shelter

Sanitation To ensure that the minimum basic facilities such as temporary toilets and common bathing units are constructed near the relief camp, that these facilities and the surroundings are kept clean, garbage disposed, dead bodies cremated and that normal drainage systems function smoothly

Assisting the shelter team to ensure that water spouts and water harvesting tanks at the safe shelter are clean and functional

Assisting the relief group to ensure that containers for storing water are clean, narrow necked and covered

Relief Coordination

To establishing contact with the District Control Room and organizing the distribution of assistance in terms of food, water, medicines and so on, in a fair and equitable manner

Co-ordinating with the shelter group in the distribution of material for the construction of temporary shelters

Assisting the shelter group to ensure that the safe shelter is well stocked in terms of dry food, water and so on in order to cater for the needs of evacuees after a cyclone or flood warning has been issued



Warning and communication

To ensure that: (a) the warning of the impending disaster reaches every single household, thereby allowing people to take timely action to protect their lives and property (b) accurate information is provided regularly as events unfold (c) information flows quickly and reliably upwards to District level and downwards from District level to Community/Neighbourhood/Village level.

Assisting the relief group in disseminating information about the quantity and type of ration to be distributed for each distribution cycle

Assisting the sanitation group in raising awareness about water borne diseases and vaccination programs

Evacuation and Shelter Management

To construct/identify maintain and make repairs to the flood shelter, to evacuate people on receipt of a warning and to make all the necessary arrangements to accommodate evacuees during a flood.

Assisting the communities in accessing compensation

Assisting the relief group in stocking up dry food, medicines, water and temporary shelter materials

Assisting the sanitation group in the construction of latrines, soak pits and drainage channels





7.1 Inventories and Evaluation of Resource Analysis:

Analysis and assessment of the resources and opportunities form the stepping-stone in the preparatory stage. Authentic assessments can make the planner aware of their capacity and weakness, so that they can equip themselves with all the required items and materials well in advance. The resources necessary for disaster preparedness, during and after disasters are listed below:

7.1.1 Burn & Surgery Department in Meerut

No. Name of Hospital No. of Burn ward No. of beds

1 P.L. Sharma, District Hospital 1 4

2 Medical College 1 4

3 Subharti medical college

7.1.2 Other Institution

• Subharti medical college • Ayurvedic College • Homeopathic College • Veterinary Medical Unit

7.1.3 Central Govt. Health Facility

• Base Army Hospital • Railway Hospital • ESI Hospital

7.1.4 Nursing Home

• Bhupal Singh Perk Hospital, Begum Bridge • Chaurasia Nursing Home, Chhippi Tank • Dayanand Nursing Home, Begum Bridge • Shikhar Nursing Home, Rani Mill, Delhi Road • St. Looks Hospital, W.K.Road • Sushila Jaswant Rai Hosp., Opp. Mawana Stand

7.1.5 BLOOD BANK

Name Address Telephone



Lok Priya Bl. Bk. Samrat Palace, Garh Road 2760084

P.L.Sharma Hospital Ahmad Road 2522433

S.V.B.P. Hosp., Medical College Garh Road 2763657

Shri Path. Lab. & Bl.Bk., D‐325 Shastri Nagar 2760963

Dr. G.K. Tyagi Path. Lab., Opp. Medical College 2760942

Dr. Vinay Bharat Path. Lab. New Market 2642850

Kamla Nehru Bl.Bk

(M.Prakash Path Lab) B.Bdg. Rd. 2529594

7.2 List of Emergency Support Functionaries, Meerut

SL. Designation Address S.T. D. Office MobileAdministration

Collector & District Magistrate Collectorate, Meeurt 0121 2664133,2642232

9454417566

Chief Development Officer Collectorate, 0121 2663605 9454416685 ADM (Administration) Collectorate, 0121 2662993 9454416681 ADM (F/R)) Collectorate 0121 2662390 9837062114 ADM (City) Collectorate 0121 2664611 9454416682 City Magistrate Collectorate 0121 2664603 9454416684 Joint Magistrate/SDM, Meerut Collectorate 0121 2664259 SDM, Mawana Mawana 01233 274242 9454416686 SDM, Sardhana Sardhana 01237 236084 9454416687 Upper City Magistrate(Sadar) Collectorate 0121 9454416688 Upper City Magistrate(Civil Line) Civil Line, Meerut 0121 9454416689 Upper City Magistrate(Brahmpuri) Brahmpuri, Meerut 0121 9454416712 Tehsildhar, Meerut Tehsil, Meerut 0121 2422845 9454416692 Tehsildhar (judicial), Meerut Tehsil, Meerut 0121 9454416695 Nayab Tehsildhar (First), Meerut Tehsil, Meerut 0121 9454416698 Nayab Tehsildhar (Second), Meerut Tehsil, Meerut 0121 9454416699 Nayab Tehsildhar (Third), Meerut Tehsil, Meerut 0121 9454416700 Nayab Tehsildhar (Fourth), Meerut Tehsil, Meerut 0121 9454416701 Nayab Tehsildhar (Fifth), Meerut Tehsil, Meerut 0121 9454416702 Nayab Tehsildhar (Sixth), Meerut Tehsil, Meerut 0121 9454416703 Tehsildhar, Sardhana Tehsil, Sardhana 01237 236043 9454416694 Tehsildhar (judicial), Sardhana Tehsil, Sardhana 01237 9454416697 Nayab Tehsildhar Tehsil, Sardhana 01237 9454416711 Nayab Tehsildhar, Sarurpur Tehsil, Sardhana 01237 9454416710 Nayab Tehsildhar Sardhana Tehsil, Sardhana 01237 9454416709 Tehsildhar, Mawana Tehsil, Mawana 01233 274242 9454416693 Tehsildhar (judicial), Mawana Tehsil, Mawana 01233 9454416696 Nayab Tehsildhar Mawana Tehsil, Mawana 01233 9454416704 Nayab Tehsildhar, Hastinapur Tehsil, Mawana 01233 9454416705 Nayab Tehsildhar, Falavada Tehsil, Mawana 01233 9454416706 Nayab Tehsildhar, Parikshitgarh Tehsil, Mawana 01233 9454416707 Nayab Tehsildhar, Kitour Tehsil, Mawana 01233 9454416708 Nayab Tehsildhar, (Land Accuisition) Collectorate 0121 9412890775 Bandobast Adhikari Chakbandi Collectorate 0121 9837359482 Dy. Controller, Chakbandi Collectorate 0121 Nayab Tehsildhar, (Land Accuisition) Collectorate 0121 9871417968 Project Support Associate-URR, GoI- Collectorate 0121 8979781209



UNDP Police Department-100,2660546(Control room)

IG Meerut 0121 2666866 9454400214, 2655162

DIG Meerut 0121 2664588,2664634

9454400297

S.P. Traffic Meerut 0121 8954889105

9454401913

S.P. (City) Meerut 0121 2650833 9454401099, 8954889103, 9412706065

S.P. (Rural) Meerut 0121 2666637 9454401098(CUG), 9968038245, 8650501718

Fire-101 (Control room), 227073 (Nagar Nigam) Chief Fire Officer Meerut 0121 2643631 9412512899,

9454418345 Fire Station Officer, Police Line Meerut 0121 2643600 9454418747 Fire Station Officer, Ghanta Ghar Meerut 0121 2421017 Fire Station Officer, Partapur Meerut 0121 2440450, 9454418751,

9454418750, 9411022555

Fire Station Officer, Mawana Mawana 01233 271411 9454418749, 9454418748,9358099151

Municipal Corporation (PBX 2522543) Nagar Aayukt, Nagar Nigam Meerut 0121 2515133,

2660045 (Kothi)

9412477222,9412309466

Upper Nagar Aayukt, Nagar Nigam Meerut 0121 2522543,2522210

Chief Engineer, Municipal Corporation Meerut 0121 2642157, 2522234

9473943165,9997360904

Health Department Hospital Ambulance- 102 CMO P.L. Sharma Hospital,

Meerut 0121 2662433 9450734242,

9005509650 Superintendent in Charge P.L. Sharma Hospital,

Meerut 0121 2420814 9219666923

Addl. CMO P.L. Sharma Hospital, Meerut

0121 9412175475

Medical Superintendent, Police Hospital

Control room, Nodal Officer, Police Hospital

0121 9412551843

Senior Consultant 44th Vahini P.A.C. Hospital

0121 9412551167

Health Officer Control Room,CMO office, Meerut

0121 2423298 9412204020(8.00am to2.00pm), 9412781231(2.00pm to 8.00pm), 9451986659(8.00pm to 8.00am)

Public Works Department (PWD, Meerut) Supt. Engineer/Asstt. Engineer, Meerut 0121 9897057973



Provincial Division, PWD. Meerut (Prantiya Khand, Lok Nirman Vibhag)

(Asstt. Engineer-9012656539)

Executive Engineer Meerut 0121 2652186, 2644280

9897057973,9412889432

Drainage Department-1, Irrigation Supt. Engineer, Drainage Department-

1, Irrigation Department (Drainage khand-1, Sichai vibhag)

Meerut 0121 2644254 9811481131

Executive Engineer Meerut 0121 Meerut Development Authority

Vice Chairman, MDA Meerut 0121 2641910 9927494000 Secretary, MDA Meerut 0121 2662290 9415043227 Chief Engineer, MDA Meerut 0121 2640905 9412751604 Town Planner Meerut 0121 2656611 9411912711

District Panchayati Raj Chairman, Zila Panchayat Meerut 0121 2665711 9412782323 DPRO Meerut 0121 2665711 9889375535

Industries/ Oil Corporation Asst. Director Factories Labour Deptt. 0121 9958314639(

JPsaini,Steno), 9456451342(BN Bajpai, Sr. Asst.)

Sr. Terminal Manager, IOC Ltd. Terminal

Vedvyas Puri, P.O. Industrial Estate, Partapur

0121 2441056, 2441328

Vice President Mawana Sugar Works, Meerut

01233 275212, 275233

Sr. Vice Pesident, Daurala Sugar Works

F-8, Deluxe Colony, Daurala

01237 230096,98,99,100

230131(fax)

Social Welfare Department Joint Director, Social Welfare Meerut 0121 2671285 9999404621

Chief Veteniary Medical Officer CVMO Meerut 0121 2666221 9412864976

44th Vahini P.A.C. Meerut/6th Vahini/108, Battallian Senanayak, 44th Vahini, P.A.C. Meerut 0121 2708850 9454418823,

9454400412 Dy. Sena Nayak 6th Vahini, P.A.C., Meerut 0121 2610626 9415908730 Commandent 108, Battallian, Dutt

Karyala, 0121 2441063

Railway Station Suprintendent Cantt. Railway Station 0121 9837237015 Suprintendent City Railway Station 0121 9760531931

UPSRTC (Meerut) Bus Service Regional Manager Meerut Bus Stand, Meerut 0121 9358177111 Astt. Regional Manager Soharab Gate Bus Stand 0121 Asst. Divisional Transportation Officer Meerut 0121 9456260345

Headquarters, Meerut Sub Area, Meerut Cantt Col GS Meerut Sub Area 0121 9897896512 ADM Comdt Meerut Sub Area 0121 9897896514

Jal Nigam Executive Engineer Water Corporation, Meerut 0121 2664833 9897380112

Rural Engineering Services Executive Engineer RES, Meerut 0121 2664337 9412201900

Pascimanchal Vidyut vitran Nigam Lt. BSES, Meerut (Electricity Supply) Superintendent Engineer Meerut 0121 9412756033



Executive Engineer Ghantaghar, Meerut 0121 2420799 9412749184 Executive Engineer University Rd, Meerut 0121 2601021 9412749270

Publicity District Information Officer, Publicity Meerut 0121 2701412 9453005423

District food & supply department District Supply Officer Meerut 0121 9919311580 Incharge, District food distribution

officer Meerut 0121 9045527911

Control room, Staff, DSO office Meerut 0121 9997672452 Meteorological Office, Meerut

Incharge CCS University Campus 0121 2765676,2773193

9456654670

Civil Defence Dy. Controller, Civil Defence Meerut 0121 2664016(o),

2649583 9839934648

Asstt. Dy. Controller Meerut 0121 9917102776 Chief Warden Meerut 0121 9412202938 Divisional Warden Meerut 0121 9412083903

Home Guard Commandant Home Guard,

Meerut 0121 2643983,2666625 9411987088

Red Cross Chairman Red Cross 01232 250882, 250884 9837042109 Secretary/Addl. District Leprosy Officer Secretary, Red

Cross, P.L. Sharma Hospital, Meerut

0121 9412200333

DIoS (Distt. Inspector of School (For shelter place/ awareness) DIoS Meerut 0121 2663513 9410077710 Associate DIoS Meerut 0121 9927485538 Basic Shiksa Adhikari Meerut 0121 9412247807

BSNL Doorsanchar (Communication)2641122 (Telefax) General Manager Meerut 0121 2

660044

National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) Project Director Meerut 0121 2576903 9415317157

Regional Office, U.P. Pollution Control Board Regional Officer, Meerut Pocket-T, C-3/2,

Pallavpuram, Phase-2, Modipuram

0121 2577676

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)

NDRF (HQ)-011-26105912 8th Bn. NDRF HQ- 01202311105 No. Designation Address Mobile/Phone 1 Assistant Commandant NDRF 8th Battalion,

Greater Noida 09968610017

2 Inspector NDRF 09458669801

7.3 LIST OF POLICE STATIONS



D.I.G. 2642550

I.G. 2763664

S.S.P. 2660548

A.S.P 2660545

S.P. (City) 2640547

S.P. (Rural) 2660445

C.O.Kotwali 2516800

C.O.Police Line 2641401

C.O.Railway Road 2516251

C.O.Sadar 2510742

Flying Squad 2660546

Mahila Police Station 2645892

Police Control Room 100

Police Control Room City 2660546,100

Police Control Room Rural 2648623

Police Line 2640153

Police Station Rly. Road 2510526

Police Station Brahampuri 2522800

Police Station Civil Lines 2662593

Police Station Daurala 2588033

Police Station Delhi Gate 2516530

Police Station Grp 2526308

Police Station Kankerkhera 2555585

Police Station Kotwali 2516800

Police Station Lalkurti 2642610



Police Station Lisari Gate 2516131

Police Station Medical College 2763907

Police Station Nauchandi 2762450

Police Station Partapur 2513050

Police Station Police Lines 2640153

Police Station Railway Road 2510526

Police Station Sadar 2512728

Police Station T.P.Nagar 2510250

Wireless Control Room 2648623

7.3.1 ELECTRIC SUPPLY

Sub Station Name Telephone No.

Baccha Park 224624

Begum Bridge 2660342

Bhola 2513956

Bombay Bazar 2661514

Civil Lines 2640412

Delhi Gate 227271

Ghanta Ghar 227656

Jagriti Vihar/Tejgarhi 2760294

Lisari Gate 225676

M.E.S. 2640143

M.H.Road 2512137

Maliyana 2510351

Modipuram 2570926



Nauchandi 2762095

Partapur 2510251

Railway Road 2510992

Ram Leela Ground 227260

Roorkee Road 2640143

7.3.2 Fire Station

Meerut city is covered by 4 (four) fire stations namely at Police line, Ghanta Ghar, and Partapur, Mawana. All these Fire Stations are equipped with fire fighting equipments and fire appliances to meet any emergency.The Officers & men of these Fire Service Stations are technically qualified and undergone the training from National Fire Service College Nagpur and Fire Institute Unnao district (Sub-officers, Firemen and Driver).

Setting up of Search and Rescue team for immediate response to disaster –

Operational groups have been formed for considering of a Search and Rescue Team–

TEAM COMMANDER : C.F.O. Meerut Region Ph. No. 0121-2643631, Mobile: 9454418345, 9412512899 A) Police line Area: 1. Fire Station Officer, Police Line, Meerut

Ph. No. 101/ 2643600, Mobile: 9454418747, 9454418746, 97119132391

2. Fire second officer-1, Lift Fireman-02, Fire operator-13, fireman-40

Resources: Water Tender (Big)-03, Water Houser-01, Water Tender (Small)-03, Portable pump-09, Bularo camper-01, Jeep toing vehicle-02, Tata Sumo-01 B) Ghata Ghar Area: 1. Fire Station Officer, Ph. No 0121-2421017

Fire second officer-1, Lift Fireman-02, Fire operator-02, Fireman-12 Resources: Water Tender-01 C) Partapur Area : 1. Fire Station Officer, Partapur

Ph. No 0121- (O)2440450,9454418751, Mobile: 9454418750, 9411022555 Fire second officer-0, Lift Fireman-02, Fire operator-03, Fireman-11

Resources: Water Tender-01, Jeep toing vehicle-01, portable pump-01 D) Mawana Area: 1. Fire Station Officer, Police,

Meerut Ph. No. 01233-271411, Mobile: 9454418749, 9454418748, 9358099151 Fire second officer-0, Lift Fireman-02, Fire operator-02, fireman-11

Resources: Water Tender-01, Portable pump-01, Bularo camper-01

7.4 Trained Manpower

List of trained Disaster Management volunteers of Civil Defence A Division: Shastri Nagar (01to 05/03/2015) FIRST AID TEAM No. Name (Sh/Smt.) Mobile no.

1. Sh. Harpreet Singh 9412630556



2. Sh. Sushil Kumar 9927207874 3. Sh. Vijmender kr. Gaur 9917422919 4. Md. Hanif Ansari 9368349219 5. Sh. Anupam Gupta 9897306346 6. Sh. Laxman Singh 92195020917. Sh.Deepak Taneja 9760669789 8. Sh. Rajeev Gupta 9045553777 9. Kr. Rachaleha 7417965595 10. Smt. Paminder Kaur 7417242502 11. Sh. Davender Garg 9457033945 12. Sh. Nadia Ali 904593539713. Sh.Shailender Soni 8899501205 14. Md. Salim Ansari 9358708068 15. Sh. Naresh Kumar 9675416701 16. Nashir Ali 9557767255 17. Kr. Priti Gupta 9410604738 18. Kr. Gita 991736713819. Mehrajudin 9917657592 20. Md. Danish 9761093205

SEARCH & RESCUE TEAM 1. Md. Ashraf 9897610844 2. Smt. Renu Kaushik 9917088769 3. Jalaludin 9027037156 4. Sh. Rahul Dev 9639504542 5. Sh. Shasi Kant Pathak 9456499635 6. Sh. Anil Kr. Sharma 9368109146 7. Sh. Galender Kr. Sharma 9412208122 8. Sh. Amit Kant Rastogi 9410230608 9. Sh. Vinit Kr. Sagar 10. Sh. Sudarshan Garg 9837528025 11. Farjana Sayeba 9359979074 12. Sh. Sanjay Sharma 9897607604 13. Sh. Yashvir Singh 9837285386 14. Sh. Atul Sahani 9358291585 15. Sh.Subham Gaur 9917422919 16. Sh. R.K. Rajput 9412204117 17. Sh. Akhilesh Kr. Gaur 9761086695 18. Sh. Bhagchandra Singh Rawat 9259013388 19. Sh. Jagmohan 9761133886 20. Sh. Mayank 9258589062

FIRE SERVICE TEAM 1. Sh. Sohan Pal Verma 9837292672 2. Sh. Minakshi Sharma 9412515240 3. Sh. Tejendra Singh 9997081551 4. Sh. Fahim Ahmed 8881525148 5. Sh.Jitendra Madan 9837777846 6. Sh. Puneet Mohan Verma 9837355171 7. Sh. Shish Pal 9411557036 8. Sh.Vijendra Singh 9410816807 9. Sh. Gopal Krishna 9411026542 10. Sh.Ravi Kumar 9917637138 11. Sh.Anuj Kr. Sharma 9027069227 12. Sh. Kavinder 13. Sh. Atul Rastogi 9837571379 14. Sh. Arvind Rastogi 9837894718 15. Sh. Neeraj Kr. Verma 9927022808



16. Sh. Piyush Batra 9719401725 17. Sh. Manoj Kumar 9219131451 18. Sh. Ashok Ragav 9411444781 19. Sh. Avesh Ahmed 9319946547 20. Sh. Manesh Kr. Baliyan 9927152484 MASTER TRAINER Sh. Vinod kr. Madan 9837891332 Sh. Akram 8410380334

B Division: Shatabdi Nagar (14 to 19/02/2015) FIRST AID TEAM No. Name (Sh/Smt.) Mobile no.

1. Smt. Poonam Singhal 9927151752 2. Smt. Suman 9837581284 3. Sh. Arihant Jain 9412094320 4. Smt. Sarita Garg 9412631352 5. Sh. Iqbal Beg 98977286226. Smt. Poonam Asthana 9927195391 7. Sh. Sangita Jha 9319801851 8. Sh. Ajay Bansal 9690039085 9. Sh. Ajara Abaas 9259756881 10. Sh. Sayed Mahmood Ali 9358406174 11. Sh. Ajay Gupta 9808776892 12. Sh. Pravin Kumar 9368120158 13. Sh. Punit Bansal 9760921111 14. Sh. Ashvani Kumar 9634122932 15. Md. Irshad 9997867736 16. Sh. Sunder Lal 9927693697 17. Sh. Basarat Ali 9997213699 18. Ejajul Hak 9358385607 19. Sh. Sunil Kr. Gupta 9319612179 20. Sh. Irshad Ali 9259345799

SEARCH & RESCUE TEAM 1. Sh. Deepak Kr. Garg 9412631352 2. Md. Yunus 9045945475 3. Sh. Yash Bansal 9058312755 4. Sh.Sunil Kr. Sharma 9997207088 5. Sh. Manoj Kr. 9837803170 6. Sh.Piyush Bansal 9412405879 7. Sh. Brijesh Kumar Saini 9758582893 8. Sh. Maksud Alam 9368690356 9. Sh. Punkaj Mangal 9412209966 10. Sh. Gaurav Bhatnagar 9818746252 11. Sh. Sudhir Kumar 9359715223 12. Sh. Deepak Kumar 9412579020 13. Md. Yusuf 9359768675 14. Sh. Nitin Agarwal 9873144882 15. Sh. Ejajudin Saifi 9319916283 16. Sh.Shiv kr. Sharma 9719028613 17. Sh.Ram Kr. 9897044996 18. Sh. Prince Verma 9548593966 19. Sh. Avnish Goyal 9897145656 20. Sh. Rajesh Verma 9927861739

FIRE SERVICE TEAM 1. Aas Mohammed 7520233100 2. Sufi Ajijudin 9358543412



3. Kapil Sagar 9286263120 4. Md. Fez Ahmed 9897529480 5. Md. Anif 9319213150 6. Sh. Vinod Kumar 9837932950 7. Sh. Vishnu Avtar Shastri 98372820998. Sh. Mulchand 9319610519 9. Md. Furfan 9319213150 10. Sh. Mukesh Sharma 9897081910 11. Gulam Mohiudin 9837247954 12. Sh. Kishan Kr. Garg 9358435352 13. Sh. Vijay Kr. Singh 971916897114. Sh. Umesh Datt Sharma 9808122274 15. Gufran Alvi 9358405834 16. Md. Tasleem Safi 9760323734 17. Md. Sartaj 9927478888 18. Alim Khan 9760775110 19. Irfan Ali 935872612320. Md. Yusuf 9997474547 MASTER TRAINER Sanjeev Kr. Sharma 9837515060 Tanshirul Islam 9319710908

C Division- Civil Line (7 to 11/March/2015) FIRST AID TEAM No. Name (Sh/Smt.) Mobile no.

1. Chander Bhan Singh 9411067301 2. Smt. Sadhana Sharma 9358082943 3. Kr. Soni 9359664416 4. Sudhir Chandra 9411446100 5. Rajiv Kuvr Rastogi 9319547264 6. Smt. Gurdeep Kaur 9319449084 7. Anil Kr. Sharma 2765629, 9837316822 8. Suni Kr. Lodhi 9358065859 9. Bijender Jain 9997067373 10. Smt. Sunita batra 9456229325 11. Ashok Singh Tomar 9410035670 12. Smt. Bina Singh 2670496 13. Bir Singh 9897772419 14. Punkaj Tyagi 9758781101 15. Shailender Kr. 9359158996 16. Anurag Jain 9897703205 17. Lakhiram Joshi 9760616572 18. Sunil Rai 9761150047 19. Saurabh Jain 9319379706 20. Arving Kr. 9410891911

SEARCH & RESCUE TEAM 1. Ashok Tyagi 9756996773 2. Satish Kr. Patel 9219590286 3. Mohit Jain 9927073468 4. Vijay Pratap Singh 9045544416 5. Shubah Singh 9917466056 6. Sunil Verma 9412285415 7. Rajkumar Rastogi 9837236136 8. Prem Singh 9690812048 9. Prabhat Kr. 9897243088 10. Sher Ali 9837351748



11. Yogesh Kr. Gupta 9837528405 12. Rakesh Kr. Patel 9319448055 13. Lalit Gaud 2649084 14. Kr. Priyanka Jindal 9368275399 15. Rakesh Mohan Gupta 945721331916. Krishan Gopal Bansal 9837617219 17. Deepak Kumar 9639180617 18. Rakesh Kumar Tomar 9897530177 19. Lalit Stifen 9719002291 20. Pramod Kr. Gupta 9837079926

FIRE SERVICE TEAM 1. Anil Kr. 9411822226 2. Ashok Kr. 9971322592 3. Kr. Rajani Puni 9837673318 4. Pravin Kr. 9837216016 5. Chander Kishor Kasyap 9319904616 6. Gafran Alam 93599701647. Ravinder Singh Yadav 9897023187 8. Navin Kr. 9897985395 9. Chaterbhuj 9319309253 10. Smt. Mamta Sishodiya 9259283245 11. Khajan Singh 9719678976 12. Smt. Shashi Saxena 9045862140 13. Vivek Saxena 9358434147 14. Babar Khan 8923852066 15. Ajay Kr. Gupta 9837082598 16. Vikash Agarwal 9837784666 17. O.N. Saini 9897015557 18. Vikash Johari 9358402420 19. Rajeev Mehroba 9456261504 20. Harpreet Singh 9412204440

D Division: Kanker Khera (4 to8/03/2015) FIRST AID TEAM No. Name (Sh/Smt.) Mobile no.

1. Sarvasri Rajaram Giri 9412703481 2. Amit Kr. Singh 9027745142 3. Devender Kr. 9719606247 4. Abhishek Shingal 9027083807 5. Chirag Agarwal 7417931923 6. Annad Swarup 9927526314 7. Praveen Lodhi 8. Sanjay Goswami 9639933082 9. Brijvir Shastri 9219630249 10. Geeta Verma 11. Anil Goswmi 12. Rupesh Kr. Sagar 9758333484 13. Babita Saini 14. Ashok Kumar 9358005734 15. Rakesh Kr. 9319678410 16. Surender Kr. 9368352172 17. Anid Kr. 18. Pankaj Sonkar 7520037365 19. Rupesh Kr. 9457887014 20. Jasvir Singh

SEARCH & RESCUE TEAM



1. Jaspal Singh 9897402161 2. Vinod Arora 9259098739 3. Devender Gupta 9719025162 4. Girish Sahani 9837794669 5. Rahul Kr. 90450062996. Arjun Kr. 9760522052 7. Neeraj Kr. 9760195437 8. Jogender Kr. 9897872926 9. Mohit Kr. 9219774764 10. Govind Pandey 9027676605 11. Amit Garg 983718961012. Satish Chander Gupta 9319616575 13. Satya Prakash 9412207898 14. Abhinav Mittal 9359092950 15. Anurag Sahni 9897506776 16. Smt. Meera Singh 9219769617 17. Poonam Goyal 952893457018. Anurag 7417435604 19. Amit Sahani 9897765897 20. Girish Thapar 9528458606

FIRE SERVICE TEAM 1. Sahensar Pal 9857515591 2. Sachin Mittal 9837847760 3. Bhagwat Prasad 9897100273 4. Jasvir Singh 9897639637 5. Kapil Sonkar 7895369592 6. Nitin Mittal 9760454309 7. Mohan Singh 8. Sunil Sonkar 9634852692 9. Krishn kr. Arora 8923099922 10. Dusyant Kr. 9760124614 11. Zaheer Ahmed 7669178777 12. Saheeudin 8958887786 13. Pradeep Gupta 9897023969 14. Sunil Mittal 9927117108 15. Krishan Mohan Singh 9410008007 16. Shyamlal 9808741995 17. Sandesh Singhal 9837651765 18. Anuj Kr. Garg 9259783217 19. Vijender Sharma 9758049969 20. Pradeep Kr. 9557684701

MASTER TRAINER Smt. Archana 9927156925 Sh. Rakesh Kumar E Division: Town Hall (14 to 19/03/2015) FIRST AID TEAM No. Name (Sh/Smt.) Mobile no.

1. Ashumali Vashist 9027226080 2. Husain Fathma 9358530429 3. Aditya Sharda 9761112323,9719242662 4. Manmohan Aggarwal 9412365972 5. Rajesh Lodhi 9897543478 6. Tarik Hafij 9837415177 7. Smt. Poonam Garg 9897072782 8. Prasi Kr. Sharma 7417315099



9. Sabeer Nawaj 9319351538 10. Smt. Nagma 8006959089 11. Smt. Priti Prajapati 12. Amit Verma 9897892510 13. Shan Mohammed 991722604314. Shiv Kr. 15. Dr. Zafar Husain Kadari 9997575901 16. Ku. Nighat Parveen 17. Smt. Seema 18. Vaibhav Sharma 19. Manoj Bansal 989700126920. Atul Gupta 9837066315

SEARCH & RESCUE TEAM 1. Bharat vir Saini 9719440044 2. Om Sharma 3. Aswani Goyal 9359930285 4. Kaji Suhel 98975775755. Md. Aajam 9027210264 6. Yash Bhardwaj 9359528597 7. Rasheed Soni 9358164386 8. Manoj Johari 9837069703 9. Jafar Raja Zaidi 9319323277 10. Bhagat Singh Verma 9319317526 11. Rashid Ansari 9760004068 12. Javed Ansar 9259075775 13. Pankaj Goyal 9412704979, 2529479 14. Adeep Kumar 9412537802 15. Sabhav Jain 9412200455 16. Safdar Abbas 9837384737,9897218935 17. Aavid Islam 9358683692 18. Akil Ahmed 9319025377 19. Atik Alvi 9837134758 20. Sirajuddin 9358433983

FIRE SERVICE TEAM 1. Radheshyam Premi 9897892510 2. Dr. Khalid Ahmed 9319946342 3. Salim Ahmed 9319612994 4. Rajender Prasad Goyal 9359153927 5. Sachin Gupta 9456087678 6. Riyajuddin 9319274711 7. Khajan Singh 9499617069 8. Bali Mohammed 9897273658 9. Kishor Kr. 9358342139 10. Shailender Shrivastav 9412529781 11. Md. Tahir 12. Nafis Ahmed 9897463979 13. Md. Jaheed 9319724876 14. Harshit Gupta 15. Md. Imran 9358793900 16. Brijesh Gupta 8937535911 17. Sanjay Kr. Goyal 9412702576 18. Dr. Chand Prakash Kaushik 19. Harish Chand 9897564038 20. Shidharth Goyal 9412702576

F Division: T.P. Nagar



FIRST AID TEAM No. Name (Sh/Smt.) Mobile no.

1. Sushil Kr. 9917768812 2. Raju 9917009542 3. Smt. Urmila Chadda 98376800864. Smt. Rani Yadav 9760284873 5. Vinit Gupta 9997794730 6. Smt. Anju Saini 7. Smt. Vinita 9837424254 8. Smt. Kamla 9. Smt. Ekta 741788023310. Sheetal 9837424254 11. Prabharani 9557254784 12. Savita 8445529432 13. Mamta Devi 9927829307 14. Asha Bhatiya 9286395664 15. Shashi 976134507316. Raj Kumar 9837026911 17. Rajni Kanta 960774099 18. Pinki 9219248920 19. Nisha Chouhan 8979444432 20. Radha 9897091337

SEARCH & RESCUE TEAM 1. Dr. Dinesh Chander 9719032678 2. Pramod Kr. Gupta 9837390652 3. Raj Kr. 9837447085 4. Lokesh Bansal 9808064695 5. Varun Gupta 9837390652 6. Suresh Kr. 9759048655 7. Sanjay Kr. Sharma 7417246038 8. Manoj Kr. 9456829164 9. Anil Kr. 9358346959 10. Mukesh Kr. 9837392708 11. Manoj kr. Gupta 9837888142 12. Rajkumar Sharma 9927286784 13. Dulichand Verma 9917422859 14. Krishan Pal Singh 9368008934 15. Kuldeep Sain 9690229672,9927181037 16. Akshay Sharma 17. Nitin Kansal 9897022291 18. Yogender Kr. 9557255677 19. Pradeep Garg 9286402070 20. Gaurav Ahuja 9897906006

FIRE SERVICE TEAM 1. Narender Sain 9927181037 2. Rakesh Gupta 9412202404 3. Bharat Singh Saini 9456055645 4. Virender Mittal 9897205241 5. Veer Singh 9927964180 6. Mahesh Chander Sharma 9756714048 7. Hemant Kr. 9756666064 8. Rohit 9634130098 9. Ashok Kr. 9634926208 10. Shubash Pal 9719408500 11. Sandeep Gautam 26545827 12. Rakesh Kr. 9411619232



13. Deepak Tyagi 14. Anil Kr. 9456204478 15. Jitender Bharti 9837388324 16. Satish Kr. Tomar 9837056635 17. Pradeep Kr. 969006135918. Satender Kr. 9219194040 19. Jogender Singh 8909871969 20. Rakesh Singh 9897473020



7.5 Equipments under Meerut Municipal Area at different Line department

A detail of resources available with different line departments is listed at IDRN website (India Disaster Resource Network). Apart from that in assistance of GoI‐UNDP assisted project following equipments were supplied to district:‐

Equipment P.A.C. 44th Vahini

Civil Defence

Deptt. of Fire

150 Disaster Affected Villages(DDMA)

Life Jacket 20 5 7 150

Rope Ladder 10 2 13 0

Folding Stretcher

10 5 20 150

Dragon search light

2 1 3 150

PA Mega Phone 2 1 2 150

Life Buoy & 30 meter rope

2 1 2 150

Portable fire extinguisher

5 5 5 150

Collapse Ladder 3 2 5 0

Briefing Apparatus

0 0 23 0

Red Blanket 0 0 4 0

CrowBar 0 0 20 0

Jari Cans(20Lt) 0 0 0 900

First Aid boxes 0 0 0 150

Safety Helmets 0 0 0 150

• Community level hazard map, vulnerable map and resource map has been developed of urban areas in conjunction with Civil Defence, Meerut.















Source: idrn.gov.in





Introduction: Disasters cause sudden disruption to the normal life of a society and cause damages to property and lives to such an extent that normal social and economic mechanisms available to the society all get disturbed. People and officials are both caught unaware and in the circumstances lose their sense of initiative and direction. Consequently, relief work is hampered and unnecessarily delayed.

In such cases, the existence of a disaster preparedness plan can be extremely useful. The distraught officials then have at their hand, a complete set of instructions which they can follow and also issue directions to their subordinates and the affected people. This has the effect of not only speeding up the rescue and relief operations, but also boosting the morale of victims.

The response plan is of two kinds: 1- Short-term Plan and 2-Long-term Plan.

8.1 Short-term Plan

Short-term plans are action based and aimed at restoring normalcy in the shortest possible time.

One of the foremost requirements of any plan would be to define the area where it would be applicable and the agencies that would be responsible for its implementation and coordination. Once the boundaries are defined, the following inputs would be required;

1. The amount of resource material required to be mobilized as relief may be based on the statistics of the intensity and spread of various disasters in the area in the past disaster records.

2. Certain areas are prone to disaster and each time relief is provided, a number of short-comings come to light; these become lessons to serve as inputs for future planning of relief and rescue exercises.

3. Short-term plans should be based on the declared vulnerability of the area to particular types of disasters. Forecasts on future disasters should be usefully interpreted in action plans on exercises which would be most required.

4. Short-term plans should incorporate suggestions and capabilities of all departments concerned of the district/state, non-government organizations and community based organizations. Therefore plans may be prepared by setting up committees at appropriate level to incorporate their inputs.

After Disaster:

8.1.2 Rescue Operations

After disaster immediately, the District Magistrate would act as the focal point for control and co-ordination of all activities. His/her responsibilities have been identified as follow:

• Get in touch with the local Army/ Navy/ Air Force units for assistance in rescue, evacuation and relief;

• He/she will have the authority to requisition resources, materials and equipment from all the Departments/Organizations of the government and also from the private sector;

• He/she will have the power to direct the industry to activate their onsite and offsite disaster management plans;

• He/she will set up ‘Site Operations Centre’ (SOC) in the affected area with desk arrangements;

• He/she will authorize the establishment of transit and/or relief camps, feeding centers and cattle camps;



• He/she will send ‘Preliminary Information Report’ and ‘Action Taken Report’ to the State Relief Commissioner and Divisional Commissioner;

• He/she will authorize immediate evacuation, whenever necessary.

Traditionally, the concerned SDM office and local police station, both are the main government agencies below the district level, which initiate trigger mechanism for emergency operations in the event of major accidents / disaster threats. In view of limited availability of resources for disaster management, below the district level, the DDMP has not proposed any administrative structure for co-ordinated operation during emergency. In the event of less serious disaster threat/accident, the SDM office or police station would continue to initiate trigger mechanism and provide an emergency response with the help of locally available resources. The DDMC on receipt of information, from any of the two agencies, would take appropriate decision to augment local resources and give appropriate instructions to the concerned response agencies.

8.1.3 Relief Operations

After the rescue phase is over, the district administration shall provide immediate relief assistance either in cash or in kind to the victims of the disaster. The office of District Magistrate is responsible for providing relief to the victims of either natural or human-made disasters like earthquake, fire, flood, riots, terrorist attack etc in the district.

8.1.4 Rehabilitation

In short term response rehabilitation is the final step. The incident command system shall be deactivated as the rehabilitation phase is over. Thereafter, the normal administration shall take up the remaining reconstruction works in the disaster affected areas. These activities shall be performed by the working group for relief and rehabilitation under the direction of the DDMC.

8.2 Long-term Plan

The situation may not always warrant long-term plans, but such plans should have the ability to build a culture of disaster mitigation and be aimed at reducing vulnerability of the area. As such any long-term plan should incorporate policy directives on preparedness as well as post disaster reconstruction and rehabilitation phases (the later as a follow up of the short-term contingency plans).

1. The foremost requirement for the preparation of a long-term plan is establishing its need in an area. Need may be established on the basis of the vulnerability of the area and the resource tradeoff between the cost of its implementation and other competing needs for overall development. In this context the long-term disaster mitigation plan or rehabilitation plan as part of overall development plan becomes significant.

2. In case of rehabilitation plan, the level of damage that has taken place in the community decides whether long-term intervention is required or not. The strategies of the rehabilitation would depend considerably on the damage assessment report.

3. A detailed survey of the community, which studies its needs and expectations in detail and seeks out their traditions and customs which they would like to preserve, has to be carried out. This would serve as an input in deciding an intervention strategy that is acceptable to the community.



4. The long-term plan should seek an objective of achieving overall development and satisfying basic needs-shelter, economic and social of the community. Reducing disaster vulnerability should be a means to achieve the objective and not an end in itself.

5. Long-term plans are resource intensive; many of the interventions decided therein should be based on resources available. In many cases, where the need for rehabilitation through relocation is established the same may not be implemented due to non-availability of land.

6. Long-term plans may be implemented successfully only through partnerships with NGOs and community participation. The involvement of these bodies should be solicited at the outset itself while deciding the interventions required.

8.2.1 Role of District Administration/ District Magistrate

The District Magistrate will be the focal point at the district level for directing, supervising and monitoring relief measures for disasters and for the preparation of district level plans.

The District Magistrate will exercise coordinating and supervisory powers over functionaries of all the departments at the district level. During actual operations for disaster mitigation or relief, the powers of all Collectors/ DCs are considerably enhanced, generally, by standing instructions or orders on the subject, or by specific Governments order, if so required. Sometimes, the administrative culture of the concerned state permits, although informally, the Collector/DC to exercise higher powers in emergency situations and the decisions are later ratified by the competent authority.

The District Magistrate will maintain close liaison with the state, central government authorities in the district, namely army, air force and ministry of water resources etc, who supplement the effort of the district administration in the rescue and the relief operations. The District Magistrate will also coordinate all voluntary efforts by mobilizing the non-government organizations capable of working in such situations.

Duties at the time of disaster

• Maintenance of law and order; prevention of trespassing, looting, keeping roads clear from sightseeing persons so that free movement of rescue vehicles is assured, etc.

• Evacuation of people • Recovery of dead bodies and their disposal • Medical care for the injured • Supply of food and water and restoration of water supply lines • Temporary shelters like tents, metal sheds • Restoring lines of communications and information • Restoring transport routes • Quick assessment of damage and demarcation of damaged areas according to grade

of damage • Cordoning off of severely damaged structures that are liable to collapse during

aftershocks • Temporary shoring of certain precariously standing buildings to avoid collapse and

damage to other adjoining buildings

Duties post-disaster

• Particular attention is paid to women views in the assessment stage.



• Women’s actual responsibility in domestic (in terms of household subsistence, health, and child care) and production and economic activity beyond the subsistence level are taken into account in determining the consultation process.

• Women representatives are included at all level of planning, decision-making, implementation, and evaluation.

• The particular constraints faced by households maintained by women are taken explicitly into account in designing and implementing relief programs.

• Special attention is provided to unaccompanied women, lone parents and widows. Issue of legal, sexual and physical protection are properly identified and addressed.

8.2.2 Action Plan for Police

Response Activation:

The Nodal Officer from Police will activate the Quick Response Teams The Quick Response Teams will be deployed at the onsite EOCs As per the information from IMTs, adequate officers will be sent to site.

Actions to be taken:

The primary areas of Police responsibility may be summarized as follows:

• The saving of life in conjunction with other emergency services • Co-ordination of the emergency services and other organizations • Traffic and crowd control • The investigation of the incident in conjunction with other investigating bodies where

applicable. • The collation and dissemination of causality information • Identification of victims • The restoration of normalcy at the earliest opportunity

Access and Crowd Control

Whenever a disaster takes place, the police should immediately cordon off the area and prevent people from thronging the scene. Past experience has shown that a large number of people try to reach the scene of occurrence out of sheer curiosity or with the intention of extending their assistance to the affected persons. It becomes then necessary that police establish an outer cordon around the site of the disaster to control access to the disaster site, if practical. Stricter access control shall be enforced by the police and it should be ensured that no unwarranted persons gain entry to the scene of disaster. An easily located “Rendezvous point”, away from, but within easy reach of the incident, should be immediately selected and manned by Police to receive and direct emergency service vehicles and personnel.

Immediate traffic arrangements shall be made to divert the traffic away from the scene of disaster. The motorists shall be suitably notified about the traffic diversion through the P.A. system, Radio, TV as well as by the traffic policemen present on the spot. The area should also be kept clear of all the traffic so as to ensure that the vehicles of emergency services face no hindrance to reach the site. The obstruction of way to site of disaster may delay the arrival of fire brigades, ambulances and other vehicles as well as the staff and is likely to affect the rescue and relief operations.

Adequate arrangements are to be made by the police to prevent the crowd to reach the site of disaster. Those who have already reached there should be asked to move away. Sometimes



the public also gets agitated and displays its annoyance against the government which soon turns into a law and order problem. The police should deal with it effectively but tactfully. It should be properly equipped to deal with such a situation.

Search, Rescue and evacuation

During the disaster, normally the police are the first to reach the spot. Till the arrival of other emergency service personnel, it should reach the area and remove the casualties from the site. It should also extend full co-operation to other services and the local authority in the rescue and evacuation operations.

It is normally the police who recommend whether or not to evacuate and define the area to be evacuated. Their recommendation should, however, take into account the advice from the fire service on risks associated with fire, contamination and other hazards, from the ambulance and local authorities.

Scene Control and Legal Action

It is vital that the scene and surrounding area of any major incident should be protected for:

• Safety of victims and • Protection and preservation of evidence • Protection of properties of the affected persons against theft, looting, etc. during the

disaster and its post impact period. It must be accepted that large numbers of police officers will be required to achieve this aim and therefore, the in charge of the district or Incident Commander should take early action for the reinforcements.

VVIP/VIP Visits

Visits by VIP’s can lift the morale of those affected by the disaster as well as those who are involved in the response. It has been seen that the Ministers, members of Parliament and State legislatures, local councilors, leaders of various political parties, etc. visit the scene of a disaster and the injured to mark public concern and see the disaster response. It may be possible that the scale of a disaster may in addition prompt visits of the Prime Minister, Governor, Chief Minister, etc. Sometimes their visit to the disaster site is likely to adversely affect the rescue operations, particularly if casualties are still trapped. It should be ensured that their visits do not interrupt rescue and life saving work and the police, as co-ordinator of the disaster response, should explain the ground situation to them and try to avoid their visit, if possible. However, in case the visit becomes impossible to avoid, it should fix up the timings of visits. The additional need for their security would also cause a problem. The police and the local services are, however, experienced at handling VIP visits and many of the usual considerations will apply to their visit to a disaster site.

It would be desirable to restrict media coverage of such visits, in which case the police should liaise with the government press officer to keep their number to minimum. It may also be necessary for the police to brief the VVIP/VIP beforehand about the details of casualties, damage and the nature of the disaster. It should, therefore, prepare a brief note for such briefings.

Reception Centre



Recent experience of disasters has shown that, if they believe their friends and relatives may have been affected, it is likely that many people will travel to the scene or to meeting points such as travel terminals. If necessary a reception centre for friends and relatives should be established by the police in consultation with the local authority and commercial, industrial or other organizations concerned and staffed by the police, local authority and suitably prepared voluntary organizations. The fullest possible information should be given to enquirers seeking news of those affected in a disaster. Experience has shown that this is best done in a controlled way with general enquiries being referred to a specific source. This helps to ensure consistent and non-contradictory information being given out. Friends and relatives who may be feeling intense anxiety, shock or grief, need to be treated with sympathy and understanding. Access to the reception centre should be controlled to prevent those inside from being disturbed by uninvited media representatives or onlookers.

Intimation regarding foreigners

If foreign nationals have been involved in the disaster, the police will in accordance with the Vienna convention on Consular relations, inform the Consular authorities of the death or injured to any of their nationals by quickest possible means.

8.2.3 Action Plan for Meerut Fire Service


The Nodal Officer of Delhi Fire Service will activate the Quick Response Teams The Quick Response Teams will be deployed at the onsite EOCs As per the information from IMTs, adequate officers may be sent to site.


At the site, QRTs should contact the local volunteers and local people to gather information about vulnerable areas so that search and rescue operation can take place through a proper channel in heavily dense areas, large buildings, community centers, hotels, hospitals, public buildings and any other area having large gathering.

Locate the damaged and collapsed structures and rescue the population buried and trapped in rubble.

The injured people should be taken out of damaged buildings etc with utmost care. Special care should be given to women and children groups as they are expected to be

more affected and helpless incase of any emergency situation Coordinate with the transportation ESF if a large number of medical professionals need to

be sent to the affected sites and/or a large number of victims need to be transported to health facilities.

8.2.4 Action Plan for Civil Defence and Home Guards


The Nodal Officer will reach the EOC and activate the Quick Response Teams The Quick Response Teams will be deployed at the onsite EOCs As per the information from IMTs, adequate officers may be sent to site

Action to be taken:



Support and coordinate with the Incident Command System for Law & order, Search and rescue and Medial response and Trauma Counseling

Locate the damaged and collapsed structures and rescue the affected people Special care to women and children groups as they are expected to be more affected and

helpless incase of any emergency situation. Helping in First aid to the affected people alongwith the Medical team

8.2.5 Action Plan for Municipal Corporation


The Nodal Officer of MCD will activate the Quick Response Teams The Quick Response Teams will be deployed at the onsite EOCs As per the information from IMTs, adequate officers may be sent to site.

Action to be taken:

MCD will bring debris of heavy RCC structures and put dummies beneath the debris. This will facilitate demonstration of search and rescue operations. Soon after search and rescue team leave the site, MCD will mobilize equipments for debris clearance.

MCD will assume main role in equipment support for debris and road clearance. MCD will transport the equipments like JCB, concrete cutters required as per the need The Supporting Agencies Nodal Officers will call for personnel to immediately start debris

clearance operation to enable movement to the affected site. All supporting agencies will inspect the road/rail network and structures within the disaster

site and surrounding. MCD will also ensure proper corpse disposal and post mortem by coordinating with ESF

on medical response The QRTs will report the situation and the progress in response activities to the

respective EOCs Undertake construction of temporary roads to serve as access to temporary transit and

relief camps and medical facilities for disaster victims MCD should ensure the provision of medicine and other medical facilities required at the

disaster site and the hospital heal centers catering to disaster victims MCD will coordinate, direct and integrate state level response to provide equipment

support, relief camps establishment, sanitation and health assistances

8.2.6 Action Plan for PWD


The Nodal Officer of PWD will activate the Quick Response Teams The Quick Response Teams will be deployed at the onsite EOCs As per the information from IMTs, adequate officers may be sent to site.

Action to be taken:

PWD will bring debris of heavy RCC structures and put dummies beneath the debris. This will facilitate demonstration of search and rescue operations. Soon after search and rescue team leave the site, MCD will mobilize equipments for debris clearance.

PWD will assume main role in equipment support for debris and road clearance. PWD will transport the equipments like JCB, concrete cutters required as per the need The Supporting Agencies Nodal Officers will call for personnel to immediately start debris

clearance operation to enable movement to the affected site.



All supporting agencies will inspect the road/rail network and structures within the disaster site and surrounding.

PWD will also ensure proper corpse disposal and post mortem by coordinating with ESF on medical response.

The QRTs will report the situation and the progress in response activities to the respective EOCs.

Undertake construction of temporary roads to serve as access to temporary transit and relief camps and medical facilities for disaster victims.

PWD should ensure the provision of medicine and other medical facilities required at the disaster site and the hospital heal centers catering to disaster victims.

PWD will coordinate, direct and integrate state level response to provide equipment support, relief camps establishment, and sanitation and health assistances.

Undertake repair of all paved and unpaved road surfaces including edge metaling, patching and nay failure of surface and keep monitoring the condition.

Mobilizing different modes of transportation.

8.2.7 Action Plan for Jal Board


The Nodal Officer of Jal Board will activate the Quick Response Teams The Quick Response Teams will be deployed at the onsite EOCs As per the information from IMTs, adequate officers may be sent to site.

Action to be taken:

Quick assessment of water line damage and contamination Supply of water tankers to disaster affected communities Deploy response teams to repair and restore water supply lines. Quick assessment of water contamination levels and taking steps to restore clean

drinking water.

8.2.8 Action Plan for drainage and Flood Control Department


The Nodal Officer of Irrigation and Flood Control Department will activate the Quick Response Teams

The Quick Response Teams will be deployed at the onsite EOCs As per the information from IMTs, adequate officers may be sent to site.


QRTs will coordinate with team leader for water supply QRTs will coordinate for providing Temporary Shelters QRTs will coordinate in restoration of infrastructure QRTs to report of situation and progress of action to the EOC

8.2.9 Action Plan for Food and Civil Supplies Department




The Nodal Officer will activate the Quick Response Teams The Quick Response Teams will be deployed at the onsite EOCs As per the information from IMTs, adequate officers may be sent to site.


Coordinating with ESFs related to transportation to ensure quality supply of relief materials.

Continuing free kitchens for the affected people QRTs to report to site relief camps QRTs to manage the distribution of food items to affected victims. QRTs to report on progress of action taken to EOC

8.2.10 Action Plan for Department of Transport


The Nodal Officer will activate the Quick Response Teams The Quick Response Teams will be deployed at the onsite EOCs As per the information from IMTs, adequate officers may be sent to site.


QRTs will help in Evacuation QRTs will assist the nodal office in providing Temporary Shelters Team leader communicates situation to support agencies and requests for detailed

information on the status of transportation infrastructure in the affected area.

8.2.11 Action Plan for Telephone operator


The Nodal Officer will reach at the EOC and activate the Quick Response Teams The Quick Response Teams will be deployed at the site As per the information from IMTs, adequate officers may be sent to site. MTNL is primarily responsible for restoration of communication facilities MTNL should ensure the smooth flow of information that can cater to the outreach in a

time-sensitive manner at state level in response efforts.

Action to be taken:

Team Leader will dispatch emergency repair teams equipped with required tools, tents and food.

Communicate situation to other support agencies i.e. private telephone operators Work out a plan of action for private telecom companies and convene a meeting to

discuss and finalize the modalities Establish telephone facilities for the public and information on this should be announced

through media. Make available various types of equipment/material and services if required. Inform district as well as state authorities on action taken.

8.2.12 Action Plan for HAM Radio Operators



Inform the HAM clubs, individuals from other parts district/state To activate their members to set up a HAM communication system as soon as possible. Coordination mechanisms to be shared with critical authorities Set up as alternative communication network till the main communication linkages

restored.

8.2.13 Action Plan for Health Services


Nodal officer will call nodal officers of supporting agencies In coordination with the transportation ESF, it will ensure adequate number of medical

professionals and assistants to reach the sites with sufficient medicines and required materials.

Ensure setting up of temporary information centers at hospitals with the help of ESF on help lines and warning dissemination.

Action to be taken:

To make ready all hospitals for managing large number of causalities and severely injured victims.

Sufficient stock of required medicines, vaccines, plasters, drugs etc Provide systemic approach to patient care. Maintain patient tracking system to keep record of all patients treated Deploy mobile hospitals as required QRTs will report the situation and the progress on action taken by the team to the

respective EOCs QRTs will ensure timely response to the needs of the affected victims

8.2.14 Action Plan for Ambulance Response Activation:

Nodal officer will activate QRTs Helping in sending adequate number of medical professionals and assistants to reach the

sites with sufficient medicines and required materials. Ensure setting up of temporary information centers at hospitals with the help of ESF on

help lines and warning dissemination.

Action to be taken:

To provide ambulance service To help in ready all hospitals for managing large number of causalities and severely

injured victims. To help in arranging sufficient stock of required medicines, vaccines, plasters, drugs etc Deploy mobile hospitals as required QRTs will report the situation and the progress on action taken by the team to the

respective EOCs QRTs will ensure timely response to the needs of the affected victims Helping in arranging additional beds and additional bloods and medicines for the

casualties.

8.2.15 Action Plan for Red Cross Society/ St. John Ambulance Brigade Response Activation:



Nodal officer will activate QRTs Helping in providing adequate number of medical professionals and assistants to reach

the sites with sufficient medicines and required materials. Ensure setting up of temporary information centers at hospitals with the help of ESF on

help lines and warning dissemination.

Action to be taken:

To provide ambulance service Arranging First aid camps at the sites To help in ready all hospitals for managing large number of causalities and severely

injured victims. To help in arranging sufficient stock of required medicines, vaccines, plasters, drugs etc Deploy mobile hospitals as required QRTs will report the situation and the progress on action taken by the team to the

respective EOCs QRTs will ensure timely response to the needs of the affected victims

8.2.16 Action plan for selected NGOs/ RWAs and NYKS

Emerging trends in managing natural disasters have highlighted the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as one of the most effective alternative means of achieving an efficient communications link between the disaster management agencies and the effected community. In typical disaster situation, they can be of help in preparedness, relief and rescue, rehabilitation and reconstruction and also in monitoring and feedback.

The role of NGOs is a potential key element in disaster management. The NGOs operating at grassroots level can provide a suitable alternative as they have an edge over governmental agencies for invoking community involvement. This is chiefly because, the NGO sector has strong linkages with the community base and can exhibit great flexibility in procedural matters vis-à-vis the government.

Based on the identified types of NGOs and their capabilities, organised action of NGOs can be very useful in following activities in different stages of disaster management.

Organized activities of NGOs/RWAs/NYKS/ at different stages of Disaster Management

Stage Activity

Pre-Disaster Awareness and information campaigns, Training of local volunteers, Advocacy and planning

During Disaster Immediate rescue and first-aid, including psychological aid, supply of food, water, medicines and other immediate need materials ensuring sanitation and hygiene damage assessment

Post-Disaster Technical and material aid in reconstruction assistance in seeking financial aid monitoring





9.1 Earthquake:

Earthquakes usually give no warning at all.

i) Before the earthquake:

• Now is the time to formulate a safety plan for you and your family. If you wait until the

earth starts to shake, it may be too late. Consider the following safety measures:

• Always keep the following in a designated place: bottled drinking water, non-

perishable food, first-aid kit, torch-light and battery-operated radio with extra batteries.

• Teach family members how to turn off electricity, gas, etc.

• Identify places in the house that can provide cover during an earthquake.

• It may be easier to make long distance calls during an earthquake. Identify an out-of-

town relative or friend as your family’s emergency contact. If the family members get

separated after the earthquake and are not able to contact each other, they should

contact the designated relative/friend. The address and phone number of the contact

person/relative should be with all the family members.

• Safeguard your house

• Consider retrofitting your house with earthquake-safety measures \Reinforcing the

foundation and frame could make your house quake resistant. You may consult a

reputable contractor and follow building codes.

• Kutchha buildings can also be retrofitted and strengthened.

During quake:

• Earthquakes give no warning at all. Sometimes, a loud rumbling sound might signal

its arrival a few seconds ahead of time. Those few seconds could give you a chance

to move to a safer location. Here are some tips for keeping safe during a quake.

• Take cover. Go under a table or other sturdy furniture; kneel, sit, or stay close to the

floor. Hold on to furniture legs for balance. Be prepared to move if your cover moves.

• If no sturdy cover is nearby, kneel or sit close to the floor next to a structurally sound

interior wall. Place your hands on the floor for balance.

• Do not stand in doorways. Violent motion could cause doors to slam and cause

serious injuries. You may also be hit be flying objects.

• Move away from windows, mirrors, bookcases and other unsecured heavy objects.

• If you are in bed, stay there and cover yourself with pillows and blankets

• Do not run outside if you are inside. Never use the lift.

• If you are living in a kutcha house, the best thing to do is to move to an open area

where there are no trees, electric or telephone wires.



If outdoors:

• Move into the open, away from buildings, streetlights, and utility wires. Once in the

open, stay there until the shaking stops.

• If your home is badly damaged, you will have to leave. Collect water, food, medicine,

other essential items and important documents before leaving.

• Avoid places where there are loose electrical wires and do not touch metal objects

that are in touch with the loose wires.

• Do not re-enter damaged buildings and stay away from badly damaged structures.

If in a moving vehicle:

• Move to a clear area away from buildings, trees, overpasses, or utility wires, stop,

and stay in the vehicle. Once the shaking has stopped, proceed with caution. Avoid

bridges or ramps that might have been damaged by the quake.

After the quake:

• Here are a few things to keep in mind after an earthquake. The caution you display in

the aftermath can be essential for your personal safety.

• Wear shoes/chappals to protect your feet from debris

• After the first tremor, be prepared for aftershocks. Though less intense, aftershocks

cause additional damages and may bring down weakened structures. Aftershocks

can occur in the first hours, days, weeks, or even months after the quake.

• Check for fire hazards and use torchlight’s instead of candles or lanterns.

• If the building you live in is in a good shape after the earthquake, stay inside and

listen for radio advises. If you are not certain about the damage to your building,

evacuate carefully. Do not touch downed power line.

• Help injured or trapped persons. Give first aid where appropriate. Do not move

seriously injured persons unless they are in immediate danger of further injury. In

such cases, call for help.

• Remember to help your neighbours who may require special assistance-infants, the

elderly, and people with disabilities.

• Listen to a battery-operated radio for the latest emergency information.

• Stay out of damaged buildings.

• Return home only when authorities say it is safe. Clean up spilled medicines,

bleaches or gasoline or other flammable liquids immediately. Leave the area if you

smell gas or fumes from other chemicals. Open closet and cupboard doors

cautiously.



• If you smell gas or hear hissing noise, open windows and quickly leave the building.

Turn off the switch on the top of the gas cylinder.

• Look for electrical system damages - if you see sparks, broken wires, or if you smell

burning of amber, turn off electricity at the main fuse box. If you have to step in water

to get to the fuse box, call an electrician first for advice.

• Check for sewage and water lines damage. If you suspect sewage lines are

damaged, avoid using the toilets. If water pipes are damaged, avoid using water from

the tap.

• Use the telephone only for emergency calls.

• In case family members are separated from one another during an earthquake (a real

possibility during the day when adults are at work and children are at school), develop

a plan for reuniting after the disaster. Ask an out of state / district relative or friend to

serve as the “family contact”. Make sure everyone in the family knows the name,

address, and phone number(s) of the contact person (s).

9.2 Flood:

Basic Safety Precaution to be taken:

• Listen to radio/ TV for the latest weather bulletins and flood warnings. Pass on the

information to the others.

• Make a family emergency kit which should include; a portable radio/ transistor, torch,

spare batteries, a first aid box along with essential medicines, ORS, dry food items,

drinking water, matchboxes, candles and other essential items.

• Keep hurricane lamp, ropes, rubber tubes, umbrella and bamboo stick in your house.

These could be useful.

• Keep your cash, jewellary, valuables, important documents etc. in a safe place.

• If there is a flood, move along with family members and cattle to safe areas like relief

camps, evacuation centres, elevated grounds where you can take shelter.

• Turn off power and gas connections before leaving your house.

During floods:

• Don’t enter into flood waters; it could be dangerous.

• Don’t allow children to play in or near flood waters.

• Stay away from sewerage line, gutters, drains, culverts etc.

• Be careful of snakes; snakebites are common during floods.

• Stay away from electric poles and fallen power-lines to avoid electrocution.

• Don’t use wet electrical appliances – get them checked before use.

• Eat freshly cooked and dry food. Always keep your food covered.



• Use boiled and filtered drinking water.

• Keep all drains, gutters near your house clean.

• Stagnation of water can breed vector/ water-borne diseases. In case of sickness seek

medical assistance.

• Use bleaching powder and lime to disinfect the surroundings.

9.3 Fire Hazard:

A) High-Rise Fires:

• Calmly leave the apartment, closing the door behind you. Remember the keys!

• Pull the fire alarm near the closest exit, if available, or raise an alarm by warning

others.

• Leave the building by the stairs.

• Never take the elevator during fire

If the exit is blocked by smoke or fire:

• Leave the door closed but do not lock it.

• To keep the smoke out, put a wet towel in the space at the bottom of the door.

• Call the emergency fire service number and tell them your apartment number and let

them know you are trapped by smoke and fire. It is important that you listen and do

what they tell you.

• Stay calm and wait for someone to rescue you.

If there is a fire alarm in your building which goes off:

• Before you open the door, feel the door by using the back of our hand. If the door is

hot or warm, do not open the door.

• If the door is cool, open it just a little to check the hallway. If you see smoke in the

hallway, do not leave.

• If there is no smoke in the hallway, leave and close the door. Go directly to the stairs

to leave. Never use the elevator.

If smoke is in your apartment:

• Stay low to the floor under the smoke.

• Call the Fire Emergency Number which should be pasted near your telephone along

with police and other emergency services and let them know that you are trapped by

smoke.



• If you have a balcony and there is no fire below it, go out.

• If there is fire below, go out to the window. DO NOT OPEN THE WINDOW but stay

near the window.

• If there is no fire below, go to the window and open it. Stay near the open window.

• Hang a bed sheet, towel or blanket out of the window to let people know that you are

there and need help.

• Be calm and wait for someone to rescue you.

B) Kitchen Fires:

It is important to know what kind of stove or cooking oven you have in your home –

gas, electric, and kerosene or where firewood is used. The stove is the No. 1 cause of fire

hazards in your kitchen and can cause fires, which may destroy the entire house, especially in

rural areas where there are thatched roof or other inflammable materials like straw kept near

the kitchen. For electric and gas stoves ensure that the switch or the gas valve is switched

off/turned off immediately after the cooking is over. An electric burner remains hot and until it

cools off, it can be very dangerous. The oven using wood can be dangerous because burning

embers remain. When lighting the fire on a wooden fuel oven, keep a cover on the top while

lighting the oven so that sparks do not fly to the thatched roof. After the cooking is over,

ensure that the remaining fire is extinguished off by sprinkling water if no adult remains in the

kitchen after the cooking. Do not keep any inflammable article like kerosene near the kitchen

fire.

Important Do’s in the Kitchen:

• Do have an adult always present when cooking is going on the kitchen. Children

should not be allowed alone.

• Do keep hair tied back and do not wear synthetic clothes when you are cooking.

• Do make sure that the curtains on the window near the stove are tied back and will

not blow on to the flame or burner.

• Do check to make sure that the gas burner is turned off immediately if the fire is not

ignited and also switched off immediately after cooking.

• Do turn panhandles to the centre of the stove and put them out of touch of the

children in the house.

• Do ensure that the floor is always dry so that you do not slip and fall on the fire.

• Do keep matches out of the reach of children.

Important Don’ts:

• Don’t put towels, or dishrags near a stove burner.



• Don’t wear loose fitting clothes when you cook, and don’t reach across the top of the

stove when you are cooking.

• Don’t put things in the cabinets or shelves above the stove. Young children may try to

reach them and accidentally start the burners, start a fire, catch on fire.

• Don’t store spray cans or cans carrying inflammable items near the stove.

• Don’t let small children near an open oven door. They can be burnt by the heat or by

falling onto the door or into the oven.

• Don’t lean against the stove to keep warm.

• Don’t use towels as potholders. They may catch on fire.

• Don’t overload an electrical outlet with several appliances or extension cords. The

cords or plugs may overheat and cause a fire.

• Don’t use water to put out a grease fire. ONLY use baking soda, salt, or a tight lid.

Always keep a box of baking soda near the stove.

• Don’t use radios or other small appliances (mixers, blenders) near the sink.

COMMON TIPS:

Do keep the phone number of the Fire Service near the telephone and ensure that everyone

in the family knows the number.

• Do keep matches and lighters away from children.

• Do sleep with your bedroom closed to prevent the spread of fire.

• Do you know that you should never run if your clothes are on fire and that you

should “STOP – DROP - ROLL.”

9.4 Lightning and Thunderstorm:

Danger during thunderstorms

Lightning claims quite a few lives and injures many every year. Quite a large number of

injuries from the electric shock received while using fixed telephones during thunderstorms.

Take these precautions during thunderstorms:

Take action now

• Consult an electrician for advice on lightning conductors required for your house.

If caught outdoors

If you hear thunder 10 seconds after a lightning flash, it is only about three kilometres away.

The shorter the time, the closer the lightning, so find shelter urgently:

• Seek shelter in a hardtop (metal-bodied) vehicle or solid building but avoid small open

structures or fabric tents.

• Never take shelter under a small group of (or single) trees.



• If far from any shelter, crouch (low, feet together), preferably in a hollow. Remove

metal objects from head / body. Do not lie down flat but avoid being the highest

object.

• If your hair stands on end or you hear `buzzing’ from nearby rocks, fences, etc, move

immediately. At night, a blue glow may show if an object is about to be struck.

• Do not fly kites during thunderstorms.

• Do not handle fishing rods, umbrellas or metal rods, etc.

• Stay away from metal poles, fences, clotheslines etc.

• Do not ride bicycles or travel on open vehicles.

• If driving, slow down or park away from trees, power lines, stay inside metal-bodied

(hard top) vehicles or in a pucca building but do not touch any metal sections.

• If in water, leave the water immediately.

• If on a boat, go ashore to a shelter as soon as possible.

• Be sure the mast and stays of the boat are adequately secured.

If you are indoors

• Before the storm arrives, disconnect external aerial and power leads to radios and

television sets. Disconnect computer modems and power leads.

• Draw all curtains and keep clear of windows, electrical appliances, pipes and other

metal fixtures (e.g. do not use the bath, shower, hand basin or other electric

equipments)

• Avoid the use of fixed telephones. In emergencies, make calls brief, (do not touch any

metal, brick or concrete) and do not stand bare foot on concrete or tiled floors.

First Aid

Apply immediate heart massage and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to lightning victims until

medical help arrives. (You won’t receive a shock from the victim).

Lightning facts and myths

• When struck, people do not glow or fry to a crisp but the heart and breathing are often

affected.

• Only about 30% of people struck actually die, and the incidence of long-term disability

is low, particularly when appropriate first aid is applied promptly.

• If your clothes are wet, you are less likely to be seriously injured if struck, as most of

the charge will be conducted through the wet clothes rather than your body.





Over the years and especially after experiencing severe disasters, today there is a paradigm shift in the approach to disaster management; from a culture of relief and rehabilitation to that of preparedness and mitigation. Disaster management in the contemporary times focuses a lot on preparedness and mitigating measures‐ the idea being to reduce or lessen the vulnerabilities and therefore the impact of any calamity. The more the disaster preparedness, the lesser the vulnerabilities.

In the district there shall be two types of approaches in disaster mitigation viz. structural mitigation and non‐structural mitigation.

10.1 Structural Mitigation Measures

It is immensely important for the planning community to respond towards disaster management positively. The Master Plan should clearly come out with provisions prescribed in the amended legislations related to disaster management. Urban disaster management is intimately connected to the wholesome process of urban development and therefore needs a sincere incorporation in the development planning itself.

The industrial relocation/location, unauthorized‐regularization issue, slumming, over densification and continuous influx of population are some of the open concerns and these besides being a planning challenge are a concern for disaster management.

The district shall take steps for structural mitigation for disaster management. The departments that are associated with development of residential and commercial plots shall stick to the NOC norms. The Building Codes shall be strictly enforced in the district. Only seismically oriented engineers, contractors and masons shall be given certificates for multi storied constructions. Simultaneously retrofitting will also be promoted with expert advice. The two possible structural measures for disaster protection are

• Retrofitting of the existing buildings and • Construction with Earthquake Resistant technology.

10.2 Retrofitting

For an existing building, retrofitting or seismic strengthening is the only solution to make it disaster resistant. In the district, all lifeline buildings such as major hospitals, Schools, Colleges, District Administration offices and other vital installations shall be retrofitted. For retrofitting, a panel of experts shall be approached for assessing the structure and to suggest the type of retrofitting required.

10.3 Earthquake Resistant Construction

Promotion of Earthquake resistant construction mainly includes construction safety, quality control and proper inspection. Previously there were no specific guidelines on earthquake



resistant constructions and seismic strengthening. Due to this very fact, most of the buildings till 1990s were built without any safety measures. But in the present scenario, there are building byelaws and guidelines to construct earthquake resistant structures. Civic bodies like Municipal Corporation, MDA and PWD in the district shall try to enforce these laws. In addition to these the following points have been found in the context:

• Pockets with high rise buildings or ill‐designed high‐risk areas exist without specific consideration of earthquake resistance.

• Similarly, unplanned settlements with sub standard structures are also prone to heavy damage even in moderate shaking.

• So far as housing is concerned, vulnerability analysis has never been carried out and preliminary estimate of damages is not available for strengthening of structures under normal development improvement schemes

All construction except load bearing buildings up to 3 storeys shall be carried out under the supervision of the Construction engineer on Record or Construction Management Agency on Record for various seismic zones. They shall be given a certificate based on the norms on completion of the construction.

All the constructions for high‐rise buildings higher that seven storeys, public buildings, and the special structures shall be carried out under quality inspection programme prepared and implemented under the Quality Auditor on Record or Quality Auditor Agency on Record in Seismic Zones IV like Delhi.

Illegal construction, encroachments, unapproved additions, alternations etc of residential buildings and conversion of residential building to commercial purpose etc shall be checked by the District Administration with strict measures. These unauthorized activities may lead to disasters in that particular area.

10.4 Non‐Structural Mitigation Measures

The entire Meerut falls in earthquake Zone‐IV, which indicates it is at high risk to earthquake. In addition to this fire is also a major concern for the district. The non structural mitigation is basically framed in such a way that the whole population of the district will be sensitized on disaster management and their capacity shall be developed to cope up with hazardous situations.

10.5 Preparedness Methodology

In the disaster management cycle, preparedness shall be the first step, instead of waiting for a disaster to occur and then manage it. This plan contains a series of measures for preparedness in schools, colleges, hospitals and communities. People of every part of the district will be guided to prepare themselves or to prepare their own coping mechanism. In



this regard, the DDMC shall suggest the proper methodology for preparedness on regular basis and the district shall plan various activities.

10.6 Awareness generation program

Disaster strikes everywhere and everyone irrespective of caste, creed or gender. It doesn’t differentiate the rich from the poor. The district administration has been trying to generate awareness at all levels in the district. A series of awareness programmes has been organized to reach out to the local residents and general public of the district and the programmes are continuing throughout the district. Awareness/sensitization programmes have been conducted at schools, colleges, communities etc. Basic information related to different kind of disasters is given in the form of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials. Different kinds of strategies are being evolved to address different audiences. Special efforts are being made to address the most vulnerable groups during disasters e.g. women, children, the disabled and the old. The district administration intends to reach as many people as possible and different methods are being adopted to spread awareness i.e.

• Public meetings • Distribution of reading materials/ pasting of posters • Street plays • Involvement of Electronic media • Audio/video shows • Banners and Public Hoardings • Painting/ quiz competition especially in schools, rallies involving students • Observing Disaster Management Week, Fortnight, Month etc. etc.

The objectives of the programmes are –

• To create awareness about disasters among the inmates of all institutions and residents of all communities in the district.

• To pave way for strict enforcement of building rules in construction department and by contractors.

• Preparation of Building evacuation plans and training the general public to save their lives at the time of earthquake, fire accidents or any other major disaster.

• To sensitize the district administration, other line department officials and other associated agencies.

10.7 Training and Capacity Building

A number of training program shall be and are already being organized for specialized groups like, district DMTs, sub division and community level office bearers, school teachers and principals, architects, engineers, doctors, masons, etc. The professionals from all departments and sections shall be trained.



All the volunteer based organizations (VBOs) like Civil Defence, NYKS, NSS, NCC etc in the district, which have thousands of volunteers working with them will also be sensitized and given training on disaster management. Besides, RWAs and NGOs in the district will also be given training on disaster management. All the VBOs, RWAs and NGOs shall also be encouraged and supported to organize awareness campaigns in their areas. These have been identified as organizations which can help percolate the idea deeper into the society.





11.1 Preparation and updation of DDMP

The organizational structure suggested in DDMP will be based on following three concepts:

• Plans will work only in the case when present organizational structure is responsible to its non-emergency duties i.e. if a job is done well everyday; it is best done by that organization during emergency.

• Crisis should be met at the lowest and most immediate level of government. Plans call for local response supplemented if necessary, by the next higher jurisdiction.

• Voluntary response and involvement of the private sector should be sought and emphasized. The emergency management partnership is important to all phases of natural and man-made disasters.

District Disaster Management Plan of the district shall be a public document. The DDMP is the sum and substance of all the Horizontal and Vertical disaster management plans in the district. Horizontal plans include plans prepared by line departments such as Police, Fire Service, MMC, I & FC deptt, Civil Defence and other line departments and the Vertical plans include Sub divisional plans, Community plans, School plans, Hospital plans etc at the lower level and state disaster management plan and National disaster management plan at the higher level.

Preparation of the District Disaster Management Plan is the responsibility of the District Disaster Management Committee of the district. The first draft plan is to be discussed in the DDMC and later the Chairperson of the DDMC shall rectify it.

The same procedure is to be followed in the updation of the plan document. The District Disaster Management Plan is to be updated yearly by the District Disaster Management Committee. In order to update the document, all vertical and horizontal plans shall be collected and incorporated to the District Disaster Management Plan (DDMP).

After each updation of the District Disaster Management Plan (DDMP), a version number shall be given serially. Copy of the updated document shall be circulated to each stakeholder of disaster management in the district.

11.2 Regular Updation of District Disaster Management Plan (DDMP)

Besides the above procedure of updation of the DDMP, a regular data collection system shall be set up at the district Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) and the data will be verified and uploaded by the EOC in-charge under the supervision of Chairperson, DDMC.

11.3 Post Disaster Evaluation Mechanism

Disasters are always unexpected. Each disaster causes huge loss of human lives and property. And every disaster repeats after a particular interval. Also lessons learnt from a particular disaster will help to plan for another potential hazard.

The DDMC Chairman shall make special arrangements to collect data on a particular disaster irrespective of size and vulnerability. This post disaster evaluation mechanism shall be set up with qualified professions, experts and researchers and the collected data shall be thoroughly crosschecked and documented in the EOC for further reference. This document shall be made with proper attention keeping in view the relief and rehabilitation measures.

11.4 Co-ordination with various agencies



The initial response to a disaster is usually provided by the emergency services supported by local authority, but many agencies can become involved. The emergency services have to maintain a state of readiness so that they can provide a rapid response and alert local authorities and other services as soon as possible. All organizations that need to respond quickly to a disaster should have arrangements which can be activated at short notice. These arrangements should be clearly established and promulgated.

Although involvement of different emergency services like Police, Fire Brigade and Hospital services is inevitable, some other Public Utility Services, such as local bodies, Railways, Air lines, etc., have to be involved also in most cases for dealing with the situation effectively. All such agencies are very different organizations, with different hierarchies and chains of command and responsibility, all taking different languages with different areas of expertise and priorities. If rescue and recovery work is to be effective, all these different agencies have to work together in a co-ordinated way. All these agencies, therefore, have to be aware of each other’s areas of responsibility and systems of working. Comprehensive discussion and agreement among these agencies in the planning stage and communication of the decisions down the chain of command to the lowest functionary of each agency and their training is, therefore, of utmost importance so that they know as to who is responsible for that and are aware of their roles and responsibility and can appreciate the need for Multi-Service Involvement in such a situation.

11.5 Conclusion

The different departments of the district government are assigned various activities. The Departmental Manuals of these departments lay down the responsibilities of different officers, including responsibilities for preventing disasters and for initiating appropriate response activities in the event of a disaster. However, this plan is not restricted to the responsibilities prescribed in the respective departmental manuals. It makes an effort to provide an institutional mechanism for a quick and co-ordinated response. The officers of different resource organizations are expected to initiate action on their own in the event of a disaster or a threat of a disaster. But, they are certainly expected to keep the District Magistrate and EOC informed of the action being taken by them and act promptly as per the directions from the higher authority.

In a disaster situation, a quick rescue and relief mission is essential. However, the ensuing damage can be minimized to a considerable extent if adequate preparedness levels are achieved. Indeed, it has been noticed in the past, that as and when attention has been paid to adequate preparedness measures, the loss to life and property has been considerably reduced.

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