Government of Karnataka

UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT“Disaster Management Plan”

2015-16

CONTENTS

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SL. No Topic Page No

1 Preface 1-42 Glossary 5

3 Chapter-1 :Introduction 6-13

4 Chapter-2 : Uttarkannad District Profile 14-16

5 Chapter-3 : Hazard Risk Vulnerability and Capacity

17-60

6 Chapter-4 : Institution Mechanism 61-757 Chapter-5: Mitigation Plan 76-107

8 Chapter-6: Response Plan 108-1149 Chapter-7: Recovery and Reconstruction Plan 115-130

10 Chapter-8 : Resource and Equipment Availability

131-144

11 Chapter-9 : Contact Numbers 145-162

12 Chapter-10 : Standard Operating Procures (SOPs) 163-170

13 Chapter-11 : Maps 171-175

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Sri. N.Jayram I.A.S

Regional-Commissioner Belagavi Division, Belagavi

Office of the Regional-Commissioner Belagavi , Belagavi

Phone: 0831-2404007 (O), E-mail: rcbgm-kar@nic.in

FOREWORD

The National Disaster Management Act has come into force in the year 2005 to promote a proactive approach and paradigm shift in the approach to Disaster Management in the country. Accordingly, the state of Karnataka has formed the “State Disaster Management Authority” and “ District Disaster Management Authority” in all the district for effective management of disaster in the State.This office has played a major role in the preparation of District Disaster Management Plans (DDMP) of all the seven districts by conducting consultative workshops at each district which would guide the district administration to take up preventive and mitigative measures against disasters in the district.

Belagavi.Date:

( N.Jayram I.A.S)

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Sri. Ujjwal Kumar Ghosh I.A.S

Chairman of Disaster Management & Deputy Commissioner Uttar Kannada District

Office of the Deputy Commissioner Uttar Kannada District, Uttar Kannada

Phone: 08382-226303 (O), E-mail: dckarwar[at]gmail[dot]com

PREFACE The District Disaster Management Plan is a key part of an emergency management. It will play a significant role to address the unexpected disasters that occur in the district effectively. The information available in DDMP is valuable in terms of its use during disaster. Based on the history of various disasters that occurred in the district, the plan has been so designed as an action plan rather than a resource book. Utmost attention has been paid to make it handy, precise and usefull. This plan has been prepared which is based on the guidelines provided by the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM). While preparing this plan, most of the issues, relevant to crisis management, have been carefully dealt with. During the time of disaster, there will be a delay before outside help arrives. At first, self-help is essential and plan excisesed depends on a prepared community which is alert and informed. Efforts have been made to collect and develop this plan to make it more applicable and effective to handle any type of disaster.

The National Disaster Management Act was brought in year 2005 to promote a proactive approach focusing on all phases of Disaster Management and to give more coherence to the institution a structure required to take forward the paradigm shift in the approach to Disaster Management in the country. Accordingly, the State of Karnataka has formed the State Disaster Management Authority and District Disaster Management Authorities at all the districts for effective management of disasters in the District through the implementation of District Disaster Management Plans. Uttar Kannada district has Geographical area of 10,27,733 Hectares out of which 8,13,595 Hectares of land is forest land, remaining land which has covered most of the dry/ wet lands, and often faces drought, a nd occasionally cyclones and floods like 2006-07 and 2009-10 and 2014-15 While not all natural calamities can be predicted and prevented, a state of preparedness and ability to respond quickly a n d e f f e c t i v e l y can considerably mitigate loss of life and property and human suffering and restore normalcy at the earliest.Therefore Regional Commissioner Office and Deputy Commissioner Office played a major role in preparation and reformulation of District Disaster Management Plans (DDMP) in the year of 2015-16. As a whole this is a genuine effort of district administration to develop the plan and if you have any suggestions and comments are free to convey the same so that we can include them in the next edition. We are thankful to Regional Coordinator, Concern Departments/institutions and persons who have provided us the vital information in time.Place: Uttar Kannada Date: (Ujjwal Kumar Ghosh I.A.S)

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GL OSS AR Y

Hazard is an event or occurrence that has the potential for causing injury to life or damage to property or the environment.

Disaster can be defined as in occurrence, due to natural causes or otherwise, which results in large-scale deaths or imminent possibility of deaths and extensive material damage. In magnitude and intensity it ranks higher than an accident and requires special measures of mitigation, which is beyond the capabilities of the existing fire, rescue and relief services.

Risk is defined as 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. The level of risk depends upon: The nature of the hazard. The vulnerability of the elements, which it affects. And the economic value of those elements.

Risk Assessment means the quantitative evaluation of the likelihood of undesired events and the likelihood of harm of damage being caused by them, together with the value judgments made concerning the significance of the results.Risk Analysis means the identification of undesired events that lead to the materialization of a hazard, the analysis of the mechanisms by which these undesired events could occur and, usually, the estimation of the extent, magnitude, and likelihood of any harmful effects.

Risk Management means the program that embraces all administrative and operational programs that are designed to reduce the risk of emergencies.

Vulnerability of an area is determined by the capacity or its social, physical and economic structures to withstand and respond to hazard events.

Preparedness. Those activities which governments, organizations, communities and individuals develop to minimize loss of life and damage and to organize and facilitate timely and effective rescue, relief and rehabilitation in case of disaster.Preventive Action may be described as measures designed to prevent natural phenomena from causing or resulting in disaster or other related emergency situations, it involves the formulation and implementation of long – range policies and programs to prevent or eliminate the occurrence of disasters.Mitigation, The concept of mitigation spans the broad spectrum of disaster prevention and preparedness. Mitigation means reducing the actual or probable effects of extreme disaster on man and his environment.

Response is the first phase, which occurs after the onset of an emergency and is intended to provide emergency assistance for disaster effects and casualties. This includes search, rescue, shelter, medical care, and other efforts to reduce the probability or extent of secondary damage.

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CHAPTER - 1

INTRODUCTION1.1 Background

Natural Disasters are known to mankind before it evolved and will happen afterwards also. It reminds us of a meteorite that had hit the earth which eventually wiped off the entire dinosaurs, million years ago. Today, also we witness them in the form of Earthquake, Floods, Landslides, Cyclones, Wildfires, Avalanches, Cloudburst, Heat and cold waves and the tsunamis (giant tidal waves). Many countries have suffered loss of human lives and damage to property; their economic losses have been in million dollars. Thus, disasters not only kill people, but also have tremendous effect on economy. It enhances the poverty of an already poor country and makes it impoverish. In disasters, it is the poor and under privileged, who are the worst affected, they tend to lose their shelter, livelihood and become more impoverished.

1.2 Need for Disaster ManagementData on disaster occurrence, its effect upon people and its cost to countries, are primary inputs to analyze the temporal and geographical trends in disaster impact. Disaster losses, provide the basis for identifying where, and to what extent, the potentially negative outcomes embedded in the concept of risk is realized. They help to understand where, and to whom, disaster risk becomes impact. They also provide the basis for risk assessment processes, a departing point for the application of disaster reduction measures. Development cannot be sustainable unless disaster mitigation is built into development process. Investments in mitigation are more cost effective than expenditure on relief and rehabilitation. Prevention and mitigation contribute to lasting improvement in safety and are essential to integrated disaster management. Disaster response alone is not sufficient as it yields only temporary results at very high cost. So emphasis must be on Disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness, which help in achieving objectivity of vulnerability reduction.

1.3 What is a Disaster?

“A Disaster is a sudden, calamitous event that causes serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human material economic or environmental losses and impacts which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources.”

---- UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, (UNISDR)

A Disaster is a "Situation or event, which overwhelms local capacity, necessitating a request to national or international level for external assistance; an unforeseen and often sudden event that causes great damage, destruction and human suffering".

- Centre for Research of Epidemiology of Disaster (CRED), Belgium

1.3.1 Hazard: is a natural physical event which has a potential to convert into a disaster, causing widespread injury or deaths and damage to public or private property or the environment.

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1.3.2 Vulnerability: means inability to resist a hazard or respond when a disaster has occurred. It depends on several factors such as people’s age and state of health, local environmental and sanitary conditions, as well as on the quality and state of local buildings and their location with respect to any hazards. --- UNISDR

1.3.3 Disaster Preparedness

Pre-disaster activities that are undertaken within the context of disaster risk management and are based on sound risk analysis. This includes the development/enhancement of an overall preparedness strategy, policy, institutional structure, warning and forecasting capabilities, and plans that define measures geared to helping at-risk communities safeguard their lives and assets by being alert to hazards and taking appropriate action in the face of an imminent threat or an actual disaster.

- Office of Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

1.3.4 Disaster risk reduction (DRR), attempts to look back at the root causes of risks and vulnerabilities in a society, state, town or even a single household. Factors can be broad or specific, depending on the scope of risk and vulnerability assessments.

1.3.5 Natural hazard: Natural process or phenomenon that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.

The Natural disasters were split into 3 specific groups:

1. Hydro-meteorological disasters: Floods and wave surges, storms, droughts and related disasters (extreme temperatures and forest/scrub fires), and landslides & avalanches; 2. Geophysical disasters: Earthquakes & tsunamis and volcanic eruptions; 3. Biological disasters: Epidemics and insect infestations.

1.3.6 Man made disastersDisasters due to human activities could be unintentional, but lack of safety measures and abiding by certain safety rules and regulations, Most of these (barring coordinated terrorist activities) are due to certain accidents.Terrorism, Bomb blast, Wars, Riots, technology related, Accidents (Road, Ship, Air), Chemical and Nuclear, Industrial accidents etc.

1.4 Worst Disasters in the world1. Bam earthquake, Iran, Dec 2003, magnitude 6.6 and 26,271 dead, 30,000 injured 2. South Asian tsunami, Dec 2004, magnitude 9.3 and 230,000 dead in 14 nations,

125000 injured, 45,752 missing and 1.69 million homeless 3. Sichuan earthquake, China, May 2008, magnitude – 7 and 8 69,195 dead, 18,392

homeless and 374,643 injured and 115 billion dollars loss

4. Haiti earthquake, Jan 2010, magnitude 7 and 150,000 dead, 300,000 injured and

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5. 100 million dollars loss 6. Pakistan floods, Jul 2010 --- 2,000 dead, 20 million affected and loss of 43 billion

dollars

7. Japan tsunami, Mar 2011, magnitude 9 and 15,188 dead, 5,337 injured, 8,742 missing and loss of 300 billion dollars

1.5 The Indian scenario

India has been vulnerable to many disasters in the past both natural and man made. Nearly, 60% of the landmass is prone to earthquake, 8% for cyclones (east and west coast) and 68% for drought. Some of them are mentioned below along with number of people dead and the economic losses incurred.

A. Natural disasters in India

1. Latur earthquake, Sept. 1993, magnitude 6.4 and 20,000 dead and 30,000 injured 2. Orissa super cyclone, Oct 1999, 15,000 dead 275,000 homes destroyed and 8,119

injured and 4.9 billion dollars loss.3. Gujarat earthquake, Jan 2001, magnitude 7.7 and 20,000 dead and 167,000 injured and 400,000 homes destroyed and 5.5 billion dollars loss 4. South Asian Tsunami, Dec 2004, magnitude 9.3 and 12,405 dead, 5,640

missing and 647,599 homeless.5. Cyclone Aila, 25 May 2009, 325 dead and 8,000 missing, one million homeless and

loss of 552.6 million dollars and 7,000 infected with diarrhea due to floods

B. Man made disasters in India

1. Bhopal gas tragedy, Dec1984 and 3,787 dead and 558,125 affected with disabling injuries.

2. Gujarat riots, Mar 2002 3. Serial bomb blast, Mumbai, Mar1993 4. Bomb blast in suburban trains, Mumbai, Jul 2006 5. Terrorist attack, Mumbai, Nov 2008 6. Air plane accident, Mangalore, May 2010

Thus, we can notice that most of the disasters have occurred within the last two decades, and the frequency, intensity and magnitude of the disasters are ever increasing.

1.6 National disaster management (NDMA) Act, 2005

The National emergency management authority was constituted in Aug 1999, which submitted a report in 2001, to have separate department for Disaster management in India Government enacted the National Disaster Management Act on 23rd Dec 2005, which lead to the creation of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

Nodal ministries responsible for various categories of disasters

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1. Earthquakes and Tsunami MHA/Ministry of Earth Sciences/IMD

2. FloodsMHA/Ministry of Water Resources/CWC

3. Cyclones MHA/Ministry of Earth Sciences/IMD4. Drought Ministry of Agriculture5. Biological Disasters Ministry of Health and Family Welfare6. Chemical Disasters Ministry of Environment & Forests7. Nuclear Disasters Department of Atomic Energy8. Air Accidents Ministry of Civil Aviation9. Railway Accidents Ministry of Railways10. Terrorism, bomblast, Riots Ministry of Home Affairs

1.7 Importance of Multi-hazard Management Plan

It is apparent that this district is prone to natural disasters such as floods, cyclones, landslides etc. Also, it cannot ignore the man-made disasters. So the district plan is designed as per the present need and the major strategies to respond to any unexpected situation have also been considered.In the multi-hazard district plan, all the disasters will be handled properly following the given response mechanism, like ICS, use of resource inventory, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), keeping coordination with the line agencies and proper community based awareness activities. SOP of line departments is designed to make them alert. It highlights their role and responsibilities during, after and normal time of the disaster.

1.7.1 The main features of multi-hazard plan are: -1. It gives importance to all the disasters equally and helps to mitigate the situation

beforehand. 2. All the departments are assigned with their proper role and responsibilities, which

are clearly indicated in the SOPs. 3. The District administration has to be alert round the year as disasters may occur

anytime, anywhere in the district, irrespective of time and location. 1.7.2 Disaster Management Cycle

In multi-hazard response plan, the disaster management cycle has a significant role to play. The four stages of disaster cycle have their own importance in terms of their implementation during, after and before the occurrence of any disaster.

1.7.2.1 Pre disaster activities

1. Policy development and National, State, District, Local level disaster organization formation

2. Vulnerability and capacity assessment 3. Prevention and mitigation 4. Preparedness, planning and training

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1.7.2.2 Emergency activities1. Warning (beginning before the actual event) 2. Evacuation, search and rescue 3. Emergency assistance (relief) – food, water, shelter, medical aid

1.7.2.3 Post disaster activities

1. Repair and restoration of life lines (power, telecommunications, water transportation) 2. Reconstruction and rehabilitation

1.7.2.4 Mitigation methods

i) Structural measures: Any physical construction to reduce or avoid possible impact of hazards, which include engineering measures and construction of hazard-resistant and protective structures and infrastructure. --- NDMA (2005)

ii) Non structural measures: Non engineered measures to reduce or avoid possible impacts of hazards such as education, training and emergency planning, capacity development, general public awareness, early warning system, hazard vulnerability risk analysis, communication mechanism etc. --- NDMA (2005)

1.8 Vision of DDMP:

There is need for a comprehensive Disaster Management Plan for the district authorities to manage disasters in the district, and to play a supportive and coordinating role, was realized in the wake of the frequent floods, droughts and various industrial and manmade disasters. For a long time now, Uttar Kannadadistrict has been experiencing losses and damages due to various natural and manmade disasters such as drought, flood, cyclones, epidemic, pest attack etc. The risks due to these hazards are increasing every year. Although, the district has been taking care of relief and response operations during disasters, greater attention is required for preparedness, mitigation and reconstruction. A comprehensive district plan was required to guide district administrations, line departments and all the agencies and industrial establishments and the community at large to ensure that the management plans for preparedness, mitigation, response and reconstruction are in place so that the impact due to any emergency or disaster situation is minimum and be able to facilitate faster recovery. The District Disaster Management Plan is intended to serve as an effective guide book to help the district administration better prepared for disasters to safeguard the lives, livelihoods and property. The vision of the plan is fail proof communication, authentic and accurate data base documented, rehearsed to be activated in the shortest possible time with minimum simple orders and procedures ensuring participation by administration, communities, industries, private/NGOs, Volunteers at all levels, making optimal utilization of human and material resources with no gaps or no overlaps to prevent/minimize loss to lives and property and faster restoration of normal life in the affected areas.1.9 Objectives of DDMP1. To prevent loss of human life and property damage 2. To study, analyze and evaluate the disasters 3. To identify the vulnerable locations and do the vulnerability and risk analysis 4. To improve preparedness, prevention and mitigation at district level 5. To ascertain the status of existing resources and facilities available 6. To recommend appropriate strategies and responses to deal with future disasters

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1.10 Who formulates and carryout the Plan?The disaster management plan has been formulated starting from the village level up to the district level. The deputy commissioner, sub-divisional officer and Thahasildar will head the management teams at their respective levels. Urban & rural local bodies, various engineering wings & civil society form an essential component of DDMP. The DDMP is executed by the district disaster management committee, chaired by the Deputy Commissioner.

UTTAR KANNADA DISTRICT is located in the Western Ghats and passing through evergreen forest, invites heavy rainfall followed by flash floods in the coastal taluks. Also, the rivers with reservoirs constructed on it for hydel project release water in large quantity during unprecedented rains leading to flash floods threatening the life and property loss in the islands and villages on the river banks. During monsoon month’s instances of landslides are common in some parts of the western ghat. In the upghat regions of the district, the threat of draught is very common with some times the farmers are not in a position to get even single crop. The coastal belt is prone to cyclone and coastal erosions every year.

In any disaster situation the response time is most crucial and the physical characteristics of the terrain make quick response prone to delays. It therefore warrants better training of the response team together with their being equipped with state of art communication, transport with search, rescue and evacuation equipment. It demands to strengthen the existing techno-legal regime for enforcing better land use and construction practices so that the mitigative practices get imbibed in the developmental process.

The planning process in development areas does not usually include measures to reduce hazards, and as a consequence, natural disasters cause needless human suffering and economic losses. From the early stages, planners should assess natural hazards as they prepare investment projects and should promote ways of avoiding or mitigating damage caused by floods, earthquakes.

A natural phenomenon that occurs in a populated area is a hazardous event. A hazardous event that causes unacceptably large numbers of fatalities and/or overwhelming property damage is a natural disaster. In areas where there are no human interests, natural phenomena do not constitute hazards nor do they result in disasters. This definition is thus at odds with the perception of natural hazards as unavoidable havoc wrecked by the unrestrained forces of nature. It shifts the burden of cause from purely natural processes to the concurrent presence of human activities and natural events.

Keeping this in view a plan is developed for Uttara Kannada district to meet the challenges caused by the natural disasters.

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MITIGATION PLAN:

All the Tahsildars have been inspired and instructed to form groups of Deputy Tahsildars, Revenue Inspectors, Village Accountants, wherever Nodal Officers are available and to identify the vulnerable areas and also to plan for the local publicity at the time of such incidents. The taluk level officers like Executive Officer, Assistant Executive Engineers, Block Educational Officers and all other departments are also asked to be in our team to provide necessary help to provide shelter, food, repairs of roads, culverts, etc., wherever required. HESCOM Staff, Medical Staff and Municipality or Panchayath staff have been asked to extend their services, within their limits. Almost all the social workers, NGO’s and the likeminded people have been asked to provide their services in times of need.

All the officers were kept in touch with the DDM Heads, both in taluk and district level. Police, Home guards were kept in red alert especially in project areas and on river banks.

Police Officers, Home Guards were alerted to identify the vulnerable plans along the river banks and flood hit areas. And also to identify the places where rehabilitation camps are to be opened, facilities to provide drinking water, food providing facility and areas available resources are to be identified. Medical facilities, NGO assistance, maintenance of cattle, open space for all their activities are also to be kept in mind in identifying the mitigation plan. The slum areas, the people living in low line areas, backwater level areas were kept in mind, and high alert and wide publicity arrangements were also made.RESPONSE PLAN:

Officers of all the departments have weekly meeting to discuss with the inter departmental plans to share each other and also to eradicate the difficulties that they are facing in the field level. Local engineers of PWD, PRED, have been asked to be in red alert to assess the damage and to immediate repair/alternate arrangements in their area without waiting for procedural aspects. Logistics arrangements for rescue operation has been discussed, including animal care, management of the deceased have been discussed.RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION PLAN:

Municipal authorities, Gram Panchayath, Town Panchayath officials were asked to keep an eye view of buildings and to take precaution care of such weak buildings, to keep up the bad drainage works repaired and to identify the risk oriented infrastructure. All the PWD, PRED officers were asked to be on red alert.STAND AND OPERATING PROCEDURES AND CHECKLISTS:

Information team is kept in high alert in Deputy Commissioner’s office to assist all around 24 hours. Search and rescue teams, Emergency

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Health Management Team, Relief Team (food, feed, fodder and civil supplies), transportation management Team, etc., have been made headed by the evaluation situation. Nodal Officers have been authorized to release the funds to the victims at their level only, to save time, assess the needy and to overcome the situation. This process has given courage and leadership to the officers to face the situation at their work spot only. Periodical meetings were held to know the situation and to keep in red alert. This has also been clarified to the nodal officers to bring it to the knowledge of DDM, the plan rescue operations they have held and to mitigate effectively.

Media and information officers were in touch with the DDM to highlight the various information from public to well from DDM and inter nation plans were also made to assess the situation.

CHAPTER-2UTTAR KANNADA DISTRICT PROFILE

The Uttara Kannada District, is a marine district in the Karnataka State and has its northern border with Goa State and Belgaum district, southern border with Udupi, another marine district and Shimoga and in the east by Dharwad. In the west a 144 long coastline forms the boundary. The Western Ghats, an evergreen forest and a biodiversity hot spot passes through the district. The district has varied topography of plains, mountains and coastline.

The District has eleven talukas wherein Karwar, Ankola, Kumta, Honnavar and Bhatkal along the coastal region and Sirsi, Siddapur, Yellapur, Mundgod, Haliyal and Joida in the upper ghats region.

The total expanse of the district is 10.27 lakh hectares out of which over 80% i.e. 8.28 lakh is forest land and about 10% i.e. 1.12 lakh hectare is being used for agriculture and horticulture. Out of this land in only 11,094 hectares more than one crop and in 1,11981 hectares only one crop is obtained.

Paddy is the main monsoon crop. Wherever possible, river water is stored with small bunds or tanks to get second crop, generally watermelon, groundnut and other horticultural crops are cultivated in the winter. Most of the dry land is unused during winter and summer months.

The total population as per 2011 census is 14, 37, 169 in which 7,26,256 males and 7,10,913 females with a ratio of 979 women for 1000 men. The rural population is 10,18,188 as against 4.18.981 in the urban region. The population increase in a decade is6.17% and average population is 139 per hectare.

Mostly well water and bore well water is used for drinking purpose. Most of the villages face drinking water problem during summer months.

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There are no major rivers flowing westwards. However Kali and Sharavati rivers are the large rivers joining the Arabian Sea. Smaller Gangavali, Aghnashini, and Venktapur rivers play important role in the lives of the people in the district. In addition, Bedti that joins Gangavali and Varada nadi over flows eastwards both contributing to the economy of the district. During the months of monsoon all these rivers flow to the full capacity. Normal flow height is 3-4 meters except when there is flooding.

As per the 2011 census, the total population is 14, 37,169 of which male population is 7, 26,256 and female population, 7,10,913.

Average rainfall in the district is 2887 mm with Siddapur recording highest rainfall at 5095 mm and Mundgod, the lowest (1281mm). The summer is hot (33°C) in the coast and winter pleasant (20°C) however the winter temperature falls below 15°C in some parts of the district in the upper ghat taluks.

In all 103 industries are registered in the district with 12,466 employees working in these units. There are 181 branches of commercial banks, 40 of Rural Banks, 12 of Urban Cooperative Banks functioning in the district in addition to 49 branches of KDCC Bank (District Co-operative bank), 11 branches of Primary Land Development Bank and 5 Industrial Bank in the district.

Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Forest resources, Fishery, Mining and Quarrying are the main sources of income using the natural resources available in the district. In addition business, small-scale industries, communication, transportation, hotels, tourism, employments in industries and establishments etc together contribute to the economy. The total estimated income generated on the basis of fixed rate from all sources is estimated at Rs.9436 crores. The per capita income is Rs. 64,015.

The district has 98 Government allopathic hospitals, 4 IMP hospitals, 73 Private hospitals, 83 PHCs’. 3 CHCs’ 15(24X7) Dispensaries, 423 Medical Shops and 4 Blood Banks.

Uttara Kannada District is one of the biggest districts in Karnataka state with abundant natural resources. The district has varied geographical features with thick forest, perennial rivers and abundant flora and fauna and a long coastline rich in fishery resources.

Apart from the natural resources, the district has also got Hydro Electric Power Projects and a Nuclear Power Project. The important Hydro Electric Power Projects are Supa Dam, Kadra Dam, Kodasalli and Gerusoppa dam along with generating units and among Nuclear Power Project, the Kaiga Nuclear Power Project is the continuously expanding unit with three generators already functioning.

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In Kadamba, the Naval establishment has occupied about 24 kms of the coastline and is now already commissioned.

MULTI HAZARD DISASTER PLAN AND RESPONSE PLANPREPARATION OF DDMP REPORT

NEED FOR DDMP: -

The purpose of preparing District Disaster Management Action Plan (DDMAP) is -

a) To ascertain the status of existing resources and facilities available with the various agencies involved in the management of disaster in the district.

b) Assess their adequacies and short falls if any in providing a multi disaster response.

c) Suggest institutional strengthening, technology support, up gradation of information system and data management for improving the quality of administrative responses to disaster at the district level and finally.

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d) To evolve DDMAP as an effective managerial tool.OBJECTIVES: -

In the absence of a defined plan response to a disaster would be arbitrary leading to over emphasis of some actions or other actions, which would be critical. Moreover, due to absence of a defined response structure and responsibilities allocations there would be mismanagement of resources and overlap of actions among various agencies, which may exacerbate the situation thereby compounding the disaster effect.

A formal planning for managing disaster is therefore necessary to ensure minimize of hardship. This can be achieved only through: -

a) Preplanning of proper sequence of response actions.b) Allocation of responsibilities to the participating agencies.c) Effective management of resources, andd) Developing codes and standard operating procedures for smooth

coordination between various departments and relief agencies involved.

The objectives of any DDMAP should be to localize a disaster and to the maximum extent possible contain it so as to minimize the impact on life, the environment and property.

HAZARD IDENTIFICATIONDISASTER

An occurrence of severity and magnitude that normally results in deaths, injuries, and property damage and that cannot be managed through the routine procedures and resources of government. It usually develops suddenly and unexpectedly and requires immediate, coordinated, and effective response by multiple government, voluntary and private sector organizations to meet human needs and speed recovery.DISASTER MANAGEMENT

A collective term encompassing all aspects of planning for and responding to disasters, including both pre and post disaster activities. It may refer to the management of both the risks and consequences of disasters.I. WATER AND CLIMATE RELATED DISASTERS : -

1) Floods2) Droughts3) Cyclones4) Tornadoes & Hurricanes 5) Hailstorm

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II. GEOLOGICALLY RELATED DISASTERS : -1) Landslides and mudflows 2) Earthquakes3) Dam Failure/Dam Bursts4) Mines Fire

III. BIOLOGICALLY RELATED DISASTERS : -1) Biologically Disaster & epidemics2) Pest attacks3) Cattle epidemics4) Food poisoning

IV. CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL DISASTERS : -1) Chemical Industrial Disasters2) Nuclear Disasters

V. ACCIDENT RELATED DISASTERS : -1) Forest Fires2) Urban Fires3) Serial Bomb Blast4) Air, Rail and Road accidents.

COMMON DISASTERS LIKELY TO OCCUR IN UTTARA KANNADA

Coastal Erosion : The entire belt of Uttara Kannada Coast has been highly vulnerable to erosion. Most of the fishermen villages are located within 10-100 metres of high tide line and since many years. With commencement of southwest monsoon changes in current pattern results in erosion unto 20 to 100 meters depending on the topography thus threatening several villages.

Cyclone : Though monsoon fishing is restricted to coastal region only in view of the fishing restrictions, round the year unpredictable wind flow threatens fishermen involved in open sea fishing. Fishermen getting trapped in the cyclone, boats capsizing are common phenomenon causing death of several fishermen.Tsunami : Though the impact of recent tsunami on the Uttara Kannada coast was minimum, as per the interpretation of the Scientists, a tsunami in the West Coast is not ruled out. Therefore, it is necessary that requisite preparation for the unexpected hazard is required.

Hazard in the Harbour area : The Karwar harbor has been actively involved in storing petroleum products and other items in large number of erected tanks. Also, large numbers of cargo vessels visit the port to load/unload goods. Accident and ultimate leakage of harmful chemicals, oil etc are the possibilities.

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Floods : From Western Ghats five medium and 13 small rivers join the sea in the District. Of these, two rivers, Kali and Sharavati have dams constructed for hydroelectric purpose. When the reservoirs reaches the maximum storage level, large quantity of water is released into the rivers thus causing floods inundating into the villages resulting in large scale loss of life, livestock and property. If heavy rainfall continues smaller rivers also cause flooding and damage.Landslides : Along the high way and railway track passing through the Ghats landslides occur during monsoon. Also, during heavy rains wherever houses are constructed on the slopes of the hillocks. There is always threat of fall of rocks, mud etc.Draught : Whenever there is low rainfall, some of the villages in the upghat taluks of the district face draught, thus even getting a single crop some times becomes difficult.Earthquake : Though there is no instance of severe earthquake in the district, Instances of mild quakes were observed.

Road accidents and Fire : In view of heavy traffic on the National; Highway 17 and 69 (Baleguli -Bellary) and export of mines etc accidents are of common occurrence. With urbanization and industrialization fire problems in the residential area and industrial area are likely. Forest fire engulfing the villages is also among possibilities.

Epidemics : In the recent past epidemics are of common occurrences. Monkey fever, bird fever etc are threatening the society in particular and nation in general.

CHAPTER-3

HAZARD, RISK AND VULNERABILITY (HRV) ANALYSISThis chapter deals with potential hazards which may have to be faced by the district, probable

time of occurrence, vulnerability of the district to different disasters its analysis and analysis of

the risk involved. This acts as a reference, upon which mitigate measures, rescue, restoration

and rehabilitation plan etc. are planned successfully. Any error in HRV analysis will compound

the problems / effects of a disaster. Therefore a careful attempt has been made to achieve the

realistic analysis of hazard, risk and vulnerability pertaining to Dharwad district.

HAZARD ANALYSIS

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The Hazard may be termed as any event/ object/ rivers/ industries/ earthquaque/ fire/ building/ excess or deficit of rainfall which can cause a potential damage to a population/Animals/property/environment etc., an analysis involving occurrence magnitude, volume of hazards and the impact caused by such hazards gives a proper direction to prepare a plan to deal with such eventualities. Hazard analysis of Uttar Kannad district comprises of seasonality of different hazards, history, and area affected etc. with a special emphasis on hazard due to breach of dams.

Drought:Karnataka stands Second only to Rajasthan in terms of Drought Affected areas. The state is highly vulnerable to drought as compared to its neighboring states. Every year, more than 50% of the talukas are declared as drought affected. About 152.1 Lakhs ha (80%) out of 190.238 Lakh ha is affected by drought in Karnataka. Groundwater levels are depleting due to successive droughts and quality of water is getting deteriorated in terms of Fluoride, Nitrate and Salinity. Although, drought may not pose great danger immediately within a few minutes as could happen in case of a severe earthquake, it has huge impact on the occurrence of loss of livelihoods, exodus, poverty, unrest, terrorism, robbery etc.

Flood:Almost all the districts in Karnataka are facing the brunt of moderate to severe floods. Floods are associated with cloud bursts, cylones or depressions in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea. The floods are quite common in the districts of Belgaum, Bijapur, Bagalkote, Raichur, Gulbarga, Shimaoga, Chikkamagalur, Udupi, Coorg, Ballari, Dakshina Kannada, Dharwad, Davanagere,Gadag, Hassan, Uttara Kannada, Bidar, Bangalore (R), Bangalore (U), Kolar, Mandya,Mysore, Chamarajanagara. RISKThe probability of harmful consequences, or expected loss (of lives, people injured,

property, livelihoods, economic activity disrupted or environmental damaged)

result- ing from interactions between natural or human induced hazards, and

vulnerable / capable conditions. Conventionally risk is expressed by the equation

Risk = Hazards x Vulnerability / capacity Beyond expressing a probability o f

physical harm, i t is crucial to appreciate t h a t risks are always created or exist

within social systems. It is important to consider the social contexts in which

risks occur and that people therefore do not necessarily share the same

perceptions of risk and their underlying causes.

Risk Assessment / AnalysisA process to determine the nature and extent of risk by analyzing potential hazards and evaluating existing conditions of vulnerability / capacity that could pose a potential threat or harm to people, property, livelihoods and the environment on which they depend.

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The process of conducting a risk assessment is based on a review of both technical features of hazards such as their location, intensity and probability, and also the analysis of the physical, social and economic dimensions of vulnerability, while taking particular account of the coping capabilities pertinent to the risk scenarios.VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT

There are instances of many man-made disasters such as strikes and incidents of fire and burning of buses and vehicles at the time of strikes, Road accidents are common. A few rail accidents have taken places.

The Uttara Kannada coast stretches along the Arabian Sea from Majali in the north to Gorate in the south extending to about 144 kms covering 5 taluka namely. Karwar, Ankola, Kumta. Honnavar and Bhatkal from North to South. About 24 kms from Baithkol in Karwar taluk to Belikeri in Ankola taluk is under the control of Naval Base. The clean sandy beaches, green paddy fields, hillocks pushing into the sea forming rocky shores, fringing estuaries from rivers and creeks, the latter flushing water only during monsoon, small fisher villages with palm grove on the shore line followed by agriculture and associated families living in the villages and commercial establishments in the towns. The entire coast is known for rich fauna and floral diversity. In view of the rich resources, the entire coast has high degree of development and high density of population.

Coastal Geology : There is a range of hills with several peaks over 700 meters high descending westwards gradually and some of them penetrating into the sea. Granite and laterite beds dominate the hills. Between these hills stretches of sand form the sandy Shore strips just above the high tide mark extending into the sea. The shoreline is made up of fine sand, rocks, coral and shell piece mixture. The width of the beach in the fore shore varies from few meters to about 200 meters and the backshore beaches range from 100 to 600 meter across.

Coastal erosion : Due to the presence of a number of estuaries and several minor and major rivers and streams flowing through them, the coastal region is facing problems like beach erosion, silting of harbours and estuarine mouth. Further, the storm waves and cyclones in monsoon increase the susceptibility to coastal erosion.

Geologically the coast is of recent origin, still in an unconsolidated stage and is yet to reach stable condition. The narrow beaches and the shoreline cannot afford to combat the ferocity of the waves and tides occurring unceasingly. This causes erosion and sometimes the extent and damage caused is serious enough to harm the interests of the residents and is of permanent kind. In other words, lack of sufficient littoral material supply is the major cause for such erosion. The coast is subjected to severe erosion for substantial portion of its length during the southwest monsoon. The height of waves coupled with cyclonic storms and tidal

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overflow result in rise in water level inducing severe erosion and inundation of salt water.

All the above factors have resulted in loss of valuable property, coconut plantation, paddy fields, collapse of houses and other structures of public interest, damaging roads and bridges, dislocation of communication and disruption of other activities affecting socioeconomic aspects of the coastal region.

The coastal erosion occurs mostly during the early part of the monsoon. The movement of sand on the beach is caused by waves and they are of two types, onshore-offshore movement and along the shore movement. Strom waves which are short period waves rip open the beaches, taking the material away into deep water, while long period waves push this material back onto the beach. A series of local storms of long duration may cause beach erosion leading to damage to the backshore area.

As this is an annual phenomenon, it is necessary to plan ways and means to prevent this hazard on the permanent basis.

Though the frequency of Cyclones and Tsunami are not frequent, there was some effect of tsunami in the district when large quantity of seawater entered estuary leading to salt water inundation into the faddy fields on both the banks of rivers. A proper planning for protection to higher tidal amplitude rise in view of sea level rise and weather change is required.The Harbour : The district has one all weather port in Karwar. From this port goods are exported or imported. During the process accidents are a possibility. Recently one cargo vessel ‘Ocean Seraya’ collided with the oyster rocks in the harbour region, leading to oil spill and environmental hazard that attracts international attention. The district has not got any facility to fight such a hazard. It is necessary that a proper disaster management setup to combat such a situation he established in Karwar in view of consistent increase in traffic.Fishing harbours and fishermen : The district has several fishing harbors and mechanized boats and also few traditional boats. The fishing occurs round the year in the sea and estuary. Accidents occur due to several reasons such as heavy wind, sudden change in weather, cyclone, engine failure etc. Many times there has been loss of life of fishermen in such accidents every year. It is necessary to setup communication network and rescue setup in every fishing harbour.

Floods : The district in view of Western Ghats gets very good rainfall during Southwest monsoon. As the draining area is short and narrow, most frequently the district witnesses floods. Also, two rivers Kali and Sharavati have dams constructed for storage of water for hydroelectric

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purposes. When the reservoirs are full during heavy rains, all the crest gates are opened during heavy rains thus increasing the flood rate that some times submerges number of villages along the banks and island in the down stream. The regularly affected villages are 34 it is necessary to make arrangements on the permanent basis to fight this disaster in view of high frequency of its occurrence.Landslides : Landslides occur during monsoon in view of loose soil, deforestation. excavation, road construction etc. Man\ encroachments and tribal residents reach the hill slope where landslides occur. Also, removal of soil, quarrying, blasting for stones disturb the soil textures and loosening that slides during monsoon on the roads, railway tracts thus endangering the lives of commuters. A task force to combat such accidents is required.

Road accidents and fire : The district has 176 kms of broad gauge railway with 16 stations and road link of about 10,000 kms of which 346 kms of National High way. 874 kms of State highway. 1035 kms district main road. Over 1.22 lakh vehicles are registered in the district. In view of highway linking Karwar and Mangalore harbours, large number of trucks carry heavy load of cargo. Every day instances of accidents and loss of life occurs. Though preliminary facilities are available, it is necessary that better communication network and infrastructure be established. Now the traffic to the district is increased in view of establishment of Naval Base. Nuclear Power Station and development of tourism in the district.

Accident linked fires such as short circuit, wild fire in the forest; domestic negligence resulting in fire occurs in the district often and spreads to neighborhoods thus causing loss of property and lives. The district has only four fire fighting units. It is necessary to increase the capacity with every town having the infrastructure to fight fire disaster.

Drought : Part of the district with low rainfall (upghat region) witnesses draught when monsoon is weak, causing loss of crop. Drinking water problem, Shortage of fodder for livestock etc. It is necessary to prepare a long term plan to conserve water, rain water harvest, storage facilities for rain water in the form of repairing tanks, dc-silting, diversion of water resources etc.

Earthquake : So far the district has not been affected seriously by the earth quake. However, the expert opinion of an earthquake in view of seismic line passing through western ghats is not ruled out. Therefore basic monitoring system has to be set up in the district headquarter, Karwar.Epidemics: Disease outbreaks occur particularly during monsoon. The district has both government and private hospital in the towns and PHCs in the Panchayat level. However, the district suffers from shortage of medicine practitioners and infrastructure for state of the art treatment.

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All the above-mentioned issues required to be addressed in the District Disaster Management Mechanism.CAPACITY ANALYSIS

The existing capacity in terms of human resource, materials and machines necessary for disaster preparedness before, during and after the disasters are listed below;Storage of food: -

All the Gram Panchayat offices are being used as storage points when need arises. Secretaries of Gram Panchayats and Asst. Directors and Deputy Directors are the contact persons. Adequate quantity rice/ragi has been kept for distribution to the victims in the godowns. These locations could also be used as storage points for medicines, blankets etc.

Important Departments and Organisations : - All the departments working under the D.C. such as S.P., A.C.,

Tahsildar, S.E/E.Es of PWD/Irrigation, Commandant, Home Guards/Fire Force Officer, DHO, Municipal Commissioner/Chief Officers, etc., are connected with telephone (both external and internal), VHFs will be installed. All the line departments are directed to keep themselves ready as per the guidelines mentioned in this plan. NGOs and private sector agencies including private firms and industries are asked prepare themselves with disaster management plans. The resources available with different agencies are identified.

Administrative preparedness: -The following steps have been taken to combat any eventualities

during and after the disaster situations.1) DC will be overall in charge of the disaster management in the

district and could delegate any of the powers to other officers in the district.

2) Control Room will be functioning round the clock in the DC office, SP’s office, Tahsildar’s office with adequate facilities staff exclusive members assigned with the job.

3) The respective Taluk Tahsildars are working as taluk level incident commanders for managing the disasters.

4) Superintending Engineer of Irrigation department will be assigned the overall responsibility of flood management and rainfall data management.

5) PWD has been assigned the overall responsibility of setting up of site operations centre during the disaster situation and provide all the necessary facilities.

6) Transport Department/KSRTC is in charge of providing the vehicles necessary for managing the response activities.

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7) DHO is in charge of providing the necessary medical facilities such as Medicine, Ambulances, Statures at medical relief camps, mobile medical teams ready for the purpose.

8) HESCOM is in charge of providing electricity supply during disaster situations.

9) Flood and Civil supplies officers have been directed by the DC to store adequate foodstuff at vulnerable areas and strategic points.

10) SP has been directed by the DC to set up and monitor the wireless stations and make arrangements to seek army assistance if required.

11) The PWD, Irrigation have been instructed to carry out the repair works of dams, canals, river embankments, bridges, old and unsafe buildings immediately and before the rainy season ever year.

12) City Municipal Commissioner and the Chief Officers of the respective Town Municipalities have been asked to clean the drains, manage solid and water wastes, supply of water, provide sanitary facilities and all the civic facilities needed for effective management of urban disasters.

13) Some NGOs in the district working at the levels of taluks and villages are asked to collaborate with local administrations to carry out the relief, rescue operations and rehabilitation activities.

14) HAM radio sets with operators are instructed to be ready.15) The Deputy Director and Assistant Director of Veterinary

Department are asked to keep the medicines ready to protect the animals against contagious diseases and medicines supplied to the field functionaries for routine treatment.

16) Review of pre-disaster arrangements has been carried out and contingency plan for the district has been provided to all the heads of the departments in the district.

Prevention and Response Strategies: -Officers are responsible to ensure proper preventive and response

measures before the disaster (in anticipation), during the disaster (concurrent stage) and after disaster (post disaster stage). These measures are integrated into the preparedness and response plan. The mechanism for co-ordination, monitoring and supervision of prevention, rescue and relief operations are clearly specified.

The respective sugar cane industries and other industries and all the private factories have prepared their on-site disaster management plan as per the Factories Act.

Weak points in the river embankments which require constant watch at the time of monsoon. The irrigation Department is ready with the plan to face any eventuality of breaching of reservoirs, embankments,

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etc., which may result in flood. EE has been instructed to keep the channels/nalas clean for free flow of water before the onset of monsoon.

The Department of Agriculture is ready with contingency plan for crop loss or drought situations. Pests and fertilizers are available during any disaster situation. Field staffs are alert to help the farmers to protect their crop.

The Forest Department has got plan for prevention of forest fire or any kind risks due to vulnerability of any kind to forest in the disaster.Relief and Rescue Operation: -

Rescue work will be taken up by the local police, home-guards, fire force along with local villagers and volunteers.

In case severe distress due to natural calamities like high flood or earthquake, emergent relief such as temporary shelter, rice, dhal, potato, salt, kerosene, matchboxes, toothpaste, soap, milk, clothing, blanket, etc., will be arranged from the identified traders and sources.Supply of Fodder: -

Fodder of atleast 1 kg/animal per day up to maximum of 3 days will be stocked and provided. The Revenue and Veterinary officers will be in chargePost Disaster Measures: -

1) Damage assessment by the respective officers.2) Immediate restoration of infrastructure facilities.3) It is to be examined if labour intensive works are required be

undertaken to provide labour in the affected pockets.4) Disposal of carcasses to be immediately taken up to prevent

epidemics by the Deputy Director/AD of Veterinary Department.5) DHO will take immediate steps for disinfections of drinking water

sources.6) Supplying potable water will be taken up by the Local Bodies.

Post Disaster Evaluation Measures: -

Private properties and properties of the government under different departments are also damaged by the natural calamity. Assessment in such cases has to be done quickly by the officers.Assessment of crop damage: -

District Agriculture Officer such as Joint Director or Deputy Director or Assistant Director will have to undertake immediate survey of the damages as outline below;

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a) Area covered under different groups.b) Approximate loss of crops.c) Cropping pattern, Rabi or Khariff.d) Requirements of seeds, seedlings, fertilizers, pesticides, etc., to be

assessed.e) It is to be examined if seeds/seedlings can be supplied to the

affected cultivators at subsidized rates.f) Availability of seeds/seedlings etc. and procurement of pump sets.g) Funds needed, funds available and not additional requirement of.

Rehabilitation: -

House damage in the wake of major disaster in the rural areas presents a serious problem. As these houses are generally mud built with thatched roof, the worst sufferers are the economically backward people who normally reside in vulnerable prone areas of these villages. Rehabilitations schemes are undertaken to provide housing to as many people as possible after a devastating disasters. Such houses are either to be located on the land allotted by the government or in their own safe land.

Taluk Panchayat Officer and Engineers could visit the sites suitable for housing purposes in a village during normal times and if the people living in vulnerable prone areas are willing to shift to new sites. They can obtain their willingness in writing and furnish such lists to the AC/DC.

The house shall be built according to the requirement of beneficiaries and their pattern of living subject to financial limitation. The people must involve themselves in the housing programme.

For this purpose, facilities available under Ashraya, Indira Awaaz Yojana schemes etc., should be availed of.

Restoration: -

The restoration programme may involve two stages of works. In the first stage some repairs are immediately necessary to avoid further deterioration for making the works worthy for immediate use. Restoration of communication power supply, hospital facilities, water and sanitary arrangements are some of the programme, which may come under this category. The concerned departments of government may lay down priorities in the restoration programme having regard to the necessary and availability of funds.1. Executive

Engineer, They will take steps for clearance of fallen trees and departmental buildings from the roads for free

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PWD; DCF, Forest Department

movement of vehicles etc. Immediate repair of roads and bridges be taken up.

2. BSNL Immediate restoration of Telephone services.3. DD, Veterinary

Dept.Removal and disposal of carcasses, vaccination, cattle treatment, supply of fodder, etc.

4. DHO Disinfections of water sources & treatment etc.5. Agriculture

Dept.Treatment of saline inundation fields. Supply of seeds in area where crop has been damaged.

6. KUWS & DB; Municipality & Panchayats

Repair of damaged tube wells/installations of new tube wells.

7. HESCOM Immediate restoration of power lines.

Role and responsibilities of the Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate:-

Phase Activities Other officials to be involved

Resources/ equipments to be procured from

Pre-Disast

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Preparedness before the disaster

All district level officials

The Secretary, Dept. of Disaster Management.

During disaste

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Reviewing and analyzing the calamity situation in the district over the next one year through a meeting at the district level involving all the departments of the district as well as sub division and GP levels and the locally active NGOs/CBOs

All ACs; All Tahsildars;All Panchayats

Police/Fire/Fisheries/RTO/ Civil Defence.

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Identifying disaster prone zones and strategies to stay prepared for the worst.

Field functionaries, District Information Officer.

Commandant/Co-Coordinator of NCC/NSS/NYKS

Ensure IEC through Emergency section/ Panchayats/NGOs/ AW centers/Street plays/ workshops

District Fisheries OfficerLeading NGO’s

Reviewing the DCR and making it functional as per SOP fixed by him (SOP to be prepared earlier)

NSS/NCC/NYKS/ Police

VHF from the Police/Mike set/ batteries/generators available in the district office from the private parties on requisition.

Making the DCR well equipped and depute senior officers from time to time to review the receipt of information and dissemination.

Fire, Civil Defence

Calling a meeting of officers/NGOs/CBO co-ordination and discuss issue such as capacity assessment of different NGOs/CBOs and ask them to adopt certain vulnerable areas to avoid overlapping and duplicity.

All district level officials.All AC’s/Tahsildar’s

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Preparing a checklist (containing the dos and don’ts) and pass that on to the NGO’s

All PanchayatsDistrict Fisheries OfficerLeading NGOsPolice

Power boats/country boats/ vehicle/rope/rescue kits and trained resource personnel from SRC/SSC/Army/unit/Civil Defense/Hired from the private parties according to the requirement.

Ensuring/installing communication system to the inaccessible villages

Police Fire Brigade, Leading NGO,Panchayats, Field functionaries programme co-coordinators of NSS/NCC.

Checking stock of the public distribution system and arrangement of temporary godown.

Checking the resources with other department such as Police, Fire and of NSS/NCC/NYKS.

AC’s/Tahsildar’s,TPEO, DHO, CDPO,DDs, Panchayat Field functionaries Medical Officers, Police, KUWSDB, Municipality, RTO/ Leading NGO.

Preparing a list of vehicles/ ambulance already deployed and/or to be deployed on hire during crisis.

Keeping stock of road cleaning equipments and vehicles for relief operation.

Assigning specific duties to different officers/ Sr. Officers at headquarters.

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Staying in constant touch with other line departments.

Ensuring proper functioning of warning systems & communication systems.

Ensuring mock drill of the rescue and relief teams

Home Guards, Police.

Preparing a map showing the location of temporary shelter camps with accessibility.

Identifying shelter/temporary shelter in high elevated places and arrangement of tents etc.

Identifying and mapping of disaster (of all kinds) prone areas

Ensuring formation of village level Disaster Management Committee through Block Development OfficersDissemination of warning: - Receiving warning

from reliable sources and cross checking them for authenticity.

Disseminating warning to District Level Officials/ Revenue/Field Functionaries/ PRIs and Co-ordination with the Revenue

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control room. Keeping the control

room active round the clock.

Disturbing duties to the district level officials, AC’s Panchayats and Field functionaries.

Arranging vehicles and public address systems for information dissemination.

Establishing coordination with the NGO’s and the village communities and assigning them duties.

Asking the people in the vulnerable areas to move to the shelters and to move their domesticated animals to safer places and to cooperate with the volunteers and other officials engaged in similar activities.Search, Rescue and Evacuation:- To coordinate with

NGOs/ CBOs/Police for support.

Arrangement & deployment of vehicles etc., for evacuation.

Evacuating people from marooned areas and administer emergent relief

Organizing trained taskforce members and deputing to be marooned and cut-

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off areas for evacuation.

Deployment of police for maintaining discipline and peace keeping during evacuation.

Mobilizing people to move to safe shelters.

Deployment of police/Fire Brigade for search and rescue.

Ensuring proper utilization of the rescue materials.

Providing rescue kits at the affected areas.

Distribution of Relief Materials: - Keeping a record of

the affected area and people so as to account for the relief materials needed.

Procurement and transportation of relief materials to affected areas.

Arrangement of free kitchen in the shelter camps & affected areas and assigning the responsibilities to officials for proper distribution.

Coordinating with the NGOs/ CBOs.

Encouraging other voluntary organizations from

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outside for rescue and relief operation.

Distribution of basic medicines and disinfectants to prevent epidemic.

Ensuring health care activities by the CDMO in the shelter camps & through mobile units/temporary health in regular intervals.

Ensuring cattle health activities by the CDVO through Mobile units/ temporary health camps in the affected areas.

Ensuring that there is enough storage of food and pure water in the shelters.

Monitoring all the activities in the affected areas.

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Short term measures: - Formation of special

task force with required equipments

Assigning responsibilities for specific areas.

Emergency cleaning of debris to enable reconnaissance.

Cleaning fallen trees and branches from the roads to facilitate local relief work.

Forming a work

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team carrying emergency tool kits.

Deployment of towing vehicles, earth moving equipments, cranes.

Construction of temporary roads.

Keeping national and other highways clear from disaster effects.

Assessment of damage.

Temporary supply of flood drinking water and medicines to the shelters and affected areas.

Arrangement for safe shelter for animals.

Providing the lighting facilities for shelter places.

Deployment of home guards and constables to maintain law and order.

Providing temporary arrangements for income generation for the affected people.

Drought resistance short duration paddy seeds to be made available to farmers.

Encouraging NGOs/INGOs from outside to carry out restoration and

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reconstruction works.

Ensuring crop insurance.

Supervising all the activities.

Long Term Measures: - Immediate

restoration of road communication, irrigation system, educational institutions, Government institutions, electrical installation, drinking water supply, construction of IAY houses for the BPL families and massive area plantation to maintain ecological balance.

Meeting with district level officials/Officials at Headquarter and chalk out emergency plan with vulnerable areas and resource list.

Co-ordination meeting NGOs/ PRIs and assignment of duties.

Pre-positioning of staff in the likely cut off areas.

Arrange food and other basic requirement for emergency response.

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Collect information from different areas and to act accordingly.

Co-ordination meeting with officials at Headquarters by 12 hours intervals and 24 hours intervals with the field officials.

Regular collection of situation report of the risk and vulnerable areas from the officers assign for the purpose.

Provision for administering emergent relief and the other basic needs.

Contact with SRC for supply of temporary shelter materials.

Keeping in touch for supply of food articles procuring whole sellers.

Deputation of volunteers to different probable affected areas.

Helping the evacuees for returning to their houses.

Immediate arrangement of free kitchen in the cut off and inaccessible areas.

Relief distribution. Monitoring of relief

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distribution. Provision of drinking

water. Provision of medical

facilities. Repair/restoration of

roads. Transportation of

relief and human resources.

Role and responsibilities of the District Health Officer (DHO): -Phase Activities Other officials

to be involvedResources/

equipments to be procured from

Pre-Disast

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Preparedness and warning dissemination: - Stock piling of life

saving drugs/ ORS packets/Halogen tablets on receipt of warning from the Collector/DCR.

Transmission of messages to all PHCs to stock medicines and keep the medical staff ready.

Disease surveillance and transmission of reports to the higher authorities on a daily basis.

Vaccination. To obtain and

transmit information on natural calamities from the DCR.

Ensuring distribution of areas of operation among the mobile team.

DHO, Medical Officers of PHCs/ ICDS, CDPOs NGOs, CBOs, private practitioner in the locality/ first aid trainers.

Medicines, required medical equipments, First aid kits, ambulances, public address systems, mobile vans, tents.

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Pre distribution of basic medicines to the people who are likely to be affected.

Shifting the patients who are in critical situation to the district hospital.

Awareness messages to stop the outbreak of epidemics.

Conducting mock drills.

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Rescue and Evacuation: - Constitute mobile

teams and visit the worst affected areas.

Disinfection of of drinking water sources.

Opening of site operation camps.

Regular health check-up at shelter camp & affected areas.

Assigning responsibilities to the medical officers for close monitoring of health camps.

DHO, Medical officers of PHCs, ICDS, CDPOs, NGOs, CBOs, private practitioner in the locality, first aid trainers

Rescue team, volunteers at the shelters, police, fire officers, trained volunteers.

Medicines, required medical equipments, first aid kits, ambulances, ambulances, public address systems, mobile vans, tents

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Restoration and rehabilitation: - Organization of

health camps. Deploying mobile

fully equipped and manned medical vans.

Close monitoring of health camps.

Ensuring adequate quantities of medicine/disinfectants.

DHO, Medical officers of PHCs, ICDS, CDPOs, NGOs, CBOs, private practitioner in the locality, first aid trainers

Rescue team, volunteers at the shelters, police, fire officers, trained

Medicines, required medical equipments, first aid kits, ambulances, ambulances, public address systems, mobile vans, tents

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Making sure that there is no outbreak of water borne diseases/malnutrition.

Co-ordination with the District Rehabilitation Committees, other line departments, NGOs/ICDS projects, village Committee, PHD, R WSS, etc.

volunteers.

Role and responsibilities of the Superintendent of Police (SP): -Phase Activities Other officials to be

involvedResources/ equipments

to be procured fromPre-

Disaster

Preparedness and warning dissemination of warning: - Reception of warning

from the DCR. Communication

establishment with district and sub-division/ GP control rooms and departments offices within the division.

Alerting the team force for deployment at the time of calamity.

To issue directive to police field functionaries to co-operate with revenue personnel in management of relief operation

Home guard/Police forces, AC/ Tahsildars, SIs

VHF, other improved telecommunication systems.

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Rescue and Evacuation: - Clearance of roads

and other means of transportation.

Home guard/Police forces, AC/ Tahsildars, Sis

NCC, NSS, trained

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Traffic management and patrolling of all highways and other access roads to disaster sites.

Making sure that discipline is maintained.

Assistance to district authorities for taking necessary action against hoarders, black marketers and those found manipulating relief materials

Co-ordination with fire personnel.

Provision of security in transit camps/feeding centers/relief camps/cattle camps/co-operative food stores and distribution centers.

Safe guarding of belongings of evacuees.

Distribution of Relief: - Maintaining laws and

order at the shelters and the relief camps.

Co-ordination with military service personnel in the area.

Deploying officers/police personnel to record death cases.

Assisting the community in organizing emergency

volunteers local youth, NGOs/CBOs

equipments for clearance of roads and other related stuffs.

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transport. Assisting the District

Officials/NGOs in distribution of relief materials.

Providing escorts in transit of relief materials to the relief camps/affected areas.

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Short term measures: - FIR of the disasters,

the damages and the death cases.

Assisting in collection of damage statistics of private properties.

Maintaining law and order.

Long term measures: - Close co-ordination

with district administration and local/external NGOs in reconstruction and rehabilitation process.

Assisting the district authority whenever the need arises.

Periodical visits to the affected areas to ensure law and order

Vehicle communication systems.

Responsibilities of other Line Departments: -Designation of the

officer

Duties to be performed in normal time

Duties to be performed after

receiving 1st warning

Duties to be performed after the

disasterAsst.

Engineer/ He should see that the field staff

On receipt of the 1st warning it should be

Restoration of power lines on priority to:

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AEE, Electrical,

KPTCL/ PWD

checks the electrical line and replace old materials used in the power supply.He should see that all had wiring in service connections are rectified.He should enumerate the diesel sale available and his jurisdiction and keep it available.He should see that trees, branches etc., fall on electrical lines are out and removed.The field staff should see that electrical supply in the places where landslides may be serving is cut off.The field staff should be in touch with local panchayats and inform the situation at frequent intervals.To provide diesel generators to hospital water works, control room collector’s office in case of failure of powers.

communicated to all the sub ordinates staff.He should see that all the vehicles under his control be kept in perfect order.Alert the entire staff to return their headquarters and get in touch with immediate requirement.They should give wide publicity that houses consumers should arrange lanterns and battery light for use in case of power is out off.

1) Hospital, water supply

2) Control room3) Railway station and4) To other office on

priority as per list appended.

Live wires on ground should be removed promptly.Damaged or felled electrical poles should be immediately replaced and obstructions on roads should be get removed.

Asst. Engineer/

AEE, Irrigation

The branches to canal drain to be closed.The embankments

1st warning should be communicated to all the sub ordinate staff

Damages due to hazards to government properties, lives of

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should be strengthened.It should be checked whether the passage bridge and channels are in good condition.The obstruction in the canals if any should be got removed immediately to be enabling free flow of water.The bocks and shutters of the canals are to be checked and satisfied that they are in good condition.Water supply into canals should be out off by closing the sluices.The canals and drains should be free from constructing and they should be made available for free discharge of drain water.

and employees.They should be alerted to check whether the canals and drains are in proper condition to allow free flow of water.The situation tour should take their duty places and be readily available.

man and cattle etc., should be assessed and reported to Panchayats, Sub-collector concerned immediately.

Fire Officers

The Fire Engineers should alert and other vehicles should be kept in good working condition.Materials required for use in emergency should be indented for and kept in reserve.Message received

The 1st warning should be immediately communicated to fire stations.The staff should be called on for duty. Full complement of the staff should be available for the vehicles should be obtained and kept in reserve.

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from public on disaster for help should be immediately attended.Keep in touch with each of the other fire stations in the district.

Executive Engineer, Roads and Buildings

Government buildings should be inspected and necessary repairs to be got executed to withstanding hazards affected.Script for slides, pamphlets and cultural programmers should be got prepared immediately.Arrangements should be made to obtain poster and films by addressing the Director through the Collectors.Public addresses equipment should be obtained kept ready.The community radio sets available in the villages should be ascertained.The names of hamlets where they are not available to be

The 1st warning should be communicated immediately to all sub ordinate officers.Wide propaganda should be arranged.The sub divisional public relation officer should be available at their headquarter and got ready for disaster duty with short notice.Ensures that all community radio sets are in working condition.

Photographs of damages should be taken. The field staff should conveying formation regarding the quantum of disaster, loss of property, lives of men and cattle.They should be posted with up-to-date information and the information should be passed to the Collector immediately.

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reported.The public should be fully educated regarding the precautionary measures and after disaster through available media.Specific duties should be assigned to the field staff.The field staff should proceed to the place of work allotted.

Regional Transport

Officer

List of vehicles running condition to be requisitioned kept ready.

Availability of petrol, oils should be ensured.The RTOs and MVIs should be asked to serve requisition orders on owners of vehicles for duty.Soon after receipt of 1st warning all the public call officers to be informed to instruct the village panchayats, Post Master for dissemination of warning in the villages.All telephone sets to be informed of disaster warning soon after the receiver is lifted from the book as in the case of new year’s greetings and to request to telephone users to convey disaster warning to other

Electricity department for restoration.Roads and buildings for clearance.Restoration of Telephone lines to control room to Collector, Hospital, Fire Station, SP and other offices as per the list appended.

Motor Vehicle

Inspector

The MVI/AMVI will report before ADM (Relief)

Civil Supplies Officers

The Asst. Engineer and Junior Engineers will remain alert.

Divisional Manager, Telephone

Based on the experience on the previous disasters sufficient number of vehicles should be procured and kept in district headquartersTo contact all sub division control room and Collector’s Office.

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public.Provision of vehicles

Synopsis of mitigation plan: -Phase Activities Officials involved

Pre disaster

plan

Identification of disaster prone major accident hazard units and industries involving hazardous processes periodically and update.

Dept. of Factories

Hazard, risk and vulnerability (HRV) analysis has to be identified and reviewed periodically.

Management, CDC

All the identified major accident hazard units and industries involving hazardous process are required to develop a comprehensive on site emergency plan co-ordinating the resources available at the site against the HRV

Management, Dept. of Factories and Boilers

Mock rehearsals shall be schemed to assess the strength and weaknesses in the mitigation procedure.

Management Dept., District Crisis Group

Hording showing the Do’s and don’ts in the event of emergency shall be displayed at all strategic location around the plant to sensitize the public around the plant.

Management of Industries

Periodical training on first aid fire fighting and casualty handling during emergencies shall be programmed.

Management Police, Fire Services, Dist. Commandant

Identification of resources against the HRV Management The vulnerability area shall be periodically checked for its integrity and safe working conditions.

Management, Directorate Fire Services, Factories

Preparation of Resource directory showing the resources available in and around the industry.

Directorate of Factories, DCG

Community awareness programmed shall be designed by distributing pamphlets, classes highlighting about the hazards and do’s and don’ts in the event of emergency.

Management Police, Fire Services, Dist. Commandant

Duties and responsibilities of 1st responders’ viz., Fire Services, Police, Health, Home guards, shall be clearly defined and shall be

CDC, Police, Fire, Revenue

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informed.Periodical evaluation of resources at the control room

CDC, Fire Services

Identification of shelters, temporary shelter camps with accessibility and infrastructures

Revenue department

Identification of routes, rallying posts, parking places

Police, Fire Services

Listing and documenting the home guards required for law order, assistance to the police assistance at the temporary shelters

Dist. Commandant, Home guards

Preparation of list of experts to seek their opinion during emergency mitigation

CDC, Dept. of Factories

Ensuring proper functioning of warning and communication system. Updating of telephone numbers at the control room.

CDC, Revenue

Identification and listing of hospital - infrastructure facilities

DHO

Identification and listing of blood banks, medical shops, stockiest

DHO

Identification and listing of vehicles required for immediate requisition

RTO

Identification of listing of earth moving equipment, vehicles for transportation and documenting

RTO

Identifying resources for temporary electricity and lighting arrangement, identification and listing of personnel and support system for immediate action

KPTCL

Identifying NGOs for deployment to work at the rehabilitation centers and to derive resources

Revenue, CDC

Identification of any pollution effects due from the disasters and to advice CDC on the next course of action

KSPCB

Identification and supply of availability of potable water sources, water purification tablets, construction of temporary shelters and maintenance

PHE, Commissioner

Identification of safe shelters for animals Veterinary Dept.

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Synopsis of response plan: -Phase Activities Officials involvedDuring disaster

Disseminating information 1st Responders. CDC

Keeping the control room active round the clock.

CDC

Arrangement of vehicle and public address system for information dissemination.

Police

Distributing of duties to the district level officials, field functionaries on need basis.

CDC

Asking the people in the vulnerable areas to move to the shelters and to move their domesticated animals to shelter places and to co-operate with the volunteers and other officials engaged in similar activities.

Fire services, Police, Revenue, Veterinary Dept.

Informing the hospitals to be ready to receive the injured persons for immediate medical aid, and arrangement of special medical need if required.

Health Dept.

Constituting of mobile health teams to visit shelters.

Health Dept.

Arrangement and deployment of Fire Services, emergency response vehicles, first aid fire fighting personnel.

Fire services

Arrangement and deployment vehicles for evacuation of persons.

RTO

Arrangement and deployment of Home guards for law and order to work in association with Fire services and police.

Commandant Home guards

Arrangement of specialized equipment for mitigation .

RTO Management

Arrangement and deployment of Police for maintaining law and order.

Police

Traffic management and patrolling to the disaster site.

Police

Provision of security at the shelter. PoliceArrangement for evaluation of water and KSPCB

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air pollution due to the disaster.Management of deceased. Revenue, Health

Synopsis of recovery and rehabilitation: -Phase Activities Officials involvedPost

disasterAssessment of damages and preparation of comprehensive damage report.

CDC, Revenue, Management, KSPCB

FIRE the disaster, the damages and the death cases.

Police

Maintenance of Law and Order. PoliceEmergency cleaning of debris to enable reconnaissance.

Management, Fire Service, Police

Deployment of earth moving vehicles, cranes.

RTO

Temporary supply of food and drinking water and medicines to the shelter.

Corporation, Health, Revenue

Arrangement of shelter for animals and other requirements.

Veterinary

Providing of temporary lighting facilities to the shelters and the disaster area.

KPTCL

Deployment of Home guards and constables to maintain law and order.

Police, Dy Commandant, Home guards

Encouraging NGOs to carry restoration and reconstruction works.

Revenue

Supervising all the activities CDCCollection of progress reports and furnishing report to the Government.

CDC

OCCURRENCE OF DISASTERS IN THE PAST IN UTTAR KANNAD DISTRICT

Disasters 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Earthquake - - - - - - - - -Floods Yes - Yes - - - - Yes YesCyclones/ Heavy Rains

- - - - - - - Yes Yes

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Droughts Yes - - Yes Yes Yes Yes - YesIndustrial accidents

- - - - - - - - -

Fire - - - - - - - - -Road/rail accidents

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Building capsize

- - - - - - - - -

SEASONALITY OF HAZARDS IN UTTAR KANNAD DISTRICT:Type ofhazard

Jan Feb Mar

Apr May

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Flood √ √ √ √ √Drought √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Cyclone √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Fire √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Land Slide - - - - - - - - - - - -Accident √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Food poisoning

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Earthquake

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CHAPTER-4

INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMThis chapter contains information about various authorities and institutions, their roles and responsibilities at pre and post disaster situations, with a special emphasis about their importance when disaster event occurs.

The Disaster Management function at district level is assigned to the district disaster management authority (DDMA), headed by the deputy commissioner. The Uttar Kannad district comprises of members from various govt. Department, major industries & institutions in the district.

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THE DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY , UTTAR KANNAD.

1. Deputy Commissioner, Uttar Kannad. Chairman2. President Zilla Panchayath Uttar Kannad Co-Chairman3. Chief Executive Officer, Zp, Uttar Kannad Member4. Superintendent Of Police, Uttar Kannad Member5. District Health Officer, Uttar Kannad Member6. Executive Engineer, ZP, Uttar Kannad Member7. Joint Director, Agriculture Dept Uttar Kannad Member8. Addl. Deputy Commissioner, Uttar Kannad Chief Executive Officer

THE DISTRICT CRISES MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, Uttar Kannad.

1. Deputy Commissioner, Uttar Kannad. Chairman2. Additional Deputy Commissioner, Uttar Kannad Emergency Officer3. Superintendent Of Police, Uttar Kannad Member4. Chief Executive Officer, Zp, Uttar Kannad Member5. District Forest Officer, Uttar Kannad. Member6. Assistant Commissioner, Uttar Kannad, Member7. District Commondant,Home Guards, Uttar Kannad Member8. District Fire Officer, Uttar Kannad Member9. District Health Officer, Uttar Kannad Member10. Deputy Chief Controller Of Explosives, Uttar Kannad Member11. Regional Environmental Officer, Uttar Kannad Member12. Commissioner, CMC, Uttar Kannad Member13. Regional Transport Officer, Uttar Kannad Member14. Information & Publicity Officer, Uttar Kannad Member15. Joint Director Of Agriculture, Uttar Kannad Member16. Trade Union Leader, Uttar Kannad Member17. DD Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, Uttar Kannad. Member18. Senior Inspector Of Factories, Uttar Kannad Member19. Station Director, All India Radio, Uttar Kannad. Member

Incident Response System at District level :

Effective response planning requires realistic likely identification of response functions, assigning specific task to individual agencies and supply of goods commodities and services to given agencies this crisis response plan requires incident command system in place. The ICS is an on scene management system to deal with wide variety of disasters the ICS management function includes following 5 functions,

Command Operations Logistics Planning Finance

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Incident Response System teams forms an important component of IRS.

Flowchart showing command flow in IRS

The Deputy Commissioner as a district incident commander does the following;1. Assessment of situation2. Determine objectives and formulate strategy

3. Establish immediate priorities4. Establish incident command post5. Set up organizational structure & response6. Overall planning7. Approve & authorize implementation of actions by deferent agencies8. Ensure public safety measures

9. Co-ordinate between incident command post & general staff10. Co-ordinate between people & officers.11. Approve request for additional resources12. Approve the use of students NGO’s etc13. Authorize the release of information to the media14. Order the demobilization of teams at appropriate times.

The following officers act as Deputy to the district incident Response.1. Information officer (district information officer) – Keep a close watch & organize

media briefings.2. Liaison officer- (ADC)3. Safety officer (sub-division/ taluka police officer)

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INCIDENT

RESPONDSTAFF

Information Liaison safety

Operation Logistics

Planning

Finance/Admin

Functions of ICS1. Operation functions – to mobilizea. Ground or surface based tactical resourcesb. Aviation resourcesc. Staging areas (temporary location)2. Planning function – collects evaluate processes and disseminates information to manage an incident. Involves the activation of followinga. Resources unitb. Situation unitc. Documentation unitd. De-mobilization unit3. Logistic function.- responsible for facilities transportation, communication, supplies, equipment maintenance food services, medical services & ordering services. This involves following 6 unitsa. Supply unitb. Facilities unitc. Ground support unitd. Communication unite. Food unitf. Medical unit4. Finance/ administrative functions- to manage all financial aspects of an incident.

Comprises following unitsa. Time unitb. Procurement unitc. Compensation/claim unitd. Cost unit

Duties and responsibilities of key functionaries in the district The emergency responsibilities of key persons in the district are listed below. These

duties and responsibilities are common to all types of major emergencies or disasters,(i.e., Natural or Manmade). The Emergency Organization Members will prepare, maintain and be guided by these during any major disaster in the district. Individuals assigned to these functions are expected to co-ordinate their actions with the Deputy Commissioner, who is the District Disaster Manager, will co-ordinate the overall action with all other agencies involved including the District Administration.

It may be noted that depending on the type of emergency and also availability of staff and resources, functions of various agencies may vary. At times, each person may be required to assume additional responsibilities in addition to their normal duties. This would be the prerogative of Deputy Commissioner to assign the additional responsibilities to the members of the emergency organization.

It may be necessary to develop agreements with neighboring districts or other organizations if resources are not available within the district for some of these functions

Following are the duties and responsibilities of the members of the Emergency Organization. These are general in nature and applicable to all types of emergencies.

District Disaster Manager (Deputy Commissioner)

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Deputy: Additional Deputy CommissionerThe Deputy Commissioner prepares, maintains and keeps updated the District Disaster Management Plan for prevention and minimization of injury and damage caused by a major emergency or disaster. Prompt and effective response to a major emergency or disaster, relief and recovery, is in consonance with the District Disaster Management Plan. The responsibility includes initiating and maintaining co-ordination and co-operation with various agencies involved , provide prompt information, take decisions and providing infrastructure facilities as requested, to mobilize, direct, and co-ordinate the emergency management staffs during emergency.Following are the main functions of the Dy.Cmmissioner during any emergency

Declaration of emergency after confirming the magnitude of the disaster. Activate the Emergency Control Room at Deputy Commissioner’s office and make

it functional. Co-ordinate and establish contact with all agency involved in the emergency

actions. Ensure setting up of Local Emergency Control Room close to the scene of accident

or at Taluk headquarters where the disaster has struck. Ensure actions have been initiated to contain the emergency. Have overall supervision of all the emergency relief operations. Initiate evacuation of people from affected area with the assistance of police, fire

and other agencies. Depending on type of emergency, mobilize additional resources like heavy lifting

gears line cranes, bulldozers for rescue and mitigation operation. Set-up safe shelters for evacuated people and ensure they are provided with food

and medical attention as the need be. Monitor progress or disaster especially in case of natural disasters like cyclone or

floods by getting information from various agencies involved and mobilize additional support to mitigate the effects of disaster.

Keep the State Administration informed regarding the disaster and the steps taken to contain the same.

Issue statement to the press (both print and electronic media) on the prevailing conditions and the steps being taken by the District Administration to mitigate effects of the disaster.

Get mutual aid from neighboring districts the Major Hazard Industries or seek the assistance of voluntary organization.

If required, set-up mobile first aid centre or temporary health centres in the affected area or in the safe shelters.

Visit the scene of the disaster to have first hand information about the rescue or mitigative operations that are being carried out.

In case of floods, carry out aerial survey of the affected area to have preliminary estimates of the extent of damage caused.

District Disaster Manager (Deputy Commissioner)Deputy: Additional Deputy CommissionerThe Deputy Commissioner prepares, maintains and keep updated the District Disaster Management Plan for prevention and minimization of injury and damage caused by a major emergency or disaster. Prompt and effective response to a major emergency or

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disaster, relief and recovery, is in consonance with the District Disaster Management Plan. The responsibility includes initiating and maintaining co-ordination and co-operation with various agencies involved , provide prompt information, take decisions and providing infrastructure facilities as requested, to mobilize, direct, and co-ordinate the emergency management staffs during emergency.

Following are the main functions of the Dy.Cmmissioner during any Emergency

Declaration of emergency after confirming the magnitude of the disaster. Activate the Emergency Control Room at Deputy Commissioner’s office and

make it functional. Co-ordinate and establish contact with all agency involved in the emergency

actions. Ensure setting up of Local Emergency Control Room close to the scene of

accident or at Taluk headquarters where the disaster has struck. Ensure actions have been initiated to contain the emergency. Have overall supervision of all the emergency relief operations. Initiate evacuation of people from affected area with the assistance of police, fire

and other agencies. Depending on type of emergency, mobilize additional resources like heavy lifting

gears line cranes, bulldozers for rescue and mitigation operation. Set-up safe shelters for evacuated people and ensure they are provided with food

and medical attention as the need be. Monitor progress or disaster especially in case of natural disasters like cyclone

or floods by getting information from various agencies involved and mobilize additional support to mitigate the effects of disaster.

Keep the State Administration informed regarding the disaster and the steps taken to contain the same.

Issue statement to the press (both print and electronic media) on the prevailing conditions and the steps being taken by the District Administration to mitigate effects of the disaster.

Get mutual aid from neighboring districts the Major Hazard Industries or seek the assistance of voluntary organization.

If required, set-up mobile first aid centre or temporary health centres in the affected area or in the safe shelters.

Visit the scene of the disaster to have first hand information about the rescue or mitigative operations that are being carried out.

In case of floods, carry out aerial survey of the affected area to have preliminary estimates of the extent of damage caused.

To co-ordinate with the state government through Principal Secretary, Dept. of Labor, Govt. of Karnataka and mobilize the help of Army/Navy/Air force or other agencies are requires.

Call off emergency after confirming that all the actions have been taken to normalize the conditions and it is safe for people to re-enter the affected areas.

Disaster Manager (Assistant commissioner)Alternate: - Tahsildar

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The concerned Assistant Commissioner is Disaster Manager and he would rush to the Local Emergency Control Room (LECR) which is set up at the taluk headquarter of the affected taluk. He would function as the link between the affected area and the District Disaster Manager based at the main ECR located in the Deputy Commissioner office at Dharwad.Following are the main functions during any emergency

Set up the LECR at the concerned Taluk headquarters or at a safe place close to the scene of the disaster.

Depending on the nature of emergency, co-ordinate with the various agencies at local level.

Initiate the rescue operation with the help of local police, fire or other voluntary organizations and mutual aid members.

Have close interaction with the Site Controller to ensure proper actions have been taken.

Visit the affected area to gain first hand information of various steps being taken to mitigate the effects of the disaster.

Keep the main Emergency Control Room at district head quarters informed about the developments on a regular basis and request for additional help by way of resources or specialized manpower or equipment

TASK FORCE FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT DURING EMERGENCIESAssistant Commissioner

(To communicate with core committee, supervise and co-ordinate between Depts.)

AEE, PWD Dy. SP/CPI Tahasildar TalukMedicalOfficer

AEE, ZP AnimalHusbandry& VeterinaryServices

To provide transport to evacuees andUndertake repairs to roads And buildings.

To maintainlaw and orderand providefree passageto evacuees

To providefood,drinkingwater andmilk

To co-ordinatewith PHCs andprovideMedical relief.

To provide cleandrinking water,temporaryshelters (schoolbuildings etc.,)

To providefodder andveterinaryservices

SITE CONTROLLER (Tahsildar of affected Taluk)Alternate: - Deputy TahsildarThe Site Controller would be at the scene of the disaster or accident and would be reporting to the Disaster Manager located in the Local Emergency Control Room. He is the person who is dealing with the disaster directly in association with the various other emergency services. He would be in direct contact with the Disaster Manager based at the Local Emergency Control Room (LECR).

His responsibilities vary widely depending on the type of emergency. It could be a natural disaster like flood the effects are wide spread where rescue work would be of main concern. It could be a road accident involving a tanker carrying hazardous chemical where quick action has to be taken to arrest the leakage, if any, followed by evacuation of people if required.

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Following are the main functions any emergency: - Take measures to mitigate the emergency in association with various

emergencies services like fire and police. Keep in constant touch with the Local Emergency Control Room at taluk head

quarters with available means of communication and keep Disaster Manager informed about the developments on regular basis.

Request for additional help like specialized manpower or equipment to effectively handle the emergency.

Rescue and evacuate the people from affected area and shift them to safe shelters.

Ensure setting up of safe shelters with basic amenities for food sanitation. Mobilize medical professional with the help of ECR or LECR and ensure the

affected persons are given medical attentions. Arrange to shift the injured or sick to specialized hospitals if need be.

Law and order function: Superintendent of PoliceAlternate: - Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO)It is observed that the police are the first agency to reach the site during any emergency. The local police initiate the emergency action even before the declaration of emergency and setting up of the ECR at Deputy Commissioner Office, Dhawad. Even though the main function of the Police is to maintain law and order, it is observed that most of the rescue and relief operation is initiated by the police before arrival of full-fledged rescue teams.Following are the main functions of Police (at various) levels during any emergencySuperintendent of Police (SP)After receiving instructions from Deputy Commissioner, the Superintendent of Police will rush to the ECR and establish contact with the local police station. He would then direct implementation of the action plan through the police station nearest to the scene of disaster. Depending on the type of disaster, ensure cordoning off the affected area by the local police.

Mobilize additional police force from various sources depending on the requirement.

Ensure co-ordination with various police and other agencies involved in handling the disaster.

If necessary mobilize the home guards.SDPO of the concerned Sub Division:The SDPO of the sub-division where the disaster has struck would get in touch with the nearest police station and ensure the police team is rushed to the scene of the emergency. His main function would be to act as link between scene of the accident and the Emergency Control Room at Dharwad.

On receiving information from the Emergency Control Room, he would rush to the site, assess the situation, obtain first hand information, take control of the overall situation.

Alert district administration to mobilize Reserve Police personnel for deployment for traffic regulations, supervision of evacuation and security duties.

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Alert area District Commandant of Home guards to mobilize home guards, as necessary (and keep the SP informed).

Arrange for necessary transportation vehicles for rescue operation in consultation with RTO.

Arrange for necessary ambulances and other medical facilities for the affected persons in co-ordination with various government and non-governmental agencies.

Arrange for removal of the dead bodies, identifications and proper preservation. Prepare list of missing persons and take immediate steps to trace them. Communicate the information to other agencies through police control room. Keep in constant touch with ECR to ascertain latest status and intimate police

personnel with up to date information regarding response actions and further instructions.

Arrange for relief to policemen handling the emergency situation.Circle Inspector: The Circle Inspector of the concerned area would also rush to the scene of the accident and direct the various operations like maintaining law and order, barricading and diversion of traffic away from the scene of accident. His main functions would include:

Maintain direct contact with the local police station through the police mobile van.

Keep monitoring the progress of various mitigative and rescue measures being undertaken.

Ensure police personnel are given updated information for announcement during the emergency.

Mobilize government and private buses through RTO for evacuation. Ensure that the bus/vehicle drivers are properly instructed regarding areas to be

visited and routes to be taken during evacuation. Ensure security duty personnel are at their posts and that only authorized

personnel/vehicles are allowed to enter the emergency/affected area with proper identity cards.

Police Sub Inspector of nearest Police StationThe local police station plays an important role during any Industrial disaster in the industrial area around concerned area as well as during any road accident in the district involving a tanker carrying hazardous chemicals.

Divert traffic away from the scene of accident on major roads. Set up barricades and regulate crowd in affected area.

Warn and advice people about emergency using vehicle mounted with Public Address system in the affected area.

Evacuate people and livestock in affected areas using rescue routes identified in advance (depending on wind direction in case of gas leak),

Provide relief to victims till arrival of rescue team. Maintenance of law and order at the scene of emergency and prevention of anti

social elements from taking advantage of the situation. Ensure law and order and maintain security in evacuated areas. Assist in rendering first aid medical help to those in need,

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Ensure police personnel on emergency duty receive proper briefing about possible hazardous effects and are provided with personal protective equipment.

Traffic Police:Depending on the type of disaster, the traffic police would take control of the traffic movement in the district. During a natural disaster like cyclone or floods the roads may be cut off for a longer period and hence traffic police play a very important role in handling any such emergencies. Their duties would include

Stop traffic approaching the affected area and advise the crew regarding the impending danger.

Ensure tankers containing hazardous chemicals are parked in safe places. Check for alternate routes and divert the traffic in a controlled manner to

prevent congestion in diversions. Keep close liaison with other police agencies and assist in crowd control around

the affected area. Make way for emergency and relief vehicles on priority basis. Monitor the condition of the blocked road and resume normal traffic only when

the affected area is declared safe.

Rehabilitation function: Chief executive officer & Project Director(DUDC)Alternate; Executive Officer, Tq. Panchayath & Chief Officer of affected townThe first and the foremost challenge after a relief operation is rehabilitation of victims. The CEO & PD sits in DCR and co-ordinates with officers of line departments and local bodies.Main functions:

Takes position in DCR and ensure the presence of their officers at sites of operation

Receives directions of the dy.commissioner and provides him the required feedback about rehabilitation arrangements

Prepare the list of govt. /pvt. Buildings which may be used as temporary shelters in advance.

Put up temporary sheds if buildings are not available To ensure sanitary operations through local bodies To ensure repair and reconstruction of infrastructure in case of damage To mobilize local men and materials if required.

Factory Inspectorate: Dy. Chief Inspector of Factories

Alternate: - Senior Inspector of Factories.Factory Inspectorate plays an important role during any industrial and transportation disaster in which there is large-scale release of hazardous chemicals. In case of such disaster, the Dy. Chief Inspector of Factories or Sr. Inspector of Factories would position themselves in the ECR and help the District Administration by providing expert advice for minimizing the effect of such a disaster.Main functions:

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Ensure the on-site emergency management plan of the affected industry (in case of an industrial disaster) has been activated and the mitigate measures are taken to safeguard the people present in the premises.

Visit the site of accident to ensure proper measures are taken to control the situation.

Speed up help from mutual aid members, if required to contain the emergency. Mobilize the technical experts for advice if required. Inspect the area along with the tech. Co-coordinators and report to Deputy

Commissioner for giving all clear signals.Fire fighting function: District Fire OfficerAlternate: - Station Fire OfficerThe Divisional fire Officer/Station Officer will place himself in the main Emergency Control entre and maintain continuous contact on VHF with the Station Officer at the site. Depending on the need, the Divisional Fire Officer will place himself at the site and maintain contact with the Deputy Commissioner in the Main Emergency Control Centre. The Station Officer/ Sub-Officer/Asst. Sub-Officer of the fire station closest to the scene of disaster will direct fire-fighting operations at the site and keep the Divisional fire officer/station officer informed of the developments at the site.Main functions:

Initiate rescue and fire fighting operation with available means. Ensure that all fire fighters use proper personnel protective equipment while fighting a fire or controlling gas leak.

Help the District Administration in evacuation of people from affected zones using escape routes decided in advance depending on the wind direction.

Continuously evaluate the situation and decide the necessity to call in additional Fire Engines from neighboring taluks/district.

Mobilize the services of the home guards for firefighting through the police. He wills advice the Deputy Commissioner on the extent of evacuation necessary. Preserve valuable evidences, which may be useful for investigation later on. Ensure availability of water and make arrangement for private water tanker

carriers. When the emergency is over, carry out joint inspection of affected areas along

with site controller and Technical experts to ensure the emergency is under control.

Send the message of “SAFE” to DC/SP etc to enable him to officially call off the emergency.

Civil Defense function: District Commandant, (Home Guards)Alternate: - Dy. District CommandantDistrict Commandant/Dy. Commandant will position themselves in the Emergency Control Room and assist the District Administration in mitigating the emergency. They would be continuous in contact with the field officer/units.Main functions:

Assist the Police or Fire personnel in carrying out their duties. Carry out rescue and evacuation operation in close association with other

emergency agencies.

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Evacuated areas would need to be guarded against looting.

Public works/highway function: Superintendent EngineerAlternate: - Executive EngineerDepending on type and location of the disaster, the in-charge of the PWD/Highway or Irrigation department representatives would make them available at the ECR and maintain close contact with their engineers who would be at the scene of the disaster.Main functions: -

Help the police to divert traffic away from the scene of accident along the entire major roads.

Ensure diversion routes are in good condition and traffic does not get jammed. Exhibit proper diversion signs conspicuously at suitable places.

Provide the mobile crane/heavy earthmoving equipment for the purpose of salvage operation.

Provide necessary assistance as required and directed by Deputy Commissioner/Superintendent of Police.

Transportation function: Road transport officer (RTO)Alternate: Asst.RTOThe transportation department plays an important role during any type of disaster as it would involve large-scale evacuation of people in the affected area. RTO/ARTO would be based at ECR and assist the District Administration in mitigating the emergency.Main functions:

Deploy required number of buses with drivers to evacuate people to safe shelters.

Mobilize various earth moving equipment and other heavy machinery from different sources required for rescue operation.

Provide mobile workshop if required for urgent repairs/breakdown. Provide assistance as required and directed by Superintendent of Police/Deputy

Commissioner.

Health function: District Health Officer (DHO)Alternate: Taluk Health Officer.The DHO/THO would be based in the ECR and assist District Administration in ensuring prompt health care to all affected people through their network in affected areas.Main functions:

On receiving the information about the emergency DHO will mobilize all the available medical & paramedical Staff for handling emergency.

Rush medical teams from the nearby hospitals to the scene of the disaster or safe shelters nearby.

Set up first aid centre at the affected area and rescue shelters. Mobilize all the available ambulances and assist in shifting the injured/affected

persons requiring the additional attention to hospitals. Alert all government & private hospitals to meet any emergency and line of

treatment to be followed. Alert blood banks to maximize their stock.

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Set up temporary emergency wards with medical facilities to receive the affected victims.

Inform all the doctors/para medicals regarding the nature of emergency as per the message received from the ECR and also inform about the line of treatment to be followed.

Ensure sufficient stock of drugs and other medical facilities are available. Keep in touch with the district Emergency Control Room and Deputy

Commissioner and appraise him of the situation and advice him on additional help required from outside agencies.

Welfare function :Dy. Director, Food and Civil SupplyAlternate: - Assistant Director, Food and civil SupplyThe DD/AD, F&CS, would be based in the Emergency Control Room and assist the District Administration in running the safe shelters and relief centres set up during the disaster.Main functions:

Will be overall in-charge or Relief and Rehabilitation activities. Identify the rehabilitation centre in advance and establish them in shortest

possible time. Arrange for orderly transportation of population from the emergency zone and

adjacent villages in case evacuation has been ordered by Deputy Commissioner. Co-ordinate with the other departments connected with relief measures. Provide basic amenities such as food, drinking water and sanitation at the

rehabilitation centers. Distribute food packets at the affected areas to the people, emergency services

agencies such as police, fire fighting personnel and others. Exercise any other powers to seek any assistance from the local authorities’ in

achieving this objective. Establish contact with the voluntary organizations for assistance. To ensure that necessary arrangements are made for the orderly return of all

villagers to their respective places once the Deputy Commissioner informs about the termination of the emergency.

Information function: District Information OfficerAlternate: - Assistant Information Officer.The District Information Officer would be based in the Emergency Control Room during any disaster and assist the district authorities in smooth operation.Main functions: -

Upon receiving the information from District Administration, the information officer should co-ordinate with media for giving information regarding emergency.

Co-ordinate with the affected victims’ families for giving information of their dear ones if missing/dead/injured.

Pollution control function: Dy. Environment OfficerAlternate: - Assistant Environment Officer

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The representative of the Pollution Control Board would be based in the Emergency Control Room during any disaster and ensure the environmental damage is kept minimum.Main functions: -

Mobilize all possible resources at his disposal and keep the laboratory functioning for analysis of pollutants and emissions.

Rush the team to the affected area for collection of samples and analyze the same.

Keep the Emergency Control Room informed about the possible effect on human life as well as environment and corrective actions taken to minimize the same.

OFF SITE EMERGENCY PLAN AT A GLANCE

CHART

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Supdt. of Police,Karwar

Dy. Commissioner,

UK Karwar

Principal Secy. to Govt. of

Karnataka, Revenue Dept.,

Chief Exe. Officer, Z.P.,

Asst. Comr, Karwar

Dvl. Fire Officer, Karwar

Dist. Surgeon, Karwar

Dist.Health Officer, Karwar

Dy. Director of Factories Karwar

Pollution Control Brd

Karwar

Asst. Dir. of Factories,

Karwar

Senior Geologist (M), DMG, Karwar

RTO, Karwar

Dy. Dir. Animal

Husbandry Karwar

Exe. Engr, PHE,

Karwar

Joint Director of Agriculture,

Karwar

Dy. Chief Controller

of Explosives,

Karwar

Executive Engineer,

KEB. Karwar

Depot Controller,

KSRTC. Karwar

Dy. Dir. of Fisheries Karwar

Dist. Information

Officer Karwar

General Manager, Telecom, Karwar

NGO Voluntary

Organisation

Private Hospitals

Govt. Hospitals,

Karwar

Dy. Dir. Public Instr,

Karwar

Commr, CMC,

KarwarCommr,

CMC, SirsiCommr,

CMC,Dandeli

Assistant Commissioner Kumta

Assistant Commissioner Bhatkal

Assistant Commissio

ner Sirsi

Executive Officer, TP

KarwarTahsildar,

KarwarTahsildar,

AnkolaTahsildar,

KumtaTahsildar, Honnavar

Tahsildar, Bahtkal

Tahsildar,Sirsi

Tahsildar, Siddapur

Tahsildar, Yellapur

Tahsildar, Mundgod

Tahsildar, Haliyal

Tahsildar, Joida

Deputy Secretary, ADM Z.P.,

Karwar

Chief Planning Officer,

Z.P., Karwar

Trucks Association

Bus/Taxi Owners

AssociationARTO Sirsi

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Dy. Supdt. of Police, Karwar.

Site Controller of MAH unit

Addl. Deputy Commissioner, UK

Karwar(Nodal Agency)

TV/Radio/PressKarwar

CHAPTER-5

MITIGATION PLAN

Mitigation, Definition

Mitigation and Prevention are used as synonyms. Some prefer to drop the term Mitigation and use only Prevention. The term Mitigation can be comprised in the term Prevention. Mitigation means to reduce the severity of the human and material damage caused by the disaster. Prevention is to ensure that human action or natural phenomena do not result in disaster or emergency. Primary prevention is to reduce -avert- avoid the risk of the event occurring, by getting rid of the hazard or vulnerability, e.g. to avoid overcrowding, deforestation and to provide services. Healthier people in a healthy environment will be less vulnerable to most hazards. E.g. immunizing people against smallpox made them less vulnerable to the virus, and slowly eradicated the disease. Secondary prevention means to recognize promptly the event and to reduce its effects, e.g. by staying alert to possible displacements of population; by being ready to provide immunization, food, clean water, sanitation and health care to refugees. Healthier people in a healthy environment will also be more capable to overcome the emergency.Principal Objectives of Mitigation

Save lives Reduce economic disruption Decrease vulnerability/increase capacity RISK REDUCTION Decrease chance/level of conflict

Mitigative measures to be taken in case of natural Disaster.

• Slowing down the spreading of mine, industrial and forest fires and their mitigation

• Damage due to earthquake, landslides and other mass movements can be minimized through early warning systems and timely evacuation of population. Drainage, sub surface drainage, embankments, strengthening of slopes, raising vegetation on sloppy surfaces, constructing of culverts etc. helps mitigating the damage.

• In case of earth quakes emergency evacuation, scratch resume and relief from important action plan in disaster management

• Programs of disaster management/ mitigation encompass a wide range of options ranging from issuance flood warnings to reduction of flooding to actual evacuation.

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1) Drought Mitigation Plan:Drought is a normal, recurrent feature of climate and characterized in terms of its spatial extension, intensity and duration. Conditions of drought appear when rainfall is deficient in relation to the statistical multi-year average for a region, over an extended period of a season or a year, or even more. Drought is a temporary aberration unlike aridity, which is a permanent feature of climate.

Drought produces wide-ranging impacts that span across many sectors of the economy and are felt far beyond the area experiencing physical drought. Direct or primary impacts of droughts are usually associated with reduced agricultural production; depleted water levels; higher livestock mortality rates and damage to wildlife and fish habitats. When direct impacts have multiplier effect through the economy and society, they are referred to as indirect impacts in terms of reduced income for farmers and agri-business, increased prices for food and timber, unemployment, reduced purchasing capacity and demand for consumption, default on agricultural loans, and reduction in agricultural employment leading to migration etc.

Drought Mitigation

Mitigation measures are initiatives undertaken to reduce the incidence or minimize impacts of drought. Besides drought proofing, these measures help in adapting to climate change, restoring ecological balance and bringing development benefits to the people. However, drought mitigation programmes are not to be construed stand-alone interventions that are to be implemented only in the wake of a drought; but must form part of developmental planning in the domain of soil conservation, watershed development and forestry. As such, drought mitigation measures are to be mainstreamed in regular development programmes of Central and State Governments.

Government’s policy towards drought management has changed considerably over the years and now rests upon early warning & preparedness, crisis management response, medium and long-term drought mitigation measures with greater application of state-of-the art technology and scientific tools. A number of Central Governments Schemes/Programmes have evolved over time to address the need for medium and long-term drought mitigation requirements. Notable among them are Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP), subsuming erstwhile Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP)), National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), Swarna-jayanthi Grameen Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY), Fodder & Feed Development Scheme etc. Besides, various area development programmes by State Governments either through their own resources or with Government of India’s support like Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF), Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) are contributing significantly to enhance drought resilience. Central and State Governments continue to consider further possibilities of reorienting/synergizing regular development programs for achieving a robust drought resilient regime.

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Structural Mitigation Measures for Droughta) Artificial recharging of ground water, watershed programmes in privately owned small/marginal farms, laying of pipes/channels for exclusive transportation of water to dry areas;

b) Programme for reconstruction and preservation of traditional water harvesting structures, construction of canals for transportation of water from surplus to non-surplus areas, establishment of cost-effective drip /sprinkle irrigation practices etc.

c) Construction of watershed structures at the right place where water recharge can be enhanced/will be used for life saving irrigation at critical stages of crop growth and during drought situations.

d) Construction of “Community Ponds” through Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI) and maintenance by levying user charges.

e) Augmentation of agro-based food processing industries in rural areas for sustenance of employment,

f) Establishing chain of cold storages to minimise post-harvest losses along with adaptation of appropriate post-harvest management practices like pre cooling, cold storages and refrigerated transport. Pre-harvest losses due to diseases and pests can also be minimized through better management practices;

g) Construction of shelters for cattle and development of infrastructure for storage and transportation of dry and green fodder etc.;

h) Ensuring provision of medicines and critical health care in the risk prone areas during drought for humans and animals;

i) Ensuring efficient functioning of the PDS in drought affected areas;

j) Provision of adequate infrastructure for dissemination of weather based advisories to the farming community on real-time basis in regional languages through extension machineries;

k) Providing credit promptly in the drought affected areas and extending marketing and price support to farmers;

l) Insurance products need to be developed for different agro-climatic zones providing coverage against drought. The Central/State Governments need to promote, agricultural insurance programmes and ensure that farmers are informed about the availability of insurance products and educate them about the need for managing their yield and income risks through insurance coverage;

m) Identifying, procuring and keeping in readiness drought proofing materials in required quantities before the onset of monsoon season such as :- Seed & fodder Plan (including alternative varieties, mini kits etc. keeping in view the impending drought);

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Non-Structural Mitigation Measures for Drought:

For creating an enabling environment for the mitigation measures existing laws including the following (illustrative) would need to be considered/reviewed/updated:-

(i) Revisiting Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act/Operational Guidelines of MGNREGS to include/strengthen drought mitigation measures;

(ii) Updating of State Scarcity Relief Manuals which replaced the erstwhile famine codes on the lines of Manual for Drought Management at National level;

(iii)Establishing a definite procedure and fixing of time frame for attending to drought relief measures;

(iv) Establishing an appropriate water regulatory regime in consultation with the States; and

(v) Empowerment of Panchayats, Municipalities, Local bodies and inclusion of drought mitigation measures as part of their role in Eleventh and Twelfth Schedules of Constitution of India.

FMD CONTOL PROGRAMME:- FMD is a highly Infectious & Economically Important Disease of cloven footed animals. To control this disease, Proper Control measures have been taken in our Dist. FMD-CP Programme had been initiated from 2011-12, Under this programme ,animals are vaccinated Twice in a year. During 2013-14 under, 5th Round of FMD control programme 460767 animals have been vaccinated.6th round vaccination Programme is scheduled from Feb-2014. Due to satisfactory Vaccinations & Strict control measures outbreak of Foot & Mouth disease in our district was comparatively mild and was recorded in Inducted animals only. During the months of October-2013 and November-2013, 16 animals died due to FMD outbreak. Out of 16 animals died due to FMD, Compensation of Rs 2, 80,200=00 for 14 animals already distributed to Livestock owners & settlement of Claims for remaining two died animals is in progress

AWARENESS CAMPS:- Farmers are enlightened regularly regarding Various Animal Husbandry activities in Grama Sabhas, Kissan Samparka Sabhas,& Health Camps by Extension officers ( AH & VS) & Veterinary Officers of the Department.

Regular Training Programmes regarding Modern Animal Husbandry, activities have been conducted at Veterinary Assistant Training Centre, to para veterinary staff & Farmers with information leaflets, Booklets, brochures’ & also with display charts, ensuring adaptation of Modern Methods to prevent disease outbreak, Proper manage mental skills to augment Production & Productivity in Animals.

MOBILE CLINICS:-There are 7 Mobile Veterinary Clinics providing AI facility and veterinary services to remote villages of the district.

Synopsis of Mitigation plan: -

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Phase Activities Officials involvedPre

disaster plan

Identification of disaster prone major accident hazard units and industries involving hazardous processes periodically and update.

Dept. of Factories

Hazard, risk and vulnerability (HRV) analysis has to be identified and reviewed periodically.

Management, CDC

All the identified major accident hazard units and industries involving hazardous process are required to develop a comprehensive on site emergency plan co-ordinating the resources available at the site against the HRV

Management, Dept. of Factories and Boilers

Mock rehearsals shall be schemed to assess the strength and weaknesses in the mitigation procedure.

Management Dept., District Crisis Group

Hording showing the Do’s and don’ts in the event of emergency shall be displayed at all strategic location around the plant to sensitize the public around the plant.

Management of Industries

Periodical training on first aid fire fighting and casualty handling during emergencies shall be programmed.

Management Police, Fire Services, Dist. Commandant

Identification of resources against the HRV Management

The vulnerability area shall be periodically checked for its integrity and safe working conditions.

Management, Directorate Fire Services, Factories

Preparation of Resource directory showing the resources available in and around the industry.

Directorate of Factories, DCG

Community awareness programmed shall be designed by distributing pamphlets, classes highlighting about the hazards and do’s and don’ts in the event of emergency.

Management Police, Fire Services, Dist. Commandant

Duties and responsibilities of 1st responders’ viz., Fire Services, Police, Health, Home guards, shall be clearly defined and shall be informed.

CDC, Police, Fire, Revenue

Periodical evaluation of resources at the control room

CDC, Fire Services

Identification of shelters, temporary shelter camps with accessibility and infrastructures

Revenue department

Identification of routes, rallying posts, parking places

Police, Fire Services

Listing and documenting the home guards required for law order, assistance to the police assistance at the temporary shelters

Dist. Commandant, Home guards

Preparation of list of experts to seek their opinion during emergency mitigation

CDC, Dept. of Factories

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Ensuring proper functioning of warning and communication system. Updating of telephone numbers at the control room.

CDC, Revenue

Identification and listing of hospital - infrastructure facilities

DHO

Identification and listing of blood banks, medical shops, stockiest

DHO

Identification and listing of vehicles required for immediate requisition

RTO

Identification of listing of earth moving equipment, vehicles for transportation and documenting

RTO

Identifying resources for temporary electricity and lighting arrangement, identification and listing of personnel and support system for immediate action

KPTCL

Identifying NGOs for deployment to work at the rehabilitation centers and to derive resources

Revenue, CDC

Identification of any pollution effects due from the disasters and to advice CDC on the next course of action

KSPCB

Identification and supply of availability of potable water sources, water purification tablets, construction of temporary shelters and maintenance

PHE, Commissioner

Identification of safe shelters for animals Veterinary Dept.

Structural Mitigation Measures for FloodShelterbelt Plantation: As a long-term plan to combat coastal erosion, cyclone and sea level rise and reduce the impact of possible Tsunami and hurricane, a green belt is proposed.

Shelterbelts or green belts are the natural plantation that can break the wind and wave force and reduce the impact on the shore and in turn the coastal erosion and salt water inundation into the agricultural land. Ever since Orissa cyclone and later the Tsunami, the stress has been to identify suitable plantation that can resist the hazard impact.

In Uttar Kannada coast, traditionally Callophyllum, Pandanus and Cashew plantations were common on sand dunes to protect the villages from the sea wind during monsoon. These plants are unique in that they can easily break the wind force. In view of the developmental activities, all these plantations on the coastline along with sand dunes have disappeared and the erosion rate has increased. Therefore, in order to mitigate the impact of cyclone and erosion it is proposed to create a green belt in the form of step vegetation from sea wards with fin line. Ipomea and Spinifex (creepers) followed by bushes- Pongamia and

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Pandanus and later tree forms like Callophyllum and Cashew. The Casurina plantation that has been erected in the recent past on the coast is proved to be very weak in combating the wind force. Therefore the casurina belt has to be the fourth line of defense. Thus a green wall errection should be on the top priority.

This shelterbelt can protect the human habitation as well as agriculture crop. Also, it can reduce the rate of erosion and its effect on human habitation. Also other benefits include supply of fuel, fruits, medicinal products, soil conservation and oxygen production. In addition, the belt is ideal for biodiversity conservation and beautification of the coast. Also, illegal encroachment in the CRZ area is prevented.

Uttara Kannada with its several rivers and creeks has vast area covered in estuary and backwater. Salt tolerant mangrove plants occupied most of the region. However, with the advent of aquaculture and other anthropogenic activities, the destruction of major mangrove cover caused inundation of seawater into agricultural land caused havoc in certain parts of the district. Therefore resurrection of mangrove cover along the banks of estuary and backwaters is suggested.

The entire work of green belt formation in the phased manner will be carried out in association with the Forest Department. NGO and the local public.

The shelter belt Plantation plan prepared by the forest Dept. is enclosed in Annexure I.

The entire coast prone to erosion is identified for the purpose.History of erosion: The coast has been subject to erosion at different parts. Most of the erosion commences at the beginning of monsoon and extends upto the end of the monsoon. Regular sea wall construction, placing of boulders, placing of sandbags is carried out as and when such incidence occurs. During 2014-15 and 2015-6 severe sea erosion witnessed in Devbhag, Kodibag and Majali in the Karwar Taluka, Bhavikeri- Ganshbag, Belamber and Harwada in Ankola Taluka, Gangekolla-Nadumaskeri, Hubbanageri and Alvedande-Kalbagh in Kumta Taluka, Pavinakurve, Kasarkod Tonka and Talgod in Honavar Taluka of this District. Total 15 works where taken at the coast of 1814.00 Lakhs for the construction of permanent sea wall to prevent sea erosion. Details enclosed Annexure II.

Action Component: Identification of species and plantation area; quantifying and preparation of saplings in the nursery and distribution; awareness about importance of growing these plants and community

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participation in planting and protection. The Divisional Conservator of forests, Karwar and Honnavar Division to take up the execution.

Sea wall construction: The process of green belt formation is a long term plan requiring few years until the belt is ready to face the emergency situation. Therefore it is necessary to save the land and property during the time of emergency. Therefore in certain identified places, in addition to green belt, sea wall construction is suggested. Some investment has been done by the state Government over the years, but this has proved to be highly inadequate. A permanent solution to such areas that face erosion every season area identified.

Strengthening of Training InstitutionsSince capacity building of the stakeholders will he an important

component of the cyclone mitigation strategy adequate emphasis will he laid on strengthening of training institutions. Training and orientation will be organized for elected peoples’ representatives, Government officials, NGOs, community leaders, teachers, students and disaster response task force. State Administrative Training Institutes will impart training to Government functionaries. State Institute of Rural Development will impart training to Panchayatraj Institutions. Training of Civil Society members will be organized by select NGOs having requisite infrastructure. National Academies for All India and Central Services. National Institute for Rural Development. Indian Institute of Public Administration. Disaster Management Institute in the State will be involved in policy related issues and imparting state-of-art training to the trainers of the state level institutes.

Administration, Disaster Management Institute in the State will be involved in policy related issues and imparting state-of-art training to the trainers of the state level institutes. All these training institutions both at the National and State level will be supported and strengthened.

Fine-tuning of the cyclone mitigation strategy will be a continuing process and thus would require research inputs. Select Universities and post graduate Centers with infrastructure for research and qualified teachers with bent of mind for research and counseling will be encouraged to propagate research work and special studies on related topics. Livelihood opportunities, which are detrimental to conservation of natural ecosystems, could be studied and possible alternatives explored so that symbiotic relationship is developed between man and nature. One major issue that normally gets overlooked after a disaster is the trauma the victims undergo. Universities will be encouraged to take up research work on trauma counseling and find simple ways of training the villages to stand by each other during time of crisis.

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Cyclone Shelters: It is suggested that every village on the coast is provided with a cyclone shelter. In all there are 172 villages. The details of the expenditure for construction of such shelters is Rs. 674.15 lakhs.

Until such time all the villages are provided with cyclone shelters, it is proposed that the school premise that is safe from the cyclone impact (see the enclosed list). In order to accommodate the affected people in these school premises, basic needs such as toilets, bathrooms and water supply and storage facilities are to be made. At an average 5 toilets and 5 bathrooms, one 5000 ltr storage tank for each school is proposed.

ANNEXURE-1

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Shelter belt plantation

Sl No

Particulars of Work TotalRs. Lakhs

1 Raising of Casurina Plantation 200.002 Raising of Mangrove Plantation 81.503 Raising of Coastal sand binding creeper

& bushes Plantation27.50

4 Raising of miscellaneous tree Plantation 2.205 Raising of seedlings for public

distribution8.80

Total 320.00Provision for escalation at 2% 6.40Miscellaneous and Contingency 4.80Grand Total 331.20

THE MODEL OF SHELTER BELT PLANTATION:-

Zone-1 From High Tide Line to 20 mtrs species to be planted in this zone. 1. Ipomoea pes- ceapsae. 2. Spinifex littireus. 3. Cyperus pedunculatus. 4. Canavalia lineate. 5. Hydrophylax maritime. 6. Scaveola spr etc.,

Zone –IIPen duns species, Bushes, Creepers.

Upto 10 mtrs from Zone-1. 1. Pandanus Species. 2. Pongamia Species. 3. Vitex negundo. 4. Calotropis gigantean. 5. Clerodendrum inerme. 6. Crotolaria Species etc., and all types of Creepers.

Zone-IIICasurina and calophyllum inophyllum

From Zone-II 50 to 100 mtrs, Casurina and 10% calophyllum inophyllum.

Zone- IVTree species

From Zone-III upto available area. 1. Borassus Flabellifer. 2. Anacardium inophyllum.

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3. Calophyllum populnea. 4. Thespesia populnea. 5. Morinda Citriflodia. 6. Terminalis Catap etc., 7. Oxytenethra monostigma.

7. Project ImplementationThe project would be implemented by a committee under the

chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner with the following officers as members.

1. Chief Executive Officer. Zilla Panchayat, Uttar Kannada Karwar.2. Deputy Conservator of Forests, Social Forestry3. Executive Engineer, PWD, Karwar4. Executive Engineer. PRE Division, Karwar.5. Executive Engineer. Ports Division. Karwar.6. Deputy Director of Public Instructions, Karwar7.Additional Deputy Commissioner U. K. Karwar – Member Secretary

This committee would call for tenders and approvals would be given for the project components by this committee. The accounting and reporting arrangements would be finalised at a later date. Third party inspections would be introduced for strict quality control and about 1% of the project cost would be reserved for the same. The concurrent audit of the project would be carried out every quarter by Assistant Controller, Local Audit Circle. The project components have been finalised in consultation with the members of the community and they would be involved in each stages of the project.

Time FrameThe detailed project report (including the designs and estimates)

would be prepared in three months after the project is sanctioned. The civil structures would be completed in the next one year. The shelter belt plantation as well as training components of the project would continue for the entire project duration.

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ANNEXURE-IIList of permanent Sea-Erosion Works sanctioned under Chief Ministers (Tsunami) Relief Fund.

Sl.No. Name of the Work

Estimated

Cost(in lakhs)

Status

2014-151 Providing coastal protective work at

Devbagh in Karwar Taluk of Uttar Kannada District

40.00 Work Completed

2. Providing coastal protective work at Bhavikeri Ganeshbag (Moggar & Narayan Shetty Sal) in Ankola Taluk of Uttar Kannada District Ch:248.325 to 248.355 km & Ch:248.600 to 248.630

60.00 Work Completed

3. Providing coastal protective work at Harwada Gabitwada in Ankola Taluk of Uttar Kannada District (Ch: 252.125 to 252.230 km)

99.00 Work Completed

4. Construction of Sea wall at Gangekolla in Nadumaskeri village from Ch: 230.652 km to 230.802 km in Kumta Taluk of Uttar Kannada District (Revised Ch: 230.654 km to Ch: 230.733)

99.00 Work Completed

5. Construction of sea wall at Gangekolla in Nadumaskeri village from Ch: 230.542 km to 230.652km in Kumta Taluk of Uttar Kannada District (Revised Ch: 230.542 km to Ch:230.624)

75.00 Work Completed

6. Construction of sea wall at Alvedande in Kalbagh village Ch: 200.850 to 201.000km

99.00 Work Completed

7. Construction of sea wall at Alvedande in 99.00 Work 76

Kalbagh village Ch:201.010 to 201.160 km

Completed

8. Construction of sea wall at Gangekolla in Nadumaskeri village from Ch: 230.733 to Ch: 230.833 in Kumta Taluka of Uttar Kannada District

23.00 Work Completed

9. Providing coastal protective work at Ramnagar Area of Kasrkod Tonka in Honnavar Taluk Ch: 184.495 (65mtr) working Ch: 184.430 To 184.51.km(80mtr)

77.00 Work Completed

10. Providing coastal protective work at Pavinkurve in Honnavar Taluk of Uttar Kannada District Ch: 189.585 to 189.675km

85.00 Work Completed

11. Providing Protective work to sea erosion of Kasarkod Tonka area in Honnavar Taluk of Uttar Kannada District Ch: 185-015 to 185.115km(100mtr)

100.00 Work Completed

12. Providing coastal protective work at sea erosion of Kasarkod Tonka area in Honnavar Taluk of Uttar Kannada District Ch: 184.495 to 184.620 km(Working estimate Ch: 184.510 to 184.620(110M)

98.00 Work Completed

2015-161. Providing coastal protective work at

Harwada in Ankola Taluk of Uttar Kannada District (Ch: 252.230 to 252.530Km)

290.00 Work is under progress

2. Construction of Sea erosion protective work at Hubbanageri in Baad village of Kumta Taluk

270.00 Work is under progress

3. Providing protective work to sea erosion at Talgod in Bhatkal Taluk of Uttar Kannada District (Ch: 147.342 to 147.642) (300M)

300.00 Work is under progress

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Total 1814.00

FLOOD RELIEF CENTRESThe details of locations of flood relief centres (Ganji Kendra) in Coastal talukas of the

District is as follows :

Sl.No.

Taluka/Hobli Name of the Village

Hamlet likely to be effected

Place of relief centre

Targeted Populatio

n

1. Karwar Kadra Kadra HPS Kadra 292. Mallapur Mallapur HPS Mallapur 183. Bolashitta Bolashitta HPS Dol 164. Halagejoog Halagejoog HPS

Halagejoog17

5. Hankonjoog Hankonjoog HPS Hankon 146. Kaatar Kaatar HPS Kervadi 187. Gotegali Gotegali HPS Balni 228. Bhaire Bhaire HPS Bhaire 159. Hotegali Hotegali HPS Hotegali 2410.

Kinnar, Ambejoog

Kinnar, Ambejoog

HPS Boribaag, Kinnar

36

11.

Vailwada, Khargejoog

Vailwada, Khargejoog

HPS Dhol, Halaga

275

12.

Vailwada, Umbalijoog

Vailwada, Umbalijoog

HPS Vailwada 42

13.

Ankola Hichkad Kurve HPS Hichkad 180

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14.

Agragon DandebaagShedikatta LPS

Shedikatta

75200

15.

Bilihoygi Bilihoygi LPS Honnebail 85

16.

Singanmakki Goudarkeri LPS Honnebail 65

17.

Belekeri Bogrigadde HPS Bogrigadde

350

18.

Aversa Dandebaag HPS Dandebaag

105

19.

Shirooru Shirooru HPS Shirooru 450

20.

Joog Karkituri Anganawadi Centre, Joog

140

21.

Sagadgeri Mathankurve HPS Sagadkeri 70

22.

Kumta (Kumta) Halakar - HPS Halakar 150

Holanagadde Teppa HPS Teppa 100Kumta Gund HPS Gund 385Kagal Gudkagal HPS Gudkagal 100

Hini HPS Kagal 125Mosalesaal HPS

Aghanashini125

Maanikatta - HPS Shaalekadle

125

Baggon - HPS Baggon 50Kalbhag Alvekodi HPS Alvekodi 150

Kumta (Mirzan) Hegade Mudgudde HPS Hegade 1250TaaribagilKalbhaviTaadkattuChittekambiSadan

79

MulekeriHallerkodiSannakeriMachgon

Lukkeri Hoskeri HPS Hegde 300Manaki Harkade

ManadkaiHPS Hegade Manaki

125

Deevagi Manakon HPS Deevagi 650Antravalli Hondad Hakkal HPS Hegde

Antravalli100

Mirzan Khaire Taribagil HPS Khaire 525Chatrakurve Purnagram HPS Mirzan 90Kodkani Shashihitla HPS Kodkani 1000Tannirhond -Pattubele -Kappekurve -MasurkurveAigalkurveAlkod HPS Shiragunji 325ShirgunjiUppinpattan Ganapati

DevasthankeriAmbigarkeri

HPS Uppinpattan

300

Hebbail - HPS Hebbail 50Anegundi - 75Bargigazani - HPS Bargi 225Betkuli - HPS Betkuli 325

Kumta (Kujalli) Oorakeri Gutnakattu HPS Kadavu 165Konalli Hirekattu

DasumanekeriHPS Konalli 245

Horbagh Harikantrakeri HPS Holegadde

200

80

VaidarkeriKallabbeKandvalli

Bogribail HPS Kallabbe 200

Holegadde Mulekeri HPS Holegadde

125

Muroor Hattikeri HPS Hattikeri 125Karkimakki - HPS

Karkimakki50

Kumta (Gokarna)

Gokarna BelehittalBelekhanTadadi

HPS Belehittal 200

Nadumaskeri GangavaliGanekolla

HPS Nadumaskeri

300

Torke Hoskatta HPS Bijjur 250Honnavar Honnavar Tulasinagar Dandin

Durgadevi Devasthan

1500

Udyamnagar Laxminarayan Devasthan

1875

Kelaginpalya Brothers School, Honnavar

750

Pavinkurva Pavinkurva LPS Pavinkurva

1031

Karki Gilmanekeri Model HP Girls school, Karki

128

Konakar Model HP Girls school, Karki

170

Shedikuli Model HP Boys School, Karki

156

Rameshwarkambi

Model HP Boys School, Karki

541

Belegadde Model HP Boys School, Karki

141

Haladipur Gajanigudi R.E.S. Junior College,

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81

HaladipurKevihitla R.E.S. Junior

College, Haladipur

25

Managadde -do- 35Badagani -do- 15Gubbani -do- 85Hosuru -do- 25Taarihole LPS Kalkatte 52Kantanchi -do- 50Kodichitte -do- 45Kalkatte -do- 60Goudakuli HPS Horbhag 25Kirabail LPS Kirabail 25Bagrani LPS Bagrani 60

Navilgon Chippihakla HPS Chippihakla

44

Hallagundikeri HPS Navilgon No.1

75

Nandikeshwar Devasthankeri

HPS Navilgon No.3

56

Naduginkeri -do- 21Maadgeri Bogarihitla HPS Maadgeri 90Kadtoka Gudnakattu HPS Kadtoka 670

Heblekeri HPS Kadtoka 210Kekkar Heblekopp HPS Kekkar

No.2110

Hoojimuri -do- 275Lakkumanekeri -do- 100Moolegadde -do- 105

Chandavar Kolakandkeri HP Urdu School Chandavar

25

Ganapati HPS 80

82

Devasthankeri ChandavarSaguvanihitla LPS Urdu

Chandavar250

Mallapur Mallapur HPS Mallapur 120Hosakuli Bhaskeri HPS Bhaskeri 150

Doddhitla -do- 300Guddebaal -do- 150Varnakeri -do- 70

Mugva Bhaskeri -do- 196Bankanahitla HPS Surkatte 690Harori -do- 70Ablimane -do- 92Kondamakki -do- 225Aarolli -do- 78Harijankeri -do- 740Halageri -do- 68Cheenkod -do- 6Cheenkodbele -do- 210Ambigarkeri -do- 240

Kulakod Devarkatte LPS Kulakod 240Nagare Taaribagil LPS Nagare 141

Ambigarkeri -do- 125Sonarkeri -do- 130Naykarkeri -do- 150Golihitla -do- 64Karkihitla -do- 82

Hadinabal Jambolli Anganawadi Building, Jambolli

25

Marolli Anganawadi Building, Marolli

20

Kalalekeri Anganawadi 205

83

Building, Kalalekeri

Kavoor HPS Kavoor 625Gundbal Devasthankeri HPS No.2

Gundbal126

Hebbail Anganawadi Building, Hebbail Gundbal

179

Churchkeri HPS No.1 Gundbal

170

Muttakeri -do- 208Mutta Hudagod Youth

Association Building, Hudagod

250

Hadgeri HPS Hudgod 236Gajanihitla -do- 103

Berolli Berolli Sri Laxmi Venkatesh Temple, Berolli

175

Chikkankod Gundibail HPS Gundibail No.2

180

Hittalkeri -do- 252Kelaginkeri HPS Gundibail

No.1220

Heravali Kenchagar HPS Kenchagar

85

Challekodlu -do- 25Kharva Kadageri Youth

Association Ganeshotsav Building, Kadageri

230

Naathgeri HPS Naathgeri 356Valki -do- 340

84

Sindhoor LPS Sindhoor 210Kore LPS Kore 415Marnakuli LPS Marnakuli 180Birnakeri -do- 120

Kudla Kudla LPS Kudla 85Jalavalli Holebadikeri Govt HPS

Jalavalli450

Karikurva LPS Padukuli 360Padukuli Holebadikeri -do- 210Jalavallikarki -do- HPS Jalavalli

Karki420

Kerevalli -do- HPS Keralli 70Herangadi Haigund LPS Urdu

School Haigund

217

Kurva HPS Herangadi

396

Gabitkeri -do- 110Harijankeri -do- 98

Me.Mudkani Allanki Gabitkeri Samuday Bhavan, Allanki

75

Ke.Mudkani Ke.Mudkani LPS Ke.Mudkani

227

Upponi Gabitkeri HPS Kannada School, Upponi

97

Goudarkeri -do- 115Devasthankeri -do- 178Basavanbetta -do- 28Daivadnakeri -do- 40

Mahime Mavinhole LPS Mavinhole 23Moolegadde -do- 30

Saralagi Igarjikeri HPS Saralagi 2385

(Kannada)Muslimkeri -do- 234Jinapal -do- 22Mavinhole -do- 33Devargadde -do- 20Konagadde HPS Urdu

Saralagi52

Balataragadi -do- 26Nagarbastikeri Hunjanmakki HPS Nagare-2 54

Naganakeri -do- 42Nagare -do- 237Narikuli -do- 21Taaribagil HP Kannada

School53

Havsal -do- 44Hittaltaari HP Urdu

School1112

Bastiheggargadde

-do- 11

Gersoppa HPS Gersoppa 70Heggar HPS

Nagantoor33

Kaasbail HPS Anegadde, Uppingoli

52

Jaddi -do- 27Uppingoli -do- 186

Kudrigi Kumbarkeri HPS Kumbarkeri

168

Kudrigi LPS Kudrigi 244Saunshi Sri

Sharadamba Highschool, Magod

116

Mavinkurva Gulibele Sharavati 28886

Highschool, Hosad

Angadihitla -do- 205Bellukurva -do- 129Doddakeri -do- 136Holekeri -do- 170Sanamota -do- 528Adibilu -do- 86Bhattarkeri -do- 236Hondadkatte -do- 170Mathadkeri -do- 198Balehitlu -do- 212Shaalehitlu -do- 250Belekeri -do- 218Devarmote -do- 99Gaddemane -do- 368

Mandalkurva Mandalkurva -do- 257Hosad Hosadpaar HPS Hosad 296

Taridakke -do- 302Bele -do- 90Ranginmote -do- 375Guddebadikeri -do- 250

Manki Gund HPS Guladkeri Manki

80

Chittehittal -do- 35Moodangudi -do- 10

Kelaginuru Kelaginuru GHPS Kasarkod

125

Kasarkod Toppal HPS Malbarkeri

400

Hiremath HPS Hiremath 500Tonk 1 HPS Hiremath 1050Tonk 2 HPS Hiremath 420

87

Kamehitla Janata Vidyalaya Kasarkod

65

Kotehitla -do- 74Singanikeri -do- 100Devasthankeri -do- 95

Hosapattan Sherugarkeri HPS Kasarkod 310Melingoudarkeri -do- 250Holebadikeri -do- 80Baladkeri -do- 200Havalimanekeri -do- 625Motekeri -do- 60Mestarkeri HPS

Hosapattan150

Ambigarkeri -do- 500Kanakichitta Kanakichitta HPS Kasarkod 210Me.Idagunji Puttumanekeri MHPS Idagunji 40

Lonch Bandarkeri

HPS Upajalli 150

Upajallikeri -do- 45Malkud Adkuri HPS Mote 150

Manyakeri -do- 60Belehitlakeri -do- 40

Molakod Konkankeri Mangalmurthy Kalyan Mantap Idagunji

122

Talamote -do- 113Harankuli -do- 101

Balakoor Holebadikeri MHPS Balakoor

900

Kattinhitlakeri -do- 120Nadaginkeri -do- 200Mathadkeri -do- 150

88

Heggar Heggar HPS Heggar 150Kelagin Idagunji

Basavanhitlabele

HPS Malkod 200

Balubele -do- 400Shashihitlakeri -do- 85Mundod -do- 95

Kodani Jaddi HPS Kodani 40Kodanikeri -do- 500

Beranki Holebadikeri HPS Beranki 150Depo Beranki HPS Beranki

SabhaBhavan34

Hinnuru Gajani LPS Hinnuru 170Devargajani -do- 26

Anilgod Holebadikeri HPS Anilgod 120Beerangod Asolli LPS

Beerangod50

Magod Kelagin Magod HPS Mallikeri Magod

75

Melin Magod HPS Sabha Bhavan Magod

50

Bhatkal(Soosgadi)

Venktapur Venktapur SHPS Venktapur

230

Hebale Kukkaneer SHPS Kukkaneer

175

Puravarg Konar SHPS Puravarg 105Chavathani SHPS Puravarg 80

Kaikini Hoygihitla School Building, HPS Kaikini Janata Colony

52

Bengre-1 Shashihittal HPS Ulman School Building

72

Bengre-2 - - -Bhatkal(Shirali) Shirali-1 Mogerkeri Sri.Maruti 520

89

Temple Building, Shirali

Shirali-1 Mallihitla GHPS Mavinkatte Ulman

149

CHAPTR-6

RESPONSE PLAN

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The response plan has been prepared with an aim of reducing to a great extent the response time to any disaster. This in turn will minimize the extent of damage and sufferings to human/animal life and infrastructure considerably. The plan enables all those involved in rescue and relief to know exactly their roles, about available resources, structure etc. and with whom they have to co-ordinate. Inter departmental co-ordination weekly meetings are planned to reduce field level problems and to impart knowledge on standard operating procedures. Local engineers of PWD PRED, irrigation dept. have been asked to be in red alert to assess the damage and to immediately repair/ make alternate arrangements in their area without waiting for procedural aspects. Logistics arrangements for rescue operation has been put in place, including animal care and management of the deceased.

Relief and Rescue Operation

Rescue work will be taken up by the local police, home-guards, fire force along with local villagers and volunteers. In case severe distress due to natural calamities like high flood or earthquake,

emergent relief such as temporary shelter, rice, dal, potato, salt, kerosene, matchboxes, toothpaste soap, milk, clothing, blanket, etc., will be arranged from the identified traders and sources. Immediate response acts

Inform the core committee members to swing into action. Summon the fire brigade. Inform Road Transport Authorities to stop movement of vehicle. Mobilize volunteers, youth, sportsmen, social service workers, Ex-servicemen,

Medical personal. Make shift arrangements for temporary shelters to displaced persons Providing water and food to the affected.

Synopsis of Response Plan: -

Phase Activities Officials involvedDuring

disasterDisseminating information 1st Responders. CDC

Keeping the control room active round the clock. CDC

Arrangement of vehicle and public address system for information dissemination.

Police

Distributing of duties to the district level officials, field functionaries on need basis.

CDC

Asking the people in the vulnerable areas to move to the shelters and to move their domesticated animals to shelter places and to co-operate with the volunteers and other officials engaged in similar activities.

Fire services, Police, Revenue, Veterinary Dept.

Informing the hospitals to be ready to receive the injured persons for immediate medical aid, and

Health Dept.

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arrangement of special medical need if required.

Constituting of mobile health teams to visit shelters.

Health Dept.

Arrangement and deployment of Fire Services, emergency response vehicles, first aid fire fighting personnel.

Fire services

Arrangement and deployment vehicles for evacuation of persons.

RTO

Arrangement and deployment of Home guards for law and order to work in association with Fire services and police.

Commandant Home guards

Arrangement of specialized equipment for mitigation .

RTO Management

Arrangement and deployment of Police for maintaining law and order.

Police

Traffic management and patrolling to the disaster site.

Police

Provision of security at the shelter. Police

Arrangement for evaluation of water and air pollution due to the disaster.

KSPCB

Management of deceased. Revenue, Health

Response Plan for different Disasters.DROUGHT: Task force for Disaster management during Drought.

AEE, PWD AEE, ZP Tahasildar Taluk Medical Officer

AEE, MI Animal Husbandry

& Veterinary Services

To generate employment to the needy victims

To provide drinking water to affected areas

To provide food, drinking water and milk

To co-ordinate with PHCs and provide medical relief and set up medical camps if necessary

To generate employment to the needy victims

To provide fodder and veterinary services for live stock.

Drought Monitoring

Since the District is prone to frequent droughts, emphasis is laid on monitoring the situation during droughts. Identification of drought-prone villages and taluks has been done and contingent plans have been worked out. The following steps have been taken on a regular basis by the District Administration through Panchayat Offices to combat the menace of drought:

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Digging of bore wells.

Providing hand pumps and motor pumps wherever required.

Repair of existing hand pumps and motor pumps.

Digging of wells.

De-silting of wells, tank beds.

Providing pipelines for supply of water.

Providing water to problems areas through water tankers and other means.

Providing water storage facilities at all block levels.Since water contamination and water borne diseases can cause health hazards precautions are taken to ensure that drinking water is properly purified before consumption. The District Health officials and the ZP Department monitor supply of drinking water and ensure that there is no scope for water contamination.

PROVIDING FOOD AND FODDER DURING DROUGHTSince drought has a cyclic effect there is a drain on resources such as food, water, employment, etc., as there is inadequate soil moisture there is shortage of food and fodder.

The focus during drought would be on the following vital areas:

Water conservation.

Supply of essential commodities.

Employment generation.

Early warning systems.

Health care.

Water supply to remote areas by tankers etc.

Emphasis on the poorer classes of society.

Priority to drinking water over irrigation.

Training to NGO’s Volunteers and youth.

The following Action Plan has been formulated by the District Administration to deal with the situation of drought.

Contingency plan prepared in co-ordination with the Water Supply Department, ZP, TP, Municipal Corporations, Irrigation Department and Health Department to ensure availability of adequate quantity of drinking water.

Food: Department of Food and Civil Supplies is in readiness to face any situation of drought and has maintained stock register of availability of food grains.

Health: Department of Health has trained personnel on its rolls to deal with situation of drought and forms an important organ of the Core Committee.

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Fodder: An adequate step taken to ensure that fodder for cattle is stored in case of impending drought.

Veterinary Facilities: Veterinary Department has been instructed to store adequate stock of medicines to save lives of cattle and live stock.

FLOOD:

Floods caused extensive damage to human, animal and plant life. Flood result in rendering many people homeless leading to devastation and total chaos to lack of communication and means of transportation.Preventive steps:Certain advance measures are taken to prevent extensive damages caused by floods. Embankments Flood ways and diversions of rivers. Protection of river banks. Community-cum-shelter buildings.

Emergency measures to be takenIt is imperative that rescue and evaluation operations are taken up by the district administration without any loss of time. People living in low-lying areas are forewarned to evacuate the place and are shifted to a safe environment. Relief centers are to be set up to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter and water to the persons shifted. For shifting people and animals rafts and boats are to be kept ready and services of ex-service men and sports persons who are good swimmers are employed for relief measures.Facilities available in case of floods 1) Wireless communication with revenue authorities. 2) Motorized Boat available at all taluk. 3) Police Wireless system, Fax, Telephone Facilities. Arrangements during and after floods:

Organizing rescue operations. Relief measures by non-official and voluntary organization may be enlisted as for

as possible. Organize relief camps. Provision of basic amenities like drinking water, sanitation and public

health care and arrangements of cooked food in the relief camps. Organizing enough relief parties to the rescue of the marooned people within a

reasonable time limit. Establish alternate communication links to have effective communication with

marooned areas. Organizing controlled kitchens to supply foods initially at least for 3 days. Organizing cattle camps, if necessary and provide veterinary care, fodder and

cattle feed to the affected animals. Grant of emergency relief to all the affected people. Submission of daily reports and dissemination correct information through

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mass media to avoid rumors. Rehabilitation of homeless. Commencement of agricultural activities desolation, resowing. Repairs and reconstructions of infrastructural facilities such as roads,

embankments, resettlement of flood prone areas. Health measures. Relief for economic reconstruction.

Functions of chief emergency coordinator (cec) in case of floods

The following functions are delineated for the Chief Emergency Coordinator. He will take various emergency decisions by convening the immediate meeting/conferencing of Emergency Planning, Group together they are responsible for the following.

1. Formulation and implementation of the plan. 2. Guidance/decision on matters of basic policy. 3. Activation of the emergency control center and convening the emergency

meeting. 4. Declaring the emergency zones with the help of technical personnel and

experts. 5. Control on emergency operations. 6. Review of operational preparedness of emergency machinery. 7. Holding periodic mock/training exercises to ensure optimum

preparedness at operational level. 8. Development and updating hazard scenarios and cascading effects from time to

time. 9. Mobilizing organizations, financial and human resources for the plan. 10. Liaison with external/Govt. agencies and assessment of whether any public

assistance is required. 11. Furnishing information on the incident to District, State and National Level

authorities and if needed competent bodies may be called for assistance. 12. Liaison with press/media, to report the emergency. 13. Declaring rehabilitation centers in case of evacuation if called for 14. Monitoring post emergency situation in terms of health care, first aid,

habilitation etc., 15. Declare all clear, once everything is normal.

The emergency control centre consists of the following;

1. At least two external telephones (one incoming and the others one out going fitted with simultaneous/selective boards casting systems) with a PABX.

2. Wireless/Radio equipment (VHF/mobile). 3. Inundation/vulnerability maps indicating risk zones, assembly points,

alternate evacuation routes, safe areas, rehabilitation centers etc., 4. Telephone directory of emergency response system. 5. List of all emergency equipment and personnel for evacuation,

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Government agencies in the district. 6. List of ambulances, base medical facilities, hospitals, rehabilitation centers etc., 7. Reference books/chemical dossiers. 8. Copies of Disaster Management Plan.

Fire Accidents:

The major portion of Dharwad district is covered with forest which is susceptible to a fire hazard during summer and has a potential to inflict effects which are devastating. In addition, there are mines and two major hazardous industries in the district which are prone to fire accidents.

FLOW CHART

District Disaster Manager (Deputy Commissioner)District Control Room (Emergency Operation Centre)

AC (SDM)/Tahsildar

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Site Operations

Activities Departments involved

1.Search & Rescue Revenue Police Health Irrigation PWD Fire Brigade NGOs CERTs

*

2.Medical (treatment & transfer) Revenue Health NGOs CERTs* Ambulance

3.Disposal of dead (retrieval, panchanama, autopsy)

Revenue Police Health Forest NGOs CERTs*

4.Temporary shelters Revenue Police ZP/TPS PWD NGOs

5.Relief activities (cooked food, water, gratuitous relief)

RevenueFood & Civil Supplies

NGOs CERTs

6.Health & sanitation (preventive measures, waste disposal)

Revenue Health ZP/TMC NGOsCERTs*

7.Carcass disposal Revenue ZP/TMC Health NGOs CERTs*

8.Infrastructure restoration (water, electricity, roads)

PWD/ HDMC

ZP/ HDMC KPTCL Telecoms Railways Irrigation

9.Cattle camps Revenue ZP/TMC Veternary Agril. Horticulture Forest NGO CERTs

Note: Designations, addresses and telephone numbers of the above officials are annexed* Community Emergency Response TeamsThe following network has been setup with all contact Phone numbers. All the

officers have been instructed to do their jobs in respective jursdiction during

disasters eventulaties details functions of Police officers are mentioned in annexure

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CHAPTER-7

RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION PLANThe biggest challenge thrown to the district administration after any disaster is recovery and rehabilitation. This has an array of activities like assessment of damage, construction of houses, provision for food, clothe, fodder, medical care, preventing the spread of contagious diseases, repair of damaged

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roads, bridges, culverts, dams, schools, hospitals, restoration of communication links, psycho-social counseling of survivors and economic support from the govt. , NGO s etc. District level functionaries have been identified to carry out these tasks in a rapid manner and their exact roles are defined.

Synopsis of Recovery and Rehabilitation: -

Phase Activities Officials involvedPost

disasterAssessment of damages and preparation of comprehensive damage report.

CDC, Revenue, Management, KSPCB

FIRE the disaster, the damages and the death cases.

Police

Maintenance of Law and Order. Police

Emergency cleaning of debris to enable reconnaissance.

Management, Fire Service, Police

Deployment of earth moving vehicles, cranes. RTO

Temporary supply of food and drinking water and medicines to the shelter.

Corporation, Health, Revenue

Arrangement of shelter for animals and other requirements.

Veterinary

Providing of temporary lighting facilities to the shelters and the disaster area.

KPTCL

Deployment of Home guards and constables to maintain law and order.

Police, Dy. Commandant, Home guards

Encouraging NGOs to carry restoration and reconstruction works.

Revenue

Supervising all the activities CDC

Collection of progress reports and furnishing report to the Government.

CDC

Damage Evaluation:Damage to public , Private properties, crops and other vital infrastructures /installations are assessed by the respective department officials at taluka level, is compiled by the tahsildar, scrutinized by the assistant commissioner of the area. DDMA priorities the relief and rehabilitation works to be taken up immediately by keeping in view of availability of resources.

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Damage

1. Human lives & injuries

2. Loss of animals and livestock

3. Damages to dwelling houses, public buildings

4. Roads,Dams,bridges,culverts, drainages 5. Crops 6. Power lines 7. Communication lines 8. Railway lines

Assessment of crop damage:District Agriculture Officer such as Joint Director or Deputy Director or Assistant Director will have to undertake immediate survey of the damages as outlined below;

a) Area covered under different crops. b) Approximate extent of crop damage c) Soil reclamation requirements. d) Cropping pattern, Rabi or Khariff. e) Requirements of seeds, seedlings, fertilizers, pesticides, etc., to be assessed. f) It is to be examined if seeds/seedlings can be supplied to the affected cultivators

at subsidized rates. g) Availability of seeds/seedlings etc. to be assessed and requirement of of pump

sets to be evaluated. h) Assessment of need, availability and additional requirement of funds.

Municipal authorities, Gram Panchayath, Town Panchayath Officials were asked to keep an eye view of buildings and to take precaution care of such weak buildings, to keep up

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Evaluating Authority

THO/MO Asst.director, animal husbandry & Veterinary services Tahsildar & AEE, PWD.

AEE-PWD, ZP, DUDC&irrigation dept. ADA, SADH, AD sericulture AEE-KPTCL, CHESCOM BSNL Railway engg. Dept.

the bad drainage works repaired and to identify the risk oriented infrastructure. All the PWD, PRED officers were asked to be in the red alert.

Rehabilitation of Earthquake victims

The first and foremost requirement consequent upon the earthquake would be an alternate shelter that is capable of withstanding the next tremor. District Administration has taken steps along with the public works department to ensure that any new constructions that are taken up are capable of withstanding quakes according to requirement. Wherever possible old and dilapidated buildings are subjected to inspection by the Public Works Department and necessary reinforcements provided. Road and Rail network to be kept watch to ensure that people do not panic and desert their dwellings. Control rooms with wireless, transportation and adequate food supplies to be set up at places affected by tremors to keep in constant touch with the District Administration. First Aid and Medical facilities to be provided on war footing. Services of Jawans, NCC cadets, Scouts and Guides and other voluntary organization like Lions club, Rotarians to be sought. Storage of food

All the Gram Panchayat offices are being used as storage points when need arises. Secretaries of Gram Panchayats and Asst. Directors and Deputy Directors are the contact persons. Adequate quantity rice/Johor has been kept for distribution to the victims in the god owns. These locations could also be used as storage points for medicines, blankets etc.

Supply of Fodder Fodder of at least 1 kg/animal per day up to maximum of 3 days will be stocked and provided. The Revenue and Veterinary officers will be in charge

Post Disaster Measures

1) Damage assessment by the respective officers. 2) Immediate restoration of infrastructure facilities. 3) It is to be examined if labor intensive works are required be undertaken to

provide labor in the affected pockets.

4) Disposal of carcasses to be immediately taken up to prevent epidemics by the

Deputy Director/AD of Veterinary Department. 5) DHO will take immediate steps for disinfections of drinking water sources. 6) Supplying potable water will be taken up by the Local Bodies.

Rehabilitation. House damage in the wake of major disaster in the rural areas presents a serious problem. As these houses are generally mud built with thatched roof, the worst sufferers are

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the economically backward people who normally reside in vulnerable prone areas of these villages. Rehabilitations schemes are undertaken to provide housing to as many people as possible after a devastating disasters. Such houses are either to be located on the land allotted by the government or in their own safe land.

• Taluk Panchayat Officer and Engineers could visit the sites suitable for housing purposes in a village during normal times and if the people living in vulnerable prone areas are willing to shift to new sites. They can obtain their willingness in writing and furnish such lists to the AC/DC.

• The house shall be built according to the requirement of beneficiaries and their pattern of living subject to financial limitation. The people must involve themselves in the housing programme.

• For this purpose, facilities available under Ashraya, Indira Awaas Yojana schemes etc., should be availed of.

RESTORATION

The restoration programme may involve two stages of works. In the first stage some

repairs are immediately necessary to avoid further deterioration for making the works

worthy for immediate use. Restoration of communication power supply, hospital

facilities, water and sanitary arrangements are some of the programme, which may

come under this category. The concerned departments of government may lay down

priorities in the restoration programme having regard to the necessary and availability

of funds.

8. Executive Engineer, PWD; DCF, Forest Department

They will take steps for clearance of fallen trees and departmental buildings from the roads for free movement of vehicles etc. Immediate repair of roads and bridges be taken up.

9. BSNL Immediate restoration of Telephone services.10. DD, Veterinary Dept. Removal and disposal of carcasses, vaccination,

cattle treatment, supply of fodder, etc.11. DHO Disinfections of water sources & treatment etc.12. Agriculture Dept. Treatment of saline inundation fields. Supply of

seeds in area where crop has been damaged.13. KUWS & DB; Municipality

& PanchayatsRepair of damaged tube wells/installations of new tube wells.

14. KPTCL Immediate restoration of power lines.

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ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE

Phase Activities Other officials to be involved

Resources/ equipments to be procured from

Pre-Disaster

Preparedness before the disaster All district level officials

The Secretary, Dept. of Disaster Management.

During disaster

Reviewing and analyzing the calamity situation in the district over the next one year through a meeting at the district level involving all the departments of the district as well as sub division and GP levels and the locally active NGOs/CBOs

All ACs; All Tahsildars;All Panchayats

Police/Fire/Fisheries/RTO/ Civil Defence.

Identifying disaster prone zones and strategies to stay prepared for the worst.

Field functionaries, District Information Officer.

Commandant/Co-Coordinator of NCC/NSS/NYKS

Ensure IEC through Emergency section/ Panchayats/NGOs/AW centers/Street plays/ workshops

District Fisheries OfficerLeading NGO/CBOs

Reviewing the DCR and making it functional as per SOP fixed by him (SOP to be prepared earlier)

NSS/NCC/NYKS/ Police

VHF from the Police/Mike set/ batteries/generators available in the district office from the private parties on requisition.

Making the DCR well equipped and depute senior officers from time to time to review the receipt of information and dissemination.

Fire, Civil Defence

Calling a meeting of officers/NGOs/CBO co-ordination and discuss issue such as capacity assessment of different NGOs/CBOs and ask them to adopt certain vulnerable areas to avoid overlapping and duplicity.

All district level officials.All ACs/Tahsildars

Preparing a checklist (containing the dos and don’ts) and pass that on to the NGOs/CBOs.

All PanchayatsDistrict Fisheries OfficerLeading NGOsPolice

Power boats/country boats/ vehicle/rope/rescue kits and trained resource personnel from SRC/SSC/Army/unit/Civil Defense/Hired from the private parties according to the requirement.

Ensuring/installing communication system to the inaccessible villages

Police Fire Brigade, Leading NGO,Panchayats,

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Field functionaries programme  coordinators of NSS/NCC.

Checking stock of the public distribution system and arrangement of temporary godown.

Checking the resources with other department such as Police, Fire and of NSS/NCC/NYKS.

ACs/Tahsildars,TPEO, DHO, CDPO,DDs, Panchayat Field functionaries Medical Officers, Police, KUWSDB, Municipality, RTO/ Leading NGO.

Preparing a list of vehicles/ ambulance already deployed and/or to be deployed on hire during crisis.

Keeping stock of road cleaning equipments and vehicles for relief operation.

Assigning specific duties to different officers/ Sr. Officers at headquarters.

Staying in constant touch with other line departments.

Ensuring proper functioning of warning systems & communication systems.

Ensuring mock drill of the rescue and relief teams

Home guards, Police.

Preparing a map showing the location of temporary shelter camps with accessibility.

Identifying shelter/temporary shelter in high elevated places and arrangement of tents etc.

Identifying and mapping of disaster (of all kinds) prone areas

Ensuring formation of village level Disaster Management Committee through Block Development OfficersDissemination of warning: - Receiving warning from reliable sources

and cross checking them for authenticity. Disseminating warning to District Level

Officials/ Revenue/Field Functionaries/ PRIs and Co-ordination with the Revenue control room.

Keeping the control room active round the clock.

Disturbing duties to the district level

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officials, ACs Panchayats and Field functionaries.

Arranging vehicles and public address systems for information dissemination.

Establishing coordination with the NGOs/CBOs and the village communities and assigning them duties.

Asking the people in the vulnerable areas to move to the shelters and to move their domesticated animals to safer places and to cooperate with the volunteers and other officials engaged in similar activities.Search, Rescue and Evacuation:- To coordinate with NGOs/ CBOs/Police for

support. Arrangement & deployment of vehicles

etc., for evacuation.Evacuating people from marooned areas and administer emergent relief Organizing trained taskforce members and

deputing to be marooned and cut-off areas for evacuation.

Deployment of police for maintaining discipline and peace keeping during evacuation.

Mobilizing people to move to safe shelters. Deployment of police/Fire Brigade for

search and rescue. Ensuring proper utilization of the rescue

materials. Providing rescue kits at the affected areas.Distribution of Relief Materials: - Keeping a record of the affected area and

people so as to account for the relief materials needed.

Procurement and transportation of relief materials to affected areas.

Arrangement of free kitchen in the shelter camps & affected areas and assigning the responsibilities to officials for proper distribution.

Coordinating with the NGOs/ CBOs. Encouraging other voluntary organisation

s from outside for rescue and relief operation.

Distribution of basic medicines and disinfectants to prevent epidemic.

Ensuring health care activities by the CDMO in the shelter camps & through mobile units/temporary health in regular

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intervals. Ensuring cattle health activities by the

CDVO through Mobile units/ temporary health camps in the affected areas.

Ensuring that there is enough storage of food and pure water in the shelters.

Monitoring all the activities in the affected areas.

Post disaster

Short term measures: - Formation of special task force with

required equipments Assigning responsibilities for specific

areas. Emergency cleaning of debris to enable

reconnaissance. Cleaning fallen trees and branches from

the roads to facilitate local relief work. Forming a work team carrying emergency

tool kits. Deployment of towing vehicles, earth

moving equipments, cranes. Construction of temporary roads. Keeping national and other highways clear

from disaster effects. Assessment of damage. Temporary supply of flood drinking water

and medicines to the shelters and affected areas.

Arrangement for safe shelter for animals. Providing the lighting facilities for shelter

places. Deployment of home guards and

constables to maintain law and order. Providing temporary arrangements for

income generation for the affected people. Drought resistance short duration paddy

seeds to be made available to farmers. Encouraging NGOs/INGOs from outside to

carry out restoration and reconstruction works.

Ensuring crop insurance. Supervising all the activities.Long Term Measures: - Immediate restoration of road

communication, irrigation system, educational institutions, Government institutions, electrical installation, drinking water supply, construction of IAY houses for the BPL families and massive area plantation to maintain ecological

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balance. Meeting with district level

officials/Officials at Headquarter and chalk out emergency plan with vulnerable areas and resource list.

Co-ordination meeting NGOs/ PRIs and assignment of duties.

Pre-positioning of staff in the likely cut off areas.

Arrange food and other basic requirement for emergency response.

Collect information from different areas and to act accordingly.

Co-ordination meeting with officials at Headquarters by 12 hours intervals and 24 hours intervals with the field officials.

Regular collection of situation report of the risk and vulnerable areas from the officers assign for the purpose.

Provision for administering emergent relief and the other basic needs.

Contact with SRC for supply of temporary shelter materials.

Keeping in touch for supply of food articles procuring whole sellers.

Deputation of volunteers to different probable affected areas.

Helping the evacuees for returning to their houses.

Immediate arrangement of free kitchen in the cut off and inaccessible areas.

Relief distribution. Monitoring of relief distribution. Provision of drinking water. Provision of medical facilities. Repair/restoration of roads. Transportation of relief and human

resources.

Role and responsibilities of the District Health Officer (DHO)

Phase Activities Other officials to be involved

Resources/ equipments to be procured from

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Pre-Disaster

Preparedness and warning dissemination: - Stock piling of life saving

drugs/ ORS packets/Halogen tablets on receipt of warning from the Collector/DCR.

Transmission of messages to all PHCs to stock medicines and keep the medical staff ready.

Disease surveillance and transmission of reports to the higher authorities on a daily basis.

Vaccination. To obtain and transmit

information on natural calamities from the DCR.

Ensuring distribution of areas of operation among the mobile team.

Pre distribution of basic medicines to the people who are likely to be affected.

Shifting the patients who are in critical situation to the district hospital.

Awareness messages to stop the outbreak of epidemics.

Conducting mock drills.

DHO, Medical Officers of PHCs/ ICDS, CDPOs NGOs, CBOs, private practitioner in the locality/ first aid trainers.

Medicines required medical equipments, First aid kits, ambulances, public address systems, mobile vans, tents.

During disaster

Rescue and Evacuation: - Constitute mobile teams

and visit the worst affected areas.

Disinfection of of drinking water sources.

Opening of site operation camps.

Regular health check-up at shelter camp & affected areas.

Assigning responsibilities to the medical officers for close monitoring of health camps.

DHO, Medical officers of PHCs, ICDS, CDPOs, NGOs, CBOs, private practitioner in the locality, first aid trainers

Rescue team, volunteers at the shelters, police, fire officers, trained volunteers.

Medicines, required medical equipments, first aid kits, ambulances, ambulances, public address systems, mobile vans, tents

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disaster rehabilitation: - Organization of health

camps. Deploying mobile fully

equipped and manned medical vans.

Close monitoring of health camps.

Ensuring adequate quantities of medicine/disinfectants.

Making sure that there is no outbreak of water borne diseases/malnutrition.

Co-ordination with the District Rehabilitation Committees, other line departments, NGOs/ICDS projects, village Committee, PHD, RWSS, etc.

officers of PHCs, ICDS, CDPOs, NGOs, CBOs, private practitioner in the locality, first aid trainers

Rescue team, volunteers at the shelters, police, fire officers, trained volunteers.

medical equipments, first aid kits, ambulances, ambulances, public address systems, mobile vans, tents

Role and responsibilities of the Superintendent of Police (SP): -

Phase Activities Other officials to be involved

Resources/ equipments to be procured from

Pre-Disaster

Preparedness and warning dissemination of warning: - Reception of warning

from the DCR. Communication

establishment with district and sub-division/ GP control rooms and departments offices within the division.

Alerting the team force for deployment at the time of calamity.

To issue directive to police field functionaries to co-operate with revenue personnel in management of relief operation

Home guard/Police forces, AC/ Tahsildars, SIs

VHF, other improved telecommunication systems.

During disaster

Rescue and Evacuation: - Clearance of roads and

Home guard/Police

VHF, other improved telecommunication

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other means of transportation.

Traffic management and patrolling of all highways and other access roads to disaster sites.

Making sure that discipline is maintained.

Assistance to district authorities for taking necessary action against hoarders, black marketers and those found manipulating relief materials

Co-ordination with fire personnel.

Provision of security in transit camps/feeding centers/relief camps/cattle camps/co-operative food stores and distribution centers.

Safe guarding of belongings of evacuees.

Distribution of Relief: - Maintaining laws and

order at the shelters and the relief camps.

Co-ordination with military service personnel in the area.

Deploying officers/police personnel to record death cases.

Assisting the community in organizing emergency transport.

Assisting the District Officials/NGOs in distribution of relief materials.

Providing escorts in transit of relief materials to the relief camps/affected areas.

forces, AC/ Tahsildars, Sis

NCC, NSS, trained volunteers local youth, NGOs/CBOs

systems.

Rescue kits, vehicles equipments for clearance of roads and other related stuffs.

Post disaster

Short term measures: - FIR of the disasters, the

damages and the death cases.

Vehicle communication systems.

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Assisting in collection of damage statistics of private properties.

Maintaining law and order.

Long term measures: - Close co-ordination with

district administration and local/external NGOs in reconstruction and rehabilitation process.

Assisting the district authority whenever the need arises.

Periodical visits to the affected areas to ensure law and order

Responsibilities of other Line Departments: -

Designation of the officer

Duties to be performed in normal time

Duties to be performed after receiving 1st

warning

Duties to be performed after the disaster

Asst. Engineer/ AEE, Electrical, KPTCL/ PWD

He should see that the field staff checks the electrical line and replace old materials used in the power supply.He should see that all had wiring in service connections are rectified.He should enumerate the diesel sale available and his jurisdiction and keep it available.He should see that trees, branches etc., fall on electrical lines are out and removed.The field staff should see that electrical supply in the places

On receipt of the 1st

warning it should be communicated to all the sub ordinates staff.He should see that all the vehicles under his control be kept in perfect order.Alert the entire staff to return their headquarters and get in touch with immediate requirement.They should give wide publicity that houses consumers should arrange lanterns and battery light for use in case of power is out off.

Restoration of power lines on priority to:5) Hospital, water

supply6) Control room7) Railway station

and8) To other office on

priority as per list appended.

Live wires on ground should be removed promptly.Damaged or felled electrical poles should be immediately replaced and obstructions on roads should be get removed.

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where landslides may be serving is cut off.The field staff should be in touch with local panchayats and inform the situation at frequent intervals.To provide diesel generators to hospital water works, control room collector’s office in case of failure of powers.

Asst. Engineer/ AEE, Irrigation

The branches to canal drain to be closed.The embankments should be strengthened.It should be checked whether the passage bridge and channels are in good condition.

The obstruction in the canals if any should be got removed immediately to be enabling free flow of water.The bocks and shutters of the canals are to be checked and satisfied that they are in good condition.Water supply into canals should be out off by closing the sluices.The canals and drains should be free from constructing and they should be made available for free discharge of drain water.

1st warning should be communicated to all the sub ordinate staff and employees.They should be alerted to check whether the canals and drains are in proper condition to allow free flow of water.The situation tour should take their duty places and be readily available.

Damages due to hazards to government properties, lives of man and cattle etc., should be assessed and reported to Panchayats, Sub-collector concerned immediately.

Fire Officers

The Fire Engineers should alert and other vehicles should be kept in good working condition.Materials required for

The 1st warning should be immediately communicated to fire stations.The staff should be called on for duty. Full

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use in emergency should be indented for and kept in reserve.Message received from public on disaster for help should be immediately attended.Keep in touch with each of the other fire stations in the district.

complement of the staff should be available for the vehicles should be obtained and kept in reserve.

Executive Engineer, Roads and Buildings

Government buildings should be inspected and necessary repairs to be got executed to withstanding hazards affected.Script for slides, pamphlets and cultural programmers should be got prepared immediately.Arrangements should be made to obtain poster and films by addressing the Director through the Collectors.Public addresses equipment should be obtained kept ready.The community radio sets available in the villages should be ascertained.The names of hamlets where they are not available to be reported.The public should be fully educated regarding the precautionary measures and after disaster through available media.Specific duties should be assigned to the field staff.The field staff should proceed to the place of work allotted.

The 1st warning should be communicated immediately to all sub ordinate officers.Wide propaganda should be arranged.The sub divisional public relation officer should be available at their headquarter and got ready for disaster duty with short notice.Ensures that all community radio sets are in working condition.

Photographs of damages should be taken. The field staff should conveying formation regarding the quantum of disaster, loss of property, lives of men and cattle.They should be posted with up-to-date information and the information should be passed to the Collector immediately.

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Regional Transport Officer

List of vehicles running condition to be requisitioned kept ready.

Availability of petrol, oils should be ensured.The RTOs and MVIs should be asked to serve requisition orders on owners of vehicles for duty.Soon after receipt of 1st

warning all the public call officers to be informed to instruct the village panchayats, Post Master for dissemination of warning in the villages.All telephone sets to be informed of disaster warning soon after the receiver is lifted from the book as in the case of new year’s greetings and to request to telephone users to convey disaster warning to other public.Provision of vehicles

Electricity department for restoration.Roads and buildings for clearance.Restoration of Telephone lines to control room to Collector, Hospital, Fire Station, SP and other offices as per the list appended.

Motor Vehicle Inspector

The MVI/AMVI will report before ADM (Relief)

Civil Supplies Officers

The Asst. Engineer and Junior Engineers will remain alert.

Divisional Manager, Telephone

Based on the experience on the previous disasters sufficient number of vehicles should be procured and kept in district headquartersTo contact all sub division control room and Collector’s Office.

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Chapter 8RESOURCES OF REVENUE DEPARTMENT

Seven Fibre Boasts purchased and distributed to 5 coastal taluks in the District.

One Fibre Boat purchased out of MLA grants in Sirsi taluk.

10 life jackets have been reserved per boat, totaling to 70 life jackets. Additionally 10 life jackets have been reserved.

4 Rafts have been handed over to the District Administration, by Forest Department.

23 additional boats have been purchased during the year 2013-14 & have been distributed to five talukas. Boats purchased are of six/ten people sitting capacity

RESOURCES OF MUNICIPALITY

Karwar Sl. No Vehicle Particulars No. of Vehicles

1 Tata 407 Tempo 42 Tata Tipper 43 J. C. B. 24 Jetting & Sucking Machine 25 Dumper Placer 26 Tractor 27 Auto Tipper 128 Tata Sumo 1

DandeliSl. No Vehicle Particulars No. of Vehicles

1 Tata 407 Tempo 012 Tata Tipper 023 J. C. B. 014 Jetting & Sucking Machine 01 (Sucking M/c)5 Dumper Placer 026 Tractor 027 Auto Tipper _8 Tata Sumo _

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9 Mahindra Zeep 01Sirsi

Sl. No Vehicle Particulars No. of Vehicles1 Tata 407 Tempo 22 Tata Tipper 33 J. C. B. 24 Jetting & Sucking Machine 15 Dumper Placer 26 Tractor 27 Auto Tipper 98 Tata Sumo 19 Innova 1

Bhatkal

Sl. No Vehicle Particulars No. of Vehicles1 Tata 407 Tempo 02 Tata Tipper 23 J. C. B. 14 Jetting & Sucking Machine 35 Dumper Placer 26 Tractor 07 Auto Carrier 58 Qualis 1

Kumata

Sl. No Vehicle Particulars No. of Vehicles1 Tata 407 Tempo 02 Tata Tipper 23 J. C. B. 04 Jetting & Sucking Machine 15 Dumper Placer 16 Tractor 17 Auto Tipper 28 Water Tanker 2

Ankola

Sl. No Vehicle Particulars No. of Vehicles1 Tata 407 Tempo 22 Tata Tipper 03 J. C. B. 04 Jetting & Sucking Machine 15 Dumper Placer 0

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6 Tractor 17 Auto Tipper 4

Haliyal

Sl. No Vehicle Particulars No. of Vehicles1 Tata 407 Tempo 02 Tata Tipper 03 J. C. B. /Loader 14 Jetting & Sucking Machine 15 Dumper Placer 06 Tractor 37 Auto Tipper 4

HonnavaraSl. No Vehicle Particulars No. of Vehicles

1 Tata 407 Tempo 12 Tata Tipper 03 J. C. B. 04 Jetting & Sucking Machine 15 Dumper Placer 06 Tractor 27 Auto Tipper 48 Tata Sumo 0

Siddapura

Sl. No Vehicle Particulars No. of Vehicles1 Tata 407 Tempo 12 Tata Tipper 03 J. C. B. 14 Jetting & Sucking Machine 15 Dumper Placer 06 Tractor 17 Auto Tipper 1

Yellapur

Sl. No Vehicle Particulars No. of Vehicles1 Tata 407 Tempo 02 Tata Tipper 03 J. C. B. 14 Jetting & Sucking Machine 15 Dumper Placer 16 Tractor 37 Auto Tipper 18 Jeep 1

Mundgod

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Sl. No Vehicle Particulars No. of Vehicles1 Tata 407 Tempo 02 Tata Tipper 3 J. C. B. /Loader 14 Jetting & Sucking Machine 15 Dumper Placer 16 Tractor 37 Auto Tipper 2

RESOURCES OF KARAVALI POLICE FORCE KarwarSl.No

Property Numbers

1 Day vision Binocular 072 Themal Imager Binocular 013 Night vision Binocular 014 Rechargeble Torch 065 Video Camera 056 Bullet Proof Jacket 087 Bullet Proof Helmet 038 Inflatable Life Jacket 259 Non Inflatable Life Jacket 0710 Life Buoy 2211 Digital Still camera 01

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12 Public Address 0113 Motorola W/Ts 1114 Rope

KUMTASl.N

oProperty Quantity

1. Non Inflatable Life Jacket 102. Inflatable Life Jacket 203. Search Light 024. Life Boys 105. Rechargeable LED Flash Light 036. Public Address System(Amplifier) 017. Emergency Lighting System 01

Bhatkal

Sl.No

Property Quantity

1. Non Inflatable Life Jacket 152. Inflatable Life Jacket 253. Search Light 024. Life Boys 225. Rechargeable LED Flash Light 036. Public Address System(Amplifier) 017. Emergency Lighting System 01

DETAILS OF WIRELESS SETS POLICE DEPARTMENT

SL.NO. WIRELESS SETS TOTAL DEPLOYMENT1 L/BAND 288 412 H/BAND 344 2163 W/Talkie 623 3204 12 Volts Battery 120 905 12v Battery Charger 142 100

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RESOURCES OF POLICE DEPARTMENT

Sl. No. Resources Total 1 Innova 022 Toyota Qualis 01

3 Ambassador Car 014 Tata Sumo 135 Tata Sumo Gold 46 Jeep 206 Tata Spacio 027 Trax (Judo Gama) 07

8 Bolero 219 Maruti Omni 0110 Motor Cycle 9411 Vans 2012 Crane 0213 Water Tanker 0114 Tata Truck 0115 Tata 207 Vajra 0116 Interceptor 0217 Light (Aska) 1018 Torch 0619 Smoke Candle 0820 Pollution Mask 14921 Barricade 250

RESOURCES OF FIRE DEPARTMENT

Sl. No Resources Total

1. Water Tender 13

2. Rescue Van 01

3 Jeep 01

4. Portable Pump 13

5 Generator 07

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6 Chain Saw 02

7. Aska Light 11

8 OBM Rubber Boat with 40 HP Engine

01

9 Rubber Boat 07

10 Floating Tubes 10

11 Life Jacket 101

12 Rain Coats 06

13 Ropes (Strong) 20

14 Torches 04

15 Fire Extinguishers (Portable)

08

16 Wood cutters - Axes (Mechanized)

02

17 Grapnel with nylon rope

04

18 Mumty 04

19 Shovel 04

20 Crowbars 04

21 Bolt Cutter 04

22 Hydraulic Spreader & Cutter

03

23 Safety Goggles 06

24 Chain Saw 02

25 Concrete Cutter 01

26 Metal Cutter 01

27 Life Boy 66

RESOURCES OF PORT DEPARTMENT

SL. RESOURCE TOTAL120

NO.1 Tug 012 Boat 013 Office Jeep 01

Office Car 01

RESOURCES OF INDIAN COAST GUARD

Sl. No.

Resources Total

1 Truck Swaraj Mazda KA30 A-0029

01

2 Life Jacket 103 Life Bouy 02

RESOURCES OF ADITYA BIRLA CHEMICALS LIMITED, BINGA ,KAWAR

1. LOCATION AND NUMBER OF BREATHING APPARATUS IN THE PLANT

Sl.No.

Location Number of SCBA

1 Unit Head Office 22 Security/T.O Gate 23 Chlorine Treatment Building 24 Chlorine Filling Station 25 Technical Block(G Floor) 26 HCL Building 27 DCS(C/S) 68 Phosphoric Acid Building 29 Coal Fired Boiler 2

2.Wind Direction indicators-(Wind Sock)Sl.No

.Location Number of

SCBA1 Caustic concentration unit(CCU) Plant top 12 Salt Saturator top 13 Phos acid plant ETP-clarifier top 14 Time Office top 15 In between Technical Block and Power

House1

6 Hypo Plant top 13.List of Fire Extinguishers and Fire Equipments

Sl.No Description Quantity1 DCP 5KG 972 DCP 10KG 5

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3 CO2 4.5 KG 1414 CO2 9KG 225 CO2 2KG 96 Foam 45 Litr 197 Foam 9 Litr 468 Water Type 899 Hydrant Points 8710 Hydrant Hoses 15 mtr 12111 Hydrant Hoses 7.5 mtr 9012 Nozzle 35 Nos13 Foam Nozzle 5 Nos14 Foam Can 35 Litrs 12 Nos15 Fire Stations 716 Fire Pump House with electrical and

engine driver2 Pumps

DETAILS OF NUCLEAR CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED KAIGA GENERATING STATION (NPCIL), KARWAR

Item Code

Item Name Item Quantity and Unit

101 Gas Cutters 04102 Cold Cutters 01103 Bolt Cutters(Shears) 02104 Electric Drill 06106 Chipping Hammer 03110 Cutters-Hydraulic 01111 Cutters Battery 01355 Steel Cutter/Grinder 02115 Jack with 5 ton lift 02117 Sledge Hammer 02119 Two handled cross cut-saw 01120 Chain tackle 01121 Single sheave snatch block 01122 Smoke Blower and Exhauster 01124 Gloves-Rubber, Tested upto

25,000 volt04 pairs

125 Stretcher harness(set) 01130 Cresent /adjustable wrenches 06131 Slotted Screwdrivers 02 sets134 Lifting tackle-3ton 05 sets330 Shovel 02331 Spade 02332 Crow bar 02334 Helmet 50335 Basket 50336 Pick axe 02337 Axe 02339 Hacksaw 02341 Ceiling Hook 05342 Pump 10343 Public Address System 01354 Hand Tool Set 02356 B A Set 02357 Rope 50mtrs

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358 Bucket 10360 Hose/hose fitting 10139 Light Mast 01140 Search light 01141 Electric Generator 01344 Electric Torch 10345 Lanterns 10167 Suit-fire proximity 01168 Suit-fire approach 01171 Breathing apparatus self

contained02

172 Breathing Apparatus Compressor

02

173 Pump high pressure, portable 01174 Pump- floating 01365 Air compressor 01327 Fire Proximate suits 01361 Fire proof Sheet 01328 Rope ladder 01329 Aluminium ladder 01176 ABC Type 05177 CO2 Type 05178 Foam Type 05179 DCP Type 05180 Halons Type 05181 Fire Tender 01182 Foam Tender 01208 Portable oxygen cylinders 10209 Portable ventilators 01210 Portable x-rays 01211 Portable ultrasound 01212 Portable ECG 01213 Portable suction unit 01215 Defibrillator 01221 Water filter 10222 Water Tank 01246 Tarpaulin 10247 Plastic Sheet 10248 Polythene Sheet 10249 Corrugated Galvanized Iron

sheet10

351 School 01262 Medium Ambulance Van 01267 VHF sets static 01268 VHF sets mobile 01271 Walkie Talkie sets 05282 Camera Digital 01283 Video Camera DVD 01200 Spine boards 01201 Stretcher normal 01202 Stretcher medical evacuation 01199 Nuclear Power Plant fire

fighting team10 (Person)

229 General Physician 01(Person)232 Anesthetist 01(Person)

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233 Gynecologist 01(Person)235 Paramedics 01(Person)236 Lab Technicians 01(Person)326 Search and Rescue Teams for

NBC Disasters01(Person)

190 Fire fighting foam 500kg191 Dry Chemical powder 100kg224 Bronchodilators 01225 Vaccines 10226 Anti Snake Venom 05324 Decontamination solution 1Kg325 lodate tablets 30000

RESOURCES OF HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Sl.No.

Resources Total

1 Ambulance at District Hospital 22 Ambulance (Private)

Gurukrupa Nursing Home, 08382-225131Rotary Ambulance, 9980384319

Kerala Samaja Ambulance, 9482506174/9482506175

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RESOURCES OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Sl. No. Resource Strength

1 Total Primary Schools 10662 Total High Schools 1863 Total No. of Primary School Teachers 37694 Total No. of High School Teachers 12515 No. of BEO`s 056 No. of BRC co-ordinators 057 No. of DEO`s 018 No. of DYPC 019 No. of Subject Inspectors 0410 No. of ECO`s 2311 No. of BRP`s 2312 No. of CRP`s 68

RESOURCES OF KSRTC124

Sl. No. Depot Buses Available

1 Karwar Depot 525CHAPTER-9

COMMUNICATION PLAN

District Control Room (DCR)

It has already been constructed Emergency Operation Centre ( District Control Room)(DCR) in the premises of DC’s office, which is under the direct control of the Deputy Commissioner and is working as a nerve centre to monitor, co-ordinate and implement the actions in times of “Disaster situation”. The District Control Room is planned in such a way that it should have the follwoing;

1) Adequate space for communication, equipments and computers.2) Space for desk arrangements during disaster situation and proximity to the

chamber of the Deputy Commissioner.3) The EOC of the Deputy Commissioner Office is designated as the control

room at the time of disaster.4) The district disaster control room is the pulse for the disaster management

activities. The Dist.Disaster Control Room has to monitor, co-ordinate the actions for disaster management.

5) The District Control Room will also be equipped with the state of art communication equipment like the VHF, VSAT, WIFE network with vide conferencing telephone/ hotline and computer facilities.

6) The control room to receive information from various sources on the vulnerability of villages.

7) To upgrade the dasister management action plan according to the changing scenario and needs.

Structure of DCR

There will be three kinds of staff for the District Control Room

1. Regular staff.2. Staff on call.3. Staff on disaster duty.

The regular staff will be posted permanently in the EOC control room with wireless facilities, which will be responsible for manning the communication room on 24 hours basis. Staff on call will be available for immediate duty in case of disaster. The Headquarters Assistant to DC and the Assistant Commissioner will make up the staff on call. During a disaster, these officers will always be available “on call”. The staff on disaster duty will be required to shoulder additional responsibility in the case of

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disaster. This additional staff will be of the nature of a reserve and may be drawn from various departments. During normalcy, this staff will not be called on to perform any duty in the EOC. The departmental officers nominated as officer-in-charge from the concerned line department, and other agencies will be available in the EOC during the disaster period. All the Revenue officials in the district should be trained in the working of the DCR. The Nodal officers of other line departments should also be familiar with the DCR functioning.

Following wireless communication system is setup in Uttar Kannada District to link the District Head Quarters with the lower level Offices i.e.,Assistant Commissioner Office and Taluka Offices.STATIC BASE FIXED STATIONS

1. D.C.Office Karwar2. A.C.Office, Karwar, Kumta, Bhatkal, Sirsi3. Tahsildar Office,Karwar4. Tahsildar Office, Ankola5. Tahsildar Office, Kumta6. Tahsildar Office, Honnavar7. Tahsildar Office, Bhatkal8. Tahsildar Office, Sirsi9. Tahsildar Office, Siddapur10.Tahsildar Office, Yellapur11.Tahsildar Office, Mundgod12.Tahsildar Office, Haliyal13.Tahsildar Office, Joida

MEDIA CENTRE

The meeting hall of the Deputy Commissioners Office is designated as Media Centre, during the disaster. The Headquarter Asst. to DC is designated incharge of media centre. Facility for press releases, fax, phone, internet and TV is provided for the media persons.

CONTACT NOMBERS

COMMUNICATION AND CONTACTING TELEPHONE/FAX NO OF THE OFFICES DURING THE PERIOD OF DISASTER

Designation Telephone NumbersOff Res

DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION

Deputy Commissioner 08382 226303 221304

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F-226603Additional Deputy Commissioner

08382 2288479902422711

-

ZILLA PANCHAYATPresident. 08382 226269 225833Vice President 08382 226870 222984Chief Executive Officer 08382 226560

F-226470226246

Deputy Secretary (Administration)

08382 226865 / 226292

220140

Deputy Secretary (Development)

08382 226862 226057

Chief Planning Officer (Planning Section)

08382 226584

Chief Account Officer (Accounts Section)

08382 226853 227254

Council Secretary (Council Section)

08382 226056 221816

District Informatics Officer, NIC.

08382 226516

PANCHAYAT RAJ ENGINEERING DIVISIONEE, Karwar 08382

220556 F-220795

-

PANCHAYAT RAJ ENGINEERING DIVISIONAEE, Karwar 08382 225123AEE, Ankola 08388 230205AEE, Kumta 08386 222408AEE, Honnavar 08387 220385AEE, Bhatkal 08385 226475

PANCHAYAT RAJ ENGINEERING DIVISION SIRSI DIVISIONEE, Sirsi AEE Sirsi

0838408384

226381 226143

226365

AEE, Siddapur 08389 230118AEE, Yellapur 08419 261184AEE, Haliyal 08284 220170AEE, Mundgod 08301 222153AEE, Joida 08383 282728

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ASSISTANT COMMISSIONERSBhatkal 08385 223722

9591419817223742

Karwar 08382 2263607760432770

220077

Kumta 08386 2200529448584727

222157

Sirsi. 08384 226382/2297849482678684

226573

TAHSILDARS Ankola 08388 230243

9901312746230426

Bhatkal 08385 226422 226301Haliyal 08284 220134 220009Honnavar 08387 220262 220762Joida 08383 282723/28270

6282741

Karwar 08382 2263319449095502

220158

Kumta 08386 2220549448584727

222591

Mundgod 08301 2221229480456102

222200

Siddapur, 08389 2301279448933096

230327

Sirsi 08384 2263839845907876

226149

Yellapur 08419 2611298861308444

261228

AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENTJoint Director Karwar 08382 227377 227408Ankola, AD 08388 230336Bhatkal AD 08385 223529Haliyal AD 08284 220271Honnavar AD 08387 220643Joida AD 08383 282732Karwar. Asst. Dir 08382 225939Kumta AD 08386 222121

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Kumta DD, 08386 222308Mundgod AD 08301 222186Siddapur AD 08389 230105Sirsi AD 08384 226292Sirsi, Dy Dir, sub-division, 08384 235781Yellapur, AD 08419 261174

EXECUTIVE OFFICERSAnkola EO,Taluk Panchayat, 08388 230244

9480879100231344

Bhatkal EO, Taluk Panchayat, 08385 226429 225639Haliya EO, Taluk panchayat, 08284 220135

9480879110220467

Honnavar EO,Taluk Panchayat,

08387 2202329480879115

221377

Joida EO, Taluk Panchayat, 08383 280724/280707 280735Kumta EO, Taluk Panchayat, 08386 222050

9480879125223692

KWR EO, Taluk Panchayat, 08382 2263899480879120

227044

Mundgod EO, Taluk Panchayat,

08301 2221249480879130

Siddapur EO, Taluk Panchayat,

08389 2301289480879135

Sirsi EO, Taluk Panchayat, 08384 2264219480879140

227810

Yellapur, EO, Taluk Panchayat,

08419 2611309480879150

262313

FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIESDeputy Director of Food, Karwar 08382 226464

9448034086 221972/3333613

KFCSC, Karwar 08382 226243  

MD, KFCSC 2260932 F-2266299 5266565

MD, Warehouse5571656 F-5577324 M 9844072474

5535973

FCI, Hubli, 368290/363275  

Sr. Regional Manager, FCI 2235564/2227268 F-2236032 3415960

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FCI, Mangalore 0824 427125  HESCOM DEPARTMENT

EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KARWAR 08382 221261 -

EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, SIRSI 08384 226444 -

KSRTCDivisional Controller

NWKRTC, SIRSI08384 235272 235856

ASSISTANT CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, KANARA CIRCLE, SIRSIGOVT. TIMBER DEPOT, MUNDGOD

222152

GOVT. TIMBER DEPOT, KIRVATTI

238534

HALIYAL DIVISION: HALIYALDANDELIGANESHGUDI

246517 220726 231763

HONNAVAR DIVISION: HONNAVARBHATKALKUMTA

220235 226052

222274 226863222304

KARWAR DIVISION: ANKOLA KARWAR

230342 226365

230113 225135

SIRSI DIVISION: SIRSIJUNMANE SIDDAPUR

226445 226445230202

228956 225883

YELLAPUR DIVISION: YELLAPURMANCHIKERI

   222107

FOREST DEPARTMENT(CRZ) DCF 223997 229527(Dharwad)DCF 95836-447092(Wild life), D.F.O., 331585 330114Bangalore DCF (Central) 5537189 5723109Haliyal, D.F.O., 220128

220365220127

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Honnavar, D.F.O., 220235 220329Karwar D.F.O.,(Social Forestry),

226052 225713

Karwar Dy Conservator of Forests,

22636598452-58454

226535

Karwar, JFNT, 226365 227654Sirsi D.F.O., 226445 226584Sirsi Conservator of Forests,Kanara circle,

236335 F-23744698452-34543

226087

YLP, D.F.O., 261273 262169Dandeli, Jungle Lodges 230266

FISHERIESDy. Director. Karwar 221407 /

221281220316

Asst. Director. Karwar 221281Asst. Director. Karwar 220562 222313AD-Gr-II (Brakish), 220826

HEALTH (CIVIL HOSPITAL)District Surgeon 226340Senior Specialist, 225917

HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE SERVICESKarwar. DHO, 226339 /

2224529445815342

226517/ 9449843065

Gazetted Assistant 226339 221924Supdt (Staff) 226339 227684Supdt (Finance) 226339 221995Dist. Leprosy Offr, 225861 220753Dist. Tuberculosis Centre 226277DPM. DBCS 220293 /

9449843095220953

Dist. Malaria Offr 227124/ 9480296849

222056

Ankola THO, 2302499164804240

232396 230249

Bhatkal THO, 2264609611544654

222006 222780

131

Haliyal THO, 301659886266854

35205

Honavar THO, 2202978277506035

220336

Joida THO, 282703/ 9448304336

Karwar THO, 8277506033 225758Kumta THO, 223778

9449548663240169

Mundgod THO, 222253 / 9341149789

222058

Siddapur THO, 23019599457731994

230047

Sirsi THO, 2263409481952938

Yellapur THO, 2611039449629804

262210

HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENTAnkola, Sr. AD, ZP, 231156  Bhatkal, Sr. AD, ZP, 227512  Haliyal, Sr. AD, ZP, 220305  Honnavar, Sr. AD, ZP, 221265  Joida, AD, ZP,. 280747  KRW Sr.AD, State Sector,. 227103  Kumta Sr. AD, ZP, 223856  KWR, Sr. AD, ZP, 226602  Mundgod, AD ZP, 222687  Siddapur , Sr. AD, ZP, 230713  Sirsi, Sr. AD, ZP, 226427  Sirsi. AD, ZP, 226427 227161Sirsi.District Horticulture Marketing,

228712  

INFORMATION & PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT Dist. Information Officer Karwar

2263449480841234 226374

Kannada Prabha - 225887The Hindu 225221 220048The Times of India 225221 226436Pudhari 225147

132

Sakal 265753 265678Daily Sakla 225687Samyukta Karnataka 220006 -Karavali Munjavu 225222 220794Jana Madhyam 221166 227340Lok Dhwani 225512 220384Janavahini, 223488 227113Janantarang 220864Hosa Digant 230107SKaveri TV 228338Indian Express 225887 227474Nava Hind Times 226830Vijaya Karnataka 220861 227439Hasiru Kranti 220640Uday TV, 222633 220656

KONKAN RAILWAYSMD, Mumbai 022-

7572015/200 7570415F-7572420

7572092

RRM, (Chief Engineer) KRCL, Karwar

227376 F-227352

227163

Railway Station, Shirwad, KarwarStation Master, Shirwad, Karwar

282370

Booking, Karwar 226890Southern RailwayHubli 0836 266702Confirmation 326525Margoa Confirmation 0832-

2731093

MINOR IRRIGATIONEO, Minor Irrigation, Haliyal 220244

220113220113

AEE, 221334 220533AEE. Haliyal 220112 220113

MUNICIPALITIESCommissioner, CMC Karwar 226320 220835

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Chief Offr, TP, Ankola 230268 K-223450Chief Offr, Kumta 222020Chief Offr, TP, Honnavar 220230 Chief Offr, Bhatkal 226408

226429 (F)Commissioner, CMC, Sirsi 226338 227390

Commissioner, CMC, Dandeli 231252 231482

231483

Chief Offr, TP, Haliyal 220123Chief Offr, TP, Yellapur 261152Chief Offr, TP, Mundgod 222124Chief Offr, TP, Siddapur 230282KDA, Commissioner 226404/22693

8221579/

President, CMC, Dandeli 231248 (F)231252

231270

President, CMC, Karwar 227121

NATIONAL HIGHWAYEE, N.H. 225283 220087Asst. EE, N.H. KWR 225267 226463Asst. EE, N.H. Honnavar 220348 220001

NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION, KAIGAStation Director 284047,

284008F-284034284025

254708

PRO. 284075 254826General Manager 284029 256829Commandant, CISF 284027 254802Assistant Commandant, CISF 284031 254856

ADITYA BIRLA CHEMICALS LIMITED, BINGAUNIT HEAD 230535 / 9598080400 230194

SENIOR MANAGER(HR) 230509 / 8494920725 230764POLICE DEPARTMENT

Designation STD Office Resi Mobile /CUGSP, Uttar 08382 226233 226308 9480805201

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Kannada, 9480845201ASP 08382 227536 225535 9480805202

9480845202DSP, sub-division.

08382 226416 225217 94808052209480842575

KSP, Sirsi sub-division, Sirsi

08384 226424 226300 94808052229480842577

DSP, Bhatkal sub-dn, Bhatkal

08385 226413 226413 94808052219480842576

DSP, Dandeli 08284 231595 230977 94808052239480842578

CPI, Circle 08382 226893 221993 94808052309480842579

CPI, Kadra Circle 08382 256592 256347 94808052319480842580

PI, Ankola Police Station.

08388 230333 231248 94808052509480842593

CPI, Bhatkal Circle

08385 226813 226392 94808052329480842581

CPI, Honnavar circle

08387 220248 221287 94808052339480842582

CPI, Kumta circle 08386 222333 223862 94808052349480842583

CPI, Sirsi circle 08384 226260 226260 94808052389480842587

PI, Siddapur Police station

08389 230283 230214 94808052569480842599

PI, Mundgod Police station

08301 222211 222564 94808052589480842605

PI, Yellapur Police station

08419 261133 261140 94808052579480842604

CPI, Dandeli circle

08284 231363 231545 94808052359480842584

CPI, Joida Circle 08383 282733 282626 94808052379480842586

CPI, Haliyal 08284 220333 220333 94808052369480842585

PI, DCIB, 08382 226307PI (W) Wireless, 226550 100 9480800944

9480844466135

PSI, L&O, Town 08382 226333 94808052459480842588

PSI, Crime, Town 08382 226333 -PSI, rural 08382 225337 9480805230

9480842579PSI, Chittakula 08382 265733 9480805248

9480842591PSI, Kadra 08382 256592 9480805276

9480843893PSI, Mallapur 08382 254812 9480805249

9480842592PSI, Ankola 08388 230333 9480805268

9480843885PSI, Gokarn 08386 256133 9480805251

9480842594PSI L&O, Kumta 08386 222333 9480805272

9480843889PSI, Crime, Kumta

08386 222333 -

PSI, L&O, Honnavar

08387 220248 94808052709480843887

PSI, Crime, Honnavar

08387 220248 9739619937

PSI, L&O, Manki 08387 257886 94808052639480842150

PSI, Crime, Manki 08387 257886 9986808218PSI, L&O, Murdeshwar

08385 268896 94808052539480842596

PSI, Crime Murdeshwar

08385 268896 9482987330

PSI, L&O, Bhatkal Rural

08385 227333 94808052529480842595

PSI, Crime, Bhatkal Rural

08385 227333 96202737239449124672

PSI, L&OI, Bhatkal Town

08385 226333 94808052699448109621

PSI, L&OII, Bhatkal Town

08385 226333 9449202007

PSI, Siddapur 08389 230283 94808052719480843888

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PSI, L&O, Sirsi Town

08384 226333 94808052649480842151

PSI, Crime, Sirsi town

08384 226333 8105392989

PSI, L&O, Sirsi rural

08384 226233 94808052549480842597

PSI, Crime, Sirsi Rural

08384 236330 9945959432

PSI, L&O, Sirsi New Market

08384 236330 94808052559480842598

PSI, Crime, Sirsi New Market

08384 236330 9448779740

PSI, Banavasi 08384 274210 94808052469480842859

PSI, Mundgod 08301 220211 9480805275PSI, Yellapur 08419 211133 9480805273PSI, Haliyal 08284 220133 9480805265

9480842152PSI, L&O, Dandeli Town

08284 231333 94808052749916864029

PSI, Crime, Dandeli Town

08284 231333 8277341325

PSI, Dandeli Rural

08284 231363 94808052599480842606

PSI, Ambikanagar 08284 258633 94808052609480842607

PSI, Ramnagar 08383 248133 94808052619480842608

PSI, Joida 08383 282733 94808052669480842153

PSI, Traffice Aid Hiregutti

08386 270993 -

KARAVALI POLICE FORCEKARWAR 08382 220600 -KUMTA 08386 222533 -

BHATKAL 08385 222557 -PORT & IWT DEPARTMENT

Dir of Port and IWT, KWR 221494 F-221488

226459

ADM Offr, 221350 221419137

EE, Karwar 221305221634

221306

AEE, 220568AEE, Sub Divn, Ankola 230384 232598AEE, Sub Divn, Kumta 222055AEE, Sub Divn, Honnavar 220648 220100AEE, Sub Divn, Bhatkal 226758 224039AEE, Joida 282745 333966AEE, Haliyal 220143 221197AEE, Yellapur 261214 261535AEE, Mundgod 222235 222552AEE, Sirsi 226539 227296AEE, Siddapur 230134 230413Chief Engineer, Dhwd 447900 44294AEE, Electrical, Dhwd 95836 –

447669 440274

Superintending Engineer, Dhwd 747500 749138EE, Quality Control, Dhwd 741209 443725

770025TRANSPORT – KARWAR

RTO Karwar 08382 226364 228989/9449864030

RTO Sirsi 08384 233090 9449864031ARTO Honnavar 08387 236530 9449864047ARTO Dandeli 08284 230916 -Sr. MVI. 226364MVI. 226364 227012MVI. 226364 221235MVI 226364 226611

Bome Guard KARWAR 08382 226361

Commdent 9482209990

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CHAPTER-10

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (SOPs)

In order to effectively respond to a disaster, it is imperative to have a clear definition of roles & responsibilities as well as well defined operating procedures for all the organizations & officers involved. Such Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) should be well understood and promptly followed to ensure effective execution of disaster management activities.

Functions of Assistant Commissioner

1. The Assistanct Commissioner (AC) will be the overall in charge of Rescue shelter/Rallying post and parking yards.

2. The AC will ensure adequate food and clothing in co-ordination with Dy. Di- rector, Food and Civil Supplies, Voluntary Organizations, Individual Persons as deemed necessary in his option.

3. The AC will alsoensure proper medical aid (first aid as well as shifting of affected persons to hospitals, etc) in co-ordination with District Health Officer and District Drug Controller.

4. The AC will ensure adequate security and safety in co-ordination with SP (Law & Order), Dharwd and Dy. SP, D h a r w a d as the case may be.

In addition t o these responsibilities, t h e AC will assist the CEC in all other matters as the case may be.

Functions of Revenue Authorities1. Activating of various NGOs/Voluntary Organizations for necessary materials.2. Providing adequate compensation to loss of life and property.3. Declaration of all clear signals.

Functions of Tahsildars

1. He will look after all the facilities required at rescue shelter/rallying post like food, clothing, medical aid, water, electricity, sanitation and other basic necessities in co-ordination with respective Government Agencies, as well as voluntary organizations.

2. He will manage and arrange for any other requirements on need basic at that point of time in co-ordination with respective government authorities.

3. He will alert all his sub ordinates and utilize their services to manage the rescue shelter/rallying post.

4. His actions will be in concurrence from AC/DC.

Functions of Police Services139

The main function of police authorities are,

• To maintain law and order

• Regular patrolling of affected areas

• Establishes rescue/safe routes in advance for timely response

• Cordoning off the area

• Control of traffic

• Shifting of all vehicles to the parking yards

• To render assistance in controlling and fighting disasters, salvage operations, rendering first aid and medical help

• Shifting of the affected to rallying posts/rescue shelters

• Another important function would be identification of the deceased, informing their relative, removal and disposal of dead bodies

• Finally, preparing the list of missing persons and take steps to trace them

The police authorities will also work with NGOs and other service organizations when needed.

Functions of Circle Inspector (Law and Or- der) For city limits

1. The office will be overall in charge of the functions of Police Department in case of offsite emergency. He will receive the communication and instructions from CEC from time to time.

2. On receiving the information about the emergency from CEC, the officer will rush to the incident spot and oversee law and order, organize for additional requirement of men and Home Guards if required.

3. Receive information from the site in charge and divisional fire officer or his deputy available at site for appropriate and necessary rescue operation.

4. Arrange for necessary transportation of vehicles in co-ordination w i t h RTO and in charge of parking yard for evacuation of people as well as critical cases.

5. Ensure that a d e qu a t e numbers of vehicle are provided, fitted with public ad- dress system and wireless to the convoy team.

6. Arrange for necessary ambulance/medical facilities in co-ordination with Dis- trict H e a l t h Officer/Deputy Director, A n i m a l Husbandry for evacuation of people and livestock respectively.

7. In confirmation with CEC, arrange for removal of dead bodies (if any) and will pass on the information to the relatives of the decease and will ensure disposal of dead bodies after conducting postmortem i n co-ordination with DHO.

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8. Arrange for maintaining law and order at the site of emergency, rescue shel- ter parking yards, main roads leading to emergency site, etc., pass on the information to the CEC about actions on various fields.

Functions of Industry Inspector

1. The officer will receive information from the SP or in charge of factory and immediately rush to the site along with maximum possible personnel. He shall help fire-fighting personnel in rescue operations.

2. In view of close proximity of police station to the industrial area, take im- mediate control of the site and rescue operation in co-ordination with site in charge.

3. Alert all the subordinate officers coming under his jurisdiction and ensure their availability at the site of emergency to maintain Law & Order, traffic, rescue, salvaging etc., till such time the full emergency operation comes into action.

4. Ensure that the information is passed on to the superior officers and necessary instructions are received and adhered to.

5. Ensure that all the anti social elements are identified and rounded off if re- quired.

Functions of Police Inspector

1. The officer will receive information from SP, Raichur.

2. He will immediately r u s h to the site of incident and conduct on the spot inspection. Obtain first hand information.

3. Ensure that information is passed on to the superior officers and necessary instruction are received and adhered to.

4. Convey the message on the extent of leakage, extent of area affected, the ground situation, the scenario prevailing in and around the water works.

5. Ensure that, he himself and his personnel are equipped with necessary personal protective equipment. The recommended PPE are cartridge type respirators for short team exposure and the pressurized airline respirators for long term exposure.

6. Take immediate steps to inform the traffic police.

7. Alert all the sub ordinate of f i ce rs and ensure their availability at the site of emergency to maintain law and order, traffic, rescue, salvaging, etc. Till such time, the full emergency operation comes into action.

8. Ensure that all the anti-social elements are identified and rounded up, if re- quired

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Function of Inspector (Traffic)

1. The SP, Traffic will be the overall in charge of traffic management who is assisted by Dy. SP, Traffic in case of offsite emergency.

2. Receive the communication of offsite emergency from CEC and disseminate the information to all the functionaries and mobilize required force and put them into action for managing various traffic points, routes, etc.

3. For each industry, separate routes are identified as normal route and emergency route.

4. Mobilize necessary police personnel/vehicles to man and control traffic on various roads identified as safe routes and also take measures to divert normal traffic away from the emergency routes identified.

5. Ensure available of adequate number of vehicles fitted with public address system/wireless etc. and directly supervise manning of routes and parking yards.

6. Initiate action to ensure adequate number of skilled drivers in consultation with RTO, KSRTC, Home guards and Truckers Association etc.

7. The SP will initiate action on his own only under exceptional circumstances; However, his action shall be communicated to his superiors and should be confirmed with CEC.

8. Any other action as deemed necessary base on the circumstances.

Functions of Fire Services

1. The Regional Fire Office is located at Raichur.

2. The Regional Fire Officer and the Divisional Fire Officer are responsible to fight and control the fire, leakage, spillage, etc., with proper instructions and guidance.

3. Rush to the site of emergency immediate after the receipt of information from the site Controller or on emergency call.

4. Establish safe routes in advance for rushing to site and ensure best response time to minimize damage.

5. Workout advance plan for requirement of resources like fire tenders, trained personnel, protective equipment and the ways to meet extra requirements if any.

6. Assist the onsite emergency personnel in fighting emergency, rescuing in- jured/affected people trapped in dangerous zones and participate in

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salvage operation.

7. Assist medical/police personnel in imparting first aid.

8. Ensure availability of adequate water supply through KIADB authorities.

9. Maintain constant contact and communicate the message to the CEC with regard to the control measures undertaken, salvage operation, rescue methods, etc. And any other information required by the CEC on continuous basic.

10. ) Take any other appropriate actions as deemed necessary in control of emer- gency.

Functions of Police Inspector/Sub Inspec- tor

They will receive orders from the DSP and act accordingly the Police Inspector will assume the charge of DSP in the absence of the DSP till such time the superior officer arrives at the place of accident and takes control then onwards, he will continue to receive the orders from the superior officers and act accordingly.

Functions of Police (Traffic)

1. The officer will be overall in charge of parking yard and for managing, con- trolling and arranging sufficient number of vehicles.

2. Ensure that adequate number of trucks, buses and other mode of transport vehicles are arranged for rescue operation in co-ordination with RTO.

3. Ensure that adequate communication vehicles are arranged in coordination with various police authorities.

4. Motor Vehicle Inspector from RTO department will be assisting Inspector ofPolice (Traffic) in managing parking yards.

5. Assist the DSP, Police Inspector - Traffic in mobilizing adequate number of skilled drivers in consultation with RTO, KSRTC, Truckers Associations and Home guards etc., as the case may be.

Functions of Fire Station Officer

The Fire Station can cater to the immediate need of the plant, but certainly not adequate to manage the emergency assumed in this document. Therefore,

1. On receipt of fire call, rush to the site of incident with all crewmembers and equipment and start fighting the fire.

2. Immediately send distress call to all other fire stations for additional reinforce- ment. Contacts the Divisional Fire Officer and informs him about the severity of the fire, the kind of assistance required, etc.

3. Continue to receive the necessary information from his superior officers and the DSP and adhere to the instructions.

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4. Assist the police, Home guards and other Rescue Team the rescue evacuation of persons, salvage, etc.

5. Continue to be in action till such times the divisional fire officer or his deputy arrives at the place of incident and takes charge. From there onwards, he will continue to assist the officials.

Function of Health and Medical Services

1. District Health Officer (DHO) will be overall in charge of health and medical services to be rendered at the site of emergency or at various rescue shelters, affected places, hospitals, pathology laboratories, etc.

2. On receiving the information from CED, he will contact all Hospital Super- intendents, Drug Controller, Blood Banks for mobilization of required ambu- lances, Doctors, Nurses, Medicines, life saving drugs, blood,* etc.

3. Rush to the site, assess the extent of severity and establish adequate (Tempo- rary Medical Centre). Ensure hygienic conditions at the rescue shelters cum rallying posts, temporary medical centers. Take appropriate action in shift- ing affected persons to proper hospitals in Dharwad and provide appropriate treatment.

4. Arrange for removal of dead bodies, if any, after post-mortem and disposal of the same, in consultation with CEC and DCP.

5. Render advice to CEC on precautionary measures to be taken by public in af- fected sites/villages, rescue shelter cum rallying posts to prevent the outbreak of epidemic diseases.

6. If necessary, he should undergo training to handle the wireless apparatus for effective communications.

Functions of Veterinary Service :

1. Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry will be the overall in charge for treat- ment of affected animals at site/hospital in co-ordination with police/voluntary organizations and revenue authorities.

2. On receiving information from CEC, he will rush to the site and activate the Temporary Medical Centre (TMC) at appropriate places in consultation with CEC.

3. Dy. Director will also co-ordinate with Assistant Commissioner, RTO, DCP, Inspector of Police (Traffic), for arranging necessary vehicles for shifting of animals, if required.

4. The officer will be provided with one Police Officer with adequate number of Police Personnel and Home guards to ensure the orderly treatment and management of the Temporary Medical Center.

5. The officer will identify the drug stores and ensure the supply of adequate

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and necessary drugs through the Drug Control Authorities.

Functions of RTO

1. The RTO will be the overall in charge for providing number of rescue vehicles like trucks, buses, cars or any other type of transportation vehicles to emer- gency site, rescue shelter cum rallying post etc., for transportation of human beings as well as animals.

2. Receive information from CEC and act accordingly.

3. Mobilize all possible resources is arranging transportation vehicles in coordi- nation with KSRTC, Truckers Association, Travel Agencies, etc, also ensure availability of adequate number of skilled drivers and advise the Inspector (Traffic).

4. Workout the requirement of heavy earth moving equipment like cranes etc., and mobilizes the same in co-ordination with such agencies/parties.

5. Depute adequate numbers of Motor Vehicle Inspectors for assisting Inspector of Police, Traffic (in charge of parking yard), and Rescue Shelter cum rallying post, at the site of emergency.

Functions of Karnataka State Pollution Con- trol Board

1. On receiving information from CEC, the Environmental Officer will mobilize all possible resources at his disposal and keep the laboratory functioning for analysis of pollutants, emissions, etc.

2. Rush to the site, collect the samples, analyze the pollutants and the likely effect on human life/environment and inform the CEC about the same and the corrective actions to be taken to prevent further damage.

3. Act as an expert and advice the CEC about the kind of message to be dissem- inated to the public and press, etc, on pollution matters.

Function of Experts of District Crisis Group (DCG)

1. All the member of the DCG will be communicated about the emergency.

2. On receipt of emergency communication, they will immediately inform the control room about the place of their availability and simultaneously report to the CEC.

3. They will receive necessary instructions from the CEC and act accordingly.

4. They will render adequate and timely technical guidance and assist CEC and other agencies involved in the control of emergency.

CONCLUSION

When Disaster strikes, power goes out and all most communication (telephone etc)

becomes in operable, lifts stop functioning drinking water becomes contaminated,

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roads and bridges collapse, thereby normal modes of transportation suddenly becomes

impossible and casualties start coming in groups. That is not the time for planning but

is the time for acting. This fact makes it imperative for community disaster

preparedness and disaster reduction. There is need for amending, enacting and

affectively enforcing the relief operations in providing immediate relief by disbursing

cash and kind to officers designated for relief measures. Constructing new buildings

safe from the disasters and retrofitting existing buildings for improving disaster

resistance. Community shelters near by the river bed at a higher level have to be

constructed as a standby to enable to shift the people affected by flood.

Need for change of strategy from post-disaster reactive approach to pre-disaster pro-

active approach to reduce the damage, loses to the property and human suffering

along with prevention of human lives on one hand and reduce the cost of relief,

rehabilitation and reconstruction on the other hand.

No master plan can be evolved to fit every emergency situation but a general schedule

of emergency activity could prove extremely helpful in times of disaster, if executed in

a coordinated and disciplined fashion. The better awareness for disaster preparedness

and mitigation is expected to result in coordinated extensive efforts to ensure better

disaster management.

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KADWAD VILLAGE: DEVASTATION

KADWAD VILLAGE RESCUE OPERATION 2009

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KADWAD VILLAGE: REHABILITATION

1. Purchased 3-3-12 (A.G.A)

2. 50 houses constructed.

3. 50 families rehabilitated.

4. Water Supply & Electricity provided.

5. Supported by Seva Bharati Trust, Karnataka.

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6. Houses handed over to the beneficiaries on 25th November 2010.

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