In the name of Allah, the most Gracious and Merciful

Our Understanding of DisastersConventionally hazards and disasters have been synonymous, research is conducted on geo-hydro-met processes, and exposure and resistance of physical structures. Hazards and

their prediction is monitored. Magnitude of losses determines the extent of disaster

 Today capacity to absorb impact of hazards and

recover from them determines the vulnerability. Disasters closely related to unsustainable

development. Capacities/Vulnerabilities/Losses/ Hazards are various risk scenarios

 

How we Handle Disasters

The Relief Paradigm is event triggered approach leading to emergency management (food; shelter; health), Contingency planning and disaster preparedness (evacuation planning; secure areas/shelters; stockpiling of relief), and Early warning and hazard monitoring systems (scientific aspects; technical aspects; social aspects)

The Mitigation Paradigm includes identification of hazard prone locations, identification of patterns of physical vulnerability, mitigation of hazard through structural measures, and of physical vulnerability through relocation

How we Handle Disasters

The Development Paradigm focuses on the causal factors and processes of vulnerability thus increasing capacity to absorb losses and recovery from them and emphasizes on non-structural measures

The Risk Reduction ParadigmConsiders people’s understanding of disaster risks, Optimizes existing coping strategies in the face of loss, combines technical and scientific view with indigenous knowledge

Existing Structures and Legislation

– The National Calamities (Prevention and Relief) Act- 1958

– National Disaster Plan-1974– Federal Emergency Relief Cell– Federal Flood Commission– Provincial Relief Departments – District Disaster Dispensation

Gaps

Lack of research and training Lack of understanding the process Lack of coordination and absence of focal point

for disaster management Inadequacies in need and emergency

assessment Centralized and top-down delivery mechanism Absence of community participation

What are we Proposing

A shift from emergency management to risk management through disaster communication and preparedness

             

Initiatives Activate and train district governments to prepare

district-specific hazard-mapping and disaster management plans including vulnerability assessment, risk evaluation, training in disaster and relief administration for local government officials, public and civil society representatives, and at-risk communities. Already started in Sialkot followed by 4 other districts.

Reviewing existing laws related to disaster and relief to

draft new law for comprehensive disaster management

Organizing a provincial consultation workshop on disaster management

Brief on RELIEF DEPARTMENT

The Relief Department was established in 1975 functions under the Punjab National Calamities (Prevention and Relief) Act, 1958 with the mission to reach the most distressed.

Relief Commissioner, also Chairman of the Punjab Flood Commission, is ex-officio Secretary to Government of the Punjab, Relief Department, assisted by a Director General.

Role is to plan for preventive and protective measures against damages caused by natural calamities.

FUNCTIONS• Coordination with the concerned departments for

policy formulation, and monitoring of relief and rehabilitation work in calamity affected areas.

• Planning for preventive and protective measures against damage caused due to natural calamities.

• Purchase of stores and relief goods.

• Maintenance and distribution of Relief Fund.

• General Administration of the Relief Department.

ADVANCE PLANNING

The Relief Department reviews each year before start of the rainy season:

• Up-dating of Flood Fighting Plans relating to the 34 Districts and concerned Departments.

• Functioning of Flood Forecasting Center - manned round the clock by representatives of Relief, Irrigation, Information, and Highways Departments, and Police Tele-communications, Pakistan Railways, Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation, and WAPDA etc.

• Arrangements to convey flood warning and forecasts through the Flood Warning Center to the District Coordination Officers in the Districts and other concerned authorities.

• The District Coordination Officers will communicate Information regarding damages daily to the Flood Emergency and Relief Cell established in the Board of Revenue Punjab, Lahore.

• State of flood protection works.

• Arrangements for operation of pre-determined breaching sections, storage of explosives and breaching equipment.

FLOOD

WARNING

SYSTEM

FLOOD FORECASTING / WARNING

Established every year in first week of June at 46 Jail Road Lahore working round the clock.

Functions

Flood Forecast: Daily

River discharge low and medium floods: 6 hourly River discharge high and V.High floods: Hourly

Dissemination

By updating www.met.gov.pk websiteThrough FAX, Radio, Phone

INFORMATION ON FLOODS FROM INDIA

Advance information about flood flows at

Rupar belowHarike below Ferozpur belowBhakra Dam on SutlejMadhopur on Ravi and Pong Dam Reservoir on Beas

Timely Flood Information from Radio Jammu at

Chenab main at AkhnoorJammu Tawi at JammuRavi main below Madhopur

TIME OF TRAVEL (FLOOD WAVE)

RIVER RAVIMadhopur to Jassar 18 HrsJassar to Shahdara 36 HrsShahdara to Balloki 36 HrsBalloki to Sidhnai 72 Hrs

RIVER CHENABAkhnur to Marala 6 HrsMarala to Khanki 12 HrsKhanki to Qadirabad 06 HrsQadirabad to Trimmu 48 HrsTrimmu to Panjnad 48 HrsPanjnad to Mithankot 24 Hrs

TIME OF TRAVEL (FLOOD WAVE)

RIVER SUTLEJRupper to Gandasinghwala 65 HrsHurike to Gandasinghwala 24 HrsG.S.wala to Sulemanki 42 HrsSulemanki to Islam 48 HrsIslam to Panjnad 72 HrsRIVER JHELUMKohala to Mangla 6 HrsMangla to Rasul 12 HrsRasul to Trimmu 72 HrsRIVER INDUSMandori to Kalabagh 24 HrsKalabagh to Cheshma 24 HrsCheshma to Taunsa 72 HrsTaunsa to Mithankot+Guddu 48+24Hrs

PRE-FLOOD ARRANGEMENTSPREPAREDNESS / COORDINATION

Instructions issued for updating Flood Fighting Plans to:

DCOs 2nd week April Concerned Departments/Agencies 3rd week April

Pre-Flood Meeting 4th week Mayby the SMBR/RC

Pre-Flood Meeting 3rd week June by the Chief Secretary Pre-Flood Meeting 4th week June

by the Chief minister

INSPECTION OF PROTECTION BUNDS, BREACHING SECTIONS AND EXPLOSIVE

STORES

Joint inspection carried out Breaching Sections identified 17 Shifting of explosives to the

Breaching sections immediately before the onset of floods

MEASURES DURING FLOODS

Implementation of Flood Fighting Plans District Flood Relief Committee (Disaster Management Committee)

Setting up of Relief Camps at pre-determined places

Supply of food, drinking water and dry ration in the Relief Camps

Mobile Medical Teams

Vaccination and inoculation (people and cattle)

RELIEF EQUIPMENT

1)BOATSPlaced with The Pakistan Army 731 ??

Ordinary Boats 380Fiber Glass Boats 336Rubber Boats 15

Case for procurement of 85 fiber glass boats and 10 ordinary boats under process

2)OBMsPlaced at the disposal of Army 89299 OBMs are being procured afterstandardization shortly

3) LIFE JACKETS 7608

Placed at the disposal of Army

4) TENTS 4920

5) BLANKETS 7400Placed at the disposal of D.C.Os

6) DE-WATERING SETS

Provided to Army and Distt Govts 65 With City Govt Lahore 150 With WASA, Lahore 220

ROLE OF KEY DEPARTMENTS

LAHORE CITY DISTRICT GOVERNMNENT

De-watering pumping sets will be placed at the specified points when required:150

Removal of encroachments especially at

Mahmood Booti Bund In progress

Survey of dangerous houses In progress

WASA

Up keep of Sewage and Drainage Pumping

Stations

Availability of Standby Generators Operation of the Double Feeders of WAPDA

at Pump Stations Tested Pumps & Motors Tested Repair of Standby Motors completed Desilting / Cleaning of Drains & Sewers

Undertaken Continuous activity due to constant ingress

of Solid Waste into Drains and Sewers

Deployment of Dewatering sets in Low Lying Areas

Ravi Town, Shalimar Town & Aziz Bhatti Town assigned to SWM

Gunj Buksh Town, Iqbal Town & Nishter Town assigned to WASA

55 locations in all identified for deployment of Dewatering sets

Round the clock drainage emergency centers

Lakshmi Chowk

Upper Mall Reservoir

Sharanwala Gate at Circular Road

Rasool Park at Cantonment Drain (Mian

Meer Drain)

Lytton Road Lift Station

Complaint Monitoring Center (CMC) at WASA

Head Quarters

Equipped with Wireless System and

Telephones, connected with 11 Sub

Base Wireless Stations located all over

the city

Communication and feed back to and

from field formationsSOP for Disposal of rain water issued for compliance Similar arrangements by WASA in other big Cities

Sr.

No.

Location Time Taken (Intensity of rain 1”/ hr for 2 hour duration)

Efforts made to reduceponding time

Before 2000 Current

1 Lakshmi Chowk

12 6 Enhancement of pumping capacity at main out fall. Periodical Desilting of Trunk Sewer at McLeod Road

2 Thronton Road

12 8 Cleaning of Drain and connections with the Lytton Road Lift Station

3 Mall Road Op Bashir Sons

6-8 4 Cleaning of Drain and Bashir Sons. Connections with the Lytton Road Lift Station and Deployment of Sucker machines during rain

4 Old Anarkal

Naba Road

8 4 Pumping Capacity at Lytton Rd.Naba Road Increased

5 Cooper Road

10 6 Enhancement of Pumping capacity at main out fall. Periodical Desilting of Trunk Sewer at McLeod Road

6 Empress Road

8 2-3 Drainage of the area improved through piped Drain

EVACUATION TIME FOR DRAINAGE OF RAIN WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS

Sr.

No.

Location Time Taken (Intensity of rain 1”/ hr for 2 hour duration)

Efforts made to reduceponding time

Before 2000 Current

7 Rehman Galian

12-16 4-6 Laying of new Drainage System through Lift Station at CircularGarden

8 Bhogiwal Road

8 2-4 Laying of new Drainage System

9 Imtiaz Road 10-20 4-8 Laying of secondary and tertiary

Drainage System

10

Scheme Mor 8-10 3-5 Imp. Of Drainage through piped Drain

11

Pir Ghazi

Road 10 4 Replacement of Sewer System

12

Park Lane

Road 10 3-4 Imp. Of pumping through laying

of additional force main at Centre Point Lift Station Gulberg

13

Guru Mangat 10 3-4 Imp. Of Drainage system through Road. laying of Piped Drain with construction of Lift Station

THE PAKISTAN ARMY

Focal officers nominated

Flood Warning Centre established at HQ Engrs. 4 Corps

Necessary flood relief equipment - OBMs, boats, life jackets dispatched to the focal points

Liaison with Relief Department and District Governments

Units assigned areas of responsibility

HEALTH DEPARTMENT

FLOOD CONTROL CENTRES

Provincial DGHS OfficeDistrict EDOH OFFICERescue Teams

Mobile 892 (Total Staff3568) Static 777 (Total Staff

2394)

LIVESTOCK AND DAIRY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Flood Sector / Center 554Veterinary Officers 332Veterinary Assistants 1187Animal Vaccinated 2.5

millionTotal animal treated 1.5

millionTarget for vaccination during 9.6

million (from 15-06-2002 to 31-10-2002)

Description Quantity

Likely Flood Affected Districts 7

Storage Points 17

Quantity Shifted By 30-6-2002 1,29,805 mt

FOOD DEPARTMENT

HOME DEPARTMENT

POLICE TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Necessary equipment installed on 105 flood warning posts and Head-works and the

flood warning control centre as under:

HF Sets 21VHF Base Sets 105VHF Mobile Sets 137Electric Generators 31

POLICEArrangements made to maintain order and ensure security during floods

COMMUNICATIONS & WORKS DEPARTMENT

Control Room established and Focal Officer nominatedSupervision and control of damages to roads

and structures due to floods

Provision of alternate routes on suspension of normal traffic during floods

Alternate routes are publicized through media

PAKISTAN RAILWAYS

Preventive measures to avoid or to diminish damages to infrastructure, machinery, and equipment and to plan for alternate routing of rail traffic during flood emergency.

W A P D A

Wireless communication center set up at Sunny View

Restoration of supply of power in flood affected areas after break down

POST FLOOD ARRANGEMENTS

Rehabilitation works including repair of roads, restoration of electricity, telephones, repair of irrigation channels etc

Survey of losses / damages after floods

Monetary grants to the calamity affected families

SCALE OF MONETRY GRANTS

Loss of Bread-earner Rs 100,000/-Loss of Non-Bread-earner Rs 65,000/-House completely destroyed Rs 10,000/-Cattle head perished Rs. 6,000/-Critical serious injuries Rs. 50,000/-