Disaster Management in India Need for Partnership of the State, Community & the Corporate World SAFE 2010 : International Conference on Internal Security.

“Disaster Management in India”

Need for Partnership of the State, Community

&

the Corporate World

SAFE 2010 : International Conference on Internal Security

29 JULY 2010

K.M. SinghMember, NDMA

NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

CONTENTS

1. Disasters Trend.

2. Disaster Management Framework.

3. National Vision and Strategy.

4. NDRF and Civil Defence

5. Tasks Accomplished.

6. Ongoing Activities and Major Initiatives.

7. Corporate Social Responsibility

8. Conclusion.


DISASTERS : TREND


NATURAL DISASTERS REPORTED: 1975-2008

1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2008

050

100

150

200

300

350

250

400

450

500

550


DISASTER LOSSES IN THE RICHEST AND POOREST NATIONS (1985-99)

Source: UNISDR 2004, adapted from Munich Re 1999.


TOTAL AMMOUNT OF DISASTER DAMAGE BETWEEN 1991 AND 2000 IN MILLIONS OF $ US

AMERICA

ASIAEUROPE

AFRICA 1,64,868.1 (21 %)

4,00,641.8 (52 %)2,04,434

(26 %)

2,140.2 (0 %)

11,753.2 (1 %)

OCEANIA


• 58.6 per cent of the landmass is prone to earthquakes of moderate to very high intensity.

• Of the 7,516 km long coastline, close to 5,700 km is prone to cyclones and tsunamis (75%).

• Over 40 million hectares (12 per cent of land) is prone to floods and river erosion.

• Hilly areas are at risk from landslides and avalanches.

• 68 per cent of the cultivable area is vulnerable to drought.

VULNERABILITY PROFILE OF INDIA


DISASTER MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK


APPROACH

Paradigm Shift from Response Centric to a Holistic and Integrated Approach.

Backed by – Institutional Framework and Legal Authority.

Supported by Financial Mechanism, Creation of new Funds, i.e., Response Fund and Mitigation Fund.

DM STRUCTURE

NDMA set up as the Apex Body with Hon’ble PM as Chairperson.

DM Structure – At all three levels i.e. National, State (CMs as Chairpersons) and District (District Magistrates as Chairpersons and Chairman of Zila Parishads as Co-Chairpersons).

NEC and SECs to assist these Authorities at different levels.

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).

National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM).

SALIENT FEATURES – DM ACT, 2005


MANDATE1. Responsible for Management of all Natural & Man-made Disasters.

2. Lay down Policy and Guidelines.

3. Approve National Disaster Management (DM) Plan and DM Plans of

Ministries & Departments.

4. Coordinate enforcement and implementation of policy and plans.

5. Operationalize a Specialized Response Force.


NATIONAL VISION AND STRATEGY


NATIONAL VISION AND STRATEGYVISION

“To build A SAFE AND DISASTER RESILIENT INDIA by developing a holistic, proactive, multi-disaster and technology-driven strategy through a culture of prevention, mitigation, preparedness and efficient response.”

STRATEGY A multi-dimensional Strategy, focusing on – Pre-disaster Phase:

1. Prevention.

2. Mitigation.

3. Preparedness.

4. Capacity Building (NDRF, SDRF, CD, NCC, NYKS etc).

5. Community based Disaster Management (including Public Awareness). Post-disaster Phase:

6. Prompt and Efficient Response – Proactive.

7. Reconstruction and Recovery (Building back better).


NDRF AND CIVIL DEFENCE


1. Composition.

• Existing : 8 Bns.

• Approved : 10 Bns. 2. Tasks.

• Specialized Response during disasters.

• Assist in Community Training & Preparedness.

• Impart basic and operation level training to State Disaster Response Forces (Police, Civil Defence and Home Guards).

• Proactive Deployment during impending disaster situations.

• Liaison, Reconnaissance, Rehearsals and Mock Drills.

3. Equipment.

• Inflatable Boats Available : 576 (72x8) + 48 (6x8) = 624.

• BAUTS ordered : 288 (36x8).

• National Reserve : Inflatable: 480 + BAUTS: 120 = 600.

• Availability of Boats with 10 BNs –

NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE (DEDICATED FORCE FOR DM)

912.1512.

1740.


NDRF BNS – LOCATIONS

BHATINDA

GHAZIABAD

VADODARA

PUNE (Talegaon)

BHUBANESHWAR(Mundali)

KOLKATA

GUWAHATI

PATNA

CHENNAI (Arakkonam)

LEGEND BNs

CBRN BNs

New Raisings

VIJAYAWADA

• Two more Battalions Approved.


Rescue During Cyclone Aila, WEST BENGAL

Rescue During Pawna River Floods, PUNE

NDRF Community Training, BIHAR, June – July 2008

• People Rescued in Floods. : 1.35 Lakhs.

• People Sensitized for Disaster Response. : 6.56 Lakhs.

• Training of Instructors (State Disaster Response Forces).

: 205 (23 States).

4. Rescue Operations and Community Sensitized by NDRF.

NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE

Deployed 75 Times – 19 States.


VISIBLE PART: AT THE CUTTING EDGE LEVEL

KOSI FLOODSAUGUST 08

LANDSLIDE RESCUE, DARJEELING, JUN 09

AP & KARNATAKA FLOODSOCT 09

SAR OPERATION AT BELLARY,

KARNATAKA,JANUARY 2010

NDMA POSITIONS ITSELF

NDRF in Action


MOCK EXERCISES IN SCHOOLS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY

Amity International School, GURGAON, 29 Apr 09

Govt. Boys Hr. Sec. Institute, BARAMULLA, 18 March 2010

Govt. Inter College, Dhela, Ramnagar, UTTARAKHAND

09 Apr 09

JVM School, Bellary, KARNATAKA, 17 Jun 09

Mata Jai Kaur Public School, NEW DELHI, 05 May 09

School Safety

NDMA POSITIONS ITSELF – VISIBLE PART: AT THE CUTTING EDGE LEVEL


CBRN Security – Commonwealth Games

Parliament Security

• Mayapuri, Delhi (Cobalt 60) : Identification & Disposal of Radiological sources

•Mumbai : Neutralising leaking Chlorine Gas cylinders

• NDMA made responsible for CBRN Security Plan for Commonwealth Games.• Plan handed over on 06 Nov 2009.

• NDMA made responsible for conceptualizing Parliament House Security Plan.• Our Plan approved by JPC.

Underway

CBRN EMERGENCIESNDMA POSITIONS ITSELF – VISIBLE PART: AT THE CUTTING EDGE LEVEL

http://164.100.24.209/newls/our%20parliament/parliament.htm


UPGRADATION OF CIVIL DEFENCE

1. Civil Defence to be District centric rather than Town centric Organization (Voluntary basis).

2. Revamping of CD in 100 Districts in terms of purchase of equipment and transport – as part of Pilot Project.

3. Upgradation of 20 existing CD Training Institutes and construction of 10 new Training Institutes.

Rs. 100 Cr. approved by the Government for Revamping of the Civil Defence (Pilot Project).


Education• Hitherto confined to Schools only.• Now to encompass entire Higher/ Technical Education.

• All Undergraduate Courses.• Medical.• Engineering.• Architecture.• Agriculture. :

• A Committee with Addl Secy MoHRD as the Chairperson with representatives of UGC, AICTE, etc has been formed.

Advocacy with Central Ministries and States to Enact/ Amend –• Zoning/ Building Regulations and• Codes.

Under Active Progress.

Already Included.

NDMA POSITIONS ITSELF – SUPPORTING/ ENABLING MEASURES

12 States Already Done.


Sensitization of Functionaries (DM Capsules as Part of Training) – 2009.

• IAS and Central Services, – LBSNAA, Mussoorie : 211.

and MCR HRD Institute, Hyderabad.• IPS – NPA, Hyderabad (18 Courses). : 840.

Total. : 1051.

• Sensitization of Corporate Executives. : 40.



Awareness Generation

• Earthquakes.• Cyclones.• Floods.


TASKS ACCOMPLISHED



TASKS ACCOMPLISHED

• National Policy on Disaster Management (DM) – Approved by the Government on

22 Oct 09.

Guidelines Issued 15

• Guidelines for NIDM’s Functioning. 13 Apr 06.

• Recommendations on Revamping of CD & Fire Services.

Dec 06.

• Earthquakes. 16 May 07.

• Chemical (Industrial) Disasters. 28 May 07.

• Formulation of State DM Plans. 16 Aug 07.

• Medical Preparedness and Mass Casualty Management.

14 Nov 07.

• Floods. 17 Jan 08.


• Guidelines on Pandemic Preparedness Beyond Health.

22 Apr 08.

• Cyclones. 24 Apr 08.

• Biological. 22 Aug 08.

• Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies (Unclassified, Part – I).

24 Feb 09.

• Guidelines for Disaster Response Training at the Centre & States – NDRF & SDRFs.

Mar 09.

• Landslides & Snow Avalanches. 23 Jun 09.

• Chemical Terrorism Disasters. 04 Aug 09.

• Psycho Social and Mental Health Care. 20 Jan 10.

TASKS ACCOMPLISHED


ONGOING ACTIVITIES AND MAJOR INITIATIVES


• Incident Response System

LATER IN 2010.

• Curriculum for Training of Civil Defence.

• Tsunami.

• Nuclear – Radiological – Part II (Classified.)

• Drought.

• Community Based Disaster Management.

• National Guidelines on Communication & Information Network.

• Urban Flooding.

• Minimum Standards of Relief.

• Management of the Dead.

• Micro Finance & Risk Insurance.

• Role of NGOs in Disaster Management.

• Post Disaster Reconstruction.

• Protection of Cultural Heritage & Monuments.

• Training Curriculum for Civil Defence.

• Fire Services.


Being Released on 21 July 2010.

1. Guidelines – Under Finalization.



• Earthquakes. EFC Note Submitted to the Govt.

• Pilot Project for School Safety. Case under consideration by the Govt.

• National Disaster Information and Communication Network.

DPR Completed.

Process for Preparation of DPRs in Progress.

• Landslides.

• Floods.

• Medical Preparedness.

• Creation of National Disaster Response Reserves (for 400,000 Personnel, including 150,000 Personnel for Hilly Terrain).

Proposal with the Govt. for Approval.

Mitigation Projects (Under Preparation)

• Cyclones.

• World Bank Project : Rs. 1496.71 Cr. (308.6 Million US $).

• Phase – I : 2 States (Finally 13 States/ UTs).

• Approval by the World Bank received.

• Project being launched shortly.


Delhi Metro, 26 March 2010 Flood, Bellary, 14 Sep 2009Cyclone, Porbander, 19 Jun 09

ONGOING ACTIVITIES AND MAJOR INITIATIVES: CAPACITY BUILDING

Mock Exercises (Districts & Schools)

• Conducted so far. 180 (including 80 Schools/ Colleges).

• Community and First Responders : Sensitized/ Trained.

Over 15.0 Lakhs.• States/ UTs Covered –35.• Districts Covered – 84.• Exercises Conducted on –

all Natural Disasters, Fire, Man-made Disasters and School Safety.


SURAT, HAZIRA, GUJARAT, 28 MARCH 2008

Chemical (Industrial) Disasters.

• Exercises. : 26.

• Major Accident Hazard (MAH) Units Exercised. : 49.

• MAH Industries Sensitized. : 120.

• On Site Workers Participated. : 79,700.

• Off-Site People Sensitized. : 2.03 Lakhs.• On-Site Plans Prepared. : 1833 (Out of 1866 in 304 Districts) – 98%.

• Off-Site Plans Prepared. : 171 (For Remaining – Work in Progress).


IOCL PANIPAT, HARYANA, 21 MAY 2010


NSS Training at Pune

9. Training of Students and Youth.

• Training of Students. : 60,800 (Including 2,527 Teachers).

• NCC. : 82,300.

• NSS. : 800.

• NYKS. : 1000.

NCC Training at Hyderabad

Much more underway.



MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS


MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS

Mobile Field Hospitals.

• Mobile Field Hospitals in pipeline – 5

(MHA – 03 and MoH&FW – 02).

Ambulance Services.

• In Partnership with GVK EMRI – 12 States .

• Already functional – 10 States (Total 2,593 Ambulances) (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand).

• Supported through funding from Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (NRHM).

Trauma Centres.

• 2 – Trauma Centres are already working in Delhi.

• 1 – 200 bed Trauma Centre now under construction in Chandigarh.

• As part of Hospitals – Major Cities in Southern India.

Over and above Army Mobile Field Hospitals.

+Air Force – 01.


CAPACITY BUILDING: MAJOR INITIATIVES


1. Capacity Building Project (in Partnership with IGNOU) and Ministry of Rural Development.

• States. : 11.

IGNOU• Districts. : 55.

• Training of PRI/ ULB Representatives. : 12,375 (225 Per District).

• Training of Government Functionaries. : 4,125 (75 Per District).



3. Partnership with Corporate Sector through Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Private Partnership.• VC has written to CEOs of all major Business Houses.

• Positive response.

• Modalities being finalized with help of IIM Ahmedabad. • FICCI, CII, ASSOCHAM, PHD Chamber of Commerce and NASSCOM etc.

being consulted.

• Through interaction with States.

• Corporate Disaster Resource Network – Established (with AidMatrix).


70 Schools with GMR in Srikakulum District

in Andhra Pradesh from 19 July 2010.


NDMA’s Vision :o School Safety Projectso Cyclone/ Flood Shelterso Ambulance Serviceso Mobile Hospitalso Heli Ambulanceso Enhancing ‘Fire Services’ Capacityo Encouraging/ assisting Civil Defenceo Public Awareness (Media/ Workshops)

Areas of Activities Under CSR :

NDMA’s Vision


Areas of Activities Under CSR : DM RelatedDept of Public Enterprise : April 9, 2010

o DM Activities : Amelioration/ Mitigationo Construction of Community Centreso Relief to victims of Natural Calamitieso Pollution Controlo Sanitation & Public Healtho Activities towards preservation of Environment/ Ecology & to sustainable Development


FundingCPSE : CSR Budget (Dept of Pub. Enterprises)

Type of CPSEs(Net Profit (Prev. Year)

Exp. Range in a Fin. Year(% of Profit)

• Less than Rs.100 Cr. 3% - 5%

• 100 Cr to 500 Cr 20% to 30%

• 500 Cr above 0.5% to 2%

Unspent money to be transferred to non-lapsable pool


• Role of Govt in D.M: Primary & Substantial• Cannot be standalone effort of Govt• Need for an inclusive approach• Create space for all stakeholders• Corporate Sector : Vast experience & proven

ability• PPP will improve pace & quality of DM

CONCLUSION


THANK YOU

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