CHAPTER-VIII

 

MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR DIFFERENT HAZARDS

8.1 Short Term Measures

When the disasters are inevitable, the only way is to mitigate its impact. This falls under the Short Term Measures like immediate relief, reducing the response time to avert any losses, provide the vulnerable and affected people with the basic needs, supply of minimum essential items to those who have lost their properties and movables, grant of long/short term loans at a concessional rate.

 

8.2 Long Term Measures

The Long Term Measures to be followed include maintenance and repair of the embankments of the rivers and canals going through the district, construction of embankments, bank protection and watershed management, bio-mass production by the forest/horticulture department.

 

8.3 Sector wise Vulnerability Reduction Measures (Considering Block Plans)

 

Type of Sector

Sub Sector

Mitigation Measures

Responsible Deptt.

Time Frame

Infrastructure development

IEC Activities

Walling, posters, rallies, street plays, volunteers training, task force training

DRRO, Field Officer(DRM), Dept. of Relief, Rehab & Disaster Management

During the last week of May & 1st week of June every successive year

Road

Repair of vulnerable points identified by the departments

PWD, BRFT

Before 15th of June every year

Embankments

l        Receiving the

Height of the embankment points identified

l        Repair of

Vulnerable points identified

Irrigation & Flood Control Department

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safe Shelters &

Multi Purpose

shelters

Ensure maintenance of shelters

 

RD department, DUDA and PWD etc

Before 15th of June every year

 

Communication

Ensure maintenance and good running condition of communication systems

Telecom and District Administration

By 31st of May

Drinking water and sanitation
  • Repair of the

Damaged standpoints

  • Check the

Leakage of overhead tanks and pipes

PHE &Water Supply department

All the time

Technology Dissemination

Installation of VHF/HAM radio in all the block headquarters

DRRO, FO and District Administration

Before April 30th

Health/Animal Husbandry

IEC Activities

Walling, posters, rallies, street plays, volunteers training, task force training

Department of  Relief, Rehab & Disaster Management

By May 31st and after the receipt of warning

Vaccination

Stock piling of vaccines

DVO & DMO

By April 30th

Training

Health care, sanitation, first aid

DVO & DMO

Before onset monsoon season

Livelihood

Awareness

Walling, posters, rallies, street plays, volunteers training, task force training

Department of  Relief, Rehab & Disaster Management

By May 31st and after the receipt of warning

Agriculture
  • Flood

Resistant crops/

Alternative cropping

  • Drought

Resistant – short duration paddy

  • Crop insurance
  • Coordination with Irrigation and DRDA

Agriculture and horticulture department
  • Normal period
  • Pre flood

Horticulture
  • Nursery raising
  • Insurance

Horticulture Department
  • Normal period
  • Pre flood

Insurance

IEC Activities

Walling, posters, rallies, street plays, volunteers training, task force training

Department of  Relief, Rehab & Disaster Management

During normal period

Livelihood

Ensure insurance of livestock, crops, work sheds/workshops etc.

Agriculture, Cooperative Society

During normal period

Life

Awareness

NGOs and Department of  Relief, Rehab & Disaster Management

During normal period

 

8.4  Mock Drill

 

For the DDMP to be successful, it is important that a mock drill of the plan be carried out under the in the presence of and under the observation of officer deputed from the other district and the District Collector. The mock drill should be enacted in the pre disaster season, twice a year after the District Natural Calamity Committee Meeting is convened. The mock rehearsal should start from the Control Room. This will help in finding out the preparedness level of the district level functionaries.

 

8.5  Plan Evaluation

 

The purpose of evaluation of DDMP is to determine

  • The adequacy of resources
  • Coordination between various agencies
  • Community participation
  • Partnership with NGOs

 

The ease of understanding and using the plan will also be important consideration

 

The plan will be updated when shortcomings are observed in

  • Organizational structures
  • Available Technologies
  • Response mechanism following reports on drills or exercises

 

8.6 Dissemination of DDMP

The responsibility for dissemination of the plan is vested with DCR at the Deputy Commissioner Office

In order for the DDMP to be effective it must be disseminated at two levels

  • To the district authorities, government departments, NGOs and other agencies and institutions within the district
  • To general public

 

Effective dissemination of plan requires a well designed and focused training. Training activities are carried out under the guidance and direction of the Deputy Commissioner/ Arunachal Pradesh State Dept. of Relief, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management.

 

8.7  Post- Disaster Evaluation

A Post- disaster evaluation should be done after the withdrawal of relief and rehabilitation activities in order to assess

  • The nature of state intervention and support,
  • Suitability of the organizational structure,
  • Institutional Arrangements,
  • Adequacy of Operating Procedures,
  • Monitoring mechanism,
  • Information tools,
  • Equipments,
  • Communication System, etc.

 The impact studies on the above operations for long term preventive and mitigation efforts are to be undertaken

 Evaluation exercises may be undertaken to understand the perceptions about disaster response in terms of

  • Adequacy of training
  • Alert and warning system,
  • Control Room functions,
  • Communication plans,
  • Security,
  • Containment,
  • Recovery procedures,
  • Monitoring.

8.8  Plan Update

 

 The DDMP is a “living document” and the DRRO & FO in consultation with the Deputy Commissioner will update it every year before May, according to the format approved by UNDP-GOI MHA, taking into consideration

  • The resource requirements
  • Updates on human resources
  • Technology to be used
  • Coordination issues

 The soft copy of the District Contingency Plan or DDMP will be with the DCR, which will ease the process of updating the DDMP regularly. All the line departments at the district level should have a latest copy of the DDMP with them.

 One day training programme on disaster preparedness would be organized by the Collector for the District Disaster Management Committee during the month of April / May every year.

  During Emergency Period distribution of area is done block wise for checking shelter, godown, communication and coordination.