Transcript Slide 1

By
Disaster Management Division
Ministry of Home Affairs
Government of India
CONTENTS
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Disasters and India
What is Civil Defence
Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction
National Level Initiatives
DRR in Civil Defence
Scheme for Revamping of Civil Defence
Road Ahead
India is prone to different types of natural hazards and
has experienced several major disasters in the recent past.
57% of the landmass is prone to earthquakes of moderate
to high intensity.
Of the 7,516 km long coastline, close to 5,700 km is prone
to cyclones and tsunamis.
Floods are recurrent events causing huge damage to
properties and assets every year.
Hazards like landslides and forest fire are also common.
 In addition, several human made disasters cause huge
loss of life and property.
57%
8%
16%
12%
3%
Prevention
Mitigation
Prevention
Response
Relief
Recovery &
Reconstruction
Any measures, not amounting to actual combat,
for affording protection to any person, property,
place or thing in India or any part of the
territory thereof against any hostile attack,
whether from air, Land, Sea or other places, or,
for depriving any such attack of the whole or
part of its effect, whether such measures are
taken before, during, at or after the time of such
attack, or, any measures taken for the purpose
of Disaster Management, before, during, or
after any disaster.
 Comes into force on 24th May 1968
 Defines Civil Defence and Civil Defence Corps.
 Elaborates the powers of Central Government
to make Rules for Civil Defence, giving out
various actions to be taken for CD measures
 Deliberates on Constitution of CD Corps,
appointment of members & officers, dismissal
& function of members and powers of Central
Government to make regulations
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To save life,
To minimize damage to property,
To maintain continuity of production, and
To keep up the high morale of public.
After Amendment to the Civil Defence Act(1968) in
2010 the legal backing has been provided to the
role of Civil Defence for disaster management.
 225 towns of 35 States/UTs notified as CD towns, only 130
activated.
 Each town has a provision for nucleus of 04 permanent staff along
with 400 CD volunteers (@ per 2 lakh population).
 Each state has provision of 1 CD training institute has a provision
for permanent staff 36 personnel + 5 vehicles and equipments.
 Controller for CD towns – District Magistrate
 CD Volunteers:
Target Strength - 13 lakh
Actual
- 5.72 lakh
Trained
- 4.76 lakh
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 Reimbursement to the States :
All NE States (Except Assam) – 50%
 All other States (Incl. Assam) – 25%
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Disaster Risk Reduction is
systematic development &
application
of
policies,
strategies and practices to
minimize
vulnerabilities
and disaster risks within
the communities.
Is a process to incorporate prevention and
mitigation measures into development
policies and practices.
 It means full integration of DRR measures
within an agency’s development agenda.
 The main objective is to reduce the
vulnerability and create resilience at the
community level.
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Communities (usually poor and rural population) are the
most vulnerable to impacts of natural hazards.
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Local communities are rarely consulted or able to
influence decision-making.
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DRR measures not included into new development
schemes can compound negative impacts of disasters on
the socio-economic setup of the country.
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Lack of human and financial capacities
disasters.
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Protection of the population and key infrastructure is
essential to reduce destructions caused due to hazards.
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Well-coordinated institutional setup
Emergency Response Planning are
efficient response during disaster.
to deal with
and effective
important for
Structural Measures – Compliance of safety standards
of disaster reduction in new constructions and retrofitting
of existing constructions.
Non Structural Measures – Amendment to bye-laws and
master plans, Land use and Flood Plane Zoning.
Disaster Mitigation Projects – National Cyclone
Mitigation Project, School Safety Program and National
Emergency Communication Plan Phase-II.
 Mainstreaming DRR into the Developmental Plans
is an important mandate of the DM Act, 2005.
 Importance of in-built disaster management into
ongoing and new development plans have been
envisaged in the National DM policy.
 The Government of India has adopted mitigation
and prevention as essential components of their
development strategy.
 The GoI has been committed to monitor the progress
as per the Hyogo Framework for Action(HFA) (20052015) developed by UNISDR for building disaster
resilient nations and communities.
 Most of the Ministries of Government of India are
already mainstreaming DRR into their various
upcoming programmes and schemes.
 The GoI-UNDP DRR Programme focuses on
mainstreaming DRR activities into Development
Programmes with various Ministries and the State
Governments.
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Ministry
Ministry
of
Development
Schemes
Rural 
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Ministry
of
Human 
Resource Development
Ministry of Housing and 
Poverty Alleviation
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Ministry
of
Urban 
Development
Ministry of Health and 
Family Welfare
Ministry
of
Heavy 
Industries
Indira Awas Yojana
Mahatma Gandhi National Employment
Guarantee Scheme
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
Sarv Siksha Abhiyaan
Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal
Mission
Rajiv Awas Yojana
Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal
Mission
National Rural Health Mission
Corporate Social Responsibility
Awareness Generation
Regular Participation in Disaster
Management activities at state ,
district and community level &
sensitizing communities, schools &
institutions
Community level DM Planning
Prepare Community based Disaster
Management Plans in coordination
with District Administration
Capacity Building
Public Awareness campaign by trained instructors
Providing training on First-Aid and
Search & Rescue techniques to the
Communities
Mock drills
Conducting regular mock-drills in
residential areas, schools, offices &
constitute head quarters and field
quick response teams
Inventorisation of Resources
Maintain inventory of resources
(statures,
bandages,
vehicles,
medicines) and trained personnel
for the emergency period
Coordination with Administration
 Coordinate with State/district administration during
emergency period.
 Share resources such as first-aid, search and rescue
and fire fighting equipments with the administration.
 Provide adequate number of volunteers and quick
response teams.
During Response
 Assist the State Government in the following functions:
• Law and Order
• Evacuation
• First-Aid and Trauma counseling
• Search & Rescue
• Relief Distribution
• Media Management
To strengthen and
revitalise the Civil
Defence set up in the
country so as to play
a significant role in
disaster management
and
assisting
the
police
in
internal
security and law &
order situations while
retaining
their
primary role
Civil Defence
Components
Mainstreaming DRR
Strengthening
of
Physical - Compliance of Safety Standards of
Infrastructures of existing State hazards like earthquake, fire and floods
Training Institutes in 17 States.
- Reinforcement / Retrofitting of the
buildings from future hazards
Creation of New Training Institutes
in 10 States
- Compliance of seismic safety measures
and safety standards from other hazards
Creation of CD setup in 100 multihazardous districts
- Inclusion of disaster management as
mandate of their activities
Components
Mainstreaming DRR
Training Camps/
Exercise/demonstrations
-Training on First-aid and Search & rescue
-Mock Drills on local hazards
Reorinetation of Civil Defence
from a town-centric to district
specific approach
-Augmentation of CD Corps up to village
level
- Prepare Community DM Plans
Publicity and Awareness
- Development of IEC material
- Publicity Campaign
Pilot Project for Internal
Security and law and Order
- Assisting Administration in Disaster
Response
 Augment strength of volunteers
 Create Quick Response Teams at field level
 Institutionalization of CD volunteers in different phases of
Disaster Management
 Integration with Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and
Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)
 Capacity Development of the training institutes
Knowledge
Networking
with different academic and
government institutions
Building
Public-Private
Partnership in the field of
trainings and sensitizations
“As we are the authors of our
own disasters, lets try and turn
all disasters into an
opportunity”
THANK YOU