DISASTER

MANAGEMENT

PLAN

VARANASI DIVISION, N E RAILWAY

Safety Organization, Varanasi Division

January, 2016

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Quality Policy Statement

We are committed to provide safety to rail passengers

and rail property, mitigate the losses of human life,

provide medical care to injured and restore the rail

traffic within minimum time span providing

satisfaction to all beneficiaries in the event of train

accident through effective policies, skilled people,

efficient system and appropriate management.

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NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY VARANASI DIVISION

DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN

Disaster Management Plan should be referred to, in case of declared disaster. On the other hand in case of ordinary accidents, the provisions of Accident Manual and other related rules / Manuals in vogue should be followed.

A Disaster shall mean an unusual occurrence characterized by sudden calamity: huge material damage, loss and distress to society: as a result of collapse of precautions of normal life and working. Disaster may be caused by human error / equipment failure. Disaster in the railway context shall be a major train accident leading to serious casualties and long duration of interruption to traffic.

This plan may be reviewed in 1st quarter of every year and review proceeding be recorded herein.

SAFETY DEPARTMENT VARANASI DIVISION

NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY January / 2016

FOREWORD

The existing Disaster Management Plan has been updated by incorporating the relevant

information, which shall be useful in tackling the unforeseen & unfortunate eventuality of any

disaster in Varanasi Division of N.E. Railway in the present situation. It supersedes the plan

issued in Dec 2011 by the division. Safety Department has taken into account all the relevant

information on the subject. I hope that the plan will guide officers & staff in tackling disaster in

effective way. I would like to thank Safety Department & other agencies who contributed in its

preparation.

(S.K.Kashyup) Divisional Railway Manager NE Railway, Varanasi

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Chapter No.

INDEX Page No.

1. Disaster 1-5 2. Preparedness and Resources 6-8 3. Disaster Response Officers At Division 9-29 4. Location of ARMVs / ARTs 30-33 5. Disaster Preparedness Use of Onboard Resources 34-35 6. Disaster Response - Overview 36-39 7. Disaster response Instant Action Team 40-57 8. Disaster Response Assistance from Adjoining

Division / Zones 58-60

9. Site Management Plan - I 61-70 10. Site Management Plan - II 71-101 11. Passenger Care 102-108 12. Media Management Plan 109-114 13. Fire and Other Accident 115-125 14. Training & Mock Drill 126-127 15. Annexure 128-129 16. Important Telephone Numbers

(i) National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) 130 (ii) Telephone Nos. of RPF/Varanasi Division 131

(iii) Telephone Nos. of GRP/Varanasi Division 132 (iv) Police Fire Brigade 133 (v) Civil Administration & Police Administration (U.P.

state) 134

(vi) Civil Administration & Police Administration (Bihar State)

135

(vii) Satellite telephone no. of LJN/IZN/BSB div. 136 (viii) Important BSNL Telephone no. of N.E.Railway 137 (ix) Important telephone no. of News Papers/ TV

Channel 138-139

(x) Important telephone no. TV Channel 140 (xi) Pakaged Food Supplier 141-144

(xii) Name of Road Crane & Earth Movers services available at different stations

145

(xiii) Name of Labour Supplier Contractors available at different stations

146-147

(xiv) Name of Tent & water Suppliers Contractors 148-150

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available at different stations (xv) Name of DG Set / lighting Suppliers Contractors

available at different stations 151-154

(xiv) Name of P.A. System Suppliers available at different stations

155-157

(xv) Important Nos. of U.P. State Transport Corporation 158 (xvi) Important telephone Nos. of Oil Companies 159

17. Road Map Showing access near To Railway Track 160-194 18 System map of Varanasi division. 195 19. Abbreviation 196-197 20. Review Sheet

ABBREVIATIONS

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NER North Eastern Railway DMP Disaster Management Plan BSB Varanasi LJN Lucknow ( Code Name of Lucknow station of NER) IZN Izzat Nagar DG Set Diesel Generator Set UP Utter Pradesh Div. Division NGO Non Governmental Organisation ART Accident Relief Train SPART Self Propelled Accident Relief Train ARMV Accident relief Medical Van Sr. DOM Senior Divisional Operating Manager DRM Divisional Railway Manager PCP Portable Control Phone VHF Very High Frequency P&T Post and Telegraph ART Accident Relief Train ADRM Additional Divisional Railway Manager CRS Commissioner of Railway Safety HQ Head Quarter ICU Intensive Care Unit RPF Railway Protection Force GRP Government Railway Police PRO Public Relation Officer PRS Reservation System BO Branch Officers Sr. DCM Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Sr. DEE Senior Divisional Electrical Engineer Sr. DSO Senior Divisional Safety Officer CMS Chief Medical Superintendent Sr. DPO Senior Divisional Personnel Officer Sr. DFM Senior Divisional finance Manager Sr. DME (C&W) Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer (Carriage & Wagon) Sr. DME (P) Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer (Power) DCM Divisional Commercial Manager DSTE Divisional Signal & Telecom Engineer ASC Assistant Security Commandant Sr. DEN Senior Divisional Engineer AME (C& W) Assitant Mechanical Engineer ( Carriage & Wagon) CDO Chief Depot Officer Sr. DMO Senior Divisional Medical Officer DEE Divisional Electrical Engineer Sr. DMM Senior Divisional Material Manager AOM(G) Assistant Operating Manager ( General)

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MMS Multi Media Short Massage Sr. EDPM Senior ISDN International straight Dialing Network PA Public Address STD Straight trunk Dialing GKP Gorakhpur BTT Bhatni BUI Ballia SV Sivan CPR Chhapra (Saran) OC Site Officer in-charge Site MOU Memorandum of Understanding CME Chief Mechanical Engineer CRSE Chief Rolling Stock Engineer TA Territorial Army Engg Engineering S&T Signal and Telecom Mech. Mechanical Elect. Electrical GM General Manager CPRO Chief Public Relation Officer PTI Press Trust of India MUV Maduadih CI Chhapra Kachehari CSTE Chief Signal & Telecom Engineer ALY Allahabad City ARJ Aurnihar BCY Varanasi City DEOS Deoria GCT Gorakhpur Cantt POU Padrauna DLW Diesel Locomotive Works DM District Magistrate SSP Senior Superintendent of Police SP Superintendent of Police ECR East Central Railway SSE Senior Section Engineer

LCC- I24- SAFETY 4 5 6 7 6- 8 9 PUBLIC 3 II 10 RELATION

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Annexure-I OUTLINE SCHEMATIC PLAN OF UCC/CAC/LCCs

e-II DETAILED SCHEMATIC PLAN OF UCC

1- MEDICAL 2- COMMERCIAL 3-OPERATING UCC

LCC- 5- SECURITY CAC

7- OC SITE & OFFICER 8- MECHANICAL 9- ELECRICAL 10- S&T 11- ENGG. 12- SPARE

Annexure-III DETAILED SCHEMATIC PLAN OF CAC

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1 COMMERCIAL - Reservation Chart

2 MEDICAL - List of dead & injured

3 COMMERCIAL -Provision of escort and vehicle

4 RAILWAY DOCTOR -issue of medical death certificate

5 GOVT. DOCTOR -Issue of postmortem report

6 CAC in-charge and officer

7 MUNICIPALITY OFFICIAL -Issue of official death certificate

8 RPF/Local Police -Issue of authority for handing over dead body

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9 COMMERCIAL -Payment of Ex-gratia, Issue of claim form

10 COMMERCIAL -Assistance for performing of last rites

11 PERSONAL -Issue of return journey passes

12 OPERATING -Arrangement for return journey

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Chapter -1

DISASTER 1.1 INTRODUCTION

A disaster is defined as serious disruption of the functioning of the society, causing wide

spread human, material, or environmental loses due to an unforeseen & often sudden event

which exceed the ability of the effect of the society to cope by using only its own resources

or an emergency event that progresses from the realm of standard operating procedures and

move the condition requiring resources beyond the mean of the organization.

In many other countries, in the unfortunate event of a railway accident, relief and rescue

work is spearheaded by the civil authorities as in the case of road accidents. The role of the

railway systems in these countries is restricted to clearing the tack and restoring traffic after

the rescue work is over.

The present system of railway rescue and relief function well in case of most of the

accidents involving freight & passenger trains. However in case of major accident

involving hundreds of lives, there is a need for better managerial and technological input for

the disaster Management System to function satisfactorily.

The subject matter of this plan include critical study of the present disaster Management

techniques, right from the receipt of first information regarding an accident to the smooth

restoration of the traffic movement including handing over of dead bodies & proper

attention to injured