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GOVERNMENT OF TRIPURA

2016-17

DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLANSEPAHIJALA DISTRICT: BISHRAMGANJ.

Contact Nos – 0381 – 286-7303/7373/7374

E-mail: dmspj2012@gmail.com/admspj@gmail.com

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I N D E X

CHAPTER SUBJECT PAGES

Preface 3

Introduction 4

Chapter-I Disaster Management Act. 2005 5-9

Chapter-II District Profile 10-43

Chapter-III Multi- Hazard Disaster Management Plan 44-47

Chapter-IV Formulation and Preparation of District Disaster

Management Plan

48-80

Chapter-V History of Disaster 81-94

Chapter-VI Coordination & Linkages 85-96

Chapter-VII Preparedness Checklist For Various Departments 97-102

Chapter - VIII Operational Guidelines: Do’s & Don’ts 103-106

Chapter-IX Training Programme Plan on DisasterManagement during the year 2016-17

107-112

Chapter- X Conducting of Training Programme on DisasterManagement & Photos of Various Activities.

113-124

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PREFACE

The District Disaster Management Plan (DDMP), Sepahijala is a

comprehensive document encompassing the battery of activities and functions of the

District Administration along with other members of the District Disaster Management

Team (DDMT), in order to have coping mechanism to face any disaster that may touch

the district. The DDMP has highlighted a set of guidelines for some particular

Government Departments, which are the first responder & before during and after a

disaster.

In addition to this, the other Government Departments / Urban Local Bodies

/ Private Agencies / NGOs will be directed by the District Disaster Management

Authority (DDMA), Sepahijala to perform their functions as situations demand. However,

this DDMP will act as a handy reference literature for the officers and the members of

the public.

We do hope that the implementation of the District Disaster Management

Plan would render for prompt and systematic manner of combating and natural calamity

situation to mitigate damages and loss of life. All concerned are requested to follow

minutely all the plan prepared by respective Department which should be executed

effectively.

(Md.Fakar Uddin Ahmed) (P.K. Chakravarty, IAS)(Sabhadhipati) District Magistrate & Collector

Sepahijala Zilla Parishad Sepahijala District, Bishramganj.

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INTRODUCTIONSepahijala District is bounded in the West by

Bangladesh, North by West Tripura District, East and South by Gomati,Khowai and South Tripura District. It has a unique diversity in respect ofterrain and also religion, culture of different communities, with a peacefulco-existence among all communities. The District consists of 3 (three) Sub-Divisions, 7(seven) Blocks and 2(two) Municipal Councils and 1(one) NagarPanchayat. The main source of the livelihood of local people is agricultureand allied activities. Sepahijala District Collectorate is located by the sideof NH-44 at Bishramganj market place. There are some important touristplaces, namely, Sepahijala Wild Life Sanctuary, Neermahal, Buddha-Stupa and Kashbeswari Kalibari temple located in this district.

In regard to Disaster Management, the preparednessprior to the disaster situation plays all the more importance. The resourcemapping with available information to the public in general to meet anyknid of disaster situation needs to be made by the District Administrationincluding the Police and all other Line Departments. The Quick ResponseTeams formed at the various levels should have the prior information aboutthe resources and tools used for mitigating disaster.The capacity buildingof the officials/staff of various offices and the community in general willplay a major role to combat disaster situation. Regular capacity buildingmeasures will be undertaken in the District. Mock drill at the District, Sub-Division, Block and even at the Community level will be undertaken duringthe year 2016-17. The District also has an Action plan to educate thestudents, community and the staff of different offices including the PRIs inthe matter of Disaster Management during the Year 2016-2017.

(P.K. CHAKRAVARTY, IAS)District Magistrate & Collector,Sepahijala District, Bishramganj.

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CHAPTER – I

DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT. 2005

As per Disaster Management Act, 2005 “Disaster means a catastrophe, mishap, calamity or graveoccurrence in any area, arising from natural or man-made causes, or by accident or negligence whichresults in substantial loss of life or human suffering or damage to, and destruction of property, or damageto, or degradation of environment and is of such a nature or magnitude as to be beyond the copingcapacity of the community of the affected areas.”

1.1 AIMS OF THE DDMP:

Provides for hazard identification and risk analysis, Indicates basic information about the resources, demography, existing organizational set up,

administrative facilities at District level, Lists preparedness and mitigation measures and response mechanisms, Defines specific roles and responsibilities for various actors at various levels Ensures networking/coordination with media, NGOs, and other stakeholders.

1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE DDMP:

It facilitates the following:

Clarifying Authority, Responsibility and Relationships:- Clarifying as to who is responsible for ensuringthat the work gets done, distributing and decision making authority among the team members and theexisting organizational units, and establishing formal lines of communication.

Obtaining Resources:- Obtaining funds, personnel, supplies and equipment necessary for doing therequired activities.

Establishing the Control System:- Determining the nature of information, which is necessary forcarrying out activities, identifying sources of such information and setting up reporting systems forDisaster Management

Monitoring, Evaluation and Updation:- The plan needs to be monitored from time to time and updated.

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1.3 AUTHORITY FOR DDMP: Disaster Management Act, 2005:

As per the provision under section 25(1) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 the DistrictDisaster Management Authority (DDMA) of Dhalai District has been constituted vide Govt. of TripuraRevenue Deptt. Notification F.23 (5)/REV/2002/P-I dated.27-12-2006 as follows:-

1. DM & Collector, Sepahijala Chairperson, DDM

2. Sepahijala Zilla Sabhadhipati Co-Chairperson

3. Addl. DM & Collector Chief Executive Officer

4. SP. Sepahijala Member

5. CMO Sepahijala Member

6. Executive Engineer, PWD(R&B),Bishramganj

Member

7. Divisional Fire Officer Member

This DDMP has been prepared as per the provision under section 31 of the Disaster ManagementAct, 2005.

1.4 EVOLUTION OF THE PLAN IN BRIEF:

The DDMP has been prepared on the basis of various guidelines issued from time to time by theNational Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA),information received from the different line department and in accordance with the model frameworkprescribed by the NDMA. The draft DDMP is discussed in brief in the meeting of the DDMA/DDMCand then sent to the State Govt. Revenue Deptt.(Nodal Deptt. for Disaster Management) forapproval / suggestion if any to make the plan more effective. It is updated at least once every yearbased on an inbuilt continuous monitoring and evaluation process.

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1.5 STAKEHOLDERS AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES:

SL Stakeholders Responsibility

1. DM & Collector Sepahijala Chairman DDMA, Responsible Officer for theIncident Response System (IRS), Coordinatesthe activities of various agencies/organizations and if necessary invoke & helpfrom the local Army/CPMF unit, the StateGovernment and the Central Government.

2. SP Sepahijala Evacuation of the incident areas, providingpolice wireless communication, search &rescue and to maintain law & order immediateafter disaster. He /She will take all steps toensure safety of life and property of everycitizen in consultation with the DistrictMagistrate. Control entry to the emergencyarea by establishing various naka points.

2. Div. fire officer, Sepahijala Search & rescue, first aid , firefighting,evacuation, removal of collapsed houses,walls etc.

3. CMO, Sepahijala Medical plan for preparedness & masscasualty management, preventive & curativehealthcare in the affected areas and hospitals.

4. Executive Engineer PWD (R&B),Bishramganj

Disaster preparedness, Providing engineering support insearch and rescue, demolition of weak/ damagedbuildings, emergency restoration of roads and bridges,assessment of quantum & extent of loss.

5. a. Executive Officer, Sonamura N/P

b. Chief Executive Officer, MunicipalCouncil Melaghar.

c. Chief Executive Officer, MunicipalCouncil Bishalgarh.

Evacuation/warning/search and rescue, Debrisclearance, demolition of damages of structures, cleaningand maintaining drainage system, Disposal of dead.

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6. AGM, TSECL, Sepahijala Restoration of electric supply, maintenance andrepairing.

7. The CO, TSR (7th & 11th Battalion) Search & Rescue, first aid , evacuation etc.

8. DIO, ICA, Sepahijala Awareness campaigns, Warning, control of rumors/panic, media coverage (print media and electronicmedia)

9 SE, PWD (DWS), Sepahijala Supply of drinking water and other related sanitationmaterials in shelter houses and affected areas.

10. Dy. Director ARDD, Sepahijala Cattle vaccination in flood scenario, Carcass disposal,arrangement of shelter/fodder/ medicines for animals.

11. Dist Forest Officer, Sepahijala Promotion of erosion preventing plantations, Clearanceof broken trees and bushes to clear road transportation,co-operation in rescue works.

12. Asstt. Director Food & Civil supplies Arrangements of essentials commodities and otherrelated matters, to continue PDS.

13. Dy. Director Agriculture, Sepahiajala Promote Crop Insurance/ Draught resistant crops,Restoration of normalcy in Agri crops.

14. District Education Officer (DEO),Sepahijala

Disaster preparedness in schools, First Aid, Search andrescue

15. SDM Sonamura, Bishalgarh,Jampuijala

Arrangement of shelter houses, essential commodities tothe affected victims, Incident commander/overallsupervision at Sub-division level, financial assistance tovictims.

16. District Transport Officer, Sepahijala Enlisting various classes of vehicles available, arrangingvehicles for evacuation.

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1.6 HOW TO USE THE PLAN:

The plan provides guidelines for each stage of disaster management cycle viz. Prevention,Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery for all the stakeholders. It provides concise and easyto use Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and check lists for all the stakeholders of things to be donein pre-disaster, disaster and post-disaster phases. An easy to use pocket booklet containing contactnumbers and SOPs accompanies this document.

1.7 PLAN REVIEW AND UPDATION:

In normal course the Plan is reviewed annualy on the basis of the information and the feedbackgathered from various line departments. In addition there is a flexibility to review and update it as andwhen needed.

Disaster impact

ResponseEfforts to minimise the

hazards created by a Disaster.Examples: Search and Rescue,

emergency relief.

RecoveryReturning the communityto an acceptable level of

living.

PreventionPreventing the adverse

impact of hazards

MitigationMinimising or reducingthe impacts of Disaster

PreparednessPlanning how to respond

The Disaster Management Cycle

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CHAPTER – II

DISTRICT PROFILE.

LOCATION:

Latitude :- 23 degrees 16' to 24 degrees 14' north

Longitude: - 91 degrees 09' east to 91 degrees 47' east.

Inauguration of Sepahijala District on 9th January, 2012.

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District Map

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SEPAHIJALA DISTRICT AT A GLANCE

Total Area (Sq Km) : - 1043.58

Total population ( as per Panchayat ROR) 5,10,329

Total population ( as per census 2011) 4,79,694

SC Population (14.33%) 73,143

ST population (25.13%) 1,28,259

Total no. of families 1,16,765

Population density (per sq. KM) 489

Sex Ratio (F/M) 977/1000

Literacy rate 98.58 %

Sub-Divisions 3

Blocks 7

Nagar Panchayat/Municipal Councils 1+2=3

Gram Panchayats 111

ADC villages 58

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Revenue villages 119

Police Stations 7

Women Police Stations 1

Border outposts of BSF 25

Primary Health Centres 10

Sub-Divisional Hospitals 2

Community Health Centres 3

Health Sub-centers( G.P Level) 133

Total Border length with Bangladesh(KM) 106.6

District Forest Office 1 (New)

DISTRICT AT A GLANCE

Sl.

No.Administrative

Sub-DivisionsDIST.

BLG SNM JMP

1. Area (in sq.km) 276.06 479.53 287.45 1043.58

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2. Population (as per ROR) 170010 264202 76117 510329

3. Total habitation 396 667 420 1483

4. Assembly Constituencies 03 04 02 09

5. ADC Constituencies 01 00 02 03

6. DCM Revenue Circles 02 03 01 06

7. Tehsil Offices 12 17 08 37

8. Revenue Moujas 30 63 26 119

9. ADC villages 10 17 31 58

10 Gram Panchayats 44 67 00 111

11. Municipal Councils / Nagar Panchayats 01 01+01=02 00 03

12. RD Blocks 02 04 01 07

13. CDPO offices 01 04 01 06

14. SDPO offices 01 01 01 03

15. Police Stations 03 04 01 08

16. C.I. of Polices 02 04 01 07

17. Police Outposts 01 03 01 05

18. SPO camps 02 08 03 13

19. TSR Bn. HQ 01 00 02 03

20. Assam Rifles Camps 00 00 03 03

21. BSF out posts 06 19 00 25

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22. Total no. of markets 32 29 12 73

23. LAMPS/PACs 28 24 2 54

24. Supdt. of Agriculture offices 01 01 00 02

25. Executive Engineer, PWD 02 01 00 03

26. SDO, PWD 02 04 01 07

27. Executive Engineer, DWS 01 00 00 01

28. SDO, DWS 01 03 01 05

29. DGM, TSECL 01 01 00 02

30. Sr, Manager, TSECL 03 04 01 08

31. Executive Engineer, WR 00 00 00 00

32. SDO, WR 01 01 00 02

33. School Inspectorate (State) 01 01 00 02

34. School Inspectorates (TTAADC) 01 01 01 03

35. Asst. Director. ARDD 01 01 00 02

36. Veterinary Surgeon office 01 00 01 02

37. Fire Service Station 02 04 00 06

38. DIO Office 01 01 01 03

39. Rural Hospital / SDHO / CHC/PHC 03 10 02 15

40. Health Sub Centre 41 67 25 133

41. Tripura State Cooperative Bank 02 03 02 07

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42. Tripura Gramin Bank 07 08 02 17

43. State Bank of India 02 03 00 05

44. Degree Colleges 01 01 00 02

45. H.S. Schools 16 31 05 52

46. High Schools 33 42 14 89

47. Tourist Places 02 02 00 04

48. Growth Centers 03 06 04 13

49 Sub-Divisional forest Offices 01 01 - 02

1. RAIN FALL, CLIMATE, TEMPERATURE

Average Normal Rainfall of the District: 2718 MM

1. 2005 2054.9

2. 2006 2281.4

3. 2007 3310.7

4. 2008(till 11/09/08) 1501.6

5. 2010, Sept. 104.00

B) RAIN RECORDING STATIONS:

Total No. of Rain Recordingstations in the district

02 Nos.

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Location of Rain Recordingstations

Bishalgarh,& Melagarh AgriSub-Divn. H/Q

Frequency of submission of rainfall data

Weekly, Fortnightly, Monthly.

Designated Rain RecordingOfficers

Deputy Director of Agriculturefor Respective Superintendentof Agriculture for other centers.

Mode of transmission of rainfalldata

By post and over telephone.

Telephone Numbers of the Rain Recording stations:-

Name of the Recording Station Telephone Number

Joint Director ,ICAR ,Lembucharra 286-5537 (Office)

286-5201

Bishalgarh 236-1350

Melagarh 275-249

C) Central Water Commission (CWC)

Name of the Location Telephone Number

River Project Circle, AK Rd, Agartala 2325862

Invest Division, (Brahmaputra Board) 2226303

Asst. Engineer, CWC, Bordwali, Agartala 2232724

D) INDIAN METEROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT (IMD)

Name of the Location Telephone Number

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Agartala Airport 2342295/ 2342253 (F) / 23414(Internet)

E) MONTH WISE HIGHEST AND LOWEST TEMPERATURE

IN DEGREES (CELSIUS) FOR THE YEAR 2010 RECORDED IN CENTER.

SL.NO. MONTH

MAXIMUMTEMPERATURE

MINIMUM

TEMPERATURE

1 JANUARY 22.7 9.9

2 FEBRUARY 27.25 15.4

3 MARCH 30.1 17.7

4 APRIL 32.5 22.5

5 MAY 32.46 22.82

6 JUNE 32.8 23.7

F) RIVER SYSTEM.

O Major rivers in the District, Gomati (Sonamura)

O Minor Rivers in the district: Bijoy (Bishalgarh),

G) RIVER CARRYING CAPACITY

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No.

NAME OF THERIVER

FLOOD TIME GAUGESTATION

DANGER LEVEL

IN MTS.

EXTREME

DANGER LEVELIN MTS.

1 Gomati Sonamura 13.50 14.00

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H) Transport and communication network.

Deployment of Vehicles for Relief Operation.

Name ofsub-

division

No. ofTrucks

No. ofBuses

No. ofTractors

No. ofTrekkers

No. ofJeeps

No. ofExcavators

No. of Boats

Bishalgarh 50 35 Nil Nil 120 Nil 6

Sonamura 22 80 40 Nil 215 1 22

Jampuijala 2 06 4 Nil 20 Nil 3

Total 94 121 44 Nil 375 1 31

I) VHF STATION/TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS/IMD SYSTEM / OTHER

All Police stations/OPS are connected with VHF/Telephone.

All officials connected with Relief/Rescue operation are having telephone connection.

NIC district, State Office and all CIC at Block HQs are having independent VSAT and userterminals.

All the Police Stations, Control Rooms, IMD Office, CWC Offices have been linked up with eachother.

J) IDENTIFIED LOCATIONS FOR INSTALLATION OF VHF.

S.L NO. Location for Installation of

VHF Systems

01 Jampuijala Block HQ

02 SDM,(SNM) HQ

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K) INFORMATION ON POLICE STATIONS AND OUT POSTS:

Sl. No. Name ofthePS/OutPost

Tel. No. ModeofCommunication

Manpower Available

Insp. SI ASI H/C Constable

Home Guard

01 BRG 286-7377 -Do- 1 1 1 6 2 9

02 BLG 2361-244 -Do- 3 2 2 10 3 10

03 JTP 285-1236 -Do- 1 1 1 5 1 13

04 TKJ 240-3043 -Do- 1 2 1 5 1 22

05 KLC 285-3236 -Do- 1 1 1 5 2 15

06 MLG 2764-232 -Do- 1 2 2 1 7 2

07 SNM 275-0234 -Do- 1 1 1 1 5 1

08 BLG,WomanPS

361-091 - 1 3 2 7 13

Sri P.K. Chakravarty, IAS District Magistrate & Collector, SEPAHIJALA (0381) 2867373/ 9402137307

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Sri. Manik Lal Das ADM,SEPAHIJALA (0381) 2867374/ 9436736316

Sri. Ranjit Das District Transport Officer/DDO Sepahijala 9612766232

Sri. Tinkhuma Darlong Sr. Dy. Magistrate &, 9436125758

Sri. Tarun Debbarma L.A.O, & District Welfare Officer, Sepahijala 8413995862

Sri Jiban Krishna Acharjee Dy. Collector 9436503236

SDM

Sri. Prasun De SDM, Bishalgarh 9436136350/ 2361294

Sri. Panna Ahmed SDM, Sonamura 943689783/ 2750222

Sri. L. Darlong SDM, Jampuijala 9436528007 /2866201

TTAADC

Sri. Upendra Debbarma ZDO (West) 2530003/ 9436124498

Sri. Ajit Debbarma Addl. ZDO 9774037645

Sri. Basudeb Roy SZDO,(Bishramganj) 9436127415

Sri Surjya Debbarma SZDO, (Takarjala) 9436942178

Sri. Sukramani Debbarma SZDO,( Mohanbhog) 9436602603/ 8731034227

BDO

Sri. Ashim Saha BDO,Bishalgarh 2361250/ 9436124455

Sri Santanu Bikash Das BDO,Charilam 2361447/ 9436502118

Sri. Gideon Molsom BDO,Jampuijala 2866222/ 9436501625

Sri. Binoy Bhusan Das BDO,Nalchar 2855222/ 8575770012

Sri Anupam Chakraborty BDO,Boxanagar 2853328/

Sri. Jayanta Bhattacharjee BDO,Kathalia 2851322/ 9402109553

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Sri. Arindam Das BDO,Mohanbhog 2520076 /9436541904

PO/PEOs

Sri. Ranatosh Kr. Deb PEO,Bishalghar 9436454486

Sri. Birendra Das PEO,Charilam 9436453526/ 9862014551

Smt. Madhuchhanda Das PEO,Charilam 9436541098

Sri. Dilip Debnath PEO,Jampuijala 9436930744/8732898407

Smt. Smriti Murasing PEO,Nalchar 8794626905

Smt. Smriti Murashing PEO,Nalchar 9612592431

Sri. Anish Debnath PO,Mohanbhog 9856668060/ 9436351723

Sri. Sujit Das PEO,Boxanagar 9436513660

Sri. Arjun Ch. Debnath PEO,Kathalia 9862407293

POLICE DEPARTMENT

Sri. Pradip Dey,IPS SP, SEPAHIJALA 2867333/ 9402140036

Sri Amarjit Debbarma Addl. S.P., SEPAHIJALA 2867320/ 9402382175

Sri. Shyamananda Sharma SDPO(In-Charge) Bishalgarh 2360215/ 9436132892

Sri.Ashok Sinha SDPO,Sonamura 2750225/ 9485136391

Sri. Pranab Debnath SDPO, Jampuijala 0381286434/9485163390

Bishalgarh PS OC 2361244

Woman Bishalgarh PS WO, SI, Smt. Swasti Das 9402573922

Bishramganj PS OC Sri Manindra Debnath 2867377/8014783973

Jatrapur PS OC 2851236

Kalamchara PS OC 2853236

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Melaghar PS OC 2524232

Sonamura PS OC 2750234

Takarjala PS OC 2866254

QUICK RESPONSE TEAM FROM POLICE DEPARTMENT

Quick Response Teams (QRTs) at Bishalgarh, Sepahijala District .

SlNo.

Field office address Name/ Designation/ officeaddress/ residential address

Phone with STD code & e-mail

Team leader

1. SDPO, Bishalgarh,Sepahijala District.

Sri. Shyamananda Sharma,SDPO(In-Charge) Bishalgarh

Office:- 0381-2360215

Mobile:-9436132892

Members

1. O.C Bishramganj PS,Sepahijala District.

Sri Manindra Debnath,Inprs. Of Police.

Res. BRG PS Qtr. Complex

Office :- 0381-2867377

Mobile :- 8014783973

2. O.C Bishalgarh PS,Sepahijala District.

Sri Kantilal Baidya., SI of Police

Res. BLG PS Qtr. Complex

Office :- 0381-2361244

Mobile :- 9436460608

3. OC Kamala Sagar OP,Sepahijala District.

Sri Jibesh Sham Roy, SI of Police

Res. Kamalasagar OP Qtr.Complex.

Office:-0381-2362737

Mobile:-9862071340

4. O.C Amarendra nagar OP Sri Pradip Kr. Shil, SI of Police

Res. AMN OP Qtr. Complex.

Mobile:- 9436501177

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Quick Response Teams (QRTs) at Sonamura, Sepahijala District

SlNo.

Field office address Name/ Designation/ office address/residential address

Phone with STD code & e-mail

Team leader

1. SDPO, Sonamura, SepahijalaDistrict.

Sri. Ashok Sinha,SDPO SNM

Res. SDPO Qtr. Complex

Office:- 0381-2750225

Members

1. O.C, Sonamura PS, SepahijalaDistrict.

Sri Narayan Saha, Inspr. Of Police

Res. PS Qtr. Complex.

Office- 0381-2750234

Mobile – 9402373797

2. O.C, Melagarh PS, SepahijalaDistrict

Sri Manindra Debnath, Inspr. OfPolice

Res. PS Qtr. Complex.

Office :- 0381-2524232

Mobile :- 9436949096

3. O.C, Jatrapur PS, SepahijalaDistrict.

Sri Dulal Datta, Inspr. Of Police

Res. PS Qtr. Complex.

Office:-0381-2851236

Mobile:- 9436185873

4. O.C, Kalamchoura PS, SepahijalaDistrict.

Sri Amal Chakraborty, SI of Police

Res. PS Qtr. Complex.

Office:-0381-2853236

Mobile:- 9856915060

Quick Response Teams(QRTs)at Jampuijala, Sepahijala District

Sl.No.

Field office address Name/Designation/Officeaddress/residential address

Phone with STD code & e.mail.

1 SDPO, Jampuijala, SepahijalaDistrict

Sri Pranab Debnath , TPS, SDPO

Res. SDPO Qtr. Complex.

Mobile:- 9485136390

Members

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1. O.C, Takarjala, Sepahijala District Sri Kamal Krishna Kalai, Inspr. OfPolice

Res. PS Qtr. Complex.

Office:-0381-2866254

Mobile :- 9436139344

2. O.C, Jampuijala OP Sri Sanjib Chakraborty, SI ofPolice Res. JPJ OP Qtr. Complex.

Office:- 0381-2903736

Mobile:- 9402162619

The tasks assigned are (i.e. emergency function required to be performed in the event of a disaster as perrequirement of our department):

Maintenance of Law & order, Search & Rescue, Warning, and Equipment support.

Keeping watch on anti-social elements & Rumor mongers.

On those elements who want to take undue advantage.

Assist other agencies working to rescue the victim in all possible ways.

Overall Traffic management, patrolling of high ways and others access roads to disaster sites, Identificationof anti- social elements and deal them by lawful means.

Provision of security in transit camps/ feeding centers/ cattle camps/ co-operative food stores distributioncenters.

Assistance to district authorities for taking necessary action against hoarders, back marketers and thosefound manipulating relief material.

Coordination with military personnel in the area where joint efforts are underway.

Officers are being made available to inquire into and record of deaths.

Assisting the community in emergency transport of the injured.

All staff is informed about the disasters, likely damages and effects.

Quick Response Team (QRT) at the HQs:

Sl. Name & Address Telephone Mobile Responsible

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No. Designation Office Residence Office for/Responsibility.

1. Sri PhaniBhusan Das,TPS Gr-II

A/C (DAR)Sepahijala

District

Police HQComplex

0381-2910510 9436452839 All over in SepahijalaDistrict.

2. Sri BapiDebbarma,Inspr. OfPolice

Inspector DIB(Alterative

team leader)

Police HQComplex

0381-2910510 9612126081 All over in SepahijalaDistrict.

3. AmarjitDebbarma,TPS

Addl.SP

Sepahijala.

SP OfficeQtr.

Complex

2867-320 9402382175 Sepahijala District.

4. Sri AshokSinha, TPS

SDPOSonamura

SDPOOffice Qtr.Complex

0381-2750225 9436529656 Sonamura Sub-Divisional area.

5. Sri PranabDebnath,TPS

SDPOJampuijala

SDPOOffice Qtr.Complex.

0381-286434 9485136390 Jampuijala Sub-Divisional area.

6. Sri KantilalBaidya

O/C BishalgarhPS

PS QuarterComplex.

0381-2361244 9436460608 Bishalgarh PS area.

7. Sri ManindraDebnath

O/CBishramganj

PS

PS QuarterComplex.

0381-2867377 8014783973 Bishramganj PS area.

8. Sri KamalKrishna Kalai

O/C Takarjala

PS

PS QuarterComplex.

0381-2866254 9436139344 Takarjala PS area.

9. Sri ParitoshDas

O/C Melagarh

PS

PS QuarterComplex.

0381-2524232 9436949096 Melagarh PS area.

10. Sri Dulal Datta O/C

Jatrapur

PS QuarterComplex.

0381-2851236

-9436185873

Jatrapur PS area.

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PS

11. Sri AmalChakraborty

O/CKalamchoura

PS

PS QuarterComplex.

0381-2853236 9856915060 Kalamchoura PS area.

12. Sri NarayanSaha

O/C SonamuraPS

PS QuarterComplex.

0381-2750234 9402373797 Sonamura PS area.

The tasks assignment are as depicted in previous pares (i.e. emergencyfunctions required be performed in the event of a disaster as per requirementsof your department which may kindly be listed).

Quick Response Team (QRT) at the field level

Sl.No.

Name &Designation

Address Telephone Mobile Responsiblefor/Responsibil

ity.Office Residence Office

1. Sri PhaniBhusan Das,TPS Gr-II

A/C (DAR)(Alterative

teamleader)

Police HQComplex

0381-2910510 9436452839 All over in SepahijalaDistrict.

2. Sri BapiDebbarma,Inspr. OfPolice

InspectorDIB

(Alterativeteam

leader)

Police HQComplex

0381-2910510 9612126081 All over in SepahijalaDistrict.

3. Sri AmarjitDebbarma

Addl.SP

Sepahijala.

BishramganjP.S Qtr.

Complex

2867-320 9402382175 Sepahijala District.

4. Sri AshokSinha, TPS

SDPO SDPO Office 0381-2750225 9436529656 Sonamura Sub-

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Gr-II Sonamura Qrt. Complex Divisional area.

5. Sri PranabDebnath

SDPOJampuijala

SDPO OfficeQrt.

Complex.

0381-286434 9485136390 Jampuijala Sub-Divisional area.

1. Sri KantilalBaidya.

O/CBishalgarh

PS

PS QuarterComplex.

0381-2361244 9436460608 Bishalgarh PS area.

2. Sri ManindraDebnath.

O/CBishramganj

PS

PS QuarterComplex.

0381-2867377 8014783973 Bishramganj PS area.

3. Sri KamalKrishna Kalai

O/CTakarjala

PS

PS QuarterComplex.

0381-2851236 9436139344 Jatrapur PS area.

4. Sri ParitoshDas

O/CMelaghar

PS

PS QuarterComplex.

0381-2524232 9436949096 Melagarh PS area.

5. Sri DulalDatta

O/C

Jatrapur PS

PS QuarterComplex.

0381-2866254 9436185873 Takarjala PS area.

6. Sri AmalChakraborty

O/CKalamchour

a PS

PS QuarterComplex.

0381-2853236 9856915060 Kalamchoura PS area.

7. Sri NarayanSaha

O/CSonamura

PS

PS QuarterComplex.

0381-2750234 9402373797 Sonamura PS area.

Fire Service

Bishalgarh Fire Station 2361234

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Bishramganj Fire Station 2867288

Sonamura Fire Station 2750264

Melaghar Fire Station 2524171

Kathalia Fire Station 2851217

Boxanagar Fire Station

FOREST

District Forest Officer Sri Sanjib Das,Sepahijala 8731867211

Sub-Divisional Forest Officer Sri Subrata Kr.Das,Sonamura 9862140348

Sub-Divisional Forest Officer Sri JaymalyaBhattacharjee,Bishalgarh

9436501518/ 03812361454

Asst. Wild lifeWarden,Trishna,Abhoya

Sri Kush Roy, Kathalia 9436184535

Sri Bimal Das, Kathalia 9436994914

HEALTH

Chief Medical Officer Dr.Chitan Debbarma,Sepahijala

9856650513/2361363

EDUCATION

Sri. G.G. Das DEO,SEPAHIJALA 2867330

AGRICULTURE

Sri Dipak Kr. Das Dy. Director,Agriculture,Bishramganj

9436139788

Sri Alakananda Majumder Agriculture Officer, Bishramganj 9436463539

Sri Tarani Das Asstt. Director,DDA,SPJ,Bishramganj

9436542060

Sri S. K. Dey SA, Bishalgarh 9436123788

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Sri. Manojit Bhattacharya SA, Melaghar 9436506090/9436475338

Sri Apurba Kanti Barman Project Manager,Agri. IWMP 9436505803

HORTICULTURE

Sri Santanu Debbarma Dy. Director, Bishalgarh 9436133764

Sri M. Chakraborty Addl. Director, Bishalgarh 9612108466/9436458006

Sri Utpal Dhar Supdt. of Horti. Bishalgarh 9436130424

Sri Kamal Riyang Supdt. of Horti. Sonamura 9862482698

Sericulture

Sri. Nani Gopal Saha Sericulture Dev. Officer 9862437823

FISHERIES

Sri Subhassingh Jamatia Dy. Director,Gakulnagar 9436470252

PWD (R&B)

Sri Ashish Datta SE, PWD, 4th Circle 2323425/9436124705

Sri Abhijit Bhadra EE,PWD (R&B),Sonamura 2750542/9436132297

Sri Tarun Kr.Das EE,PWD (R&B),BishalgarhDivision, Gakulnagar

2362058/9436125341

Sri Biswajit Debbarma EE, PWD (R&B),Bishramganj 9436131273

Sri Sankar Ghosh SDO, PWD (R & B) Bishramganj 9436128157

Sri Biswajit Das SDO, PWD, Melaghar 9436459277

DWS

Sri Pradip Kr. Bhowmik Member Secretary, DSBMMC,DM Office, SPJ

9862166012

Sri. Anup Kr. Das EE, DWS,Bishalgarh 9436124503/03812362123

Water Resource

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Khokan Ch. Das EE,WR Divn-II Battala, Agt. 9436457990

Sri. Susanta Kumar Nath SDO(WR),Sonamura 9436132449

Sri. Prabash Mallik SDO(WR)/Asst. Eng.,Bishalgarh

9436503314

RD

Sri. Kshudiram Tripura SE, RD Circle-I, Gurkhabasti 9436131217

Sri. Subir Choudhury EE,RD, Bishramganj 9436558425/2867244

Electricity

Sri A. K. Sinha AGM,TSECL, Bishramganj 9436462358

Sri.Binoy Krishna Datta DGM,TSECL, Bishalgarh 9436130088/ 2361793

Sri. Pintu Das DGM,TSECL, Sonamura 2750608/9436461700

Sri. Krishna Pada Sarkar Sr. Mgr.,ECE- II, TSECL, NorthBanamalipur, Agartala

9436139733

SOCIAL EDUCATION

Sri. Jyotirmoy Debnath DISE,SEPAHIJALA 2361444/9436168164

ARDD

Sri Parimal Das Dy. Director,ARDD, Bishalgarh 9436471982

Sri.Tarun Kr. Das Asstt.Director,ARDD,Sonamura

9436454177

LABOUR

Sri. B. Biswas Labour Officer 2383261

DISTRICT TRANSPORT.

Sri.Tinkhuma Darlong, D.T.O. 9436125758/ 03812867255

Sri. Narayan Saha. Sr.Motor Vehicle Inspector. 9862309990/ 03812867255

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L) Distance of Sub Divisional Headquarters/Block Headquarters from District

Sl.

No.

Name of the SubDivisions/Blocks

Distance from DistrictHeadquarters (K.M)

Public /Private Bus Service available

SUB-DIVISIONS

01. Bishalgarh. 20 Yes

02. Sonamura 60 Yes

03. Jampuijala 36 Yes

BLOCKS

01 Bishalgarh 20 Yes

02 Jampaijala 36 Yes

03 Kathalia 78 Yes

04 Boxanagar 32 Yes

05 Melagar 48 Yes

06 Charilam 05 yes

07 Mohanbhog 15 yes

M) LENGTH OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF ROAD IN SEPAHIJALA DISTRICT.

MUNICIPALITY/ Nagar Panchayat

C.E.O. Bishalgarh Municipality 2361942

C.E.O. Melagarh Municipality 2524412

E.O. Sonamura Nagar Panchayat 2750261

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SL. NO. CATEGORIES OF ROAD DISTANCE IN KM

1. National Highways NH- 45:-29 Km

2. State Highways . 92’5 Km

13. Waterways (in km) :- Nil.

DISASTER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF BISHALGARH SUB-DIVISION

Name Phone Mobile

Sri.Prasun De, SDM, Bishalgarh 2361294 9436136350

Smt. Dulan Sarkar (Hajari)Chairperson, P/S 2362159

8119096850

Smt. Purnima Chakraborty,Chairperson, BLG NP 2361942 9436578149

Chairperson, BAC, BLG 2361250 9436464324

Shri Ashim Saha, BDO, BLG 2361250 9436124455

SDO, PWD, BLG 2361925 9436122623

SDO, WR, BLG 2361420 9612013422

SDMO, BLG 2361224 9436456827

Sri.Subir Chakraborty, Sr.Manager, TSECL. BLG

23612509436169829

DISASTER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF SONAMURA SUB-DIVISION

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Name Phone Mobile

Mr. Panna Ahmed SDM,SNM 2750222 9436189783

Mr. Ashok Sinha, SDPO, SNM 2750225 9485136391

Er. M.Debbarma,

Dy. GM, TSECL, SNM 2750608 9436121733

Dr. Parimal Das,

Assist. Dir, ARD(BL) 9436471982

Mr. Abhijit Saha, SA, SNM 2750249 9615713658

Sri Kamal Riyang, Suptd. Of Horti,SNM 2758484 9862482698

Sri. Madhu Saha, Station Officer,Fire Service, SNM

2750264

Er. P.K Raha, SDO, PWD (R&B),SNM 2750242 9436456968

Er. Pijush Dbarma, SDO, DWS,SNM 2750358 9436582854

Dr. Braja Dulal Saha,SDMO, SNM 2524436 9436129236

Sri S. Singh Jamatia, SF, SNM 9436470252

Sri Sumit Murashing, AD, Food,SNM 9436992956

Sri Biswajit Das, SDO(PWD), MLG 9436459277

Sri Apan Bhowmik, SDO, PWD(R&B), KTL

2851541 9436928388

Er. Monoranjan Bhowmik,SDO(PWD), Box

2853651 8731944148

Er. Tapan Das, SDO, WR, MLG 2524284 9436460485

Er. Rabindra D/Barma, SDO,DWS, MLG

2523889 9612841897

Sri Biswajit Banik, ICO, ICA, SNM 2750248 9436503236

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Sri.Narayan Chakraborty,Chairman, SNM NP 2750639

Sri Subhabrata Bhatt. EO, SNM,NP 9612999604

Sri Krishna D/Barma, OC, MLGFire Station 2524171

Sonamura CHC 2750231

Kathalia PHC 2851599

Dhanpur PHC 2758465

Boxanagar PHC 2853681

Taibandal PHC 9436187468

Sri Ranjit Banik, OC, KTL Firestation 2851217

Sri Uttam Kr. Saha, Secy. SNMMerchant Assoc. 9856543233

Sri Anjan Sarkar , Secy, MLGMerchant Assoc. 9856143840

Sri Swapan Chakraborty, Secy,Chemist & Druggist Associ. SNM 9436482484

Md. Anchar Ali, Member, IndianRed Cross Society, SNM

9856371516

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Disaster Management Committee, JAMPUIJALA Sub-Division

Name Phone Mobile

Sri.L. Darlong, SDM, Jampuijala 2866201 9436528007

Sri.Ramendra Debbarma, Chairman,BAC, JMP 2866283 9436123134

Sri.Pranab Debnath, SDPO 0381-286434 94851363390

Sri .Gideon Molsom, BDO, JMP 2866222 9436501625

Sri.Surja Kr. Debbarma, DC, JMP 9436455960

Er.Parimal Debbarma, SDO, PWD,Takarjala 2903462 9436459848

Er.Bakul Debbarma, SDO, DWS,TKJ

Sri Swapan Kr. Sharma, Fishery Offi.,JMP 9862234389

Er. Amulya Sadhan Jamatia, Sr.Manager, TSECL, JMP 9436465358

Dr. Samarendra Debbarma, MOIC,Takarjala 9856650513

Sri. Dulal Datta, OC, Takarjala PS 2851236 943618573

Sri Kartik Debbarma, CDPO, JMP

IS, ADC, JMP 2866301 9612946755

Secy. Hamchang Club, JMP 9862194125

Commandant 7th Bn. TSR, JMP 9436120278

Sri.Shishir Das, Asstt.CO,7th BNTSR,JMP 9436459155

Company Commandant, Assam Rifles 9612635637

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O/C, Srinagar Police Station 2861322

Sri.Madhusudan Debbarma, YouthOrganizer, JMP 9436128462

Range Officer, Forest , JMP 9436183886

Agri Officer, JMP 9774208001

Sri.Surjya Debbarma, SZDO, Takarjala 9615358191

Disaster Management Committee, Bishalgarh Block

Name Phone Mobile

Smt. Dulan Sarkar(Hajari), Chairperson, Bishalgarh PS 2362159 9862679634

Sri Dipak Paul, VC, Panchayet Samity 2361250

Shri Ashim Saha, BDO, BLG 2361250 9436124455

SDO, PWD, BLG 9436122623

SDO, WR, BLG 2361925 9612013422

SDMO, BLG 2361420 9436456827

Sri.Subir Chakraborty, Sr. Manager, TSECL. BLG 2361224 9436169829

Dipak Lal Saha, CDPO, BLG 2360234

Suptd. Of Fisheries 2362937 9436465053

Sri Shyamananda Sharma, In-Charge, SDPO,Bishalgarh 2360215 9436132892

Dr.Pulak Sarkar, MOIC, Bishramganj Hospital 2867338 9856318001

SA, BLG 2361350 9436127180

OC, BLG Fire station 2361234

OC, BLG PS 2361244

OC, BSG PS 2867377

Md. Siddiqur Rehaman, Chairman, Tripura Minority Corpn. 2326512 9436541783

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Disaster Management Committee of Nalchar RD Block

Name Phone Mobile

Sri Paritosh Das, Chairman, Panchayet Samity. 2524684 9862456528

Sri.Nimai Debnath, Vice-Chairman, Nalchar, P.S 2524664 9436471323

Shri Binoy Bhusan Das, BDO, NLC 2524222 9436504219

Sri.T.K.Bhattacharjee, CDPO, NLC 2853626 9436137854

SDO, WR, MLG 2524284

Suptd. Of Fisheries, MLG 9436470252

Dr. Braja Dulal Saha, SDMO, MLG 2524430 9436129236

DCM, Melagarh, RC 2524412 9436503236

Er. PK Raha, SDO, PWD (R&B), SNM 2750242 9436456968

Er. Pijush Debbarma, SDO, DWS, SNM 2750358 9436582854

Mr. Abhijit Saha, SA, SNM 2750249 9615713658

Assist. Dir, ARDD, SNM 9436454177

Suptd. Of Horti, SNM 2750249 9402346160

Sr. Manager, TSECL, MLG 2524246 9862478930

IS,SNM 9436518039

OC, MLG PS 2524232 9436768686

Sr. Information & Cultural Officer, ICA 2750248

Sri Krishna Debbarma, OC, MLG Fire Station 2524171

Range Officer, MLG Forest Range 2523652 9612237171

Sri Paritosh Das, JE, NLC RD Block 2524222 9612846600

Sri Sanjib Sinha, JE, NLCRD Block 2524222

RD Organizer, NLC RD Block 2524222 9862728480

I/Charge, State Adventure Institute 9856463118

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Disaster Management Committee of Kathalia Block

Name PHONE MOBILE

Md.Abdul Karim, Chairperson, KTL Panchayat Samity 2851324 9436506640

Sri Narahari Tripura, Chairman, BAC , KTL 9402573361

Ashok Chakrabarty, Vice Chairman 2851324

Shri Jayanta Bhattacharjee, BDO, KTL 2851322 9402109553

Dr. Nilanjan Bhatt. MOIC, KTL(PHC) 2851599 9436503276

Smt. Swapna Pal 2851499

Sri Sambhu Ch. Dey, 9436469782

Smt. Mamata Das Bhowmik, 2914657 9436587044

Md. Ismail 943658754

Muslem Miah 2905569

Jahangir Hossain 9436519332

Smt. Parul Majumder 9615166264

Smt. Rita Das (Pal) 9615843255

Smt Jhuma Das, Pradhan R.Nagar GP 9856655890

Sri Nantu Das, 9436545779

Abul Hashem 8014092177

Suptd. Of Fisheries, MLG 9436470252

SA, MLG 2750249

Sr. Manager, TSECL, SNM 2750247 9436472689

SDO, DWS 2523889 9612841897

OC, Jatrapur PS, KTL 2851236

Sri Ranjit Banik, OC, KTL Fire station 2851217

Range Officer, (Forest), KTL 9436556662

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Pradhan, Sovapur GP 2750664

Pradhan, Sonapur GP 8014635977

Pradhan, Monarchak GP 9612436751

Pradhan, U. Paharpur GP 9615757102

Pradhan, S. Paharpur GP 9615756771

Pradhan, Nirvoypur GP 9402144353

Pradhan, U. Maheshpur GP 2851207

Pradhan, S. Maheshpur GP 2851352

Pradhan, KK Nagar GP 2914706

Pradhan, Bhabanipur 9436508708

Pradhan, Nidaya GP 2851535

Chairman, Thalibari ADC VC 9402573361

Chairman, Jagatrampur ADC VC 9612953137

DISASTER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF BOXANAGAR BLOCK

Smt.Jesmin Akter, Chairperson, Panchayat Samity 2853250 9436473180

Shri Bijoy Bhusan Sarkar., Vice-Chairman, Panchayat Samity 9862434037

Sri Anupam Chakraborty, BDO, Boxanagar 2853328 9436579937

Exectuive Officer, Boxanagar Panchayet Samity 2853328 9436450590

SDO(PWD), Boxanagar 2853651 8731944148

CDPO, Boxanagar 2853626 8414800574

Shri Sankar Lal Majumder, Sr. Manager, TSECL, Boxanagar 2853228 9436472491

Kalamchowra P.S 2853326 9436768469

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Er. A. Bhadra, SDO, PWD (R&B), SNM 2750542 9436132297

Suptd. Of Fisheries, MLG 9436470252

Assistant Dir, ARDD, SNM 9436454177

Suptd. Of Horti, SNM 2750249 9402346160

Sr. Manager, TSECL, SNM 2750247 9436473206

Sri Agun Kr. Tripura, IS,SNM 9436518039

Assist. Dir, Sports, SNM 9856806722

O/C, SNM PS 9436134961

O/C, Boxanagar PS

Boxanagar PHC 2853681

Sr Information Officer, ICA, SNM 2750248

Ranger Officer, Box. Forest Range 9402173960

Ashish Sarkar, Member, PTZP 9612185055

Sri.Amit Debbarma, JE, Boxanagar 8729851501

Sri.T. Khadim, TA, Boxanagar 9402109151

Youth Organizer, Boxanagar 8413877509

RD organizer, Boxanagar 8974875271

Sri.Basu Deb Roy, W. A, Boxanagar 9612830612

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MUNICIPALITY AND NAGAR PANCHAYAT INFORMATION

Sl. No Name of Municipality/Nagar Panchayat

Name of the Chairperson Telephone Number

1 Sonamura NagarPanchayat

Sri. Narayan Chakraborty 2750639 (O) /9436527956

2 Municipal Council,Bishalgahr

Smt Purnima Chakrabarty 2361942/ 9436578149

3 Municipal council, Melaghar Sri Suresh Das 2524222

Disaster Management Committee, JAMPUIJALA BLOCK

PHONE MOBILE

Sri.Ramendra Debbarma, Chairman, BAC, JMP 2866283 9436123134

Sri Gideon Molsom, BDO, JMP 2866222 9436992405

Er.Parimal Debbarma, SDO, PWD, Takarjala 2903462 9436459848

Sri Swapan Kr. Sharma, Fishery Offi., JMP 9862234389

Er. Amulya Sadhan Jamatia, Sr. Manager, TSECL,JMP 9436465358

Dr. Samarendra Debbarma, MOIC, Takarjala 9856650513

Sri. Dulal Datta, OC, Takarjala PS 2851236 9436185873

Sri Subhash Debnath, CDPO, JMP 9436134304

IS, ADC, JMP 2866301 9612946755

Secy. Hamchang Club, JMP 9862194125

Commandant 7th Bn. TSR, JMP 9436120278

Sri.Shishir Das, Asstt.CO,7th BN TSR,JMP 9436459155

Company Commandant, Assam Rifles 9612635637

O/C, Srinagar Police Station 2861322

Sri.Madhusudan Debbarma, Youth Organizer, JMP 9436128462

Range Officer, Forest , JMP 9436183886

Agri Officer, JMP 9774208001

Sri.Surjya Kr. Debbarma, SZDO, Takarjala 9615358191

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PANCHAYAT SAMITI INFORMATION

Sl.No.

Name of thePanchayat Samiti

Name of Chairman/

Chair Person

Telephone Number

Office Residence

01 Bishalgarh Smti. Dulan Hajari (Sarkar) 236-2159 8119096850

02 Nalchar Shri Paritosh Das 285-5222 8014152929

03 Kathalia Abdul Karim 285-1322 9436506640

04 Boxanagar Smt Jesmin Akter 285-3328 9436304207

05 Mohanbhog Smt Mina Sarkar (Das) 9615632375

06 Charilam Sri Dilip Roy 9856417043

07 Jampuijala Sri Ramendra Debbarma,BAC

2866283 9436123134

BLOCK ADVISORY COMMITTEE (BAC) INFORMATION

Sl. No. Name of the

BAC

Name of Chairman/

Chair Person

Telephone Number

Office Residence

01 Jampuijala Smti Ramendra Debbarma 266-222 222-4761

02 Kathalia Sri. Narahari Tripura 9402573361

03 Mohanbhog Smt Drup Kanya Murasingh 8974756556

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CHAPTER – III

MULTI-HAZARD DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN

1. DISASTER MANAGEMENT – WHY IS IT?

Natural Disaster is a part of our earth so we can neither avoid it nor it is possible to prevent natural disasteraltogether. But its effects can be reduced through systematic approach by Disaster Management initiatives. It canbe an effective tool for saving vulnerable human lives and mitigation of human misery.

2. CONCEPT OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT:

Disaster Management

The word disaster is coming from a French word Disaster meaning bad or evil star. However, this is a very narrow

concept of disaster and in our context, any disaster means a situation in which there is a sudden disruption of

normalcy within a society causing wide spread damage to life and property.

Typology of Disaster

A disaster can either natural (Rain, Flood, Cyclone, Storm, Land slide, Earthquake and Volcanoes) or manmade

[War, including biological, Arson, Sabotage, Riots Accident (train, air, ship) industrial accidents, Fires, bomb

explosions, nuclear explosion and ecological disasters].Pre- independence, drought and famines were the biggest

killer in India. The situation change due to a combination of factors like irrigation development, food security

measures, floods, cyclones, droughts, landslides, avalanches and earthquakes are some of the major natural

disaster that repeatedly and increasingly affect the country.

Vulnerability

Vulnerability is defined as the extent to which a community, structure, service or geographic area is likely tobe damaged or disrupted by the impact of particular hazard on account of their nature, construction and proximityto hazardous terrain or a disaster prone area. In 1989, the General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed thedecades 1999-2000 as the International decade for natural disaster reduction (IDNDR). At the World Conformanceon Natural Disaster Reduction in the city of Yokohoma, Japan in 1994, deep concern was expressed at thecontinuing human suffering and disruption of development due to natural disaster and a “Yokohama Strategy andPlan of Action for a Safe World” was developed. It is not possible to go away from the devastation due to naturalhazards completely. However, destruction from natural hazards can be minimized by the presence of well-functioning warning system, combined with preparedness on the part of the vulnerable communality. DisasterManagement may be seen as a part of good governance.

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3. BASIC CONCEPTS OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT:

The basic concept suggests that the same management strategies can be applied to all emergences. Emergences do

not just appear one day, rather they exist throughout times and have life cycle of occurrence, and hence the

management strategy should match the phases of an emergency in order to mitigate, prepare, respond, and

recovery from its effect. There are four phases in emergency management: Mitigation, Preparedness, Response,

and Recovery. These four phases are visualized as having a circular relationship to each other (Fig.1 Emergency

Management Circle). The activities in one phase may overleap those in the previous one.

4. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CYCLE:

Mitigation refers to activities which actually eliminate or reduce the vulnerability or chance of occurrence or the

effects of a disaster. Mitigation phase begins with conducting hazards identification and vulnerability analysis which

are essential to the planning of all other phases.

Hazards identifications and vulnerability analysis is two steps process. First the hazard is identified which has the

potential of affecting the population. Secondly, how people, property and structure will be affected by the

disastrous event.

Preparedness is a state of being ready to react promptly effectively in the event of an emergency. Being prepared

means that a plan of action exists for an emergency so that it is clear as to what to do before the emergency

occurs. Preparedness measures to be undertaken depend upon the analysis of hazard severity and vulnerability,

which is also the basis for deciding mitigation strategy. In some cases, such as flood, hurricane, an early warning

gives several hours to act. However, often no prior warning of an impending emergency such as with earth quakes,

tornados, explosion and major fires is possible. Preparedness for any emergency, especially those, which strike

without notice, requires a plan. It is essential to identify the resources available, and ways to utilize them. It must

also be reasonably certain that the plan will work in an emergency situation.

Response Phase:

The basic five stages of response to any emergency or disaster are–

1. Warning

2. Immediate Public Safety

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3. Property Security

4. Public Welfare and

5. Restoration

Recovery Phase:

The final phase of disaster management is recovery; both short term and long term efforts. Short term recovery is

the restoration of vital services and facilities to minimum standards of operation and safety. Long term recovery

efforts may continue many years as the society slowly return to the pre-emergency for better conditions.

FIG.1: PHASES OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT CYCLE

5. DISASTER AND ITS CHALLENGES:

Along with perennial floods, Earth quake pose a possible threat, particularly due to the fact that its time,

location and magnitude can’t be accurately predicted. Moreover, entire North East region of India is located in a

seismically active zone (zone-v). The region has been witnessed to several violent earthquakes in the past.

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Challenges created by disasters particularly by the natural disaster such as flood, cyclones and high intensity

earth quake are –

To rescue and evacuate trapped people.

To provide first Aid to the injured people.

To make care of children, woman and disable people.

To transfer the seriously injured and people needing urgent medical attention to hospitals.

To restore communication network and essential services.

To clear debris, blocking roads and communication network.

To provide shelter and relief to homeless people.

To arrange for food and drinking water to the affected people.

To take immediate measures for disposal of dead bodies and animal carcass as to prevent the outbreak ofepidemics.

To take urgent measures for maintaining law and order.

To take people to safer places in-case of change of course of river due to flood.

It is a fact that natural disasters cannot be avoided and prevented, but only by our sincere efforts we can mitigate

it through advance preparedness. Preparedness means development, rehabilitation, restoration on one side and

mitigation, rescue and relief on other side.

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CHAPTER – IVFORMULATION AND PREPARATION OF DISTRICT DISASTER

MANAGEMENT PLAN:

The District Disaster Management Plan of Sepahijala, hereafter will be referred to as the plan which is a

Multi Hazard Disaster Management Plan that assists and equips the District Administration to organize its

emergency preparedness for the pre, during and post disaster, so that response and mitigation functions timely

and in an efficient manner within the district and also to extend the necessary support to the State Government.

The District Disaster Management Plan includes the facts and figures that have been collected from various official

and informal sources with a view to meeting the challenges during any natural and man-made disaster.

Collection and classification of data are to be updated twice in May and November every year. The plan has beenprepared with the following viewpoints.

1. Contingency plan is a continuous process.

2. All are not equal in a crisis situation, giving emphasis on special vulnerable groups like economically weaker, sickand ailing, pregnant and lactating mother, old aged etc.

3. During relief measures social auditing ensures transparency.

4. Involvement of women is a must in the entire process.

5. Mitigation plan reflecting need based approaches from the grassroots level.

6. Well defined preparedness and response plan for the entire district.

OBJECTIVE:

The objectives behind the preparation of the District Disaster Management plan are:

1. To mitigate impact of natural and man-made disasters

2. through preparedness at District level, Blocks, Gram Panchayat and Village level.

3. To provide effective support and resources to all the concerned individuals, groups and departments duringdisasters.

4. To assist the line department, Block administration, communities in developing compatible skills for disastermanagement.

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5. To disseminate factual information in timely, accurate and tactful manner while maintaining necessaryconfidentiality.

5. To develop immediate and long term support plans for vulnerable people in/during disaster.

6. To create awareness among the people about hazard occurrences and increase their participation and

preparedness, prevention, development, relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction process.

7. To have response system in place, to face any eventuality.

NECESSITY OF THE PLAN:

The plan establishes an administrative structure for a systematic, coordinated and effective

Response at the District level.

The purpose of the plan is to-

Define a system of coordination at the district level.

Identify all the responder agencies at the district level, and assign functional responsibilities to each ofthem.

Establishment of a central facility in the district, which enables all the responder’s agencies to interact andcoordinate their efforts.

Suggest hazard specific preparedness, response and mitigation measures.

Plan resource requirements and coordinate with state government for requisitioning more resources.

Provide an inventory of resources, key facilities and addresses for deployment and assistance towardspreparedness and mitigation.

Responding to an urgent call of society to paradigm change from the traditional practice of giving relief

towards reducing the risk of disaster, the Govt. is emphasizing that at all level; primary role of Administration

should be the preparedness, mitigation, reduction and response to a disaster based on community participation.

Disasters are events that come unannounced and the main duty of District Administration then becomes the

proper management of resources, be it material, physical or manpower. As per the Government directions, in the

state, every district must have a District Disaster Management Plan. Accordingly, a detailed District

Disaster Management Plan has been prepared for the District Sepahijala.

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While preparing this document, an effort has been made to: -

1. Identify probable Disaster/Disaster situations in this District and Nodal Officers for each such situation havebeen deputed. The duties of all the members of District Disaster Management Committee have been clearlydefined.

2. Evolve a Standard Operative Procedure of a general nature keeping in view the common requirements ofvarious Disaster situations with special emphasis on Control Room operation and seeking help from outsidethe district.

3. Touch upon in detail the inventory of resources at the disposal of the Administration and theknowledge of experts for handling the situation.

4. Project a detailed individual Disaster management plan for handling important Disaster/Disastersituations.

Our main aim is to reduce vulnerability and also to minimize the destruction caused by all of these typesof Disaster, be it natural or manmade. This is not an easy task and in order to achieve this target and also keepingin view the population and the of multiplicity of the hazards and Disaster, which can occur, we are of firmopinion that the Government cannot resolve this issue and the people are not prepared to pay the price interms of massive casualties and economic losses, the task, though difficult but is achievable.

Introduction to mitigation mode.

Disaster threatens sustainable economic development worldwide. In the past twenty years,earthquakes, floods, tropical storms, droughts and other calamites have killed millions of people, inflictedinjury, disease and caused homelessness and misery to around one billion others in the world. These have causeddamage to infrastructure worth millions of rupees. Disaster destroys decades of human effort and investments,thereby, placing new demands on society for reconstruction and rehabilitation. Disaster management thus,requires multi-disciplinary and proactive approach. The community, civil society organizations, media and theproverbial man on the street, everyone has to play a role in case such exigency occurs.

The various prevention and mitigation measures outlined below are aimed at building up capabilitiesas also how to deal with Disaster. The objective of a Disaster Management Plan is to localize a Disaster andcontain its effect to the greatest extent so as to minimize its impact on life, environment and property. Responseto Disaster, in the absence of a well-defined plan, would be arbitrary, leading to overemphasis of actions ofsome actions and absence of other critical actions. A formal plan for managing Disaster is, therefore, necessary.This Disaster management plan has a strong preventive focus which aims at reducing the frequency ofoccurrence of such Disaster while at the same time, it includes a plan of action for earthquakes, floods, cyclones,epidemics, industrial and chemical accidents, road accidents and fires.

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Keeping in view, all the possible aspects of the aforesaid problem in mind and to keep theAdministration prepared in all possible ways to respond properly to various Disaster situations within shortestpossible time, possible Disaster situations/Disaster have been identified and the component plans have alsobeen identified & mentioned in detail in this document:

1. Natural calamities

2. Floods

3. Earthquake

4. Biological Disaster or Epidemic of Human/livestock/crops

5. Fire

II. Man made Calamities

(i) Industrial Disaster

(ii) Radiological Disaster

(iii) Accidents

(iv) Railways

(v) Road

(vi) Air

(vii) Building Collapse

(viii) Stampede at crowded religious functions/ melas/ processions. (ix) Food Poisoning

(x) Bomb Blast (Terrorist Activities)

The mode, degree and extent of response to fight out any Disaster depend upon the nature, degree andextent of Disaster, but some of the points are almost common to all kinds of situations. For example, it is to beensured in all types of Disaster that first of all appropriate prevention steps are to be taken.

Secondly, preparedness is required to contain the damages and casualties resulting from the Disaster.

Thirdly, steps for reclamation and restoration of community life within a reasonable time will have to betaken care of.

Similarly, it is common to all situations that: -

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1. Central Control Rooms are to be established.

2. District Disaster Management Committee is to come into action.

3. A general line of action and some special duties to various officers and departments will haveto be assigned.

4. Voluntary Organizations may have to be involved and their role will have to be clearly specified andcoordinated.

5. Media may have to be briefed to suppress all kinds of rumors.

6. Information regarding resource inventory of Health Services, Transport Services, Evacuation &Rehabilitation Centers, and Food etc. may be needed.

Broad guidelines have been given in the following pages and “Standard Procedure” has beenformulated which is to be adhered to by all concerned. Once the Disaster takes place and the authorities areinformed of the same, they will take the necessary action with the help of the individual Disaster managementplans prepared for the respective Disaster/situations.

The main objectives of various preparedness measures are: -

i) Minimizing the loss of human lives.

ii) Minimizing the loss of livestock.

iii) Minimizing the loss to property and infrastructure.

iv) Minimizing ill effects on the health of affected population.

v) Bringing the human activities in the locality to normal condition soon after.

To achieve the above objectives different tasks have to be performed by different GovernmentDepartments and other agencies before, during and after the Disaster. Each Department’s role andresponsibilities have to be clearly identified and action plan needs to be drawn up by each department. Forclose cooperation between the various Department / Agencies, close coordination is required at the District.Headquarter as well as at the Tehsil Headquarter. The DM & Collector, Sepahijala will coordinate the work atthe District. The SDM’s are to co-ordinate all activities at the Sub-Division level.

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The responsibility to manage all sorts of Disaster in the district rests with the “District DisasterManagement Committee” headed by the DM & Collector, Sepahijala, who may, depending upon the gravityof the situation, seek the help of “State Disaster Management Committee” and the “National DisasterManagement Committee”.

For operational expediency, the concerned Sub Divisional Magistrate, Superintendent of Police (SP),Block Development Officer and Tehsildar with their subordinate staffs will swing into action immediatelyafter receipt of information regarding any Disaster. The SDMs will immediately take over as in charge of thesite.

They will try their best to contain the situation with the available local resources. However, if they findthat the situation is beyond their control and the district level resource mobilization is required, they will seekthe help of their superiors or call the meeting of Disaster Management Committee. Operation Model forsuch situation is shown below.

D. STEPS OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN

1. Prevention of Disaster

First step will be to prevent the Disaster and each nodal officer shall visualize and ensure that thepreventive actions have been taken well in advance by him to avert any Disaster situation. For this purpose,appropriate warning system, patrolling of vulnerable areas will also be intensified during the Disaster pronetimes.

2. Containing of Disaster

The second step shall be to contain the Disaster. This would involve expert advice from the sourceswithin the district and also out of the district, if required. Army help or help from State Level DisasterManagement Committee will also be sought, if need be. This step will also involve establishing of control roomsas per requirements.

3. Rescue Operations

Simultaneously, with the second step, rescue operations will also start. This would include evacuation, ifneeded, transportation of evacuees etc. Identification of evacuee centers for this purpose should be made well inadvance.

4. Relief, Shelter & Restoration

This would involve providing relief like food shelter and clothing, first aid and medical aid to theevacuees and also to the livestock. This operation would also include restoration of the same status, as it existedbefore the Disaster.

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5. Establishing Control Room

During any Disaster, all activities of Disaster Management shall be conducted from the CentralControl Room. From this center, the necessary command shall be issued, action thereon shall becoordinated and the information shall flow down the line. A Control Room for dealing with Law and Orderproblems is located in the Office of the DM & Collector, Sepahijala, Bishramganj. Telephone numbers0381-2867303 to function round the clock. It wi ll also function as Emergency Control Room round the Clock.Generally, this Control Room functions from 9.00 AM to 5.00 PM during working hours/days, but if emergentsituation arises, this will function round the clock and monitored by Executive Magistrate or an Officer asnominated by the District Magistrate.

The system of Control Rooms in Police lines (for Law and Order) and in D.M Office (for Natural andother Disaster) at the District Level is for a situation of large scale and wide spread Disaster in the district. Incase of localized Law and Order problems or Natural and other Disaster, Control Rooms are generallyestablished at the concerned Police Station or SDM’s Office respectively or at any other strategic place near tothe site of the Disaster.

For operational expediency, this system shall be continued and their telephone numbers are as under: -

Telephone No.Office Mobile

1 State Control Room 24160452 District Control Room 28673033 D.M. Sepahijala 2867373 94021373074 S.P. , Sepahijala 2910506 9402140036

5 Addl. DM, Sepahijala 2867374 94364705946 Addl. SP, Sepahijala 2867-320 94023821757 S.D.M. Bishalgarh 2361294 943613635087 S.D.M. Sonamura 2750222 94361897839 SDM, Jampuijala 2866201 9436528007

Control Rooms will be equipped with detailed location maps of the district, towns & thesis showinglocations of Fire Stations, P.H.Cs, veterinary Hospitals, Roads, Index Drainage Plan, Rail Lines etc. A Detailed listof the Officers posted in the District with their residential address and telephone numbers shall also be readilyavailable there.

6. MANNING OF CONTROL ROOM

Police Control Rooms located in the District Police Office are manned round the clock by persons of therank of SI/ASI. Generally, he receives the information / messages and sends the same to the concerned

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authorities. In emergent situations the control Rooms shall be manned as detailed below: -

7. LEVEL-I OPERATION

When the emergency can be managed with the resources available within the district:-

1. Police Control Room with Executive Magistrate and Dy. S.P nominated by DM and SP respectively.

2. SDM Office Control Room with an E.M or Senior Gazetted Officer nominated by the D.M.

8. LEVEL-II OPERATION

When resources from the State/Central Government are required to manage the emergency:

Police Control Room with an ADM or EM nominated by DM and DSPs nominated by the SP.

SDM Office Control Room with Addl. SDM.

Normally DSP (HQ) Sepahijala will be Officer-in-charge, Police Control Rooms. When Information ofany Disaster situation is received at the Control Room, the person on duty will pass on the information not onlyto DM and SP concerned but also to ADM, Addl. SP, SDM and DSP (HQ) in the concerned police district in casesof Law and Order problem/ Disaster and to SDM and DSP (HQ) in the concerned police district in cases of naturaland other calamities / Disaster.

a) The following two Committees have been formed :-

A) District Core Committee.1) DM & Collector, Sepahijala District, Bishramganj --- Chairman.2) S.P. Sepahijala, Bishramganj. --- Member3) C.M.O, Sepahijala. (BLG) ---Member4) Superintending Engineer, 4th Circle PWD (R&B), Agartala--- Member5) Divisional Fire Officer, Agartala --- Member6) Commandant TSR 11th BN & 7th BN. --- Member7) Executive Engineer, RD Division, Bishramganj. --- Member8) Executive Engineer, DWS, BLG. --- Member9) District Forest Officer, Sepahijala. --- Member10) Indian Red Cross Society, BLG. ----Member11) Sub-Divisional Information Officer (ICA), BLG. ---- Member12) District Education Officer, Sepahijala. --- Member13) Addl. D.M. & Collector ---- Convenor.

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B) District Quick response Team.i) ADM & Collector, Sepahijala ---- Convenorii) Addl. S.P. Sepahijalaiii) Sub-Divisional Fire Officer, BLG / SNM.iv) Executive Engineer, PWD (R&B) Bishramganj.v) Executive Engineer, RD Bishramganj.vi) District Health Officer.vii) Dy. Commandant TSR, 7th Bn & 11th Bn & trained Police personnel.viii) District Forest Officer, Sepahijala.ix) Dy. General Manager, TSECL, Bishalgarh.x) Executive Engineer, DWS, Bishalgarh.xi) S.D.O, Water Resource, SNM

6- District Disaster Management quick response team will function.

1) To prepare a Disaster Management plan including, District response plan for the District;2) To Coordinate and monitor the implementation of the National Policy, State Policy, National Plan, State

Plan and District Plan;3) To ensure that the areas in the District vulnerable to disasters are identified and measures for the

prevention of disasters and the mitigation of its effects are under taken by the departments of theGovernment at the district level as well as by the local authorities;

4) To ensure that the guidelines for prevention of disasters, mitigation of its effects preparedness andresponse measures as laid down by the National Authority and State Authority are followed by alldepartments of the Government at the District Level and local authority in the District;

5) To give directions to different authorities at the district level and local authorities to take such othermeasures for the prevention or mitigation of disasters as may be necessary;

6) To monitor the implementation of disaster management plans prepared by the department of theGovernment at the District level;

7) To review the state of capabilities for responding to any disaster or threatening disaster situation in thedistrict and give directions to the relevant departments or authorities at the district level for their upgradation as may be necessary;

8) To review the preparedness measures and give directions to the concerned departments at the districtlevel or other concerned authorities where necessary for bringing the preparedness measures to thelevels required for responding effectively to any disaster or threatening disaster situation;

9) To organize and coordinate specialized training programmes for different levels of officers, employeesand voluntary rescue workers in the district;

10) To set up, maintain, review and upgrade the mechanism for early warnings and dissemination ofproper information to public;

11) To coordinate response to any threatening disaster situation or disaster ;

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12) To provide necessary technical assistance or give advice to the local authorities in the district orcarrying out their functions ;

13) To examine the construction in any area in the district and, if it is of the opinion that the standards forthe preventions of disaster or mitigation laid down for such construction is not being or has not beenfollowed, may direct the concerned authority to take such action as may be necessary to securecompliance of such standards ;

14) To identified to buildings and places which could, in the event of any threatening disaster situation ordisaster, be used as relief centers or camps and make arrangements for water supply and sanitation insuch buildings or places;

15) To ensure communication system are in order, and disaster management drills are carried outperiodically;

16) To perform such other function as the Sate Government or State authority may assign to it or as itdeems necessary for Disaster Management in the District;

10. District Magistrate shall:

1. Summon a meeting of the District Disaster Management Committee if required & ADM shall ensureattendance of all the members by informing them well in advance.

2. Implement the concerned contingency plan.

3. Coordinate the activities of various agencies /organizations and

4. If necessary invoke, help from the local Army unit, the State Government and the

Central government.

11. SP Sepahijala shall :

1. Arrange to give initial information to the DM and SDMs through Police Control

Rooms.

2. Maintain Law and order after such an incident. He will take all steps to ensure safety of life andproperty of every citizen in consultation with the District Magistrate. He will also take steps to cordon offthe hospital area from the mob.

3. Establish nakas after the incident to apprehend the culprits.

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4. Assist the rescue teams in shifting the injured to the hospital.

5. Conduct traffic control operation at the site of the emergency.

6. Control entry to the emergency area by establishing various naka points.

7. Protect the vital installations and the religious institutions during sensitive situations.

8. Provide assistance in arranging for evacuation and shelter points for the evacuees.

9. Provide the wireless communication facility wherever required urgently by the

DM.

10. Take effective steps to make necessary security arrangements to guard the evacuated residentialareas round the clock and protect property and the belongings left behind by the evacuees even inwar situations.

11. Carry out other function as laid down in the Internal Security Scheme.

12. Provide flood lights where ever possible.

6- Addl. District Magistrate, Sepahijala shall:

1. Assist the District Magistrate in discharging his functions as required by him from time to time.

2. Coordinate and mobilize men and materials from various Sub-Divisions.

3. Coordinate relief efforts.

6- SDM shall:

i) Provide transport mechanism for evacuation in the form of Private buses, Trucks, Autos.

ii) Provide food both cooked and raw.

iii). Provide tarpaulins if and when required.

iv) Coordinate with DM to ensure proper supply of essentialcommodities like petrol and diesel.

v) Requisitioning the Govt. Vehicles for evacuation and relief operations.

vi) Make arrangements for trucks / autos for transportation of food stocks, essential commodities/persons/live stocks etc.

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vii) Arrange cranes for removal blockades.

viii) Ensure availability of Govt. buses for the relief operation.

ix) Ensure availability of sufficient number of drivers & conductors during roadways strikes & Bandh calls givenby various organizations.

x) Ensure parking of buses at safe places like police lines & Police Stations during emergencies / Bandh Calls /Strikes etc.

14. BDO Shall :

1. Prepare and make ready relief centers along with arrangements for drinking water, kitchen shed and toilets.

15.Chief Medical Officer shall:

1. Mobilize and coordinate the emergency medical and Health Services consisting of: -

o Emergency treatment in the Hospital and ambulance services to the injured & needy.

O Casualty services including managing of First Aid Posts in the affected areas.

O Transporting the seriously injured persons to the bigger & specialized hospitals withadequate facilities, equipment & specialist doctors.

O Health and OPD services in the community shelters in case of evacuation.

6- Setting up mobile medical teams to visit the affected areas to provide health services, especially tothe handicapped, children, old persons and women.

O Ensure adequate supply of medical drugs and services.

1. Ensure postmortem of the dead bodies getting conducted expeditiously.

2. Provide chlorine tablets or other water purifier medicines wherever required.

3. Provide inoculation / vaccination against various epidemic diseases especially to the children & women.

4. To keep a check on the quality/ hygiene of food being served in the relief centers& the areas around it.

5. Co-opt & coordinate the activities of various voluntary organizations such as Red Cross and Others.

The Chief Medical Officer, Sepahijala will be responsible to supply all kind of medicines in the reliefcamps and other affected areas in the District. He will ensure the availability of sufficient quantity of medicinesincluding the medicines used for the care of the snake- bite during the flood seasons with all the medicalteams will be operational and moving in the towns and villages during the flood season and emergency team willbe available in the hospital round the clock.

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The S.D.M.O. posted in the Sub Divisions will submit daily progress report to the concerned SDMs. Hewill also ensure that proper arrangement for medical treatment is available in the relief camps. He will furtherensure that adequate steps are taken to prevent any scope of outbreak of any epidemic like situation.

On receipt of information regarding Accident where casualties are expected, the CMO will constitutetwo teams of Doctors and paramedicals, Team ‘’A’’ and Team “B’’

1. The Team ‘’A’’ headed by CMO will rush to the accident site immediately along with 6/7 doctors and 15-20 paramedics.

6- The Team ‘’B’’ headed by the senior most doctors amongst them will contact the local hospitals(Railway/Govt./Private) near the accident site to provide medical treatment to the injured passengers.

Duties of Team ‘’A’’:

A Control Room at site must immediately be set up and CMO should sit in the site

Control office. As leader of the Team ‘’A’’, he would take control of the site and will co- ordinate all reliefmeasures and distribute the duties amongst doctors available as below:

i. One doctor to be given duties to look after dead bodies.

ii. One doctor will prepare list of persons dead/injured.

6- One/two doctors will be asked to visit the hospitals where the injured passengers have been alreadyshifted.

6- Rest of the doctors will be asked to be involved in rescue operations, to provide medical treatment to theinjured passengers and their transport to nearby hospitals.

v. The CMO will immediately relay tentative figures of dead and injured (not necessarily indicating gravityof injured and their details). Then the details of injured and dead with names and injuries will be prepared.

Vi Once the preliminary list of persons dead/injured have been prepared, the list should be signed by the CMO.

Duties of Doctor In charge of the dead bodies:

6- The Doctor will arrange to shift the dead bodies from the track /bogies/road to a nominated place at theaccident site with the help of all the paramedical staff, NSS/NCC volunteers, Scouts members, Civil Defencemembers / v o l u nt ee rs available at the site. All the dead bodies should be brought at a central placefor easier identification.

ii. To put cloth label (white cloth of 12’’ in to 9’’ written by Marker pen) on each dead body on the chest justbelow the neck. The label should be as below:

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6- To take four photographs of each dead body. Two should be close up of face and the label as above and twoshould be of full length of the dead body.

iv. After this, the dead bodies will be handed over to the Police for needful.

v. For dead bodies whose relatives are not readily available and a delay is expected, CMO will arrange forpreservation of the dead bodies by various processes like preservation by ice, dry ice, embalming etc.. The bodiesmay be kept in mortuaries till handing over.

vi. Wooden coffins to be arranged on need basis.

Duties of the Doctors who will prepare the list of dead and injured persons:

He /She will collect information from other doctors about the details of the dead persons and injured persons.He/she will prepare a list of persons dead/injured in three copies.

Duties the Doctors deputed to visit different hospitals where injured passengers are admitted:

a. Before they leave the site, they should note down the telephone numbers of the site control room and otherdoctors at the site, mobile phone, for quick communication.

b. They will arrange their own transport (hire vehicles if required). In case government vehicles are notavailable, they should hire Taxi for their movement. Doctors going to different hospitals should have separatevehicles.

c. At the Hospital, they should first collect information about the dead/injured persons, their name, age, sex,address, telephone no., name and telephone no. of relatives/friends, nature of the injury, etc. This informationshould be immediately communicated to CMO at accident site.

d. He /She should make an assessment about the capabilities of the hospital to handle the injured persons. He/She should decide whether the patient needs to be shifted to other Hospitals with better facilities and thenarrange to shift the patient.

e. Normally one doctor should be looking after one Hospital, but when large no. of Hospitals are involved 2/3Hospitals may be given to one Doctor. In that case, the Doctor, in consultation with CMO, should station himselfto the Hospital where maximum no. of patients is admitted.

Duties of the Doctors involved in rescue operation:

1. Should arrange Ambulance/ other transport immediately in advance to transport injured patients.

2. The injured should be given preliminary treatment. The dead bodies should be handed over to the Doctor Incharge of dead bodies.

3. Detailed information about injured persons to be given to the Doctor preparing list of injured persons.

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4. Arrangements to be made for transport of patients to the nearest hospitals

5. Detailed search to be launched for any person or dead body trapped in the bathroom/underdebris, etc.

16. S.E. , DWS shall:

i) Ensure sufficient supply of clean and potable drinking water during the disaster at the site and at theevacuation and relief centers.

ii) Ensure availability of sufficient number of water tankers for supply of the drinking water.

iii) Establish temporary latrines/urinals at relief/evacuation centers.

17. Superintending Engineer, PWD shall:

o Extend necessary help in construction of road diversions and other civil works during Disastersituation.

O Help in arranging the mechanical equipment whenever required.

6- Carry out rescue operation during a building collapse.

O Barricading to cordon off affected areas.

18. AGM, TSECL shall:

o Ensure uninterrupted electricity supply to all the important installations specially the reliefcenters, District Administration offices and hospitals.

O Isolate the affected/damaged area in case of fire, floods and earthquake etc.

o Ensure restoration of electricity supply to the affected area as soon as possible.

O Make provision of floodlights, searchlights, emergency lights etc. during the night operations. Heshall also ensure availability of electric generators, if necessary.

19. Commandant, 7 th BN TSR, BSF, Bishalgarh shall ensure availability of Disaster Trained Jawans at thedisposal of the District Disaster Management Committee.

i) For firefighting operations.

ii) Rescue operations during natural calamities like flood.

6- To provide Assistance for setting up relief & evacuation centers.

iv) For other kinds of medical assistance required for shifting injured to the hospitals etc.

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v) To provide assistance to Police forces for maintaining proper security and law and order duties

20. Liaison with Fire Tender Deptt.

In case of outbreak of serious fire in S e p a h i j a l a D i s t r i c t , immediately the Fire Bridge will beinformed on telephone at number 2867288, 101 or by special messenger and the senior most Police Officerpresent at the Hqrs. Shall immediately proceed to the spot and take change of the Police force gathered there.

2. Immediately on the receipt of information regarding the outbreak of fire an alarm will be sounded in thePolice Lines through the Bugler or by beating the Magazine guard. Simultaneously the Police Station,Bishramganj and Bishalgarh will be informed on the phone. All officers and men so collected shall be armed withlathes and a reasonable number rushed to the spot, the scene of fire, by the shortest route and quickest meansof transport available. On reaching the spot, they will do shat-ever is possible and within their means toextinguish the fire, prevent it from instructions contained in P.R.will be strictly complied with.

3. In serious cases the Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) at the scene of fire shall inform the DistrictMagistrate / SP / SDM having jurisdiction. He shall also arrange if necessary, for the attendance of a Doctor orAmbulance. He will also have the scene of fire cordoned off with a view to: -

a) Keep back the crowd.

b) Project the promises of fire and adjoining premises from being looted.

c) Arrange for property removed from building in the neighbourhood to be placedunder projection in place where it will not impede the operations of fire fighters

andd) Assists in the removal of such property when asked to do so by the owners.

21. Liaison with Health Deptt.

On receipt of information of outbreak of any disturbance conducted to C.M.O. Health Deptt.Sepahijala District at the mobile no. – 9436124701.

22.Liaison with PWD Deptt.

On receipt of information of outbreak of any disturbance conducted to S.E. PWD Deptt. Sepahijala atfollowing T63elephone no. – 9436124705.

23.Liaison with DWS Deptt.

On receipt of information of outbreak of any disturbance, conducted to S.E. DWS, Sepahijala atfollowing telophone nos. – 2344919/ 9436138233.

24.Liaison with Electricity Deptt.

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On receipt of information of outbreak of any disturbance, conducted to A G M , T S E C L atfollowing telophone nos. – 2361793/9436136024.

25.Liaison with Forest Deptt.

On receipt of information of outbreak of any disturbance, conducted to the

D.F.O. , SADAR at following telophone nos. – 2385958/ 9402137445.

26.Precautions to be taken.

The police force will take all precautions against unnecessary casualties to themselves, guards shouldnot be located in open and exposed places but behind the car/some shelter.

27. RESOURCES AVAILABLE

A. AVAILABILITY OF EQUIPMENTS AS PER IDRN WEBSITE:

Sl.

No.

Equipment Available with Number

1. Portable generators CRPF /ONGC 1622

2. Mobile pumps ONGC/FIRE SERVICE 830

3. Mobile PA system - -

4. Petrol operated saw - -

5. Life buoys/belts

6. Walkie-talkie sets SP(W) 95

7. Rain coats and gun boots - available

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8. Torch lights/search lights CRPF

7th Bn.TSR

02

05

A) Equipments with Sub-Divisional Magistrate.

Sl.No Sub-Division BulletChain

BoltCutter

-30

Spade Crow

Bar-3ft

Crow

bar 5ft

Anglecutter

Folding

strethcher

Tent.

Emergencylightin

ggenerator

Electricdrift

.

Fireextinguisher

Taurpalin

30x3

Gloves

Sonamura 2 12 20 19 19 3 30 2 2 1 3 18 50

Bishalgarh 1 30 3 1 1 3 18 50

Jampuijala 1 3 10 10 10 1 7 2 1 1

1st

BN,TSR,Gakulnagar3 10 10 10 1 7 2 1 1

11th

BN,TSR,Gokulnagar3 10 10 10 1 7 2 1 1

7th

BN,TSR,Jampuijala2 12 20 19 19 1 30 3 1 1 3 10 50

B. NAME OF THE STORAGE AGENTS WORKING IN SEPAHIJALA DISTRICT

SL. No. Muncipal/ Ward/ N.P. Block Name of the S. A Phone No.

1 BishalgarhBishalgarh

M/S L.M.Saha, IOC (AOD) Agent,Bishalgarh

2360-217

2 “ “ Purba Petroleum Agency,Bishramganj