Seminar on International Disaster Response Management - 14-15th June,2001

Organisation of Disaster Response in India at Central and State

Government levels

by

S.K. Swami Director (NDM)

Department of Agriculture & CooperationMinistry of AgricultureGovernment of India

VULNERABILITY TO NATURAL DISASTERS

• Indian Subcontinent highly vulnerable to drought, floods, cyclones and earthquakes.

• Among the 35 States/ Union Territories, 25 are disaster prone

• 8041 km Coast line exposed to tropicalcyclones

VULNERABILITY TO NATURAL DISASTERS

• Number of Indian States highly vulnerable to multiple disasters.

• 40 million hectare of land area prone to floods

• Landslides, hailstorm and avalanches common

VULNERABILITY TO NATURAL DISASTERS

• 56% of total area vulnerable to seismic activity

Zone Area Parts of the states V 12% North Eastern States, Jammu & Kasmir, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar,Uttaranchal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

IV 18% Jammu & Kasmir, Himachal Pradesh Uttaranchal, Bihar, Delhi,W.Bengal, Haryana, Punjab,Sikkim,Gujarat, Maharashtra, Lakshdweep Islands

III 26% Punjab, Haryana, Uttaranchal, Bihar, West Bengal, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh.,Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra.

• Average annual loss of human life is 3600

• Average crop area affected annually 1.42

million hectare

• Average annual number of houses

damaged 2.36 million

NATURAL DISASTER - EXTENT OF DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION

Response Mechanism

Basic responsibility of State Governments

Government of India supplements the efforts by extending logistics and financial support

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA : NODAL MINISTRIES / DEPARTMENT FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT

DISASTERS NODAL MINISTRIES

Natural Disasters Agriculture

Air Accidents Civil Aviation

Civil Strife Home Affairs

Railway Accidents Railways

Chemical Disasters Environment

Biological Disasters Health & family Welfare

Nuclear Accident Atomic Energy

MANAGEMENT MECHANISM

* Integrated Administrative Machinery* National Contingency Action Plan -

identify initiatives by various agencies* Department of Agriculture &

Cooperation - the Nodal Department* Central Relief Commissioner - Chief

Nodal Officer at National level* State/District Contingency Plans and

Relief Manuals

Natural Disaster Response-Government of India

National Crisis Management Committee(NCMC) under Cabinet Secretary

Crisis Management Group(CMG) under Central Relief Commissioner

Group of Ministers, Group of Secretaries and High Level Committees-Need base

Natural Disaster Response-Government of India(contd.)

Department of Agriculture & Cooperation - the Nodal

Department Coordinates National and

International efforts Operation of Krishi Control Room Website created: ndmindia.nic.in

NATURAL DISASTERS: RESPONSE MECHANISM AT NATIONAL LEVEL

UNION CABINET

NATIONAL CRISIS M ANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AGRICULTURE MINISTER

SECRETARY (Agriculture)

STATE RELIEF CENTRAL RELIEF * INDIAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONER * CENTRAL WATER COMMISSION

* OTHER DEPARTMENTS

CRISIS MANAGEMENT GROUP

DISASTER RESPONSE ARRANGEMENTS IN THE STATES

STATE CABINET STATES CRISIS MANAGEMENT

GROUP: HEADED BY CHIEF SECRETARY.

INSTITUTION OF RELIEF COMMISSIONERS IN STATES

STATES/DISTRICTS CONTINGENCY PLAN S / RELIEF CODES.

GOI Departments for Disaster Response

Armed Forces-Ministry of Defence

Central Para Military Forces- Ministry of Home Affairs

International Response- Ministry of External Affairs

GOI Departments for Disaster Response

Ministries/Departments:Rural Development, Drinking Water Supply Power, Telecom , Health, Urban DevelopmentFood & Public Distribution, ShippingSurface Transport, Railways, Civil AviationWomen & Child DevelopmentWater Resources, Animal HusbandryIndia Meteorological Department(IMD)

Financial Arrangements Calamity Relief Fund for each State

•CRF allocation for 2000 -05 is RS. 11007.56 crore as against RS. 6304.27 crore for 1995-2000

75% Contribution by GOI and 25% by State Governments

Provision of additional assistance from NCCF during calamity of Severe Nature.

Rs 2131.01 crore approved from NCCF

National Committee on Disaster Management Constituted under the Prime

Ministers having representatives of the National and State level political parties

To inter alia suggest necessary institutional and legislative measures needed for an effective and long term strategy to deal with major natural calamities in the future

A Working Group/ Task Force of Experts for suggesting long term strategy being constituted

High Powered Committee on Disaster Management Plans HPC constituted in August,1999 To prepare comprehensive model

plans for management of disasters at the National,State and District levels

Ambit of the Committee enlarged to include manmade disasters also

Two Interim reports submitted. Final report awaited by September, 2001

DISASTER MANAGEMENT POLICY- SALIENT FEATURES

* Recognition of linkages between natural

disasters and development

* Connecting of specific programmes like

DPAP, DDP, NWDPRA and Wasteland

Development Programme for managing

natural disasters

* Emphasis on forecasting and warning using advanced technology

• Contingency agricultural

planning

* Ensuring accessibility to

foodgrains

* Preparedness and Mitigation

through specific Plan Programmes

* Disaster management as a

continuous and integrated process

DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER MANAGEMENT POLICY- SALIENT FEATURESPOLICY- SALIENT FEATURES

CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT - SALIENT FEATURES

* Human resource Development

* Setting up of National Centre for Disaster Management (NCDM)

* Setting up of Disaster Management Faculties in States

* Programmes for Community Participation and Public Awareness

* Observing National Disaster Reduction Day

* Activities to achieve the goals and objectives of IDNDR/ISDR

External Assistance -Policy No formal appeal for external

assistance made for relief External assistance,if offered as

solidarity accepted with gratitude Gujarat earthquake- international

response overwhelming Bi-lateral agreements suggested by

some countries for emergency response

International Disaster Response Cooperation

Asian Region-Membership of ADRC and ADPC

UNDP and USAID projects Proposed to join UNDAC Joint Seminar by UNOCHA-GOI

scheduled on 14-15th June, 2001

DISASTER MANAGEMENT : VISION

** Preparedness rather than crisisPreparedness rather than crisis managementmanagement

** Coordinated participatory approach rather Coordinated participatory approach rather than only State responsibility than only State responsibility

** Technology upgradation and deploymentTechnology upgradation and deployment

** Information - a tool for disaster Information - a tool for disaster managementmanagement

THANK YOU