India s Disaster Response Preparedness

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1 India s Disaster Response Preparedness Indo-German Workshop on Civil Security Research Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Nov, 7, 2012 K.M. Singh Member, NDMA

2 Contents Management of Disasters in India Disaster Management Act 2005 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Civil Defence Fire & Emergency Services

3 Major Natural Disasters in India Year Causalities Orissa Super Cyclone ,803 Gujarat Earthquake ,005 Tsunami ,405

4 MANAGEMENT OF DISASTERS Until 2001 Responsibility with Agriculture Ministry. Approach : Response & Relief Centric Committees Set Up by Govt on Disaster Management :- HPC under J C Pant August 1999 All Party National Committee under the Chairmanship of PM Feb 2001 Responsibility Transferred to MHA in June NDMA established with Executive Order in Sept DM Act passed in December 2005.

5 DM Act 2005 : Institutional Mechanism NDMA : Apex Authority for DM Chairman : Prime Minister Vice-chairman : Cabinet Min. Status Members : Min. of State Status National Executive Committee (NEC) Executive Committee of the NDMA Comprising Secys of 14 Ministries Home Secy : Chairman NEC

6 DM Structure : Institutional Mechanism State Disaster Management Authority : Chairman : Chief Minister State Ex. Committee : headed by Ch. Secy District Disaster Management Authority Chairman : Dist. Magistrate Co-Chairperson: Chairperson of Zila Parishad

7 New Vision To build safer and disaster resilient India To develop a proactive, multi-hazard & technology driven strategy for DM To develop a culture of prevention, mitigation & preparedness To ensure a prompt and efficient response mechanism

8 DM Act 2005 : Response Mechanism NDRF : a specialist Force for any Disaster/ threatening Disaster situation. (Sec.44) Superintendence, Direction & Control of NDRF with NDMA (Sec.45) Command & supervision of NDRF with DG NDRF (Sec.45)

9 NDRF Present Status 10 Bns (1149 personnel each Bn) drawn on deputation (5 Yrs) from CAPFs (BSF, CRPF, CISF & ITBP) Strength of NDRF being Raised to 12 Bns in 2013 Trained & equipped as per International standard

10 NDRF LOCATIONS Bhatinda Ghaziabad PATNA GUWAHATI VADODARA PUNE (Talegaon) KOLKATA BHUBANESHWAR (Mundali) VIJAYAWADA CHENNAI (Arakkonam) Bns CBRN Bns

11 NDRF NDRF is the single largest dedicated Disaster Response Force in the world. Capable of responding to any natural Disaster/ CBRN Emergencies NDRF has acquired a niche for itself as a truly professional force

12 NDRF Distinctive Feature Pro-actively available to States Need based pre-positioning of NDRF in States.

13 Role of NDRF 1. Acquire and continually upgrade its own training and skills 2. Impart basic and operational level training to State Response Forces (Police, Civil Defence and Home Guards) 3. Assist in Community Training & Preparedness 4. Liaison, Reconnaisance, Rehearsals and Mock Drills. 5. Proactive deployment during impending disaster situations 6. Specialised Response Non Disaster Period Impending Disaster During Disaster

14 NDRF : Response Deployed in 148 Operations so far Saved/ Rescued 2,66,574 Lives & retrieved 772 dead bodies Kosi Flood (Aug 2008) Saved/ rescued 1,05,000 people.

15 NDRF : Response Collapsed Structure/ Earthquake Bellary (Karnataka), Multi-storey Bldg. Collapse (Jan 2010) Rescued 20 lives & 27 dead bodies from underneath huge rubble. Jallundhar (April 2012) : Four storey Factory Bldg. collapse. Rescued 62 live & 19 dead bodies from debris International Response : Japan (March 2011) : Devastating earthquake, Tsunami & nuclear leakage.

16 Extracts of the Speech of Hon ble Prime Minister of Japan (On Dec 28, 2011 at Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi) On March 11, an earthquake of unprecedented scale struck Japan s Tohoku region. On behalf of the Japanese people, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the assistance we received from Indian people in all walks of life, including heroic efforts by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) of the Government of India. Under the leadership of Commandant Alok Awasthy, the 46 members of the Force showed such outstanding discipline in their work that no one thought that it had been the Force s first overseas operation ever since its creation.

17 I imagine how hard it was for NDRF members, coming from India to work under the bitter chill of Tohoku s blustery winds in late March. Despite such harsh conditions in Onagawa, severely damaged by the tsunami, they listened to the needs of local residents and worked painstakingly with their hands to search for victims bodies and their belongings from piles of rubble more than 10 meters deep. Their dedication, whole heartedness and warm smiles touched the hearts of those who were grieved at the disaster and gave them immeasurable hope.

18 NDRF : Community Trg/ Preparedness Community : 1 st responder in Disaster Community Trg : Numbers Trained: Till Sept, High Priority for NDRF 2006: 54, : 55, : 2,80, : 2,27, : 3,69, : 6,76, : 4,02,940 Total 20,67,112

19 Capacity Building by NDRF Community Sensitized by NDRF. People Sensitized for Disaster Response. : Lakhs. Govt. Boys Hr. Sec. Institute, BARAMULLA, 18 March 2010 NDRF Community Training, BIHAR, June July 2008 Mata Jai Kaur Public School, NEW DELHI, 05 May 09

20 Mock Exercises by NDMA/ NDRF Earthquakes : : 02 Floods : : 17 Cyclones : : 44 Chemical (Indust) : : 33 Urban Fire : : 89 Others : : :

21 Disaster Response NDMA s Vision : 3 Tier Mechanism NDRF SDRF Civil Defence : National Level : State Level : Distt. Level Fire & Emergency : Services

22 Response : State Level State Disater Response Force (SDRF) NDMA has been advocating to all States to raise their own SDRF on NDRF pattern. 14 States have initiated steps so far to set up 3 to 8 Coys of SDRF dedicated for disaster response only. NDMA/ NDRF have been assisting States in training & equipping of SDRF

23 Role of SDRF Respond to any disaster situation Community Capacity Building Awareness Generation

24 Protection to Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) 6 NPPs in the country to be provided protection against Nuclear Emergency by trained SDRF team (45 personnel) Role of SDRF : Detection, decontamination & evacuation in the event of any emergency Off site preparedness, Awareness Generation / Confidence Building measures

25 Response : Dist/ Local Level Need to sensitize all Police personnel to basics of DM/ Response in their Basic Trg./ In-service Courses. Introduction of one week capsule on DM/ Response in all Basic Courses

26 Disaster Response Advantage with Local Police First to arrive at any disaster site Familiarity with local terrain & area Knowledge of local language/ resources Awareness of local sensitivities

27 Civil Defence Response Mechanism : Dist. Level

28 Civil Defence Pre-2009 : Protection against any hostile act in categorised CD towns (225) only Post-2009 Changed role as per recommendation of HPC CD to be integrated in DM framework Each dist in the country to have CD set up CD to be a community based voluntary Org. CD Act amended as per the HPC recommendation

29 Proposed Role of CD Pre-Disaster : * Public Awareness * Community Capacity Building (Trg in Search & Rescue/ Medical First Response) During/ Post-Disaster : * Response * Relief

30 Proposed Responsibilities of CD Educating the community Civil Defence awareness in schools Sensitizing Govt servants Sensitizing Semi-Govt/ Pvt Sectors employees Self capacity building

31 Prognosis The suggested approach will make CD an effective tool in the DM framework at grass toot level with the added advantages of : * Being from amongst the people * With total concern for their own area

32 Fire & Emergency Services

33 Fire & Emergency Services One of the main responders to any disaster situation in most part of the world

34 Fire & Emergency Services Existing deficiency as per SFAC norms Fire Stations : 97.54% Fire Tenders : 80.04% Fire Personnel : 96.28%

35 Fire Emergent Needs : To upgrade the infrastructure, training & career progression of the personnel To integrate Fire & Emergency Services in the Disaster Management framework in the Country

36 Fire Services : Upgradation 13 th Fin. Commission has allotted 23,110 crores, primarily on recommendations of NDMA,for upgradation of the Fire Services in next 5 years. Upgradation should include innovative changes : Light Vehicle Water Mist Fire Tender Motor Bike Water Mist Fire Tender

37 Conclusion Considering the large size & high vulnerability of India from natural disasters as also CBRN emergencies, it is imperative that all the Response Agencies particularly, NDRF, SDRF, Local Police, Civil Defence & Fire Services train & equip themselves adequately to meet any major challenge. Of course the Army, Air Force & Navy have always played a very important role in Disaster Response and their valuable services will always be sought in aid to Civil authorities during any major disaster.

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39 LIFE DETECTOR- 1 Works with seismic sensors and can detect up to 700 m vertically and 60 m horizontally

40 LIFE DETECTOR- 2 Can detect persons buried inside rubbles at a range of m

41 SEARCH AND LOCATION UNIT Can view victims with 12 ft probe and have facility for two way communication with victim

42 AIR LIFTING BAG Can lift weights from 1.1 t to 72 t to a max height of 45 cm using pneumatic power

43 Kosi Flood, 2008 Affected State Bihar Population affcetd 33 Million Houses affected 2,85,000 Personnel Deployment for Rescue & Relief 800 Inflatable Boats 171 Drinking water bottles 4.2 lacs Rescued more than 1 Lac People

44 NDRF IN BELLARY RESCUE B A 5 th 4 th 3 rd 2 nd 1 st & G/Floor

45 NDRF IN BELLARY RESCUE Men in action

46 NDRF IN JAPAN

47 NDRF IN JAPAN

48 Light Vehicle Water Mist Fire Tender

49 Motor Bike Water Mist Fire Tender Operates in a set of three motor Bikes. Two for Fire Fighting and one for MFR. Total Crew of six personnel.