EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND DISASTER RELIEF OPERATIONS

Lt Gen Anil Chait, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADCChief of Integrated Defence Staff

Armed Forces - Chetwode Motto

Field Marshal Sir Philip Chetwode

• The safety, honour and welfare of your country come first, always and every time.

• The honour, welfare and comfort of the men you command come next.

• Your own ease, comfort and safety come last, always and every time.

HADR operations by their very nature are a commitment of every soldier towards the safety and security of his countrymen.

INDIA

ALASKA

USA

CHINA

Source: Living with Risk, UNISDR

INDONESIA

JAPAN

Global Scenario

HADR by Indian Armed Forces

Bangladesh Cyclone- 2007

• 165 T (4 x IL-76)

Sri Lanka Floods - 2009 & 2011

• 100 Bedded Hospital & Medical Teams

• Aid - US $ 1 Million (2 x IL-76)

Mayanmar Cyclone NARGIS - 2008

• 224 T (2 x AN-32, 6 x IL-76 & 2 Ships)

• Light Hospital & Medical teams

Pakistan Floods - 2008

• Blankets & Mosquito Nets

• Medicines

USA ‘KATRINA’ - 2005

• 22 T (1 x IL-76)

Philippines - 2006 & 2013

• 28 T (1 x IL-76)

• 15 T (1 x C-130)

Lebanon - 2006

• 24 T (1 x IL-76)

China Earth Quake - 2008

• 245 T (9 x IL-76)

Kyrgyzstan - 2010

• US $ 1 Mn

• 2 x IL-76

Indonesia - 2006

• 109 T (2 x IL-76 & 2 Ships)

India

China

Indonesia

Philippines

KyrgyzstanUSA

Sri Lanka

BangladeshPakistan

Myanmar

Lebanon

Floods 26 Jul 2005

Tsunami 26 Dec 2004

Floods, Assam & Bihar 2004, 2007, 2008, 2012

Earthquake Uttarkashi, Oct 91 & Chamoli, Apr 99

Bhuj, Earthquake, 26 Jan 2001

J&K Avalanche Feb 2005

Earthquake, Latur, 30 Sep 1993

Tsunami 26 Dec 2004

Tsunami 26 Dec 2004

Bhopal Gas Disaster, Dec 1982

Earthquake, Oct 2005

Floods ( A.P. & Karnataka), 2009

Floods, Uttar Pradesh, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2013

Cyclone Kutchh, 1998

Cyclone (A.P) 1992 & 1996, 13 Oct 13

Floods, Haryana 1993, 1996, 2013

Cloud burst, 2010

Flashfloods, Uttarakhand & HP - 2013

Major Disasters (1980-2013)

Cyclone (Orissa) 29 Oct 1999, 13 Oct 13

3

3

5

1

2

2

Earthquake Sikkim Sep 2011

4

3

4

3

1

Armed Forces Support

Tsunami

Floods

Uttarakhand

Latur Earthquake

Bhuj Earthquake

Sikkim Earthquake

Leh Mudslide

Cyclone PHAILIN

Port Blair

Bihar

Sikkim

Bhuj

Latur

Odisha

Andhra Pradesh

Tamil NaduKerala

Leh

Uttarakhand

Earthquake - High Damage Risk Zones

Winds & Earthquake - High Damage Risk Zones

Earthquake & Floods - High Damage Risk Zones

Earthquake & Floods - Very High Damage Risk Zones

Earthquake - Very High Damage Risk Zones

Floods - Very High Damage Risk Zones

Multi Hazard Zones

Earthquakes Floods

Cyclones & Tsunamis

Droughts

59%

76%

7,516 km Coastline

12%

3%

16%

Landslides

Disaster Risks

Terrain Peculiarities

Glaciated AreasMountains - HAAValleys

Jungles

Deserts

Plains

Riverine

Ghats

Coastal AreasIsland Territories

Armed Forces - Suitability for HADR

Leadership

Command & Control

Org Cohesion

Integral ComnsMobility

Logistics

Preparedness & Response - Armed Forces

•Response Status - Second Responder.

•In Principle - Last In, First Out.

•Always prepared and first to respond.

Government

Armed

Forces

Other Stakeholder

s

Armed Forces

NDRF

NDMA

Dist / State Adm SDRF / CAPF

People

Unity of Effort - Major Participants

Military Capabilities

Hard Powe

r

Soft Powe

r

Smart

Power

HADRInternational Regional

Power ProjectionAssets OOAC

Strategic InterestsDiplomacy Capability

Institutional Mechanism

Defence Crisis Mgt Group (DCMG)

National Executive Committee (NEC)

National Crisis Mgt Committee (NCMC)

IHQ of MoD (Army)

Air HQs (VB)

MHA

IHQ of MoD (Navy)

NDMA

Coast Guard

MoS

MEA

DoE/Fin

MoCA

CAPF

MoOIA

OP CASTORMALDIVES

OP RAINBOWSRI LANKA

OP MADADPENINSULAR INDIA

OP SEAWAVESA&N ISLANDS

OP GAMBHIRINDONESIA

OP MADADPENINSULAR INDIA

• Duration - Dec 04 to Feb 05• Army - 8300 Troops• Navy• 5500 Sailors• 31 Ships• 4 Aircraft & 22 Heptrs

• Air Force• 3000 Air Warriors• 26 Aircraft & 16 Heptrs

Simultaneous Tsunami Relief Operations - 2004

Uttarkashi KedarnathBadrinath

Chamoli

Gangotri

Gaurikund

Bageshwar

Pithoragarh

Rudraprayag

Champawat

Meerut

Pauri

Nainital

Tehri

Haridwar

Almora

Udham Singh Nagar

JoshimathGupt Kashi

Muzaffarnagar

•Formation breaches - 32.5 kms

•Landslides - 8.0 kms.

•220 all types of bridges including 14 big bridges damaged / washed away.

One of the biggest rescue and relief operation undertaken by the Armed Forces. More than one lakh people evacuated by road and air.

40,000 Sq Km area affected

Uttarakhand Flash Floods Jun 2013All 13 districts (1600 villages) affected. 60 villages ravaged,

1000 puckka houses completely and 2000 partially damaged. 650 animal sheds damaged. 700 big animals and 8800 smaller animals died.

Dehradun

Dharasu

Hanuman Chatti

Uttarkashi KedarnathBadrinath

ChamoliDehradun

Gangotri

Gaurikund

Bageshwar

Pithoragarh

Rudraprayag

Champawat

Meerut

Pauri

Nainital

Tehri

Haridwar

Almora

Udham Singh Nagar

JoshimathGupt Kashi

Dharasu

Hanuman Chatti

Muzaffarnagar

Ranikhet

Lansdowne

Uttarakhand Flash Floods Jun 2013

Dharchula

Army

8000 Troops / 150 SF personnel deployed, rescued approx 45000 people, BRO employed 125 plant equipment

Navy Two diving teams deployed (Rudraprayag & Haridwar)

AF45 Heptrs & One C-130J / 3500 Sorties

760 Tons airlifted / 23000 stranded people air evacuated

•Medical Teams - 24•Psy Spl Team - 02•SHO Team - 01•Medical Bricks - 238

Army10 Columns, One ETF and 6 Medical Teams

Navy4 Ships, 30 Diving Teams, Heptrs & Transport AC

AF 30 Heptrs & 4 Transport AC

Cyclone PHAILIN Oct 2013Odisha & Andhra

Pradesh

• Army. 10 composite columns deployed in Machlipatnam, Vizag, Kakinada, Elluru & Rajamundhry.• Navy. Assets prepared to operate

ex-Vizag including Ships, Diving Teams, Heptrs and ACs.• AF. Heptrs positioned at Vizag and

other assets kept stand-by ex-Sec’bad & Bangalore / Yelankah.• CG. Assets all along Eastern Coast.

Cyclone LEHAR Nov 2013

• 15 Ton material dispatched by one C-130 Super Hercules.

• MsRE, tarpaulins, tentage, blankets and life saving medical care stores.

Cyclone HAIYAN Nov 2013 - Philippines

Tacloban

Way Ahead - Armed Forces

Primacy of Civil Administration

Provisioning of SAR Equipment to Armed Forces and Refurbishing QRTs / QRMTs

Infrastructure Development - Incorporate Armed Forces esp in Border Development

Enabling Legal Provisions

Representation in DM Institutions at National and State Level

Way Ahead - Armed Forces

Participation in HADR Exercises with Friendly Foreign Countries

Institutionalize Best Practices

Support Short-Term & Mid-Term Relief & Rehab Operations

Availability of Disaster Relief Bricks

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