Presentation on :-‘preparedness status for dealing

with forthcoming monsoon/ cyclone during 2018 in the state

Commissioner of Relief

Government of Gujarat

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Geographical location - Gujarat

• An over-view :- Gujarat

Districts :-

Population :- 6.04 crores

Urban population :- 2.57 crores

Rural population 3.47 crores

Area :- 196024 sq.kms.

No of districts :- 33

No of Municipal corporations:- 08

No of Municipalities :- 162

No of Tehsils :- 271

Sea Coast 1600kms.

Coastal Districts :- 15

Major rivers :- Narmada, Tapti, Mahi, Sabarmati, Panam, Damanganga

Average rainfall :- 810

Maximum yearly rainfall :- 1245 ( Year - 1994)

Minimum yearly rainfall :- 285 (Year - 1987)

No of Dams in the state :- 204 3

Flood-prone Districts

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Devastating floods in Gujarat(2006-2017)

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Cyclone prone Districts

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Rainfall Data(1988-2017)

Average1988-2017 (30 Years) 831 mm.

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Gujarat Year wise rainfall - last 30 years

Month-wise distribution of rainfall in the Gujarat State 2002 - 2017.

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Rivers - Gujarat

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Region-wise storage capacity of dams

REGIONNOS. OF

SCHEMES

DESIGNED GROSS

STORAGE( MCM )

(1) North Gujarat 15 1922.26

(2) Central Gujarat 17 2347.37

(3) South Gujarat 13 8631.42

TOTAL (1+2+3) 45 12901.05

(4) KACHCHH 20 332.27

(5) SAURASHTRA 138 2533.49

TOTAL 203 15766.81

SSP - Narmada 1 9460.00

GRAND TOTAL 204 25226.81

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Preparedness for Monsoon

1) Updation of disaster management plans:

➢ State Disaster Management Plan

➢ District Disaster Management Plan

➢ Tehsil Disaster Management Plan

➢ Village Disaster Management Plan

➢ City Disaster Management Plan

➢ Municipal Disaster Management Plan

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2) Creation of monsoon related temporary additional

establishment at the state, districts and tehsil level:-

No. Details

Disaster related establishment

Additional temporary additional establishment (monsoon)

Catogory No. of Posts Catogory No. of Posts

1 State level establishment

Class -I Class-II

Class –III Class-IV

Total posts

1373

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Class -I Class –III

OperatorsClass-IV

Total posts

0108050620

2 District level establishment

Class-IIClass-IIIClass-IV

Total posts

1×25=252×33=661×33=33

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Class-IIIClass-IV

Total Posts

0101

33 ×2=66

3 Tehsil level establishment

- - Class-IIIClass-IV

Total Posts

0101

271×2=542

Grand total 138 posts Grand total 628 posts13

3) Capacity building - I) Aapda Mitra:-

➢ Training community volunteers in Search and Rescue underAapda mitra scheme for building local resilience duringflooding and cyclone.

➢ The scheme was initially started with Bharuch district. It isnow going to be replicated in rest of 32 districts of Gujarat inyear-2018-19.

➢ 1962 volunteers are identified for 2 weeks residential trainingat 11 designated SRPF/SDRF centres for the year 2018-19.Training for the first batch of 51 volunteers is completed.

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No. trained in Swimming and Search and Rescue

Training manuals for Search &Rescue

disseminated

Volunteers targeted to be trained as Aapda

Mitra

570 4000 2000

II) Creating resilience and generating awareness through School Safety

Week

Year No. of schools covered

No. Of mock drills conducted

No of teachers trained

2017 33,129 17000 1 lac

➢It has been planned to celebrate School Safety Week in more than 55,000 Government Schools in the year 2018.

➢313 engineers from Sarva Siksha Abhiyan were also trained on structural and non-structural aspects of School Safety.

➢Large scale distribution of IEC materials comprising of charts, pamphlets, calendars etc. was also done

III) Strengthening the infrastructure under National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project

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(1)MPCS

(Multi Purpose CycloneShelters)

Status No. of sites

No. of MPCS to be constructed 100

No of Districts covered 11

Construction completed 22

(2) AccessRoads

No of Districts covered 15

No of roads(construction completed 93.13kms/159.69) 27/43

No of roads (Construction ongoing 66.56kms) 16

(3)Under ground cabling

Status Length in km

Tender under preparation 430

To be

initiated

IV) Mock drills and trainings:-

➢ 740/1100 personnel of SDRF were

given training.

➢ 2562 training & capacity building

events completed under which

160681 participants were trained.

➢ 2303 orientation programs

conducted. 80701 stakeholders

were sensitized.

➢ 779 mock drills were organized

across the State. 92932

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4) Pre-check on working condition:-

➢ Rain gauges

➢ Rescue equipments boats, generators, life jackets etc.

➢ Communication hotlines, satellite phones, toll-free numbers 1070 and 1077, etc.

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5) Updation of tele-communication directory :-

➢ Commissioner of Reliefprepares a communicationnetwork directory everyyear.

➢ The directory carriesimportant contact detailsincluding landline telephoneno.s, fax no.s, mobile no.s, e-mail ids etc of all key stake-holders. This helps in fastercommunication and easyaccess.

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6) Formation of weather-watch group :-

➢A state level weather-watch group is formed under thechairmanship of COR to keep a watch on weather relateddevelopments and plan necessary actions accordingly.

➢Group consist of key officials of the State Government, IMD,CWC, ISRO, GSDMA etc.

➢Weekly meetings are conducted with the stake holders.

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7) Creation of whatsapp groups:-

▪ For faster communication, easier inputs, free flow ofinformation and exchange of data, reports, instructions andfeed backs different whatsapp groups are created –

➢ Gujarat rescue group

➢ Crisis core group

➢ Crisis management group

➢ Weather watch group

➢ Media (monsoon) group

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8) Use of social-media for disaster response anddisaster management:-

- Bulk SMS, Whatsapp

- Facebook, Twitter

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9) Preparedness review meetings:-

i) State level:- With all state and centralagencies under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary ofthe state.

ii)District level:- With all stake holders and NGOs at

district level under the Chairmanship ofDistrict Collector of the district.

iii)Tehsil level:- With all Tehsil level agencies underthe Chairmanship of the Liaison officer of the

tehsil.

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10) Co-ordination with media:-

➢ Whatsapp group of media

➢ Press conferences

➢ Press briefings.

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11) Strategic deployment:-

• Pre-positioning of NDRF teams and SDRF teams at strategic locations duringmonsoon and especially during very heavy/extremely heavy rain warnings to saveon golden hours of response time during calamity.

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12)Precautionary measures for fishermen:-

➢ Ban on fishing in the sea during monsoon.

➢ Calling back of boats in the sea during cyclonic warnings/ threats.

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13) Single-point operations

➢ All operations from a single control point:- senior officials capable of handling thesituations along with top officials and Hon. Chief Minister/ Ministers camp at ‘StateEmergency Operation Centre’ Gandhinagar during calamity and emergencysituation.

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14)Over-view of general preparedness measures by relevant Departments

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Irrigation • Annual review of warning & danger levels of dams.

• Starting of Control rooms, Dam site control rooms.

• Water level management at all the Dams in the State.

• Keeping de-watering pumps ready for placement.

• Inspection of gated scheme

• Removal of encroachments in flood plains

• Cleaning of Canals

Water Supply • Stocking of materials

• Positioning of De-watering pumps.

Water Supply • DM Plan.

• Stocking of materials.

• Positioning of De-watering pumps.

SSNL • Canal safety measures.

• Cleaning of canals.

Road & Building • DM Plan

• Repairing of equipments / bull dozers, etc.

• Planning of resources from private contractors

• Readiness for clearance of road at the time of flood or

cyclone

Forest • Cutting of trees on the road side at the time of flood/

Cyclone

• Removal of fallen trees on the road

Food & Civil

Supply

• Distribution of advanced stocks to FPS, Anganwadi

and MDM centres for possible cut off areas.

• Arrangement of food packets at the time of flood

Health & FW • Control rooms

• Pre-stokcing of necessary medicines at Govt. Hospitals,

CHCs and PHCs.

• Medical Teams.

• 108 service .

GMB • GMB – Necessary actions on port related forecast of

IMD

• Displaying appropriate signals & deliver it to fishermen-

GSRTC • Supply/reserve ST buses for rescue & relief works.

• Inform R&B regarding damaged roads.

Animal

Husbandry &

Fisheries

• Prior vaccination of animals.

• Arrangement for immediate disposal of carcasses.

• Necessary actions on port related forecast of IMD

• Displaying appropriate signals & deliver it to fishermen

Agriculture & Co-

Operation

• Planning for sowing of crops according to pattern

• Arrangement of seeds, fertilizer & pesticides

• Reporting of sowing in the State (zone wise)

• Quick & timely assessment of loss of crop

Urban Development • Pre-preparedness drive for monsoon-cleaning of drainages,

removal of debris from water-ways including removal of

dangerous structures & other flood preparedness by

Municipalities, Municipal Corporations.

• Preparedness for prompt restoration of essential services in case

of disruption.

• Relief and rescue teams for urban areas.

Energy & petro-

chemical

Department/

GUVNL

• Immediate restoration in case of failure of power supply

• Repairs and erection of poles

• Stocking of material and identification of agencies to carry out

the repair-works.

Panchayat &

Rural Housing

• Preparedness on rescue ,evacuation and disbursal of relief

for timely payments of financial assistance to

beneficiaries.

Information • Co-ordination with Media.

• Dissemination of Information and Media Management.

Science

&Technology

• Co-ordination for un interrupted communication, and

prompt restoration of communication services.

• Efficiency of GSWAN and other wireless networks.

Education • Repairing of class rooms & compound walls of schools

which have been identified as shelter places

• Generating awareness among students about DOs &

DON’Ts on flood & lightning & cyclone

1. Status of State Disaster Management Plan (SDMP) and District Disaster Management Plans (DDMPs) as required by DM Act, 2005

• GSDMA has updated GSDMP for 2018-19.

• Every year during pre-monsoon season, all districts of Gujarat prepares theirDistrict Disaster Management Plan (DDMP) and for the year 2018 preparationof DDMP is under process and the same will be completed by 30th May 2018.

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2. Vulnerability Assessment:

• A comprehensive “Hazard Risk and Vulnerability Atlas”for the State covering six major hazards namelyEarthquake, Tsunami, Flood, Cyclone, Drought andChemical and Industrial hazards has been prepared.

• The Atlas covers the physical, social and economicvulnerability of its people, assets and economy at Taluka-level for six natural and man-made hazards. The mostvulnerable Talukas, possible areas of highest loss ofhuman life, population concentrations, crops, buildingsand lifeline infrastructure have been identified in adescending order of risk that enables planning,intervention and investments in a prioritized, phasedmanner – making effective use of scarce resources.

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3. Dissemination of Warning System

➢ Multi-fold communication/transmission of weather warnings throughwhatsapp groups, E-mails, Fax, Hotlines, Media- news AIR, doordarshaweather report is circulated to concerned authorities and line departmentsevery day or as soon as the same is received.

➢ GSDMA also keeps a close watch to websites of weather monitoring agencies such as IMD, CWC and any

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4. Emergency Response Activities:

• As a part of the Village Disaster Management Plan, in each village, safe sites have been identified for putting up temporary shelters for persons evacuated from the low lying areas.

• GSDMA has also distributed various disaster preparedness equipments such as lifebuoy, boats, fire fighting equipments etc. to authorities at District as well as Taluka level as a mitigation measure for different disasters.

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• For better response during emergency, the district authorities are equipped with satellite phones. Moreover, the SEOC at Gandhinagar is connected with each of the DEOC at districts via hotline.

• Depending upon the situation, necessary provision of essential food, drinking water supply, sanitation, medicines etc. are being provided by the respective District Collector with the help of local administration and NGOs.

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5. Pre Contract:

• GSDMA may procure and supplies rescue equipments to the Districtadministration.

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5. Evacuation Plan:

• The evacuation plan is one of the key components of various DisasterManagement plans prepared such as Departmental Plans, Taluka DisasterManagement Plans (TDMPs), City Disaster Management Plans (CDMPs) andVillage Disaster Management Plans (VDMPs) including identified safe sheltersand officers responsible for the task based on vulnerabilities and risk.

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6. Dissemination of forecasting/ warning plan:

• The warnings issued from weather monitoring agencies such as CWC, IMDetc. are circulated to the concerned line departments and authorities atdistrict and taluka level for further necessary actions.

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7. Plan to regulate flow of people:

• Every year during the mass gathering events such as Navratri, Janamasthmietc., lots of tourists visits temples located in Ambaji, Somnath and Dwarkaetc. During these times event specific plans for crowd management are madeand executed.

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8. Identification of Nodal Officers:

• Every Department of the State has been instructed to draft the DisasterManagement Plans of the respective Departments including contact details ofnodal officers and other concerned officials.

• Similarly Tehsil wise nodal officers of SDM / class - 1 rank are appointed priorto monsoon season by the respective collectors to over-see prompt andtimely necessary relief and rescue measures. They camp at their respectivetehsil head quarters during calamities till situation warrants.

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9. Activating Control Rooms:

• The State has 24x7 functional State Emergency Operation Center (SEOC) atState level and District Emergency Operation Centers at respective districtsequipped with communication facilities such as hotline, satellite phones, fax,telephone, internet etc. The SEOC is connected with each of the DEOC withGSWAN and hotlines.

• The SEOC and DEOC works 24x7 basis round the year. TEOC is activated duringmonsoon.

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10. Search and Rescue Teams:

• 740/1100 personnel of SDRF are given necessary training.

• Training of community volunteers to serve as First Responders during anydisaster is in progress. These volunteers will be named as Aapda Mitra.

• Apart from SDRF, other teams like police, home guards, civil defense,volunteers are also trained in search and rescue training programs.

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11. Preparedness Drill:

• In order to test the efficiency of the DisasterManagement Plans prepared at various administrativelevels, mock drills are conducted regularly throughoutthe year.

• Prior to the execution of the mock drill, the DisasterManagement Committees constituted at district, talukaand village levels meet to discuss the hazard scenariolooking in to the vulnerability of the area.

• During the year 2017-18, a total of 779 mock drills wereconducted at district, taluka, village and nagarpalikalevel. The drills focus on emergency rescue and relief,providing safe temporary shelter, alternative routes ofevacuation and test the readiness of the concerned linedepartments in restoring essential services as quickly aspossible. 46

12. Transparency in Relief Operations:

• State Government has issued a GR dated 30/06/201 No. CLS/102017/GOI-42/S.3 to make all relief assistance related payments through DBT to ensureprompt and transparent payments.

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13. National Building Code

• The compliance of NBC for building structures is through respective MunicipalCorporations as they are the approving authority for any building plan in theirregion. The local bye-laws are referred while approving the building plans.Hence, the effective system is in place to make the builders follow NBC.

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14. Flood Plain Zoning:

• GSDMA has prepared a comprehensive Hazard Risk and Vulnerability Atlas(HRVA) for the State covering six major hazards namely Earthquake, Tsunami,Flood, Cyclone, Drought and Chemical and Industrial hazards.

• The study accesses the flood risk in terms of potential area that would beaffected and frequency of occurrence of flood events. The flood risk zoningidentifies settlements in north, central and south Gujarat.

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15. Conservation, Harvesting and recharging of water management:

• It is taken care by other line departments.

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16. Flood Plain Zoning:

• The flood plain zoning has been done and is available in the HRVA reportprepared by GSDMA.

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17. Urban Flood:

➢ Studies carried out by GSDMA for mitigating urban floods:

• Flood Vulnerability Assessment of Four Major Urban Agglomerations of Gujarat State:

• Flood & Seismic Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of Ahmedabad – DholeraSir Area:

• Flood Mitigation Study For Dhadhar Basin

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Thank you

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