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national Disaster management authority
ANNUAL REPORT
2019-2020
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NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (NDMA)

Government of India
NDMA Bhawan, A1, Safdarjung Enclave
New Delhi – 110 029.
Annual Report 2019-2020
Abbreviations
AERB Atomic Energy Regulatory Board
CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear
CSSR Collapsed Structure Search and Rescue
DM Disaster Management
DPR Detailed Project Report
EFC Expenditure Finance Committee
EW Early Warning
FICCI Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
GIS Geographic Information System
GoI Government of India
HPC High Powered Committee
IMD India Meteorological Department
INSARAG International Search and Rescue Advisory Group
LBSNAA Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy for Administration
MFR Medical First Responder
MHA Ministry of Home Affairs
NCMC National Crisis Management Committee
NCRMP National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project
NDMA National Disaster Management Authority
NDRF National Disaster Response Force
NEC National Executive Committee
NERMP National Earthquake Risk Mitigation Project
NGOs Non-Governmental Organizations
NIDM National Institute of Disaster Management
OFC Optical Fiber Cable
R&D Research and Development
SAR Search & Rescue
SDRF State Disaster Response Force
UTs Union Territories
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Contents
Page No.
Abbreviations iii
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Chapter 2 Functions and Objectives 5
Chapter 3 Policy, Plans and Guidelines 7
Chapter 4 Disaster Risk Mitigation Projects 19
Chapter 5 Capacity Development 35
Chapter 6 Mock Exercises & Awareness Generation 41
Chapter 7 Administration and Finance 89
Annexure – I 93
Annexure – II 95
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CHAPTER 1
Introduction
Vulnerability Profile these contribute to a situation where

disasters seriously threaten India’s
1.1 India, due to its unique geo-climatic and
economy, its population and sustainable
socio-economic conditions, is vulnerable,
development.
in varying degrees, to floods, droughts,
cyclones, tsunamis, earthquakes, urban Genesis of NDMA
flooding, landslides, avalanches and
forest fire. Out of 36 States and Union 1.3 The basic responsibility for undertaking
Territories (UTs) in the country, 27 are rescue, relief and rehabilitation measures
disaster prone. 58.6% landmass is prone in the event of a disaster rests with
to earthquakes of moderate to very high the State Government. The Central
intensity; 12% land is prone to flood and Government supplements the efforts
river erosion; out of 7,516 km coastline, of the State Governments by providing
5,700 km is prone to cyclones and logistic and financial support in case of
tsunamis; 68% of the cultivable land is severe natural calamities. The logistic
vulnerable to drought, hilly areas are at support includes deployment of aircraft,
risk from landslides and avalanches, and boats, special teams of Armed Forces,
15% of landmass is prone to landslides. A Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs)
total of 5,161 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and National Disaster Response
are prone to urban flooding. Fire incidents, Force (NDRF), arrangements for relief
industrial accidents and other manmade materials and essential commodities
disasters involving chemical, biological including medical supply, restoration of
and radioactive materials are additional critical infrastructure facilities including
hazards, which have underscored the communication network and such other
need for strengthening mitigation, assistance as may be required by the
preparedness and response measures. affected States and UTs to meet the
situation effectively.
1.2 Disaster risks in India are further
compounded by increasing vulnerabilities 1.4 The Government has brought about
related to changing demographic and a change in the approach to disaster
socio-economic conditions, unplanned management from a relief-centric to a
urbanization, development within high- holistic and integrated approach covering
risk zones, environmental degradation, the entire gamut of disaster management
climate change, geological hazards, (prevention, mitigation, preparedness,
epidemics and pandemics. Clearly, all response, relief, reconstruction and
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rehabilitation). The approach is based on mitigation of the effects of disasters and
the conviction that development cannot prompt response to any disaster situation.
be sustainable unless disaster mitigation
is built in the development process. Constitution of NDMA
1.5 The Government of India (GoI), 1.7 NDMA was constituted on 30th May,
recognising the importance of Disaster 2005 by an Executive Order of the GoI.
Management (DM) as a national priority, Subsequently, the Disaster Management
had set up a High Powered Committee Act, 2005 was enacted on 23 December,
(HPC) in August 1999 and a National 2005. NDMA was notified on 27
Committee on Disaster Management in September, 2006 under the provisions of
2001 after the Gujarat Earthquake to make the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
recommendations on the preparation
of DM Plans and to suggest effective Composition of NDMA
mitigation mechanisms. However, after
1.8 The Prime Minister of India is the ex-
the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004, the
officio Chairperson of the NDMA. The
GoI took a defining step in the legislative
detailed composition of NDMA is placed
history of the country, through an Act
at Annexure I. The current Members and
of Parliament, by creating the National
their dates of joining the Authority are
Disaster Management Authority
given below:
1. Shri G. V. V. Sarma Member Secretary (Since 29.07.2019)

2. Shri Kamal Kishore Member (Since 16.02.2015)
3. Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, Member (Since 21.02.2020)
AVSM, SM, VSM & BAR (Retd)
4. Shri Rajendra Singh Member (Since 20.02.2020)
(NDMA) to spearhead and implement a 1.9 At the national level, NDMA has the
holistic and integrated approach to DM in responsibility, interalia, of laying down
India. policies on disaster management and
issuing guidelines to be followed by
1.6 The Government of India has enacted
the Disaster Management Act, 2005 to different Ministries/Departments of the
provide for the effective management Government of India for the purpose of
of disasters and for matters connected integrating Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
therewith or incidental thereto. It lays down measures in their development plans and
the institutional mechanism for drawing projects. It also lays down guidelines
up and monitoring the implementation to be followed by the States in drawing
of the disaster management plans, up their respective State DM Plans and
ensuring measures by various wings taking measures for preventing disasters
of the Government for prevention and or mitigating its impact as well as building
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capacity for dealing with any disaster as it Secretary level) along with supporting
may consider necessary. staff. The organization is also supported
by a number of Senior Research Officers.
NDMA Secretariat Disaster being a specialized subject, it
1.10 The organizational structure of NDMA has also been ensured that the expertise
was approved by the Union Cabinet in of Specialists is available on contractual
May 2008. The Secretariat is headed by basis. The detailed organization of the
a Secretary with five Joint Secretaries/ NDMA Secretariat has been discussed
Advisors including one Financial Advisor. in a separate Chapter on ‘Administration
There are ten Joint Advisors (Director level) and Finance’. List of Officers is placed at
and fourteen Assistant Advisors (Under Annexure II.
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CHAPTER 2
Functions and Objectives
Functions of NDMA as may be determined by the central

government;
2.1 NDMA, as the apex body for DM in India,
has the responsibility of laying down the (h)
take such other measures for
policies, plans and guidelines for DM for the prevention of disaster, or the
ensuring timely and effective response to mitigation, or preparedness and
disasters. Its statutory functions include capacity building for dealing with
the responsibility to: threatening disaster situation or
disaster as it may consider necessary;
(a) lay down policies on DM;
(i) lay down broad policies and guidelines
(b) approve the national plan and the
for the functioning of the National
plans prepared by the ministries/
Institute of Disaster Management
departments of the GoI in accordance
(NIDM);
with the national plan;
(j) exercise general superintendence,
(c) lay down guidelines to be followed
direction and control of the National
by the State authorities in drawing up
Disaster Response Force (NDRF),
the State plan;
constituted under the Act, for the
(d) lay down guidelines to be followed by purpose of specialist response to
the different ministries/ departments a threatening disaster situation or
of the GoI for the purpose of integrating disaster;
the measures for prevention of
(k) authorize the concerned department
disaster or the mitigation of its effects
or authority to make emergency
in their development plans and
procurement of provisions or materials
projects;
for rescue and relief in threatening
(e)
coordinate the enforcement and disaster situation or disaster;
implementation of the policy and plan
(l) recommend guidelines for the
for DM;
minimum standards of relief to be
(f) recommend provision of funds for the provided to the persons affected by
purpose of mitigation; disasters.
(g)
provide such support to other 2.2 NDMA is mandated to deal with all
countries affected by major disasters types of disasters, natural or man-made.
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Whereas, such other emergencies Objectives of NDMA
including those requiring close 2.5 The objectives of NDMA are:
involvement of the security forces and/
or intelligence agencies such as terrorism (a) Promoting a culture of prevention,
(counter-insurgency), law and order preparedness and resilience at all
situation, serial bomb blasts, hijacking, levels through knowledge, innovation
and education.
air accidents, Chemical, Biological,
Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) (b)
Encouraging mitigation measures
weapon systems, mine disasters, ports based on technology, traditional
and harbour emergencies, forest fires, oil wisdom and environmental
field fires and oil spills will continue to be sustainability.
handled by the extant mechanism, i.e., (c) Mainstreaming disaster management
National Crisis Management Committee into the developmental planning
(NCMC). process.
2.3 NDMA shall, however, formulate (d) Establishing institutional and techno-
guidelines, facilitate training and legal frameworks to create an
preparedness activities in respect of CBRN enabling regulatory environment and
emergencies. Cross-cutting themes like a compliance regime.
medical preparedness, psychosocial (e) Ensuring efficient mechanism for
care and trauma, community-based identification, assessment and
disaster preparedness, information & monitoring of disaster risks.
communication technology, training,
awareness generation, etc. for natural and (f) Developing contemporary forecasting
man-made disasters will also engage the and early warning systems
attention of NDMA in partnership with backed by responsive and failsafe
the stakeholders concerned. Resources communication with information
available with the disaster management technology support.
authorities at all levels, which are capable (g) Ensuring efficient response and relief
of discharging emergency support with a caring approach towards the
functions, will be made available to the needs of the vulnerable sections of
nodal Ministries/ Agencies dealing with the society.
the emergencies at times of impending (h) Undertaking reconstruction as an
disaster/ disasters. opportunity to build disaster resilient
structures and habitat for ensuring
Vision of NDMA safer living.
2.4 Flowing from the mandate of NDMA (i) Promoting a productive and proactive
and the National Policy on Disaster partnership with the media for
Management, the vision is: disaster management.
“To build a safe and disaster resilient India by developing a holistic, proactive, multi-disaster
oriented and technology driven strategy through a culture of prevention, mitigation,
preparedness and response”.
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CHAPTER 3
Policy, Plans and Guidelines

National Policy on Disaster Management States/UTs and other stakeholders so that
(NPDM) 2009 they develop their plans and strategies
3.1 National Policy on Disaster Management accordingly to match the timelines of
was approved by the Union Cabinet on NDMP 2019 to achieve the Sendai targets.
22nd October, 2009 and released on
National Disaster Management Guidelines
18th January 2010. It portrays a paradigm
shift from erstwhile ‘Response-Centric’ 3.3 In order to translate the objectives into
approach to the holistic management of plans, the NDMA adopted a mission-
disasters with emphasis on Prevention, mode approach involving a number
Preparedness and Mitigation. of initiatives with the help of various
institutions (administrative, academic,
National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP) scientific and technical) operating at the
3.2 NDMA had prepared the first National national, state and local levels. As a policy,
Disaster Management Plan in 2016. The the central ministries, departments and
same has been revised after extensive states, have been involved in evolving the
consultations in November, 2019. The guidelines, besides all other stakeholders.
revised plan includes new hazards These guidelines; based on specific
(Thunderstorm, Lightning, Squall, Dust disasters and themes (such as capacity
Storm, and Strong Wind/Cloudburst development and public awareness) will
and Hailstorms/Glacial Lake Outburst provide the basis of preparation of plans.
Flood (GLOF)/Heat wave/Biological Preparation of these Guidelines takes
and Public Health Emergencies (BPHE)/ minimum 12 to 18 months, depending
Forest Fire), new chapters (Coherence upon the complexity of the subject. The
and Mutual Reinforcement for DRR approach to formulation of guidelines
of the Post-2015 Global Frameworks/ comprised a ‘nine-step’ participatory and
Social Inclusion/Mainstreaming DRR) consultative process with stakeholders as
and also includes Climate Change Risk shown in figure 3.1.
Management as new thematic area for 3.4 The process of preparation of guidelines
climate risk informed DRR. This NDMP comprises:
has delineated time bound actions for
all concerned Ministries/Departments/ • A quick review of the studies
Agencies and other stakeholders in order conducted, disaster-wise, of the
to match it with timelines of Sendai actions/steps taken so far by various
Framework for DRR. Plan has been shared agencies, including the Central
with Central Ministries/Departments, all Ministries/Departments, States,
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Scientific and Technical Institutions be attained, in the short, as well as
etc. long term, duly prioritized as vital,
• Identification of the residual agenda in essential and desirable.
terms of operational, administrative, • Four important questions were to be
financial and legal issues. answered: i.e. What is to be done?,
• The drawing up of a roadmap to the how it is to be done?, who will do it?,
destination duly indicating milestones and by when?
to facilitate easy monitoring. • Putting in place an institutional
• In terms of goals and objectives, mechanism that oversees the
screening down the destination is to operationalization of this roadmap.
Preparation of Plans by
all Central Ministries &
1. Build on Existing Strengths taking care of
identified Gaps. Departments and States
2. Define Approach.
3. Identify Partners & Stakeholders
• Lead Ministries
• Departments Issue Final Guidelines
• States
• Armed Forces
• Scientific and Technical
Institutions & Academics Revisit & Finalise
• Community Guidelines.
• NGOs
• Corporate
• Professional Bodies
• Media
1. Prepare Final Draft (Guidelines).
2. Send to all Central Ministries
3. Departments and States for
1. Identify Felt Needs and Determine Comments.
Objectives
2. Lay Down Road Map with Milestones
3. Hold Consultation with Partners &
Stakeholders (Enlarged Group) Consultation at National Level with
4. Constitute Core/Steering Group Partners & Stakeholders
Core Group Deliberations Finalisation of Draft (Core/ Steering

1. Analysis of the Needs & Objectives Group Deliberations)
2. Evolve & Examine Possible Options First Draft
Recognising
• Operational
• Administrative
• Financial and
Detailed Examination and Firming up
• Legal Aspects
of Options. Discussion with Enlarged
3. Prepare Initial Draft
Group.
Figure 3.1
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3.5 Guidelines and Reports & Other documents released during previous years :
(i) Guidelines issued :
List of Guidelines issued by NDMA

S. No. National Disaster Management Guidelines on Month and year of
preparation/ release
1. Management of Earthquakes April 2007
2. Management of Chemical (Industrial) Disasters April 2007
3. Preparation of State Disaster Management Plans July 2007
4. Management of Medical Preparedness and Mass Casualty October 2007
Management
5. Management of Floods January 2008
6. Management of Cyclones April 2008
7. Management of Biological Disasters July 2008
8. Management of Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies February 2009
9. Management of Landslides and Snow Avalanches June 2009
10. Management of Chemical (Terrorism) Disaster June 2009
11. Psycho-social support and mental health services in disasters December 2009
12. Incident Response System July 2010
13. Management of Tsunamis August 2010
14. Management of the Dead in the aftermath of Disasters August 2010
15. Management of Urban Flooding September 2010
16. Management of Drought September 2010
17. National Disaster Management Information and Communication February 2012
System
18. Scaling, Type of Equipment and Training of Fire Services April 2012
19. Seismic Retrofitting of Deficient Buildings and Structures June 2014
20. School Safety Policy Feb 2016
21. Hospital Safety Feb 2016
22. Minimum Standards of Relief Feb 2016
23. Museums May 2017
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24. Cultural Heritage Sites and Precincts September 2017
25. Boat Safety September 2017
26. Preparation of Action Plan – Prevention and Management of March 2019
Thunderstorm & Lightening / Squall/ Dust/ Hailstorm and Strong
Wind
27. Temporary Shelters for Disaster - Affected Families September 2019
28. Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction September 2019
29. Landslide Risk Management Strategy September 2019
30. Preparation of Action Plan – Prevention and Management of Heat October 2019
Wave (Revised Guidelines).
(ii) Reports and other documents issued :
S. No. Description
1. Revamping of Civil Defence
2. NIDM’s Functioning
3. Strengthening of safety and security for transportation of POL tankers
4. Threats to Municipal Water Supply and Water Reservoir’s
5. Training Regime for Disaster Response
6. Hand Book for Training and Capacity Building of Civil Defence and Sister Organizations:
Part I & II
7. Managing Crowds at Events and Places of Mass Gathering
8. Concise Framework for Preparation of Management Plan for Events/ Venues of Mass
Gathering
9. Compendium of relevant Acts/Laws/Rules/Regulations/ Notifications on Disaster
Management
10. Model Framework of District Disaster Management Plan (DDMP) and Explanatory Notes
for preparation of DDMP.
11. Cyclone Hudhud – Strategies and Lessons for Preparing Better & Strengthening Risk
Resilience in Coastal Regions of India
12. Training Manual : How to conduct emergency management exercise
13. Guidelines on ensuring Disaster Resilient construction of Buildings and Infrastructure
14. Pilot Project on Capacity Building for advanced Trauma Life Support in India
15. Capacity Building in DM for Govt. Officials & Representative of Panchayat Raj Institution
& Urban Local Bodies at District Level
16. Roadmap for mitigation of Urban Flood
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17. Gujarat Flood 2017- A case study

18. Training of Masons on Hazard Resistant Construction
19. Tamil Nadu Floods: Lessons learnt and Best Practices – A report
20. Study Report on Gaja Cyclone - 2018
21. Home Owner’s Guide for Cyclone and Earthquake Safety
22. Earthquake Disaster Risk Index Report
23. Fire Safety in India (Proceedings of 15th Formation Day of NDMA)
24. A Preliminary Study to Estimate Temperature Threshold for Heat Wave Warning in India
25. Pocket Book of Do’s and Don’ts on various disasters
26. A digital book on Do’s and Don’ts and FAQ on COVID-19
27. National Workshop Report for Preparation and Management of Heatwave 2020
3.6 Guidelines/ Reports released during The Guidelines on Disability Inclusive

2019-20 : DRR cover all the aspects of Disaster
Management – pre, during and post.
(i) National Guidelines on Temporary
During pre-disaster phase, special
Shelters for Disaster - Affected Families
preparedness measures for disabled
The Guidelines on Temporary people have been taken care of.
Shelters will facilitate all Government Special requirement for persons with
/Non-Government agencies in disability have been addressed during
constructing temporary shelters the disaster situation. Post-disaster
for the victims of disasters as per activities focus on reconstruction,
their needs. The guidelines will help rehabilitation and recovery aspects
agencies in deciding the construction with special focus on requirements
material/technology to be used of the person with disabilities. The
for construction of the temporary Guidelines have been prepared in
shelters and provide information consultation with United Nations
about availability of resources in Resident Coordinator’s (UNRC)
various geographical location and Office, New Delhi and were released
methodology to be adopted for on the occasion of 15th Formation
construction of the shelters. The Day of NDMA on 27th September,
guidelines provides information about 2019.
all aspects of temporary shelters.
The Guidelines were released on the (iii) National Guidelines for Preparation
occasion of 15th Formation Day of of Action Plan – Prevention and
NDMA on 27th September, 2019. Management of Heat Wave.
(ii) National Disaster Management NDMA has released the revised

Guidelines on Disability Inclusive National Guideline for preparation
Disaster Risk Reduction of Action plan – prevention and
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management of Heat Wave 2019 i.e. structural and non – structural
after intensive deliberations by the safety. The guide has been prepared
Expert Committee constituted for the in consultation with Indian Institute
purpose. These Guidelines provide of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur and
a framework for implementation, Madras and was released on the
coordination and evaluation of occasion of 15th Formation Day of
activities undertaken by local NDMA on 27th September, 2019.
authorities in their respective areas
(vi) A Preliminary Study to Estimate
to reduce the negative impact of
Temperature Threshold for Heat
extreme heat-wave. The revised
Wave Warning in India
Guidelines have been released in
October, 2019. Heat Waves are projected to increase
in number, intensity and duration in
(iv) Study Report on Gaja Cyclone – 2018
the 21st century. NDMA has prepared
An important aspect of disaster a preliminary report of thresholds of
preparedness is to study each event maximum temperature for impact-
to learn lessons, identify gaps and based warnings for 100 Indian cities
document best practices so that with an overall objective to provide
future events are handled in an even meteorological and heat-health
more efficient manner. As such, warnings to be used by the alert
this study report can be referred to decision makers and the general
improve preparedness as well as public from the impending danger of
response mechanisms of the overall heat wave. City specific temperature
administrative machinery. The report thresholds can help to provide
was released on the occasion of 15th specific heat wave warnings for taking
Formation Day of NDMA on 27th various preparedness and mitigation
September, 2019. measures. Copy of the Study has
been sent to all States/ concerned
(v) Home Owner’s Guide for Cyclone
Ministries and other stakeholders
and Earthquake Safety
(vii) Fire Safety in India (Proceedings of
As major parts of the country are prone
15th Formation Day of NDMA)
to earthquakes and floods, people
need to be made aware of simple, Across the globe, fire remains a major
easy-to-understand tips for making cause of loss of life and property.
their houses resilient to earthquakes In the past, India has witnessed
and floods. This Guide aims to many tragic fire incidents for e.g.
reduce potential losses and can be Uphar cinema, New Delhi (2007),
used across various geographies school in Kumbakonam (1997) and
and types of construction. This will Kamala Mills, Mumbai (2017). More
facilitate a person to build/ buy recently, the Surat coaching-class
earthquake and cyclone resistant fire highlights the urgent need to
houses/ flats/ buildings. The guide improve the fire safety preparedness.
has been developed for both aspects In order to discuss and deliberate
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the issues associated with fire risk Shri G. Kishan Reddy, inaugurated the
and fire safety, National Disaster event.
Management Authority (NDMA)
2. The following technical sessions
selected the theme ‘Fire Safety’ on
were held during the function:
occasion of 15th Formation Day
celebrations on 27th September i) Fire Risk in India
2019 at Hotel Ashok, New Delhi. ii) Fire Prevention and Mitigation
The detailed proceedings of the iii) Institutional Challenges and
formation day have been compiled Issues
and uploaded on website.
Stakeholders discussed the fire risk
(viii) National Workshop Report for in the country, its prevention and
Preparation and Management of mitigation, key issues and institutional
Heat Wave, 2020. challenges with regards to fire risk
The report contains the proceedings reduction, and the way forward.
of the two-day national workshop
3. Dr. P. K. Mishra, Principal Secretary
organised by NDMA in collaboration
to the Prime Minister, delivered the
with the Government of Karnataka,
valedictory address on the occasion.
on Preparedness, Mitigation and
Management of Heat Wave in (ii) National workshop on Preparedness,
Bengaluru on 5th-6th December, Mitigation and Management of Heat
2019 for the heat wave in 2020. Wave:
3.7 Guidelines and other documents under NDMA in collaboration with the
preparation : Government of Karnataka, organised
(i) Formulation of Standard Operating a two-day national workshop on
Procedure (SOP) on accepting Preparedness, Mitigation and
international assistance for Disaster Management of Heat Wave in
Relief and Recovery. Bengaluru on 5th-6th December,
(ii) Formulation of Standard Operating 2019 for the heat wave in 2020.
Procedure (SOP) on channelizing 2. Important deliberations on a
domestic support/ assistance for range of topics were carried out in
disaster relief and recovery. five technical sessions during the
3.8 Workshop/ Training Programmes workshop. These are as follows:
conducted by NDMA :
• Discussions were held on Impact
(i) Formation Day workshop on Fire of Climate Change on heat wave.
Safety: Measures on how to reduce the
risk related to heat waves were
NDMA celebrated its 15th Formation
explored. Panellists discussed the
Day on September 27, 2019. The
impact of extreme heat on health
theme of this year’s Formation Day
in India and mainstreaming of
was Fire Safety. Hon’ble Union
Heat Action Plans based on the
Minister of State for Home Affairs,
latest National Guidelines.
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• Senior officials from India (a) For assistance of the Ministries/
Meteorological Department Departments of the Govt. of India
(IMD) also discussed Early in preparation of their Disaster
Warning and forecasting, and Management Plan (DMP), NDMA
communications strategy for formulated a ‘Suggested Structure
dissemination of heat wave for Disaster Management Plan-
related messages. Departments/ Ministries in the
GoI’ and circulated the same to
• Some vulnerable States
all concerned. This is available on
shared their experiences and
NDMA’s web site www.ndma.gov.in
best practices to help other
under the link Policy and Plan – DM
stakeholders prepare and
Plan Templates. A simplified template
implement their Heat Action
for DM Plan has also been prepared
Plans. The success stories
for Ministries / Departments who
from these States emphasised
are not directly involved in Disaster
the importance of advanced
Management.
planning, better preparedness
and timely intervention. (b) A list of Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQs) from Ministries on DMP and
• Presentations were made on
their answers have been circulated to
capacity building and issues
all Ministries / Departments and also
pertaining to effective response;
uploaded on NDMA’s website under
and panel discussions were held
the link Policy and Plan – DM Plan
on inter-agency coordination.
Templates
3. Members and senior officials from
(c) The matter regarding preparation of
NDMA, experts on heat wave, early
DMP by the Ministries/Departments
warning and forecasting agencies, State
of the Government of India as per
governments, research institutions
section 37 of the DM Act is being
and members of the civil society
consistently pursued with them
participated in the workshop. With
through meetings and D.O. letters.
this workshop, the National Disaster
Management Authority has initiated (d) (As on 31.03.2020) NDMA approved
efforts well in advance for managing the Disaster Management Plan
the Heat wave season 2020. (DMP) of following Ministries /
Departments of Govt. of India:
3.9 Formulation of State Disaster
Management Plans : 1. Department of Agriculture,
Cooperation & Farmers Welfare
36 States/ UTs have prepared their State 2. Department of Animal Husbandry,
Disaster Management Plans (SDMPs) Dairying & Fisheries (now
and shared with NDMA. Ministry of Fisheries, Animal
3.10 Disaster Management Plan of Husbandry and Dairying)
Ministries/ Departments of Government 3. Department of Atomic Energy
of India: 4. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
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5. Department of Justice 20. Ministry of Culture

6. Ministry of Petroleum & Natural 21. Ministry of Housing & Urban
gas Poverty Alleviation (now Ministry
of Housing & Urban Affairs)
(e) (As on 31.03.2020) NDMA
examined the Disaster Management 22. Ministry of Home Affairs (for all
Plan (DMP) of following Ministries/ Departments under it)
Departments of Govt. of India and 23. Ministry of Minority Affairs
furnished comments for their revision: 24. Department of Commerce
1. Ministry of Railways 25. Ministry of Coal
2. Department of Space 26. Department for Promotion of
3. Ministry of Power Industry and Internal Trade
4. Ministry of Women and Child 3.11. Schemes under implementation :
Development
(i) Implementation of the Sendai
5. Ministry of Steel
Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction:
6. Ministry of Information and The Scheme – Implementation of
Broadcasting the Sendai Framework for Disaster
7. Department of School Education Risk Reduction – has been approved
& Literacy by NDMA at a cost of Rs. 2010.6
8. Department of Heavy Industry Lakh for implementation in all the
9. Ministry of Food Processing States and UTs for three years from
Industries 2018-19. The Scheme, inter – alia,
10. Department of Agricultural provides for financial support for
Research and Education hiring of one Disaster Management
(DM) professional at SDMA in all
11. Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and
States/ UTs. The DM professional
Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and
will facilitate/ support the State
Homeopathy (AYUSH)
Administration in taking measures for
12. Department of Fertilizers
implementation of Sendai Framework
13. Ministry of Civil Aviation for Disaster Risk Reduction. The
14. Department of details of financial support for the
Telecommunications components of the Scheme are as
15. Department of Water Resources, under :
River Development and Ganga
(i) Hiring of one Sr. Consultant at the
Rejuvenation
rate of Rs. One Lakh per month.
16. Ministry of Mines
17. Ministry of Road Transport and (ii) Hiring of one Data Entry Operator
Highways at the rate of Rs.22,000/- per
month.
18. Department of Youth Affairs
19. Department of Drinking Water & (iii) Hiring of vehicle with ceiling of
Sanitation Rs.25,000/- per month for first
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year, Rs.27,500/- per month for The details of amount released to States
second year and Rs.30,250/- for under the Scheme are as under:
third year.
Financial No. of States Total amount
(iv) Financial support of Rs.2.0 Lakh Year to whom fund released
(one time) for setting up of office. released
The details of amount released to States / 2018-19 27 States Rs. 524.30 lakh
UTs under the Scheme are as under: 2019-20 18 States Rs. 315.00 lakh
Total Rs. 839.30 lakh
F i n a n c i a l No. of States / Total amount
Year UTs to whom released 3.12. Projects under implementation:
fund released (i) Assessment of Vulnerability and
2018-19 31 (29 States Rs. 594.56 Threshold of heat-related health
and 2 UTs) lakh hazards in four Cities of India
2019-20 3 (3 UTs) Rs. 22.16 lakh National Disaster Management
Total Rs. 616.72 lakh Authority (NDMA) has awarded the
project to Public Health Foundation
(ii) Strengthening of District Disaster
of India (PHFI), Haryana, India
Management Authorities (DDMAs)
in December, 2019 for study on
of Hazard Prone Districts out of the Assessment of Vulnerability and
115 identified backward districts : The Threshold of heat-related health
Scheme – Strengthening of District hazards in four Cities of India i.e.
Disaster Management Authorities Ongole (Andhra Pradesh), Karimnagar
(DDMAs) of Hazard Prone Districts (Telangana), Angul (Odisha) and
out of the 115 identified backward Kolkata (West Bengal) at a tentative
districts – has been approved by cost of Rs. 48,98,300/-.
NDMA at a cost of Rs.28.98 Crore for
This study will assess the health
implementation in all the States except effect of exposure to heat waves
Goa, where no backward district is across four cities/towns in the
identified, for three years from 2018- country. Additionally, it will also
19. The Scheme provides for financial assess the burden of heat wave in
support for hiring of one Disaster four cities/towns of the country
Management (DM) professional at the and map the current socio-cultural
rate of Rs. 70,000/- (Rupees Seventy practices across these four sites.
thousand) per month in each of hazard It will explore and document the
prone districts out of 115 identified opportunities and challenges that the
districts in 28 States for the duration vulnerable population are facing in
of the Scheme. The DM professional terms of mitigating the risks related
will facilitate/ support the District to heat waves. Further, the study will
Administration in taking measures for provide robust evidence from four
implementation of Sendai Framework cities of India to inform the policy
for Disaster Risk Reduction. which in turn would strengthen the
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current state and region-wise Indian (iii) Development of Flood Early Warning
weather warning system for better System in Guwahati Town
preparedness. The policy briefs that
would be developed for each state, NDMA has awarded the project to
would offer state-specific suggestions The Energy and Resources Institute
to improve preparedness to deal with (TERI), New Delhi for Development
heat wave. of Flood Early Warning System in
Guwahati Town at a tentative cost of
(ii) Developing framework for Heat
Rs. 49,20,664 /- in 2018-19 and work
vulnerability Mapping and model
is under progress.
Heat Action Plan for Indian Cities
NDMA has awarded the project The deliverables of the project
to Visvesvaraya National Institute comprise following activities:
of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur for 1. (i) Primary and secondary data
Developing framework for Heat collection, surveys and analysis
vulnerability Mapping and model and (ii) Setting up the model and
Heat Action Plan for Indian Cities at a model simulation and tuning.
tentative cost of Rs. 46,94,612/-.
The deliverables of the project include: 2. (i) Analysis of Results and
Validation and (ii) Graphical
1. Study showing relationship
User Interface (GUI), GUI
between outdoor thermal comfort,
Meteorological parameters and Training, Draft and Final Report
morphological parameters. of the study with key findings
and Review of the work. The
2. Heat Vulnerability map for 2
flood warning system developed
cities in Vidarbha region.
by TERI, to be used by Guwahati
3. Heat Action Plan for a selected Municipal Corporation will be
city. run by them in the presence of
4. Generic methodology for HV TERI team before handing over
mapping. the final product to NDMA/
5. Framework for model HAP. Assam SDMA.
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CHAPTER 4
Disaster Risk Mitigation Projects
National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project Project Components

4.1 National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project 4.2. The project has 4 Components as
is a flagship programme of Govt. of India mentioned below:
which is being implemented by NDMA Component A - Early Warning and
in 8 cyclone prone coastal states with Dissemination System (EWDS)
overall budget of Rs.5232 Cr. The Project Component B - Construction of Cyclone
is divided into two phases. The outlay Risk Mitigation Infrastructure viz.
for phase-I was Rs.2541 Cr. and that
(i) Multi-Purpose Cyclone Shelters (MPCS)
of phase-II is Rs.2691 Cr. The Phase-I
(ii) Evacuation Roads
covered the States of Andhra Pradesh
(iii) Bridges
&Odisha, where works started during
(iv) Saline Embankments
2011 and got completed during 2018.
Presently, the works of Phase-II, which Component C-Technical assistance for
commenced in 2015 in 6 states viz, Goa, Risk Management, capacity Building and
Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra Knowledge Creation.
and West Bengal, are undergoing. Component D - Project Management and
Implementation Support.
NCRMP Phase-I
Outlay
Component Description
(Rs. in Cr.)
A Early Warning and Dissemination System (EWDS) 132.00
Construction of cyclone Risk Mitigation Infrastructure viz,
- Multi-Purpose Cyclone Shelters (MPCS)
B - Evacuation Roads 2223.67
- Bridges
- Saline Embankments
Technical assistance for Cyclone Hazard Mitigation, capacity Building
C 22.41
and Knowledge Creation
D Project Management and Implementation on Support 138.64
Un-allocation Contingencies 24.88
Total 2541.60
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NCRMP Phase-II
Outlay
Component Description
(Rs. in Cr.)
A Early Warning and Dissemination System (EWDS) 267.12
Construction of cyclone Risk Mitigation Infrastructure viz,
- Multi Purpose Cyclone Shelters (MPCS)
- Evacuation Roads
B - Bridges 2133.48
- Saline Embankments
- Underground Cabling
- Coastal Belt Plantation/Lightening Arrestors
Technical assistance for Cyclone Hazard Mitigation, capacity Building
C 105.10
and Knowledge Creation
D Project Management and Implementation on Support 135.30
Un-allocation Contingencies 50.00
Total 2691.00
4.3 Implementation Status of NCRMP and commissioned in both the states.

Phase-I (Andhra Pradesh and Odisha)
Component B: Under NCRMP Phase-I, 535
Component A: As regards EWDS, 275 Multipurpose Cyclone Shelters, 1086.52
Alert sirens, 476 Digital Mobile Radio Kms of Roads, 34 Bridges and 88.12 Kms
and 34 Satellite Terminals have been Saline Embankment have been completed.
installed and system made operational State wise break-up is given as under:
Sl. N. States Sub-Component Total to be constructed Completed
MPCS (no) 316 316
1 Odisha Roads (km) 388.50 388.50
Saline Embankment(Km) 58.22 58.22
MPCS (no) 219 219
Roads (km) 698.02 698.02

2 Andhra Pradesh
Bridge(No.) 35 34
Saline Embankment(Km) 29.90 29.90
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Component C: Following Technical 4.5 Implementation Status of NCRMP

Studies have been completed: Phase-II (Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka,
Kerala, Maharashtra and West Bengal).
(i) The Coastal Hazard, Risk and
Vulnerability Assessment (web-CRA) Component–A : Four States of Goa,
(ii) Preparing Long Term Training and Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala have
Capacity Building (iii) Post Disaster engaged M/s TCIL as their Knowledge
Needs Assessment (PDNA) Tool & Partner/Technical Consultant to provide
long term recovery framework. assistance for implementation of Early
Warning Dissemination System (EWDS).
4.4 Financial Management: West Bengal has engaged M/s PWC as
Rs.1983.84 crore (Government of India their Knowledge Partner, while KPMG
share) had been released upto December, has been engaged by Gujarat as their
2018 and Rs. 1963.53 crore expenditure Knowledge Partner. Work has been
(Govt. of India Share) incurred up to 30th awarded to the system integrator in Goa
November, 2019. while other five states are at tendering
Photographs of Assets created under NCRMP Phase-I (Andhra Pradesh)
Approach Road in West Godavari District Bridge in Guntur District
Photographs of Assets created under NCRMP Phase-I (Odisha)
MPCS in Puri District Saline Embankment Work in Odisha
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stage for the engagement of system Electric Cabling Works and Lightning
integrator. Arresters/Coastal Belt Plantation works in
addition to MPCS, Roads, Bridge & Saline
Component-B : In Phase-II, two additional
Embankment. The state wise physical
mitigation works have been taken under
progress of CRMI works are given as
the component-B viz., Under Ground
under:-
Sl. N. States Sub- component Total to be Completed Under Tender

constructed Execution stage
1 Goa MPCS (no) 12 0 10 2
Underground 98 0 98
Cabling(km)
2 Gujarat MPCS (no) 95 28 51 16
Roads (km) 157 157 0
3 Karnataka MPCS (no) 11 4 7
Roads (km) 48 47 1
Saline Embankment 7 1
(km)
4 Kerala MPCS (no) 17 0 14 3
5 Maharashtra MPCS (no) 11 0 0 11
Saline Embankment 29.55 0 22.26 7.29
(km) (3 packages) (2 packages)
Underground 471 0 471
Cabling (KM)
6 West Bengal MPCS (no) 146 145 1
Underground 515 0 500 15
Cabling (km)
Photographs of Assets created under NCRMP Phase-II (Gujarat)
MPCS in Surat District MPCS in Bharuch District
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Photographs of Assets created under NCRMP Phase-II (West Bengal)
MPCS in South 24 Parganas District MPCS in South 24 Parganas District
Component- C: The following studies II. EOIs are under evaluation for
are being conducted under Phase- NSRMP II.
II(NCRMP):- (c) Hydro-meteorological Resilience
(a)
Hazard Risk & Vulnerability Action Plan (HmRAP)- To assist states
Assessment (Web-DCRA)– It in preparing resilience action plans
includes development of Web- that will focus on extreme weather
DCRA and DSS Tool for cyclone and events in urban areas. Consultancy to
associated impacts, including Storm be awarded shortly.
Surge & Inland flooding in 13 coastal (d) Designing of Comprehensive Multi-
States/UTs. This work awarded to hazard Risk Financing Strategy
M/s.RMSI and is under progress. (CMhRFS) – To identify the various
(b)
National Seismic Risk Mitigation risk transfer financial instruments and
Program (NSRMP)- To design to develop risk financing strategies.
National Seismic Risk Mitigation RfP issued to selected firms.
Programme for 9 high risk States/UTs
(e) Capacity Building &Training:
viz., Uttarakhand, H.P, Bihar, Assam,
Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, J&K i) Capacity Building activities
and Ladakh. Works already awarded for government officials
to the Consultant (DDF-AKDN JV) under five priority sectors
and same is being executed by them. (Education, Health, Panchayati
Five more high risk States (Delhi, Raj Institute, Urban Local Body,
Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Nagaland, Rural Development) are under
Mizoram) are covered under NSRMP- progress.
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ii) Shelter Level training on First Aid, 4.9 The final Report of Earthquake Disaster
Shelter Management and Search Risk Index was released on the 15th
& Rescue are under progress. Formation Day of NDMA. A Workshop
was also held on 9th January 2020 to
4.6 Financial Management:
sensitize the concerned city officials
Rs.1111.87 crore (Govt. of India Share) has regarding the EDRI, earthquake mitigation
been released to States upto March, 2020 measures the cities may undertake based
and Rs.805.30 crore expenditure (Govt. of on the outcome of the study. The Final
India Share) incurred upto March 2020. installment of Rs. 9.5 Lakh was released to
IIIT Hyderabad. The project has achieved
Initiatives by Mitigation Division, NDMA the envisaged objectives and deliverables
thereon.
4.7 Mitigation Division takes up pilot
projects and studies on cross cutting Development of Simplified Guidelines/ Manual
themes covering different aspects of for Earthquake Resistant Built Environment
natural and manmade disasters including
Floods, Landslides, Earthquakes, 4.10 NDMA has associated with BIS to
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and develop simplified guidelines based upon
Nuclear Disasters etc. through reputed BIS codes and NBC-2016, explaining the
Institutions/organizations. Various basic requirement of earthquake resistant
Projects/ activities undertaken by NDMA constructions in the interest of common
are as under:- man and public as a whole. In this regard,
draft guideline has been prepared through
EARTHQUAKE : Working Group (WG).
4.11 Addition of illustrative pictures/cartoons
1. Earthquake Disaster Risk Index (EDRI) for 50
depicting salient features of BIS and NBC-
Cities and 1 District
2016 through CBRI Roorkee with the
4.8 A pilot study was conducted by IIIT- cost of Rs. 4.56 lakh is in progress. 1st
Hyderabad to estimate the disaster risk Installment i.e. Rs. 1.83 Lakhs has been
index for the 50 cities and 1 district. released to CBRI Roorkee.
These cities were selected from Zone
IV & V and selection of these cities Creation, Periodic Review & Updation/Revision
were based on high population density of Building Codes for Earthquake Resistant Build
and housing threat factor etc. The risk Environment
obtained is mainly the combination of
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hazard, vulnerability and exposure of the
Committee of BIS, BIS requested NDMA to
city. It provides information to each cities
fund for the R&D project on ‘Probabilistic
of their impending risk and gave an inter-
Seismic Hazard Map’, ‘Seismic Design of
comparison of the risk among the cities.
Pipelines–Code of Practice’, ‘Performance
And perused them to take appropriate
Based Design and Seismic Design’ and
action for disaster preparedness and
‘Detailing of New Structures – Steel
response measure to avert the impending
Buildings’.
risk.
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4.13 Further, NDMA has decided to fund with the AICTE curriculum. The detailed
Rs. 35 lakhs for the above-mentioned content writing is in progress by the
4 Codes. The tri-partite MoUs among identified lead experts.
NDMA, BIS and concerned IITs has been
signed. 1st installment to the concerned Workshop on Challenges of DRR in Hill Towns
IITs has been released and R&D work has
4.16 NDMA decided to organize two
been commenced towards development
workshops for Himalayan States i.e.
of respective codes. A project monitoring
Northeastern States and Northwestern to
group meeting was also held on
provide the platform to local government
7thJanuary 2020 to review the progress
and city officials of hill towns to share
of the work. The first draft of the R&D
their issues related to disaster risk and
work on respective standards has been
subsequent initiatives in the context of
submitted by IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee and
hilly areas to solve the problems affecting
IIT Bhubaneshwar.
the safety of their built environments.
Development of Resource Materials on 4.17 By keeping the above in mind first workshop
Earthquake Engineering was held during 18-19 September, 2019
at Gangtok and the second workshop
4.14 NDMA has constituted a Core Group of
was held during 22-23 October, 2019 at
the subject experts to prepare the detailed
Shimla in collaboration with the respective
outline after prioritizing the subjects to
State Governments. In this regard,
be part of the curriculum of earthquake
NDMA provided the technical assistance
engineering at undergraduate level. 2nd
alongwith financial assistance of Rs. 10.00
meeting of the Core Group was held on
lakh each to the concerned States.
29.05.2019 at IIT Bombay. In the meeting,
outline for the 5 subjects have been
Resource mapping of Earthquake Engineering
finalized and the detailed content in terms
Faculties in Engineering/Architect Colleges
of sub-topic with the brief summary is
being developed for the identified outline 4.18 The mapping of earthquake engineering
for each subject. Further, the 3rd meeting resources is to be carried out through MNIT
was held at NDMA on 17.07.2019 to Jaipur with the cost of Rs. 23.5 lakh. The
identify the lead institute and lead experts MoU between NDMA and MNIT Jaipur
to develop detailed content of the 5 has been signed on 18.10.2019. The major
identified subjects. deliverable of the projects is developing
database of earthquake experts and other
4.15 IIT Bombay has been identified as the lead
relevant resources across the country and
agency to develop the resource material
development of MIS platform to host the
through the domain experts with the cost
earthquake resource database.
of Rs. 1.924 Crore. The MoU between IIT
Bombay and NDMA has been signed and 4.19 The first installment i.e. Rs. 9.4 lakh to
first installment has been released and commence the work has been released
work has been initiated by IIT Bombay. and work has been initiated by MNIT
Various meetings have been held to Jaipur. A Project review meeting has also
finalize the outline, the content in line been held on 17th March, 2020.
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Pilot project to improve Earthquake Resiliency and AEC Guwahati. The main objective
of Masonry Lifeline Structures and upcoming of the project is to identify and document
constructions the contemporary building typologies in
Indian Himalayas, seismic vulnerability
4.20 NDMA has undertaken a pilot project
assessment and suggesting safety
to improve the earthquake resilience
measure for such kind of buildings
of lifelines structure which include the
typologies. The work has been initiated by
retrofitting of selected masonry lifeline
IIT Ropar.
buildings, construction of technology
demonstration unit and capacity building 4.24 The first installment of the project i.e. Rs
of engineer, bar benders and carpenters. 10 Lakhs has been released to IIT Ropar
to initiate the project and IIT Ropar has
The main Objectives of the Scheme are: -
submitted the first draft of the report as
• Structural safety audit of selected per the MoU.
lifeline masonry buildings
• Retrofitting of selected lifeline Regional Workshop on DRR
masonry buildings
4.25 A Regional Workshop was organized in
• Construction of Technology Bhubaneshwar, Odisha on 10th & 11th
Demonstration Units to showcase the February, 2020 to discuss and deliberate
earthquake resistant technology (one the issues and share their experience to
each in the project States/UT). mitigate the disasters the Eastern states
• Capacity Building-Training of are facing. States of Andhra Pradesh,
engineers, masons, bar-benders and Bihar, Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha
artisans and West Bengal Participated in the
4.21 The initial installment i.e. Rs 91 lakhs Workshop. The issues and measures
has been released to both states of relating to mitigation of floods, cyclones,
Uttarakhand and Tripura and NDMC and earthquake alongwith the use of
Delhi. GIS in Disaster Risk Management were
discussed in this Regional Workshop.
4.22 Tripura State has initiated the work and
identified 25 Masonry buildings and LANDSLIDE :
will further prepare the DPR. Similarly,
Generation of Meso Level 1:10,000 Scale User
Uttarakhand state have also identified
Friendly LHZ Maps and landslide Inventory for
the buildings and completed the DPR of 1
Tapovan-Vyasi Corridor of Haridwar-Badrinath
Hospital buildings.
National Highway, Uttarakhand.
Compendium of Traditional Earthquake Resilient
Construction Practices for Knowledge Sharing
4.26 NDMA has sanctioned the pilot project
and Disaster Risk Reduction: Promotion of
on “Generation of Meso Level 1:10,000
Traditional Construction Practices
Scale User Friendly LHZ Maps and
Landslide Inventory for Tapovan-Vyasi
4.23 Pilot Study on Traditional Earthquake Corridor of Haridwar -Badrinath National
Resistant Construction Practices in Highway, Uttarakhand” in collaboration
Himalayan Region was allotted to IIT with Remote Sensing Application Centre
Ropar in a consortium with IIT Roorkee (RSAC) – UP (Lucknow) in which Survey
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of India (SoI) and Geological Survey of Electro – Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

India (GSI), IIT-Roorkee and Uttarakhand based sensors technology was sanctioned
Government will provide their inputs. by NDMA.
Creation of Landslide Hazard Zonation
4.29 The total estimated cost of the project
(LHZ) maps of 1:10,000 Scale and
is Rs. 27,85,080 (Rupees Twenty Seven
landslide inventory will be done by high
Lakh Eighty Five Thousand and Eighty
resolution satellite data.
only). Out of which Rs. 25, 99,408
4.27 The total estimated cost of the project is (Rupees Twenty Five Lakh Ninety Nine
Rs. 35,13,000 (Rupees Thirty Five Lakh Thousand Four Hundred and Eight only)
and Thirteen Thousand only). Out of was released to IIT Mandi.
which Rs. 20,52,000 (Rupees Twenty
The present status of the project is as
Lakh and Fifty Two Thousand only) were
under:-
released to RSAC-UP and IIT-Roorkee.
The present status of the project is as a. Development of Prototypical low cost
under: MEMS based landslide monitoring
solutions (LMS) completed.
a. Creation of thematic layers of Road,
Settlements, Drainage, Active b. Performing lab scale simulation on
Slide etc. and procurement of high the LMS completed.
resolution image. c. Site selection with surficial deployment
b. Team of RSAC-UP & GSI (Uttarakhand of equipment was completed and sub-
State Unit) visited the site in October, surface deployment of equipment at
2019. Gharpa hill site is completed.
c. Survey of India (SoI) provided the d. Machine learning algorithms and
base data of 1:10,000 scale and 5m calibrations-validation of sensors is in
contour interval of 30km road stretch progress.
with 0.5km buffer along Tapovan to 4.30 Landslide Risk Mitigation Scheme (LRMS)
Vyasi route corridor.
d. Landslide mapping from high • NDMA has conceptualized and
resolution satellite data completed. formulated “Landslide Risk Mitigation
Scheme (LRMS)” under Improving
e. Preparation of other thematic layers is
Disaster Risk Governance of SDMA’s
in progress.
/ DDMA’s to provide financial and
f. Testing of samples collected from technical support to landslide prone
study area by IIT Roorkee is in progress. States for site specific landslide
mitigation.
Development and Evaluation of Low-Cost
Landslide Monitoring Solutions • LRMS is a pilot scheme to demonstrate
benefits of landslide mitigation
4.28 A pilot project on “Development and measures along with landslide
Evaluation of Low-cost Landslide monitoring, awareness generation,
Monitoring Solutions” in collaboration capacity building / training etc.
with IIT Mandi for the development of
• MoU were signed with State Disaster
low cost sensors and other instruments
Management Authorities (SDMA’s)
for landslide monitoring through Micro-
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of Sikkim, Mizoram, Nagaland and online platform in future at CRRI,CBRI,
Uttarakhand for implementation of NIT-Mizoram and IIT-Roorkee.
scheme.
Preparation of Guidelines on Management of
• The total cost of the scheme is Rs. Glacial Hazards & Risks especially Glacial Lake
43.92 Crores. Out of which Rs. 13.17 Outburst Floods (GLOF)
Crores released as first installments
to Sikkim, Mizoram, Nagaland and 4.34
NDMA is collaborating with Swiss
Uttarakhand. And, 2nd installment Development Cooperation (SDC),
of Rs. 3.27 Crore was released to Embassy of Switzerland in India, New Delhi
Nagaland after progress review of the to prepare Guidelines on Management of
project implementation. Glacial Hazards & Risks especially GLOFs
and Landslide Lake Outburst Floods
Training Programmes on “Landslide Mitigation (LLOFs).
and Detailed Project Report (DPR) Preparation”.
4.35 Present Status:-
4.31 NDMA has approved the training • Constitution of Task force
programmes for two and five days on • Inception cum Brainstorming
“Landslide Mitigation and Detailed Workshop was held on 3rd-4th July,
Project Report (DPR) Preparation” in 2019 at IIC, New Delhi
collaboration with expert institution like
• Three Task Force meetings were
IIT, CBRI, CRRI, IISc etc. to impart training
held in Sept., 2019; Dec., 2019 and
to the State Governments officials since
February, 2020.
the State Governments face difficulties in
preparing the DPR on landslide mitigation • Experts of Task Force are preparing
and stabilization. the draft of Guidelines.
• Next brainstorming workshop will be
4.32
Accordingly, five 2 days training conducted through online platform.
programmes were conducted at Central
Road Research Institute (CRRI), New National Landslide Risk Management Strategy
Delhi; Central Building Research Institute
(CBRI), Roorkee with budgetary support 4.36 NDMA released National Landslide Risk
and at YMCA, New Delhi in collaboration Management Strategy on 15th Formation
with National Institute of Disaster Day of NDMA held on 27th Sept., 2019.
Management (NIDM), New Delhi without The strategy document was prepared by
any budgetary support from NDMA. All the Task Force of experts. The National
the five 2 days training programmes had Landslide Risk Management Strategy was
been successfully conducted. planned through six independent sub-
groups. The six major components of sub-
4.33 So far, four 5 days training programmes groups are as under:
were conducted at IIT-Mandi (Himachal
Pradesh); Indian Institute of Science i. Generation of User-Friendly Landslide
(IISc), Bangalore (Karnataka) and NEHU- Hazard Maps
Shillong (Meghalaya) with budgetary ii. Development of Landslide Monitoring
support. Further, two 2-days and two and Early Warning System (EWS)
5-days trainings will be conducted through iii. Awareness Programmes
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iv. Capacity Building and Training of Basic training on CBRN Emergency Management
stakeholders for Airports and Seaports
v. Preparation of Mountain Zone 4.40 Staff of major airports and seaports
Regulations and Policies have been trained on management of
vi. Stabilization and Mitigation of CBRN incidents. The initiative was taken
Landslides and Creation of Special subsequent to a few incidents in public
Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for Landslide area. NDMA conducted gap analysis of the
Management safety practices in the ports and based on
4.37 The document was circulated among all the findings training of staff was initiated.
the concerned Ministries, Departments, The programme has been successfully
States/UTs and other stakeholders for completed in 12 major airports and 12
further necessary actions. seaports. The initiative is being extended
to additional 30 airports and 11 seaports
Nuclear and Radiological under a project.
Equipping and training of police personnel on Revision of DDMPs of the districts with NPPs:
management of radiological emergency: Mobile
Radiation Detection System
4.41 The DDMPs of the seven districts, where
nuclear power plants (NPP) are located
4.38 NDMA has carried out a project, “Mobile were, especially, reviewed and found to
Radiation Detection System” under which be not covering plans on offsite nuclear
police personnel have been equipped and emergency in the nearby operating NPP.
trained on management of radiological A document preparation profile (DPP),
emergency in public domain. Under the giving guidelines on preparation of
project, police personnel in 56 select DDMPs of the districts with NPPs was
cities have been provided, PPEs, radiation prepared and the concerned districts were
detectors, including, vehicle mounted Go- requested to revise the DDMPs. The effort
NoGo radiation meters. A proportionate will bring adequate details and uniformity
number of police personnel from all in the documents.
the cities, covered in the project, have
been trained in batches under training Publication of manual on medical management
of trainers programme. SoP for handling of radiological emergencies:
of the MRDS during routine surveillance
4.42 A book on medical management of
and emergency management, has been
nuclear and radiological emergencies
prepared and included in the training of
was published in Feb, 2019. The manual,
trainers programme.
which has been prepared with the support
4.39 The project is expected to significantly of domain experts, aims to serve as a
enhance the CBRN safety status in public practical resource guide for management
areas against mishandling, malicious of any nuclear or radiological emergency. It
use of radio-isotopes, RDD, transport also explains the roles and responsibilities
accident, orphan sources etc. It will also of the members of the emergency medical
act as a deterrent against trafficking of response organizations which includes the
any radioactive material. response initiation team, the emergency
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medical personnel on the scene and the cases were reported worldwide of which
hospital radiological response team. only 82 cases from 18 other countries.
This disease’s severity compelled the
Medical Preparedness and Biological Disasters WHO to declare the novel outbreak
(2019-nCoV) a Public Health Emergency
4.43 In order to boost medical readiness and
of International Concern (PHEIC) which
inculcate a culture of preparedness in
was subsequently renamed as COVID-19
schools , NDMA along with Indian Red
on 11th February 2020. Meanwhile on
Cross Society developed Modules and
30th January 2020, Kerala reported its
Mobile Application on Comprehensive
first case of COVID-19, which rose to
First Aid, This books were designed in
three cases by 3rd February 2020 - all
content and language as per the age group
being students returning from Wuhan.
of students. The three modules were for
standard 8 – 10, standard 11 and 12 and 4.46 Appreciating the gravity of the situation,
for teachers along with FAST mobile App the NDMA on 4th February 2020
which had interfaces for both children and issued an advisory to all States/UTs by
parents and comprehensively covered drawing their attention to the tenets
topics of First Aid, Skill sets related to of the National Disaster Management
life safety, Do’s and Don’ts for Disasters, Guidelines on the Management of
Interesting facts about the first aid and Biological Disasters and Chapter 7.15
direct ambulance calling feature. of National Disaster Management Plan
2019 for preparedness activities for
NDMA Manual on Medical Management of the management of COVID-19. This
Nuclear & Radiological Emergencies entailed need based targeted capacity
building of health care workers and other
4.44 Management of victims of Nuclear and
stakeholders, enhance isolation facilities in
Radiological Emergencies is complicated
all hospitals, dissemination of COVID-19
and challenging. A clear guidance on
do’s and don’ts in all vernacular languages
how to prepare the hospitals to deal with
via all media platforms including its non-
such patients , what treatment should be
pharmaceutical interventions.
provided in case of different exposures,
documentation and medico-legal issues, 4.47 A month later with the upward trajectory
All important aspects to deal with patients of COVID-19 cases, the NDMA’s advisory
of Radiation and Nuclear Emergencies in of 5th March 2020 drew attention of
a comprehensive way is covered in the all States/UTs to the Containment Plan
manual. brought out by MoHFW with particular
reference to cluster containment. It
COVID-19 PANDEMIC again exhorted for various aspects of
COVID-19 capacity building measures
4.45 On 31st December 2019, the People’s
such as Sensitization training of all its
Republic of China first reported to the
first responders, Tabletop exercises on
WHO Country Office that pneumonia
isolation, quarantine, infection control,
of unknown cause had been detected in
surge capacity of hospitals including
Wuhan, and thereafter a month later by
networking, Inter-sectoral coordination
30th January 2020, 7818 total confirmed
and Risk Communication for all sections
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of the society. In addition, psychosocial ensure social distancing for a period of 21

care helpline, and measures to ensure days with effect from 25th March 2020
business continuity and essential services also colloquially known as Lockdown.
were advocated.
GIS :
4.48 Protective measures against COVID-19
commenced with thermal screening of Establishment of GIS Server and creation of Geo-
passengers arriving from China from Database in NDMA for Disaster Management
21st January 2020 carried out at seven
airports initially, and subsequently, it 4.50 Keeping in view the relevance of GIS in
was expanded to 20 airports towards disaster risk management the project
the end of the month. During February “Establishment of GIS server and
2020, the screening was extended to all Creation of Geo- database in NDMA”
passengers from Thailand, Singapore, has been initiated. The project is aimed
Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea, to prepare a Geospatial data inventory,
and thereafter, towards the end of the maps, data integration into GIS Server
month, Nepal, Vietnam, Indonesia and and development of application on web-
Malaysia were added to the list. With GIS platform for disaster risk reduction.
the backdrop that all passengers coming The sanctioned cost of Rs. 3.30 cr. out of
from specified countries since 1st January this total expenditure Rs. 3.10 Cr. has been
2020 had not undergone proper entry released till date. The following work has
screening, an advisory was issued on 17th been done in the year of 2019-20 as listed
March 2020 to all States/UTs to put in under:
place a mechanism to conduct medical
a) Up-gradation of GIS software with
examination of these travellers.
one year technical support has been
4.49 The World Health Organisation declared completed.
on 11th March 2020 the COVID-19 a b) Up-gradation of installed capacity of
pandemic since its morbidity and mortality Server, RAM- 272 GB and SSD drive
in numerous continents was galloping out 11.8 TB for proper handling of Image
of control. Likewise, at the national level, processing and GIS analysis into GIS
deeply concerned both by the alarming server.
levels of spread and severity of COVID-19,
c) Integration of Geospatial database
it was necessary to take effective measures
for Ten (10) new State databases i.e.
to prevent its spread across the country
and for mitigation of the threatening Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh,
disaster situation for which Social West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh,
Distancing was advocated as its solution. Sikkim, Pondicherry, Jharkhand,
Accordingly, the National Disaster Telangana, Goa and Maharashtra.
Management Authority in exercise of the d) Up-gradation of Web application
powers vested under Section 6 (2)(i) of in NDMA GIS server in new version
the Disaster Management Act, 2005 of GIS software namely: Situational
directed all Ministries/Departments of Awareness, Operational Response,
Government of India, State Government Road closure and DM portal of
and State Authorities to take measures to concern states.
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Capacity Building of Stakeholders on GIS in One, 5 days trainings has been
Disaster risk Reduction. successfully conducted at IIRS, Dehradun
and 17 professionals from all SDMAs and
4.51 The project is aimed to create awareness,
other stakeholders have been trained and
capacity Building among the officials
benefitted under this scheme.
form SDMAs and other Stakeholders in
the field of Application of GIS in DRR, to Development of Cloud Based Application
conduct eleven trainings in the year 2019- Information System
20, in which Six, 2 days and five, 5 days
training programme and one national level 4.53 The GIS division has developed a
workshop has been approved under this COVID-19 Dashboard, which is tracking
scheme. The institutes were identified for and monitoring the growth of COVID-19
conducting the training i.e. IIRS Dehradun, cases, infrastructure availability, location
IISM Hyderabad and NESAC Meghalaya. of testing facilities, Rahat Camp locations,
The total cost of Project is Rs. 2.50 Cr. and other analysis, etc. The GIS portal
for three years 2019-20, 2020-21 and has been customized quickly integrated
2021-22, out of this Rs. 18 lakhs has been MoHFW and ICMR through Application
released to the institutes. Programming Interface (API) access
and visualization of database in form of
I. Total Nine (9) trainings has been Geospatial format. The followings task
conducted in various institutes has been completed as listed below.
namely Indian Institute of Remote
Sensing, Dehradun, Indian Institute of • New Website i.e. gis-dm.ndma.gov.
Survey and Mapping, Hyderabad and in has been registered at NIC cloud
North east space Application Centre, space for running the NDMA GIS
Meghalaya. portal at NIC server.
II. Around 125 numbers of professionals • Migration of GIS server database i.e.
from all SDMAs and other Corona Departmental Dashboard,
stakeholders have been trained and National Migrant Information System
benefitted under this scheme. has been successfully completed
on allocated Space on NIC cloud for
Training on UAV/ Drone Application of Disaster NDMA.
Management.
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
4.52 The project is aimed to create awareness, (CDRI)
capacity building among the officials form
SDMAs and other Stakeholders in the field Launch of CDRI
of Application of UAV/Drone in Disaster
4.54 The Prime Minister announced CDRI at the
Management, to conduct five training in
United Nations Climate Action Summit, in
two years 2019-20 and 2020-2021. The
New York City on 23rd September 2019,
institutes were identified for conducting
and invited nations around the world to
the training i.e. IIRS Dehradun, and NESAC
join this initiative.
Meghalaya. The total cost of Project is Rs.
40 lakhs , out of this Rs. 5.50 lakhs has 4.55 The CDRI has held three events bringing
been released to the IIRS, Dehradun. together nations and international
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organisations to promote the disaster and 14th Jan 2020 in New Delhi. The
climate resilience of infrastructure. meeting saw the attendance of
representatives from 16 countries and
a. “Resilient Infrastructure: Key to the
a host of international organisations.
Success of the 2030 Agenda for
There was wide ranging appreciation
Sustainable Development”, meeting
for the vital issues taken up by CDRI
was held on 25th September 2019,
and consensus around bringing these
at the UN Headquarters in New
into action in a collaborative manner.
York. Chaired by India’s Minister for
Environment, Forests and Climate Establishment of CDRI
Change (MoEFCC) Mr Prakash
Javadekar and moderated by the 4.56 Government of India has invited G20 and
Special Representative of the UN non-G20 countries to join the CDRI. 16
Secretary General for Disaster Risk countries (representing a wide variety
Reduction, Ms. Mami Mizutori. G20, SIDS, landlocked countries) and 3
The event attracted high level international organisations have formally
participation from several countries joined the Coalition.
including Australia, Bhutan, Japan,
4.57
CDRI Society was registered on
Maldives, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Turkey,
03/02/2020 under Society Registration
United Kingdom, and the United
Act 1860. The first meetings of the CDRI
States. In addition, Vice President
Society, General Body and Management
(Sustainable Development) of the
Committee were held on 25th February
World Bank Ms. Laura Tuck, United
2020. The Committees adopted various
Nations Assistant Secretary General
basic rules and procedures required for
and UNDP Assistant Administrator,
the smooth functioning of the CDRI
Ms Asako Okai and senior officials
Secretariat.
from the Green Climate Fund, Global
Commission for Adaptation and 4.58 The first meeting of the Governing Council
Insurance Development Facility of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient
participated in the event. Infrastructure was held on 20th March
b. “Surviving Climate Wrath: Building 2020 in New Delhi. The Governing
Resilient Infrastructure in an Age of Council recognised all the members of
Global Warming”, event held on 12th, the Coalition and approved the three-
November 2019, at the Paris Peace year work programme of the CDRI. In this
Forum, in Paris. Hon’ble President meeting the CDRI Society was recognised
of Comoros Islands, Koen Doens, as the Secretariat of the CDRI.
Director General of Development
Cooperation at the EU, and other Programme of CDRI
eminent persons working on disaster
4.59 An international consultation meeting
and climate resilience were part of the
was held to discuss the CDRI Work-
panel.
programme on 23rd-24th January
c. “Resilient infrastructure: building 2020 in New Delhi. The workshop
for an uncertain future” round table brought together representatives from
Lunch at the Raisina Dialogue on select partner countries, disaster risk
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management agencies, multilateral 4 (Block). The project was launched in
development banks, and UN agencies to March 2020.
get inputs on the CDRI three year work-
programme. 4.62
The National Disaster Management
Guidelines on Psychosocial Support
4.60 A Three-Year Work-plan of CDRI has and Mental Health Services in Disasters
been approved by the Governing Council was published in the year 2009. This
and activities under the work-plan have Guideline speaks about the significance
been initiated. Projects initiated under of psychosocial support and mental
the work-plan include a study in Odisha health services (PSSMHS) in Disaster
on enhancing power sector resilience, a Management and the need for such
global study on airport resilience, and a services at the time of disasters. It provides
global flagship report on infrastructure the institutional and policy framework that
resilience. calls for implementation of PSSMHS at
the time of disasters. It identifies the gaps
PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE AND SOCIAL in the operational framework that limits
VULENRABILITY REDUCTION
the provision of PSSMHS in the aftermath
4.61 NDMA has taken up a project titled of disasters. It also lays down detailed
‘Preparation of Psychosocial Care guidelines for disaster preparedness in
and Preparedness Modules and IEC PSSMHS as well as guidelines for PSSMHS
Materials’. The aim of the project is to in the post –disaster phase. Formulation
develop standardized training material of this guideline has given a roadmap and
for capacity building of psychosocial directions for PSSMHS initiatives in the
support providers at all levels national, country. However, certain developments
state, district, and block level to support (passing of the Mental HealthCare Act
provision of psycho-social support at the 2017, changes in the resources pertaining
community-level in India. Such training to infrastructure and manpower for
tools will be comprehensive and sensitive PSSMHS etc) necessitated an update of
to the culture, language and specific the guideline.
disaster risks covering the respective
departments, sectors and populations. 4.63 In view of this, NDMA constituted a Core
The lead partners for the projects will be Group of experts with representatives
National Disaster Management Authority from expert institutions. The first Core
(NDMA) and National Institute of Mental Group Meeting on Update of the NDMA
Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) Guideline on Psychosocial Support and
NDMA will provide technical and financial Mental Health Services in Disaster,
resources to support the implementation December 2009 was held on 28th
of the program. NIMHANS would be January, 2020 in NDMA to discuss and
the technical partner who will design, initiate update of the guideline. This
develop and standardise the modules and meeting discussed the objective and
IEC materials. Four levels of model will scope of the revision process as well as
be developed Level 1, (National), Level the allocation of chapters among the
2 (State), Level 3 (District) and Level members for revision.
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CHAPTER 5
Capacity Development
Introduction • Adoption of traditional and global
best practices and technologies.
5.1 A strategic approach to capacity
development can be addressed effectively • Laying emphasis on table-top
only with the active and enthusiastic exercises, simulations, mock drills
participation of all the stakeholders. and development of skills to test the
This process comprises awareness plans.
generation, education, training, Research • Capacity analysis of different disaster
and Development (R&D), etc. It further response groups at State/District/
addresses putting in place appropriate Local levels.
institutional framework, management
systems and allocation of resources Scheme for “Training of Community
for efficient prevention and handling of Volunteers in Disaster Response in selected
disasters. 30 most flood prone districts of 25 States in
India (AapdaMitra)”
5.2 The approach to capacity development
includes: 5.3 NDMA had approved a central sector
scheme in May, 2016 at a total cost of
• According priority to training for Rs.1547.04 lakh which is focused on
developing community based Disaster training of 6000 community volunteers
Risk Reduction (DRR) systems for (200 volunteers per district) in disaster
their specific needs in view of the response in 30 most flood prone districts
regional diversities and multi-hazard of 25 States of India. The States covered
vulnerabilities. under the scheme are: Assam, Andhra
• Conceptualization of community Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi,
based DRR systems at the national Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,
level through a consultative Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala,
process involving the States and Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur,
other stakeholders including Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha,
local level authorities in charge of Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar
implementation. Pradesh, Uttrakhand and West Bengal.
The implementation period of the project
• Identification of knowledge-based
has now been extended upto 31.12.2020.
institutions with proven performance.
1st installment to all States/UT and 2nd/
• Promotion of international and Final installment to all States/UTs except
regional cooperation. Punjab and Delhi have been released.
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5.4 So far, a total number of 5116 community 5.7 The 1st installment and 2nd installment of
volunteers have been trained by 23 Project funds have been released to all States in
States (Andhra Pradesh – 102, Arunachal FY 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19. Partial
Pradesh – 91, Assam – 400, Bihar – 400, amount of 3rd/final installment of funds
Gujarat – 200, Haryana - 50, Himachal has been released to Himachal Pradesh
Pradesh – 200, Jammu & Kashmir – 200, and Uttarakhand only.
Karnataka – 200, Kerala – 200, Madhya
5.8 Various activities like formation of
Pradesh – 150, Maharashtra – 200, Manipur
DM Teams; Conduct of Sensitization
– 200, Meghalaya – 200, Mizoram – 200,
Workshop on CBDM; Preparation of
Nagaland – 200, Odisha – 400, Sikkim –
District Specific Work Plan; Updation
174, Tamil Nadu – 200, Tripura – 200, Uttar
of DDMPs and SDMPs; Training of
Pradesh – 349, Uttarakhand – 200 and
Stakeholders on DRR; Preparation of
West Bengal – 400).
DRR/Recovery Plan; various awareness
5.5 Based on positive feedback and strong programme; ToT on CBDM, Training of
recommendations of States/UTs, NDMA Govt Officials, NGO, DM Team members;
is also planning to upscale the scheme and Conduct of Mock Drills have been
in all States/UTs to train 100,000 undertaken under the project.
Community Volunteers in 350 selected
highly vulnerable districts prone to Capacity Building on Disaster Management for
flood, cyclone, landslide and earthquake IAS and Central Services Officers at LBSNAA,
across the country to provide life saving Mussoorie
skills of disaster response, coordination,
5.9 NDMA in collaboration with Centre
assistance. The scheme is expected to be
for Disaster Management (CDM), Lal
launched in FY 2020-2021. A meeting of
Bahadur Shastri National Academy of
Expert Committee formed for the purpose
Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie
was held on 24.10.2019.
had approved the project in January,
2018 with an aim to train 2850 (approx)
Project on “Sustainable Reduction in Disaster
IAS/Central Service Officers in Capacity
Risk” in 10 Multi-Hazard prone districts of 5
Building on Disaster Management and
States in India
Disaster Risk Reduction at the CDM,
5.6 NDMA in partnership with five States LBSNAA during 2017-18 to 2019-20 at a
viz Assam, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, total cost of Rs.189.36 lakh. To this effect,
Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are an MoU was signed between CDM,
implementing the project on “Sustainable LBSNAA and NDMA on 12.02.2018.
Reduction in Disaster Risk” since June,
5.10 Under the project, Rs.1,69,49,152/- have
2016 at a total cost of Rs 607.40 lakh
been released to CDM, LBSNAA. A total
which aims to strengthen community
number of 2655 Officers (2115 Officers in
and local self-government’s preparedness
FY 2017-18 and 2018-19 and 540 Officers
and response in 10 most multi-hazard
in FY 2019-20) have been trained so far.
vulnerable districts, 2 each in 5 identified
Two case studies on Kerala Flood – 2018
States. The project has been closed on
: Enquiry into causes and Risk Mitigation
31.03.2020.
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Strategy and Heat Wave Management in of disaster prevention of SCO countries

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana : Efficacy of Shanghai Cooperation Organization
of Heat Wave Guidelines & Action Plans (SCO) held at Kyrgyzstan during 23-25
have been prepared under this. August 2017, the Government of India
had decided to organize a Joint SCO Mock
Signing of Memorandum of Understanding / Exercise – 2019 on Urban Earthquake
Agreement Search & Rescue for SCO Member
Countries on 21st – 24th February, 2019
5.11 An MoU between the National Emergency
and an Expert Level Meeting on 24th
Management Agency (NEMA) of
February, 2019 (A/N) and the Tenth
Mongolia and the National Disaster
Meeting of the Heads of Departments
Management Authority (NDMA) in
of Disaster Prevention of SCO Member
the field of Disaster Management &
States on 25th February, 2019 in New
Disaster Risk Reduction has been signed
Delhi. In this connection, a Preparatory
on 20.09.2019. A draft plan of activities
Meeting was held on 1st – 2nd November,
under the scope of MoU has been
2018 in New Delhi. Delegates from all
prepared and sent to various stakeholders
member countries participated in the
for their comments.
preparatory meeting. A three day Joint
EXCON Meeting cum Training of SCO
2nd BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise:
Joint Exercise 2019 was also organized
5.12 India has decided to host 2nd BIMSTEC by NDRF on 6th – 8th February, 2019 in
Disaster Management Exercise and a half New Delhi. Six (6) SCO Member States
day Policy Meeting of NDMA’s/NDMO’s including India had participated in the
of BIMSTEC Nations and 1st BIMSTEC Inter training programme. However, due to
– Governmental Expert Group on Disaster National Mourning for Pulwama tragedy in
Management in India. A preparatory February, 2019, the events were deferred
meeting was organized on 15th – 16th and the Joint SCO Mock Exercise – 2019,
November, 2019 in Puri, Odisha. The the Expert Level Meeting, and the Tenth
main Exercise, half day Policy meeting of Meeting of the Heads of Departments
NDMAs/NDMOs of BIMSTEC Countries of Disaster Prevention of SCO Member
was organized on 11th-12th February, 2020 States was successfully organized
and 13th February 2020 respectively. 1st during 4th – 7th November, 2019; 7th
BIMSTEC Inter – Governmental Expert November, 2019; and 8th November,
Group on Disaster Management was also 2019 respectively.
scheduled on 14th February, 2020 in Puri/
Bhubaneswar, Odisha. However the same Video Conference with most affected States
could not be convened due to non- receipt by Lightning and Thunderstorm and also on
of nomination from BIMSTEC Countries. Heat Wave and Flood with representatives of
the most affected States :
SCO Joint Exercise on “Urban Earthquake
5.14 A Video Conference was held on
Search and Rescue-2019 (SCOJtEx-2019)
30.04.2019 with the representatives of
5.13 In pursuance to the decision taken in the most affected States by Lightning and
9th meeting of the Heads of Departments Thunderstorm and also on Heat Wave
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and Flood and reviewed the preparedness International Cooperation:
measures. The Video Conference was
Visit of foreign delegation in NDMA
attended by the officers from 12 most
affected States and representatives of a) A Japanese Delegation comprising
Resident Commissioners office. 10 members visited NDMA on
17.06.2019 for following-up meeting
Meeting with Cold Wave affected States/ UTs for tangible collaboration (wrap-up
and Ministries/ Departments on Prevention the third Indo-Japan Workshop for
and Management of Cold Wave: Disaster Risk Reduction).
5.15 A review meeting was held with the b) A Gambian Delegation comprising
Resident Commissioner/ representatives 25 members visited NDMA on
of 12 Cold Wave affected States/UTs as 18.06.2019 to interact with higher
well as representatives from Ministry of officials of NDMA on disaster
Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare, Ministry management. The visit of Gambian
of Health & Family Welfare, Ministry of Delegation was part of Special
Home Affairs and India Meteorological Training Programme which aims
Department (IMD) on 9th January, at enabling its participants to gain
2020 and reviewed the issues relating to requisite knowledge and skills in the
prevention and management of cold wave area of field administration.
and necessary precautions and mitigation c) A Zambian Delegation comprising 5
measures. members visited NDMA on 23.08.2019
to learn more about GoI’s initiatives.
Guidelines for Preparation of Action Plan –
Prevention and Management of Thunderstorm d) A German delegation comprising
& Lightning : 7 members visited NDMA on
17.09.2019 for interaction with NDMA
5.16 NDMA vide letter dated 05.03.2020 Officers to explore the opportunities
requested the States/ UTs to revise the for future cooperation with NDMA.
action plan with reference prevention and
e) A Nepalese delegation comprising
management of thunderstorm & lightning
5 members visited NDMA on
and upload the action plan on their website
24.09.2019 for interaction with
for information of all stakeholders.
NDMA Officer on various issues
5.17 NDMA shared the TVCs and Pocket related to Disaster Management.
Books containing Do’s and Don’ts on f) A delegation comprising 35
Thunderstorm and Lightning vide letter members from Maldives, trainees
dated 18.03.2020 and requested the of NCGG training programme on
concerned State Governments/ UT Field Administration visited NDMA
Administration to disseminate in the on 25.09.2019 for interaction with
public for creating awareness. Also, the NDMA Officers to share cross –
State Governments/ UT Administration country experience, institutional
were requested to translate the TVCs in arrangements and best practices in
vernacular language, if required. disaster management.
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g) A delegation comprising 3 members Annual South to South Learning

visited NDMA on 3.10.2019 for Workshop on Strengthening Geo
interaction with NDMA Officers on – Hazard Risk Management in
possible future collaborative activities. Transport in Wellington, New Zealand
h) A Nepalese delegation comprising 17 from 29.04.2019 to 02.05.2019.
members visited NDMA on 15.11.2019 b) Shri Kamal Kishore, Member, NDMA
for interaction with NDMA Officers attended the 6th Session of the Global
to share cross – country experiences, Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
institutional arrangements and best 2019 from 13.05.2019 to 17.05.2019
practices in the area of reconstruction in Geneva, Switzerland.
and recovery. c) Shri Kamal Kishore, Member, NDMA
i) A Bhutanese Media delegation attended Raising Climate Ambition –
comprising 15 members visited Time to Act for a Resilient Future on
NDMA on 18.11.2019 for interaction 03.07.2019 in London.
with NDMA Officers to share cross d) Shri Samir Kumar, Deputy Project
– country experience, institutional Director, NCRMP attended the
arrangements and role of media Regional Workshop on Emergency
during various phases of disasters. Operations Centre (EOC) from
j) A delegation from Vietnam 22.07.2019 to 24.07.2019 in Bangkok,
comprising 8 members visited Thailand.
NDMA on 22.11.2019 for interaction e) Shri Ramesh Kumar G, Joint Secretary
with Officers of NDMA to share cross (Admn/CBT), NDMA attended
– country experiences, institutional the regional conference on DRR &
arrangements and best practices and Implementation of SFDRR 2015-30 on
explore further areas of cooperation 21.08.2019 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
in the field of disaster management.
f) Shri Vijay Singh Nemiwal, Joint
k) A delegation comprising 31 members Advisor (Mit), NDMA attended 6th
from Maldives, trainees of NCGG Session of the Committee on DRR
training programme on Field from 28.08.2019 to 30.08.2019 in
Administration visited NDMA on Bangkok, Thailand
28.11.2019 for interaction with NDMA
Officers. g) Dr. Pavan Kumar Singh, Joint Advisor
(Ops), NDMA has attended the High
l) A Chinese delegation comprising – Level Conference on Near – Field
8 members visited NDMA on Tsunamis in the Makran Region,
09.11.2019 for interaction with NDMA Muscut Oman from 01.09.2019 to
Officers. 02.09.2019.
Foreign tours undertaken by the Officers of h) Shri Kamal Kishore, Member, NDMA
NDMA attended a event for discussion
a) Shri Sushanta Kumar Jena, Sr. of Coalition for Disaster Resilient
Research Officer, NDMA attended Infrastructure (CDRI) from 21.09.2019
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to 25.09.2019 in New York, United 28.10.2019 to 01.11.2019.
States of America. l) Shri Kamal Kishore, Member, NDMA
i) Shri Sandeep Poundrik, Joint Secretary attended ADPC Board of Trustee
(Mitigation), NDMA attended Zonal Meeting on 07.11.2019 in Bangkok,
Crisis Management Exercise on Thailand.
CBRN Terrorist Attack Type on 2-3 m) Shri Kamal Kishore, Member, NDMA
Oct, 2019; bilateral meeting on 1st attended Paris Peace Forum on 11th –
Oct 2019 with the French Directorate 13th November, 2019 in France.
General for Civil Safety and Crisis
Management (DGSCGG) & The n) Dr. V. Thiruppugazh, Additional
prefecture of Police, and Presentation Secretary (Policy & Plan), NDMA
on material and equipment used for and Dr. Pavan Kumar Singh, Joint
responding to a CBRN on 4th Oct, Advisor (Ops), NDMA attended 2019
2019. Technical Forum: Contribution of
Sendai Framework Monitoring (SFM)
j) Brig. Ajay Gangwar, Advisor (Ops), Process to Reducing the Risk of Most
NDMA attended Regional Planning Vulnerable from 5th – 7th November,
Meeting of the Programme of 2019 in Bonn, Germany.
Enhancement of Emergency Response
(PEER) institutionalization in South o) Shri Nawal Prakash, Joint Advisor
Asia on 15th – 16th October, 2019 in (CBT), NDMA attended course on
Bangkok, Thailand. Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Centre
for Security Studies ( DKJ APCSS)
k) Shri G.V.V. Sarma, Member Secretary Comprehensive Crisis Management
participated in a Workshop on (CCM) 20-1 from 23rd January to
Disaster Risk Governance of Istanbul 26th February, 2020 in Honolulu,
Process at Beijing, China from Hawaii (USA).
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CHAPTER 6
MOCK EXERCISES & AWARENESS GENERATION

Introduction is also conducted at the explicit request of
the State/UT. Each ME is based around the
6.1. The Incident Response System (IRS) is
hazard risk vulnerability of the State/UT,
intended as the preferred mechanism
and in specific cases, of individual district.
for responding to any hazard or disaster
Up till now, the Operations Division of
situation. Although some States / Union
NDMA has conducted approximately 923
Territories (UTs) have notified the IRS
MEs across India.
and others are working towards that,
notification alone is unlikely to lead to 6.2 The objectives of a ME are to (i) review
an efficient and effective response. This the DM plans of the State and Districts,
is where Mock Exercises (ME) come in as well as of each Deptt; (ii) highlight
– they provide an optimal, cost-effective the roles and responsibilities of various
means for generating awareness about stakeholders involved in managing
the IRS, how to implement it, form and disasters as per the IRS; (iii) enhance
utilize Incident Response Teams (IRTs) coordination among emergency support
and associated Task Forces/Groups, and functions at the District level; and (iv)
overall, for building capacity of States identify gaps, if any, in the resources,
/ Union Territories (UTs) to respond manpower, communications, response
effectively to any disaster situation. To this capabilities, etc. The MEs are part of a
end, the Operations Division of NDMA robust process that commences each
has been conducting MEs at multi-State, year with the formulation of an annual
State, and in special cases, at the District- calendar, and are conducted in the
level too. Stand-alone training on the IRS following sequence:-
Step Event
Step-I • Training on the IRS. This includes:-
o Part-I: Reiteration of the importance of disaster management, its linkage to
sustainable development, and India’s Three-Tier Disaster Response Mechanism.
o Part-II: Training on the Incident Response System.
o Part-III: How to leverage technology to support Disaster Management, including
building of Situational Awareness, Resource Mapping, etc.
• Orientation & Coordination Conference (in this, the detailed modalities and preparations
required for the ME are discussed and finalized).
Step-II Table Top Exercise.
Step-III Mock Exercise.
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Financial Support 2019 and FY2019-2020, respectively, to
6.3 The Mock Exercise programme is States/UTs.
supported with financial support to the
Mock Exercises
States/UTs, with the NDMA allocating
Rs. one lakh per district for conduct of a 6.4 In FY2019-2020, the Operations Division
ME. Under this scheme, Rs. 2.55 cr and of the NDMA conducted under mentioned
Rs. 1.59 cr were released in FY2018- training:
Date State, Disaster Scenario and Remarks

Event
States: National Capital Given the risk vulnerability of the National Capital Region
Region to seismic activity, the NDMA conducted a Multi-State
Scenario: Earthquake ME, in which all eleven districts of the National Capital
Event: Multi-State Mock Territory of Delhi, three districts of Uttar Pradesh and
Exercise: four districts of Haryana participated (total: 18), along
10 - 27 • Coordination Conference with the Indian Army, Indian Air Force, NDRF, CAPF,
June 2019 and Table-Top exercise SDRF, Civil Defense Volunteers, etc. The ME, simulating
(separately in each State) an earthquake along the Sohna Fault, was overseen by
28 June • ME the Hon’ble Lt Governor of Delhi, the Chief Ministers of
2019 Delhi and Haryana, and the Vice Chairman of UPSDMA,
in addition to several other high-level officials.
Coordination Conference, Chaired by Table-Top Exercise in NCT, Chaired by

the Chief Secretary of Delhi the Chief Secretary of Delhi
Hon’ble Lt Governor, Chief Minister & Chief Secretary Chief Secretary, Addl Chief Secretary, and other
of Delhi, and Member NDMA at Delhi State EOC stakeholders at Haryana State EOC (Chandigarh)
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State EOC of Uttar Pradesh State at Ghaziabad Hon’ble Chief Minister of Haryana at Faridabad
Visuals – Mock Exercise
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Surge Capacity and Trauma Reception Created in Hospitals
Selected Media Reports
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Event
State: erstwhile State of J&K This training on disaster management has been an
Scenario: multi-hazard annual event prior to the Shri Amarnath ji Yatra.
Event: Multi-hazard DM In June 2019 too, at the specific request of the Shrine
training prior to the Shri Board and the Hon’ble Governor of the erstwhile State
of J&K, the NDMA carried out training on disaster
21 – 27 Amarnath ji Yatra-2019:
management for all stakeholders involved in managing
June 2019 • Training on the IRS
this Yatra.
• Coordination Conference
This training was conducted separately on both routes
• Table-top Exercise of the Yatra, i.e, Baltal axis (District Ganderbal) and
• Mock Exercise Pahalgam axis (District Anantnag).
The ME, presided over by the DCs of each District and
officers of the Shrine Board, saw participation from
the State and District Administrations along with their
emergency response forces, the SDRF, NDRF, Armed
Forces, CAPF and community volunteers.
Coordination Conference Table-Top Exercise
Mock Exercise
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Date State, Disaster Scenario and Event Remarks
State: Himachal Pradesh The NDMA and the Govt. of Himachal Pradesh
Scenario: Earthquake jointly conducted this ME in all twelve districts
Event: State-level Mock Exercise: simultaneously. At the State-level, the proceedings
03 July were presided over by the Chief Secretary of the
• Coordination & Orientation
2019 State, Shri B.K Agarwal. The ME saw participation
Conference
10 July by all stakeholders at State and District levels,
• Table-Top Exercise
2019 along with the NDRF, Indian Army, Indian Air
Force and CAPF.
11 July • Mock Exercise
2019
Coordinating Conference Chaired by Sh. BK
Agarwal, Chief Secretary, Himachal Pradesh Table-Top Exercise at Shimla
Visuals - Mock Exercise
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Event
State: Uttar Pradesh Every year, large parts of India get affected by Floods.
Scenario: Floods There is hence a need to ensure that the State
Event: State-level Mock Government and districts likely to be affected are fully
Exercise: ready to handle this recurring disaster.
10 July • Coordination & Orientation Consequent to a request from the SDMA of Uttar
2019 Conference Pradesh, the NDMA conducted a ME in forty districts
17 July • Table-top Exercise of Uttar Pradesh that are flood-prone. All stakeholders
2019 from the State & District Administrations, and teams
18 July • Mock Exercise from the Indian Army, Indian Air Force, NDRF and CAPF
2019 participated.
The ME was overseen by Smt Swati Singh, Minister
of State, Flood Control (Independent charge) and Shri
Anup Chander Pandey, Chief Secretary. In attendance
were Lt Gen R P Sahi (retd), Vice Chairman, UP-SDMA;
Shri Sudhir Singh Chauhan, Addl. Chief Secretary;
Shri Gauri Shankar Priyadarshi, Secretary & Relief
Commissioner, among others.
The NDMA was represented by Lt Gen N C Marwah,
Member (retd), Member; Brig Ajay Gangwar, Advisor
(Ops & Comn); Maj Gen V K Datta (retd), Sr Consultant;
and Col Amit Khosla, Jt Advisor.
Hon’ble Minister of State Smt Swati Singh at the Coordination Conference
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Table Top Exercise Chaired by the Chief Secretary, UP
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Mock Exercise
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State/UT: Tamil Nadu and Led by the Indian Navy, this State-level HADR
Puducherry Exercise had participation from districts in
Scenario: Cyclone & Urban Flooding Chennai and Puducherry, and all State-level and
Events: State-level Joint HADR District-level stakeholders in the State of Tamil
Exercise, led by the Indian Navy, Nadu and UT of Puducherry.
HQ Integrated Defence Staff and It would be recalled that the Hon’ble Prime
NDMA Minister had, during the Combined Commander’s
04 July • Coordination Conference Conference of Dec 2015, directed that joint
2019 Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief
02 – 05 • Annual Joint HADR Exercise (HADR) Exercises be conducted by Armed
August Forces involving all stakeholders.
2019
Visuals – Joint HADR
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Date State and Event Remarks

17 - 18 UT: Andaman & Nicobar This training for officials of the Andaman &
Sept Nicobar Administration, and its three Districts
Event: State-level training on the
2019 was conducted on the instructions of Hon’ble Lt
Incident Response System (IRS)
Governor Admiral DK Joshi (retd). The training also
entailed evaluation of the A&N Administration’s
preparedness for a disaster.
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Training on the Incident Response System at Port Blair, UT of Andaman & Nicobar
Date State, Disaster Scenario and Event

Remarks
State: Gujarat Gujarat is a highly industrialized State.
Scenario: Earthquake / Chemical- Hence, a State-level ME was conducted by NDMA
Industrial Disaster in conjunction with the State administration and
Event: State Level ME: 216 Major Accident Hazard (MAH) industries in
25 Sept • Coordination Conference six districts of Gujarat (viz, Jamnagar, Ahmedabad,
2019 Vadodara, Surat, Bharuch and Valsad).
10 Oct • Table Top Exercise
2019
11 Oct • Mock Exercise
2019
Coordination Conference Table Top Exercise
Response (On-Site and Off-Site)
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State: Punjab To assist the State of Punjab in its preparation
Scenario: Multi-hazard and Crowd for the 550th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of
Management at Planned Mass Guru Nanak Dev ji in November 2019, the NDMA
Gatherings conducted comprehensive training for officials
Events: Multi-District Mock of the Govt of Punjab and other stakeholders
Exercise: commencing from August 2019 onwards.
19 – 21 • Training on IRS and Crowd The training, which culminated in a day-long Mock
Aug 2019 Management Exercise based around hazards / disasters likely
• Coordination Conference during Planned Mass Gathering Events, included:-
22 - 25 • Table-Top Exercise • IRS and the need for “whole of the Govt
Oct 2019 • Mock Exercise Approach”.
• Integrated Approach to Crowd Management.
• Use of ICT in Crowd Management.
Training on the Incident Response System, District Kapurthala (20 Aug 2019)
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Table-Top Exercise (22 Oct 2019)
Mock Exercise, Sultanpur Lodhi (25 Oct 2019)
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Debriefing – 25 Oct 2019 (Sultanpur Lodhi)
Date State, Disaster Scenario and EventRemarks

State: HQ Delhi Area, Delhi Cantt. The HQ Delhi Area, in conjunction with the NDMA
Scenario: CBRN and the Delhi SDMA, conducted a ME simulating a
Events: Joint Exercise: response to a CBRN incident.
07 Nov • Coordination & Orientation The ME saw participation of the Indian Army,
2019 Conference INMAS, NDMA and the disaster managers of
08 Nov • Table-top exercise National Capital region of Delhi.
2019
09 Nov • Mock Exercise
2019
Visuals – Mock Exercise - CBRN Response
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State: Manipur The NDMA had planned to conduct a ME on an
Scenario: Earthquake earthquake scenario in the State of Manipur which
Events: State-level: lies in Seismic Zone V.
14 Nov • Coordination & Orientation However, the training could not be carried beyond
2019 Conference the Coordination & Orientation Conference on
• ME - postponed account of diverse commitments of the State.
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State: Nagaland The State of Nagaland, located in Seismic Zone V,
Scenario: Extreme Weather Event is also vulnerable to other natural calamities like
(Climate Change) landslide, heavy rainfall, flashfloods, thunderstorm,
Events: State-level: hail storm, forest fires, etc.
21 - 22 • Training on the Incident Response While the State-level MEs of 2017 and 2018 were
Nov System pegged around an earthquake scenario, in 2019,
2019 • Table-Top Exercise it was decided to peg the ME around an Extreme
• Mock Exercise Weather Event in view of recent disasters in the
State.
The ME saw the State of Nagaland using
improved methodologies, better communications,
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and a number of other
specialized equipment.
The exercise, overseen by the officiating Chief
Secretary, saw participation of all eleven Districts,
the State administration, NDRF, Assam Rifles/
Indian Army, CAPF and a large number of
volunteers.
Training on the IRS and Table-Top Exercise at Kohima (21 Nov 2019)
Visuals - ME (22 Nov 2019)
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Date State, Disaster Scenario Remarks

and Event
State: Tripura Tripura, a landlocked State located in Seismic Zone V, is
Scenario: Earthquake) characterized by poor connectivity, and harsh topography.
Events: State-level ME: Hence, an in-house response by the Districts in the immediate
27 Nov • Table-Top Exercise aftermath of a disaster is an imperative.
2019 The State had been improving its in-house capabilities
28 Nov • Mock Exercise since 2017 and this year’s ME saw the State incorporating
2019 some new measures and technologies, including improved
communications, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to build
situation awareness and ‘ham’ (amateur) radios which were
incorporated into the disaster response network.
The entire training was overseen by Shri Manoj Kumar,
officiating Chief Secretary, and Shri BK Sahu, Principal
Secretary (Revenue), and saw participation of all eight
Districts, the State administration, SDRF, NDRF, Assam
Rifles/ Indian Army, CAPF, AAI, Emergency Response Service
System (ERSS), Tripura Small Industries Corporation Ltd,
Tripura Education Services and some NGOs
The State had improved its disaster response communication
network by building repeater stations. It is also working to
integrate Education Services Network into DM.
Table-Top Exercise - 27 November 2019
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Visuals - Mock Exercise – 28 November 2019
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Media Briefing and Coverage
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Remarks
State: Arunachal Pradesh Although the State of Arunachal Pradesh, located
Scenario: Earthquake in Seismic Zone V, has a history of major and minor
Events: State-level ME: quakes, this was the first ME in the State after
30 Jan • Training on the IRS and 2013. Hence, a large amount of effort was put in
2020 Coordination & Orientation by NDMA, the State administration, the Districts,
Conference the NDRF, Indian Army, Border Roads Organization
11 – 12 • Table-top exercise and CAPF for this ME, which was conducted
Feb • Mock Exercise as a capacity building as well as capability-
2020 demonstration event.
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Training on the Incident Response System and Coordination & Orientation Conference, Itanagar
(30 Jan 2020)
Visuals – Mock Exercise (11 Feb 2020)
Team for Clearance of Access to Critical Facilities
Staging Area Briefing of Task Forces
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Search & Rescue, First Aid and TRIAGE
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Surge in Hospital Capacity
Border Roads Organisation
NDRF – CBRN Response Demonstration
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Media Coverage

Remarks
State: Uttarakhand The quest to increase India’s GDP has progressively
Scenario: Earthquake / Chemical- increased industrialization. This has led to an
Industrial Disaster increase in the number of industries utilizing
Events: State-level ME: hazardous materials (HAZMAT)/ hazardous
04 Feb • Orientation and Co-ordination chemicals (HAZCHEM) in their processes.
2020 Conference. In turn, this requires the industry, States and
11 Feb • Table Top Exercise. Districts to be prepared with both on-site and off-
2020 site emergency and disaster management plans.
12 Feb • Mock Exercise.
2020
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Uttarakhand is located in a seismically active zone,
which aggravates the risk to industry. Hence, at
the request of the Uttarakhand administration,
a State-level ME was conducted in four districts
(Dehradun, Haridwar, US Nagar and Nainital) that
have Major Accident Hazard (MAH) industries.
The ME was preceded by an Orientation &
Coordination Conference that was chaired by
Secretary (DM), and co-chaired by the Addl
CEO, Uttarakhand State Disaster Management
Authority, and a Table-top Exercise.
The ME, triggered by a simulated earthquake and
consequent leakage of HAZCHEM at multiple
sites, saw participation of the SDMA, State
Emergency Operations Centre, Incident Response
Teams of the industries and the Districts, SDRF,
NDRF, Indian Armed Forces and the CAPF.
Coordination Conference Table-Top Exercise
Hon’ble Chief Minister reviewing the Situation at

Activity at SEOC the SEOC along with Chief secretary and State IRT
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Visuals – Mock Exercise
CBRN Response by the Armed Forces
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Debriefing
Date State, Disaster Scenario and EventRemarks

19 Feb State: Goa and Indian Coast Guard A training workshop was conducted on the
2020 Scenario: Maritime Rescue at high Institutional Mechanism for Disaster Management
seas in India and the Incident Response System, and its
Events: State-level applicability during maritime rescue at high seas.
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29 Feb Venue: HQ Central Air Command, A training event on the “Institutional Mechanism
2020 Allahabad for Disaster Management In India” was conducted
Scenario: Joint HADR Exercise, for all participants of the Joint HADR Exercise
Indian Air Force and Myanmar Air (Indian Air Force and Myanmar Air Force)
Force
Event: Training - “Institutional
Mechanism for Disaster
Management In India”

State: West Bengal A ME on Chemical (Industrial) Disaster was
Scenario: Chemical (Industrial) scheduled on 19 & 20 March 2020 in the
Disaster State for eight industrialized Districts (North 24
Events: State-level (participation of Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Purba Medinipur,
eight Districts): Paschim Bardhaman, Howrah, Hoogly, Darjeeling
12 Mar • Training on the IRS and and Kolkata).
2020 Coordination Conference Step-I of the ME, i.e. training of the IRS and
19-20 • Scheduled Mock Exercise could Coordination Conference, was conducted on 12
Mar not be held due to outbreak of March 2020. The programme was jointly chaired
2020 the COVID-19 pandemic. by Shri Dushyant Nairala, IAS, Principal Secretary,
(Disaster Management & Civil Defence), Govt of
West Bengal, and Maj Gen (Dr) VK Naik, Senior
Consultant, NDMA. All stake-holders including
departments of the State Government, DCs/DMs
of the Districts, NDRF, CAPF and Armed Forces
attended.
The ME however, had to be called off on account of
the emergent situation (COVID-19).
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Talks / Workshops
6.5 In 2019-2020, the NDMA also rendered specialized guidance, ran awareness campaigns and
conducted workshops on a number of issues for diverse agencies and organizations. Some of
these are mentioned below:-
Date Topic / Event

10 Apr 2019 Guidance to the Strategic Health Operations Centre, National Centre for Disease
Control, New Delhi, on “Designing, Building and Operating an Emergency
Operations Centre”
25 Apr 2019 Presentation-cum-Talk on “Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events and Planning
for Critical Infrastructure and Lifeline Networks”, at the School of Planning &
Architecture, New Delhi
30 Apr 2019 Presentation-cum-Talk on “Institutional Mechanism for Disaster Management
& Incident Response System” at the Indian Railway Institute of Transport
Management, Lucknow
07 June 2019 Presentation to CBRN Emergency Working Group on “National Framework for
CBRN Emergencies”
09 July 2019 Presentation-cum-Talk on “Current and Emerging CBRN Threats and Management
of CBRN Emergencies”, to Medical Officers of the Armed Forces, HQ Integrated
Defence Staff, Ministry of Defence
09 July 2019 Presentation-cum-Talk on “Chemical Industrial Disaster Risks - Preventive Measures
& Response, and Community Preparedness for Management of Chemical Industrial
Disaster Management” to industry captains at FICCI, New Delhi
01 Aug 2019 Presentation-cum-Talk on “Institutional Mechanism for Disaster Management
& Incident Response System” at the Indian Railway Institute of Transport
Management, Lucknow
28 Aug 2019 Presentation-cum-Talk on “Institutional Mechanism for Disaster Management,
Incident Response System, and Planning & Coordination for Crisis Situation” at the
Indian Railway Institute of Transport Management, Lucknow
18 Sept 2019 Presentation-cum-Talk on “Institutional Mechanism for Disaster Management,
Incident Response System, and Planning & Coordination for Crisis Situation” at the
Indian Railway Institute of Transport Management, Lucknow
25 Sept 2019 Presentation-cum-Talk, “CBRN Emergencies and the Incident Response System” to
officials of HQ Integrated Defence Staff, Ministry of Defence
27 Sept 2019 Presentation-cum-Talk on “Unmanned Aerial Systems in Disaster Management”
to members of Indian Armed Forces and industry at the Centre for Joint Warfare
Studies (CENJOWS), New Delhi
07 Nov 2019 Presentation-cum-Talk on “Fire Safety and Search-&-Rescue”, to government
officials at LBSNAA, Mussoorie.
05 Dec 2019 Presentation-cum-Talk on “Chemical Industry Disaster Risks – Preventive Measures
& Response” to industry captains and officials of the Govt of Sikkim
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17 Dec 2019 Presentation-cum-Talk on “Current and Emerging CBRN Threats and Management
of CBRN Emergencies”, to Medical Officers of the Armed Forces, HQ Integrated
Defence Staff, Ministry of Defence
12 Feb 2020 Presentation-cum-Talk, “CBRN Emergencies and the Incident Response System” to
officials of Medical Services of the Indian Armed Forces
14 Feb & 02 Presentation to, and dialogue with all States / UTs regarding conduct of MEs,
March 2020 scheme for financial support to States / UTs for MEs, and capacity building of
EOCs through Video Conference.
Capacity Building of SDRF build their capacity. Further, in order to

optimize instruction at the DM training
6.6 Notwithstanding the support extended institutes of CAPFs, the capacities for
by the NDRF for building capacity of running various DM-related courses at
the SDRFs of various States/UTs, there these institutes were ascertained; training
remains, at this juncture, a significant gap needs of respective SDRFs were sought
in the training requirement of the States/ from all States/UTs; and vacancies were
UTs. Hence, in pursuance of the National sub-allocated by NDMA to the States/
Disaster Management Policy 2009, the UTs in coordination with the Headquarters
NDMA has continued to encourage of various CAPFs.
various States/UTs to raise SDRFs and
6.7 A total of 17 courses in disaster response were conducted during this year:-
S.No Course No. and Duration DM Training Institutes Involved

a. ToT Course MFR / 04 • CTC, CRPF, Coimbatore
CSSR (03 to 06 weeks) • BIDR, BSF Academy, Tekanpur,
b. Basic Course MFR/ 10 Gwalior
CSSR (06 to 07 weeks) • FSTI, NISA, CISF, Hyderabad
c. NBC/ CBRN Basic 03 • NITSRDR, ITBP, Bhanu, Panchkula,
Course (03 weeks) Chandigarh
6.8 The training of SDRF personnel was demand driven and the following availed the capacity
building courses facilitated by the NDMA:-
i SDRF, Assam viii SDRF, Rajasthan

ii SDRF, J&K ix SDRF, Uttarakhand
iii SDRF, Karnataka x SDRF, West Bengal
iv SDRF, Maharashtra xi SDRF, RPF, Indian Railways
v SDRF, Manipur xii Delhi Police
vi SDRF, Meghalaya xiii DMG, Kolkata Police
vii ODRAF, Odisha
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Radiological Decontamination Trainig For SDRF Personnel at NISA, CISF
Training of Civil Defence Volunteers conceptualized by NDMA in consultation

with Director General (FS, HG & CD),
6.9 The Civil Defence Organization is a vital
MHA, is aimed at facilitating integration
resource in the broader context of Disaster
of the Fire Services and Civil Defence for
Risk Management in India. Its employment
response operations at community level.
has hence been institutionalized through
The programme was essentially demand
an amendment to the Civil Defence Act
driven and the courses were conducted
1968, in which the scope of Civil Defence
at the Fire Services Training Institutes of
has been enhanced to include “disaster
Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and
management”. The Civil Defence
Odisha in batches of 30 participants each
Organization, with strength of over 5.4
at a cost of Rs. 5 Lakhs per course. A total
lakh volunteers, is currently operational in
of 540 Civil Defence Volunteers were
26 States/UTs as well as Indian Railways.
trained in 18 courses in Yr 2018-2019 and
6.10 The NDMA has been consistently 600 over 20 courses in Yr 2019 -2020.
encouraging the augmentation of For these, NDMA approved financial
numbers as well as the capabilities of support of Rs 84.85 Lakh and Rs 1 crore
civil defence volunteers for disaster respectively. The State-wise breakdown
management. A three-week course of civil defence volunteers trained under
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the scheme is as under :-
Yr 2018-2019 Yr 2019-2020
Assam 150 Assam 180
Andhra Pradesh 210 Andhra Pradesh 180
Karnataka 120 Karnataka 120
Odisha 60 Odisha 120
Training of Civil Defence Volunteers
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6.11. Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) Pilot
Project
The project would facilitate dissemination
of alerts/warnings through SMS to the
population in a geographical area in regional
language. A Proof of Concept for SMS &
Cell Broadcast would be done in the Tamil
Nadu. Sanction Order for execution of the
Pilot Project has been issued to C-DOT on
21 Jan 2020. The cost of the Project is Rs.
15 Cr. A MoU between NDMA & CDoT
has been signed on 16th Jan 2020.
records of mobile subscribers to find the
6.12 Priority Call Routing (PCR)
last known location of the subscriber
At the time of disaster, the decision during disasters. This will also assist in
makers, disaster managers and first locating missing persons and estimating
responders do not have access to telecom number of affected persons. A Technical
network due to heavy congestion on Committee has already been constituted
telecom networks. The Priority Call to formulate the proposal. Revised techno
Routing (PCR) system accords priority to commercial proposal is awaited from
these officials during network congestion C-DOT.
during disasters. The project is proposed
6.14 Capacity Building - Emergency Operation
to be implemented through C-DOT.
Centers (EOCs)
Revised Techno-commercial proposal is
awaited from C-DOT. The project purposes to improve
Emergency Operation centers (EOCs)
6.13 Use of ICT (CDR Analysis) in Disaster
of the States by providing one time
Risk Management
financial assistance for procurement of
The project aims to utilize call data equipments and imparting training related
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to EOC. The project cost is Rs. 5 Cr. Funds on 06 Jan 2020 for implementation of
have been transferred to 22 States on 28 the Project. The Project duration is 06
Nov 2019 based on their requisition for months.
implementation of Project.
6.17. Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda
6.15 Emergency Response Mobile Vehicle Prabandhan Puraskaar
(ERMV)
Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda
The project envisages design and Prabandhan Puraskaar for the year 2020
development of response vehicles has been declared on 23 Jan 2020. Sh.
equipped with communication equipment. Kumar Munnan Singh in the Individual
These vehicles can be deployed quickly at category and Disaster Mitigation
the disaster sites to facilitate backward & Management Centre (DMMC)
communication to the stake holders/ Uttarakhand in the Institutional category
first responders from the disaster sites. have won the award.
The project cost is Rs.5 Cr. It is being
implemented by NDRF. MoU between Awareness Generation
NDMA & NDRF has been signed in the
6.18 In its endeavor to spread awareness
month of Dec 2019 for implementation
amongst the masses, Public Relations
of the Project. The Project duration is 18
& Awareness Generation (PR&AG)
months.
Division, National Disaster Management
6.16 Web Based Training Authority (NDMA), launches various
public awareness initiatives through
The project aims at capacity building of electronic and print media. The focus is on
citizens in disaster management through building an appropriate environment for
web based training modules and courses. disaster management by reaching out to
Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi the masses. These awareness campaigns
and Odisha State Open University are are being implemented through various
implementing the project at a total cost modes like TV, Radio, Print media,
of Rs 98 Lac. MoU between NDMA & Exhibitions, etc. The awareness campaigns
both the Universities have been signed have two prime objectives:
a) Preparing citizens for any impending
disasters (earthquake, cyclone,
floods, landslides etc.)
b) Informing and educating people
on various preventive and mitigate
measures to avoid disaster situations.
6.19
The following awareness campaigns
were carried out during 2019-20 (up to
31.03.2020)
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Audio-Visual and Print Campaigns
6.20 Details of all the campaigns are as below:-
Sl No. Details of various Awareness Campaign run during 2019-20

1 Awareness Campaign on “Heat Wave” run through Prasar Bharati (All India Radio) for 05
days from 2/5/2019 to 6/5/2019
2 Awareness Campaign on “Cyclone Fani” run through Prasar Bharati (All India Radio) for
04 days from 2/5/2019 to 5/5/2019
3 Awareness Campaign on “Cyclone Fani” run through PrasarBharati (Doordarshan) for 04
days from 2/5/2019 to 5/5/2019
4 Awareness Campaign on “Heat Wave” run through Prasar Bharati (Doordarshan) for 10
days from 4/5/19 to 13/5/2019
5 Awareness Campaign on “Heat Wave” run through NDFC(Digital Cinema) for 10 days
from 15/5/2019 to 24/5/2019
6 Awareness Campaign on “Cyclone” run through Prasar Bharati (All India Radio) for 05
days from 15/5/2019 to 19/5/2019
7 Advertisement for awareness Campaign on “Heat Wave” published on 29/5/2019 in
various News Papers through DAVP
8 Awareness Campaign on “Heat Wave” run through Prasar Bharati (Doordarshan) for 07
days from 12/6/2019 to 18/6/2019
9 Awareness Campaign on “Heat Wave” run through Prasar Bharati (All India Radio) for 05
days from 12/6/2019 to 16/6/2019
10 Awareness Campaign on “Cyclone” run through Prasar Bharati (Doordarshan) for 05 days
from 11/6/2019 to 15/6/2019
11 Awareness Campaign on “Cyclone” run through Prasar Bharati (All India Radio) for 05
days from 11/6/2019 to 15/6/2019
12 Awareness Campaign on “Flood” run through Prasar Bharati (All India Radio) for 05 days
from 28/6/2019 to 2/7/2019
13 Running of “Flood” Campaign through Prasar Bharati (Doordarshan) for 07 days from
29/6/2019 to 5/7/2019
14 Awareness Campaign on “Flood” run through NFDC (FM Radio) for 07 days from
28/6/2019 to 4/7/2019
15 Awareness Campaign on “Flood” run through NFDC (Digital Cinema) for 10 days from
28/6/2019 to 7/7/2019
16 Advertisement for awareness Campaign on “Flood” published 01/7/2019 in various news
papers through DAVP
17 Publication of Qtr page Colour Advt. on “Urban Flood” (Published on 06.07.2019)
18 Awareness Campaign on “Urban Flooding ” run through Prasar Bharati (AIR) for 12/14
days from 6/7/2019 to 17/7/2019 and up to 19/7/2019
19 Awareness Campaign on “Urban Flooding” run through Prasar Bharati (Doordarshan) for
14 days from 8/7/2019 to 21 /7/2019
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20 Running of “Landslide” Campaign through AIR for 05 days from 22/7/2019 to 26/7/2019
21 Running of “Landslide” Campaign through DD for 14 days from 23/7/2019 to 5/8/2019
22 Publication of Qtr. page Colour Advt. on Landslide (Ad Published on 28 .8.2019)
23 Awareness Campaign on “Cyclone-Pre(NE Monsoon)” run through Prasar Bharati
(Doordarshan) for 10 days from 26/10/2019 to 4/11/2019
24 Awareness Campaign on “Cyclone-Pre(NE Monsoon)” run through PrasarBharati (AIR)
for 10 days from 1/11/2019 to 7/11/2019
25 Advertisement for awareness Campaign on “Earthquake” published 21 /12/2019 in various
news papers through DAVP
26 Awareness Campaign on “Earthquake” run through Prasar Bharati (DD) for 7 days from
20/12/2019 to 27/12/2019
27 Awareness Campaign on “Earthquake” run through Prasar Bharati (AIR) for 7 days from
20/12/2019 to 26/12/2019
28 Advertisement for awareness Campaign on “Cold Wave” published 24/12/2019 in various
news papers through DAVP
29 Awareness Campaign on “Cold Wave” run through Prasar Bharati (AIR) for 7 days from
21/12/2019 to 27/12/2019
30 Awareness Campaign on “Cold Wave” run through Prasar Bharati (DD) for 7 days from
21/12/2019 to 28/12/2019
31 Advertisement for awareness Campaign on Prasar Bharati “Cold Wave” published
08/1/2020 in various news papers through DAVP
32 Awareness Campaign on “Cold Wave” run through PrasarBharati(AIR) for 7 days from
2/1/2020 to 8/1/2020
33 Awareness Campaign on “Cold Wave” run through Prasar Bharati (DD) for 7 days from
2/1/2020 to 8/1/2020
6.21 Doordarshan/All India Radio/Digital Cinema /Private FM Radio - Audio-Video spots on

natural disasters such as earthquake, flood, urban flood, landslide, heat wave, cold wave and
cyclone were telecast/broadcast on Doordarshan (National Network and Regional Kendras
of Doordarshan) and All India Radio. Multiple spots of 30/40/50/60 seconds each on each
disaster were run on a shuffling basis for 4/5/7/10/15 days in their respective disaster prone
regions. Similarly, all these campaigns (except earthquake) were also run on Digital Cinemas
and Private FM Radio Channels through NFDC.
6.22 Print Campaigns
Print media was also utilized by way of getting awareness generation material printed in various
newspapers through DAVP.
i) Awareness generation material for HEAT WAVE was published for heat wave-prone areas
in three types of newspapers viz., big, medium and small in the following languages –
English, Hindi and regional languages on 29/5/2019 (Quarter-page) for states viz. Andhra
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Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi NCT, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal.
ii) Awareness generation material for FLOOD was published on 01/7/2019 (Quarter-page)
(for especially flood affected areas) in three types of newspapers viz., big, medium and
small in the following languages – English, Hindi and regional languages for states viz.
Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi NCT, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal
Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu,
Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal.
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iii) Awareness generation material for URBAN FLOOD was published on 06/7/2019 (Quarter-
page) (for especially Urban flood affected areas) in three types of newspapers viz., big,
medium and small in the following languages – English, Hindi and regional languages for
states viz. Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi NCT, Gujarat, Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim,
Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal.
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iv) Awareness generation material for LANDSLIDE was published on 28/08/2019 (quarter-
page) in landslide-prone areas in three types of newspapers viz., big, medium and small
in the following languages – English, Hindi and regional languages for states viz. Himachal
Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Uttarakhand&
Meghalaya.
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v) Awareness generation material for EARTHQUAKE was published on 21/12/2019 (quarter-

page) in earthquake-prone areas in three types of newspapers viz., big, medium and
small in the following languages – English, Hindi and regional languages for states viz.
Andaman & Nicobar Island,Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Nagaland, Tripura, Bihar, Gujarat (Kachchh Distt), Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir,
Sikkim, Punjab, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Chandigarh, Delhi, Sikkim, Haryana, Jharkhand
(Godda, Sahibganj, Giridih) Maharashtra (Raigarh, Ratnagiri, Satara, Kolhapur, Sangli,
Pune) Rajasthan (Alwar, Barmer, Bharatpur, Jalor) Uttar Pradesh.
vi) Awareness generation material for COLDWAVE was published on 24/12/2019 (quarter-
page) in coldwave-prone areas in three types of newspapers viz., big, medium and small
in the following languages – English, Hindi and regional languages for states viz. Uttar
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Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Nagaland, Odisha, J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab,
Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Bihar,
Assam, North Chhattisgarh, North Jharkhand, Sub Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and
North Rajasthan.
Due to severe cold in Northern Part of India Awareness generation material for COLD WAVE
was again published on 8/1/2020 (quarter-page) in the above-mentioned coldwave-prone
areas in three types of newspapers viz., big, medium and small in the following languages
– English, Hindi and regional languages.
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Observance of 15th Formation Day of NDMA aspects of fire risk-Act and regulations,
Smart Cities and Fire Safety, Challenges
6.23 The 15th Formation Day of NDMA was
of fire fighting in urban areas, Institutional
observed on 27th September,2019 at The
mechanism- inadequacies and issues,
Ashok Hotel New Delhi. Shri G. Kishan
and Modernization of fire services and
Reddy, Union Minister of State for Home
Technology for fire Safety. Presentation on
Affairs, graced the occasion as the Chief
Fire Risk, existing and emerging scenarios
Guest. Speaking on this year’s theme of
was shown by Sh. M.V. Deshmukh,
“Fire Safety in India”, Shri G. Kishan Reddy
President, National Association of
congratulated and appreciated NDMA for
Fire Officers (NAFO), Presentation on
focusing on various disasters.
6.24
Representatives from various States climate change and its implication for
participated and discussed various issues fire risk by Dr. Arti Choudhary, Head,
on Fire Risk in India, Fire prevention and Silviculture, Forest Research Institute
mitigation, Institutional challenges and Dehradun and presentation on Chemical
issues, existing and emerging scenarios, and Industrial fire risk were shown by
Climate Change and its implication for Sh. VaradendraKoti, Group Head S &
fire risk, Chemical and Industrial fire risk, OR- Fire Service, Reliance Industries
Planning for fire risk mitigation and safety Limited. Presentation on Planning for
audit of buildings-a case of Surat, Legal fire risk mitigation and safety audit
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of buildings- a case of Surat was also 6.27 On the occasion, Shri G.V.V. Sarma,
shown by Shri Hitesh Kumar Taparia, Member, NDMA highlighted the activities
Chief Fire Officer, Vadodra, Presentation undertaken by NDMA during the last one
on Legal aspects of fire risk- Acts and year.
regulations was made by Ms. Alpa Seth,
Managing Director, VMS consultants
Pvt Ltd. Mumbai. Presentation on Smart
Cities and Fire Safety was made by
Dr. Rajiv Kathpalia, and presentation
on Challenges of fire fighting in urban
areas were shown by Shri Prabhat S.
Rahandale, Director. Maharashtra Fire
Services. Presentation on Institutional
mechanism- inadequacies and issues
was also presented by Shri G. C. Mishra,
Ex-Director, Delhi Fire Services.
6.25 Presentation on Modernization of Fire
services and Technology for fire Safety was
presented by Shri R. A. Venkatachalam,
Advisor, IIT-GN. Various issues like Fire
Risk in India in Session-I, and issues on
Fire prevention and mitigation in Session-
II, and Institutional challenges and issues
were discussed in Technical Session III
6.26 Delivering the valedictory address, Dr.
P. K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to Prime NDMA E-Newsletter and blog
Minister, said and highlighted the need
6.28. A digital magazine and an official blog,
of Fire safety in India during valedictory
both named “Aapda Samvaad”, were used
session.
for informing the stakeholders about major
activities of NDMA, SDMAs, success
stories on DRR, expert interviews, etc.
The magazine is regularly published and
widely shared with various stakeholders,
including major editors of media houses.
Similarly, the blog is updated regularly.
Their reach is also optimized using various
techniques on social media.
Others
• NDMA has published a Booklet on
Do’s and Don’ts on various disasters
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which is being circulated to all SDMAs avalanche, CBRN emergencies, floods,

for further distribution and publication frost bite, basic first aid, hospital
in their regional language for creating management, stress management, fire
awareness amongst general public. safety, home safety, smog, etc. The main
NDMA has incorporated sign aim of these campaigns is to generate
language in its audio video awareness awareness amongst masses. These
generation material on various campaigns run by NDMA includes do’s
disasters for persons with speech and and don’ts of disasters promoted through
hearing impairment. pictorial templates. It is also running
miscellaneous campaigns which involves
• NDMA also published (i) Advisories
updating links of news related to disaster
on COVID-19 and (ii) a digital
management, NDMA blog and Aapda
booklet on Do’s & Don’ts and FAQs
Samvaad (E-Magazine). With such a
on Coronavirus and COVID-19. These
large follower base on Twitter 1,58,209
documents are available on the
and Facebook 2,83,500, NDMA’s
NDMA website.
updates on disaster awareness are shared
• Press Releases issued regularly for widely on social media platforms. At
important meetings, workshops, the time of crisis, NDMA also provides
conferences. online assistance through social media
and helps the affected communities. The
Social Media Campaigns messages received on social media during
a disaster are shared with NDRF and relief
6.29. Awareness campaigns were run on social and rehabilitation is carried accordingly.
media to spread the messages related to
prevention, mitigation and preparedness. In the quarter January-March, extensive
These social media campaigns campaigns were run on Coronavirus
comprised Do’s and Don’ts pertaining and COVID-19. NDMA also re-tweeted
to heat wave, flood, cold wave, urban messages on the prevention and
flood, earthquake, CBRN emergencies, containment of the pandemic shared
first aid, stress management, hospital by verified handles such as the Ministry
safety, gas leakage safety, lightning, fire of Health & Family Welfare and World
safety and cyclone. Hash tags such as Health Organisation. Besides this, various
# heatwavesafety, # heatwaveawareness, positive, human-interest stories sourced
# earthquakesafety, # floodsafety, from various media were also published
# urbanflood, # lightningsafety, on Twitter and Facebook.
# coldwave, # nuclearemergencies,
# Homesafety, # chemicalemergencies, Twitter Report
# cyclonesafety, and # firesafety, etc. were
6.30 Impression/Reach: NDMA’s Tweets and
used. These hash tags helped NDMA’s
Facebook updates are reaching a large
social media channels gain greater online
number of people. Not only these appear
audience engagement.
on their personal accounts, these are
NDMA is running 24X7 campaigns on also being shared by them. The updates
heatwave, cold wave, landslide, earthquake, are thus reaching even secondary users
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who may or may not be following NDMA news on mishaps like accidents.
accounts but are reading its updates. NDMA also published updates on
rescue and relief operations carried
Twitter Report out by organisations such as the
• Followers as on March 31, 2019 : National Disaster Response Force
95,000 (NDRF).
• Followers as on March 31, 2020: Related news items and information
1,58,209 from across the world were also
• Number of followers increased: published from across the world.
63,209
• Followers
Face book Report NDMA’s social media accounts
• Followers as on March 31, 2019: are followed by well-known media
2,50,150 personalities, NGOs, international
agencies, government agencies of
• Followers as on January 31, 2020:
many countries, CEOs of many media
2,83,500
organisations and other verified
• Number of followers increased:
account holders.
33,350
• Other activities
6.31. Special Social Media Campaigns
Awareness generation is also being
• News on Disasters done on other social media platforms
Apart from generating awareness such as on YouTube, Instagram and
on disaster safety, NDMA published Pinterest.
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CHAPTER 7
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
General Administration this effort and ensure that the culture of

preparedness is inculcated at all levels.
NDMA Secretariat
It also handles conceptualization and
7.1 The NDMA Secretariat comprises five execution of awareness generation
Divisions, namely (i) Policies, Plans, campaigns involving both electronic and
Rehabilitation & Recovery, Awareness print media, besides involvement of the
Generation and Capacity Building & community and other stakeholders at
Training Division (ii) Mitigation Division the grassroots level. The total sanctioned
(iii) Operations and Communications staff in this division is 20, comprising one
Division (iv) Administration and Advisor (JS level), four Joint Advisors
Coordination Division and (v) Finance and (Director Level), four Assistant Advisors
Accounts Division. (US level) one Section Officer and ten
support staff.
Policies, Plans, Rehabilitation & Recovery,
Capacity Building & Training and Awareness Mitigation Division
Generation Division 7.4 The responsibilities of this division are
7.2 The division deals with all matters to take up Risk Mitigation Projects at
pertaining to the formulation of policies, the national level in conjunction with the
guidelines and approval of plans of all Ministries of the Central Government and
the Central Ministries/Departments as the States (pertaining to disasters like
well as capacity building and awareness cyclones, earthquake, floods, landslides
in all the States. Mainstreaming disaster and failsafe Communication and IT plan
management in development plans is also etc.). It also guides and commissions
an important task of this division. Capacity specialized studies and projects like Micro-
Building and Training is another important Zonation, Vulnerability Analysis, etc. It
work of this Division. It undertakes various also supervises and monitors the design
activities and projects towards capacity and implementation of the mitigation
building and training. projects to be undertaken by the Ministries
themselves. The total sanctioned staff in
7.3 Public Relation and Awareness Generation this division is 14, comprising one Advisor
is a major subject to be dealt with by the (JS level), two Joint Advisors (Director
NDMA, is another task of this division. level), two Assistant Advisors (US level)
This division has taken up the task to lead and nine support staff.
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Operations and Communication Division activities involve extensive interface with
the Ministries/ Departments and States.
7.5 NDMA needs to be in a state of readiness
This division also provides administrative
to render advice to the Government on
and logistic support to the Members and
disaster situations for which it must
the staff of the NDMA at all levels. The
remain fully apprised of the latest
total sanctioned staff in this division is
information. For this, NDMA has an
21, comprising one Joint Secretary, one
Operations Centre which provides
Director, two Under Secretaries, one
disaster specific information and data
Assistant Director (OL), two Section
inputs of NDMA Officers. The Division
Officer and 15 support staff.
co-ordinates the efforts of all stakeholders
during the response stage of any Disaster. Finance and Accounts Division
It also has a major role in training and
capacity building of first responders in 7.8 The Finance and Accounts Division deals
the country. The Division conducts State with the work relating to maintenance of
and Multi-State level Mock Exercises accounts, preparation of budget, financial
ensuring participation of all stakeholders scrutiny of proposals, etc. This division
including Central Agencies, Armed Forces also monitors the progress of expenditure
and CAPFs. The division is also involved and advises NDMA on all matters falling
in DM related training activities including within its delegated financial power. The
training on IRS and raising awareness at total sanctioned staff in this division is
premier institutions in the country. In eight, comprising one Financial Advisor
addition, the division is closely involved (JS Level), one Director, one Asst. Financial
with the tasks relating to Rehabilitation Advisor (US Level), one Section Officer,
and Recovery. The Division vets the Crisis two Asst. Section Officer (ASO) and two
Management Plans of all the Central support staff. Details of its functions and
Ministries/Departments. responsibilities are:
7.6 The Division implements communication • Advise NDMA on all matters falling
and IT related solutions for NDMA. It within the field of delegated powers.
also advises and carries out capacity
• Associate closely with the formulation
building of all Central and State
of schemes and important expenditure
Ministries/Departments in the field of
proposals from their initial stages.
Communication, IT and GIS. The total
sanctioned staff in this division is 15, • To watch settlement of audit
comprising one Advisor (JS level), two objections, Inspection reports, Draft
Joint Advisor (Director level), three Audit Paragraph etc.
Assistant Advisors (US level), two Duty
Officers (US level) and seven support • To ensure prompt action on Audit
staff. Reports, Reports of Public Accounts
Committee (PAC) and Estimates
Administration and Coordination Division Committee.
7.7 This division is responsible for all aspects • To ensure timely submission of
of Administration and Coordination. Its periodical reports and returns.
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• Preparation and Monitoring of budget (CCA), Ministry of Home Affairs, Payment

NDMA. and receipt functions for NDMA are also
managed by the PAO, NDMA under the
7.9 The accounts of NDMA are maintained by
supervision of CCA, Ministry of Home
the office of Chief Controller of Accounts
Affairs.
Finance and Budget:

Budget Estimate, Revised Estimate & Expenditure under ODMP, NCRMP and Est. Charges for the
period April 2019 to March 2020 are as follows :
(Rs. in Crores)
Name of the project B.E 19-20 R.E 19-20 F.E 19-20 + Re- Expenditure up
app From MHA to 31.01.2020
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National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project 296.19 282.77 226.79 225.21
(NCRMP) with World Bank Assistance
Other Disaster Management Projects - 46.29 53.44 66.28 60.00
(ODMP)
Est. Charges 38.16 38.15 36.06 30.66*
Note: * Inclusive of figures of I&B Ministry- DAVP.
(Rs. in Crores)
Grant No.46-MHA
Major Head Scheme B.E. 2019-20 R.R. 2019-20 F. E .1 9 -2 0/ R e - Exp. Upto
app. By MHA 31.01.2020
03
2245 ODMP 20.12 26.50 40.74 34.47
3601 ODMP (Release 26.00 25.40 25.40 25.39
to State Govt.)
3602 ODMP (Release 0.17 1.54 0.14 0.14
to UT w/o Legis)
Total a) 46.29 53.44 66.28 60.00
2245 NCRMP (Est. 26.19 12.77 12.79 11.21
Charges)
3601 NCRMP (G-i-A) 270.00 270.00 214.00 214.00
Total b) 296.19 282.77 226.79 225.21
2245 Est. Charges 38.16 38.15 36.06 30.66
Total c) 38.16 38.15 36.06 30.66
Grand total 380.64 374.36 329.13 315.87
(a+b+c)
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Annexure I
Composition of NDMA
Present Composition
1. Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Chairperson

2. Shri G. V. V. Sarma Member Secretary (Since 29.07.2019)
3. Shri Kamal Kishore Member (Since 16.02.2015)
4. Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain, PVSM, Member (Since 21.02.2020)
UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM & BAR
5. Shri Rajendra Singh Member (Since 20.02.2020)
Former Members
1. Gen. N. C. Vij Vice-Chairperson (28.9.2005 to 27.9.2010)

2. Shri M. Shashidhar Reddy Vice Chairperson (16.12.2010 to 16.06.2014)
Member (11.10.2010 to 16.12.2010)
Member (05.10.2005 to 04.10.2010)
3. Lt. Gen. (Dr.) J. R. Bhardwaj Member (28.09.2005 to 27.09.2010)
4. Dr. Mohan Kanda Member (05.10.2005 to 04.10.2010)
5. Prof. N. Vinod Chandra Menon Member (28.09.2005 to 27.09.2010)
6. Smt. P. Jyoti Rao Member (14.08.2006 to 13.08.2011)
7. Shri K. M. Singh Member (14.12.2011 to 11.07.2014)
Member (28.09.2005 to 27.09.2010)
8. Shri B. Bhattacharjee Member (15.12.2011 to 11.07.2014)
Member (21.08.2006 to 20.08.2011)
9. Shri J. K. Sinha Member (04.06.2012 to 11.07.2014)
Member (18.04.2007 to 17.04.2012)
10 Shri T. Nandakumar Member (8.10.2010 to 28.2.2014)
11 Shri V. K. Duggal Member (22.06.2012 to 23.12.2013)
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12 Maj. Gen. J. K. Bansal Member (6.10.2010 to 11.07.2014)
13 Muzaffar Ahmad Member (10.12.2010 to 03.01.2015)
14 Dr. Harsh K. Gupta Member (23.12.2011 to 11.07.2014)
15 Dr. K. Saleem Ali Member (03.03.2014 to 19.06.2014)
16 Sh. K. N. Shrivastava Member (03.03.2014 to 11.07.2014)
17 Shri R. K. Jain, IAS (Retd.) Member Secretary (23.02.2015 to 30.11.2015)
Member (01.12.2015 to 30.11.2018)
18 Lt. Gen (Retd.) N. C. Marwah, PVSM, AVSM Member (30.12.2014 to 29.12.2019)
19 Dr. D. N. Sharma Member (19.01.2015 to 18.01.2020)
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Annexure II
List of Senior Officers of the NDMA
1. Shri G. V. V. Sarma, Member Secretary (Since 29.07.2019)

2. Dr. Pradeep Kumar, Special Secretary & Project Director [Since 13.12.2019 (A.N)]
Additional Secretary & Project Director [01.08.2017 to 13.12.2019 (F.N.)]
3. Sh. Ravinesh Kumar, Financial Advisor (Since 10.10.2017)
4. Dr. V. Thiruppugazh, Additional Secretary & Advisor (Since 24.10.2019)
Joint Secretary & Advisor (21.09.2015 to 02.07.2016) and (03.01.2017 to 23.10.2019)
5. Shri Ramesh Kumar Ganta, Joint Secretary (Admn.) (Since 01.04.2019)
6. Sh. Sandeep Poundrik, Advisor (Mitigation) (Since 01.05.2019)
7. Brig Ajay Gangwar, Advisor (Ops. & Comn. (Since 01.11.2017)
8. Ms. Sryesi Chaudhuri, Director (Since 08.12.2015)
9. Lt. Col Rahul Devrani, Joint Advisor (21.08.2017 to 18.10.2019)
10. Dr. Pavan Kumar Singh, Joint Advisor (Since 6.7.2018)
SRO (Since 23.05.2008 to 5.7.2018)
11. Shri Bhupinder Singh, Director (Since 27.09.2018)
Dy. Secretary (Since 25.02.2013)
12. Shri Yogeshwar Lal, Director (Since 01.07.2016)
Dy. Secretary (Since 07.07.2014 to 30.06.2016)
13. Shri Anurag Rana, Joint Advisor (Since 19.10.2016)
14. Shri Pushkar Sahay, Joint Advisor (08.02.2017 to 10.05.2019)
15. Shri Vijay Singh Nemiwal, Joint Advisor (Since 31.05.2017)
16. Col Amit Khosla, Joint Advisor (13.11.2017 to 12.11.2019)
17. Dr. S K Jena, Joint Advisor (Since 21.08.2019)
SRO (Since 01.08.2008 to 20.08.2019)
18. Sh. Naval Prakash, Joint Advisor (21.11.2019)
SRO (Since 22.05.2009 to 20.11.2019)
19. Sh Partha Kansabanik, Under Secretary (18.08.2011 to 13.08.2019)
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20. Sh Amal Sarkar, Under Secretary (14.11.2012 to 30.04.2019)
21. Sh Turam Bari, Under Secretary (01.01.2013 to 13.08.2019)
22. Sh Sunil Singh Rawat, Under Secretary (Since 30.03.2015)
23. Sh Pankaj Kumar, Under Secretary (Since 06.04.2015)
24. Shri Ramesh Kumar Mishra, Under Secretary (Since 28.03.2014)
25. Shri Mohan Lal Sharma, Under Secretary (Since 16.09.2016)
26. Shri Abhishek Biswas, Under Secretary (Since 01.10.2019)
27. Shri Ambuj Bajpai, Under Secretary ( Since 07.10.2019)
28. Shri A Sachidanandan, Under Secretary (01.01.2019 to 30.09.2019)
29. Shri Hausuanthang Guite, Under Secretary (Since 01.01.2019 to 28.02.219)
30. Ms. Amrapaali Dixit, Assistant Advisor (03.06.2013 to 25.07.2019)
31. Shri Naveen Kumar, Assistant Advisor (22.07.2016 to 19.07.2019)
32. Shri Kamal Kishore Rao, Assistant Advisor (Since 29.09.2016)
33. Shri Deepak Ahlawat, Duty Officer (Since 30.01.2017)
34. Shri Susheel Kumar, Duty Officer (Since 13.02.2017)
35. Shri Abhishek Sharma, Sr. Research Officer (Since 22.07.2019)
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national Disaster management authority

NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (NDMA)

Chapter 2 Functions and Objectives 5

Chapter 3 Policy, Plans and Guidelines 7

Chapter 4 Disaster Risk Mitigation Projects 19

Chapter 5 Capacity Development 35

Chapter 6 Mock Exercises & Awareness Generation 41

Chapter 7 Administration and Finance 89

Vulnerability Profile these contribute to a situation where

1. Shri G. V. V. Sarma Member Secretary (Since 29.07.2019)

Functions and Objectives

Functions of NDMA as may be determined by the central

Policy, Plans and Guidelines

Core Group Deliberations Finalisation of Draft (Core/ Steering

List of Guidelines issued by NDMA

(ii) Reports and other documents issued :

17. Gujarat Flood 2017- A case study

3.6 Guidelines/ Reports released during The Guidelines on Disability Inclusive

(ii) National Disaster Management NDMA has released the revised

5. Department of Justice 20. Ministry of Culture

Disaster Risk Mitigation Projects

National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project Project Components

4.3 Implementation Status of NCRMP and commissioned in both the states.

Sl. N. States Sub-Component Total to be constructed Completed

MPCS (no) 316 316

1 Odisha Roads (km) 388.50 388.50

Saline Embankment(Km) 58.22 58.22

MPCS (no) 219 219

Roads (km) 698.02 698.02

Saline Embankment(Km) 29.90 29.90

Component C: Following Technical 4.5 Implementation Status of NCRMP

Photographs of Assets created under NCRMP Phase-I (Andhra Pradesh)

Approach Road in West Godavari District Bridge in Guntur District

Photographs of Assets created under NCRMP Phase-I (Odisha)

MPCS in Puri District Saline Embankment Work in Odisha

Sl. N. States Sub- component Total to be Completed Under Tender

Photographs of Assets created under NCRMP Phase-II (Gujarat)

MPCS in Surat District MPCS in Bharuch District

Photographs of Assets created under NCRMP Phase-II (West Bengal)

MPCS in South 24 Parganas District MPCS in South 24 Parganas District

of India (SoI) and Geological Survey of Electro – Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

of the society. In addition, psychosocial ensure social distancing for a period of 21

Strategy and Heat Wave Management in of disaster prevention of SCO countries

g) A delegation comprising 3 members Annual South to South Learning

MOCK EXERCISES & AWARENESS GENERATION

Date State, Disaster Scenario and Remarks

Coordination Conference, Chaired by Table-Top Exercise in NCT, Chaired by

Visuals – Mock Exercise

Selected Media Reports

Date State, Disaster Scenario and Remarks

Coordination Conference Table-Top Exercise

Visuals - Mock Exercise

Date State, Disaster Scenario and Remarks

Hon’ble Minister of State Smt Swati Singh at the Coordination Conference

Visuals – Joint HADR

Date State and Event Remarks

Date State, Disaster Scenario and Event

Response (On-Site and Off-Site)

Date State, Disaster Scenario and Event Remarks