10.1 Plan Dissemination and Evaluation
The
responsibility of plan dissemination is vested with the DCR manned by Field
Officer (DRM) at the Deputy Commissioner Office, Roing,
In
order for the DDMP to be effective it must be disseminated at two levels:
10.2Dissemination
of Other IEC Materials
The DIPRO & officials from Department of Relief, Rehab
& Disaster Management at the district level will carry on the dissemination
of IEC materials and NGOs at the block and village level during normal time
(selected during Post Natural Calamity Committee meeting, presided over by the DC/ADC).
The activities of these DI PRO and NGOs along with Department of RR&DM would
include
® Walling,
® Posters, Pamphlets and Brochure
preparation and distribution
® Padayatra,
® Street plays,
® Volunteers training,
® Task force training, etc.
10.3Training
and Drills
The training programmes are organized for different levels
of functionaries from district level officials identified NGOs, Private Sector
Organizations in order to equip them to extend training facilities to
functionaries at blocks and village level as well as organize simulation
exercises within the community.
The
objective of full scale drill include evaluation of the following
Ø
Practicality of the
plan (structure and organization)
Ø
Adequacy of communication
and interactions among the agencies and the public
Ø
Emergency equipment
effectiveness
Ø
Adequacy of first aid
and rescue procedures
Ø
Adequacy of emergency
personnel response and training
Ø
Public relation skills
Ø
Evacuation and count
procedures
Ø
Timely updating of SOPs
& Resource Inventory
Ø Coordination with the CBOs / NGOs
10.4Community
Based Disaster Preparedness and Mock Drills
®
First responder to
disaster
®
Participate in
preparedness programme
® Sharing of disaster preparedness cost
® Playing as pressure group / advocacy
® Stockpiling and Coordination
® Supporting communication System
The
Community Based Disaster Preparedness should be done as per the following
stages
Þ
Formation of Block
Level Disaster Committee
Þ
Training of line department
and volunteers
Þ
Formation of village
level Committee
Þ
Developing Community
Contingency Plans in the Villages
Þ
Training of Task
Forces
Þ
Periodic mock drills
Þ
Coordination of Village
and Block
Þ
Updating information
Mock drills are
important in normal times as well as during the emergency. The mock drill and
preparedness for disaster are considered as a part of police duty. Every six
months, there should be a mock drill in all of the police stations of the
district to make them alert / fit to cope with any situation. Security Plan for
all industries to be reviewed and approved by CISF at regular intervals.
Similarly all police stations should have internal security scheme, based on
which they should have mock drills and update it for safety measures as per requirement.
Besides a contingency drill should be enacted during the flood,
landslides, earthquakes etc so that everyone knows what he/she should do and
where he/she should go. It is advisable to have a mock drill at night during
the rain, by cutting of the electricity in the village/ block/ district (as per
the time chosen for the mock drill at each level). This exercise will help
learn possible problem that would be faced. These learned lessons could be
utilized in preparing the contingency plan in a much-prepared manner.
10.5 Setting Up of Disaster Volunteer Force – Identification
and Training
An analysis of the situation of the village community forms
the first task for preparedness. After analysis, the villagers would form
different groups to carry on the activities for disaster preparedness. The
motivated and willing male and female group members have to find out the roles
and responsibilities of each group. The groups may be formed for warning,
rescue and evacuation, water and sanitation, relief and food, damage
assessment, shelter management, etc. This will form the Disaster Management
Teams.
For warning group, members could be young boys and girls of
the village (17 to 25 years) who will be trained to understand radio warnings
and act fast to spread the warning throughout the village.
The members for Rescue And Evacuation Group need to
be physically strong (both men and women) and in the age group of 18 to 35
years. Village youths, Retired Army personnel, Home guards etc should be the members of this group. Inclusion
of civil defense personnel would be useful if available in the village. This
team can coordinate with the government to avail the facilities for rescue and
evacuation, both in terms of rescue training, rescue infrastructure and
equipment and ensuring the alertness of the rescue team of the government.
Both men and women members may look after the Water and
Sanitation responsibilities at the shelters as well as outdoors
The members of the relief group collect &
distribute relief materials such as food supply, utensils, clothes, kerosene,
diesel, etc and coordinate all the relief requirements of the other action
groups. Both men and women members have to be capable of interacting with the
local authorities to ensure adequate supplies reach the village in time.
The members of shelter management group
shall have more women members preferably SHG members and Anganwadi Workers
(AWW). They will be at the shelters and safe houses looking after the evacuees’
food, water and medication requirements. This group can also coordinate with
the government authorities to ensure that health and sanitation facilities are
available for extra vulnerable like women and children.
There can also be a First Aid and
Medical Group, with equal numbers of men and women, those with some knowledge
of nursing (such as trained dais and AWW/ ANMs) will be preferable. The members
have to go through intensive training and drills for first aid and medical
responsibility.
Other such group might be the Patrolling group and the Liaison
group.