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Contents
Table of Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Executive Summary
1.Introduction
A. The Disaster Management Act 2005
B. The DM Act, 2005A Paradigm Shift
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2.Vision 8
3.Objectives 8
4.List Of Departments involved in Mock Drill 8
5.Cyclone Warning to Control Room 9
6.Mock Drill: 1
A. Announcement Voluntary and Forceful Evacuation
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7.Mock Drill: 2
A. Remove uprooted trees from road
B. Restore Traffic Clearance
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8.Mock Drill: 3
A. Rescuising People trapped in Houses
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9.Mock Drill: 4
A. Prevent Intrusion of Sea Water and Rescue People from Drowning in the Sea
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10.Mock Drill: 5
A. To Arrange Food and Civil Supply
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11.ESF Team Visit to Emergency Relief Center 12
12. Department of Revenue and Disaster Management explains Mock Drill to Media. 13
13.Coastal Village People Feedback Regarding Mock Drill 13
14.Emergency Support Function Leaders Explains to Village People Feedback Questions
A .Fisheries Department
B. Health DepartmentC. Indian Coast Guard
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15. My Participation in Mock Drill megh 15
16.Conclusion 16
17. Annexures
Permission Letter
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Thiru. P. Jawahar, I.A.S.
District Collector
UT of Pondicherry
FOREWORD
India has a coastline of 7,516 km, of which 5,700 km are prone to cyclones of various degrees.
About eight per cent of the Countrys area and one-third of its population live in 13 coastal
states and UTs who are, thus vulnerable to cyclone related disasters. Loss of lives, livelihood
opportunities, damage to public and private property and severe damage to infrastructure are
the resultant consequences, which can disrupt the process of development. Climate change and
the resultant sea-level rise is also likely to exacerbate the seriousness of this problem in the
coming decades. The National Guidelines for the Management of Cyclones have been
formulated after a nine step process taking on board completely, various Central Ministries,
Departments, States and UTs. The process also included wide consultations with scientific and
technical institutions, academics, technocrats and humanitarian organizations. The draft
guidelines document was circulated to all the Ministries/ Departments at the Centre and the
States and UTs for their feedback. All workable suggestions have been incorporated. These
guidelines call for a participatory approach involving all stakeholder groups to strengthen the
National vision of moving towards a more proactive,pre-disaster, preparedness and mitigation
centric approach. These contain all the details that are required by planners and implementers
and will help in the preparation of plans by the Central Ministries/Departments and the
States/UTs. A National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project of approximately Rs. 1,600 crore, with
assistance from the World Bank, is in the process of finalization, covering all the 13 coastal
States/UTs. The various activities under this project will include construction of cyclone shelters,shelter belt/mangrove plantations, establishing last mile connectivity, improving link roads, etc.
Once all the activities, as laid down in these guidelines are implemented, we will be much better
prepared to face the hazards of cyclones.
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MR.M.Venkatesh Ashok
MPH Trainee
JIPMER
Pondicherry
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
My heartfelt thanks toThiru. P. Jawahar, I.A.S. District Collector, UT of Pondicherry, for
providing me the opportunity to embark on the mock drill program in coastal area of
Pondicherry.
My sincere thanks to Dr.Gautam Roy, Dr.K.C.Prem Raj and Dr. Sitanshu Sekhar Karfrom
JIPMER, for their support and encouragement.
It is my pleasure to thank Dr.Bijaya Nanda Naikand Dr. Srikanta Kanungo from JIPMER, for
their motivation and support.
I also extend thanks to my beloved sisters Miss. M. Arthyand Miss. M. Anujafor their untiring
secretarial help towards the preparation of the project work.
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Abbreviations
NDMA National Disaster Management Authority
SDMA State Disaster Management Authority
DDMA District Disaster Management Authority
DM Act Disaster Management Act
NIO North Indian Ocean
TC Tropical Cyclone
UTs Union Territories
ESF Emergency Support Functions
EOC Emergency Operation Center
IMD Indian Meteorological Department
SEOC State Emergency Operation Center
GPS Global Positioning System
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Executive Summary
Background
The Disaster Management Act, 2005 (DM Act, 2005) lays down institutional and
coordination mechanism for effective Disaster Management (DM) at the national, state, district
and local levels. As mandated by this Act, the Government of India (GoI) created a multi-tiered
institutional system consisting of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) headed
by the Prime Minister, the State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMAs) by the respective
Chief Ministers and the District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs) by the District
Collectors and co-chaired by Chairpersons of the local bodies. These bodies have been set up
to facilitate a paradigm shift from the hitherto relief centric approach to a more proactive, holistic
and integrated approach of strengthening disaster preparedness, mitigation and emergency
response .Soon after the NDMA was set up, a series of consultations were initiated with various
stakeholders to facilitate the development of guidelines for strengthening cyclone disaster
management. Senior representatives from government departments and agencies, academics,
professionals and representatives of multilateral and humanitarian agencies and the corporate
sector participated in these meetings. These meetings acknowledged several initiatives taken
up by government agencies in the recent past which are significant and have far-reaching
consequences. They also highlighted the need for a holistic and integrated strategy. On the
basis of these deliberations, the NDMA has prepared these Guidelines for the Management of
Cyclones (hereinafter referred to as the Guidelines) to assist ministries and departments of GoI
and state governments to prepare their DM plans.
Cyclone Vulnerability in India
A long coastline of about 7,516 km of flat coastal terrain, shallow continental shelf,high population density, geographical location and physiological features of its coastal areas
makes India, in the North Indian Ocean (NIO) Basin, extremely vulnerable to cyclones and its
associated hazards like storm tide (the combined effects of storm surge and astronomical tide),
high velocity wind and heavy rains. Though the frequency of Tropical Cyclones (TCs) in the NIO
covering the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea is the least in the world (7% of the global total),
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their impact on the east coast of India as well as the Bangladesh coast is relatively more
devastating. This is evident from the fact that in the last 270 years, 21 of the 23 major cyclones
(with a loss of about 10,000 lives or more) worldwide occurred over the area surrounding the
Indian subcontinent (India and Bangladesh). This is primarily due to the serious storm tide effect
in the area. Thirteen coastal states and Union Territories (UTs) in the country, encompassing 84
coastal districts, are affected by tropical cyclones. Four states (Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh,
Orissa and West Bengal) and one UT (Puducherry) on the east coast and one state (Gujarat) on
the west coast are more vulnerable to hazards associated with cyclones.
Cyclone Vulnerability in Puducherry
The location ofPuducherryencompasses a total area of 480sq.km. The geographical
location of Puducherry is between 1156' North Latitude 7950' East Longitude. The Unionterritory spread over four regions with enjoys the status of a district: Mahe, Puducherry, Yanam
and Karaikal .The monsoon season in Pondicherry is very small compared to other parts of
India. The region receives good rainfall during the months from November to January and from
July to September. The percentage of humidity is very high in Puducherry, which is very
common in coastal areas. As of the morning of December 31, Cyclone Thane Puducherry
About 7 deaths were reported in Puducherry. Puducherry were the worst affected by Thane
Cyclone .The cyclone severely damaged the power network in Puducherry. Fishing activities
had come to a complete halt in the cities of Puducherry in the wake of the storm after thewarnings by the weather department were received.
Assessment of megh
A mock rescue drill to train staffs of Emergency Support Functions and create awareness
among the public on disaster management, organized by Department of Revenue and Disaster
Management at Pillaichavady in Puducherry The fishermen of Pillaichavady were engaged in
their daily chores on a Sunday morning, members of Emergency Support Functions (ESF) wentaround their village alerting the residents about the arrival of Megh cyclone, with wind speed of
80 kmph, at 8 a.m. The residents were asked to take shelter at the Government School for
Visually Handicapped and Hearing Impaired.
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INTRODUCTION
This plan will be known as Union Territory of Puducherry Disaster Management Plan and
will be applicable within the Union Territory of Puducherry.
The Disaster Management Act 2005,
Disaster Management is defined as a continuous and integrated process of planning,
organizing, coordinating and implementing measures which are necessary or expedient to
prevent danger or threat of any disaster, mitigation or reduce the risk or severity or
consequences of any disaster, capacity-building and preparedness to deal with any disaster,
prompt response to any threatening disaster situation or disaster, assessing the severity or
magnitude of effects of any disaster, evacuation, rescue and relief, rehabilitation and
reconstruction.
The DM Act, 2005A Paradigm Shift
From a response and relief-centric approach to a proactive, and comprehensive mindset
towards DM covering all aspects from prevention, mitigation, preparedness to rehabilitation,
reconstruction and recovery.
It also provides for:
The creation of a policy, legal and institutional framework, backed by effective statutory and
financial support.
The mainstreaming of multi-sectoral DM concerns into the developmental process and
mitigation measures through projects.
A continuous and integrated process of planning, organizing, coordinating and implementing
policies and plans in a holistic, community based participatory, inclusive and sustainable
manner.
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VISION
A mock drill to create awareness and preparedness among the coastal village people both
physically and mentally to shift a safer place with their valuables in case affected by cyclone
megh.This disaster management programme organized by Department of Revenue and
Disaster Management at Pillaichavady in Puducherry .
OBJECTIVES
1. Announcement ,voluntary and forceful evacuation2. To remove uprooted trees from roads to restore traffic3. To save people trapped under the debris of buildings4. To prevent intrusion of sea water and rescue people from drowning in the sea5 .To arrange civil food supply
LIST OF DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED IN MOCK DRILL
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DEPARTMENTS OF EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION
1. Emergency Public Information, Help line &Warning, Evacuation, Assessment Damage
2. Communication
3. Emergency Medical Services and Public Health
4. Transport
5. Search & Rescue
6. Debris Clearance & Equipment Support
7. Relief Camps
8. Food And Civil Supplies
9. Water Supply And Sanitation
10. Electricity Restoration
11. Public Works And Engineering
12. Fire Fighting / Hazardous Materials Response
13. Law & Order (North)
14. Law & Order (South)
15. Law & Order (East),(West)
16. Resources Mobilization, Contracting Services, Volunteer & Donation Support
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CYCLONE WARNING TO CONTROL ROOM
The cyclone response structure will be activated on the receipt of cyclone warning by The Indian
Meteorological Department (IMD).The SEOC will activate all the departments for emergency
response including district EOC. The Incident CommanderCum-District Collector will issue
instructions to include following details;
1. Alert ESF to deploy resources as required
2. The type of assistance to be provided
3. The time limit within which assistance is needed
MOCK DRILL: 1
ANNOUNCEMENT VOLUNTARY AND FORCEFUL EVACUATION
Evacuate people from unsafe buildings and shift them to relief camps.
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MOCK DRILL: 2
A. REMOVE UPROOTED TREES FROM ROAD B. RESTORE TRAFFIC CLEARANCE
A.clearance of access roads to reach at the sites of affected areas
B.To ensure the access roads leading to the affected areas and manage traffic for
mobilization of equipments,machinery and volunteers.
MOCK DRILL: 3
RESCUISING PEOPLE TRAPPED IN HOUSES
Identify and declare unsafe buildings in cyclone affected areas.
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Evacuate people from unsafe buildings and shift them to relief camps.
MOCK DRILL: 4
PREVENT INTRUSION OF SEA WATER AND RESCUE PEOPLE FROM DROWNING IN THE
SEA
Immediate actions to be taken for safety of fishermen, and visitors at cyclone affected
coastal areas.
Ensure that all the fishermen have returned from the sea or those who are in the sea are
rescued and evacuated to safer places.
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TO ARRANGE FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLY
To ensure that necessary arrangements at evacuation / relief center is made with sufficient
availability of food and water.
VISIT TO EMERGENCY RELIEF CENTER
To establish camp hospitals near the affected areas.
To make transportation arrangements to shift seriously injured persons to nearest camp
hospitals,PHC,CHC ,GH & JIPMER. Ensure that the hospitals are well prepared to deal with seriously injured persons.
Keep adequate stock of essential medicines, first aid etc .at GH ,PHC & CHC.
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DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT EXPLAINS MOCK
DRILL TO MEDIA
District Collector P. Jawahar said: We simulated a scenario of a cyclone with anintensity of 80 kmph hypothetically named as Megh (clouds).
It was supposed to cross the village from 8 a.m. to 8.30 a.m.
COASTAL VILLAGE PEOPLE FEEDBACK REGARDING MOCK DRILL
Village leader Thirumoorthy said, this mock drill awareness very usefull to us.
We learned how to protect ourself during in the time of harmfull cyclones .
The harbour area entrance is very wide ,its easy to chance of sea water enter in the village . so
our puducherry government to take necessary steps for this condition.
Facilities needed to us
1. Installation of GPS (Global Positioning System) device in fiber boat.
2. During Emergency situation doctor team needed in ambulance care.
3. During the time of cyclone the Indian Coastal Guard take immediate prior actions.
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EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION LEADERS EXPLAINS TO VILLAGE PEOPLE
FEEDBACK QUESTIONS
1 .FISHERIES DEPARTMENT
Fisheries Department Said to Village people, Compulsory Register of your Fiber Boat.
Afterwards Government of Puducherry takes further action for GPS installation.
2. HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Health Department explains to Village people, during emergency condition highly trained staffs
only present in ambulance care to save the people.
3. INDIAN COAST GUARD
Indian coast guard explains to Village people, shortage of facilities but also we rescue the
people at emergency situation.
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MY OBSERVATION IN MOCK DRILLmegh
I observed in Mock drillcyclone megh
1.Emergency meeting in control room regarding to cyclone (based on the warning issued byIMD,pin point the villages likely to be affected by cyclone and start the procedure for identifying
safe places for evacuation in those villages)
2. At the field area, Mock drill is started,
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FIRST DRILL: How to save the people during cyclone,announcement voluntary and forceful
evacuation (Evacuate people from unsafe buildings and shift them to relief camps).
SECOND DRILL: How to clear affected area and restore traffic in cyclone (identify alternate
roads for evacuation & undertake restoration of damaged roads leading to the affected areas).
THIRD DRILL: To Identify and declare unsafe buildings in cyclone affected areas. Evacuate
people from unsafe buildings and shift them to relief camps.
FOURTH DRILL: To ensure that all the fishermen have returned from the sea or those who are
in the sea are rescued and evacuated to safer places.
FIFTH DRILL: To ensure that necessary arrangements at evacuation / relief center is made with
sufficient availability of food and water.
3. To establish camp hospitals near the affected areas and make transportation arrangements
to shift seriously injured persons to nearest camp hospitals. Keep adequate stock of essential
medicines, first aid .
4. Monitor the village people feedback regarding to mock drill ( how effective useful to the
coastal village people).
CONCLUSION
I conclude that, while going through the entire mock drill program, the cooperation is found to
be very well organized, developed. Mock drill presents an opportunity for personnel to become
familiar with main and alternate escape routes, emergency procedures and relief
considerations. A mock drill should be carried out at least once a year. Everyone must
participate in the mock drill.
I extend my heartiest thanks to Thiru. P. Jawahar, I.A.S. District Collector, UT of
Pondicherry, agreed to participate in mock drill program to the conducted in pillaichavady
coastal area on 26thJune 2016.
I also want to thank Dr.Gautam Roy, Dr.K.C.Prem Raj and Dr. Sitanshu Sekhar Karfrom
JIPMER, for their support and encouragement.
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ANNEXURES
PERMISSION LETTER
Name : M. Venkatesh Ashok
Contact No. 95972 29403