Disester Management Leh PDF
Disester Management Leh PDF
Disester Management Leh PDF
LEH DISTRICT
Leh
May 2011 DR. B. BALAJI, IFS
Co-ordinator,DDMP Prepartion
Divisional Forest Officer, Leh Forest
Division
Leh district is one of the biggest district in India and it is the biggest district in J&K covering an area
of 45,110 sq. km. It is also one of the remotest district in India. It has got land route connectivity
only during summer whereas during winter because of heavy snow fall in Zozilla Pass and Rohtang
pass, it remain cutoff from rest of the world with only aerial route available as connectivity. The
climate of Leh district is also very harsh with prolonged winter and short summer which means very
short working season. The agricultural productivity is also low and it is subsistence agriculture.
Most of the materials has to come from outside the district which also makes the district very
vulnerable.
Leh district experienced disaster in the form of cloud burst and flash flood and swelling of river due
to snow mealt during summer. The cloud burst and the flash flood disaster of 2010 has taken away
many lives and created huge damage to property as well. Leh is also vulnerable to Road blockade
due to land slides, Snow avalanche, earth quake and Drought. With reqard to earth quake, it is in
Zone IV of Damage Risk Zone as strike-slip fault is running along Zanskar and Ladkh ranges. As
the district is very remote, it adds further complication as help may take some time before it reaches
which was witnessed in the previous disaster. So there is need for a proper planning to deal with
such disasters to avoid loss of life and property and also to get back to normality at the earliest
possible.
The District Disaster Management Plan of Leh district has taken in to account all possible natural
disasters. In the plan measures for prevention and control of various disasters is elaborated. A very
elaborate at the same time crisp information about the district is given in district profile. An attempt
has been made to study the capacity of various departments and the need for capacity addition to be
prepared for a disaster is also given. Institutional mechanism is very well elaborated with roles and
duties of different players is clearly mentioned. SOP during various stages of disaster is also given
succinctly. Checklist which comes handy during a time of crisis is also developed for Deputy
Commissioner, Addl. Deputy Commissioner, Sr. Superintendent of Police and SDMs/Tehsildars is
given. Overall the DDMP of Leh is as per template provided by the National Disaster Management
Authroity and as per guidelines provided in the Draft Jammu and Kashmir State Disaster
Management Policy.
The present DDMP-Leh has to be reviewed in the year 2012 to improve the quality and to add new
information and also to correct the short comings if any in the present plan.
Major Objectives:
• To prevent loss of human lives and property-preparedness, prevention &
mitigation of disasters.
• To make the society able to act very fast to manage the loss caused by
disaster.
The objectives can be achieved by taking various pre-disaster preparedness like establishing
pre-disaster warning system, dissemination of information, training, rehersal etc. and well thoughtout
response plan, rescue plan during the disaster , linking disaster management plan with District plan
for long term preparation, preparing and following standard operation procedure etc.
The preparation of the plan and revision and updation of the plan is the responsibility of
district administration. The present plan is finalized by May 2011. Since there may be short comings
and updation of information will be required, it will be revised in the year 2012.
Chapter III:
Leh district part of ladakh region spread over to 45,110 sq. km fall under cold desert region. Ladakh lies
between 320 17’N to 36015’ N lat; 750 15’ E to 800 30’ E long. The region is bounded in north and east by
china and in the north west by the area under illegal occupation of Pakistan. The districts of Baramula,
Srinagar, Anantnag and Doda fall towards its west whereas the southern side is flanked by Punjab and HP.
Zojila serves as only link between Ladakh and Kashmir. Ladakh is cut diagonally by Indus river forming a
huge basin. The upper half of the basin constitute Leh district, the western portion of Skardu district the
southern half the Kargil district. On the west of it Gilgit is located.
Major mountain systems commence from north west are Kunlun, Aghil, Karakorum, Kailash,
Ladakh, Zanskar and Great Himalayan range. The ranges show distrinct parallelism aligned in north west,
south west direction. In between these mountain chains there are three great longitudinal valleys viz.,
Zanskar, Indus, Shyok and number of side valleys like Nubra, Drass, pangong, Suru and a great table
land.Nubra, Indus valley falls in Ladakh district. Among other natural resources, rivers are one of the life
line of Ladakh. The Indus river and Shyok river and Hanle are the major source of irrigation and the shyok
and Hanle are tributaries of Indus. Apart from rivers there are number of lakes, out of which Pangong
Tso,Tso-Rul,Tso-Morari, Tso-kar, are important lakes of ladakh district which attracts tourist from throughout
India.
Climate
It can be divided on the whole into two, main seasons winter and summer with short spring and autumn
season; Winter: Nov-April, Spring: May-June, Summer: June-Aug, Autumn –Sep-October. Average annual
rainfall is 40-70mm. Max. temp goes upto 33 and minimum goes down to -40oC. The growing season is
restricted to May to October. Wind speed is very high particularly during the period of april-May. It may
touch 50-60 km per hour. Wind speed increases in the afternoon. Humidity less than 40% for most part of the
year. High wind speed combined with low humidity leads to increased water loss in the form of evaporation
and transpiration which necessitates continues irrigation to plantations for their survival
Leh District Profile
It is the one of thelargest district in India and the largest district of Jammu and Kashmir State with 113
villages (112 inhabited and one un inhabited villages.Population of the district is 1,17,232 souls as per 2001
census with Buddhist as the biggest ethnic group followed by Muslim
Administrative Profile
a. Geographical Area 45110 Sq Km
b. No & names of Tehsils 3- Leh, Nubra, Khaltse
c. No & name of Blocks 9- Leh, Kharu, Chushot, Durbuk,
Nyoma, Saspol, Khaltse, Diskit &
panamik.
d. No & names of Municipal Committees 1- Leh MAC
e. No of Gram Panchayats 93
f. Total No of Villages 113
Demographic Profile:
Infrastructure Profile
Road Network
Name Length
In kms
National Highway Leh – Srinagar 434
Leh - Manali 465
PWD Roads
All weather Roads - 968.92
Fair-weather Roads - 692.23
Earthen Road - 7.00
Total Road Network - 1668.15
Villages connected with road 100
Villages not connected with roads 12
Proposed extension of road -
network during 08-09
Education
Govt Private
Degree Collages 1 -
Higher Secondary Schools(10+2) 13 11
High Schools 25
Middle Schools 129 13
Primary Schools 183 10
Other Schools - -
ITI 1 -
DIET 1 -
No of Staff (inclusive -
permanent/casual/contractual/attached)
Teaching staff 2244
Non Teaching Staff
Total
Health
District Hospital 1
Sub District Hospitals 1
Agriculture
Infrastructure
Live Stock
S. No Type of Live Stock Magnitude
(in Nos )
1. Cattle 26231
2. Dzo - Dzomo 9495
3. Horses 5239
4. Yak- Demo 13420
5. Donkey 8474
6. Poultry 6093
7. Camel 164
8. Others 3206
Dispensaries
Sub-distt. Hospitals
District Hospitals
Other Institutions
Family Welfare
Centres/ Sub-
Medical Aid
Year/Blocks Total
Allopathic
Ayurvedic
Centres.
Centres
PHC
Blockwise
(2008-09)
Leh 1 - 3 - - 4 22 - 30
Khaltsi - 1CHC 3 2 - 5 23 - 34
Nubra - 1 4 - - 4 19 - 28
Nyoma - - 1 1 - 4 17 - 23
Durbuk - - 2 - - 3 9 - 14
Kharu - - 1 - - 2 9 - 12
Total 1 2 14 3 - 22 99 - 141
Source: CMO Leh
Hospital Beds Available
AuxularyMidwive
Health Inspectors
Basic H Workers
Others
Lady H Visitors
Vaids/ Hakims/
Compoun-ders
Nurses/ Sister
Dental Asstt
Year/
BCG Tech.
ophthalmic
X-ray tech
Tec/Asstt.
Block
Class IV
Doctors
Amchis
Driver
/Asstt
Asstt
Lab
s
Blockwis
e (2008-
09)
Leh 30 9 47 43 4 4 4 3 22 6 10 2 10 2 12 114
Kharu 3 - 2 11 - - - - 11 1 1 - 1 - 1 16
Khaltsi 06 12 5 25 - 2 4 - 33 4 4 2 - - 3 46
Nubra 07 2 6 28 1 1 8 - 35 5 5 1 - - 2 55
Nyoma 02 14 2 17 - 1 3 - 20 1 1 1 - - 2 27
Durbuk 02 3 2 10 - 2 3 - 17 2 2 1 - - 2 17
Total 50 40 64 134 5 10 22 3 138 19 23 7 24 2 22 275
Medical Personnel Available
Source: CMO Leh
By the end of 2008-09, a network of 346 institutions of various categories are functioning which has an
enrolment of 11009 students as per following details: -
S. No Type of Institution Magnitude Enrolment
Total Female
1 High/Higher secondary 38 3903 2304
2 Middle Schools 117 3954 2128
3 Primary schools 190 2871 1490
Cloudburst is an extreme weather event in which very heavy rainfall occurs over a highly localised
area in a very short time span. Cloudbursts in India occur during monsoon season over mountain
regions in the Himalayas, north-eastern states and the Western Ghats. The associated convective
clouds can extend up to 15km above the ground.
Ladakh is not known to be frequently affected by this type of phenomena but the expected period of
occurrence is between June to September. Analysis by the India Metrological
Departmenthttp://www.imd.gov.in/ of satellite images for 4th – 6th August 2010 indicate that an
intense convective system developed in the easterly current which is associated with the monsoon
conditions over the region. The convective cloud band extended from the southeast to the northwest
over Nepal and India during the afternoon of 5th August. It gradually intensified and moved west-
northwest towards the Ladakh region. An intense convective cloud cluster developed to the east of
Leh by 21:30 IST on 5th August.
Geologically, the region around Leh is made up of granites and loose sediments. The mountain
slopes around Leh are covered in loose, unconsolidated deposits. Large fans of loose sediment,
which are the product of several million years of erosion, can be observed in many locations along
the banks of the Indus River. These sediments become dislodged and move rapidly when the surface
layer becomes heavily saturated. The very heavy rainfall over Nimoo-Basgo and Leh on 4th – 6th
August saturated the loose sediment, setting off mudslides and sand flows which travelled down-
slope towards the Indus River. The destruction at locations throughout Leh district was due to the
rapid movement of huge volumes of water charged with mud, boulders, trees, building debris and
other objects swept up in the flow. At Choglamsar (among the worst affected areas), the debris flow
travelled approximately 10km from the epicenter of the cloudburst (near Saboo), spreading up to
2km. In Leh, the debris flow travelled about 3km, from an elevation of 3800m to 3410m, confined to
the catchments of Shaksaling stream. The flow destroyed settlements, the Bus Stand and the BSNL
mobile communications hub, and damaged the Sonam Norboo Memorial Hospital and the radio
station. The worst affected areas including Leh town are Choglamsar village,Tashi Gyatsal area of
Choglamsar,Saboo village,Taru,Nimoo,Basgoo,Stakna,Shey,Arzoo Thiksay
Kungam,Anlay,Nidder,Achinathang Lungba,Skurbuchan,Rezong Ulley,Tia Temisgam,Tyakshi in
Turtuk area about 233 human lift were lost ,424 people injure and about 79 people are still missing.
Vulnerable places:
As per past records and present study, the following villages/places are most vulnerable from cloud brust and
flush flood.
6. Leh: - from Gabglies to Spituk along both side of Leh Nallah.
Landslides are simply defined as the mass movement of rock, debris or earth down a slope and have
come to include a broad range of motions whereby falling, sliding and flowing under the influence of
gravity dislodges earth material. They often take place in conjunction with earthquakes, floods and
volcanoes. At times, prolonged rainfall causing heavy block the flow or river for quite some time.
The formation of river blocks can cause havoc to the settlements downstream on it's bursting.
In the hilly terrain of India including the Himalayas, landslides have been a major and widely spread
natural disaster the often strike life and property and occupy a position of major concern.
The two regions most vulnerable to landslides are the Himalayas and the Western Ghats. The
Himalayas mountain belt comprise of tectonically unstable younger geological formations subjected
to severe seismic activity. The Western Ghats and nilgiris are geologically stable but have uplifted
plateau margins influenced by neo- tectonic activity. Compared to Western Ghats region, the slides
in the Himalayas region are huge and massive and in most cases the overburden along with the
underlying litho logy is displaced during sliding particularly due to the seismic factor.
Causes of Landslides
Morphological Causes
Physical Causes
• Prolonged precipitation
• Rapid draw- down
• Earthquake
• Volcanic eruption
• Thawing
• Shrink and swell
• Artesian pressure
Snow cover on a slope tends to slide down the slope because of gravity. Conditions affecting
stability include the gravitational force component of the snow and resisting forces, such as the
frictional resistance of the slope or the anchoring effect of shrubs. In general, avalanches are caused
when this balance is lost and when the forces exceed the resistance. Avalanches are rarely observed
closely since they normally occur during a short time period of one or two minutes.
Major Causes - Major causes of avalanches can be classified into fixed (prime factors) and variable
factors (exciting factors), such as weather conditions and the weight of the snow cover, Avalanches
occur when these factors are combined. The types and scale of avalanches can differ depending on
the combination of these various factors and their scale. Major prime factors and exciting factors are
shown in the following table.
Types of Damage
The following lists typical examples of damage to roads caused by avalanches. The scale of damage
can differ depending on the scale and type of avalanche.
Powder This type avalanche often reaches a depth of several tens of meters, taking the
avalanche from of snow powder moving at a high speed. These most often occur during
snowfalls at low temperature.
Flow This type of avalanche appears to move as a flow of water over the snow surface.
avalanche These are seen as full- depth avalanche occurring when atmospheric temperature
increases.
Mixed Powder type and flow avalanches occurring in combination. This type avalanche
avalanche can occur quickly when large quantity to snow falls over unstable snow cover.
• Red Zone - The most dangerous zone where snow avalanches are most frequent and have an
impact pressure of more than 3 tonnes per square metre.
• Blue Zone - Where the avalanche force is less than 3 tonnes per square metre and where
living and other activities may be permitted with connection of safe design but such areas
may have to be vacated on warning.
• Yellow Zone - Where snow avalanche occur only occasionally.
In case of Leh district there are several vulnerable areas for snow avalanche
1. Kardung La : This zone is very vulnerable as lot of snow accumulates during winter. Lot of
tourists visit Nubra via kardung La from April to October. Most of the tourists visit Kardung
La as through this Pass , world’s highest motorable road passes. Vulnerable Period – April to
June.
2. Chang La : This pass is enroute to the most famous Pongong Tso lake. Lot of tourists visit
pongong from spring to autumn. Vulnerable period April to June.
Agricultural drought is the common phenomenon in Leh district. It is particularly very well noticed
in changthang region. In case of changthang drought situation is also caused by Locust Menace
moving across the border from china. It eats away all the green parts of a plant resulting in death of
plant and stuntedness and multiple branching from the base in case of tree plantation.
Cloud burst disaster in the year 2010 and the damaged caused to life and property
The cloud burst happened in the intervening night between 4th-5th August 2010 at Ney, Nimoo
and Basgo and in the intervening night between 5th-6th August 2010,Leh, Choglamsar, Saboo
and Phyang flash floods
Description Numbers
Number of Districts Affected 01 (Leh)
Number of Villages Affected in Leh District 71
Population Affected 9000 persons
2 LAND/AGRICULTURE DAMAGE
Total Land Area Affected 687 Hectares
Total Cropped Area Affected 660 Hectares
Area where crop damage was more than 50%
3 ESTIMATED VALUES OF DAMAGE DUE TO FLOODS
Estimated value of damage to public properties 133.00 Cores
4 HOUSED DAMAGED IN THE FLOODS
Fully damaged kutcha houses 664
Partly Damaged houses (kutcha and Pucca) 783
Number of huts damaged 458
Total Number of Houses Damaged 1447
Total Number of non-residential houses 458
Estimated Value of Damages to Houses
5 LIVES LOST
Civilian Lives Lost (inclusive of foreigners) 224
Army Personnel Lives Lost 31
Foreigners Lives Lost 06
Unidentified Dead Bodies 17
Missing Bodies 29
Number of persons with grievous injuries 195
Number of persons with minor injuries 15
6 ANIMALS LOST
Number of Large Animals Lost 91
Number of Small Animals Lost 311
• Heavy Damages to households, Government infrastructure, over 200 lives lost in Leh,
Choglamsar, Saboo, Phyang
• Worst Affected Area: Tashi Gatsal, Choglamsar; Worst Affected Localities in Leh:
Manetselding and Skampari
• Choglamsar Bridge on the Leh-Manali highway washed away
• 7 bridges on the National Highway washed away due to floods
• Telecommunication cut-off (BSNL Telecom washed away), internal roads heavily damaged,
Water Supply heavily damaged, transmission and distribution lines damaged in 40% of the
Leh area
• Hundreds of tourists stranded on the Skiu-Markha trekking route, Wanla and Rumste areas
• Visit by Hon’ble Chief Minister, Jenab Omar Abdullah to assess the situation
• major flood damage to 26 different roadways inclusive of link roads, airport road and internal
roads
• 688.80 km damaged out of 1722 km roads (about 40%)
• 622.34 km totally under flood water, heavy sludge, slips/slides accompanied with heavy
boulders
• Breaches at stretches of roads: 66.46 km
• 3 major link roads under PMGSY damaged
• 29 bridges damaged out of which 10 have been completely washed away
• 6 bailey bridges to be installed/launched at vulnerable sites on an emergency basis (Yurtung
and Phyang Bridges have been installed)
• Damages to Operation Theatre, Surgical Ward No. 1 and 2, Gynaecology Ward, Blood Bank,
Medical Wards 1 and 2, Labour Room, OPD and C.T Scan at Sonam Norboo Memorial, Leh
• Heating system at Sonam Norboo Memorial Hospital destroyed
• DG (power) set destroyed
• Restoration of Health Department Buildings in villages and completion of E-Block at the
SNM Hospital is urgently needed
• Cost of restoration of F-Block and completion of E-block estimated at Rs. 8.91 Crore
• Works being carried out by the PWD on a credit basis
For people:
• Hon’ble Prime Minister announced Rs. 1 Lakh each to the next-of-kin of the deceased and
Rs. 0.5 Lakh to the seriously injured
• Hon’ble Chief Minister announced Rs. 1 Lakh each to the next-of-kin of the deceased, from
the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (Rs. 1.00 Crore received in total)
• Rs. 1 Lakh also being paid out of CRF to the families of the deceased, injured being given
relief as per scale laid down in CRF guidelines (Rs. 4 Crores received in total)
• Hon’ble Prime Minister’s Package: Rs. 125 Crores – Rs. 2 Lakh each to the fully damaged
houses and Rs. 1 Lakh to the partially damaged houses.
• Funds for temporary restoration work: initially Rs. 3 Crore sanctioned by the State
Government on 6th August under CRF; subsequently increased to Rs. 5 Crore on 9th August
(released in favour of the PHE, PDD, PWD and SNM Hospital restoration works)
• Hon’ble Prime Minister’s Package: Rs. 25 Crore announced out of this fund for restoration of
water lifting schemes costing Rs. 7 Crores and Rs. 10 Crore for SNM Hospital (includes
purchase of C.T. Scan in place of the damaged C.T. Scan; the remainder for the completion
of the new E-Block; Rs. 8 Crore also allocated for purchase of DG Sets to augment the winter
power supply)
In case of Leh district, in all the blocks there are community centres, schools and colleges, other
government buildings will be utilized at the first instances in case of a disaster. People should rush
to the nearest above said infrastructures in case of a disaster warning and also during disaster so that
relief work will be very easier to carry out.
Alternative Building for Hospital
Since the present Hospital is in flood prone area, an earth quake safe building in the non-flood prone
area has to be immediately identified and should be ready with generator, beds to evacuate patients
from the present hospital and to treat the new patients etc. A theatre unit and 5 wards, emergency
patient reception and first aid unit should be ready .
1. Health Department.
S.N Name of Category of Official Emergency Stock( Place Where Required in terms of
o the Sub- Establishment Manpower Equipments/ (material/Med Tem. Hospitals Eqp/Machinery and
Div (District Available Machinery/beds cines/Food during the stocks for disaster
Block/Teh Hos./PHC etc. Doctors,Para Available(within items) occurrence of Preparedness:
sil, -Medic. In Location) available disaster can be Hospitals which need
Village each Vehicles Fire All the time est. such as to be reinforced for
Est. area Tenders, In different go schools, all type of
wise Med.Eqpts downs. colleges disasters(Sub-
required during community Div/Block-
Emergency Halls(Sub- Tehsil/Village)
Wireless sets. Div/Block/The/
village
1. Leh 1 4 1 4 2 1 2 1
3. CO-OPERATIVE Department
S. Name of No. of Retail Phone No. Equip./ Stock Requirements Remarks
No Sub division Sell Centers of the machinery (materials/ of additional
block & Godown concerned available medicines stock vehicles
person (in (with / food in anticipation
case of location)/ items) of crisis
transfer vehicles
frequent for
updating delivery of
should be food
done) materials.
1. Manager Four no. of 251477 One All the No nay vehicle Beside Sale Depot
BDCS, Leh. Retail Sell vehicle is time food is available at at blocks there are
& one available at items are block level consumer sell store
Godown Leh & no available during crisis. at village level in
any vehicle at every the Block.
is available block.
2. Coop. Con One No. of 220379
Store Nubra Retail Sell
& One
Godown
3. Cons. Store, One No.of 224059
Khaltsi Retail Sell
& One
Godown
4. Cons. Store, One No. of 222051
Nyoma Retail Sell
& One
Godown
5. Cons. Store One No. of Nil
Durbuk Retail Sell
& One
Godown
9. ITBP Department
1. Leh 153 General Doctors =15 1. Bedds = 210 1. Medical Store 1. Dhanvantry Hall 1. Ambulance = 6
Hospital Nursing 2. Crisis Bed =170 2. QM Stores 2. Crisis Ward Nos
Distt. Leh Officer = 10 Total Beds = 386 (Ration Store) 2. Wireless Sets= 10
Emergency Equp/ Nos
(J&K) Ward Machinery 3. Generator = 4
Sahayaka = 5 1. Suction Apparatus Nos
Specialist:- 2. Laryngoscope
Medicine= 1 3. Ambu Bag
Surgery = 1 4. Deffibrilator with
Anae= 1 Cardiac monitor
Radiologist=1 5. Pulse Oximeter
ENT Spl. =1 6. Nebulizar
EYE Spl. = 1 7. Ventilator
BP Apparatus
Skin Spl. = 1 8.
9. X-Ray machine
10. Ultra Sonograph
colour Doppler
11. CT Scan machine
12. O2 Concentrator
13. Various type Splint
14. Anaesthesia
machine
15. Ambulance = 03
16. Wireless Sets = Nil
17. Fire Tenders = Nil
S. Name of the Sub- Official / manpower Man power Name of the nearest Remarks
No Division block villages available Doctors Mid within Short Schools
Wifes in each notice of one
hour nearest
establishment (area wise)
schools
1. Education Zone Leh 760 100 1. Degree College, Leh The Schools
2. HSS Boys, Leh building needs
3. HSS Girls, Leh to be
4. Chuchot Shamma strengthened
5. HSS Sakti
6. H/S Phyang
7. H/S Nimoo
Additionally, CORDAID, Christian Aid, Plan India, World Vision, DCA, CRS and
CARITAS – awaiting detailed assessments from partner agencies before intervention action.
NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERS.
NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERS.
DC/ADC
Assigning specific responsibilities different agencies.
Coordination with all line department & other army,para military and PSUs.
Establishment ofCentralized control room with active communication facilities for liasioning
with police, army, para military, SDMA, NDMA etc.
List of cut off areas with safe route map for communication.
Communication establishment with District and Block/ Tehsil Control rooms and
departmental offices within the division.
Overall traffic management and patrolling of all highways and other access roads to
disaster sites
Providing assistance to district authoritie4s for taking necessary action against hoarders,
black marketers and those found manipulating relief material.
Coordination with military personnel in the area being carried out under relief operation
All staff informed about the disaster, likely damages and effect.
SE PDD
Communication establishment with District & Block /Tahsil control rooms and
departmental offices within the division
All Staff informed in formed about the disaster, likely damage and effects
ADC/AD CA&PD
List of private persons having JCBs and other earth movers etc.,
CMO
Arrangement of ambulance/generators
In-house emergency medical teams to ensure that adequate staff available at all times to
handle emergency causalities.
Awareness generation
CAHO/DSHO
Communication establishment with District and Block/ Tahsil Control Rooms and
departmental offices within the division
All Staff informed about the disaster, likely damages and effects
Arrangement of water tankers and other temporary means of distribution and storage
water
All Staff informed about the disaster, likely damages and effects
All staff informed about the disaster, likely damages and effects
BDOs/TEHSILDARS
Arrangement of vehicles.
CAO,AGRICULTURE
Information provided about the disaster and likely damages to cropland plantation
All staff informed about the disaster, likely damages and effect.
TELECOMMUNICATION BSNL/Airtel/Aircell
• Communication establishment with District and Block/Tahsil Control Rooms and
departmental offices within the division
• All staff informed about the disaster, likely damages and effect.
Organizing IEC activity through walling, Poster, street plays, village task force/ Volunteers
training.
Emphasizing on insurance coverage of livestock / crops/industry/ works shop etc.
Creating awareness among general public during normal time to insure human life.
Strengthening of weak and vulnerable points in river/canal embankments’.
Updating of Disaster Management Plan on the basis of past experience
Inventory of resources to be updated
Advance preparatory/mock drills through, Civil Defence Volunteers/Institutions/NGOs on
management of Disaster
Ensure proper functioning of electronic communication systems available
Arranging meeting of Sectoral Departments/Police/Army/Para military/NGOs with specific
assignment of responsibility in particular sector
Updating District Disaster Management Plan with the help of NDMA/SDMA/IMPA
Updating of Telephone numbers
Collection of list eminent agencies for their involvement at the time of Disaster.
Updating of Maps displayed in DCR with up-to date information
Review of advance preparation undertaken at field level.
• Functioning of District Control Room [DCR] & other Sub-Divisional / Block / Tehsil /
Line Department Control Rooms.
• Meeting with officials at District Control Room in each 12 hours interval to take stock of
the situation. If possible and apprising State Authorities,SDMA,NDMA,IMPA etc.
• Daily stock of the situation by Deputy Commissioner and Addl. Deputy Commissioner.
• Administration of Relief.
In general the chief mitigatory measures to be adopted for such areas are
• Drainage correction,
• Proper land use measures,
• Reforestation for the areas occupied by degraded vegetation and
• Creation of awareness among local population.
The most important triggering mechanism for mass movements is the water infiltrating into the
overburden during heavy rains and consequent increase in pore pressure within the overburden.
When this happens in steep slopes the safety factor of the slope material gets considerably reduced
causing it to move down. Hence the natural way of preventing this situation is by reducing
infiltration and allowing excess water to move down without hindrance. As such, the first and
foremost mitigation measure is drainage correction. This involves maintenance of natural drainage
channels both micro and macro in vulnerable slopes.
Avalanche control measures can roughly be classified into hardware and software types. Hardware
measures are for the purpose of preventing avalanches or for blocking or deflecting avalanches with
protective structures. Software measures provide safety by eliminating the probability of avalanches
by removing snow deposits on slope with blasting and by predicting the occurrence of avalanches
and recommending evacuation from hazardous areas.
6.1.3.1.1Prevention Structures
6.1.5.1 Strategies
• Close monitoring of the emerging drought scenario so as to develop an advance waning
system
• Relief measures required for providing immediate succor to the affected population and the
upkeep of the cattle wealth, and if possible integrate it with long term objectives
• Hammering out an alternative crop strategy for maximum possible retrieval of the Kharif
crop and a better ensuing Rabi crop.
6.1.5.3 Cattle care The cattle are the worst effected during a drought situation. Where it is not
possible to supply fodder or take medical care of cattle, cattle camps are to be opened to take
complete care of the cattle population. The following is a checklist of points for monitoring the
fodder requirement in the difficult drought situation.
• Assessment of fodder requirement in drought affected districts and locate areas where
shortages are likely to occur and arrange for supplies from outside.
• Monitoring the prices of fodder in selected places/markets.
• Arrange to procure fodder in selected outlets.
• Fodder cultivation to be encouraged wherever feasible.
• Ensure supply from molasses to cattle feed plants.
• Obtaining from premixed feed and urea-molasses bricks to the extent
6.2.2 EVACUATION
PREPAREDNESS RESPONSIBILITY
• To warn people about the impending danger & to All SDMs.
leave for safer places All Tehsildars.
All BDOs
PREPAREDNESS RESPONSIBILITY
o Deployment of vehicle. SDMs
o Procurement and transportation of Relief materials • Tehsildars
to affected pockets/areas. • BDOs
o Arrangement of free kitchen in the shelter camps & • Medical Officers
affected areas. • Paramilitary Forces
o Assigning responsibilities to officials for distribution • Police.
of emergent relief/running of free kitchen. • PHE
o Coordinating with the NGOs/Other voluntary
• Religious
organizations &
Organisations
PSUs/UNICEF/UNDO/REDCROSS./
• Leading NGO
• Monitoring.
6.2.7 HEALTH AND SANITATION RESPONSE STRUCTURE.
PREPAREDNESS RESPONSIBILITY
o List of the Medical staff members with contact CMO
address/telephone number. CAHO/DSHO
o Stock position of medicines at District/Sub- SDMs.
division/PHC/CHC/AWC. BMO
o Plan and indent position of stock. Tehsildars.
o Trained voluntary staffs/task forces/Anganwadi workers BDOs
on use and providing min.Health services to the Medical Officers
community. Paramilitary Forces.
o Arrangement of Mobile Health unit for inaccessible Police.
pockets/Health awareness campaign.
o Stock position for medicine for animals.
o Ensuring supply safe drinking water arrangement for PHE/
supply of safe drinking water. RTO/District Garages
Disinfectant for purification of water.
6.2.8 INFRASTRUCTURE RESTORATION.
PREPAREDNESS RESPONSIBILITY
o Formation of task force with specific equipments. CE HImank
o Assigning responsibilities for specific areas. SE PWD
o Emergency cleaning of debris to enable reconnaissance. EE,R & B
o Coordinate road-cleaning activities to assist local relief Police.
week. EE, Mechanical Division.
• Begin clearing road, assemble causal labour provide a ARTO/Earth Movers
work team carrying emergency tool kits. Union.
• Towing vehicles, Earth moving equipments, cranes, All line departments
construct Temporary roads. All Tehsildars.
• Keep national & other Highways clear from disaster All BDOs.
effects.
• Damage assessment
• Monitoring.
Deputy Commissioner
District Disaster Management Plan for Leh 60
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6.2.9 DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR S.N.M HOSPITAL, LEH
Definition:-Disaster management is the optimum utilisation of the hospital services to deal with
catastrophes such as major train accident, earthquake, an explosion or bomb
blast riots etc.
PLAN SUMMARY
Medical Superintendent-----------------------------------9419178589
Dy.Medical Superintendent-------------------------------9622744614
General Surgeon--------------------------------------------9622966121
Orthopedician------------------------------------------------9419178113
Casualty Medical Officers---------------------------------01982-253629
Matron--------------------------------------------------------01982-253629
S.H.O of S.N.M Hospital Area----------------------------01982-252018
STAGES OF DISASTER
TRIAGE
The Triage area and Emergency Department shall use different channel for communications. Specify
telephone lines for calls into the main desk.
ABBREVIATIONS
1. ED = Emergency Department
2. PARU = Post Anesthesia Recovery Unit
3. OPD = Clinic
4. OR = Operating Room
5. LAB = Laboratory Incharge (Pathology)
6. RT = Respiratory Therapy
7. PBX = Public Address System or Operator
A. Goal
1. To provide an efficient operation to ensure maximum flexibility for the delivery of optimum care
to victims of a mass disaster, or unforeseen calamity, involving large numbers of people.
B. Employee Obligation
1. Each employee must be familiar with the Plan, and pay specific attention to his/her departmental
plan, so that the best possible care can be provided when large and unexpected numbers of casualties
arrive at any hospital.
2. Each employee must be ready to assume duties that may not fall into his/her particular area of
employment.
1) When notification is received by the Emergency Department, via EMS or other means, that an
emergency situation exists in the community which may result in more than five (5) victims coming
to the Hospital,
2) The person receiving the information shall notify the nurse in charge of the Emergency
Department (who shall notify the Senior AMO or EMS coordinator).
3) The Nurse in charge of the Emergency Department will also notify the EMS coordinator and/or
backup emergency physician and
4) Also notify the Emergency Department Physician in Charge for that day.
5) On 10 AM - 4PM Shift, Monday through Saturday, the Medical Superintendent shall contact the
Deputy Medical Superintendent and a joint decision shall be made concerning activation of the
Disaster Plan with the emergency department physician in charge.
6) On weekends, holidays, 10 am to 4pm shift and 4pm to 10 am Night shift. The doctor in medical
OPD/Physician/Surgeon, the casualty Medical officer respectively shall contact the Administrator on
Call and a joint decision shall be made concerning activation of the Disaster Plan with the emergency
department physician in charge.
7) Casualty Medical Officer shall then notify Medical Superintendent, Matron and others.
A. Communication
Disaster Warning:
b. Under Phase O, all personnel should remain within their department unless otherwise instructed
by their department head.
d. No hospital personnel, except individual department heads, may call the Emergency Department
during the Phase O to request further disaster information.
e. Assessment of critical care and overall patient bed and stretcher availability should be made at
this time from each patient care area and information should be transmitted to the Indoor doctor
on duty and Casualty M.O.
f. Casualty N.Os, Ambulance assistants, ANMs Pharmacists, MOT Incharge and Technicians and
Nurse Incharge of MOT and Nurse of Casualty and Nursing Supervisors of Casualty should
assemble and prepare triage area to receive patients by retrieving stretchers from patient floors.
Public address system should be used for communication along with phone lines. Communications
during a disaster drill/Code Blue response should be kept to a minimum to keep these lines open for
communications between treatment areas that will directly affect patient management.
1. Employees who are not on duty will be notified by telephone as determined by the Casualty
Medical Officer and will report to own department unless otherwise instructed.
2 . When all communications are interrupted, the hospital must rely on personnel on duty, those who
arrive without notification, and on volunteers.
a. Any nursing personnel or volunteer reporting for duty must report to the Casualty
b. All other personnel (non-nursing and non-physician) should report to their department for
assignment.
1. All in-house Doctors and specialists- with the exception of anesthesiologists as mentioned below -
should report to the Emergency area in the Casualty once they hear the "Code Blue" alert on their
SMS/Mobile or on the PBX system.
E. Activation of Departments
1. All department heads or designees called shall inform the Casualty Medical Officer of their
notification and report on the readiness of their departments.
F. Activation of Community-
Wide Response In the event of a disaster that involves the entire community and/or a response that
requires the resources of multiple hospitals, community-wide efforts of disaster response will be
implemented along with other deans and Director Health Services and Deputy Commissioner of the
District.
A. Code Blue
b. All hospital personnel should remain in assigned department until further notice, unless instructed
otherwise by department head/supervisor.
B. Triage Procedure
1. Primary Triage Area
• The victim triage will be done in the Emergency Department's lobby after cordoning the area.
• Four Security personnel will be present. Persons assigned to the Primary Triage Area are the
Casualty Medical Officer, designee (triage officer), an emergency nurse, and wardboys.
• All other persons are to remain away from this area, unless they are specifically assigned by
the Triage Nurse.
• Transport personnel will be responsible for bringing all available stretchers,
• backboards and supplies to the triage area for exchange and rapid patient transfer with EMS
personnel.
2. Triage Personnel
a. Chief Triage Officer is the Casualty Medical Officer or designee.
b. For a Phase II disaster (greater than 15 patients) a second triage officer will be assigned by the
Medical Superintendent to assist in patient evaluation in the triage process.
3. Triage Rating System and Treatment Areas
Arm Tags
Priority I: Emergency Department - Life Threatening Red
Priority II: PARU - Urgent Yellow
Priority III: Outpatient Clinic 1B - Non-Urgent Green
PRIORITY I: LIFE-THREATENING
1. Asphyxia
2. Respiratory obstruction
3. Sucking Chest wounds
4. Tension pneumothorax
5. Shock
6. Hemorrhage
7. Cardiac injuries
8. Severe burns
9. Major fractures
10. Major medical problems
11. Cerebral injuries
12. Spinal cord injuries
13. Other as applicable
a. Any Priority I victim may be taken to the Priority II area if the Emergency Department should
become overloaded. Facilities are such that the same type of intensive care and treatment could
be managed without delay or difficulty.
b. In a situation when hospital is full or damaged, the victims to be admitted will remain in the
treatment areas or holding area until beds are created (by discharging other patients or opening
new beds) in the hospital and/or arrangements made to transfer the patients to other area
hospitals. In a situation where one of the treatment areas (Emergency Department, PARU,
Casualty) is damaged then victims will be located in the next highest priority treatment area
functioning (not damaged) at that time until they are stabilized and admitted or go to operating
room or are discharged.
c. All patients transferred to casualty (low priority/green) should be transferred to surgical wards.
1. Contains form for Nursing Notes, Assessment form, Physician's Orders and Treatment, x-ray
form, Lab form
2. Colors Are:
a) Red=Emergency Department
b) Yellow=Post Anesthesia Recovery Unit
c) Green=Clinic
d) Black=Morgue
1. One is used for each Treatment Area and maintained by clerical personnel.
2. Should be turned in to the Emergency Department at the conclusion of the disaster.
3. Purpose is to keep accurate account of all the disaster victims.
c. Disaster Chart
1. Affixed to the clipboard for each patient in each treatment area.
2. To be filled in by a deputy Medical superintendent, or a nurse if she has time. Physician will fill
out his or her part. One copy with the patient and other with Casualty Medical Officer.
3. The number that is written on the Arm Band is to be transferred to the Disaster Chart and to all the
papers that belong to the victim.
d. Arm Bands
1. Color coded:
Red = Emergency Department
Yellow = Post Anesthesia Recovery Unit
Green = Clinic
Black = Morgue
3. If victim is unidentified, this number is used for identification of all lab specimens and x-rays, etc.
A photo will be taken in the Triage area by artist department for purposes of future identification.
4. Any clinical information and ancillary tests ordered will also be placed on armband.
D. Supplies- Deputy medical Superintendent will ensure that all necessary supplies reach the EMS.
1. Disaster
a. Central Supply
1. Maintain Trolleys containing dressings, trays, suction catheters, towels, IV Tray, etc.
2. Trolleys will be taken to the post op recovery room (PARU) or ambulatory clinic immediately
with back up cart transported to Emergency Department.
A. Medical Personnel
2. Until the arrival of the Deputy Medical Superintendent, a physician designated by the physician in
charge of the Emergency Department will serve as coordinator.
a. The Deputy Medical Superintendent may designate, after his/her arrival that the designated doctor
remain at the main lobby as the coordinator.
3. The coordinator shall assess current resources and assign appropriate personnel to treatment areas
as needed.
Physician Staff (except anesthesiologists as mentioned above in Section 2 C.) and residents doctors
shall report to the Command Center for assignments.
C. Transport Personnel
All Trainee students will report to the main lobby and will be assigned primarily as transport
personnel, and may be assigned to act as escorts and take victims to x-ray, treatment rooms, etc.
All available Ward Boys will form the Transport Team and report to the Main lobby and will serve
as transports unless needed by their own department.
Volunteers may also be required as transporters if necessary, and will be assigned by the Main lobby.
The Mukadam, will serve as chief of the transport team. He/she will serve as a supervisor of all
transport personnel and help coordinate and facilitate the transfer of patients to various treatment
areas: triage area, surgery, etc.
The Mukadam will be responsible for taking the available stretchers and backboards to the triage
area for the availability of incoming EMS vehicles for rapid patient transfer. Also, they will be
responsible for taking additional supplies to the triage areas for exchange with EMS personnel, i.e.,
IV fluids, tubing, angiocaths, meds, etc.
The Main lobby Registration counter shall be established as soon as is possible, after the
announcement of a Code Blue, Phase I or II (there is no Command Center during a Phase 0). The
Information Desk in the main lobby is designated as the
Command Center.
A. Morgue
1. Located near the generator shed
2. Old TB ward / OPD area will be used for overflow
3. Deputy Medical Superintendent / clerical staff from the Med. Superintendents offices /Police
officials/ Magistrates is responsible for identification of the victims as well as cataloging
personal effects and clothing.
4. Main lobby Registration counter is notified of the identity of the victims and will then notify the
the same on display boards.
1. This will function as an overflow area for discharged in-house and discharged disaster victims, if
the capacity of the EMS is exceeded.
2. It will also serve as an overflow area for ambulatory patients if other clinic areas have exceeded
their capacity to handle patient care activities or a critical treatment area has been damaged and this
area will need to be used as an alternative treatment for the low-priority ambulatory patients.
a. Information for patients seen in Emergency Department will be available through the officer of the
day assigned to the Emergency Department and will work in conjunction with the Main desk lobby.
A. General Responsibility
1. It is the responsibility of each department head to have a detailed knowledge of all aspects of this
plan and serve as an advisor to his/her department.
2. Each non-physician department head involved in disaster response also bears the responsibility for
formulating a disaster plan in writing for his/her department. This plan would cover such subjects as
departmental disaster authority, functions, assignments, communications and responsibilities of
personnel.
This plan must be submitted and approved by the Disaster Committee, which has the responsibility
to coordinate the maintenance of this plan. Each department shall maintain a copy of their individual
plan, and a complete collection of these plans will be maintained in the offices of:
a) Hospital Administration
b) Emergency Department
c) Nursing Administration
d) Disaster Committee Chairman
A. Communication
1. Responsibilities
a. To manage and provide information concerning the victims of a mass disaster to news media and
other concerned persons, both internal and external.
b. To manage and monitor the activities of on-site media reporters and photographers.
c. To coordinate the notification of victims, families, in cooperation with the Patient Relations
Department.
2. Location
a. A Communications Desk will be set up in the near the medical shop of the Main Hospital Lobby,
where telephone lines are available. MSWs along with non-clinical departments will staff the
Communications Desk. Office of Communication will obtain tables and chairs from the Radiology
department as needed to establish the Communications Desk area. Telephones from EMS medical
side will be brought and connected there.
All calls and inquiries from the news media and others regarding the status of victims or disaster
information should be referred to the Communications Desk.
3. Media Information
a. Information regarding disaster victims will be released to the news media following current and
regular hospital protocol.
1) The name, condition and injuries of disaster victims will be released only if the next of kin have
officially been notified by the Office of Communication.
2) The names of any deceased victims will be released under the same conditions.
b. News media reports and photographers will be directed to the Communications Desk area.
1. Reporters and photographers must remain in the main lobby of the hospital, and are not permitted
to visit treatment areas unless accompanied by casualty Medical officer.
A. Security Staff
1. Security personnel and their designees will assume their assigned positions at entrances to the
hospital. They shall prevent anyone without identification as an employee and/or a physician from
entering the building and will direct press to the main Hospital Lobby.
2. This department will also be responsible for directing traffic in and around the hospital entrances
and parking lots to alleviate congestion and provide ready access to the hospital for emergency
vehicles.
3. Will be responsible for placing signs during a disaster drill in the appropriate locations identifying
this as a drill for hospital visitors and bystanders. They will also be responsible for retrieving the
signs at the completion of the disaster drill.
B. Identification of Employees
1. All employee should wear their batches or ID cards.
2. Arm bands may be provided to medical and technical personnel to better delineate their function
in patient care.
Under the chair of Medical Superintendent after the disaster has been called off, a report will be
prepared about how things went during the disaster and what the problem areas were. This will help
in developing a more efficient and robust plan for the next time.
Action sheets/jobs cards being basis of successful disaster emergency management plan should be
made for each and every position in the organizational chart and command system.
Job cards should be detailed: stored safely in the disaster manual; colour coded and laminated. Each
card will have check list of instructions for key individuals in respective areas to enable them to
carryout their duties effectively.i.e phone numbers and address (updated periodically)
Colour coding will be for different categories of staff for easy identification e.g consultants, senior
residents, junior residents, nurses etc.
JOBCARD- MATRON
Documentation
Monitoring.
The line department officials, revenue, field functionaries & BDOs are responsible for feeding up-to-
date information on each sector of relief operation for incorporating in time in the DISTRICT
DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN.
In Disaster preparedness Media plays a capable role in building a communication network both
horizontally and vertically. It stands in interaction with different sections of society, actors of relief
administration, NGO etc and feeds the right information at right time to the all people.
SDMs/TEHSIL OFFICE/
BLOCK OFFICE/LINE DEPARTMENT/NGOs
MEDIA /AIR/DOORDARSHAN
UPDATES
SCHEDULE FOR UPDATING THE DISTRICT DATABASE
• Rehabilitation.
• Protection Health measures.
• Monitoring and surveillance.
Setting up control room and * All Tehsildars. available in the to all the
manning of control Room district information Revenue field
round the clock. * All BDOs office/ from the functionaries
Assignment of duties to the Private parties on / Dist level
District level officials and *AD, requisition. officers orally
SDMs/ Tehsildars/ BDOs. Information on receipt
Arrangements of vehicle and information
sound system for information followed by
dissemination. the written
NGO coordination and * Leading within first
assignment of duty. NGO’s two hours.
Proper record keeping and
transmission of information to *Police
all the levels.
To warn people about the
impending danger & to leave
for safer places through
AIR/DOORDHARSAN/BDOs/
Tehsildars.
Monitoring
o Pre-positioning of staff
for site operation
centers.
o Arrangements of
alternative
communication /
generator sets etc.
o Assigning different
responsibilities to
extension officers/
revenue supervisors /
VLWs.
o Formation of village
level disaster
committee.
o Formation of village
level task forces.
o Identification of shelter
places with map.
• Contacting with
Police/ Fire Personnel.
DISSEMINATION OF
WARNING/
COORDINATION
WITH DISTRICT
CONTROL ROOM.
TO WARN THE
PEOPLE OF
PROBABLE
AFFECTED AREAS
TO LEAVE FOR
IDENTIFIED SAFER
AREAS WITH THEIR
DOMESTIC
ANIMALS AND
PERSONAL
BELONGINGS.
ARRANGEMENT OF
BOATS ON HIRE
AVAILABLE
LOCALLY,
DEPLOYMENT OF
BOAT IN THE MOST
VULNERABLE
AREAS.
Rescue & Deployment of Police/Fire All the Block & Tehsil Sound As &
Evacuation Brigade for search and functionaries. system when
phase rescue. Police/Fire Locally required
personnel/ARTO/ Village arranged/
Co-ordination with civil level task force/trained Vehicle –
defence/NCC/NSS/Army, volunteers. locally/ART
Para-military for rescue O
operation.
Ensure availability of
resuce materials.
KEEPING LIAISON
WITH DISTRICT
ADMINISTRATION
/CMO/CAHO/POLICE/P
SUS /UNICEF/UNDP/
REDCROSS ETC.
Co-ordination with
NGOs/Civil society
organization etc.
AGRICULTURE/ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
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