Disaster_Management_Lasbella_District

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER LASBELA DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN OF LASBELA DISTRICT. Abbreviation ADO Assistant District Officer B&R Building & Roads CBO Community Based Organization CCB Citizen Community Board CCPO Capital City Police Officer CD Community Development CM Chief Minister CO Community Organization CPO Central Police Office CS Chief Secretary DCO District Coordination Officer DDMA District Disaster Management Authority DDO Deputy District Officer DEOC District Emergency Operation Centre DG District Government DPO District Police Officer DRM Disaster Risk Management DS Deputy Secretary EDO Executive District Officer FMA Flood Management Authority LGO Local Government Ordinance MDMA Municipal Disaster Management Authority NDMA National Disaster Management Authority NGO Non Government Organization PDMA Provincial Disaster Management Authority PDMC Provincial Disaster Management Committee PHED Public Health Engineering Department KESC Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Ltd. RD Reduced distance RPO Range Police Officer SDO Sub Divisional Officer SE Superintending Engineer TMA Tehsil Municipal Administration TMO Tehsil Municipal Officer TO Tehsil Officer UC Union Council W&S Works & Services P R E F A C E During past 2 years the unusual heavy rains in Balochistan had created havoc across all areas ill-prepared for them. Unleashing torrents and floods swept away many villages, according to reports. Road links across the Province were cut, making both communication and rescue work extremely arduous. Vast tracts of Balochistan were affected. It was impossible to communicate with areas either by land or by telephone. All rural areas of District Lasbela and some urban areas of Uthal, Bela, Winder and Hub Towns were under water because of unpredicted floods / flash floods. During past monsoon of 2007 and more than two weeks of bad weather adversely affected the districts of Gwadar, Kech, Panjgur, Lasbela, Awaran, Khuzdar, Pishin, Jaffarabad and Nasirabad in southern Balochistan. More than 170 people were reportedly killed after Shadi Kore Dam burst. At least 1500 were reportedly missing in that area. Many bridges were washed away by flash floods and torrential rains causing massive destruction and damages to mud houses and small earthen dams built on self help basis by the communities. The past disaster in Balochistan had killed hundreds, swept away millions of people’s homes, destroying infrastructure, livelihoods and plunged the region into high levels of flooded water. The damage was widespread, situation was distressing and disappointing. More than two million populations in the region were affected whereas around 1 million became homeless and lost their basic agro-economic infrastructure due to back flow of newly Mirani Dam. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. This plan is only a first step and has been prepared without any technical expertise but while preparing it the main consideration was the available resources in the district. The NDMA provided an outline for this plan. District Lasbela is more prone to the floods / flash floods, earth quacks, fire, epidemics / water borne diseases, locust attack, drought and major road accidents etc. It is fact that there are only 5 TMAs in the district i.e. Bela, Uthal, Hub, Gaddani and Dureji out of which 4 have insufficient fire fighting arrangements. No fire fighting facility is available with TMA Dureji. There is absolutely no concept of trained workers and volunteers to handle the disaster situation. The disaster risk management plan gives an over view of the district just to give an introduction and preliminary information concerning the district. In the coming parts an effort has been made to give probable risks to the district. Lasbela is one of the districts of Balochistan where agriculture is a major source of earning. The agriculture fields are more prone to locust attack and the agriculture department has been assigned to prepare contingency plan to handle this situation. Similarly the floods and flash floods have been a regular feature in the area. There is no concept among the masses whether to live in low lying areas or avoid building their houses in the flood prone areas. In the absence of any legal provision or effective government agency no compact policy has so far been devised. It remained a practice that floods damage houses and after return to the normal situation inhabitants re-constructs their houses on self help basis. The government authorities were restricted to distribution of ration and other edible items on a very small scale and to pay a compensation of Rs. two to five thousands that’s all. Earth quacks, fire, communicable diseases and traffic accidents are the other disasters which are likely to take place in the district. The situation can not be changed over night but efforts are required to be made for strengthening the institutions in terms of machinery and equipments and then to raise the capacity of work force through trainings and seminars. Then the general public is required to get realized the eminent dangers from the various type of disasters through effective awareness campaign on electronic and print media. Since the area is more prone to floods, therefore, there is need to install an early warning system and then to disseminate the information to the lower level. The plan also gives guidelines to the different departments how to proceed in case of any disaster /eventuality. ……. Lasbela is located on main Quetta- Karachi National Highway (N 25). It is bounded on the north by Khuzdar district, on the east by Dadu & Karachi districts of Sindh Province, on the south by Arabian sea and on the west by Gwadar and Awaran districts. Lasbela was notified as district on 30th June, 1954. The district drives its name from “LAS” signifying a plain and “BELA” which means jungle and name of a principal town which remained district HQ till 1968. “Uthal” is the present district headquarters. District Lasbela is situated on the southern coast of Balochistan. Total area of the district is 15153 Sq. Km. The district is 16 to 295 feet high from sea level. Quetta- Karachi National highway (N-25) going through the district is 215 Km long whereas a span of 250 Km of coastal highway to Gawadar also falls in Lasbela district. Before dissolution of one unit Lasbela was a district of the Karachi Division (defunct West Pakistan Province). The district witnessed a large number of migration flows from other areas of Balochistan as well as from Sindh Province in search of livelihood because of industrialization in Hub, Winder and Uthal. A large number of industrial labour from Karachi city uses to come to Hub and Winder area for duty and returns to their homes daily. A number of Baloch & Brahvi tribes, now locals of the area, actually migrated to Lasbela 20 to 30 years ago when canal from Hub Dam was commissioned and electricity was made available in many areas of the district. There is a seasonal migration into the district in winter when people from hilly areas of Balochistan come to the district to take shelter from snowy cold weather. They leave back in the beginning of summer season. CLIMATE Coastal areas of the district have more moderate & moist climate than that of the interior. Rest of the area has hot climate. Bela Town often records highest temperature in Pakistan. Rainfall is capricious and uncertain however during past two years unpredicted and heavy rains were recorded in the district. No metrological office exists in the district ,therefore, no authentic data of rainfall is available. AREA OF THE DISTRICT 15153 Sq. Km |Kind of land |Private |State |Total | |Uncultivated |207869 Acres |953451 Acres |1161320 Acres | |Waste |-- |789918 “ |789918 “ | |Cultivated |233501 “ |--- |233501 ” | |Forests |-- |309951 “ |309951 “ | | | | | | |Total:- |441370 “ |2053320 “ |2494690 “ | RIVERS 1.Hub River 2.Porali River 3.Hingol River 4.Winder River MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS 1.Jamote 2.Roonjha 3.Sheikh 4.Burra 5.Angaria 6.Chutta 7.Khaskheli 8.Gunga 9.Baradia 10.Moondra 11.Doda 12.Gujar 13.Brahvi 14.Baloch 15.Bandichi 16.Burfat 17.Missan 18.Achra 19.Wahora 20.Mandra 21.Gador 22.Sabra 23.Wachani 24.Bakhra POPULATION (Census 1998): By Gender | | | | |MALE |167470 |53.6 % | | | | | |FEMALE |145225 |46.4% | | | | | |TOTAL:- |312695 | | (By Area) | | | | |URBAN |115424 |36. 9% | | | | | |RURAL |197271 |63.1% | | | | | |TOTAL:- |312695 | | CONSTITUENCIES OF ASSEMBLIES. Lasbela and Awaran Districts have one constituency of National Assembly:- ( NA 206 Lasbela-cum Awaran). Lasbela District has 2 constituencies of Provincial Assembly:- PB-44 Lasbela-I. PB-45 Lasbela-II. VOTERS STRENGTH ( 18 YEARS & ABOVE) |CATEGORY |MALE |FEMALE |TOTAL | | | | | | |MUSLIMS |86477 |75751 |162228 | | | | | | |NON MUSLIMS |1609 |1370 |2979 | | | | | | |TOTAL:- |88086 |77121 |165207 | PROFESSIONS: a)Business b)Cattle Breeding c)Agriculture d)Industrial Labor e)Poultry Farming f)Fisheries g)Mineral Excavation MAJOR CROPS RABI KHARIF Wheat Jawar Vegetables Bajra Fooder Sesame Rape Seed Caster Seed Maize Vegetables Melons Cotton HORTICULTURE: 1. Banana 2.Guava 3.Papaya 4. Chikoo 5.Coconut 6.Sharifa 7. Citrus 8.Mango 9.Dates. LANGUAGES 1.Sindhi ( Lasi ) 2.Balochi 3.Brahvi REVENUE TEHSILS 1. Bela Tehsil 2.Uthal ( Tehsil & Distt. HQ ). 3.Lakhra Tehsil 4.Sonmiani Tehsil ( Winder). 5.Hub Tehsil 6.Dureji Tehsil 7.Kanraj Tehsil 8.Gaddani Tehsil 9.Liari Sub Tehsil LOCAL GOVERNMENT Tehsil Municipal Administrations (TMAs) 5 Union Municipal Administrations (UMAs) 22 DISTRICT GOVERNMENT SEP UP. POLICE Entire District is controlled by Police. It has 11 police stations with following sanctioned police strength :- RANK NO. DPO 1 SP (Investigation) 1 DSP / ASPs 9 Inspectors 16 Sub Inspector 61 ASIs 97 Head Constables 275 Constables 1352 GOVT. EDUCATIONAL INSTUITUTIONS |Institution |Co-education |For Boys |For Girls |Total | |University |1 |- |- |1 | |Degree College |- |1 |- |1 | |Inter Colleges |- |1 |1 |2 | |Elementary College |- |1 |- |1 | |High Schools |- |19 |5 |24 | |Middle Schools |- |35 |11 |46 | |Primary Schools |- |360 |127 |487 | |TTC |- |1 |- |1 | LITERACY RATIO |Area |Male |Female |Both | |Urban |45.79% |20.54% |34.88% | |Rural |23.59% |4.89% |14.88% | |Overall |32.16% |10.46% |22.30% | HEALTH INSTITUTIONS Institution Nos. DHQ Hospital 1 THQ Hospitals 1 Civil Hospital 1 RHCs 4 BHUs 44 Civil dispensaries 20 MCH Centers 4 HIGHWAYS & ROADS Type Length National Highway (N-25) 215 Km Coastal Road 250 Km Dureji Road 120 Km Awaran Road 20 Km LINK ROADS Black Top 145 Km Fair-weather 1095 Km INDUSTRIES 1. Hub Industrial & Trading Estate. 2. Winder Industrial & Trading Estate. 3. Uthal Industrial & Trading Estate. 4. Gaddani Marble City. 5. Special Industrial Zone Winder. INDUSTRIAL UNITS Total Units 360 Functional 188 Sick/ closed 172 IMPORTANT INDUSTRIES Hubco Power Plant. (IPP- power producer) Gatron Industries Ltd. (Polyester ). Pakistan Synthetic Ltd (Polyester). Cadbury Pakistan Ltd. (Confectionary) Allied Electronics (Electronic Products ). Candyland. (Confectionary) Dawood Yamaha (Motor Cycle Assembling) Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd. ( Cement) P&G Pakistan Ltd. (Consumer goods). Otsuka Pakistan Ltd. (Pharmaceutical). Bosicor Oil Refinery Ltd. (Oil refining) MINERALS a) Shale b) Marbles c) Lime Stone d) Serpentine e) Barite f) Basalt g) Magnesium h) Zinc i) Lead SHIP BREAKING AT GADDANI BEACH Responsibility:- Balochistan Development Authority. Area of each plot:- 4 acres. Total Plots:- 314 Developed:- 132 Private plots:- 101 Govt. plots:- 31 LIVESTOCK CARE Veterinary Hospitals 3 Veterinary Dispensaries 16 Red Sindhi Cow Breeding farm 1 HUB DAM Location 42 Km North East of Hub Responsibility WAPDA Storage Capacity 857000 Acre ft. Dead level 276.25 ft. (ASL) Spill over level 339.00 ft. (ASL) Average depth 60 ft. Water share:- Karachi 100 MGD. Hub 71.5 MGD LASBELA CANAL Responsibility I&P Department Govt. Of Balochistan Commissioning 1982 Length 34 Km Minors 9 Command area 20000 acres PICNIC POINTS 1.Hinglaj. 2.Gaddani Beach. 3.Damb Beach. 4.Miani Beach. 5.Gundrani. 6.Hub Dam 7.Kund Malir Beach HISTORICAL SITES 1.Tomb of General Haroon, Bela 2.Tomb of Sir Robbart Sandeman, Bela 3.Gundrani ( Cave dwelling), Bela 4.Roomi Grave Yard Hub / Dureji 5.Sassi Punoo Shrine Winder 6.Jam Palace Bela 7.Shahi Jamia Mosque Bela 8.Jirga Hall Bela SOIL The District generally comes under the category of the “ soils of pediments plains” and hilly rocks in Dureji, Kanraj and Bela areas. The soil of Lasbela District comprises rocks, silt, clay loam and sandy loam. ENVIRONMENTS. The blowing of dust storms in Liari, Lakhra, Uthal and Bela brings dust pollution. Dust storm occur frequently during hot season and continue for hours. Soil erosion is rare. Water pollution by chemicals is also rare. Water pollution in water tanks and stored water is caused y animals and insects. In rural areas, water may be polluted by ill –hygienic use of water resources and use of the source by wild and domestic animals. The living environment in rural areas lack sanitation. The joint family system with common use of kitchen, living room and toilet can cause a number of diseases. There is little environmental pollution in he district, but Hub, Winder and Gaddani areas need a detailed environmental study due to presence of different industrial units, ship breaking, oil fired power plants and oil refinery. Traffic is limited to areas along the highways. Rest of the area is free from smoke and air pollution. POLITICAL PARTIES. Lasbela District is divided into political pockets. Feudal consideration play an important role in its politics. Support for a candidate is based on tribal / personal and ethnic factors more than on political color. In Lasbela district the role of political parties is subject to personal and ethnic considerations. Since the restoration of political parties in 1988, the Pakistan Muslim League and Pakistan Peoples Party have remained as frontline parties. RAIL AND AIRWAYS. No railway track or airport exists in the District. Karachi air port is the nearest airport about 130 Km from the District HQ Uthal. However helicopter landing facilities are available at Uthal and Hub. RADIO AND TELEVISION. TV broadcast comes through the TV boosters installed at Karachi and Bela. No radio or TV station exists in the District. Areas where electricity is available use of satellite dish antennas and cable network is becoming common in tea shops and households. Radios are major source of entertainment in the areas not yet electrified. POSSIBLE DISASTERS WHICH MAY HIT LASBELA DISTRICT. 1. Flood, flash floods. 2. Fire. 3. Locust attack in agriculture fields & drought. 4. Earthquake. 5. Major road accidents. 6. Communicable / water borne diseases. 7. Tropical storm / high tides. 8. Crises situation / sabotage like:- a)Bomb blasts/ explosions. b)Hostage. c)Riots, demonstrations & civil unrest. d)Crowds & stampede. e)Terrorist attacks. f)Refugee influx FLOODS / FLASH FLOODS Like southern parts of Balochistan, Lasbela District has always been prone to flash floods. Torrential rains during the monsoon every year lead to flash floods. Main rivers, water ways/ channels and drains usually over spill during the season causing havoc to people, their properties and sources of livelihood in downstream. The floods usually create worse situation in all the Tehsils where they cause extensive damages to mud houses, standing crops, orchards, livestock and water supply schemes. Unprecedented rains and floods also damages the road network causing more difficulties/ hurdles in rescue and rehabilitation activities. In the year 2007floods/ flash floods and unprecedented heavy rains caused massive destruction of infrastructure and sources of livelihood of poor people residing in rural areas. Telephone and power networks were also severely disrupted. Much of the affected areas during the rain season are usually inaccessible for several days, leading to need for relief assistance through other means. FIRE ( IN URBAN & RURAL AREAS). Urban parts of the District are exposed to various hazards such as fore from gas or electricity and the lack of awareness and preparedness to fire safety in these areas. A fire incidence may cause big losses to both lives and properties of unprecedented nature. The need for awareness on fire safety and preparedness to respond is an eminent necessity. Rural parts of the District have also been victim of fire incidences causing loss of life and property of poor peasant, specially the fishermen in the sea side villages where they use to construct wooden huts for their residence. People in other rural areas usually built their houses with mud and dry grass which is always exposed to fire. COMMUNICABLE / WATER BORNE DISEASES. District Lasbela has a big threat of communicable and water borne diseases having hot/humid and moist weather and a homeland for temporary immigrants from cold weather areas of Balochistan in winter. Unhealthy life style and prevailing poverty coupled with lack of awareness has accentuated the possibility of disastrous effects of communicable diseases and water borne diseases during flood / rain seasons. Such an out break of diseases directly effects economic and social development of the society. Snack bite cases in the district are also on high side during hot season. The common communicable diseases affecting and disrupting livelihood activity include : Malaria, Acute Respiratory infection (ARI), Ringworm, Chicken Pox, Rubella, Scabies, Measles, Tuberculosis, Leshmanis disease, Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) and others. CRISIS SITUATIONS /SABOTAGE. Keeping in view the prevailing law and order situation, sabotage activities, terrorist attacks in Hub Town and the political scenario in the province may result in such incidents in the District as :- • Bomb blasts / bomb scare • Hostage taking • Riots and demonstrations / civil unrest. • Crowds and stampedes • Terrorist attacks • Refugee influx EARTH QUAKES The whole of Balochistan Province lies in a seismically active region. Mild shocks of earth quake in Bela Tehsil of Lasbela District were reported in the past many years. No record of its magnitude is available in the District. Rest f the area of district Lasbela fortunately lies in low hazard zone. STRUCTURE FOR DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS District Disaster Management Authority The Provincial Government has already constituted the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) as per following composition :- 1. District Nazim 2. District Coordination Officer 3. District Police Officer 4. EDO Health The District Government Lasbela has also co-opted the following members in the District Disaster Management Authority :- 1. Zila Naib Nazim 2. All Tehsil Municipal Officers in Lasbela 3. All President Traders Association 4. Mukhi of Hindue Punchayat 5. President Zamindar Association 6. President Uthal Press Club The DDMA will :- • Review and amend the District Disaster Risk Management Plan on annual basis, based upon local risk assessment, and coordinate its implementation. • Provide Guidance on mainstreaming disaster risk reduction measures during implementation of development plans f the DG and other schemes / projects of developmental nature. • Continuously monitor hazards, risks and vulnerable conditions, in the District. • Prepare guidelines and standards for local stakeholders on disaster risk reductions. • Conduct education, training and public awareness programs for local officials, stakeholders and communities. • Encourage involvement of community groups in disaster risk reduction and response by providing them necessary financial and technical assistance for implementing community level initiatives. • Examine construction in the area and if hazard safety standards have not been followed, direct the relevant entities to secure compliance of such standards. • Invest in specific capabilities according the requirement to manage all types of threats peculiar to local area. • Undertake appropriate preparedness measures at district level including maintenance of an early warning system, identification of buildings to be used as evacuation sites, stockpile relief and rescue materials and identify alternative means for emergency communication. • Organize emergency response, in the event of a disaster through the District Emergency Operation Centers. • Maintain linkage with the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) and the Relief Department. • Prepare the list of available machinery likely to be used in the rescue and relief stages and in the event of any disaster coordinate between the different owners for timely mobilization of the machinery. • Assess the gravity of the situation and if assistance from any external source is required a formal request to be sent to quarter concerned through appropriate channels. • Ensure the disaster risk management plan are ready with all the line departments in the District, and • Perform such other functions as the PDMA may assign to it. TEHSIL AUTHORITIES The TMAs of the District Lasbela will notify the respective authorities as per their convenience and according to the available resources with them. The TMA level is of most significant importance as they directly interface with the communities. The lowest staff of all the departments can be trained to promote awareness among the masses in the respective field during mitigating stage of a disaster. This will ultimately reduce the risk of a disaster up to some extent. UNION COUNCILS This level is the lowest tier in the local government system and still it has not been able to deliver according to the requirement of the LGO 2001 due to lack of human resource and capability. If human resource is developed and capacity is built it can be a useful tier in disaster preparation, risk reduction and mitigation stage. The elected representatives at this level have a direct interaction with the community and they can ably lead towards public awareness. The union councils can be instrumental in developing policies and guidelines for vulnerability reduction. But it can only be done if they are provided with the services of required staff and they intend to generate local revenue for effective administration at the union level. COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZAZTIONS. The vulnerability reduction is the gist of whole disaster risk management and it can only be done if community is prepared t cooperate and has awareness. He community based organizations have a key role in this stage/ process. The DDMA will pay special attention on the capacity building of this organization so that they are engaged to work on the community level on the disaster risk management. These organizations can be effective in early warning system, evacuation, first aid, search and rescue, fire fighting etc. The DG will encourage the CCBs in preparing such schemes which in the long run may also be useful for the disaster risk management. SOPs REGARDING INVOLVEMENT OF VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS IN DISASTER RESPONSE The DDMA is the focal point and coordinating body to facilitate implementation of disaster risk management strategies at the district level. This role of the DDMA envisages that it should be in direct connect with all stakeholders including the NDMA, PDMA, the Provincial Government, the various departments of the Government at different levels and coordinate the efforts in disaster risk management, including evacuation, relief and rehabilitation stages. Since NDMA and PDMA are supposed to institutionalize the operation to be conducted as a one window operation, therefore, the DDMA has to be alert agile and on its toes to have a close liaison with both of them. In this part efforts are made to specify the functions and duties which are expected to be performed by each stakeholder and a procedure is being laid as at which stage a department or government is supposed to step in and on whose request. REVENUE DEPARTMENT • It is an important department which has to play I role during rescue, relief and rehabilitation stage, therefore, it has to complete its home work keeping in view the requirements of all these stages. • The department should pay attention towards completion of periodical record so that it should possess the exact record of land holders including the record of peasant, record of yields at the collection of government dues from each of them. • The EDO concerned should ensure the patwar circles are on need base so that all the activities are arranged in an organized way. • The Tehsil, Qanungo Circles and Patwar Circles are to be a jointed unit, and • The first assessment of a disaster will depend on the quick and immediate response to a situation by the revenue staff. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT • Identify vulnerable buildings of the various educational institutions and other buildings of the department in hazard prone areas. • Implement actions to reduce vulnerability of built infrastructure of the educational intuitions like retrofitting, renovation, rebuilding etc. • Ensure that all new buildings in the district to higher standards to hazard resilience. • Develop capacities in schools of the district to cater for additional water, sanitation and other administrative chores to house affected population in the event of disaster. • Conduct orientation programs to raise awareness of education staff about disaster. • Implement school level activities to enhance awareness of students and to promote over all preparedness in educational institution, through conducting drills, reducing vulnerability etc. and • Encourage local educational authorities and teachers to prepare school disaster response plans and their implementation. AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT • Develop disaster risk management plan to deal with hazards and disasters with relation to department’s mandate. • Undertake vulnerability and risk analysis for agriculture in relation to floods, unprecedented heavy rains, droughts and locust attacks. • Promote contingency crop planning to deal with year to year climate variations and crop diversification including use of hazard resistant crops, to deal with shifts in climate patterns. • Make available inputs like seed, plants, fertilizers and agriculture equipment to victims of disaster on credit basis and • Promote effective insurance and credit schemes to compensate for crop damage due to natural hazards. LIVESTOCK DEPARTMENT. • Develop disaster risk management plan to deal with hazards and disasters with relation to livestock in the district. • Prepare contingency plans to look after the livestock after occurrence of disaster and facilitate the breeder in the treatment of their animals. • Develop capacity and raise awareness of staff of the department, workers and breeders on disaster preparedness and • Assist the breeders in terms of soft loaning to raise their herds after a hazard. HEALTH DEPARTMENT • Prepare disaster risk management plans for each level of health care facilities, including management of mass causalities, snake bite cases, water borne diseases and epidemics. • Develop a disease surveillance system to identify hot spots for communicable all diseases. • Enhance disaster management capacities of health work force. • Set-up medical camps and mobilize emergency health teams including mobile hospitals, to be deployed in the event of a disaster. • Mobilize all available health resources and possible assets for emergency interventions. • Device strategies for community involvement in all aspects of emergency preparedness and recovery plans with regard to health sector and • Conduct hazard based mapping of all health care facilities including vulnerability assessment ( infrastructure and organizational set up) and integrate hazard resilience measures. PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT • Develop disaster risk management plan with regards to the mandate of the department. • Arrange annual inspection of all the water supply schemes in the district and monitor their functions regularly. • Prepare contingency plan for ensuring that immediately after disaster the functioning of water supply schemes are restored. • Ensure that in case of failure of water supply contingency plan is made for distribution of clean drinking water through bouzers and tankers, and • In case of failure of electricity alternate arrangements for the functioning of water supply schemes in the disaster prone areas. WORKS AND SERVICES • Develop designs of houses, multi story buildings and infrastructure(bridges, roads) for safer constriction in hazard-prone rural and urban areas. • Develop guidelines on conduct of damage and loss assessment to infrastructure and housing sectors in the wake of a disaster, and conduct assessment after disasters. • Coordinate all activities with National Highway Authority and Provincial C&W Department during disaster and after disaster. • Prepare contingency plans for repair and restoration of traffic on public transport routes, and • Monitor construction of government buildings and infrastructure in hazard prone areas to ensure that safer construction techniques are followed. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMET DEPARTMENT • Prepare the list of NGOs registered with it according to the specialized fields. • Prepare contingency plan in case of disaster what has to be assigned to whom. • Organize CCBs to under take schemes in accordance with the requirements of the disaster risk management, • Arrange special programs regarding public awareness in connection with disaster risk management and • Organize communities in mitigating disaster risk management through seminars, media and other available means. IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT • Develop disaster risk management plan with regard to the mandate of the department. • Monitor and manage the Irrigation system from the point of view of specific hazard peculiar to the area. • Assess disaster vulnerability assessment in design and planning of future projects. • Incorporate disaster vulnerability assessment in design and planning of future projects. • Monitor flood data in the canal / distributaries of the area and also rainfall in the catchments area of the northern parts of the Province. • Prepare flood protection plan for the area. • Review and approve flood protection schemes and make recommendations regarding regulation of reservoirs for flood control. • Review damages to flood protection works and review plans for restoration and reconstruction works. • Implement measures to improve flood forecasting and warning system. • Prepare a research program for flood control and protection, and • Standardize designs and specifications for flood. TEHSIL MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATIONS • Maintain fire fighting machinery and equipment. • Develop fire risk monitoring system in the areas of responsibility. • Develop technical skills of volunteers on fire fighting. • Conduct fore fighting drills on regular basis. • Implement building code in their area of responsibility. • Prepare contingency plans with regard to disaster risk management and ensure its implementation at all times of need, and • Keep a close liaison with all member of Tehsil Council and Union Councils to ensure coordinated activities for rescue and rehabilitation at the time any disaster. POLICE DEARTMENT • Develop disaster risk management plan with regard to the mandate of the department. • Provide police protection at all relief camps, vacated house holds, villages and Towns. • Mobilize traffic police to Regulate traffic and to ensure smooth flow of vehicular traffic on highways and link roads. • Provide police protection to all concerned engaged in rescue operations, rehabilitation of victims of disaster. • Provide wireless / telecommunication facility to all Government departments engaged in disaster management / relief & rehabilitation operations for exchange of information. • Prepare a contingency plan for disaster risk management according to the mandate of the department. >>