Role of VDC in disaster management as per NSDRM

Presented by

Rameshwor Dangal

Ministry of Home Affairs

Singhdarbar

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Role of VDMC in disaster management

what does the role means?

• Legal status

• Accountability– Responsibility– Answerability

• Transparency

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Main focus of DRA(ACT)

• Response

• Recovery

• Government body( main actor)

what is now?

• Preparedness to reconstruction

• Collective effort

• Apply new technology

Natural Disaster Relief work means:

relief work to be carried out in the affected area

In order to remove the grief and inconvenience

Rehabilitation of the disaster victims.

Protection of the life and property.

Prevention measures and advance preparation.

Flood Response and relief

Emergency Rescue Supply of relief good Supply of Clean drinking water

First aid kit Emergency shelter for victims Search and rescue

In order to carry out relief works the govt. may give orders to any one concerned to undertake any or all the following works:

Close down of the governmental or non governmental offices, educational institutions.

Prohibition of the activities in disaster area that may cause adverse effect on relief work.

Deputation of the employees of governmental or non governmental offices or of institutions.

Evacuation or cause to be evacuated the people from the affected area to the areas of safety.

Requisition of the movable and unmovable property of any individual or institution on temporary basis for a prescribed period, if such property is required to be used for the purpose of relief works.

Avoid VIP visit during relief period

continue….. Evacuation or cause to be evacuated the goods and

commodities from the affected area to the areas of safety.

Requisition and use of the means of transportation owned by non governmental offices, association and individuals of the concerned District for fixed period of time.

Requisition of the food grains, clothes, medicine, construction materials and other items belonging to non governmental offices, institutions and individuals of the concerned district and distribute it to the victims.

Try to save the real estates, factories, temples, shrines, and religious places including other significant objects and places.

Constitute and operate the aid groups.

Take other necessary security measures for the safe guard of the life and property of the common people.

Other essential tasks specified.

Control over foreigner entry.

Evacuation, Search and Rescue

Preparation of evacuation plan of public building and areas (Rehearsal/Drills exercise)

Identification of emergency sites at local level.

Formation of a permanent search and rescue team at different levels.

Training for rescue personal.

Flood Emergency drills

Women team for drills Drills rescue of women special care

Evacuation simulation drills rescue team drills

Emergency need assessment

Formation of a permanent need assessment team at district level.

Preparation dissemination of standard format on need assessment.

Training and orientation on need assessment.

Communication and Transportation:

Equip the centre with necessary communication facilities.

Establishment of emergency and information operation can be in central level.

Preparation of communication network at the local level.

Preparation of inventory & procurement of transportation wheels for rescue and relief operation.

Temporary Settlement

Include open spaces in Urban planning for post disaster temporary settlement sites.

Prepare settlement plan at local level

Establish ware houses and stock pile light shelter materials (Plastic sheets, tents, etc) at district level

Health and Nutrition

Formation of medical assistance team’

Storage of emergency medicine and medical instruments at local level

Establish disaster unit in each public hospitals.

Sanitation and Drinking water

Storage of bleaching powder for chlorination of water in temporary settlement sites.

Storage of polythene pipes in necessary numbers at local level

Training for manpower involved in coping mechanism.

VDMC: What Shall be Major Role?

• VDC Profile • Preparedness plan• Hazard, Risk, and Vulnerability Analysis • Institutional Mechanism • Mitigation Plan • Response Plan• Recovery & Reconstruction Plan• Standard Operating Procedures• Linking with the Developmental Plan• Budget and other Financial Allocations• Monitoring and Evaluation

Hazard, Risk, Vulnerability and Capacity (HRVC) Analysis

• Doing with the proper way - HRVC analysis • Establishing the most damaging hazard (by its

frequency, impact and magnitude in comparison with other hazard),

• Identifying the risk areas (areas which faces often such hazards),

• who and what is at risk, and finally identifying the vulnerability factors

Hazard mapping and disaster education

environmental geological hazard map of Kathmandu

earthquake simulation exercise for students

Mass observing Street drama touching disaster issue

DRR education through radio program

folk song competition for DRR

Observing the wall painting Observation of IEC material by children

More components

• Maps• Data• Resource Inventory• Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs)• Linkages (fire, irrigation, agriculture, electricity,

telephone etc.)• Primarily as a Field Operations Guide, in a good

matrix format, the main responsibilities of various functionaries

VDRC TO VDMC

• More participatory

• Inclusive

• Expert oriented

• More responsibility

Main Role of VDMC

• Formulate & execute VDMP• Preparedness,mitigation,reduction,response

& recovery,rehabilitation & reconstruction related work

• Early warning system• Formulate r to r strategy• Village emergency plan• Work with media

Flood Early warning system

Flood early warning towers

Water gauge level Water gauge reader community radio broadcasting early warning

disseminating early warning Ready for evacuation

Continue……• Support for formulating local level LDMP

• Supervision work

• Training and orientation

• Evaluation of disaster risk evaluation plan

Community Capacity building

Community meeting collection of food grains for emergency fund

Training First aid team

distribution life jacket for rescue

community drills for rescue

consultative meeting for district stakeholder Community participation for erosion control

More role of VDMC

• Disaster Management Teams• Crisis Management Group/Incident Command

System• Emergency Operation Centers and their operation• Site Operation Centers• Modalities (role, inter-institutional communication

mechanisms, linkages etc) for involvement of army,

• NGOs and other institutions.

Mitigation Plan• Deals with both aspects: structural and non-

structural.• sector specific.• Also include a section on preparedness planning.

Some indicative components: Operational readiness of facilities, equipment & stores, resource inventory update etc.

• Community awareness

Community flood Mitigation work

community managed bioengineering work

Plantation control soil erosion at river bank raised hand pump for safe drinking water

spur construction

mitigation on embankment made out byUsing bamboo construction

Community shelter community making evacuation routes Community managed boats

Response Plan• Backed by proper SOPs.• Will essentially focus on:

– Operational direction & coordination– Emergency warning & dissemination– Rapid damage assessment & reporting– Incident command system– Search & rescue, Medical response, Logistic arrangements,

Communications, Temporary shelter management, Free kitchen/ food management, Law & order

• Effective response planning realistic identification of each and every tasks

RECOVERY & RECONSTRUCTION PLAN

• Strategy to restore normaly to the lives andlivelihoodsShort-term recovery - long-term rehabilitation Recovery and Reconstruction Plan's components:

- Restoration of basic infrastructure - Reconstruction/repair of lifeline buildings / social

infrastructureReconstruction/repair of damaged buildings

o Insuranceo Short-term Loans

Restoration of livelihoodso Assistance/Aido Grants

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)• Each SOP should clearly mention the roles and

responsibilities during 3 cycle (i.e. pre/disaster, during-disaster and post-disaster including response, relief, rehabilitation, prevention and preparedness).

• SOPs for Village Disaster Management Committee,

• Information Management Team, Search and Rescue Team, Emergency Health Management Team, Relief Team, Transportation Management Team, Infrastructure Management Team, and Animal Resource Management Team.

• Police, District Medical Officer,

Others• Inter-linkage with other dev-plans

• Budget and Financial arrangement

• Monitoring and Evaluation Mechanism

Q & A

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