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Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation,Government of India

Rural drinking water supplyand sanitation 2011SO

PStandard Operating Proceduresor responding to natural disasters


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UNICEF's support is duly acknowledged

COVER PHOTO CREDITS

UNICEF/2001/NY

UNICEF/2002/Biwas

UNICEF/2004/Das

UNICEF/2005/Amit Vitale

UNICEF/2008/Ferguson

UNICEF/2008/Jorge

UNICEF/2009/Biswas


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Contents

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1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................7 1.1 Scope ................................................................................................................................................. 8

1.2 Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 9

2.0 National Level ........................................................................................................................11 2.1 Institutional Mechanism ............................................................................................................... 12

2.2 Preparedness ................................................................................................................................. 13

2.3 Early Warning ................................................................................................................................. 13

2.4 Response & Relief ......................................................................................................................... 14

2.5 Role of NGOs / UN Organizations .............................................................................................. 14

3.0 State / Union Territories Level ................................................................................17 3.1 Institutional Mechanism ............................................................................................................... 18

3.2 Preparedness ................................................................................................................................. 19

3.3 Best practices on Preparedness ................................................................................................ 20

3.4 Early Warning ................................................................................................................................. 21

3.5 Best practices on Early Warning ................................................................................................ 22

3.6 Response & Relief ......................................................................................................................... 23


4.0 District / Block Level.......................................................................................................

25 4.1 Institutional Mechanism ............................................................................................................... 26

4.2 Preparedness ................................................................................................................................. 26

4.3 Early Warning ................................................................................................................................. 27

4.4 Trigger Mechanism ....................................................................................................................... 27

4.5 Response & Relief ......................................................................................................................... 27

4.6 Best practices on response ......................................................................................................... 29

5.0 Panchayat / Village Level............................................................................................31 5.1 Institutional Mechanism ............................................................................................................... 32

5.2 Preparedness ................................................................................................................................. 33

5.3 Early Warning ................................................................................................................................. 335.4 Trigger Mechanism ....................................................................................................................... 33


6.0 Technical Annexures ......................................................................................................37Annexure - I, Key Technical Preparedness ......................................................................................... 38

Annexure - II, Strategic Activity Planner for Drought Preparedness.............................................. 41

Annexure - III, Strategic Activity Planner for Early Warning............................................................ 41

Annexure - IV, Key Response Measures ............................................................................................. 42

Annexure - V, Early Warning Nodal Agencies .................................................................................... 44

Annexure - VI, Important Nodal Agencies Contact Details ............................................................. 45


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Natural disasters oten put a vast majority o the population at health risk, claim human lives,

devastate household property and public inrastructure. Almost all o the States o India are

vulnerable to at least some o the natural calamities, including cyclone, ood, tsunami, drought,

earthquake etc. Climate change is also now exacerbating disasters, both in terms o numbers and

complexity. Almost all types o natural disasters can lead to situations o large scale displacement o

communities whose health is at risk due to disruption o basic services like drinking water sanitation,

health care, ood supply etc.

Water supply and sanitation in particular, oten become the most crucial needs o the disaster-aected

population, especially women and children. The onslaught o natural disasters may lead to outbreak

o epidemics like cholera, diarrheal diseases, dengue, malaria, typhoid etc. It is possible to mitigate,i not prevent, the adverse impact o disasters, by planned disaster risk reduction interventions on

water supply, sanitation and hygiene by Government and other stakeholders.

The Ministry o Drinking Water and Sanitation keeps apart a certain percentage o unds (now 2

%) under NRDWP or assisting the States to mitigate drinking water problem in rural areas in the

wake o natural calamities. Through long years o experience, many States have prepared drought

manuals, scarcity manuals, ood or earthquake manuals which serve as ready reckoners or

immediate response in the wake o such natural calamities.

The Ministry o Home Aairs, the designated nodal agency or coordinating response and relie

in the atermath o natural disaster, has requested all Central Ministries/ State Governments toprepare detailed Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in consonance with national SOP, national

policy and various guidelines issued by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) or their

sectors. Based on this, the Ministry o Drinking Water and Sanitation had prepared drat SOP that was

fnalized with the support o UNICEF. The drat SOP so fnalized was shared with NDMA and State

Governments. The fnal SOP incorporating the comments received has now been prepared.

SecretaryGovernment of India

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FOREWORD

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The SOP lays down in a comprehensive manner the specifc actions required to be taken at State,

District, block and village level in responding to natural disasters o any magnitude and dimension.

The SOP will serve as a tool or Government and other stakeholders or understanding the

institutional mechanism and the steps to be taken or coordinated disaster management at all levels.

This SOP document has clearly brought out the roles and responsibilities o various stakeholders

in providing water, sanitation and hygiene services during dierent phases o disasters. The SOP

also clearly lists down the actions to be undertaken by the individual ofcers (or example EE, AEE,

AE and JE) beore, during and ater disasters. With this SOP, the ofcers at all levels will be better

inormed and equipped to prepare or, respond to and recover rom the impact o disasters.

It is made clear that this SOP is not an exhaustive list o the actions that are required to be taken,neither is it to be taken as mandatory or injunctive in nature. This SOP is meant to guide the State

Government, District Administrations in responding better in maintaining the basic services o

drinking water and sanitation during natural disasters.

The State Government are encouraged to prepare their own State SOP or Rural Drinking Water

and Sanitation, in case they have not already prepared them by appropriately modiying this SOP.

States are also encouraged to print sufcient number o copies o the SOP in the State language,

disseminate them and take up training programmes on it or the concerned ofcials, elected

representatives, CSOs and other.

(Vilasini Ramachandran)


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AE Assistant Engineer

BRC Block Resource CentreBIS Bureau o Indian Standards

BMTPC Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council

CCDU Communication and Capacity Development Unit

CSO Civil Society Organization

CR Control Room

CE Chie Engineer

CRF Calamity Relie Fund

CMP Crisis Management Plan

MDWS Ministry o Drinking Water and Sanitation

DM District Magistrate

DM Disaster Management

DC District Collector

DWSM District Water and Sanitation Mission

DDMA District Disaster Management Authority

ECC Emergency Command Centre

ESF Emergency Support Functions

GSI Geological Survey o India

IMD Indian Meteorological Department

IAG Inter Agency Group

IC Incident Commander

JE Junior Engineer

MHA Ministry o Home Aairs

NIDM National Institute o Disaster Management

NDMA National Disaster Management Authority

NDRF National Disaster Response Fund

NRDWP National Rural Drinking Water Program

NGO Non-Governmental Organization

PRED Panchayat Raj Engineering Department

PHED Public Health Engineering Department

PRI Panchayat Raj Institutions

RD Department o Rural Development

RWSS Rural Water Supply and Sanitation

SDMA State Disaster Management Authority

SDRF State Disaster Response Fund

SDMC State Disaster Mitigation Committee

SHG Sel Help Groups

SOP Standard Operating Procedures

SWSM State Water and Sanitation Mission

ULB Urban Local Bodies

URS Unifed Response Strategy

UTs Union Territories

WSSO Water and Sanitation Support Organization

ZP Zilla Parishad

Acronyms


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The term disaster implies a natural

unoreseen calamity which would have a wider

impact on human lie, property and assets

created. Sae drinking water is one o the

basic needs and without its availability in

adequate quality and quantity, there could be

serious impacts on human and animal health.

Drought could lead to scarcity o water due to

depletion o ground water table and / or drying

up o surace water sources. It could also lead

to ailure / damage o pumps due to increased

suction head. Disasters like ood, tsunami,

avalanche, landslide, and hailstorm could

result in wash-o / damage o water supply

assets created, thus resulting in disruption

o supply o sae drinking water. Thereore in

any type o disaster, proper management o

drinking water supply to the aected people

on an immediate basis is an essential

requirement. Maintaining environmentalsanitation and individual hygiene are also

equally important to reduce / eliminate chances

o disease prevalence / outbreak o epidemics.

1.1 Scope

i) This standard operating procedure will

include all unctions pertaining to disaster

prevention, institutional mechanism,

preparedness, early warning, relie, recovery

and rehabilitation.

ii) This standard operating procedure will

apply to RWSS Department / PHED / PRED /

Sanitation departments / Board dealing with

rural water supply and sanitation or natural

disasters that the State is prone to.

iii) It shall not be applicable to nuclear,

biological and chemical disasters.

Introduction

Chapter 1.0

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1.2 Objectives

The objective o the SOP document is to

minimize the loss o lives and social, private and

community assets because o natural disasters:

i) By providing efcient systems or

cooperation and collaboration among all the

departments / agencies o the Governments

at all levels including State / district

administration and NGOs.

ii) Building capacities o communities and line

departments at national / state / district /

village levels in eective preparedness,

response & relie.

iii) To ensure quick and eective response

during disasters to minimize casualties

and enable quick recovery, restorationand rehabilitation o water and sanitation

acilities without delay.

This manual is prepared in order to assist

everyone in the rural water and sanitation

department and SWSM, DWSM, NGOs and

the community, whether at the national, state,

district or at other levels. It also indicates

actions that need to be taken in collaboration

with other departments at various levels. This

document explains, or each category o sta,

exactly what they are responsible or, and what

steps they should take beore, during and ater

a disaster.

These are standard guidelines or sta at all

levels so that they may take action immediately.

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Chapter 2.0

National Level


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Committee, unds would be released rom

NDRF / SDRF or items admissible under NDRF

guidelines and rom 5% NRDWP Calamities und

or items not admissible under NDRF.

Key responsibilities o MDWS

Coordination Mechanism MDWS will participate in all technical

coordination and linkages with State rural

development departments, SDMAs, NGOs,

international agencies etc.

At National level, MDWS in coordination

with concerned national and international

agencies will inorm departmental

contingency / preparedness plans to

concerned nodal ofcers in NDMA to avoid

or minimize overlap and duplication o

eorts and improve coordination.

All agencies involved in emergency relie and

disaster management activities will have tooperate within the ramework laid down in

disaster management policy and other related

laws, codes and government notifcations in

orce and guidelines issued rom time to time.

National Level

Organogram o existing PHED / RD structure

2.1 Institutional Mechanism

At the National level, the Ministry o Home Aairs

/ Ministry o Agriculture (only or drought, pest

attack and hailstorm) are the nodal ministries or

management o disasters in the country.

The Ministry o Drinking Water & Sanitation

(MDWS) will be responsible or providing

technical and fnancial support to State

RWSS / PHED / Board while responding to

natural calamities or restoration o damaged

water supply and sanitation systems. Upon

receipt o a memorandum rom the State

Governments seeking additional Central

assistance in the wake o any calamity and

o the constitution o Inter-Ministerial Central

Teams, MDWS will depute an ofcer who is

competent to understand the situation and can

join the Central team or conducting damage

assessment. Subsequently he / she will de-briethe nodal Ministry and MDWS o any relie

assistance required under the NDRF / NRDWP

norms to the State. On the recommendations

o Inter Ministerial Group and High Level

Chapter 2.0

GOI

SDMA

SWSM

State RWSS PHED

DDMA (DC / DM)DWSMZP

Block PHEDBlock Resource

Centres (BRC)

District PHED

WSSO identifed Key

Resource Cantres at state

and district level

GOI identifed Key Resouce

Centres at national and

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State Resource Analysis

Indian Disaster Resource Network [IDRN State database]:

A web-enabled centralized database or the IDRN is operational. IDRN is a decision-making tool

or Government administrators and crisis managers to coordinate eective emergency response

operations in the shortest possible time. The network will enable quick access to resources to

minimize response time in emergencies. The system gives the location o specifc equipments /

specialist resources as well as the controlling authority or that resource so that it can be

mobilized or response in the shortest possible time. The database will be made available at the

district, state and national levels and will be used or all emergencies and day-to-day operations.

Hazard Analysis:

A detailed analysis o the hazards likely to impact the water and sanitation systems o the state

will be carried out by the Public Health Engineering Departments / Water boards in charge

o rural drinking water supply and sanitation, in consultation with the experts rom the feld.

Hazard assessment is concerned with the properties o the hazard itsel. The Vulnerability Atlas

o India, developed by Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC), Govt o

India, will be used as the baseline or all analyses. The comprehensive hazard assessment o the

State prepared by the SDMA should also be used or urther reerence.

2.2 Preparedness

The most important component o preparedness

is planning or all hazards. The plans have to be

linked with those o other support departments,

and also at various levels. Experience has

shown that destruction rom natural hazards

can be minimized by the presence o a well

unctioning warning system, combined with

preparedness on the part o the vulnerable

community. A community that is prepared

to ace disasters receives and understands

warnings o impending hazards and has taken

precautionary and mitigation measures will be

able to cope better and resume their normal

lie sooner.

Key departmental preparedness

MDWS will technically advice state

PHED / RWSS departments with equipments

/ resources used or emergency water and

sanitation during response.

MDWS will identiy key institutions / resource

centres / ATIs including those run by non-

governmental agencies or human resource

development and training or the state

departments. A detailed plan or capacity

building will be prepared.

MDWS must have disaster management

plans to tackle L31 disaster situations.

MDWS will maintain a roster o personnel

whose services might be required or making

assessment o disasters.

MDWS will develop manuals on water

conservation / recharging as part o

preparedness measure.

2.3 Early Warning

The early warning systems or dierent

disasters should be in place so that the

concerned administrative machinery (MDWS) at

National level can initiate appropriate actions to

minimize loss o lie and property. These should

give an indication o the level o magnitude o

the mobilization required by the responders.

The goal o any warning system is to maximize

the number o people who take appropriate and

timely action or the saety o lie and property.

1 L3 disaster situations are those that arise from large scale disasters where districts and the state may not have the capacityto respond adequately and require assistance from central government.


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Key departmental responsibilities

MDWS will contact various Nodal Agencies

at National level mandated or disseminating

early warning bulletins.

MDWS will depute one ofcer or monitoringearly warning bulletins and scheduling

conerence calls with States or situation

briefng to Secretary MDWS.

2.4 Response & Relie

MDWS shall monitor the activities

o the concerned State Government

Department dealing with rural water supply

and sanitation.

I necessary MDWS will depute Technical

experts / Ofcers to assist State RWSS

department and also conduct a quick

assessment o the situation.

Financial assistance rom the calamity und

available under 5% NRDWP can be allocated

subject to approved procedure as ad-hoc

calamity unds immediately in case o major

emergency situations.

2.5 Role o NGOs / UNOrganizations

The strong feld presence o many NGOs at the

national, state, district and sub-district levels

and even extending to remote settlements in

hard to reach areas indicate the high credibility

and acceptability within the local communities.

The strong contact with local communitygroups like Sel Help Groups (SHGs), youth

groups, village water and sanitation committees

(VWSC) and their participation in the local

level implementation o governments agship

programmes contribute signifcantly at the

grass root level.

Key responsibilities at National Level

Support MDWS or setting up GO-NGO

Inter-agency Coordination platorm during

non-emergency times to ensure appropriate

coordination with key humanitarian actorsduring the times o disaster response.

Assist MDWS towards development, piloting,

validation and updating o National level

water and sanitation contingency and

preparedness plans.

Support MDWS to standardize norms,

designs and standards or emergency water

and sanitation during emergency response.

Facilitate and support detailed assessment

on feld driven needs and capacities at

National level.

Assist MDWS to establish linkages with

authorities or GIS monitoring o Water

points in states as part o preparedness

measure to calamities and provide last mile

connectivity or early warning dissemination.


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Chapter 3.0

State / UnionTerritories Level


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In the atermath o a disaster, the primary

responsibility or undertaking rescue, relie and

rehabilitation measures rests with the concerned

State / UT governments. As the frst step towards

a coordinated disaster response mechanism, the

State / UTs will have a clear cut organizational

structure with the ollowing designated rural

water supply & sanitation nodal ofcers.


At the State level, State Water Sanitation

Mission (SWSM) under the State Disaster

Management Authority (SDMA) and State

Executive Committees (SEC) will be the basis

or coordination o emergency support relating

to drinking water supply and sanitation.

Nodal oicers or RWSS in an event oEmergency

Level Nodal Ofcer

State / UTs Secretary in-charge o Rural

Drinking Water Supply and

Sanitation Department, State

Government level.

Engineer in Chie / Chie

Engineer, at PHED State level.

District SE / EE, RWSS / ZP

Block / Panchayat AEE / AE / JE, RWSS / ZP

Key duties o SWSM

SWSM must support SDMA on overall

coordination o emergency water &

sanitation response.

SWSM shall work under the overall

direction o SDMA and in coordination with

State Executive Committee convened by

Secretary (DM).

SWSM shall meet at least once beore the

expected normal commencement o a ood /

drought and thereater as requently as may

be necessary.

WSSO should be entrusted with the task

o raming technical guidelines and IEC /

HRD strategy or water and sanitation in

emergencies.

SWSM may set up Disaster Control Rooms

(DCRs) at the RWSS ofces in State,

District and other levels and monitor

their unctioning SWSM must review RWSS needs and

strategies or eective emergency response.

SWSM must review position o stock

and arrangements or procurement o

essential supplies.

SWSM must monitor responses to the

emergency and impact thereo;

In case drinking water supply and sanitation

are dealt with by two departments, they

should work in close consultation with

each other.

State Resource Analysis

Human Resource / expertise analysis:

States will identiy the human resources available or disaster management. The institutions

or human resource development and training run by the Government and also those run by

Non-Governmental Organizations will be identifed and a detailed plan or capacity building

will be chalked out by the State department, involving all relevant institutions & departments.

The State will also maintain a roster o proessionals whose services might be required in

management o disasters.

State / Union Territories Level

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3.2 Preparedness

The State must make concerted eorts to

put in place a mechanism ocused towards

preparedness at all levels, or all disasters that

the State is vulnerable to. The eort will reduceloss o lives, livelihood and property to the

extent possible in the event o a disaster.

At the State level, the Principal Secretary /

Secretary, RWSS Department shall be the

State Nodal Ofcer and shall coordinate

the response o the RWSS Department to

the disaster. The Engineer-in-Chie / Chie

Engineer, RWSS / PHED shall implement

the emergency support unctions relating

to drinking water supply and sanitation.

I sanitation is being looked ater by a separate

department then the two may work in close

consultation with each other.

Responsibilities o Secretary, StateRWSS / PHED

Coordinate vulnerability hazard analysis

exercise conducted in districts.

Will set-up linkages with WSSO on guidance

or raming technical guidelines and IEC /

HRD strategy or managing disasters. For Drought, will ensure all necessary steps

are taken beore 30th June every year or

drought preparedness

Will ensure that inventory o water

supply and sanitation materials and spare

parts as may be required by the district

Superintending Engineer / Executive

Engineer in an event o disaster is

made available. Have a roster o RWSS sta to be deployed

rom other areas to any aected region to

cope with the requirements o the aected

areas in consultation with EE / SE.

Will ensure setting up o central / divisional

/ sub-divisional / sectional stores or

emergency water and sanitation supplies.

Will set up monitoring / documentation

mechanisms or situation reporting to the

SDMA / SEC.

Will ensure ormulation o state disaster

management plan based on vulnerability

analysis or each district or the rural drinking

water and sanitation sector.

Will ensure all relie codes be strengthened

to include measures or stockpiling o water

disinection tablets and essential water

and sanitation equipments. These should be

maintained at the govt. warehouse or the

delivery o sae drinking water during crisis.

To avoid delays in proper coordination,

the State Secretary, RWSS Department

may sign a MoU / Partnership with stateIAG (Inter Agency Group) and United

Nations or multi-layer coordination

during emergencies.

Specic attention to Water User Groups as part o Drought Preparedness

Potential Actions

Leak repair

Non-essential water use

restriction

Pressure reduction

Mandatory water conservation

Emergency source enhancement

Water User Groups

Public water supplies

Municipal waste or agriculture

Industry (Inrastructure, ood

processing etc.)

Power production (Hydro electric)

Recreation (Parks, ountains etc.)


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Earthquake Preparedness in Gujarat

Hazard Saety Cells:The Gujarat Government has established a Hazard Saety Cell within the Public Works

Department in order to establish competency in hazard resistant design o building and

structures as well as restoration and retroftting o buildings and structures. The Hazard Saety

Cell will perorm the ollowing unctions:

Training, acquisition o published books and documents, building codes, guidelines and

manuals, documentaries and flms on the subject o disasters.

Preparation o checklists or quick review o new designs, to be adopted or buildings and

structures to be constructed in the state.

The Cell will act as an advisory cell to the State Govts on dierent aspects o building saety

against the hazards.

Earthquake Preparedness in Maharastra

Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP), a network o womens groups in Maharastra, trained women

to work in construction jobs and promoted disaster-resistant construction techniques ollowing

the Latur earthquake. Together with the Sel-Employed Womens Association, the SSP also

promoted womens training and employment in the wake o Gujarat earthquake.

There has been an inspiring saga o the strength and energy o womens groups here.

Wherever they have worked, the rate o completion o houses has been very successul. Theyhave strong knowledge about beams, lintel, plinth, brackets, retroftting and related technical

terms. They can say whether a house has been constructed properly. They have designed their

own houses with modifcations.

Drought Preparedness in Rajasthan

Weather Watch Group (WWG):

Rajasthan has set up a Weather Watch Group under the chairmanship o Relie Secretary having

as members, Director (Agriculture), Director (IMD), Hydrologist, Irrigation Department andrepresentative o PHED and Ground Water Department. This group meets on every Monday

during the monsoon season to monitor agro climatic parameters and help in providing early

warning o drought onset conditions. The system relays early warning o drought conditions so

as to take requisite response measures in advance.

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3.4 Early Warning

The State must acknowledge the crucial

importance o quick dissemination o early

warning o impending disasters and every

possible measure must be taken to utilizethe lead-time provided or preparedness

measures. As soon as the warning o an

impending calamity is received, the E-in-C /

Chie Engineer (RWSS / PHED) at the State

must alert his counterparts in District and

Block levels. The District Collector will alert the

block and Village level Disaster Management

Committees (DMCs) and Disaster Management

Team (DMT) to disseminate the early warning

to the community. On the basis o assessment

o the severity o the disaster, the E-in-C /

Chie Engineer (RWSS) shall issue appropriate

instructions on actions to be taken including

restoration / augmentation o water sources

to the SE / Executive Engineers / Assistant

Engineers, who will then supervise responses.

At the State level, the Secretary in-charge o

RWSS Department shall be the Nodal ofcer or

coordinating the emergency support unctions

relating to drinking water supply and sanitation

under the guidance o SDMA.

The Engineer-in-Chie / Chie Engineer o RWSS

shall implement the decisions taken by the StateRWSS Department and the SDMA / SEC.

Responsibilities o E-in-C / ChieEngineer, (State Nodal Oicer, RWSS)

Must be in touch with various Nodal

Agencies at State / National level mandated

or disseminating early warning signals.

Must monitor all parameters related to various

types o threatening disaster in the State.

Upon receipt o weather warnings or

reports o actual disaster, she / he must

inorm the respective District level Member

Secretaries (DWSM)

Will share all emergency contingency

plans with SDMA or eective coordination

during emergencies.


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Best practice on Tsunami Early Warning in Tamil Nadu

The Government o Tamil Nadu, with assistance rom the UN, is implementing a pilot projecton strengthening early warning system capacities o the government and the communities. The

project is being pilot tested in Cuddalore district with strengthening o communication systems

in 55 most vulnerable villages. Along with this, about 1500 people are being trained in these

villages in appropriate responses to early warning messages. An early warning training manual

has been developed in English and Tamil and is being used in community training programmes

to create awareness on early warning systems. Ater drawing on the lessons o this initiative,

the project will be scaled up to cover select coastal areas o the our Tsunami aected states.

A study on Mapping o Early warning systems in Tamil Nadu has been undertaken and

documented. The document intends to help the Government, technical institutes and NGOs in

designing need based disaster management programmes in Tamil Nadu.

Early Drought Warning in Rajasthan

An early drought warning system exists in Rajasthan to monitor the behaviour o agro-climaticindicators like rainall, water reservoir levels and crop condition on a weekly basis rom June to

September. The early warning system called Crop weather watch group which is constituted

under the chairmanship o Relie Commissioner and Secretary enables the Govt. to intervene in

the months o July-August itsel; instead o waiting or an assessment o the damage at the end

o the cropping season (October-November).

Drought Early Warning in Gujarat

The Ground Water Department has established observation wells (Piezometers) in dierentwatersheds in the State; measurements are regularly taken every year o the water level in these

observation wells both beore and at the end o the rainy season. The department is, thereore

in a position to render advice as to the areas which are likely to suer drinking water scarcity in

the dry season in a particular year.

Traditional / Local belies on Early warning systems or Cyclone / fooding in Assam

I the moon inclines towards south it implies a orthcoming devastating ood.

I the cloud gathers in the south-west direction it indicates a probable storm, i they gathertowards the south-east direction it indicates rain and ood while in the north-west direction it

indicates normal rain.

There is a species o grass locally known as Torapat. When its new buds emerge out with

tints o silt, it indicates onset o a devastating ood.

I the moon has a red glow it indicates orthcoming torrential rainall within three days.

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3.6 Response & Relie

At the State level, the Principal Secretary /

Secretary, RWSS Department shall be the State

Nodal Ofcer and shall coordinate the response

& relie operations o the RWSS Department tothe disaster.

Responsibilities o Engineer in Chie /Chie Engineer, RWSS / PHED

Will ensure setting up Emergency Control

Room in his ofce to collect, collate and

transmit inormation relating to the natural

calamities and relie operations undertaken.

Deploy sta or carrying out rapid

assessment o damage caused to drinking

water and sanitation inrastructure in aected

areas and produce update or State Disaster

Management Authority (SDMA).

Must inorm State Secretary (RWSS) on the

situation update

Under the guidance o the SDMA, CE will

give instructions to DWSM on prioritizing

water and sanitation activities

Shall identiy alternative sources o water

and make necessary arrangements or supply

to the aected population.

Along with State Secretary (RWSS), will getinvolved in coordinating disaster response.

Will produce Daily Situation Report or

SDMA in the event o disaster.


At State level NGOs / INGOs will acilitate

ormation o water and sanitation task orces to

support PHED / RWSS with rapid assessment

reports to design water and sanitation response.

Key responsibilities at State Level

Support State level SWSM or setting

up GO-NGO Inter-agency Coordination

platorm during non-emergency times to

ensure appropriate coordination with key

humanitarian actors happens during the

times o disaster response.

Will assist PHED / RWSS with the distributiono emergency relie supplies which

includes ORS, Chlorine tablets, Sanitation

inrastructure, Hygiene kits and any related

IEC materials.

Will support RWSS / PHED with capacity

building events on water and sanitation

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preparedness / response and also in coordinating

search & rescue, relie, shelter management &

relie camps, reconstruction and rehabilitation,

preliminary damage assessment and fnalisation

o action plans etc. A determined eort be made to

ensure earliest cooperation / participation o local

sel-government / civil society coordinating with

dierent relevant sectors or eective response.

The Block Resource Centres (BRCs) would

assist the Block Panchayat in ensuring ull

preparedness at grass root level and mobilising

trained manpower in the event o calamity.

4.2 Preparedness

SE / Executive Engineer, RWSS shall be the

district level nodal ofcer or coordinating

emergency operations with respect todelivering water and sanitation services. The

SE / Executive Engineer (Member Secretary)

o DWSM in his / her capacity is entrusted with

the responsibility o ensuring that all Rural

Water Supply works in the district are properly

maintained in an event o disaster by carrying

out timely repairs wherever necessary

Responsibilities o Member Secretary,DWSM

Will share all emergency contingency

plans with DDMA or eective coordination

during emergencies.

During the onset o monsoon, it is essential

that the Superintending / Executive Engineers

should make all eorts to keep vigil on all

water supply schemes and sources.

In the event o scanty / defcient rainall

(drought) over a prolonged period, it is the

responsibility o the SE / EE to monitor levels

o drinking water based on ground water


District Water and Sanitation Mission(DWSM)

At the district level or the purpose o combating

calamities, DWSM will unction under the

supervision o District Magistrate / Collector

to carry out the actual implementation o rural

water and sanitation relie projects.

Key duties o DWSM

DWSM shall meet at least once beore the

expected normal commencement o oods /

drought and thereater as requently as may

be necessary.

District Disaster Management Authority

(DDMA) may set up Disaster Control Rooms

(DCRs) in district, block and lower levels and

monitor their unctioning. In case a common DCR is established, the

DWSM will depute sta to be a part thereo.

The DWSM shall extend services during

disasters as per requirements decided upon

by DDMA

DWSM must review contingency water

supply and sanitation plans submitted by

RWSS / PHED.

DWSM must review position o essential

water and sanitation stock and will make

arrangements or procurement o essentialsupplies under the SDRF / Normal unds.

DWSM under the guidance o DDMA

will monitor emergency responses at the

district, block and Panchayat level and

impact thereo.

Role o local sel-governments indisaster response:Local sel-govt institutions like PRIs and civil

society will play a vital role in emergency

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Will ensure that special care is taken o

women with inants and pregnant women.

Will ensure that sewer pipes and drainage are

kept separate rom drinking water acilities.

Will ensure availability o adequate number

o toilets to prevent urther contamination owater sources.

Will ensure cleaning arrangements or toilets.

Will generate daily situation reports or

Chie Engineer.

Will co-ordinate with Block DEE / Panchayat,

AE / Village JE or the restoration o water

supply and sanitation inrastructure as

per assessment.

Will contact potential suppliers to arrange

or procurement o emergency water and

sanitation materials in case o disaster.

Will take immediate actions or the

restoration o water supply and sanitation

inrastructure as per damage assessment.

Shall identiy alternative sources o water

and make necessary arrangements or supply

to the aected population.

Shall ensure that aected people have

adequate acilities and supplies to collect,

store and use sufcient quantities o water

or drinking, cooking and personal hygiene.

Shall ensure that drinking water supplied

conorms to the prescribed quality standards(IS 10500)

It shall be ensured that water made available

or personal and domestic hygiene should

not cause any risk to health.

Must launch necessary awareness

campaigns on sae water handling practices,

environmental sanitation and individual

hygiene along with hardware provision.

Will visit as many areas as possible to have

frst-hand inormation o the situation.

Will keep District Collector and E-in-C / Chie

Engineer, RWSS inormed daily about the

action taken by him in his area.

Local MLA, MP and other community

leaders must be inormed on measures

taken by RWSS / PHED or an eective

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Voluntary Agencies can play an important role in drought response. For example they canoperate private water tankers or the scarcity aected areas. Thereore, these agencies

may, wherever necessary, be given all necessary assistance by supplying them relevant

inormation and assisting them in water distribution among aected people.

In case no such acilities are extended to any o the aected areas the Collector may in

consultation with the Chie Executive Ofcer, Zilla Parishad endeavour that suitable voluntary

agencies are encouraged to operate such schemes in the aected areas so that vulnerable

group o children, mothers and adult women are provided with supplementary nutrition and

other package o services.

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Ensure availability o feld test kits (both or

chemical & bacteriological parameters) and /

or refll so that GPs could test drinking water

quality more requently in emergencies

Ensure sanitary survey o all drinking water

sources so as to identiy contaminated

sources and take preventive / curative action

in calamity prone areas.

Arrange or sae disposal o existing

sanitation waste.

Will make prior arrangements in convergence

with other relie parties and in consultation

with the BDO / Control Room, to send

materials in boats, etc. whenever necessary.

Will depute designated sta and Sel

Employed Mechanics (SEMs) individually

or in teams with adequate spare parts and

materials to repair the non unctioning tube

wells / piped water supply systems as a

measure o preparedness.

Must emphasize, at village, VWSC /Pani Samiti levels; the need to include

essential water and sanitation interventions

in their community based disaster

preparedness plan.

Will arrange or regular water quality testing

o drinking water sources in the aected area

in case o disasters.

Maintain data on repair status o

water supply systems and potable water

and sanitation systems or villages

and panchayats. Prepare plans or water distribution by water

tankers, mobile water purifcation units and

other means o distribution and storage o

water in an event o disaster.

Veriy stock o equipment and material

available with VWSC / Pani Samiti or

perorming its unction as per the

emergency plan.

Ensure adequacy o hygiene, sanitation and

water supply related material in the Rural

Sanitary Marts / Production Centres.


At the District / Panchayat / village level,

community based water and sanitation disaster

management plans will ocus on enhancing

the community capacity in order to respond

eectively to disasters, especially or the

vulnerable communities and groups. The plan

will ocus on hazard mapping and identiying

the vulnerable areas and population groups,

identiying the resources and dissemination o

early warning.

Responsibilities o Sub-Divisional OcerAE / AEE, RWSS

Will ensure that supply o materials and

spare parts as may be required by the JE,

RWSS o the aected areas are available.

Will prepare an alternative contingency

plan or providing drinking water in case oailure o regular water distribution system

during disaster

Will ensure all public water sources in ood

prone areas are disinected / repaired

Under the overall supervision o DDMA, JE /

AAE will endeavour to ensure that, amenities

in cyclone shelters such as drinking water,

bathing and toilet acilities or large number

o people during the disaster phase are in

usable condition.

Will create a roster o technicians or carryingout immediate repairs and restorations o

water supply acilities in the event o disasters.

Will utilize the services o Block Resource

Centres (BRC) to train sta, VWSC & GP

members in disaster preparedness / response

Responsibilities o Junior Engineer (JE), RWSS

Will create a list o potential suppliers to

arrange or procurement o emergency water

and sanitation materials in case o disaster.

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JE must activate the quick response team o

technicians, mistrys, masons and others or

carrying out quick repairs and restorations o

water supply inrastructure in consultation

with VWSC.

BRC sta must be used to mobilize the trainedmanpower and work out tasks they can perorm.

5.4 Trigger Mechanism

The objective o having Trigger mechanism or

natural disasters is to have suo-motu activation

mechanism or spontaneous response to set in

motion command, control and management o

the situation.

Junior Engineer (JE), RWSS shall personally

contact the Block Control Room / BDO once or

twice daily, collect inormation on aected areas,

pass on the same to sectional Control room and act

accordingly. He will request the concerned Assistant

Engineer, RWSS or additional support, i required.

Responsibilities o Sub-Divisional OicerAE / AEE, RWSS Will coordinate with the Subdivision & Block

level Civil Administration on immediate

actions to be taken.

Will ensure setting up o emergency

Control Room in his ofce or daily

monitoring o situation.

Will send supply o appropriate water and

sanitation materials and spare parts as may

be required by the JE, RWSS.

Will take preventive measures against water

borne diseases and enable chlorination o

drinking water. Will keep the EE, RWSS inormed once or

twice daily or as requently as required about

the situation and action taken.

Will liaise with BRCs eectively in public

interaction and communication o activities

being carried out.

Responsibilities o Junior Engineer (JE), RWSS

Will make prior arrangements in convergence

with other relie parties and in consultation

5.2 Preparedness

Junior Engineer (JE), RWSS responsibilities

Will arrange systems or regular water quality

monitoring rom drinking water sources inthe aected area in case o disasters.

Must maintain data on repair status

o water supply systems and portable

water and sanitation systems or villages

and panchayats.

Must prepare plans or water distribution

by water tankers / mobile water purifcation

units and other means o distribution and

storage o water in an event o disaster.

BRC must maintain a list o trained sta, VWSC

& GP members or utilizing their services.

Involvement o Local communities /Schools / GPs / VWSC / Sel Help Groups(SHGs) / Gender perspectives

People centred early warning systems rely on

the direct participation o those most likely to

be exposed to hazards. Without the involvement

o local communities, SHGs and communities at

risk, government and institutional interventions

and responses to hazard events are likely to

be inadequate.

JE RWSS / PHED must encourage local

community coping mechanisms or the

detection o Early warning systems.

JE must ensure that all early warning

systems must be people centred; and people

are aware o hazards and potential impacts.

Existing schools / GPs / VWSC / Sel

Help Groups (SHGs) must be involved

in raising awareness among individuals

and communities

5.3 Early Warning

Responsibilities o Junior Engineer (JE) /Assistant Engineer (AE)

JE with support rom VWSC must conduct

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with the BDO / Control Room, to obtain and

send materials in boats, etc. as necessary.

Will arrange to depute designated sta

and Sel Employed Mechanics (SEMs)

individually or in terms with adequate spare

parts and materials to repair thenon unctional tube wells / piped water

supply systems.

Will arrange or regular water quality testing

o water sources in the aected area in case

o disasters.

Must ensure water distribution by water

tankers / mobile water purifcation units and

other means o distribution and storage o

water in an event o disaster.

Will arrange or sae disposal o sanitation

waste, provision o temporary and mobile

toilet units.

Will arrange or continuous water quality

monitoring and surveillance while

transporting drinking water through tankers

in flling stations, mobile treatment plants or

in packaged pouches in the aected areas /

relie camps.


At Panchayat level NGOs / INGOs will support

DWSM to establish quick water and sanitation

inrastructure or the aected population.

Key responsibilities at Panchayat Level

Support PHED / RWSS with potable water

distribution and protection o water sources

rom urther contamination.

Will assist PHED / RWSS in chlorination

o water sources and monitoring o water

quality parameters.

Will support RWSS / PHED with the construction

o feld latrines and soak pit latrines at reliecamps and fnal disposal o excreta.

Will support RWSS / PHED with

community mobilization or efcient

use o water and sanitation acilities and

dissemination o inormation related to

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Nature oDisaster

Key Technical Preparedness ResponsiblePerson

Sources orreerence

Floods &Cyclones

Drinking water supply

Raisingtube-wells,hand-pumpsandplatformsaboveood

water level to prevent contamination.

Accuratemapsshowingupdatedwatersupplysystems

acilities should be maintained at all times.

Essentialstockpilingofsupplieslikewaterpurication

tablets, essential spare parts including detailed user and

saety instructions (IEC) in local language etc must be ready

in a warehouse.

Identifyingandmaintaininglistsofmobilewaterpurication

installations available or supplying clean drinking water.

Ensuringwatersupplysystemsandtraditionalwatersources

are maintained and kept unctional

WaterQualityassurance:-Ensuringwaterqualityandregular

chlorination o drinking water sources (both at source & point

o collection) should be taken up on priority with suitable

water quality monitoring system in place.

Alltechniciansmustbetrainedonrepairandrestorationof

water sources in emergencies

Sanitation Forareaspronetooods,appropriateapproachesto

sanitation such as raised latrines, pit liners or rings, sealed

pits / Eco-san toilets must be constructed.

Safemanagementofsanitationwastetopreventoutbreakof

disease & maintaining a clean environment / identiying and

maintaining lists o mobile toilets units.

EE / JE / AE,RWSS

NDMA

Guidelines

Minimum

standards

o relie or

drinking water

& Minimum

standards

o relie or

Sanitation

and hygiene

/ State Relie

Codes

Earthquakes Identifyvulnerable/weakpointsofwatersupplyschemes,

mainly covering number o villages in seismic area, specially

storage tanks and treatment plants

Prepositioningofwatertankersspeciallywithpumps

PrepositioningofHDPEtankstoprovidemobile/temporary

storage in the shelter zone Prepositioningofstockofchlorinetabletstoavoid

contamination or epidemic outbreak

PrepositioningofDGsets/solarpumps/electricpumps

/ drilling rigs / pipes and other related misc items or

immediate restoration o water supply schemes

EE / JE / AE,RWSS

NDMA

Guidelines

Management

o Earthquakes

Drought Adetailedcontingencyplanforsupplyofdrinkingwaterinrural areas to be ormulated with technical help rom the

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and utilising, i need be

the rigs and other capital equipment rom the CGWB

Identifyhabitations/villagesindicatingthemonthfromwhich

they are likely to ace water scarcity.

JE / AE,

RWSS

Base material:

Rajasthan

Drought Relie

Manual

Preparedness

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Sources orreerence

Identicationofnewborewells,dugwells,sanitarywellsof

high yield using HGM maps

Identifyhighyieldingagriculturalborewellsforhiring

Prepareadequateplanswithroutemapstosupplysafe

drinking water through tankers or vulnerable areas covering

villages in drought areas, month-wise, identiying sources,

routes, delivery points, storage structures etc.

Monitorcontinuouslyruralandurbandrinkingwater

availability in drought aected areas

Undertakerepairsofalltube-wellsandhandpumpstomake

all tube-wells operational and install additional tube-wells

ater proper identifcation o sites with desired yield using

HGM maps and geo-physical methods.

Stepstobetakenforrepair,rehabilitation,replacement,

rejuvenation and augmentation o existing water supply

schemes so that they are all unctional and supply water at

maximum efciency.

Implementsmallschemeslikebundinginriverasreliefwork

to augment water supply.

Identifywatersupplysystemsthataredefunctorlowyielding

and take up artifcial recharge structures to beneft the

sources through MNREGS, NRDWP Sustainability unds.

CollaboratewithNGOs,CBOsinraisingawareness

Closemonitoringofgroundwaterlevelandassessing

easibility o drilling o tube wells at various depths.

Regional Directors o CGWB may be contacted by State

agencies in this regard.

Inverycriticalsituationstransportationofwaterfordrinking

purposes by special trains rom outside regions must be

considered. Source o water, inrastructure or flling rakes

and or unloading and or distribution to households has tobe planned. States have to indicate requirement to Railways.

Adoptionoftraditionalmethodsofwaterstorageand

completion o ongoing storage projects on top priority.

Toreducethewaterlossesduetoevaporation,special

chemicals can be used as retardants.

Promotedifferentrainwaterharvestingsystems,asdrought

proofng measures through MNREGS as the frst priority.

Promoteconstructionofcheckdamsandrejuvenationof

other traditional sources

Promotewisewatermanagement,dualwatersupply

systems, water saving habits o daily lie

Smallcisternscanbeerectedandsubmersiblepump-sets

installed in bore wells where the water level has reduced, or

storage o water, and taps can be provided all around

the cisterns.

Whereversurfacesourcesofassuredcapacityareavailable,

they may be preerred by putting infltration wells in the

rivers or by construction o summer storage (SS) tanks to

store water during summer.

Constructionofcattletroughsinadequatequantitynearhand

pumps by collecting run-o and near water storages.

Putinplacesingletollfreenumberandcentralised/

computerized call centre or registering complaints received on

phone, in writing and through internet and provide redressal.

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Sources orreerence

Ensurewaterqualitytestingofdrinkingwatersources

through laboratories and at village level by trained persons

with feld test kits

Identifyallwatersourceslikedams,reservoirs,tanksetc.

and plan or reserving requirement o drinking water in the

event o water scarcity at the earliest to avoid conict with

agricultural demand.

Reservationofwaterfordrinkingpurposesinmultipurpose

water reservoirs

Planningforavailabilityandsupplyofhardwareviz.pipes,

DG sets, HDPE tanks, vehicles, hand pump repair kits, hand

pumps, motors, drilling machines and equipment etc. and

chemicals used or water treatment should be done.

Differenttypesoftechnicalassistanceandmodelsavailable

with Central Government agencies, scientifc and educational

institutions should be taken to tackle the situation.

Tsunami Drinking water supply

Essentialstockpilingofsupplieslikewaterpurication

tablets, essential spare parts including detailed user and

saety instructions (IEC) in local language must be kept in

a warehouse.

Coastalareapopulationmustbeadvisedbytheauthorities,

not to use well water which gets ooded with water ater

tsunami or drinking purpose. These wells will remain unsae

or some more time and in uture the local authorities must

drain all the wells beore they can be used.

Watertruckingprovision/mobilewaterpuricationunits

should be made available or drinking water supply to

tsunami relie camps and welare centres with clear water

quality inspection mechanisms. Technicallyfeasibletechnologiesmustbeselectedwhile

determining cleaning methods or wells and other sources.

Agreedstandardsandproceduresshouldbemaintainedto

minimise the risk o collapse during dewatering.

Disinfectionofthewaterandwaterqualitytestingshouldbe

carried out post cleaning

Sanitation

Arrangements or providing temporary sanitary toilets,

mobile toilets and or cleaning and disinecting them twice

daily should be planned.

Priordiscussionontheprototypeoflatrinedesignmustbe

carried out with PHED, DRDA & NGO partners

Solid and liquid waste management

For areas prone to tsunami, appropriate approaches to


pits / Eco-san or tanks must be considered

Propermechanismmustbedesignedforsolidandliquid

waste segregation & separating organic waste and inorganic

wastes to avoid potential public health risk.

EE / JE / AE,

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Strategic Activity Planner or Drought PreparednessActivity Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May

Monitoring

Rainfall

Temperature

Surface water level

Assessment

Drinking water availability

Irrigation water availability

Water Conservation measures

Check dams / water shedRain water harvesting

Ground water recharge

Strategic Activity Planner or Drought Early WarningActivity Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May

Potential water decit

For Irrigation

For drinking

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Key Response Measures ResponsiblePerson

Sources orreerence

Cyclones,

Tsunami,

Floods,

Landslides,

Avalanches

and

Earthquake

Drinking water supply

Objective: Ensure the availability o minimum sae drinking water

and sanitation taking into account privacy & dignity

Amenitiesincycloneshelterssuchasdrinkingwater,bathing

and toilet acilities or large number o people during the

disaster phase must be taken into account.

WaterQualityassurance:-Ensurewaterqualityandregular

chlorination o drinking water sources (both at source & pointo collection) is taken up on priority including detailed user

and saety instructions in the local language with a suitable

water quality monitoring system in place.

Protectexistingwatersourcesfromcontamination,adding

chlorine tablets in water or residual disinection

Providesoaps,detergents,bleachingpowderandJerrycans,

including messages in the local language on handling o

water and disposal o excreta and solid waste.

Iftankeringwater,alwaysensuretherearetankswithtap

stands or tankers to discharge the water, rather than people

collecting straight rom the back o the tanker. Also ensure

appropriate disinection o water is done.

Whentankeringwater,alwaysfactorintheexitstrategybeore implementing the activity

Followstandardsandprocedurestominimisetheriskof

collapse during dewatering; disinection o the water. water

quality testing should be carried out post cleaning o all

water sources.

Providewaterfacilitiesclosetothetoiletsforhandwashing

and anal cleansing apart rom ushing.

Trainvillagewaterpersonswhotraditionallyoperatethe

GP owned piped water supply schemes. Training inputs

need to be provided in areas like disinection o water

using bleaching powder, storage o bleaching powder and

checking residual chlorine.

Sanitation

Forareaspronetooods,appropriateapproachesto


pits toilets must be considered.

Handwashingmustbeaddressedforalllatrinesconstructed

either at the latrine or at the household level by the

promotion and provision o soap and hand-washing devices.

EE / JE / AE,

RWSS

NDMA

Guidelines

Minimum

standards

o relie or

drinking water

& Minimum

standards

o relie or

Sanitation and

hygiene

Response

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Key Response Measures ResponsiblePerson

Sources orreerence

Womenmustbeconsultedabouttheirrequirementsto

manage their menstrual hygiene needs

Wherepossible,femalebathingcubiclesshouldbeincluded

in a screened courtyard design with toilets

Campschoollatrinesshouldbesemi-permanentwhereas

permanent structures are built or existing schools. It is

important to match the construction materials o the

school building

Hygiene promotion

ContinuousIECactivitiesencouragingandmotivatingthe

individuals to use toilets.

Provideaudio-visualaidsforencouragingtoiletutilization.

Providepictorialrepresentationsoftoiletuse,quantumof

water use, hand washing and basic cleanliness.

Diseasesurveillanceandorganisinghygienepromotionin

camps / embankments must be done. Provisionshouldbemadetosupportadolescentgirls

and women to address menstrual hygiene management;

especially when the communities are orced to leave home

to stay in camps with very little belongings. Sanitary cloth /

disposable sanitary napkin should be provided to adolescent

girls and women. Proper disposal system is established in the

orm o incinerator or other mechanism

Drought Constructionofexploratorywellsindroughtproneareasbythe State Govt. with assistance rom CGWB and NGOs and

energize them as quickly as possible and use or mitigating

water scarcity.

Constructionofcheckdamsorpercolationtanksshouldbe

taken up to improve recharge o the ground water sources.

DrillingofnewborewellsofhighyieldusingHGMmaps

Implementsmallschemeslikebundinginriverasreliefwork

to augment water supply

CollaboratewithNGOsinraisingawareness

Incriticalsituationtransportationofwaterfordrinking

purposes by water tankers or special trains rom outside

regions must be considered.

Constructionofdifferentrainwaterharvestingsystems,as

drought proofng measures.

Deepeningofriserpipesinhandpumps

Deepeningofborewellsandopenwellsandraisingof

parapets o open wells

Flushingofborewellsanddisinfectionofallhandpumps & bore wells requent reboring and energisation

o tube wells.

Introduce regulatory measures or regulating the drawl o

groundwater around drinking water sources in aected area.

Constructionofcisternswhereversubmersiblepump-sets

are installed or storage o water and taps can be provided all

around the cisterns.

JE / AE,

RWSS

Rajasthan

Drought

Relie Manual

& NDMA

Guidelines

Minimum

standards

o relie or

drinking water

& Minimum

standards

o relie or

Sanitation and

hygiene

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Early Warning Nodal AgenciesType o Disaster Nodal Agency PHED to monitor key parameters

Cyclone IMD / Regional

Meteorological centre

1) Intensity o rainall

2) Period o rainall

Tsunami Indian National Centre

or Oceanic Inormation

Services

1) Height o tidal wave

2) Speed o tidal wave

Floods CWC 1) Intensity o rainall

2) Period o rainall

3) Quantumofreleaseofwater

4) Water supply assets in low lying / ood prone / ood

plain areas, water quality and disinection

Landslides GSI 1) Intensity o rainall (i applicable)

2) Distribution network / treatment plants situated on

steep slopes prone to landslides

Avalanches Snow and Avalanche Study

Establishment

1) Wind speed

2) Intensity o rainall

3) Overhead service reservoirs without braces

4) Water supply assets on hills / hill slopes

Heat & Cold waves IMD 1) Qualityofdrinkingwater

Earthquake IMD 1) Water retaining structures

2) Water treatment plants

Drought Department o Agriculture 1) Intensity and period o rainall

2) Declining ground water levels

3) Drying up o surace water bodies

4) Poor recharge o aquiers

5) Wilting o crops

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Important Nodal Agencies' Contact DetailsName / Organization Disaster type Address Contact Details

Control room

Disaster Management

Division, Ministry o Home

Aairs, Government o

India

All disasters Integrated Operations

Centre,

Ministry o Home Aairs

Room No. 12 North Block,

New Delhi

Ph.: (011) 23092763, 23092885,

23092923, 23093054, 23093563,

23093564, 2309356

Fax.: (011) 23093750

Indian Meteorological

Department

Dy. Director (Meteorology)

Cyclone, Earthquake

& Avalanche

Dy. Director General o

Meteorology, Lodhi Road

New Delhi

Ph.: (011) 24690279

E-mail: [email protected]

Indian National Centre or

Oceanic Inormation

Tsunami Indian National Centre

or Ocean InormationServices (INCOIS),

"Ocean Valley",

P.B No.21, IDA Jeedimetla

P.O, Hyderabad - 500 055,

India

Ph.: (040) 23895002

Central Water Commission Floods SWC, Sewa Bhavan, RK

Puram, New Delhi - 110066

Ph.: (011) 26108855

Fax.: (011) 26195516

Geological Survey o India

(GSI)

Landslides 27, J.L.Nehru Road

Kolkata - 700016

West Bengal

Ph.: (033) 22861676

Fax: (033) 22861661

Department o Agriculture Drought Dr Rajendra Prasad Road,

New Delhi - 110001

(011) 23382719

Ministry o Drinking Water

and Sanitation (MDWS)

Water and

Sanitation

9th Floor, Paryaravan

Bhawan, CGO Complex,

Lodhi Road,

New Delhi - 110003

Ph: (011) 24361043

Fax: (011) 24364113


National Disaster

Management Agency

(NDMA)

Disaster

Management

NDMA Bhawan

A-1 Sadarjung Enclave

New Delhi - 110 029

Ph.: (011) 26701728

Fax: (011) 26701729


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