About Preparedness Measures

District Disaster Management Plan

• District Disaster Management Plan-2018 along with SOPs, Evacuation, Rescue & Relief Plan, Contact Directory and Resource Inventory has been formulated and uploaded on official website of District
• District Disaster Risk Reduction Plan stands also formulated
• Draft School Safety & Disaster Management Plan for District has been formulated

Availability of Resources in the District

The primary focus is to enable the decision makers to find solutions on availability of equipment and human resources required to combat any emergency situation. A District Disaster Resource Network has to be established to collect, compile and update information on resources available and integrate with the GIS – based state resource network for timely use. The different agencies involved at the time of (i) collection and compilation, (ii) creating GIS based network and access, (iii) maintaining and updating the network needs to be identified.

Details of Resources Available in District

The stakeholders as identified from above table includes the Fire and Emergency Services Department, Civil Defence (SDRF), Para Military Forces, Traffic Police, Forest Department, Police, Irrigation & Flood Control Department, Power Development Department, Agriculture Department, Horticulture Department, Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department, Veterinary Department, Animal Husbandry Department, Health Department, Education Department, Social Welfare, Red Cross, Sub-Divisional Magistrates, Block Development Officers, NGOs. The availability of resources should be regularly monitored and updated on IDRN Website to combat any emergency situation in the District. Information in the database will enable stakeholders in DRR to assess the level of preparedness for specific hazards.

A detailed resource inventory of the District has been formulated and is available on the official website of District Kulgam and the same will be updated annually.

Communication Plan

Communication Plan has been formulated separately

Emergency Contact Numbers

Flood Preparation

Flood Duty Chart has been formulated by the Flood Control Division Kulgam, wherein 08-member District Coordination Committee has been framed with District Development Commissioner as its Convener, as reproduced below.

Moreover, Flood Control Division has identified --- locations in the District which are prone to floods, as experienced during the deluge of September 2014, as under:-

Tehsil Flood Committees Kulgam

After identifying the flood-prone areas through proper survey and vulnerability mapping, Magistrates have been designated for each Tehsil. The Officer In-charge shall have the responsibility of verifying and assessing the damages caused due to the flood and communicating the same to the higher authorities for immediate necessary action:-

Zonal Flood Committees Kulgam

Zonal flood committee, Kulgam shall have jurisdiction comprising of Nallah Veshew, right bank from D/s Nehama Bridge to Nayina including Vethvethroo nallah from Mandhole and Sandran nalah D/s Veshew and left bank from D/s Nehama bridge to Nayina Sangam. Zonal committee shall monitor the working of sector officers/beat officers detailed for duty in the jurisdiction. Zonal committee shall have 03 sector officers for the entire jurisdiction of Kulgam.

The sector officers shall monitor the working of various beats falling under their respective sector by patrolling the jurisdiction allotted. Sector officers shall maintain a complete record of materials lifted/consumed in various beats and shall ensure the return of un-used articles after flood duties and shall submit a detailed report/ accounts of consumed items to member secretary.

The beat officers shall ensure the gearing up of staff.

Sectors / Beats of Flood Zonal Committee

Flood Duty Chart of Sectoral Officers

Flood Duty Chart of Beat Officers

Capacity Building

Training of Volunteers

All the 300 Village Community Volunteers have been identified by the concerned Tehsildars. Moreover, 185 volunteers Education Department, 100 SDRF Volunteers, 20 Red Cross, 45 Health Department have been identified. The list of the same has been received by this office. The training will be provided in consultation with Disaster Management, Relief, and Rehabilitation& Reconstruction Department. List of Volunteers has been incorporated in the Resource Inventory of the District.

200 volunteers have undergone 1-day Training Programme by Army, SDRF component Kulgam.

Awareness Programmes / Mock Exercises

Mock exercises on Disaster Management and Mitigation are being conducted from time to time in various institutions/locations across the District through SDRF Component Kulgam and NGOs.

In the year 2017-18, 12 programmes have been conducted by the DDMA, Kulgam in various parts/institutions of the District.

Moreover, Chief Education Officer Kulgam has been directed to conduct awareness programmes about the disaster preparedness in all the schools of the District.