The Cyclone Preparedness Programme in Bangladesh, Regional

In each Unit, the 10 male volunteers are divided into 5 groups, 2 in each, to discharge the
following responsibilities :
a. Disseminate cyclone warning signals issued by the Bangladesh
Meteorological Department to all people
b. Assist people in taking shelter.
c. Rescue distressed people affected by a cyclone.
d. Provide First Aid to the people injured by a cyclone.
e. Assist in relief and rehabilitation operations.
f. Assist in the implementation of the BDRCS Disaster Preparedness Plan.
g. Assist in participatory community capacity build-up activities.
h. Assist in the co-ordination of disaster management and development activities.
Two female volunteers of the Unit provide first aid to the distressed women after the cyclone
besides their task of raising awareness among the women folk in normal time.
Unit Committee
At Unit levels, 12 volunteers form a Unit Committee, elect one of them as Unit Leader and
another as Deputy Unit Leader.
Union Committee
On an average 10 Units form a Union. The Unit Team leaders of a Union form a Union
committee and elect one of them as the Union Team Leader and another as Deputy Union Team
Leader.
Thana (Sub-district) Committee
On an average 10 Unions form a Thana(sub district). The Union Team Leaders of the Thana
form the Thana Committee and elect one of them as Thana Team Leader and another as Deputy
Thana Team Leader.
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