National Disaster Response Plan (NDRP) March 2010 - NDMA

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d. Earthquakes, cyclones, floods, and technical accidents can cause the destruction of
physical and communication infrastructure, large-scale casualties and displacement of
local communities.
e. The response capacity and resources at provincial and district level may be insufficient.
In some cases the first responders, e.g., local authorities, communities, and other
response structures, may be affected by an incident and left unable to perform their
duties.
f. Disasters can occur at any time or of any scale, with little or no warning in the context
of general or specific threats or hazards.
g. Resources of government departments and agencies such as, Pakistan Red Crescent
Society, Civil Defence, Edhi Foundation, UN and INGOs can be requisitioned at short
notice for effective response.
h. DDMA, Provincial/Regional/State/FATA DMA and ITC DMC are likely to request
technical and financial assistance from the federal government for response and early
recovery.
j. Unless specified to the contrary, the following terms appearing in the text include
additional agencies/forums as indicated:-
Term will include
Provincial/Province FATA, Gilgit-Baltistan, AJ&K, ICT
District Agency
PDMA FATA DMA, GB DMA, SDMA, ICT DMC
PEOC FATA EOC, GB EOC, SEOC, ICT EOC
DDMA ADMA
DCO DC, PA
Chief Ministers All Chief Executives
k. The Plan will be a dynamic and living document and changes and amendments will
continue, as and when required, to address the emerging needs.