National Disaster Response Plan (NDRP) March 2010 - NDMA

(6) Protect life and property.
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(7) Assist fast track deployment of emergency vehicles by efficient traffic
management.
(8) Provide reflective lights / reflectors around the scene of incident at night, to
facilitate the working of rescue workers, fire fighters etc.
(9) Document lessons learnt from the experience. Share it with DDMA and
provincial Police Department. Incorporate same in the future planning.
12. Forest and Wild life Department
a. Emergency Preparedness
(1) Finalize emergency preparedness plan.
(2) Prepare contingency plan for forest fire.
(3) Allocate resources for preparedness and emergency response.
(4) Draw up afforestation plan for the drought prone areas.
(5) Identify geographical areas and forests which are more vulnerable to fire.
(6) Coordination with irrigation department to promote plantation on protective
embankments, irrigation canals, distributaries etc.
(7) Encourage mangrove forestry. Support tree plantation initiatives in mountain
areas.
(8) Control grazing of animal in rangeland to prevent tree depletion. Implement
programmes for conservation and rehabilitation of natural resources in order to
reduce risks of natural hazards.
(9) Facilitate the establishment of nurseries and tree plantations by community
organizations and NGOs.
b. Emergency Response
13. Food Department
(1) Designate representative to the District EOC, if and when needed.
(2) Conduct impact assessment of flood/cyclone on fisheries, wild life and
mangroves forest.
(3) Coordinate with fire fighting teams, in case of forest fire.
(4) Control deforestation, Plant new saplings in disaster prone areas.
(5) Build capacity of staff at district level on disaster preparedness in wildlife sector.
(6) Control grazing of animals in range land areas to prevent tree depletion.
(7) Supply drought resistant seeds/plants of trees to farmers and communities.
a. Emergency Preparedness
(1) Finalize emergency preparedness plan.
(2) Prepare contingency plan and allocate resources for preparedness and
emergency response.