National Disaster Response Plan (NDRP) March 2010 - NDMA

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Actions Responsibility
(1) Activate NEOC NDMA
(2) Inform PDMA, about the activation of NEOC
(3) Alert relevant federal ministries and departments
(4) Support provinces/regions in conducting damage and loss
assessment in the affected area
(5) Share assessment report with NDMC/PDMC
(6) Support provincial/regional and district authorities in
resource mobilization for relief operation
(7) Provide technical support to provincial/regional and district
authorities for relief operation
(8) Coordinate with Armed Forces at federal level for
assistance
(9) Initiate the process of emergency declaration and
notification process
NDMA, Support
Agency, Federal
Ministries/depart
ments and
NGOs/CBOs
(10) Prepare situation report on daily and weekly basis and NDMA, Support
share with relevant stakeholders and Prime Minister Agency, Federal
(11) NDMA request to the NDMC for financial assistance. Ministries/depart
(12) Coordinate I/NGOs, UN and other international ments and
humanitarian organization, philanthropists for effective
response
NGOs/CBOs
(13) Inform public about the situation through media briefings
(14) Coordinate with UN Cluster System for effective response
(15) Stand down the NEOC when the relief phase is over NDMA
(16) Prepare relief operations report and share it with key
stakeholders
6. Declaration of Emergency. The declaration of emergency depends upon the nature and size
of the disaster. The normal practice is that the district level emergency is declared by the District
Administration. In case the emergency is beyond the capacity of district management, the Chief
Minister with the approval of Cabinet declares emergency. A national level emergency is declared by
the Prime Minister of Pakistan in the event of larger calamity.
7. Criteria for Declaring an Area Disaster Affected. There is no clear benchmark given in
any policy document for declaring an area “Calamity Affected”. As per the existing practice, if more
than 50% loss of livelihoods of the affected population has occurred the district and provincial
authority declares an area “Calamity Affected”. Normally, a technical committee is formed to assess
the situation after a relief phase and make recommendations to the Chief Minister for declaring the
area calamity-affected. Given below is a hazard-specific set of criteria that is generally being followed
by district and provincial authorities for declaring a district or a region “Calamity Affected”.