Khawaja Zaheer Ahmed - PDMA

maintained and submitted about the status of the bunds/ river
discharges and keeping in hand materials and labour required for
repairing breaches. Maintenance of the bunds during dry seasons
and wetting of the bunds to check rodent related holes, and other
leaks of various types. In particular, these provide for:-
(i) Provision of stores, materials, equipment and accessories
and labour for plugging any gap or breach.
(ii) Daily patrolling before and during flood season, and regular
inspection of identified vulnerable points.
(iii) Pre-flood special inspections by designated inter-agency
teams.
(iv) Monitoring of rain and water discharges in rivers and hill
torrents, on regular basis and projections of expected flows
at various barrages, keeping in view the travelling time
specified.
(v) Mathematical formulae have been worked out for forecasting
expected arrival at various points enroute.
(vi) Recording of computations in log books initially with pencils
to be modified by ink as per actual flows.
(vii) Coordination with all horizontal and vertical stakeholders.
d. The management-structures created to attend various duties are:
Three-tier organizational set ups to be created under the NDMA
XXXx, PDMAs, DDMAs, Federal Flood Commission, Wapda, PMDs
FFD, IRSA, Indus Water Commissioner for Indian controlled
waters, Relief Commissioners, various emergency services, and
Irrigation departments.
e. The tools to achieve above objectives are timely collection and
collation of relevant data regarding winter snowfall, glacier melts
and summer temperatures and monsoon rainfall in the catchments
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