1. INTRODUCTION

‣ preparation of the DDMAP with the assistance of the DDMC.
‣ setting up District Control Room
‣ encouraging formation of Mutual Aid and Response Groups (MARG)
‣ Under the DDMAP, district level agencies would be responsible for directing field
interventions through various agencies right from the stage of warning to relief and
rehabilitation.
‣ At the disaster site, specific tasks to manage the disaster will be performed.
‣ Collector will be an integral part of the DCR.
‣ Collector will be assisted by SOC.
· SOC will be headed by a Site Manager.
· Site Manager will coordinate the activities at various camp sites and affected areas.
· The Site Operations Centre will report to the District Control Room.
‣ Collector will coordinate all the field responses. Field Responses include setting up
Transit Camps, Relief Camps and Cattle Camps.
The desk arrangements provides for division of tasks, information gathering and record
keeping and accountability of the desk officer to the DDM for specific functions. Each desk
should have a Desk Officer assigned. The capacity of various desks to coordinate amongst
themselves and with the units to be coordinated will ultimately decide the quality of
response. Such a function of coordination would largely depend on the capacity to
effectively keep a track on communications received and the decisions taken.
2)Disaster Management Committee :
A Disaster Management Committee exists to assist the Collector in
‣ Reviewing the threat of disasters
‣ Vulnerability of the district to such disasters
‣ Evaluating the preparedness and
‣ Considering suggestions for improvement of the response document DDMAP.
The Committee meets once a year under the chairmanship of the Collector and consists of
the following functionaries
The Collector
Chairman
The District Superintendent of Police
Member
The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad
Member
The Commissioner Municipal Corporation
Member
The Additional Collector
Member
The Resident District Collector
Member-Secy
The Chief Fire Officer
Member
The District Health Officer
Member
The District Agriculture Officer
Member
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