UNDP India Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan

of all resources in terms of men, equipment and material received from other states,
center, private organization, donor agencies, other countries.
* Suppliers items: Tents, tarpaulins, blankets, dry food, family kits, ORS & halogen
tablets, plastic jerry cans, temporary latrines, hygiene and sanitation chemicals,
ropes and rope ladders
8. Regular task, database updating and reporting
9. Joint assessment of damage by all UN agencies, if possible with INGOs and, or assist
government in assessment if requested.
Institutional arrangement
Deputy Resident Representative [Operations] is the UNDP Disaster Management
Focal Point for India. The entire preparedness and response activities of UNDP would be
under his command. He would be assisted by the Disaster management section in Delhi
office for all pre and post-disaster operations.
The field offices in Gujarat and Orissa would act as the two “hubs” for immediate and
prompt response. The Team Leaders of the two hubs would establish contact with DRR [O]
immediately in the event of an emergency and further steps would be initiated in
consultation with him. If time permits, they would receive briefing from DRR before
proceeding to the site. Video-conferencing would be organized for briefing of the Advance
team before the teams move on to the filed.
Each hub office will keep the advance and coordination teams in constant state of
readiness. Team Leader in the hubs will identify staff members for the advance team,
assessment and coordination teams for the operational area identified for them.
Situation analysis
FIELD RESPONSE – Coordinated under command and control of DRR [O]
Zone 1: Head Quarter; Zone 2: Orissa Zone 3: Gujarat
Situation- 1 Zone Advance team Assessment and Assessment and
Coordination Team # Coordination Team # 2
1
No UN agency 1 G
Sushil Chaudhary
has an office at Padmanabhan+ Irene Stephen
site
of 2 Kalika Mohapatra
occurrence or +
Parimita
in the State
Deepa TM
3 BR Patel, Sarat
Panda,
DMU meets in Delhi and reviews the situation—may constitute a team in which UNDP
should have members as per the deployment plan mentioned above.
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