District Disaster Management Plan- 2012 District Faridabad

Chapter IGeneralI. 1. Title: This plan may be called the District Disaster Management Plan, Faridabad (referred asDDMP hereafter)I. 2. Extent: It will extend to the administrative boundary of the District of Faridabad.I. 3. Commencement: It shall be enforced after approval of the Deputy Commissioner ofFaridabad and will be reviewed and updated on or before 31 st March every year. Revenue andDisaster Management Department in consultation with concerned departments will be theresponsible authority for reviewing and updating the DDMP, until District Disaster ManagementAuthority, Faridabad (referred as DDMA hereafter) is established effectively in the District.I. 4. Mandatory provision of the DDMP: Under section 31(1) of the National DisasterManagement Act, 2005, No. 53 of 2005, every district of the state shall have a disastermanagement plan, which shall be prepared by the district authority after consultation with localauthorities and having regard to the National Plan and the State Plan to be approved by the StateAuthority.I. 5. Definitions: The DDMP will refer to the definitions laid under section 2 of the NationalDisaster Management Act, 2005, No. 53 of 2005. It will consider the following definitions forreference:-(a) “National Authority” means the National Disaster Management Authority established undersub-section (1) of section 3 of the National Disaster Management Act, 2005, No. 53 of 2005(b) “State Government” means the Ministry or Department of the Government of Haryana havingadministrative control of Disaster Management;(c) “District Authority” means the District Disaster Management Authority constituted under subsection(1) of section 25 of the National Disaster Management Act, 2005, No. 53 of 2005.(d) “local authority” includes panchayati raj institutions, municipalities, a district board,cantonment board, town planning, authority or zila parishad or any other body or authority, bywhatever name called, for the time being invested by law, for rendering essential services or, withthe control and management of civic services, within a specified local area;(e) “disaster” means a catastrophe, mishap, calamity, or grave occurrence in any area, arising fromnatural or man-made causes, or by accident or negligence which results in substantial loss of life or[21]