Transcript Floods - Welcome to the National Civil Defence College

ORGANISING CIVIL DEFENCE
COMMUNITY PREPARDNESS FOR
FLOODS & CYCLONES
Dr.P.R.S.CHETAN
CHIEF WARDEN –BANGALORE
KARNATAKA CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS
A flood is fast moving water that collects in a stream
or gully after heavy rains, catches people off guard that
makes them dangerous.
When it occurs
When there is sudden
rain & makes it more
dangerous when a
sewer drain gets
clogged.
How it happens and why
Too much rain at one
time plus no
prevention to help
stop erosion.
Prevention and protection
Don’t attempt to swim in flooded roads or drive
in them. Pack light if you want to evacuate.
Try to unclog storm drains before it happens.
Examples
A flood in India
examples
A RIVER FLOOD
CAUSES OF FLOODS
• INADEQUATE CAPACITY
( Within Banks)
• BANK EROSION AND SILTING
• LAND SLIDES
• TIDAL AND BACK WATER EFFECTS
• POOR DRAINAGE
• SNOW MELT AND GLACIAL OUT BURSTS
Recent losses due to flood
• In 1998 floods flooded 37% of the
country & the same year 9846 people
died and 34.11 million were affected by
disasters and the country suffered over
2000 crores loss.
• 1999 Orissa super cyclone, in which
10,000 people were killed and many left
homeless.
• 2000 Floods took a toll of about 4000
lives in the country.
Recent losses due to flood
• 2005 Floods in Mumbai & Maharashtra
resulted in loss of 1000 lives & causing
crores of economic loss.
• 2009 Floods in Karnataka & Andhra
Pradesh
• 2010 Floods in Uttarkhand.
Effects of Fast Flowing water
• 15 cm of fast flowing water will knock
you off your feet.
• Don’t walk through the moving water
more than ankle deep.
• 30 cm of water will float 700 kg of
objects.
• 60 cm of water will cause most cars to
float i.e. 1400 kg, the weight of an
average large vehicle.
ORGANISING CD COMMUNITY
PREPARDNESS – CCB
( Community Capacity Building)
PRE
FLOOD
DURING
FLOOD
POST
FLOOD
INSIGHTS OF CAPACITY BUILDING
CERT Community Emergency
Response Teams
Complementing training of
CDV with public awareness
campaigns is crucial
Awareness/ Training
could be used as an
entry point into the
Community
improving communities
quality of life in the long
term.
Supplementing Training with
on site practical work is
essential for CDV
Empowering CDV’s
through training is
strategic initiative to
reduce communities
vulnerability in Floods
Community Preparedness:
Roles and Responsibilities
• Key priority in lessening the impact of
disasters
• Critical that all community members take
steps to prepare
• Effective when addresses unique
attributes of community and engages
whole community
Emergency Operations Plan
• Assigns responsibility to organizations and
individuals
• Sets forth lines of authority
• Describes how people and property will be
protected
• Identifies personnel, equipment, facilities,
supplies, and other resources
Community Leaders
• Have a responsibility to participate in
community preparedness
– Participate on local collaborative planning
– Identify and integrate appropriate resources
into government plans .
– Ensure that Civil Defence Volunteers work in
coordination with local communities.
The Public
• Learn about community alerts, warnings,
and evacuation routes
• Take training
• Practice skills and personal plans
• Network and help others
• Give feedback to community
• Report suspicious activity
• Volunteer
Engaging the Whole Community
• Goal of Civil Defence is to make
communities safer, more prepared, and
more resilient .
• Civil Defence brings government and
community leaders together .
• Civil Defence should ensure emergency
plans more effectively reflect the
community.
Key Disaster Elements
• They are relatively
unexpected
• Emergency personnel
may be overwhelmed
• Lives, health, and the
environment are
endangered
THREE STAGES OF DM
• PREPARDNESS ; To ensure effective
Response .
• RESPONSE: To reduce adverse impacts
during the flooding
• RECOVERY; To assist the affected
community to rebuild and reinvent.
PRE FLOOD
• MASS AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS.
• FORMATION OF SELF HELP QUICK
RESPONSE TEAMS.
• IDENTIFYING LOW LYING AREAS THAT
ARE VULNERABLE.
• STRENGTHENING EARLY WARNING
SYSTEMS.
• EDUCATION AND REGULAR TRAINING.
PRE FLOOD
• PROVIDING TRAINING IN PREPARING
EMERGENCY RELEIF KITS.
• LONG TERM STRUCTURAL CHANGES.
• MOCK DRILLS/FLOOD HAZARD MAPPING
• COORDINATING MECHANISM.
• CREATE CULTURE OF DISASTER
PREPARDNESS.
• EMPOWER WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
PRE FLOOD
• PROTECTION OF CRITICAL INFRA.
• EARLY WARNING THRU
UNDERSTANDABLE MANNER.
• LEGALLY DESIGNATED SINGLE
AUTHORITY TO COORDINATE
• PREPARDNESS BEGINS AT THE
COMMUNITY LEVEL
DURING FLOOD
• EMERGENCY EVACUATION TO SAFER
ZONES.
• MITIGATION AND EMERGENCY
RESPONSE.
• REHABILITION & RECOVERY.
• PROVIDING SAFE DRINKING WATER.
• ESTABLISHING TEMPORARY RELEIF
CAMPS.
DURING FLOOD
• SANITATION & HEALTH SERVICES.
• SAVE YOURSELF , NOT BELONGINGS.
• ASSISTING AUTHORITIES IN
MAINTAINING LAW & ORDER.
• RAPID NEEDS ASSESMENT
• INFORM AUTHORITIES ABOUT BROKEN
WATER LINES, POWER CABLES , BROKEN
POLES, TREES ETC…
AFTER FLOOD
• CONTROL EPEDEMICS.
• NEVER RUSH BACK TO FLOOD AFFECTED
AREAS.
• CHECK BUILDING STURDINESS, WEAK
TREES, BROKEN POLES ETC….
• ENSURE EVEN DISTRIBUTION OF
AVAILABLE RESOURCES
• DOCUMENTATION OF LESSONS LEARNT
DISASTER
D: Detection
I: Incident Command
S: Safety & Security
A: Assess Hazards
S: Support
T: Triage & Treatment
E: Evacuation
R: Recovery
Thank you
[email protected]
098450 34460
Dr.P.R.S.CHETAN
CHIEF WARDEN –BANGALORE
KARNATAKA CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS