Disaster Management Provincial Disaster Management Authority Government of Punjab

Disaster PDMA Oversee the evacuation, search and rescue operations Lead the coordination and management of relief operation in affected areas PDMA’s information system sends automatic SMS updates to all related stakeholders and the departments can be reached at its helpline: 1129 PDMA is in the process of installing a Very High Frequency radio network throughout the province to achieve real time collaboration in disaster response

PDMA All the departments would be coordinated through a well knit group called “3C: Command, Control and Communication” 3C would have a control room at its disposal equipped with wireless connection to the entire province, GIS team, media watch, high speed internet 3

4 COMMAND, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONPolicePolice IrrigationIrrigation HealthHealth TransportTransport MetMet WASAWASA Social Welfare C & W Director General, PDMA Civil Defense WAPDAWAPDA LG & CD InformationInformation Rescue 1122

COMMAND, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATION Departmental Representatives of at least the Deputy Secretary level must be present at 3C during the disaster response 3C shall oversee: –Evacuation conducted by Rescue 1122, Police, Civil Defense, etc –Relief management conducted by Health, Social Welfare, Transport, C&W etc –Continuous monitoring of vulnerable areas, conducted by Met, Irrigation, WASA, WAPDA, –Public Communication and Media management, conducted by PDMA and the information department.

Rescue 1122 Punjab Emergency Services: pre-hospital emergency management system Ambulances Fire fighters Community Emergency Response Teams (Trained in swimming and evacuation of drowned victims) Disaster Response Force Rescuers are also trained as medical first responders and breaching or breaking to gain access to buried victims 50% of fire staff are mobilized to the disaster site to establish ground operational commands and relief camps. Resources of adjacent districts are utilized

Irrigation Department Breaching is conducted under supervision of: Chief engineer Executive engineer Additional District Collector Additional Superintendent Senior army officer. The breaches are taken care of by procuring stones and utilizing earth moving machinery Continuously monitors vulnerable embankments by dividing them into beats and deploying the team of sub-divisional officer to each area. Police (Tele) equips this team with wireless devices

Health Department Maintain sufficient stocks of medicines in the hospitals surrounding the disaster affected areas. An advance supply point of medicines and other logistics should be established at a safe population center near the disaster hit area Additional resources would be mobilized from nearby hospitals, medical colleges.

Health Department The health department would carry out extensive disease surveillance in the disaster hit area through the Disease Early Warning System Provides: –Emergency health kits –Vaccines –Safe delivery kits –High energy biscuits –Micronutrients –Collapsible hospitals The department has employed a logistics support system for the efficient monitoring of required medicines and kits.

Health Department The department engages medical colleges to create Emergency Response Teams comprising of: –Physicians –Pediatricians –Pharmacist –Bacteriologist –Epidemiologist. 10

Punjab Police Chief Traffic Officer would plan the diversion and designated routes for evacuation/relief supply. Superintendent of Mobile Patrolling will devise a shift wise patrolling plan for designated routes. Superintendent of Law & Order would ensure the welfare of the force on duty.

Punjab Police DPO and SHOs would facilitate in evacuation and would initiate forced evacuation if the threat is severely underestimated by the locals Cordon off places hazardous areas such as those created by damaged electricity wires in inundated areas. SHOs are designated for the prevalence of law and order in flood relief centers.

Local Government And Community Development Ensures the availability of proper equipment and human resources to dispose the waste, and deliver clean water. De-silts the open drains in areas threatened by flooding. 13

Local Government And Community Development An Emergency Response Squad comprising of sub-engineers and electricians, transport and operate de- watering sets in inundated areas Ensures proper solid waste management 14

Information Department The information department utilizes various forms of media to communicate the following issues to the general public: – The aftermath of the disaster – The population and areas affected – The needs of victims and shortages in the resources required to address them 15

Information Department – Government of Punjab’s well coordinated response to the needs of disaster affected people. Disaster management activities would be communicated to the nation, raising their confidence in government’s ability to respond. 16

Civil Defense Mobilizes hundreds of Razakars to assist with the disbursement of relief goods. Utilized for: – Packaging and distribution of food and relief packages – Administration of relief camps – Clearance of Debris A total of 3,760 Razakars will be at the disposal of PEOC or the DCOs 17

Social Welfare Deptt Collaborates with NGOs to encourage them to invest their resources in the worst affected areas Provides NGO with – Information on designated routes for evacuation and relief supply. – Baseline demographics of the affected communities – Departmental resources available in the vicinity of the affected area 18

Communication & Works Chief engineer of the highway department would work with CTO to plan principal routes for rescue and relief operations and alternative routes to divert the traffic. Advanced warning signs, night lights, barricades and speed breakers would be used for guidance of the general public. Sandbags can be used to keep the highways from inundating 19

Communication & Works In case of a breach in an important road, C&W would install steel or bailey bridges to resume the traffic Departmental engineers would inspect the vulnerable buildings structures after disaster 20

WASA Provide clean driniking water to contaminated areas Establish a complaint cell Conduct dredging and de-silting of drains. Employ Jetting units, suction units, dump trucks etc to channel excess flood water through sewers and drains. Rectify any damages to the sewerage or drainage to avoid the contamination of affected area. 21

Meteorology Department Provides an early warning of a natural hazard Continuously monitors meteorological factors such as: – rainfall – Temperature – atmospheric pressure 22

Meteorology Department Flood Forecasting Division has been established to keep a close watch on rainfall that can result in flooding 23

Transport Department Maintain a database of government and private vehicles that can be utilized for evacuation or delivery of relief goods Maintain a list of private transporters Arrange for transportation of people and livestock to safe areas or camp sites on the outskirts of the disaster affected area 24

WAPDA An official of the Hydrology and Research Office would work at PEOC as a liaison officer Damaged electricity lines creating extremely hazardous areas,are either restored or removed by dispatching teams. Water levels in Dams are continuously monitored Collects and transmits flood discharge data at hydro power stations 25

LESSONS LEARNT DURING FLOOD 2010 Magnitude of flood was not conveyed correctly and timely Peoples reluctance to leave their homes Shortage of Boats Requisitioning of Army was delayed Evacuation started late Army came unprepared Army Boats were not in working condition

Relief Operations took time to start. Irrigation Department had no Contingency Plans Uncoordinated distribution of relief goods. Non availability of most essential items like tents, dry food items, medicines, dewatering sets. Media made mockery of flood. Flood effected people were given wrong message / motivation. LESSONS LEARNT DURING FLOOD 2010

ISSUES Early rehabilitation of main road link breaches – temporary bridges. Insufficient resources of District to cope with evacuation operation specially motor boats. Mitigate hill-torrent floods through construction of Dams or provision of funds for carrying out water till River Indus Adequate and timely supply of relief goods.

29 Effective coordination between District Coordination and Disaster management authorities. Timely and Correct information regarding River Flows. ISSUES

Data Templates PDMA Punjab

P01 – Collection Point Identification 31

P02. Collection Point Inventory / Donation 32

P03 – Truck Dispatch 33

P04 – Neighboring District Accommodation 34

P05 – Relief & Rehab Sector 35

P06 - District Entry Reception Point For Wet Districts 36

P07 – Trucks Arrival At 37

P08 – Relief Camps 38

Screen Shot – Camp Registration 39

P09 – Control Room 40

P10 – Registration Of N.G.O.s 41

P11 - Relief Camp's Weekly Victims Registration Update 42

P12 - Daily Camp Service Report 43

P13 – Death Cases 44

Screen Shot – Death Cases (P13) 45

P14 – Private Boat Owners 46

P15 – Emergency Call Register 47

P16 – Focal Person / District Heads 48

Screen Shot – Focal Person/ District Heads (P16) 49

P17 – IDPs Hosted by Community 50

Screen Shot – IDP Hosted by Community (P17) 51

P18 – Flood Level – Contingency Planning 52

Screen Shot - Flood Level – Contingency Planning 53

P19 – Volunteer Registration 54

THANK YOU 55