1. Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction in Civil Defence In Order To Build Knowledge Of The Community & Emergency Response By
Disaster Management Division
Ministry of Home Affairs
Government of India

2. CONTENTS Disasters and India What is Civil Defence
Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction
National Level Initiatives
DRR in Civil Defence
Scheme for Revamping of Civil Defence
Road Ahead

3. DISASTERS AND
INDIA

4. India is prone to different types of natural hazards and has experienced several major disasters in the recent past.
57% of the landmass is prone to earthquakes of moderate to high intensity.
Of the 7,516 km long coastline, close to 5,700 km is prone to cyclones and tsunamis.
Floods are recurrent events causing huge damage to properties and assets every year.
Hazards like landslides and forest fire are also common.
In addition, several human made disasters cause huge loss of life and property.

5. Hazard Vulnerability in India
57%
12%
16% 8% 3%

6. Disaster Management Approach
Prevention
Mitigation
Response
Relief
Recovery &
Reconstruction

7. What is Civil Defence
Any measures, not amounting to actual combat, for affording protection to any person, property, place or thing in India or any part of the territory thereof against any hostile attack, whether from air, Land, Sea or other places, or, for depriving any such attack of the whole or part of its effect, whether such measures are taken before, during, at or after the time of such attack, or, any measures taken for the purpose of Disaster Management, before, during, or after any disaster.

8. Civil Defence Act Comes into force on 24th May 1968
Defines Civil Defence and Civil Defence Corps.
Elaborates the powers of Central Government to make Rules for Civil Defence, giving out various actions to be taken for CD measures
Deliberates on Constitution of CD Corps, appointment of members & officers, dismissal & function of members and powers of Central Government to make regulations

9. Aim of Civil Defence To save life, To minimize damage to property,
To maintain continuity of production, and
To keep up the high morale of public.
After Amendment to the Civil Defence Act(1968) in 2010 the legal backing has been provided to the role of Civil Defence for disaster management.

10. Civil Defence Setup
225 towns of 35 States/UTs notified as CD towns, only 130 activated.
Each town has a provision for nucleus of 04 permanent staff along with 400 CD volunteers per 2 lakh population).
Each state has provision of 1 CD training institute has a provision for permanent staff 36 personnel + 5 vehicles and equipments.
Controller for CD towns – District Magistrate
CD Volunteers:
Target Strength - 13 lakh
Actual lakh
Trained lakh
Reimbursement to the States :
All NE States (Except Assam) – 50%
All other States (Incl. Assam) – 25%

11. Disaster Risk Reduction
Disaster Risk Reduction is systematic development & application of policies, strategies and practices to minimize vulnerabilities and disaster risks within the communities.

12. Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction
Is a process to incorporate prevention and mitigation measures into development policies and practices.
It means full integration of DRR measures within an agency’s development agenda.
The main objective is to reduce the vulnerability and create resilience at the community level.

13. Need of Mainstreaming DRR
Communities (usually poor and rural population) are the most vulnerable to impacts of natural hazards.
Local communities are rarely consulted or able to influence decision-making.
DRR measures not included into new development schemes can compound negative impacts of disasters on the socio-economic setup of the country.
Lack of human and financial capacities to deal with disasters.
Protection of the population and key infrastructure is essential to reduce destructions caused due to hazards.
Well-coordinated institutional setup and effective Emergency Response Planning are important for efficient response during disaster.

14. Approach for Mainstreaming DRR
Structural Measures – Compliance of safety standards of disaster reduction in new constructions and retrofitting of existing constructions.
Non Structural Measures – Amendment to bye-laws and master plans, Land use and Flood Plane Zoning.
Disaster Mitigation Projects – National Cyclone Mitigation Project, School Safety Program and National Emergency Communication Plan Phase-II.

15. National Level Initiatives
Mainstreaming DRR into the Developmental Plans is an important mandate of the DM Act, 2005.
Importance of in-built disaster management into ongoing and new development plans have been envisaged in the National DM policy.
The Government of India has adopted mitigation and prevention as essential components of their development strategy.

16. The GoI has been committed to monitor the progress as per the Hyogo Framework for Action(HFA) ( ) developed by UNISDR for building disaster resilient nations and communities.
Most of the Ministries of Government of India are already mainstreaming DRR into their various upcoming programmes and schemes.
The GoI-UNDP DRR Programme focuses on mainstreaming DRR activities into Development Programmes with various Ministries and the State Governments.

17. Mainstreaming DRR into ongoing schemes of selected Ministries :
Sl.No.
Ministry
Schemes 1.
Ministry of Rural Development
Indira Awas Yojana
Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana 2.
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Sarv Siksha Abhiyaan 3.
Ministry of Housing and Poverty Alleviation
Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission
Rajiv Awas Yojana 4.
Ministry of Urban Development
Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission 5.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
National Rural Health Mission 6.
Ministry of Heavy Industries
Corporate Social Responsibility

18. Mainstreaming DRR in Civil Defence
Awareness Generation
Regular Participation in Disaster Management activities at state , district and community level & sensitizing communities, schools & institutions

19. Mainstreaming in Civil Defence
Community level DM Planning
Prepare Community based Disaster Management Plans in coordination with District Administration

20. Mainstreaming DRR in Civil Defence
Capacity Building
Providing training on First-Aid and Search & Rescue techniques to the Communities

21. Mainstreaming DRR in Civil Defence
Mock drills
Conducting regular mock-drills in residential areas, schools, offices & constitute head quarters and field quick response teams

22. Mainstreaming DRR in Civil Defence
Inventorisation of Resources
Maintain inventory of resources (statures, bandages, vehicles, medicines) and trained personnel for the emergency period

23. Coordinate with State/district administration during emergency period.
Coordination with Administration
Coordinate with State/district administration during emergency period.
Share resources such as first-aid, search and rescue and fire fighting equipments with the administration.
Provide adequate number of volunteers and quick response teams.

24. Assist the State Government in the following functions: Law and Order
During Response
Assist the State Government in the following functions:
Law and Order
Evacuation
First-Aid and Trauma counseling
Search & Rescue
Relief Distribution
Media Management

25. Scheme for Revamping of Civil Defence
To strengthen and revitalise the Civil Defence set up in the country so as to play a significant role in disaster management and assisting the police in internal security and law & order situations while retaining their primary role
Civil Defence

26. Components Components Mainstreaming DRR
Strengthening of Physical Infrastructures of existing State Training Institutes in 17 States.
Compliance of Safety Standards of hazards like earthquake, fire and floods
Reinforcement / Retrofitting of the buildings from future hazards
Creation of New Training Institutes in 10 States
Compliance of seismic safety measures and safety standards from other hazards
Creation of CD setup in 100 multi-hazardous districts
- Inclusion of disaster management as mandate of their activities

27. Components
Mainstreaming DRR
Training Camps/ Exercise/demonstrations
Training on First-aid and Search & rescue
Mock Drills on local hazards
Reorinetation of Civil Defence from a town-centric to district specific approach
Augmentation of CD Corps up to village level
Prepare Community DM Plans
Publicity and Awareness
Development of IEC material
Publicity Campaign
Pilot Project for Internal Security and law and Order
- Assisting Administration in Disaster Response

28. Road Ahead Augment strength of volunteers
Create Quick Response Teams at field level
Institutionalization of CD volunteers in different phases of Disaster Management
Integration with Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)
Capacity Development of the training institutes
Knowledge Networking with different academic and government institutions
Building Public-Private Partnership in the field of trainings and sensitizations

29. “As we are the authors of our own disasters, lets try and turn all disasters into an opportunity”
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