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6.4.3 Relief Camps
Section VI : Institutional Arrangements at the District Level
Relief Camps would be set-up preferably on settlement lines and unless the disaster is a
localised phenomenon, the DDM may decide to set-up as many camps as the number of
villages affected. Also the size of the camp will be one of the considerations particularly in
urban areas to decide on the number. The administrative structure for such relief camps
responsible for direct service to “victims” is given in Table III. Each relief camp will be
assigned to a Camp Officer, of the rank of Tahsildar. In some of the disasters, it may be
necessary to set-up Feeding centres only for the victims.
The DDM may agree to assign some such relief camps or feeding centres to willing nongovernmental
organisations (NGOs) with demonstrated capability and required manpower.
However, such camps would also come under coordinating mechanisms established through
Site Operations Centre/s or DCR.
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