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6.5.4 Staffing requirements for DCR
Section VI : Institutional Arrangements at the District Level
Three categories of staff are suggested for the DCR: Regular Staff for Communication Room,
Staff -on-call and Staff on Disaster Duty.
6.5.4.1 Regular Staff
The regular staff will be posted permanently in the DCR which will be responsible for
manning the Communication Room on a 24-hour basis.
The regular staff would include the following:
Desk Officer - Communication Room
A Deputy Collector from the Collectorate will function as the Desk Officer -
Communication Room. He will be in charge of the day-to-day operation of the
Communication Room during official working hours. He will be assisted by officers of the
rank of Naib Tahsildars and Awal Karkuns from the Collectorate in rotation during nonworking
hours.
Communication Room Assistant
The person holding this position will be the key person of the DCR and will be of the rank of
an Awal Karkun. He will always be physically present in the Communication Room. He
will be responsible for processing all messages and information received and maintained by
the Communication Room and communicating the same to the Desk Officer and Collector.
Stenographer
The person holding this position will provide all secretarial assistance to the Communication
Room. The person should be computer literate and should be able to operate database
systems.
Communication operators (for 24 hours)
The communication operator will attend to wireless set as well as the VSAT connection in
the Communication Room.
Driver cum Messenger/Attendant (for 24 hours)
Drivers will be required for the vehicle attached to the DCR and kept on stand-by duty. These
drivers should also be trained to operate the wireless fitted in the vehicle attached to the
DCR.
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