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6.6 Multi-district Disasters
Section VI : Institutional Arrangements at the District Level
In case of disasters which have an impact on more than one district in a division the role of
the Divisional Commissioner comes into prominence . The Commissioner’s responsibilities
shall include exercising general supervision over the work of preparation of contingency
plan undertaken by the Collectors in his Division and also on the relief and rehabilitation
operations in those districts.
At the Divisional Commissioner’s level all the state departments and agencies have a regional
head. It is very practical for the Divisional Commissioner to seek the support of these
regional heads towards the commitment of regional resources to a disaster situation.
For a disaster in more than one district (within or across the division), the role of Divisional
Commissioner is to:
provide a unified command through inter-district control room
ensure need-based resource allocations amongst districts
seek the support of regional heads of line departments for relief
Direct and Coordinate in response to requirements from district control room the services
of
MSRTC
State Government departments
SRP, CRPF, Home Guards, Coast Guards, CPWD, CISF
Fire Brigade, Civil Defence
Telecommunications
maintain a close liaison with the EOC
seek policy guidelines, if necessary
Mobilise services of Central/State government laboratories and recognised research
centres for specialised services
In such a situation, the Divisional Commissioner will act
as the Additional Relief Commissioner for the disaster area,
his powers will be analogous to that of Relief Commissioner in the EOC.
will access funds from the State Government for this purpose
will be assisted by Deputy Commissioner, Revenue in discharge of disaster
management functions as is the normal practice.
will receive the support of other Deputy Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners
and Line Department Heads.
[The district control rooms would continue to function in their respective districts and
perform all the functions as per the DDMAP].
Jalna District Disaster Response Plan Vol II - 60