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9.1 List of NGOs to be involved in Plan Dissemination
Section IX: Plan Dissemination
The list of NGOs have been provided in Section 8 above. These organisations can be
associated in the wider dissemination of the Plan, along with the Community Based
Organisations like Tarun Mandals and Mahila Mandals, whose details are also provided in
the same section.
The training programmes will be organised for different levels of functionaries. The district
level officials and identified NGOs, Private Sector organisations will receive the training at
YASHADA under their Training of Trainers (TOT) programme in order to equip them to
extend training facilities to functionaries at taluka and village level as well as organise
simulation exercises within the community. Some of the select government training
institutions at the district level will participate in such TOTs and undertake training
programmes for government functionaries. Efforts will be therefore directed to decentralise
training activity to the extent possible so as to enable YASHADA to serve as resource centre
and provide training expertise to various groups.
The materials for awareness programmes at community level would be prepared in the local
language to ensure widespread dissemination. Media would be extensively used for public
awareness programmes. These will include
⇒ newspapers including local ones
⇒ TV
⇒ local cable networks
⇒ radio
⇒ folk media
⇒ publicity material
Schools, colleges and other public institutions would be specifically targetted.
In addition to dissemination of literature related to the DDMAP, disaster response drills
should be conducted on a regular basis especially in the disaster prone areas to maintain the
readiness of communities and departments as regards operational procedures, personnel and
equipment and orderly response.
Local agencies such as fire, police and ambulance staff would be familiar with the disasters
possible in an area. Mutual aid organizations and public emergency response organizations
would be included in these drills
The objectives of full scale drill include evaluation of the following:
• practicality of the plan (structure and organization)
• adequacy of communications and interactions among agencies and the public
• emergency equipment effectiveness
• adequacy of first aid and rescue procedures
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