Distt. Disaster Management Plan(DDMP) - District Amritsar

DISTRICT DISASTER 

MANAGEMENT PLAN 

AMRITSAR(Draft)

DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT 

P L A N 

AMRITSAR 

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (AMRITSAR) 

DDMP-AMRITSAR (Draft) 2

Acknowledgement 

I take this opportunity to thank Mrs. Bhawna Garg, IAS, 

Special Secretary Revenue, The Disaster Management Department, 

Govt. of Punjab, for giving me the responsibility to write the State 

Disaster Management Plan-2010-11. Throughout the process her 

guidance, cooperation and suggestions helped me. I also extend my 

thanks to Mr. K.S. Pannu, Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar. 

Preparing the draft Amritsar State Disaster Management Plan 

requires tremendous effort, time and dedication. Material, Data and 

literatures are rare and time is very limited. Still, the work has to be 

carried out from whatever material and time available. 

Mistakes, errors, omissions, unnecessary repetitions etc., are 

bound to happen. Any suggestions for addition and cancellation, 

criticisms, corrections and advices are welcome. 

Rinkal Mahajan 

and 

Parashant Gautam 

Project Officer 

Government of Punjab 


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

Although common man is not so familiar with the term disaster management; 

they are much aware of certain phenomenon like Earthquake, Landslide, and 

Cyclone and now even Tsunami. Since time immemorial India is highly prone 

to natural calamities. Today, from Kanyakumari to Himalayas, India doesn‟t 

have any region exempted from one or another kind of disaster. 

According to recent study, 65 per cent of Indian landmass is highly prone to 

earthquakes; whereas, 12 per cent is submerged under water annually (Ministry 

of Home Affairs. The unanswered question, today, is how to tackle such 

disasters. 

Amritsar the most populous district in the state, is one of the border districts, 

which share Common boundaries with Pakistan .It is situated in the 

northwestern part of the state in the Bari Doab, a territory situated between 

Beas and Ravi rivers. According to 2001 Census total population of District 

Amritsar is 2152182. Rural population is 1050102 out of which schedule caste 

population is 358580 .Urban population is 1102080 out of which 229418 is 

schedule caste population. 

The district Amritsar fall in Zone IV on the seismic scale corresponding the 

MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensit) VIII making it prone to earthquake and it 

may lead to, major, damage in the district. The possible percentage of buildings 

likely to be damaged is 25-40 percent depending upon the number of stories. 

The deaths are likely to occur can be in the range of 2000-5000 and number of 

casualties can be 25000, even when estimated conservatively. As district 

Amritsar falls within the seismic Zone IV, therefore earthquake disaster of high 

intensity, may occurred in this district and the possibility of such disaster is 

rather remote in future. But at the same time, large scale erosion by the rivers 

resulting into floods and collapsing of dilapidated building especially during 

the rainy season cannot be ruled out. 

Rapidly increasing urbanization and industrialization of Amritsar has not only 

adversely impacted the quality of ambient air in the city but also has affected 

the city‟s water resources. The ground water pollution in Amritsar is the result 

of seepage of polluted water from the drains (Tungdhab, Hudiara and Ganda 

Nallah), release of industrial effluents and heavy metals, leaching of 

agricultural chemicals, pesticides and fertilizers to groundwater aquifers. 

At present, 64 slums exist in the city that has been notified by the Municipal 

Corporation. Largest number of slums was notified in 1986/87 i.e. 32 (24 to 54) 

localities were declared as slums. 

The efforts to prepare a document like this -The District Disaster Management 

Plan for Amritsar- received inspiration from such a scenario. The objective of 

this document is to introduce the unique and tested method of disaster 


management in district Amritsar. Replacing the well-known traditional 

methods of disaster management, one has Amritsar. Replacing the well-known 

traditional methods of disaster management, one has to embrace decentralized 

efforts and people‟s participation. 

In the new set up of disaster management in district north east, the traditional 

relief and rehabilitation department has been replaced with an exhaustive 

institutional mechanism, in which District Disaster Management Committee is 

the high-powered committee in district level for planning, implementing and 

monitoring disaster management activities in normal time. This is a multi 

disciplinary committee with more than 30 members. 

The Incident Command System of Amritsar District is the higher authority 

during a disaster. The Incident command system is a pre-designed system, 

which is activated only in time of disaster and its roles, get over as soon as the 

rehabilitation is completed. There are Crisis Management Groups and three 

Working Groups under the Incident Commander cum Deputy Commissioner 

North East with key players to look after day-to-day disaster management 

activities during an emergency. Also there are 11 Emergency Support 

Functions with one nodal agency and a couple of supporting agencies to look 

after disaster management, in the new set up. 

The District Disaster Management Plan for Amritsar is a combination of 

modern participatory approach. This document has been designed in two 

volumes in which the first volume contains Nine Chapters where as the second 

volume is dedicated for annexure and additional information. 

Certain most important concepts and approaches like significance of a District 

Disaster Management Plan for Amritsar as well as detailed profile of the 

district are coming in the first two chapters. The vulnerability and hazard 

situation and capacity available to face a disaster are elaborately described in 

the third chapter. Some other important discussions in the first volume are the 

present institutional mechanism of disaster management; Mitigation plan, 

standard operation procedures and action plan for the Emergency Support 

Functions. A plan document shall specify the sustainability of the proposed 

programme. First Volume of this document concludes with chapters on 

financial and budgetary provisions, linking with developmental plan and 

certain sample guidelines for conduction mock exercises. 

The second volume of The District Disaster Management Plan for Amritsar is 

dedicated for supplying additional information required for better disaster 

management. Mostly, it contains the resource inventory of the district, 

emergency contact number, Performa for data collection, check list and many 

more. Besides, this volume provided an exclusive list of schools in the district, 

various associations in the district and much other information required in a 

disaster situation. 


CONTENTS 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................... 

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION……………………………………………14 

1.1 Disaster /Management Basic Concept………………………………….14 

1.2 Disaster Management Cycle…………………………………………….….15 

1.3 Need for Planning………………………………………………………………16 

1.4 Objectives of Planning………………………………………………………..16 

1.5 Classification of Hazards……………………………………………………..19 

CHAPTER 2: DISTRICT PROFILE OF AMRITSAR……………………22 

2.1 Brief History of the District………………………………………………….22 

2.2 District Organizational Structure………………………………………….24 

2.3 Physical Characteristics………………………………………………………25 

2.4 Climate……………………………………………………………………………..26 

2.5 Rainfall……………………………………………………………………………..28 

2.6 Land Holding Pattern………………………………………………………….28 

2.7 Demographic Profile and Economic Base………………………………34 

2.8 Economy and Employment………………………………………………….38 

2.9 Trade and Commerce…………………………………………………………41 

2.10 Road Network and Means of Transportation………………………43 

2.11 Railway Station……………………………………………………………….48 

2.12 Airport……………………………………………………………………………48 

2.13 Social Infrastructure………………………………………………………..48 

2.14 Health ……………………………………………………………………………54 

2.15 Civic Amenities/Services…………………………………………………..56 

2.16 Drainage and Canal System……………………………………………..61 

CHAPTER 3: HAZARDS, VULNERABILITY ASSESSME…………53-98 

3.1 Types of Hazards the District Prone To………………………………..53 

3.2 Earthquake……………………………………………………………………….54 

3.3 Flood ……………………………………………………………………………….56 

3.4 Hazard/ Vulnerability Analysis……………………………………………..59 

3.5 Other Hazards 65 


3.6 Environment Pollution…………………………………………………………69 

3.7 Housing pattern…………………………………………………………………78 

3.8 Urban Poor and Slums………………………………………………………..81 

3.9 Industrial Growth ……………………………………………………………...84 

3.10 Infrastructure and Service Delivery……………………………………86 

CHAPTER 4: INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT 99- 

130 

4.1 National Level Mechanism………………………………………………….99 

4.1.1 National Crisis Management Committee…………………………………..99 

4.1.2 National Crisis Management Group…………………………………………99 

4.1.3 National Disaster Management Authority…………………………………99 

4.2 State Level Mechanism…………………………………………………….100 

4.2.1 Amritsar Disaster Management Authority……………………………….100 

4.2.2 State Crisis Management Group…………………………………………….100 

4.2.3 State Steering Committee……………………………………………………..101 

4.2.4 State Working Groups…………………………………………………………..101 

4.3 Districts Level Mechanism in Amritsar……………………………….102 

4.3.1 District Disaster Management Committee………………………………102 

4.3.2 Duties of DDMC Members-Amritsar………………………………………103 

4.3.3 District Crisis Management Group…………………………………………110 

4.3.4 District Working Groups………………………………………………………114 

4.3.5 Block Disaster Management Committee (BDMC)…………………….116 

4.3.6 Village Disaster Management Committee (VDMC)…………………..116 

4.3.7 Emergency Operation Center……………………………………………….117 

4.3.8 Role of Emergency Operation Center in Normal Time…………….118 

4.3.9 Role of Emergency Operation Center during Disasters……………119 

4.4 Incident Command System in District Amritsar…………………..119 

4.4.1 Major Functions of Incident Commander……………………………….120 

4.4.2 Major Functions of Operation Section Chief……………………………121 

4.4.3 Major Functions of Planning Section Chief……………………………..121 

4.4.4 Major Functions of Logistic Section Chief……………………………….121 

4.4.5 Major Functions of Finance Section Chief……………………………….121 

4.4.6 Onsite Emergency Operation Centers…………………………………….122 

4.5 Emergency Support Functions………………………………………….122 


4.6 Disaster Management Teams…………………………………………….123 

4.7 Control Room……………………………………………………………………124 

CHAPTER 5: DISASTER MITIGATION PLAN…………………..131-137 

5.1 Non-Structural Mitigation Plan……………………………………………131 

5.1.1 Preparedness Methodology……………………………………………………131 

5.1.2 Sensitization/Awareness Campaign………………………………………..131 

5.1.3 Training and Capacity Building……………………………………………….132 

5.1.4 Disaster Management Planning………………………………………………133 

5.1.5 Disaster Resource Inventory………………………………………………….134 

5.1.6 Enforcing Existing Codes and Laws………………………………………..134 

5.2 Structural Mitigation Measures…………………………………………..135 

5.2.1 Retrofitting………………………………………………………………………….136 

5.2.2 Earth Quake Resistant Construction……………………………………….136 

CHAPTER 6: ACTION RESPONSE PLAN FOR EMERGENCY 

SUPPORT FUNCTIONS ……………………138-152 

6.1 Short Term Response Plan……………………………………………………138 

6.1.1 Rescue Operations………………………………….……………………………….138 

6.1.2 Relief Operations…………………………………………………………………….139 

6.1.3 Rehabilitation………………………………………………………………………….140 

6.2 Long-Term Response Plans…………………………………………………..140 

CHAPTER 7: STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES…………153-182 

7.1 SOP for emergency Support Functions………………………………….153 

7.1.1 ESF 1 Coordination………………………………………………………………….153 

7.1.2 ESF 2 Communication……………………………………………………………..157 

7.1.3 ESF 3 Evacuations, Search and Rescue……………………………………..161 

7.1.4 ESF 4 Law and Order………………………………………………………………163 

7.1.5 ESF 5 Emergency Medical Response and Trauma Counseling………164 

7.1.6 ESF 6 Water Supply…………………………………………………………………167 

7.1.7 ESF 7 Relief (Food and Shelter)……………………………………………….. 168 

7.1.8 ESF 8 Equipment Support, Debris and Road Clearance………………...171 

7.1.9 ESF 9 Help Lines, Warning Dissemination………………………………...…173 

7.1.10 ESF10 Electricity…………………………………………………………………….174 

7.1.11 ESF 11Transportation………………………………………………………………175 

7.2 SOP for Community Task Forces………………………………………….177 


7.2.1 Community Task Forces…………………………………………………………..177 

7.2.2 CTF 1 Warning and Communication Group………………………………..177 

7.2.3 CTF 2 Evacuations & Temporary Shelter Management Group………177 

7.2.4 CTF 3 Damage Assessment Group…………………………………………….179 

7.2.5 CTF 4 Search and Rescue Group………………………………………………179 

7.2.6 CTF 5 First Aid and Trauma Counseling Group…………………………..180 

7.2.7 CTF 6 Relief Co-Ordination Group…………………………………………….180 

7.2.8 CTF 7 Water And Sanitation Group…………………………………………..181 

CHAPTER- 08 DISASTER MANAGEMENT OF DISTRICT AMRITSAR 

183-205 

8.1 Flood ……………………………………………………………………………..183 

8.2 Earthquake……………………………………………………………………..198 

8.3 Epidemics……………………………………………………………………….204 

8.4 Cattle Epidemic………………………………………………………………..204 

8.5 Village Fire 

ANNEXURE A 

ANNEXURE B 

ANNEXURE C 

ANNEXURE D 

ANNEXURE E: Phone Numbers of Kanungo, Sarpanch and Administrative 

Bodies 

APPENDIX F: NGOs of Amritsar 


LIST OF TABLES 

Table No.1 Block wise area, villages and towns in Amritsar district ............................ 

Table No.2 Assembly Constituencies........................................................................ 

Table No.3 Average Annual Rainfall ......................................................................... 

Table No.4 Area under different land use/land cover categories in Amritsar 

district .................................................................................................... 

Table No.5 Block wise Rural Population ................................................................... 

Table No.6 Municipality wise Urban Population ........................................................ 

Table No.7 Population Growth ................................................................................ 

Table No.8 Sex Ratio in Amritsar ............................................................................. 

Table No.9 Total Migrants and Migrants in Last 10 Years by Place of Last 

Residence to Amritsar city (2001) ........................................................... 

Table No.10 Total Migrants by Place of Last Residence from different states to 

Amritsar City (2001) ............................................................................ 

Table No.11Migration of Workers by Place of Last Residence to Amritsar city 

(2001).................................................................................................... 

Table No.12 Industrial Classification of Main Workers in Amritsar City ....................... 

Table No.13 Details of livestock and poultry in the Amritsar district, 2007.................. 

Table No.14 Statement showing the details of Road Cross-Section and R/W of 

Inter and Intra City Road Falling in Amritsar Local Planning Area ........... 

Table No.15 List of Odr Falling in Amritsar along with cross sectional details.............. 

Table No.16 Length of Roads within Amritsar M. C. (in kms) ..................................... 

Table No.17 Level of Education Facilities in Amritsar – Schools, etc ........................... 

Table No.18 Higher Level of Education Facilities in Amritsar...................................... 

Table No.19 Schools/Colleges per 10,000 Populations in Statutory Towns, 

2001 ...................................................................................................... 

Table No.20 Population, Number of Villages and Towns, 2001 .................................. 

Table No.21 Number and percentage of literates and illiterates by tehsils, 

2001 ...................................................................................................... 

Table No.22 Number and Percentage of Literates and Illiterates By Sex in 

Urban Agglomerations / Towns, 2001 ................................................... 


Table No.23 Distribution of Workers by Sex In Four Categories Of Economic 

Activity In Tehsils, 2001 ....................................................................... 

Table No.24 Medical Infrastructure in Amritsar ........................................................ 

Table No.25 Number of Beds In Medical Institutions In Towns, 2001 ........................ 

Table No.26 Veterinary Institutions in Amritsar ........................................................ 

Table No.27 Fire Stations of Amritsar District ........................................................... 

Table No.28 Police Stations Falling in Amritsar ......................................................... 

Table No.29 Record to Previous Floods .................................................................... 

Table No.30 Trend of Road Accidents in Amritsar city and village level, 1997- 

2010 ...................................................................................................... 

Table No.31 SPM, SO2, NOX Levels in industrial area of Amritsar at different 

Air monitoring station from 1997 -2001 ................................................ 

Table No.32 Ground Water Quality at Five Sampling Stations of Amritsar city ............ 

Table No.33 Noise Level (dB) Monitoring during the year 2006 in Amritsar ................ 

Table No.34 Details of animals slaughtered in the Amritsar District, 2008 .................. 

Table No.35 Pattern of Use of Census Houses Category wise in Municipal 

Corporation, Amritsar (2001) ............................................................... 

Table No.36 Distribution of Residential Houses by their Type of Structure in 

Municipal Corporation, Amritsar: 2001 .................................................. 

Table No.37 Distribution of Slum Population to Amritsar M.C. Population ................... 

Table No.38 Slum Population Characteristics ............................................................ 

Table No.39 Ownership of Land under Slums in Amritsar ......................................... 

Table No.40 Basic Services & Amenities Existing in Slums of Amritsar ....................... 

Table No.41 Major Industrial Locations in Amritsar City ............................................ 

Table No.42 Comparison of Industrial Data at City and District Level, 2007 ............... 

Table No.43 Total Number of Tube wells in Amritsar ................................................ 

Table No.44 Water Supply information in Amritsar (MC) ........................................... 

Table No.45 Sewerage Details of Urban Settlements in Amritsar .............................. 

Table No.46 Length of Drainage Network in Amritsar Municipal Corporation 

Area ....................................................................................................... 

Table No.47 Details of Landfill Sites in Amritsar Municipal Corporation Area ............... 

Table No.48 Comparison of Industrial Data at City and District Level, 2007 ............... 


LIST OF FIGURES 

Fig.No.1 Disaster Management Cycle ..................................................................... 

Fig.No.2 Methodology of Plan Development ........................................................... 

Fig.No.3 Classification of Hazards .......................................................................... 

Fig.No.4 Monthly Average Rainfall ......................................................................... 

Fig.No.5 Population Growth of Municipal Corporation Amritsar ................................ 

Fig.No.6 Alpha One on GT road towards Jallandhar ................................................ 

Fig.No.7 Upcoming mega project Shubham Enclave ............................................... 

Fig.No.8 Railway Station, Amritsar ......................................................................... 

Fig.No.9 Canal office Chowk.................................................................................. 

Fig.No.10 Rambagh Chowk ..................................................................................... 

Fig.No.11 Industry releasing plume without adopting pollution control devices........... 

Fig.No.12 UBDC (1) near Mehta road ...................................................................... 

Fig.No.13 UBDC (1) at Tarawala Pul ........................................................................ 

Fig.No.14 Untreated industrial effluents of Shankar Textile Mill drained out 

into Nallah .............................................................................................. 

Fig.No.15 Untreated industrial effluents of Khanna Paper Mill drain out into 

Ganda Nallah .......................................................................................... 

Fig.No.16 Groundwater Sample having objectionable colour, odour taste & 

suspended solids ..................................................................................... 

Fig.No.17 Untreated industrial effluents pumped out near Verka Chowk create 

unbearable odour .................................................................................... 

Fig.No.18 Villagers using untreated effluents of the drain for irrigating fields ............. 

Fig.No.19 Upstream of Patti Drain near Malhian village (Jandiala) showing 

excessive algae growth ........................................................................... 

Fig.No.20 Kasur Nallah flowing near village Manawala shows excessive 

eutrophication......................................................................................... 

Fig.No.21 Gandha Nallah carrying untreated sewage, MSW, biomedical waste 

etc ......................................................................................................... 

Fig.No.22 High Traffic Volume and glaring horns by auto rickshaws cause 

Noise Pollution ........................................................................................ 


Fig.No.23 Poor Housing Condition, Poor Mass Space Relationship, Mesh of 

Wire and High Intensity of development in walled city Amritsar ................. 

Fig.No.24 View of planned housing area on Maqbool Road, Green Avenue and 

Ranjit Avenue ......................................................................................... 

Fig.No.25 View of new upcoming residential projects along Bye- Pass ....................... 

Fig.No.26 Housing condition in slum areas of Amritsar ............................................. 

Fig.No.27 Infrastructure situation in slum areas of Amritsar ...................................... 

Fig.No.28 Industries at the Focal Point, Mehta Road ................................................. 

Fig.No.29 Poor road infrastructure, water logging and open dumping of 

industrial waste in Focal Point, Amritsar ................................................... 

Fig.No.30 View of Blocked Sewer at Mahan Singh Gate ............................................ 

Fig.No.31 Disposal Work, Fatehpur ......................................................................... 

Fig.No.32 View of Ganda Nallah used for Disposal .................................................... 

Fig.No.33 Water Logging outside Bus Stand ............................................................ 

Fig.No.34 Garbage dumping along roadside ............................................................. 

Fig.No.35 Dumping of Garbage in open drain passing through Bangla Basti ............... 

Fig.No.36 Open Dumping Ground at Fatehpur ......................................................... 

Fig.No.37 Wasting in Vacant Plots in litter city ......................................................... 

Fig.No.38 Dumping of waste along Bye-pass............................................................ 

Fig.No.39 Industries at the Focal Point, Mehta Road ................................................ 

Fig.No.40 Poor road infrastructure, water logging and open dumping of 

industrial waste....................................................................................... 

LIST OF MAPS 

DISTRICT LOCATION MAP 

TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION MAP 

LOCATION OF FIRE STATION 

DRAINAGE NETWORK 


CHAPTER 01 

INRODUCTION 

Disasters like flood whether natural or man-induced are creating a great loss to 

all sorts of life- human beings, animals, plants and resources- buildings, and 

infrastructure and above all cause psychological problems. Floods are 

increasing with the move to material civilization, urbanization and 

industrialization. With this new cult, even natural disasters are occurring 

because of the disturbances in natural equilibrium caused by the greed and lust 

of human beings to exploit natural resources to get rich quickly. World Bank in 

India (January 2007) in its Article, “Two years after the tsunami, South Asia 

Prepares against Future Disasters”, observes that across the world, natural 

disasters are growing in number and destructiveness, and their human toll is 

escalating. In the past 20 years alone, more than 4 billion people have been 

affected by natural catastrophes from floods, cyclones, and tsunami, 

earthquakes, landslides, and volcanic eruptions. 

Response to Disaster, in the absence of a well-defined plan, would be arbitrary, 

leading to overemphasis of actions of some actions and absence of other critical 

actions. A formal plan for managing Disaster is, therefore, necessary. This 

Disaster management plan has a strong preventive focus which aims at 

reducing the frequency of occurrence of such Disaster while at the same time; 

it includes a plan of action for earthquakes, floods, cyclones, epidemics, 

industrial and chemical accidents, road accidents and fires. At the same time 

disaster management plan has a strong mitigation aspect as well, which will 

reduces the frequency of occurrence of such disasters. 

1.1 DISASTER MANAGEMENT BASIC CONCEPTS 

HAZARD: A potentially damaging physical event, natural phenomenon or 

human activity that may adversely affect human life, property or social and 

economic disruption or environmental damage. 

VULNERABILITY: The conditions determined by physical, social, economic 

and environmental factors which increase the damageability or proneness of an 

individual or community/society to impact of hazards. 

RISK: Expected or anticipated losses from impact of a hazard at a given 

element over a specific period of time. 

CAPACITY: The ability of stakeholders to cope with/resist/respond to the 

effects of a hazard or a catastrophic event. 


Disaster Risk = H + V – C 

Human vulnerability to disasters in inversely related to human capacity to 

withstand the effects of disasters. 

DISASTER: Disaster Management Act, 2005 defines Disaster as: “Disaster 

means a catastrophe, mishap, calamity or grave occurrence in any area, arising 

from natural or man-made causes, or by accident or negligence which results in 

substantial loss of life or human suffering or damage to, and destruction of, 

property, or damage to, or degradation of environment, and is of such a nature 

or magnitude as to be beyond the coping capacity of the community of the 

affected area. 

DISASTER MANAGEMENT: Disaster Management Act, 2005 defines 

Disaster Management as: “Disaster Management means a continuous and 

integrated process of planning, organizing, coordinating and implementing 

measures which are necessary for prevention of danger or threat of any 

disaster; mitigation or reduction of risk of any disaster or its severity or 

consequences; capacity building; preparedness to deal with any disaster; 

prompt response to any threatening disaster situation or disaster; assessing the 

severity or magnitude of effects of any disaster; evacuation, rescue and relief; 

and rehabilitation and reconstruction. 

1.2 DISASTER MANAGEMENT CYCLE 

DISASTER MANAGEMENT 

PRE-DISASTER 

PHASE 

Mitigation (Risk 

Assessment/ 

Prevention) 

Hazard Mapping 

/Risk and Vulnerability 

Assessment/Structural 

and Non Structural 

Measures 

Preparedness 

Contingency Planning/ 

Warning and 

Evacuation/ 

Consolidated 

Preparation for next 

Disaster 

EMERGENCY PHASE 

Rescue Measures 

Provision for Search, 

Rescue and First Aid 

Immediate Relief 

Food, Water & Cloth; 

Shelter and Medical 

Care 

Assessment Survey 

Economic damage, 

Death toll, etc. 

POST- DISASTER 

STAGE 

Rehabilitation 

Restoration of basic 

services and functions 

Reconstruction 

Full resumption of 

services plus all 

preventive measures 

Fig. No.1 Disaster Management Cycle 


1.3 NEED FOR PLANNING 

Disasters are events that come unannounced and the main duty of district 

administration then becomes the proper management of resources, be it 

material, physical or manpower. As per the Government directions, in the state, 

every district must have a District Disaster Management Plan. Accordingly, a 

detailed District Disaster Management Plan has been prepared for the District 

Amritsar. While preparing this document, an effort has been made to:- 

Identify probable Disaster situations in this district and nodal officers 

for each such situation have been deputed. The duties of all the members 

of District Disaster Management Committee have been clearly defined. 

Evolve a Standard Operative Procedure of a general nature keeping in 

view the common requirements of various Disaster situations with 

special emphasis on control room operation and seeking help from 

outside the district. 

Touch upon in detail the inventory of resources at the disposal of the 

Administration and the knowledge of experts for handling the situation. 

Project a detailed individual Disaster management plan for handling 

important Disaster/Disaster situations. 

Our main aim is to reduce vulnerability and also to minimize the destruction 

caused by all of these types of Disaster, be it natural or manmade. This is not 

an easy task and in order to achieve this target and also keeping in view the 

population and the of multiplicity of the hazards and Disaster, which can occur, 

we are of firm opinion that the government cannot resolve this issue and the 

people are not prepared to pay the price in terms of massive casualties and 

economic losses, the task, though difficult but is achievable 

1.4 OBJECTIVES OF PLANNING 

Every planning has its own aims and objectives. The planning of any activity in 

the district shall be specific and down to earth. For a better development and 

sustainability of growth a better planning is required. 

The basic objective of the District Disaster Management Plan of Amritsar is to 

protect all its residents and every kinds of wealth from all sorts of untoward 

incident through the following sectoral objectives:- 

1 Institutionalization of disaster management in district administration. 

2 Encouraging a culture of disaster preparedness in the district. 

3 Vulnerability reduction and disaster mitigation through better 

planning process. 

4 Creation of the best Government mechanism to handle any 

unprecendent events. 

5 Instant response and effective decision making in disaster. 


6 Better coordination of relief and rehabilitation aftermath of a 

disaster. 

7 Better coordination of all line departments in disaster management. 

8 Encouraging and empowering the local community to own disaster 

management. 

9 Regular update of resources available in and around the district. 

10 Mock drill to check the viability and feasibility of implementation 

methodology. 

METHODOLOGY OF PLAN 

DEVELOPMENT 

Data collection from all line departments 

Data analysis 

Discussion with experts 

Referring national and international literatures 

Preparation of action plans for departments 

Preparing draft plan document 

Mock drill to check the viability and feasibility of 

implementation methodology 

y 

Vide circulation for public and departmental 

Preparing comments draft plan document, 

Preparation of the final plan document 

PUNJAB 

Fig. No. 2 Methodology of Plan Development 

Figure on next page shows the Digital Elevation Model of Punjab and the 

elevation of Amritsar district also: 



1.5 CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARDS 

The High Power Committee of Governmnet of India has classified the hazards 

as follows:- 

NATURAL CALAMITIES 

1. Floods and Drainage Management 

2. Earthquakes 

3. Biological crisis or Epidemic of Human/livestock/crops 

4. Fire 

5. Locust attack 

6. Hailstorm 

MAN-MADE CALAMITIES 

1. Industrial Disaster 

2. Radiological Disaster 

3. Accidents 

Railways 

Road 

Air 

Building Collapse 

Stampede at crowded religious functions/ melas/ processions. 

Food Poisoning 

4. War 

Evacuation of civil population form a particular area 

Arrangement of transport for the Army 

Arrangement and supply of essential commodities for the Army 

Energizing civil defense organization 

First-Aid and Evacuation of injured people 

 

 

Shifting of casualities 

Emergency action in case of bomb hit of ordinary or of nuclear 

nature 

Fig. No. 3 Classification of Hazards 

The various prevention and mitigation measures outlined below are aimed at 

building up capabilities as also how to deal with Disaster. The objective of a 

Disaster management plan is to localize a Disaster and contain its effect to the 

greatest extent so as to minimize its impact on life, environment and property. 

Response to Disaster, in the absence of a well-defined plan, would be arbitrary, 

leading to overemphasis of actions of some actions and absence of other critical 

actions. A formal plan for managing Disaster is, therefore, necessary. This 

Disaster management plan has a strong preventive focus which aims at 

reducing the frequency of occurrence of such Disaster while at the same time; 


it includes a plan of action for earthquakes, floods, cyclones, epidemics, 

industrial and chemical accidents, road accidents and fires. 

Keeping in view, all the possible aspects of the aforesaid problem in mind and 

to keep the Administration prepared in all possible ways to respond properly to 

various Disaster situations within shortest possible time, possible Disaster 

situations/Disaster have been identified and the component plans have also 

been identified & mentioned in detail in this document. 

The mode, degree and extent of response to fight out any Disaster depend upon 

the nature, degree and extent of Disaster, but some of the points are almost 

common to all kinds of situations. For example, it is to be ensured in all types 

of Disaster that first of all appropriate prevention steps are to be taken. 

Secondly, preparedness is required to contain the damages and casualties 

resulting from the Disaster. Thirdly, steps for reclamation and restoration of 

community life within a reasonable time will have to be taken care of. 

Similarly, it is common to all situations that: - 

1. Central Control Rooms are to be established. 

2. District Disaster Management Committee is to come into action. 

3. A general line of action and some special duties to various officers and 

departments will have to be assigned. 

4. Voluntary Organizations may have to be involved and their role will have to 

be clearly specified and coordinated. 

5. Media may have to be briefed to suppress all kinds of rumors. 

6. Information regarding resource inventory of Health Services, Transport 

Services, Evacuation & Rehabilitation Centers, and Food etc. may be needed. 

Broad guidelines have been given in the following pages and "Standard 

Procedure" has been formulated which is to be adhered to by all concerned. 

Once the 

Disaster takes place and the authorities are informed of the same, they will take 

the necessary action with the help of the individual Disaster management plans 

prepared for the respective Disaster/situations. 

The main objectives of various preparedness measures are: - 

i) Minimizing the loss of human lives. 

ii) Minimizing the loss of livestock. 

iii) Minimizing the loss to property and infrastructure. 

iv) Minimizing ill effects on the health of affected population. 

v) Bringing the human activities in the locality to normal condition soon after. 


To achieve the above objectives different tasks have to be performed by 

different Government Departments and other agencies before, during and after 

the Disaster. Each 

Department's role and responsibilities have to be clearly identified and action 

plan needs to be drawn up by each department. For close cooperation between 

the various Department / Agencies, close coordination is required at the 

District. Headquarter as well as at the Tehsil Headquarter. Deputy 

Commissioner Amritsar will coordinate the work at the District. Headquarter. 

SDM‟s are to co-ordinate all activities at the Sub 

The responsibility to manage all sorts of Disaster in the district rests with the 

"District Disaster Management Committee" headed by the Deputy 

Commissioner-cum- 

District Magistrate Amritsar, who may, depend upon the gravity of the 

situation, seeks the help of "State Disaster Management Committee" and the 

"National Disaster Management Committee". 

For operational expediency, the concerned Sub Divisional Magistrate, Deputy 

Superintendent of Police (DSP), Station House Officer and Tehsildar with their 

subordinate staff will swing into action immediately after receipt of 

information regarding any Disaster. The SDO/SDM will immediately take over 

as in charge of the site. 

They will try their best to contain the situation with the available local 

resources.However, if they find that the situation is beyond their control and 

the district level resource mobilization is required, they will seek the help of 

their superiors or call the meeting of Disaster Management Committee. 


CHAPTER 02 

DISTRICT PROFILE OF AMRITSAR 

2.1 Brief History Of The District 

Amritsar the most populous district in the state, is one of the border districts, 

which share Common boundaries with Pakistan .It is situated in the 

northwestern part of the state in the Bari Doab, a territory situated between 

Beas and Ravi rivers. The district is the heart throb of Majha tract, now 

forming the district of Amritsar and Gurdaspur, ruled by Manjh Rajputs. 

The district takes its name from the city of the same name which is the seat of 

district headquarters and best known as the home of Golden Temple, also 

called “Hari Mandir” or “Darbar Sahib”. The city, however, derives its name 

from the tank surrounding the Golden Temple. Literally speaking, Amritsar 

means “The tank of nectar or the tank of immortality”. The shrine is considered 

sacred and a bath (Ashnan) therein is considered as purifier. The shrine and the 

tank were built by Guru Ram Das the fourth Sikh Guru, who is the founder of 

Amritsar city. The fifth Sikh Guru Arjun Dev completed the project and built a 

temple known as Hari Mandir, the foundation stone of which was laid by saint 

Mian Mir a sufi saint who had good relation with Guru Arjun Dev. 

The legend goes that after Sagar Manthan (Churmi of Sea), the pot containing 

amrit ask (nectar), hidden here was forgotten. It so happened that a lady who 

was married to a leper came hear along with her husband .She left her husband 

near the place where present Sarovar is located, which was then only a small 

pool. The leper saw a crow turned white after a deep in a pool, so he jumped in 

the pool and was cured of the disease. Thereafter the miraculous powers of the 

pool were recognised and a temple was built in the centre of the pool by Guru 

Arjun Dev. The Sikhs were called upon to pay homage at the temple after a 

bath in the Sarovar. Later Akal Takat was constructed near the temple complex 

where Sikhs used to assemble twice a year on Basakhi and Diwali festivals to 

discuss their common problems for unanimous and common actions. 

The city became an important religious centre for the Sikhs. The Gurus invited 

traders and others to settle at the place which became an important centre for 

trade and commerce also. However the city owes much to Maharaja Ranjeet 

Singh, who for the protection of the residents built a 14 feet high boundary 

wall, with 12 gates. He also laid out a beautiful garden called Ram Bagh. 


Location 

Amritsar district, part of Indo-Gangetic alluvial plain with conspicuously flat 

terrain is located in the north-western part of the Punjab. It lies between latitude 

of 31‟ 28‟ 49” & 32‟ 03‟ 26” N and longitude of 74‟29‟ 06” E & 75‟ 24‟ 24” E. 

The district covering an area of 267700 hectares is bounded on north and west 

by Pakistan, on the north-east by Gurdaspur district, on the south-east by 

district Kapurthals and on the south by district Tarn Taran. There are nine 

towns namely, Amritsar, Amritsar Cantt, Jandiala, Ajnala, Majitha, Rayya, 

Rajasansi, Budha Theh and Ramdas and 766 inhabitated villages in the district 

(Table 9). Amritsar district comprises of 4 tehsils namely Ajnala, Amritsar I, 

Amritsar II and Baba Bakala. There are 8 blocks in the district. Block wise area 

and distribution of villages and towns is given in Table 1. 


Table: 1 Block wise area, villages and towns in Amritsar district 

S. No. Name of 

the Block 

No. of 

Towns 

Name of Towns No. of 

villages 

Area 

(ha)* 

1 Ajnala 2 Ajnala, Ramdas 171 45621.32 

2 Harsha 1 Raja Sansi 59 23168.05 

Chinna 

3 Choganwan - 134 49008.97 

4 Majitha 1 Majitha 93 26164.49 

5 Tarsikka - 81 23582.28 

6 Verka 2 Amritsar, Amritsar 98 42639.42 

Cantt 

7 Jandiala 1 Jandiala 57 25259.96 

8 Rayya 2 Rayya, Budha Theh 83 32255.50 

Total Tehsils 9 766 267700.00 

* Block area is as per block boundaries demarcated from 1:1 lac scale tehsil maps with village 

boundaries prepared by Director Land Records, Jalandhar. As the village boundaries are generalized, 

there will be some variation in block area when compared to block area computed from reported 

village area as per revenue records. 

2.2 District Organizational Structure 

Administrative set-up 

The district has experienced jurisdictional changes after the 2005 census. Taran 

Taran tehsil becomes a district and it is exempted from the district Amritsar. In 

Amritsar district, with the addition of one newly created tahsils is Amritsar II 

and the number of tahsils has gone four which is Amritsar I, Amritsar II, Baba 

Bakala and Ajnala. Likewise the number of towns in the district has increased 

from 10 to 13, except Budha Theh census town all of them have statutory 

status. The newly added three towns were; Ajnala, Raja Sansi, and Budha 

Theh. 

Administrative Divisions 

District Amritsar is divided into Four Tehsils (Amritsar I, Amritsar II, Ajnala 

and Baba Bakala), Five Sub-Tehsils (Attari, Lopoke, Majitha, Ramdas and 

Tarsika), Eight Blocks (Ajnala, Chogawan, Harsha Chinna, Jandiala, Majitha, 

Rayya, Tarsika and Verka) and Eleven Assembly Constituencies which are as 

following: 

Table 2: Assembly Constituencies 

Sr. No Name Code 

1 Ajnala 11 

2 Rajasansi 12 

3 Majitha 13 


4 Jandiala(SC) 14 

5 Amritsar North 15 

6 Amritsar West (SC) 16 

7 Amritsar Central 17 

8 Amritsar East 18 

9 Amritsar South 19 

10 Attari(SC) 20 

11 Baba Bakala 25 

2.3 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 

Physiography: 

Amritsar district lies amidst River Beas (to the east) separating Amritsar from 

Kapurthala and River Ravi (to the west). It is located in the lower part of Upper 

Bari Doab Canal giving it a saucer like shape. It is interesting to note that river 

Beas joins Satluj River at the confluence of Ferozepur, Tarn Taran and 

Kapurthala districts. As Punjab Plain is a part of Indo-Gangetic system, 

Amritsar also has alluvial deposits brought by Beas and Ravi Rivers. The soil 

in Amritsar is a light reddish-yellow loam (colloquially called maira) that 

becomes somewhat stiffer at the Doab, finally deteriorating into sandy and 

slightly uneven soil (colloquially called tibba). 

Amritsar has a levelled plain area situated at an elevation of about 200 meters 

in the North East to about 175 meters in the South West. The terrain of 

Amritsar can be put under three categories: The Upland Plain, Bluff along the 

Beas and Floodplain of Satluj. 

The Physiography of Amritsar district is the product of alleviation by the Beas 

and Ravi rivers. There are no hills within the limits of the district and nothing 

of the nature of work or stone is to be met. The formation is strictly alluvial 

though apparently of a uniform level, the country falls away to the west from 

the high right bank of the Beas to the left bank of Ravi and there is also a gentle 

slope of perhaps one feet and a quarter in a kilometer down the doab which 

slightly broaden out as the two rivers diverge after rising from the hills along 

Gurdaspur. The district is devoid of impressive natural features except the 

dhaya as the cliffs forming the right bank of the Beas are called the sandy ridge 

running down the doab, the scarcely perceptible drainage lives which carry off 

the surface water and the perennial stream known as the Sakki. 

However, an interfluvial tract likes that of Amritsar district cannot be 

homogeneous throughout, as the terrain of the flood plains must differ from 

that of the upland plains situated away from the rivers. Indeed one can 

distinguish the following terrain units in the district on close observation. 

Amritsar district has two major landforms viz. alluvial plain and flood plain. 


(i) Alluvial Plains: Alluvial plain constitute the major part of the district. This 

unit is formed by the alluvial deposits brought by Ravi and other rivers of Indus 

system. The alluvial plain along the Beas river is dissected by the back erosion 

and there is a chain of gullies or ravines along the river Beas. The upland plain 

spreads almost the whole district, except the western half of Ajnala tahsil, the 

eastern margins of Baba Bakala. This plain abruptly rises above the Beas river 

in the east and slopes very gently towards the Ravi. It possesses a firm base of 

alluvium and has an appearance of a vast stretch of level land. There are a few 

sporadically distributed sand mounds and clay mounds, with a local land relief 

of only 2 to 6 meters. Amritsar has an elevation of 192 meters above the main 

sea level. 

(ii) The flood plain of Ravi and Beas: The flood plain of Ravi and Beas rivers 

is the other landform in the district. The flood plain of Ravi occupies the 

western half of Ajnala tahsil and accounts for about 7 per cent of the total area 

of the district. It is locally known as the sea Bet Ravi. It stretches between the 

Ravi to the west and its tributary Sakki Nala to the east. The Ravi flood plain is 

low lying and waterlogged tract due to flooding by both the Ravi and Sakki. Its 

surface configuration is uneven and, at places, it contains abandoned courses of 

the river, patches of marshy land and thickly growing grass. In contrast to Ravi, 

which makes a wide floodplain, the Beas does not form any such feather along 

its course in the Baba Bakala of the district. The origin of this bluff can be 

ascribed probably to a tectonic uplift which affected the whole of the Indus- 

Yamuna divide during the Pleistocene Age. 

2.4 CLIMATE 

The climate of the area is sub Tropical Monsoon climate. The climate of the 

area is characterized by general dryness except during the brief south-west 

monsoon season, a hot summer is a bracing winter. The year may be divided 

into four seasons. It comprises of the winter season (November to March) when 

temperatures ranges from 16 °C (61 °F) to about 4 °C (39 °F), the hot season 

(April to June) when temperatures can reach 45 °C (113 °F), monsoon season 

(July to September) and post-monsoon (September to November). The lowest 

recorded temperature since 1970 is −2.6 °C (27 °F) recorded on 21 Jan 2005. 

The highest temperature recorded was 47.7 °C (117.9 °F) on 21 May 1978. 

The climate is generally characterized by dry weather except the brief 

southwest monsoon season, hot summer and bracing winter. Amritsar receives 

on an average 601.5 mm of rainfall with around 33 rainy days. The wind 

direction of Amritsar is from North-West to South-East. 

2.5 RAINFALL 

Rainfall in Amritsar varies from 12mm to 670mm per month. The average 

annual rainfall in the district is 520.9 mm. The rainfall in the district increases 

generally from the South-west towards the north-east and varies from 435.5 

mm. About 75% of the rainfall in the district is received during the period from 


June to September and as much as about 18% rainfall occurs during the priod 

from December to February.The following table shows the average annual 

rainfall of Amritsar District: 

Table 3: Average Annual Rainfall 

Month 

Average Rainfall of 

year 2005 (in mm) 

January 80 

February 100 

March 90 

April 40 

May 60 

June 180 

July 520 

August 500 

September 210 

October 60 

November 70 

December 400 

Source: Irrigation Department 

Monthly Average Rainfall 

600 

500 

Rainfall (in 

mm) 

400 

300 

200 

100 

0 

Jan March May July Sep Nov 

Months 

Fig : 4 Monthly Average Rainfall 

Humidity 

Relative humidity is generally high in the mornings, exceeding 70 per cent 

except during the summer season when it is less than 50 per cent. The humidity 

is comparatively less in the afternoons. The driest part of the year is the 


summer season when the relative humidity in the afternoons is about 25 per 

cent or less. 

Winds 

Winds are generally light with some strengthening in the summer and early part 

of the monsoon season. In the post-monsoon and cold season, winds are light 

and variable in direction in the morning and mostly from the west or north-west 

in the afternoons. In April and May, winds are mainly from direction between 

north-west and north-east in the mornings and between west and north-east in 

the afternoons. By June, easterlies and south –easterlies also blow and in the 

south-west monsoon season. winds are more commonly from directions 

between north-east and south-east. 

Special weather phenomena 

Western disturbances affect the weather over the district during the cold 

season, causing widespread rain and gusty winds. Dust-storms and 

thunderstorms occur in the summer season. Occasional fog occurs in the cold 

season. 

2.6 LAND HOLDING PATTERN 

Cropping Pattern 

Rice-wheat is the major crop rotation followed in the district. Other crops like 

maize, barley, gram, mustard, cotton, etc. occupy negligible area as compared 

to wheat and rice. Besides agriculture, the area has a good potential for 

horticultural crops like grapes, pear, peach, guava, kinnow and ber. 

LAND USE/LAND COVER MAPPING USING SATELLITE DATA 

Multi-date satellite imageries of IRS-P6 LISS III acquired in February- March, 

2004; June, 2004 and September, 2004 were used for land use mapping. The 

IRS P6, FCC on 1:50,000 scale, generated from Green, Red and NIR bands 

were visually interpreted to delineate various land use/ land cover categories. A 

field survey was carried out to check the validity of various land use classes 

and sub classes. Necessary corrections were incorporated after ground truth 

verification. Final land use/land cover map for the district was prepared (Map 

8). Land use/ land cover classes were digitized using Arc-Info GIS package and 

area under various land use classes computed (Table 8). The detailed 

discussion of each category is as follows: 

Built-up Land 

The built-up land includes residential, industrial, commercial, public, road 

network etc. but with the 23.5 meter resolution data of IRS-P6 LISS III sensor 


it is not possible to segregate them. Therefore the present study was limited to 

the identification of urban and rural built-up areas. The total area under built-up 

land in the district was 22598.19 ha which is 8.44 per cent of TGA of the 

district (Table 8). There is 10848.46 ha area under built-up and 433.15 ha area 

under industrial built-up in the district which is 4.05 and 0.16 per cent of the 

TGA of the district respectively. The rural built-up area in the district in 

11316.58 ha (4.23 % of TGA of district). 

The Urban (Towns/Cities) and Industrial built-up area is mainly concentrated 

in Verka bock of the district comprising the city of Amritsar and industrial 

establishments in and around the city. Block wise analysis of the data shows 

that Verka block has maximum built-up area (11203.6 ha, 26.28 % of the TGA 

of Block) including urban, industrial and rural built-up whereas Ajnala block 

has minimum built-up area (3.35 % of TGA of blocks) closely followed by 

Choganwan block 3.38 % of TGA. 

Verka bock, located centrally in the district has nearly 21.8 per cent area of the 

block (9298.48 ha) is under urban settlements/district administrative 

establishments as Amritsar city and Amritsar cantonment fall in this block and 

0.74 per cent of the TGA is under industrial establishments. The Rayya block 

has largest area under rural settlements compared to other blocks which is 

2170.36 hectare (6.73% of TGA). 

Agricultural Land 

The study revealed that total double cropped area in the district is 235002.21 ha 

which is nearly 87.79 per cent of total geographical area (TGA) of the district 

(Table 10). Rice-wheat is the major crop rotation followed in the district. Apart 

from these two major crops, pulses, oilseeds, sugarcane and maize crops are 

also grown. Among vegetable crops, potato and chillies are also grown. The 

vegetable crops other than chillies are mainly grown around the city of 

Amritsar. Nearly 2042.20 hectares area of the district is under agriculture and 

horticulture plantations. The total land mass under agriculture comprising of 

crop land and land under plantations is found to be 237044.21 ha which is 

88.55 per cent of the TGA of the district. Across the blocks Tarsikka block has 

the maximum per cent area under agriculture (94.51 % of its TGA) whereas the 

Verka block has minimum per cent area under agriculture plantations (72.37 % 

of its TGA). Rayya block of the district has the maximum per cent area under 

agricultural plantations (1.58% of TGA) whereas the Tarsikka block has the 

minimum per cent area under agricultural plantations (0.02 % of TGA). 

Maximum per cent area under horticultural plantations (orchards) was mapped 

in Harsha Chhina block (0.25% of TGA) whereas there asr no mappable 

horticultural plantations in Ajnala, Majitha and Tarsikka blocks. 


Table 4: Area under different land use/land cover categories in Amritsar 

district 

Land use/land 

Blocks 

cover 

categories 

Ajnala Harha 

Chhina 

Chogwa 

n 

Majitha Tarsikk 

a 

Verka Jandiala Rayya 

Builtup Urban 253.77 59.28 128.36 107.24 -- 9298.48 422.24 579.10 

Land 

(0.56) (0.26) (0.26) (0.41) 

(21.81) (1.67) (1.79) 

Agricul 

tural 

Land 

Indust 

rial 

Rural 1273.02 

(2.79) 

Sub 

total 

(i) 

Crop 

Land 

Planta 

tions 

Orcha 

rd 

Sub 

total 

(ii) 

-- 61.08 

(0.26) 

1526.78 

(3.35) 

40819.1 

2 

(89.47) 

646.91 

(1.42) 

1436.64 

(6.20) 

1557.00 

(6.72) 

21199.8 

9 

(91.50) 

48.24 

(0.21) 

-- 59.07 

(0.25) 

41466.0 

3 

(90.89) 

21307.2 

1 

(91.97) 

Forests Dense -- 27.68 

(0.12) 

Sub 

total 

-- 27.68 

(0.12) 

-- -- -- 316.39 

(0.74) 

1528.45 

(3.12) 

1656.80 

(3.38) 

44980.4 

1 

(91.78) 

172.27 

(0.35) 

42.73 

(0.09) 

45195.4 

1 

(92.22) 

1208.81 

(4.62) 

1316.05 

(5.03) 

24250.9 

2 

(92.69) 

112.33 

(0.43) 

1122.69 

(4.76) 

1122.69 

(4.76) 

22282.7 

7 

(94.49) 

5.66 

(0.02) 

1588.74 

(3.73) 

11203.6 

0 

(26.28) 

30643.3 

6 

(71.87) 

162.74 

(0.38) 

-- -- 51.09 

(0.12) 

24363.2 

5 

(93.12) 

22288.4 

3 

(94.51) 

30857.1 

9 

(72.37) 

-- -- -- 2.63 

(0.01) 

-- -- -- 2.63 

(0.01) 

55.68 

(0.22) 

987.87 

(3.91) 

1465.79 

(5.80) 

23343.8 

5 

(92.41) 

186.60 

(0.74) 

24.64 

(0.10) 

23555.0 

8 

(93.25) 

Dist 

rict 

1084 

8.46 

(4.0 

5) 

-- 433. 

15 

(0.1 

6) 

2170.36 

(6.73) 

2749.46 

(8.52) 

27481.8 

9 

(85.20) 

511.15 

(1.58) 

18,58 

(0.06) 

28011.6 

1 

(86.84) 

1131 

6.58 

(4.2 

3) 

2259 

8.19 

(8.4 

4) 

2350 

02.2 

1 

(87. 

79) 

1845 

.89 

(0.6 

9) 

196. 

11 

(0.0 

7) 

2370 

44.2 

1 

(88. 

55) 

-- -- 30.3 

1 

(0.0 

1) 

-- -- 30.3 

1 


Wastela 

nds 

Water 

bodies 

Wetlan 

ds 

(iii) (0.0 

1) 

Salt 96.09 3.94 80.49 34.74 28.74 15.99 13.82 35.56 309. 

affect (0.21) (0.02) (0.16) (0.13) (0.12) (0.04) (0.05) (0.11) 38 

ed 

(0.1 

Minin 

g/Indu 

strial 

Land 

with/ 

witho 

ut 

scrub 

Gullie 

d/Rav 

inous 

Sub 

Total 

(iv) 

River/ 

drains 

Canal 

s 

156.14 

(0.34) 

351.57 

(0.77) 

102.46 

(0.44) 

34.57 

(0.15) 

74.33 

(0.15) 

195.75 

(0.40) 

93.20 

(0.36) 

142.29 

(0.54) 

3.18 

(0.01) 

3.49 

(0.01) 

167.76 

(0.39) 

96.20 

(0.23) 

25.91 

(0.10) 

38.34 

(0.15) 

110.69 

(0.34) 

79.09 

(0.25) 

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- 356.11 

(1.10) 

603.80 

(1.32) 

897.72 

(1.97) 

Ponds 41.54 

(0.09) 

Sub 

total 

(v) 

Marsh 

y/ 

Swam 

py 

Water 

logge 

d 

140.97 

(0.61) 

50.71 

(0.22) 

-- 55.37 

(0.24) 

939.26 

(2.06) 

1085.45 

(2.38) 

29.11 

(0.13) 

135.19 

(0.58) 

350.57 

(0.72) 

468.97 

(0.96) 

25.62 

(0.05) 

89.65 

(0.18) 

584.24 

(1.19) 

-- 1221.95 

(2.49) 

270.23 

(1.03) 

113.16 

(0.43) 

65.05 

(0.25) 

36.75 

(0.14) 

214.96 

(0.82) 

35.41 

(0.15) 

54.48 

(0.23) 

40.48 

(0.17) 

40.79 

(0.17) 

135.75 

(0.58) 

279.95 

(0.66) 

156.39 

(0.37) 

51.28 

(0.12) 

88.38 

(0.21) 

296.05 

(0.69) 

78.07 

(0.31) 

81.82 

(0.32) 

24.36 

(0.10) 

51.77 

(0.20) 

157.95 

(0.63) 

581.46 

(1.80) 

581.49 

(1.80) 

47.80 

(0.15) 

60.42 

(0.19) 

689.72 

(2.14) 

-- -- -- -- 223.25 

(0.69) 

-- -- -- -- -- -- 3.07 

(0.01) 

2) 

733. 

66 

(0.2 

7) 

941. 

29 

(0.3 

5) 

356. 

11 

(0.1 

3) 

2340 

.45 

(0.8 

7) 

2404 

.76 

(0.9 

0) 

309. 

95 

(0.1 

2) 

438. 

41 

(0.1 

6) 

3153 

.12 

(1.1 

8) 

2530 

.66 

(0.9 

5) 

-- 3.07 

(0.0 

01) 


Sub 

Total 

(vi) 

1085.45 

(2.38) 

-- 1221.95 

(2.49) 

-- -- -- 3.07 

(0.01) 

Grandtotal 45621.3 23168.0 49008.9 26164.4 23582.2 42639.9 

(Sub Total 2 5 7 9 8 6 

i+ii+iii+iv+v+vi 

) 

Figures in parenthesis are the percentage of Total Geographical Area 

(TGA) of the block/district 

25259.9 

6 

223.25 

(0.69) 

32255.5 

0 

2533 

.73 

(0.9 

5) 

2677 

00.0 

Forests 

Forest cover in the district is very little; only 30.31 ha area which is 0.01 % of 

the TGA of the district (Table 10) is under this category. This is negligible 

when compared to 33 per cent required as per National Forest Policy. The 

forest plantations along roads, railway lines and canals could not be mapped 

due to coarser data resolution (23.5 m). The Harsha Chinna block has 27.68 

hectares area (0.12 % of TGA of the block) followed by 2.63 ha in Verka block 

under reserved/ protected forests whereas the Ajnala, Choganwan, Jandiala, 

Majitha, Rayya and Tarsikka blocks have no mappable area under forests. 

Small acreage under forest plantations emphasizes the need to bring additional 

area under forest cover. It may be pointed out that area less than 2.25 ha under 

forest cover or the strip plantations, along the roads, canals etc. could not be 

mapped on 1:50,000 scale due to mapping limitations. 

Wastelands 

The total area under wastelands comes to be 2340.45 ha which is nearly 0.87 

per cent of the TGA of the district (Table 10). The wastelands include 

gullied/ravenous land, land with or without scrub, land under mining (Brick 

Kilns) and salt affected land. The area under these classes is 356.1, 941.29, 

733.66 and 309.38 ha respectively which is 0.13, 0.35, 0.27 and 0.12 per cent 

of the TGA of the district, respectively (Table 10). Across the blocks, Rayya 

block has the maximum per cent area (1.80% of TGA of the block) whereas 

Tarsikka block has the minimum per cent area (0.15% of TGA of the block) 

under wastelands. Verka block of the district with its proximity to the city of 

Amritsar has 167.76 ha of area under brick kilns and their mining fields and is 

followed by Ajnala (156.14 ha block). Further, Ajnala block has maximum per 

cent area under land with/without scrub (351.57 ha, 0.77% of TGA), and salt 

affected land (96.09 ha, 0.21 % of TGA of block) in comparison to other 

blocks. 

The gullied/ravenous land in the district are found along the river Beas 

bordering the district Kapurthala in Rayya block only occupying an area of 

356.1 ha (1.10% of TGA of block). The wastelands with and without scrub are 

spread over the entire district. Brick kilns with their mining areas are well 

distributed in the district. Salt affected land parcels are found in the localized 


pockets in the entire district but mainly concentrated in Ajnala and Choganwan 

blocks. During field visit it was observed that small parcels of dunal land 

(sandy areas) are scattered in Voltoha block of the district, but due to scale 

limitations the area less than 2.25 ha under this category could not be 

separately mapped and measured. 

Water Bodies 

The water bodies in the district occupy 3153.12 ha area which is 1.18 per cent 

of the TGA of the district. Further, 309.95 and 438.41 ha area is under canals 

and village ponds which is nearly 0.12 and 0.16 per cent of the geographical 

area of the district. The area under river channels of the two rivers i.e. Ravi and 

Beas flowing along the district boundary is 2404.76 ha (0.90% of TGA of the 

district). Across the blocks, Rayya block has the maximum area (689.72 ha) 

under water bodies which is 2.14% of TGA of this block. The Choganwan 

block has 89.65 hectares area under village ponds/reservoirs in the block which 

is closely followed by 88.38 ha in Verka block. 

Wetlands 

The wetlands in the district occupy 2533.73 ha area which was 0.95 per cent of 

the TGA of the district. Marshes and swamps are mainly along the Ravi river in 

Choganwan block of the district. Nearly 1221.95 ha area (3.03 % of TGA of 

block) of Choganwan block is under wetland which is maximum among other 

blocks of the district. In Ajnala block 1085.45 ha (2.38 % of TGA of block) is 

under wetland. In addition, Rayya and Jandiala blocks have 223.25 ha and 3.07 

ha area respectively under wetlands. 

Agriculture: 

Amritsar district is an important district for the production of vegetables in the 

state. Amritsar City serves as good market for vegetables locally produced. In 

addition to the use of composed, cattle dung and green manures are being 

increasingly used in the district. The district was the top consumer of chemical 

fertilizer during 2000-2001 as it alone consumed 133,000 thousand tonnes of 

chemical fertilizers (NPK). 

Land Reclamation, Irrigation and Power Research Institute, Punjab, Amritsar 

was established in 1924 and was reorganized in 1947. This institute deals with 

research and design problems relating to irrigation and power projects. 

Extensive soils, water and ground water surveys form its regular feature. For 

devising suitable ante – water logging measure, a number of pilot schemes 

have been taken up by the institute. Besides there are two fruit nurseries in the 

district namely (1) The Khalsa College Nursery, Amritsar, (2) The Malak 

Nursery, Court road, Amritsar. These nurseries rendered valuable assistance in 

the propagation of horticulture in the district 


2.7 Demographic Profile And Economic Base 

2.7.1 Population: According to 2001 Census total population of District 

Amritsar is 2152182. Rural population is 1050102 out of which schedule caste 

population is 358580 .Urban population is 1102080 out of which 229418 is 

schedule caste population. 

Table 5: Blockwise Rural Population 

Sr.No Name of Block Population SC Population 

1 Ajnala 130890 27166 

2 Chogawan 131278 35699 

3 Gandiwind(38 Villages) 51733 19733 

4 Harsha Chhina 85854 28802 

5 Jandiala 124867 53627 

6 Majitha 137204 54484 

7 Rayya 159877 56380 

8 Tarsika 115887 38915 

9 Verka 112512 43774 

Table 6: Municipalitywise Urban Population 

Sr.No Name of Municipality Population SC Population 

1 Ajnala 18589 2869 

2 Amritsar 1016079 202875 

3 Jandiala 23834 7768 

4 Majitha 12992 5637 

5 Rajasansi 12176 4558 

6 Ramdas 5779 2592 

7 Rayya 12631 3119 

2.7.1.1 Population Growth -Amritsar 

Amritsar, the second metropolitan city of Punjab has a total population of 10, 

16,079 persons (including out growth) and ranked 33 rd in the list of 35 

metropolitan cities as per census 2001 and ranks 274 th in the world‟s list of 1000 

largest urban settlements (2005). The population growth rate of Amritsar M.C. 

has been analyzed from time period of 1901 up to 2001 which is shown in the 

figure below. 


Table 7: Population Growth 

Sr. No. Year Total Males Females Growth Rate 

1. 1971 454805 256142 204662 16.66 

2. 1981 594844 321086 273758 30.79 

3. 1991 708835 376478 332357 19.16 

4. 2001 1000536 536833 46370 41.15 

Source: District Census Amritsar 

Fig No. 5 Population Growth of Municipal Corporation Amritsar 

2.7.1.2 POPULATION DENSITY 

The population density in Amritsar was of the order of 1,190 persons/square 

kilometers in 2001 where as density in rural area stood at 481 persons/square 

kilometer. In comparison to that, the population density of Amritsar city was 

7,137 persons per sq.km. Among the 4 urban settlements, the density of Rayya 

stands at 1,113 per sq.km which is highest with Rajasansi having the least 

population density of the order of 785 per sq.km. Due to such high density, 

prevailing in the city core poor quality of life and unhealthy living conditions 

have been witnessed which requires special strategies. 

2.7.1.3 SEX RATIO 

The over all sex ratio for the Amritsar stands at 865 which is less than the 

district and state figure of 872 and 876 females/1000 males respectively. 

Table 8: Sex Ratio in Amritsar 

Category of Settlements 

Sex Ratio (No. of Females/1000 Males) 

1981 1991 2001 


Amritsar (MC) 853 883 865 

Majitha (M Cl) 896 869 889 

Jandiala (M Cl) 907 893 869 

Rayya (NP) 898 787 904 

Raja Sansi (NP) - 892 848 

Villages 872 

Source: Census of India 1981, 1991, 2001 

There has been decrease in the sex ratio of M.C Amritsar from 883 in 1991 to 

865 in 2001. It has been observed that Rayya has the highest sex ratio of 904 

and Rajasansi has the lowest sex ratio of 848. (Refer table no.7 ). This decrease 

in sex ratio could be due to increasing male migration in the city for work and 

other reasons. 

2.7.1.4 Migration 

Migration forms an important component of process of urbanization. Census of 

India defines the migration in two ways viz. 

Migrants by Place of Birth: Migrants by place of birth are those who are 

enumerated at a village/town at the time of census other than their place of 

birth. 

Migrants by Place of Last Residence: A person is considered as migrant by 

the place of last residence, if the place in which he is enumerated during the 

census is other than his place of immediate last residence. 

Migration at Punjab Level: The migration data provided in the Migration 

Tables of Primary Census Abstract by Place of Last Residence is of two types. 

The first one is related to all types of migrants while the second one is 

concerned with migrants seeking work/employment. The data available for 

both categories are for in-migrants and are for urban population of Amritsar 

district. To calculate the data for Amritsar city, the share of Amritsar city 

population in the urban population of Amritsar district is considered i.e. 91.5%, 

and the same is applied to take out the number of in-migrants for Amritsar city 

from the in-migrants in urban population of district. The migration data for all 

types of in-migrants for Amritsar city is given in the table below: 

Table 9: Total Migrants and Migrants in Last 10 Years by Place of Last 

Residence to Amritsar city (2001) 

Last Residence 

Total %age Migran %age 

Migrants of ts in of 

(since Total Last 10 Total 

Elsewhere in the district of 1,78,628 55.13 30,097 38.25 

1971) Migran Yrs Migra 

enumeration 

In other districts of the state of 57,716 ts 17.81 16,702 nts 21.22 

enumeration 

States in India beyond the 

state of enumeration 

71,596 22.10 30,644 38.94 


Last residence outside India 16,086 4.96 1,245 1.58 

Total 3,24,026 100.00 78,688 100.00 

Source: Census of India, 2001 

Note: Here “district of enumeration” term includes Tarn Taran District too. 

The total number of migrants since 1971 to Amritsar city is around 3.2 lakhs, 

out of which more than half had the last residence within the Amritsar District 

(includes Tarn Taran). Less than 1/5th of the migrants have moved from the 

other districts of the state only while more than 1/5th come from the other 

states of the country. Only 1/20 th migrants have migrated from outside 

countries. In case of migration occurred in the last 10 years, almost 2/5th of the 

migration is of intra district type showing a decline in percentage share in 

comparison to that of total data. Almost the same numbers i.e. 30,644 are 

migrants from other states showing a substantial percentage rise. On the other 

hand, the share of foreign in-migrants has fallen down drastically to 1.58%. 

Table 10: Total Migrants by Place of Last Residence from different states 

to Amritsar City (2001) 

For All Years (since 1971) For Last 10 Years 

No. of %age of No. of 

State 

Migrants Total Migrants 

%age of 

Total 

Migrants 

Migrants 

Uttar Pradesh 24,039 33.58 10,770 35.14 

Himachal Pradesh 9,414 13.15 2,967 9.68 

Bihar 9,277 12.96 5,202 16.98 

Haryana 4,657 6.50 1,710 5.58 

Delhi 3,957 5.53 1,373 4.48 

Jammu & Kashmir 3,282 4.58 1,288 4.20 

Rajasthan 3,238 4.52 1,250 4.08 

West Bengal 2,502 3.49 1,036 3.38 

Uttaranchal 2,234 3.12 981 3.20 

Others 8,992 12.56 4,067 13.27 

TOTAL 71,596 100 30,644 100.00 


While comparing the interstate migration, i.e. the migration happened within 

the country but outside Punjab, the total number of migrants is 71,596. Out of 

these, 1/3rd alone is from Uttar Pradesh while more than 1/10th is from 

Himachal Pradesh and Bihar, each. The other important contributors with more 

than 3% share are Haryana, Delhi, J & K, Rajasthan, West Bengal and 

Uttaranchal. The other states constitute more than 1/10th of the migrants. 

In case of migration happened between 1991 and 2001, almost 30 thousand 

people are expected to have come up in the city for work and other reasons. 

Out of these, again U. P. has the largest share with more than 1/3rd of the 

migrant people. Bihar ranks second registering 1/6th migration, while H. P. 

comes third with less than 1/10th migration to Amritsar city. The share of states 


other than those listed above is again more than 1/10th of the migration 

happened in the last 10 years. 

Table 11: Migration of Workers by Place of Last Residence to Amritsar 

city (2001) 

Sr. Place of Last Residence No. of %age of Total 

No. 

Migrant 

Workers 

Migrant 

Workers 

1 Elsewhere in the district of 60,925 50.87 

enumeration 

2 In other districts of the state of 18,819 15.71 

enumeration 

3 States in India beyond the state of 34,221 28.57 

enumeration 

4 Last residence outside India 5,806 4.85 

Total 1,19,770 100.00 


Note: Here “district of enumeration” term includes Tarn Taran District too. 

The migration of people seeking work or employment is the most important 

part of the total migrants, as it is considered as the prime factor responsible for 

migration. The total number of migrant workers in Amritsar city since 1971is 

more than 1lakh which forms 37% share of the total migrant population in the 

city. More than half of the migrant workers are from within the Amritsar 

District (including Tarn Taran District). Almost 1/6th have migrated from the 

other districts of Punjab, while around 3/10th migrant workers have come from 

other states in search of job. The rest 1/20th workers have migrated from the 

other countries. 

2.8 ECONOMY AND EMPLOYMENT 

OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE: 

The occupational structure of Amritsar has been assessed by the number of 

workers engaged in the four categories namely cultivators, agricultural 

laborers, household industry and others as described in census 2001 is shown in 

the table below. 

Table 12: Industrial Classification of Main Workers in Amritsar City 

Classi NIC Type of worker 1991 2001 

ficatio 

n 

No. 

Code 

%age 

Number 

of 

Worker 

s 

Number 

of 

Workers 

%age 

(I) PRIMARY- 

1 A & Cultivators 4,603 2.16 3,004 0.97 

2 B Agricultural laborers 12,405 5.81 6,213 2.02 


3 Plantation, Livestock, 1,398 0.65 3,023 0.98 

Forestry, Fishing, Hunting 

and allied activities 

4 C Mining and Quarrying 9 0.00 212 0.07 

(II) SECONDARY- 

5 (a) D Manufacturing processing 483 0.23 12,317 4.00 

and repairs industry 

(Household industry) 

5 (b) Manufacturing processing 60,678 28.43 67,632 21.94 

and repairs industry (Other 

than Household) 

E Electricity, Gas and Water 

3,592 1.17 

Supply 

6 F Constructions 6,957 3.26 20,989 6.81 

(III) TERTIARY- 

7 G Whole sale and Retail trade 64,730 30.32 79,033 25.64 

H Hotels and Restaurants 4,073 1.32 

8 I Transport, Storage and 15,903 7.45 24,595 7.98 

Communications 

9 J & K Financial Intermediation; 46,293 21.69 19,814 6.43 

Real Estate Renting and 

Business Activities. 

L to Q Public Administration and 

63,700 20.67 

Defence; Compulsory Social 

Security; Education; Health 

and Social Work; Other 

Community, Social and 

Personal Service Activities; 

Private Households with 

Employed Persons; Extra- 

Territorial Organisations and 

Bodies. 

Total 2,13,459 100.00 3,08,197 100.00 

Source: Census of India-2001 

The table above shows that the main workers in Amritsar city, classified into 9 

categories as per census 2001. It has been found that out of the total workers in 

Amritsar city, 26.96% of the workers are engaged in Wholesale and Retail 

Trade followed by 21.94% in manufacturing, processing &repairs industry and 

20.67% in public administration and others since Amritsar is the district head 

quarter. The increase in number of workers have been observed in the 

construction, manufacturing processing and repair industry (household 

industry) and in the ninth category which includes financial intermediaries, real 

estate renting and business activities and public administration and defence 

services (J&K and L to Q). 


ECONOMY 

Emerging Economic Drivers 

Several economic drivers have been identified within the Amritsar. Recently, 

booming real estate activities have been observed with the coming up of 

several residential colonies such as Impact Gardens (a mega project), Garden 

Enclave, Shubham Enclave, Ansal City, Heritage City etc and has played a 

great role in both the physical and economic development of the city. Besides 

this, several shopping malls and multiplexes, like Celebration Mall, Alpha One, 

Trilium, etc. have come up or are under construction in the Amritsar city along 

with commercial retail chains like Bharti Walmart‟s Best price on GT road near 

Manawala, Tata retail chain stores, reliance retail chain stores etc., which when 

operational will contribute towards the economic development. Further, there is 

proposal for establishment of World-Class Central University in the Amritsar, 

which will give employment to large number of people. 

Amritsar is the second largest city of Punjab and a great centre of 

learning and literature. It has number of educational institutions of 

regional importance, such as Guru Nanak Dev University, Khalsa 

College, ten Degree Colleges, two B. Ed. colleges, two Engineering 

Colleges, nine Nursing Colleges, two Polytechnics/Industrial Training 

Institutes, one Medical College, one Ayurvedic College, two Dental 

Colleges and four distance education centers. 

It has emerged as a magnificent centre of trade and industry. There are 

approximately 25,000 industrial units in the district Amritsar with major 

commodities of production and export being woolen blankets, shawls, 

carpets, food items, such as papad, pickles, etc. 

At regional level, it has also emerged has a great centre of heritage and 

historical significance. The history of Amritsar is more than 400 years 

old and is intricately intertwined with the birth of Sikh religion. 

Presence of Rajasansi International Airport has also helped in giving it 

due importance at regional level. At present, it handles approximately 

150 commercial flights per week, both domestic and international. 

Presence of strong regional linkages, two National Highways namely NH 1 and 

NH 15, three State Highways, four M.D.R‟s and twenty four O.D.R‟s places it 

at a very strategic position with respect to the other districts by providing 

connectivity to the other parts of the state and country as well. Apart from the 

extensive road network, it also enjoys good rail and air connectivity with the 

other parts of the country.The Amritsar over the period of time has also 

established its mark in the tourism industry due to the presence of Golden 

Temple and other historical sites such as Ram Tirath, Wagah Border etc. The 

city is witnessing boom in hotel and restaurant industry due to large influx of 

tourists on daily basis. Several projects are being undertaken to conserve and 

enhance the city heritage and to improve the city infrastructure to attract more 


and more number of tourists. The booming tourism industry is bound to give 

employment to large number of people in near future. Existing economic 

drivers are studied in terms of Industry, trade/commerce, tourism and 

agriculture/allied activities. 

Fig no.6 Alpha One on GT road towards 

Jalandhar 

2.9 TRADE AND COMMERCE 

Fig no. 7 Upcoming mega project Shubham 

Enclave 

Amritsar from the historical times has earned the image of being an important 

commercial city as it is a gateway to Indo Pakistan. It is also an important 

regional market center for agricultural goods, woolen, spices and dry fruits. 

Today, it is India's important distribution centre of dry-fruits, tea (next only to 

Kolkata), and is leading exporter of goods to the Middle East. woolen tweeds, 

suiting‟s, blankets, shawls in traditional weaves, ivory (now plastic) inlay 

furniture, swords of all designs, oils, scents, jutties (traditional embroidered 

shoes), cut-glass crockery, selective musical instruments, carpets are 

manufactured here. Its pickles, murabbas (Indian jams), papads, warian and 

sweetmeats are exported to far off places, right into Punjabi Diaspora abroad. 

With a population of more than 10 lakhs and a number of educational 

institutions, wholesale markets, industrial focal points, banks, hotels and 

restaurants, Amritsar has strengthened its base as second largest commercial 

city of Punjab. 

The importance of trade and commerce as an economic function of the 

Amritsar city can be judged from the very fact that 92.28% of the total working 

population of the city is involved into tertiary activities. The larger share of 

working population in trade and commerce related to an activity reflects that it 

is the mainstay of the people in the city. 

2.9.1 Agriculture And Allied Activities 

District Amritsar has 84% of its total geographical area as “Net Sown Area” 

under various crops, which is 5.32% of the net sown area in the state. The total 

cropped area in the district is 5.39% of the state and ranks 8 th among other 

districts. 100% of the gross cropped area in the district is irrigated. 75.67% of 


Cattle 

Buffaloe 

s 

Donkeys 

Horses 

& 

Mules Ponies & 

ponies 

Sheep 

Goats 

Pigs 

Total 

Poultry 

the net sown area in the district is irrigated through tube wells and wells and 

the remaining 24.33% of the area is irrigated through network of government 

canals in the district i.e. Upper Bari Doab Canal. 

Amritsar district is an important district for the production of vegetables in the 

state. Amritsar City serves as good market for vegetables locally produced. In 

addition to the use of composed, cattle dung and green manures are being 

increasingly used in the district. The district was the top consumer of chemical 

fertilizer during 2000-2001 as it alone consumed 133,000 thousand tonnes of 

chemical fertilizers (NPK). 

Land Reclamation, Irrigation and Power Research Institute, Punjab, Amritsar 

was established in 1924 and was reorganized in 1947. This institute deals with 

research and design problems relating to irrigation and power projects. 

Extensive soils, water and ground water surveys form its regular feature. For 

devising suitable ante – water logging measure, a number of pilot schemes 

have been taken up by the institute. Besides there are two fruit nurseries in the 

district namely (1) The Khalsa College Nursery, Amritsar, (2) The Malak 

Nursery, Court road, Amritsar. These nurseries rendered valuable assistance in 

the propagation of horticulture in the district. 

PRINCIPAL CROPS 

The principal crops in the Amritsar district are Wheat and Paddy as it ranks 8 th 

in rice production and 9 th in wheat production among the districts of the state. 

Both these crops have largest area under cultivation in the district, as yield per 

hectare of land is highest. 

2.9.2 Allied Activities 

Allied activities such as dairying, animal husbandry, fisheries etc also form a 

strong economic base for the agriculture. Amritsar district has 2 nd highest 

number of livestock after Ludhiana in the state of Punjab. Amritsar district 

holds 1.44% of the total poultry in the state of Punjab. The details of livestock 

and poultry in the district are shown in the table no. 18. 

Table 13: Details of livestock and poultry in the Amritsar district, 2007 

Livestock and Poultry in District Amritsar, 2007 (‘000) 

Punja 

b 

Amrit 

sar 

Distric 

1760. 

92 

101.0 

9 

5035. 

65 

298.0 

1 

4.83 29.8 9.6 

2 9 

0.64 2.47 0.6 

3 

210. 286. 

61 39 

8.18 11.2 

7 

24.9 7365. 

9 12 

0.82 423.8 

3 

18899 

.7 

271.6 

5 


t 

%age 5.74 5.92 13.2 8.3 6.5 3.88 3.9 3.3 5.75 1.44 

5 

Source: Statistical Abstract of Punjab, 2008 

Amritsar district ranks 3 rd in number of buffaloes in the Punjab State, hence is 

rich in milk and milk products. Pertaining to higher number of livestock, 

poultry and fish; the district ranks 1 st in number of animals slaughtered. As 

shown in table no.25, 96.72% of the animals slaughtered in the city are sheep 

and goats. Average no. of animals slaughtered per day is 208. This reflects high 

demand of animal skin for the leather factories and also the demand of meat for 

consumption. 

2.9.3 FISHERIES: 

The district has natural resources of fishery within its boundaries. The natural 

fisheries abound in the riverside complex consisting of approximately 128 kms 

of Beas river, 40 km of Ravi river, 32 kms of Satluj river and 78 kms of Sakki 

Nala. Besides, there are drains, canals and dhands to the extent of about 400 

kms of water courses. The commercially important fish (local name) are: 

Dhambra or Rohu, Thail, Morkah or Mrigal, Kalehan, Shingara, Saul, Mullec, 

Paddi, Mahanseer, Kangra etc. 

2.10 ROAD NETWORK AND MEANS OF TRANSPORATION 

The road network of Amritsar is primarily “Ring Radial” with an intense 

network of eleven radial roads leading to core city like spokes of a wheel. 

There are 2 National Highways, 3 State Highways, 6 M.D.R‟s and 24 O.D.R‟s 

& number of other important roads passing through the city providing stronger 

regional linkages (Refer map 8). N.H-1 acts as the central spine cutting the city 

into two parts namely north and south. These eleven radials emerging out of the 

city have acted as important nodes for the development. 

The road network in the city has been studied in two parts: (i) walled city, (ii) 

outside walled city (Refer map 9). Walled city carrying one-sixth of the city 

population is heart of Amritsar city as it generated lot of trade activities, which 

on other hand generates lot of traffic. A wall and a circular road that runs along 

the wall both outside and inside the wall bound the old city. There are 14 entry 

points/ gates of the walled city leading to the various residential areas, 

specialized bazaars, Golden Temple and other activities within walled city. It 

has a road network characteristic to a typical medieval town of North India. 

Narrow winding streets characterize the road network, lanes and by-lanes laid 

out into introvert planning units. This part of the city is built on human scale 

with the major thoroughfares and surprising open spaces. The dense road 

network with narrow width fails to meet the existing transit demands of multimodal 

transport with majority of motorized vehicles. 

On the other hand, later development includes areas built outside the walled 

city i.e. north side of the Amritsar – Jalandhar rail line which divides the city 


into two halves. It is characterized by wide roads. The city does not have any 

distinct ring although the Circular Road as well as bye pass exist in the 

northern portion of the city but it is completely absent in the southern portion. 

The table below lists the important roads passing through the city along with 

details of road cross sections and right of way. 

Table 14: Statement showing the details of Road Cross-Section and R/W of 

Inter and Intra City Road Falling in Amritsar Local Planning Area 

Sr Catego Name of Width of Road (Mtrs) 

Remarks 

. ry of Road R/W L/B C\W R/B 

N Road 

o. 

National Highways 

1 R1(NH 

-1) 

GT 

Road(Lah 

1) 60 

2) 62.7 

NA 

17.35 

NA 

10+8+10 

NA 

17.35 

*Near 

village 

ore to 0 24.30 6.50+2+6.5 * Dhodhiwi 

Delhi) 3) 54.4 

4) 613. 

5F 

252.6 

2F 

108.26F 15.30 

* 

252.6 

2F 

nd 

*Dual 

carriage 

way Near 

Kot 

Khalsa 

*Near 

Doburji 

Distributo 

ry 

*Near 

Mehraban 

pur 

2 R1(NH 

-15) 

Amritsar- 

Pathankot 

30.48M 8.74 13 8.74 *Near 

village 

3 R1 

(NH- 

15) 

State Highways 

4 R2 

(SH- 

25) 

5 R2 

(SH- 

21) 


Tarn 

Taran 

Road 


Ajnala- 

Dera Baba 

Nanak 


Bhikhiwin 

d- 

Khemkara 

n 

Alkare 

32.56M 11.00 10.06 11.5 * Near 

village 

Chabba 

26.70 10.00 6.70 10.00 *Near 

village 

Nagal 

27.95M 9.35 6.70 11.90 *Near 

village 

Bohru 


6 R2(SH- 

22) 

AmritsarS 

ri 

Hargobind 

Pur 

Major District Roads 

7 R3(MD 

R-65) 

8 R3 

(MDR- 

64) 

11 R3 

(MDR- 

66) 


Chogawan 

-Rania 


Fatehgarh 

Churian 

9 R3 

(MDR- 

63) 

10 R3 

(MDR- 

61) 


Ajnala- 

Chogawan 

Attari- 

Jhabbal- 

Tarn 

Taran- 

Goindwal 

Rayya 

More- 

Baba 

Bakala/Ba 

tala 

12 R3 Link Road 

Between 

GT Road 

& Ajnala 

Road 

Source: Master Plan, Amritsar 

25.80M 9.70 6.40 9.70 *Near 

village 

Chapu 

Ramsingh 

23.10 10.80 6.70 5.60 

24.10 4.5 (6.70+1.4+6 

.70) 

4.8 * Dual 

carriage 

way Near 

MCA 

* Near 

Tungawal 

a 

32 11.15 9.70 11. 15 *Near 

UBDC 

0 26.40 26.40 12 - 

17.40 4.0 6.7 6.7 * Near 

Baba 

Bakala 

21.7 8.1 5.6 8.1 *Near 

village 

Chahia 

Table 15: List of O.D.R’s falling in the Amritsar along with Crosssectional 

Details 

S.No. Category 

of Road 

Name of Road 

Length 

(kms) 

Metalled 

Width (ft) 

1 R4 Jandiala to Tarn Taran 16.22 23 

2 R4 Harsa Chhina-Fatehgarh Churian 16.38 12 

3 R4 Beas-Dera Baba Jaimal Singh-Sathiala- 

Butala 

N.A 5.72-33‟ 

9.60-18‟ 

4.80-10‟ 

4 R4 Jandiala-Veroval 21.62 18‟ 

5 R4 G.T Road to Gehri Mandi Railway Crossing 3.10 18‟ 


6 R4 Gehri mandi Bazar 0.50 23‟ 

7 R4 Chheharta Dhand Bir Road 17.15 15.80-18‟ 

1.35-22‟ 

8 R4 Rajatal-Naushera Dhalla road 4.58 12‟ 

9 R4 Approach to Warrpal Rly Station from NH- 2.41 12‟ 

15 

10 R4 Approach to Attari Rly Station from NH-1 1.80 18‟ 

11 R4 Majitha Bye pass 0.96 10‟ 

12 R4 Mall Road Amritsar 4.34 48‟ 

13 R4 Approach to Verka Railway station from 0.13 15‟ 

NH-15 

14 R4 GT Road to Govt. Polytechnic 0.85 10‟ 

15 R4 Albert Road, Amritsar 0.89 22‟ 

16 R4 Approach to Jaintipur Rly Station from NH- 0.24 10‟ 

15 

17 R4 Approach to Kathunangal Rly Station from 1.40 10‟ 

NH-15 

18 R4 G.T. Road to Khurmanian-Bopa Rai Baj 6.15 12‟ 

Singh 

19 R4 Rayya lidder jalalabad 16.76 18‟ 

20 R4 Old GT road with in Amritsar MC 1.85 22‟ 

21 R4 Mall Road Amritsar, 

Disst. Court to Lawerance Road Xing 

Lawerance road Xing to PWD complex 

2.86 

1.48 

22 R4 Amritsar Sohian Fatehgarh Churian road 23.05 18‟ 

23 R4 Fatehgarh Churian Ramdass road. 15.42 23‟ 

24 R4 Cheecha Hoshiar Nagar road. 6.52 12‟ 

Source: P.W.D Office, Amritsar 

The total length of roads existing in the Amritsar M.C. area is 495.20 kms in 

the year 2001, which has increased to 524.41 kms in 2004 and 611.13 kms in 

2006. There has been an increase of 29.21 kms in the total road length in the 

city in the last four years and an increase of 87 kms in past two years. This 

increase has been observed in the category of surfaced roads. Almost 90% of 

the city roads are surfaced (metalled) roads, among which, 98% are Black Top 

roads with remaining 2% as cement concrete and water bond macadam roads. 

The unsurfaced roads have been sub-divided into Motorable and Non 

Motorable ones. Motorable roads have major share among the unsurfaced 

roads, which is of the order of 95% in 2004. 

Table 16: Length of Roads within Amritsar M. C. (in kms) 

Yea 

r 

Surfaced Roads (km) 

Unsurfaced Roads (km) 

Total 

Lengt 

h 

(km) 

Water 

Bond 

Macada 

m 

Blac 

k 

Top 

Cemen 

t 

Concre 

te 

Total Motorab 

le 

Non 

Motorab 

le 

Tot 

al 

2x22‟ 

48‟ 


200 

1 

495.2 

0 

3.40 431.4 

5 

7.60 442.4 

5 

48.00 4.75 52.7 

5 

200 

4 

524.4 

1 

1.40 451.6 

6 

7.60 460.6 

6 

50.00 2.75 52.7 

5 

200 611.1 10.70 527.0 13.40 551.1 55 5 60 

6 3 

3 

3 

Source: Municipal Corporation, Amritsar, Municipal Year Book (06-07) 


2.11 RAILWAY STATION 

The city of Amritsar is well connected by broad gauge rail 

network with other parts of country and with the 

neighboring country of Pakistan via Attari rail link. Major 

links are from Amritsar to Pathankot, Amritsar to New 

Delhi, Amritsar to Patti & Amritsar to Attari link lines. 

There are total of 14 railway stations that are falling in 

Amritsar. Out of this 10 railway stations fall outside the 

municipal limit of Amritsar which are namely Beas, 

Rayya, Butari, Tangra, Jandiala, Manawala, Khasa, 

Majitha, Jaintipura and Attari. The remaining 4 railway 

Fig. No-8 Railway Station, 

Amritsar 

stations exist within municipal limit of Amritsar namely Verka, Chheharta, 

Bhagtanwala and Amritsar. It is managed by Northern Railways and caters to 

approximately 28,000 passengers daily. Approximately 40 passenger trains 

both local and express and 9 goods trains originate or terminate at the Amritsar 

Railway Station. It is marked by the presence of passenger‟s facilities such as 

ramps and wheel chairs for handicapped, stairs, tourist information centre and 

waiting halls etc. 

2.12 AIRPORT 

The city of Amritsar has an international airport, namely “Rajasansi 

International Airport” also known as Guru Ram Das International Airport or 

Amritsar International Airport. It is located 11 kms North-West of the city of 

Amritsar on Ajnala Road near village Rajasansi. The international airport 

serves not only the city of Amritsar but also the state of Punjab by extensive 

network of highways. While private transport in form of automobiles is the 

most popular way of reaching the airport, public transport infrastructure (with 

the exception of taxis) has remained weak and needs to be strengthened. 

The integrated terminal building at Amritsar have peak hour passenger 

handling capacity of 1200 passengers and annual handling capacity of 14.6 

lakh passengers. It handles around 150 flights a week to different locations 

within India and abroad. The major destinations abroad include London, 

Toronto, Abhu Dhabi, Dubai, Muscat, Sharjah, Doha, Tashkent, Ashgabat etc. 

The apron area has been extended to cater to parking of total of 14 aircrafts 

instead of ten earlier. Moreover, 44 acres of land area has been acquired by 

AAI for construction of second runway. Keeping in view the international 

status of Amritsar Airport there is need to think about its expansion keeping in 

mind the State of Art Infrastructure to be developed. 

2.13 SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE 

Social infrastructure refers to the facilities and the process involved, which 

ensures education, better health facilities and community development in any 

town. The Social Infrastructure includes the education system, health care, 

social and cultural facilities, parks and open spaces, etc. The different 


University 

Colleges 

Medical 

Dental 

Nursing 

Engineerin 

g 

B.Ed. 

Colleges 

Polytechni 

cs 

Distance 

Education 

Centers 

Total 

S. 

No 

. 

components of social infrastructure will help to know how well a city or town 

is equipped with facilities. The provision of education, health, etc. defines the 

quality of life. As the city expands and population increases, the gap between 

demand and supply of these essential services increases, which deteriorates the 

quality of life in urban areas. 

2.13.1 EDUCATION 

Educational facilities define the level of development of a city. They are 

criticial for growth of any settlement in terms of literacy rate, skill upgradation 

and improving quality of human lives. Higher level of education facilities have 

been considered vital for economic growth and development of any community 

or nation, besides improving the quality of life of human beings. Education is 

found to be a major determinant and promoter of growth and development of 

any settlement and nation. Accordingly, providing appropriate level of 

education facilities is extremely important. 

Institutional Network 

The city of Amritsar has a well developed institutional network with one 

university namely Guru Nanak Dev University, 10 colleges, 2 medical and 

dental colleges, 9 nursing institutes and 4 engineering colleges, 2 B. Ed. 

colleges and 2 polytechnics. Apart from higher level institutions, it is well 

equipped with 258 primary schools, 36 middle schools, 41 secondary and 62 

senior secondary schools. It strengthens the fact that Amritsar has developed its 

importance as an educational centre in the region. 

Table 17: Level of Education Facilities in Amritsar – Schools, etc 

Name Prima Middl Seconda Senior Ang Indust Traini 

ry e ry Seconda anw rial ng 

Schoo Schoo Schools ry ari School School 

ls ls 

Schools 

s 

Adult 

Litera 

cy 

Cente 

r 

1 Amri 258 36 41 62 191 - - 46 634 

tsar 

Source: District Education Office, Amritsar and Census 2001 

Total 

Name 

Table 18: Higher Level of Education Facilities in Amritsar 

Amritsar 1 10 2 2 9 4 2 2 4 36 

Source: District Education Office, Amritsar and Census 2001 


Ajnala 

384,566 

205,035 

179,531 

348,022 

185,311 

162,711 

36,544 

19,724 

16,820 

341 

312 

3 

Total 

Inhabited 

TABLE 18: Schools / Colleges Per 10,000 Population In Statutory Towns, 

2001 

Serial 

number 

Name and urban 

status of Town 

Type of educational institution 

Primary Junior 

Secondary / 

Middle 

Secondary / 

Matriculation 

Senior 

Secondary 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 

1 Ajnala (NP) 2.7 5.9 3.2 1.6 0.0 

2 Amritsar 2.8 2.5 2.0 0.9 0.3 

(M.Corp.) 

3 Amritsar Cantt. 4.1 2.5 1.6 0.8 0.0 

5 Jandiala (MCI) 4.2 4.6 0.8 1.3 0.0 

7 Majitha (MCI) 3.1 3.1 1.5 1.5 0.0 

9 Raja Sansi (NP) 2.5 1.6 0.8 0.8 0.0 

10 Ramdas (MCI) 5.2 3.5 1.7 1.7 0.0 

11 Rayya (NP) 4.0 1.6 3.2 0.0 0.8 

2001- Census Findings - Population and its distribution: 

Table 44 shows number of Schools / Colleges per 10,000 of population for 

towns. In the district there are 1.5 Primary Schools, 1.3 Junior Secondary/ 

Middle Schools, 1.0 Secondary/ Matriculation Schools, 0.5 Senior Secondary 

Schools and 0.2 College per 10,000 population. In other words there is a 

Primary School for a population of 6667, Junior Secondary/ Middle School for 

every 7692 persons, a Senior Secondary School for 20,000 persons and a 

College for a population of 50,000. The following table shows distribution of 

rural and urban population by tahsils in the district. 

College 

TABLE 20: Population, Number Of Villages And Towns, 2001 

Name 

of 

Tehsil 

Population 

Total Rural Urban 

P M F P M F P M F 

No. of 

Village 

s 

N 

o. 

of 

T 

o 

w 

n 

s 



II 

Total 

800,662 

447,569 

353,093 

405,541 

200,413 

205,128 

75.9 

79.5 

71.8 

7.7 

Urban 

34,212 

20,391 

13,821 

18,157 

8,771 

9,386 

75.1 

80.5 

68.3 

12.2 

Amritsar –I 

Rural 

129,409 

74,184 

55,225 

104,203 

49,372 

54,831 

65.0 

71.1 

58.2 

12.9 

Total 

163,621 

94,575 

69,046 

122,360 

58,143 

64,217 

66.9 

72.9 

60.0 

12.9 

Urban 

22,536 

13,020 

9,516 

14,008 

6,704 

7,304 

71.3 

76.6 

65.1 

11.5 

Ajnala 

Rural 

162,372 

95,334 

67,038 

185,650 

89,977 

95,673 

55.4 

61.5 

48.6 

12.9 

Total 

184,908 

108,354 

76,554 

199,658 

96,681 

102,977 

57.0 

63.0 

50.2 

12.8 

Sr. No. 

Tehsil 

Total / Rural / Urban 

Baba 

Bakala 

280,270 

147,086 

133,184 

258,908 

135,597 

123,311 

21,362 

11,489 

9,873 

155 

155 

2 


II 

1,206,203 

647,982 

558,221 

205,667 

111,149 

94,518 

1,000,536 

536,833 

463,703 

107 

102 

1 


–I 

285,981 

152,718 

133,263 

233,612 

123,556 

110,056 

52,369 

29,162 

23,207 

142 

139 

3 

TABLE 26: Number And Percentage Of Literates And Illiterates By 

Tahsils, 2001 

No. OF LITERATES AND 

ILLITERATES 

LITERATES 

ILLITERATES 

Percentage of 

literates 

Gap in 

malefemale 

literacy 

rate 

T M F T M F T M F 

1 

2 

3 


(ii) 


(M Corp.) 

676,824 

374,765 

302,059 

290,038 

143,623 

146,415 

79.6 

82.7 

76.0 

6.7 

2 

(i) Amritsar * 

(M 

Corp+OG) 

694,458 

385,338 

309,120 

309,459 

153,406 

156,053 

78.7 

81.9 

75.1 

6.9 


UA 

694,458 

385,338 

309,120 

309,459 

153,406 

156,053 

78.7 

81.9 

75.1 

6.8 

1 

Ajnala 

(NP) 

12,336 

7,136 

5,200 

6,253 

2,964 

3,289 

76.5 

81.5 

70.5 

11.0 

Urban 

14,919 

8,539 

6,380 

6,443 

2,950 

3,493 

79.4 

84.4 

73.5 

10.9 

Baba Bakala 

Rural 

150,789 

85,073 

65,716 

108,119 

50,524 

57,595 

67.3 

73.4 

60.8 

12.6 

Total 

165,708 

93,612 

72,096 

114,562 

53,474 

61,088 

68.2 

74.3 

61.7 

12.6 

Urban 

693,139 

384,491 

308,648 

307,397 

152,342 

155,055 

78.8 

82.0 

75.2 

6.8 

Rural 

107,523 

63,078 

44,445 

98,144 

48,071 

50,073 

61.3 

66.9 

54.9 

12.0 

4 

Among the tahsils, Amritsar – II is the tahsil where literacy rate is the highest 

with 75.9 per cent. Between the two sexes the literacy rate in the district varies 

between 72.6 for males and 61.3 per cent for females exhibiting a gap of 11.3 

percentage points. It is further educed that in literacy, Amritsar district is far 

behind as compared to Hoshiarpur (81.0%), Rupnagar (78.1%) and Jalandhar 

(78.0%) districts. 

TABLE 22: Number And Percentage Of Literates And Illiterates By Sex 

In Urban Agglomerations / Towns, 2001 

Sr. 

No. 

NAME 

No. OF LITERATES AND 

ILLITERATES 

Percentage of 

literates 

LITERATES ILLITERATES 

T M F T M F T M F 

Gap in 

malefemale 

literacy 

rate 


Males 

205,035 

108,83 

2 (53.1) 

39,951 

(36.7) 

25,437 

(23.4) 

3,424 

(3.1) 

40,020 

(36.8) 

1 

Ajnala 

Persons 

384,566 

143,50 

8 

(37.3) 

45,633 

(31.8) 

32,869 

(22.9) 

7,327 

(5.1) 

57,679 

(40.2) 

8 

Rayya 

(NP) 

8,661 

4,746 

3,915 

3,970 

1,888 

2,082 

78.5 

82.3 

74.4 

7.9 

7 

Ramdas 

(M Cl) 

3,501 

1,985 

1,516 

2,278 

1,052 

1,226 

70.7 

76.6 

64.2 

12.4 

6 

Raja Sansi 

(NP) 

6,699 

3,899 

2,800 

5,477 

2,688 

2,789 

63.7 

69.0 

57.5 

11.5 

5 

Majitha 

(M Cl) 

7,493 

4,255 

3,238 

5,499 

2,621 

2,878 

67.3 

72.7 

61.3 

11.4 

4 

Jandiala 

(M Cl) 

15,696 

8,849 

6,847 

8,138 

3,905 

4,233 

75.3 

79.8 

70.1 

9.7 

3 


Cantt. (CB) 

9,704 

6,440 

3,264 

2,458 

1,181 

1,277 

90.1 

94.4 

82.6 

11.8 

+ Towns arranged in alphabetical order. 

* In case of towns having outgrowth an asterisk mark has been placed against their names to indicate 

that they have outgrowths which are not separate towns. 

It reveals that 77.9 per cent of the urban population in the district is literate. 

The male literacy is 81.5 per cent while the female literacy is 73.8 per cent. 

TABLE 23: Distribution Of Workers By Sex In Four Categories Of Economic 

Activity In Tehsils, 2001 

Sr. 

No. 

TEHSIL 

Category of workers 

Perso 

ns / 

Male 

s / 

Fema 

les 

Total 

Popula 

tion 

Total 

number 

of 

workers 

(Main + 

Marginal) 

Cultiv 

ators 

Agricu 

ltural 

Labour 

ers 

Househol 

d 

Industry 

workers 

Other 

worke 

rs 


Females 

558,221 

65,663 

(11.8) 

2,904 

(4.4) 

6,095 

(9.3) 

6,396 

(9.7) 

50,268 

(76.6) 

3 

Amritsar- II 

Males 

647,982 

339,329 

(52.4) 

17,153 

(5.1) 

18,241 

(5.4) 

12,098 

(3.6) 

291,837 

(86.0) 

Persons 

1,206,203 

404,992 

(33.6) 

20,057 

(5.0) 

24,336 

(6.0) 

18,494 

(4.6) 

342,105 

(84.5) 

Females 

133,263 

22,697 

(17.0) 

2,882 

(12.7) 

8,536 

(37.6) 

1,529 

(6.7) 

9,750 

(43.0) 

2 

Amritsar –I 

Males 

152,718 

81,205 

(53.2) 

19,717 

(24.3) 

17,721 

(21.8) 

1,931 

(2.4) 

41,836 

(51.5) 

Persons 

285,981 

103,90 

2 (36.3) 

22,599 

(21.3) 

26,257 

(25.3) 

3,460 

(3.3) 

51,586 

(49.6) 

Females 

179,531 

34,676 

(19.3) 

5,682 

(16.4) 

7,432 

(21.4) 

3,903 

(11.3) 

17,659 

(50.9) 

2.14 HEALTH 

There is critical need of improving the health of poor as there is lack of 

hygienic living conditions in the slum colonies because of the open drain 

system, improper solid waste disposal mechanism. Besides, there is a need to 

improve the basic human conditions in the entire Amritsar, where there is a 

need of the health organizations for improving the existing conditions along 

with the hospitals and dispensaries. 

2.14.1 Institutional Network 

Looking at the health institutional network in the city of Amritsar, it has been 

observed that the city is served by 1 civil hospital, 154 other specialized 

hospitals and nursing homes (govt. and private both), 8 Urban Family Welfare 

Centers, 6 MCW Centres, 5 satellite hospitals and 6 govt. dispensaries. It 

makes the city an emerging medical hub of the district Amritsar. It has number 

of specialized hospitals such as Escorts for heart speciality, Ram Lal eye & 

E.N.T Hospital, ESI Hospital, Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Guru Ram Dass 


Dental Research Institute cum Hospital, etc. The table below gives details of 

the various medical institutes located in city of Amritsar. 

Table 24: Medical Infrastructure in Amritsar 

Level 

Medical Facility 

Hospital PHC CHC/FWC / MCW Dispensaries 

Amritsar 172 12 153 109 

Source: Civil Surgeon Ofice, Amritsar 

TABLE 25: Number Of Beds In Medical Institutions In Towns, 2001 

Sr. 

No. 

Name and urban status 

of the Town 

1 Ajnala (NP) 35 

2 Amritsar (M.Corp.) 27 

3 Amritsar Cantt.(CB) 1 

5 Jandiala(MCI) 0 

7 Majitha (MCI) 23 

9 Raja Sansi (NP) 30 

10 Ramdas (MCI) 52 

11 Rayya (NP) 3 

Number of beds in medical 

institutions 

per 10,000 population 

Table 45 shows number of beds in medical institution in towns per 10,000 of 

population. The district on an average has 14 beds per 10,000 of population. 

Among the towns, Ramdas being the smallest town with 5,779 populations has 

52 beds per 10,000 populations and this average is the highest among all the 

towns in the district. Except Amritsar Cantt, Jandiala and Rayya all other towns 

have more beds per 10,000 population than that of the district average. 

Among the villages in Amritsar, only Baba Bakala is marked by the presence 

of Civil Hospital while others have presence of either Dispensary or Family 

Welfare Centre or Maternity and Child Welfare Centre or Maternity Home. 

The civil hospital “Guru Nanak Dev Hospital” in Amritsar is located adjacent 

to the Govt. Medical College on Majitha Road with easy accessibility from all 

sides. The hospital (114 acres) together with Medical College is spread over an 

area of 163 acres having total bed capacity of 1050 beds and serving 700 

patients per day approximately. The institution apart from serving the whole 

district‟s population, has retained its eminence in providing medical facilities to 

vast area of north India including Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Rajasthan, U.P., etc. 

with its spacious OPD complex, emergency, surgery and super specialities viz. 

nephrology, cardiology, plastic surgery, urology, neurology, cardiothoracic 

surgery, etc. It also houses ultra modern operation theatre complex, ICU, 

ICCU, clinical laboratory, radiology, sonography, de-addiction and mental 


health facilities, and blood transfusion and blood component separation unit. 

Since the hospital is attached to the Medical College, nearly 320 students are 

trained every year in MBBS, BDS, nursing and MD/MS courses. The hospital 

is observed to have sufficient medical, para medical and allied facilities. In 

terms of disposal of bio-medical waste generated, the segregated waste is 

collected by a private agency namely “Amritsar Health Care Systems” from 

hospitals in the city. The waste collected is incinerated in an incinerator, which 

is located at the village Iban Kalan on Jhabal Road. 

Table 26: Veterinary Institutions in Amritsar 

Veterinary Institutions 

Level 

Hospital Dispensary Total 

Amritsar 42 62 100 

Source: Civil Surgeon, Amritsar 

Besides this, there are 4 govt. veterinary hospitals and 4 govt. dispensaries 

existing in the city of Amritsar. 

2.15 Civic Amenities/Services 

The other amenities of the city include Post Offices, Fire Stations, Cremation 

Grounds, etc. Each urban area must have these amenities to serve its growing 

population, as the requirement of these amenities increases with the increase of 

city population and area. 

2.15.1 Fire Station 

The city of Amritsar at present has four fire stations located at Town Hall, Beri 

Gate, Gilwali Gate and Civil Lines which are the following: 

Table 27: Fire Stations of Amritsar District 

Sr. No. Name of the Fire stations Telephone Numbers 

1 Central Fire Station 101, 2541111, 2557366 

2 Gilwali Gate 2527000 

3 Berigate 2551699 

4 Civil Line 2566212 

As per the UDPFI standards of one fire station for 2 lakh population, the city 

should have 5 fire stations to serve the population. Therefore, the city has a 

backlog of one fire station. All the four fire stations are located on major city 


oads, which are wide enough to allow free movement of these vehicles. The 

vehicles at the time of disaster are available from these fire stations. The Civil 

Lines fire station serves the northern portion of the city, while Town Hall, Beri 

Gate and Gilwali Gate fire stations serve the walled city area and its 

surrounding that is the southern half of the city. Hence, it can be said that 

northern portion of the city is served with only 1 fire station, which is 

insufficient and requires one more fire station. Besides, the existing backlog of 

one fire station, there is also requirement of another 5 fire stations in the city to 

cater the needs up to 2031. 

Apart from four fire stations, city also has nearly 400 fire hydrants at different 

locations to combat with the fire. The fire brigade wing in the city has total of 8 

fire fighting vans and total staff strength of 126 out of which 51 posts at present 

are vacant. This implies that the city does not have required number of 

personnel, which needs to be taken care off. Moreover, the existing fire 

fighting infrastructure needs upgradation as new buildings of greater height are 

being constructed. 

There is no provision of separate fire station or fire fighting facilities in the 

Taran taran district. They are dependant on Amritsar for fire fighting facilities 

in case of any disaster. Therefore, it can be analysed that the existing fire 

facilities in the city of Amritsar are over burdened that needs to be reduced. 



2.15.2 POLICE STATIONS 

The list of 28 police stations along with their location is given in the table 

below: 

Table 28: Police Stations Falling in Amritsar 

Sr. 

No. 

Police Station Name & Rank Phone No. Mobile No., 

Residence No. 

1 Bus stand ASI Gurwinder Singh 97811-30225, 98144-72780 

2 PP Brahambuta 

(Galiara) 

SI Lakhbir Singh 98157-66168, 97811-30219 

3 PP Verka SI Shamsher Singh 98765-70009, 97811-30217 

4 PP Majitha Road SI Harish Behal 2422975 99155-01818, 97811-30215 

5 PP Sultanwind SI Amrik Singh 98720-11332, 97811-30229 

6 Ranjit Avenue SI Ashok Kumar 97811-30236, 94637-28360 

7 PP Mohkam Pura SI Parvesh Chopra 97811-30216, 99150-82889 

8 Durgiana Mandir ASI Harmanjit Singh 2557500 98729-00444, 97811-30227 

9 Circuit House ASI Harsandeep Singh 2566394 97797-00130, 97811-30239 

10 PP Lawrence Road ASI Mukhtiar Singh 98786-76899, 97811-30242 

11 Shivala Mandir ASI Sukhwant Singh 94631-70445, 97811-30243 

12 Court Complex ASI Tarsem Singh 92163-49078, 97811-30240 

13 Faiz Pura ASI Savinder Singh 98145-72100, 97811-30241 

14 Vallah ASI Kuldip Singh 97811-30251 


15 Gumtala Bye Pass SI Ramesh Chander 97811-30245, 94631-74427 

16 Kot Khalsa ASI Sukhwinder Singh 2225368 97811-30252, 98151-06602 

17 Milk Plant Verka SI Manoj Kumar 97811-00250, 97800-06420 

18 Mahal Bye-Pass ASI Rajinder Singh 97811-30244, 97797-01723 

19 Majitha Rd Bye- 

Pass 

ASI Panna Lal 97811-30249, 94638-28100 

20 F.G. Churian Bye- 

Pass 

ASI Sarwan Singh 97811-30247, 97793-03800 

21 Taranwala Pul ASI Shamsher Singh 97811-30230 

22 India Gate SI Mukhwinder Singh 97811-30255, 98144-09114 

23 Hall Gate ASI Subeg Singh 98152-95911, 97811-30228 

24 Rani ka Bagh ASI Parveen Kumar 97811-3238, 98728-68180 

25 PP Sardar Cantt ASI Ashwani Kumar 98155-33030 

26 PP Kabir Park ASI Jaspal Singh 97811-30233 

27 PP Kot Mit Singh ASI Jarnail Singh 97811-30220, 97797-03509 

28 PP Fatah Pur L/ASI Rajwinder Kaur 97811-30248, 94647-06473 

Source: Police Dept. Amritsar 

At present, there is backlog of 2 police stations within the city as per the UDFI 

guidelines standard of one police station for 90,000 persons. Further, there is a 

demand for 12 more police stations up to the year 2031 for the city of Amritsar. 


2.16 DRAINAGE AND CANAL SYSTEM 

The River System And Water Resources 

(i) Main Rivers and Tributaries.-The Beas and the Ravi are the two 

master streams of the district. The former forms its border with the Kapurthala 

District of the Punjab State and the latter separates it from Pakistan. Both the 

rivers originate near the Rohtang Pass in the Kullu District and traverse through 

the Himachal Pradesh and the Gurdaspur District before entering the Amritsar 

District. In consonance with the slope of the land, both of them flow in the 

north-east and south-west direction. 

The Beas touches the Amritsar District in the vicinity of the village of Sheron. 

It is adjoined by an abruptly rising bluff to its right throughout its course in the 

Amritsar and Tarn Taran tahsils. It is joined by the River Satluj at Harike in the 

Patti Tahsil. 

The Ravi enters the district near the village of Ghoneywala and it moves into 

Pakistan beyond the village of Ranian. In contrast to the Beas, this river makes 

a wide floodplain in the Amritsar District. This floodplain has been highly 

susceptible to floods, causing heavy damage to human settlements, crops and 

the livestock. The construction of an embankment along the river has, however, 

reduced the frequency and intensity of floods. The main significance of the 

Ravi lies in its being the border between India and Pakistan. 

The eastern limit of the floodplain of the Ravi corresponds with the Sakki Nala, 

which is a tributary of the Ravi and flows parallel to it before meeting it near 

the village of Kakkar in the Amritsar District. This nala is the continuation of 

the Kiran Nala which originates from the Chhambs (marshy lands) lying to the 

south-west of the Pathankot town in the Gurdaspur District. The course of the 

nala is characteristically sinuous. It floods during the rainy season and this 

factor has been partly responsible for keeping the western part of the Ajnala 

Tahsil isolated from the rest of the district till recently. Ajnala is situated on the 

left bank of this nala. A diversion for the nala near the village of Shahpur has 

been constructed. It would secure the outfall of the Sakki Nala 96 km upstream 

of its present outfall and this would save 741 sq. km. of the land around Ajnala 

from damage owing to floods. 

As in case of other rivers of the Punjab, the discharges of the Beas and the Ravi 

are subject to wide fluctuations from season to season and from year to year. 

These rivers contain a trickle of water during the dry winter with the approach 

of the summer, snow melts in the source areas of these rivers and their waterlevel 

begins to rise. These rivers swell during the rainy season. 

Upper Bari Doab Canal:- In addition to the Beas and the Ravi and the Sakki 

Nala, another major source of water in the district is available from the various 


anches and distributaries of the Upper Bari Doab Canal which runs through 

the district. The canal had started operating in 1860. Its four main branches 

passing through the district include from east to west the Sobraon Branch, the 

Kasur Branch Lower, the Main Branch and the Lahore Branch. It is primarily 

through this canal that about 90 per cent of the cultivated land in the Amritsar 

District receives irrigation. 

However, the extensive canal irrigation, which has been there for more than a 

century, has caused serious waterlogging conditions. It seems that the Amritsar 

District is just floating on its subsurface water, which comes up to a metre or 

two from the surface during the rainy season. Even in the driest month of June, 

the water-table is only 1.5 to 3 metres below the surface. The wide-spread 

waterlogging has given rise to kallar (concentration of harmful salts) over 

extensive areas and some cultivable land has been lost to agriculture. Various 

measures are being adopted to tackle this problem: the existing Patti and Kasur 

drains have been deepened and some new drains have been constructed to 

facilitate the run-off of the underground water. Wherever possible, canal 

irrigation is being replaced by tube-well irrigation so as to reduce the quantity 

of underground water and eucalyptus trees are being planted, particularly along 

the canals, roads and railway lines, so as to soak the extra subsurface water. 

These measures have already started giving good results. 

Thus, the water resources of the Amritsar District are varied. The district is 

bordered by two perennial streams on two sides; it contains a dense network of 

canals, and its subsurface water reservoir is close to the surface. The 

underground water is, however, brackish in parts of the Patti and Tarn Taran 

tahsils. This brackishness discourages its use both for irrigation and drinking. 

The two rivers which touch the district, viz. the Beas, Ravi and Satluj, and also 

the Sakki Nala, are described below in greater detail: 

River Beas.-The Beas River rises north of the Kullu Valley, and passing 

through the Kangra District (Himachal Pradesh), and between Gurdaspur and 

Hoshiarpur districts, enters the sandy valley which divides the Amritsar District 

from the Kapurthala District. Here, its bank on the right, i.e., the Amritsar side, 

is an abrupt cliff, the upper stratum of which is hard clay mixed with kankar 

(lime concretions) and the lower usually, though not always, is fine river sand. 

At the foot of this cliff, between it and the cold-weather bed of the river, lies a 

strip of alluvial land, which at some points is as much as three kilometers 

broad. At other points, the cold-weather stream flows close under the cliffs and 

in the southern part of the district its set towards Amritsar entails some loss of 

cultivation and damage to residential sites. At some places, there are 

embayments caused by the river which cuts into the high cliff consisting of the 

alluvial deposit of soil. The left bank, on the other hand, is uniformly low, and 

on the Kapurthala side there is a stretch of moist alluvial land running back for 

several kilometers into the interior, which is fertile, well-wooded and liable to 

inundation. There is a tradition that over a century and a quarter ago, the river 


an on the site of the village of Mira in the Kapurthala territory, eleven 

kilometers from its present course, and the depression is still clearly traceable 

and is now part of the West Bein. In this district, whatever cultivation there is 

in the valley is carried on between the foot of the cliff and the normal coldweather 

stream, or in the embayments caused by the erosion of the cliff. Back 

from the river, the influence of the cliffs persists for considerable distances in 

some places, because gullies make cultivation impossible and even spoil the 

fertility of the hinterland by accelerating the run-off of rain-water before it has 

time to soak in the soil and benefit it. 

River Ravi.-The Ravi is a river of a different character. The high bank of the 

Beas affords a measure of security to cultivation in some part of almost every 

low riverine estate. The rudiments of a dhaya or high bank appear on the left 

bank of the Sakki Nala in its last 16-kilometre length but this is a long way 

from the present river and does nothing to mitigate the defencelessness of the 

villages between the two streams. The villages on the Amritsar side of the river 

have no protection and the sixty estates officially recognized as liable to river 

action do not exhaust the limit of the liability to trouble, if there is really a high 

flood in the river. Every effort is, however, made to ensure that damage to 

human life and to works of public utility does not occur. The tendency of the 

river to swallow up the cultivated lands and damage the crops is checked by 

constructing suitable protective works at vulnerable points, as the situation 

warrants. In this way, the frequency of the floods is reduced. The Ravi carries 

rather more fertilizing silt than the Beas (which from the comparative clearness 

of its water is sometimes called nili or blue dhaar) and where this silt is thrown 

up, bumper crops of wheat can be raised. But cultivation in the river-bed is 

always precarious. 

Saki Nala.-The only other perennial stream found in the district is the Sakki 

Nala. The Sakki begins as the Kiran Nala in the Gurdaspur District where some 

irrigation is done from an inundation canal taken out of it. This canal tails into 

the Ajnala Tahsil in Ramdas. In the Amritsar District, the nala has the 

appearance of a narrow river whose left bank is generally higher than the right 

bank. Winter discharges are low, but the considerable summer stream is further 

augmented by unwanted canal water sent down the Aliwal Escape from the 

Main Branch Upper of the Upper Bari Doab Canal. The stream ends its 

independent existence where it joins the Ravi at Kakkar. The sinuous course of 

the Sakki Nala has not only done much to isolate the Sailab and Hithar Circles 

from the rest of the tahsil and from the markets, but has also stood in the way 

of the extension of regular canal irrigation to this tract. The stream is sluggish 

and the erosion of the banks is almost unknown. Damage is done by floods, 

however, to the spring crops sown on the shelving land sloping down to the 

edges of the banks, and by spills into depressions leading from the Sakki 

towards the Ravi. The Sakki is also called Ajal Nala, meaning the stream of 

death on account of the considerable damage to life and property it causes 


during the rainy season. A small canal has been taken out from it for irrigation 

in the Gurdaspur and Amritsar districts. 

(ii) Natural Drainage and Artificial Drains 

Amritsar Tahsil.-In the Amritsar Tahsil, east of the Kasur Branch of 

the Upper Bari Doab Canal, drainage causes no concern. The Patti Rohi often 

evades the eye in its sandy course southwards and does no appreciable damage. 

A parallel depression nearer the river has in the past been known by the same 

name. The Riarki Vang is, strictly speaking, a creek of the river and not a 

drainage at all. Only the last 8 km of its course to the river is distinct and, 

throughout this length, the creek runs in a broad deep bed, the banks of which 

have much the same appearance as the dhaya. Erosion on the sides of this creek 

has caused greater loss of cultivated land in the tahsil than the river. A short 

artificial drain runs from the Riarki Vang to the river in Buddha Theh but has 

never been used to divert water. Drainage does not become an important 

problem until the Kasur Nala is reached well west of the Kasur Branch. Known 

in this tahsil as the Hansli, the nala follows a well-defined course from the 

point where it enters the tahsil from Bata until it passes out into Tarn Taran. On 

its margins, the soil is stiff and often Kalrathi (salt-infested) and its presence is 

a handicap to villages whose lands are divided by its passage. Surplus water 

from the area between the nala and the Main Branch of the Upper Bari Doab 

Canal is led into the Hansli north of the Grand Trunk Road by the 

Makhanwindi and Valla drains. South of the road, the drainage is defective in 

the basin of the Sultanwind Drain, otherwise known as the Mandiala Rohi, 

where there is much of inferior land. West of the main Branch of the canal, the 

drainage has always been a matter of serious concern. In the northern part of 

this tract, surface water collects at many places in the form of chhambs or lakes 

for which the least destructive outlets have to be found. The Hudiara Drain, 

starting from the Majitha Fort, was made the central feature of the scheme. Its 

natural bed was deepened and trained and, since 1927, it has been notified 

under section 55 of the Northern India Canal and Drainage Act. From this 

tahsil, it passes on through the Ajnala and Tarn Taran tahsils to the Lahore 

District of Pakistan, collecting the dregs of the city sewage from the Ganda 

nala on its way. Sixteen kilometers north of the Amritsar city, close to the 

Gurdaspur road, the Gumtala Drain begins to carry away the surface water of 

the north-western part of the tract and, after being joined by the Verka and 

Tung Dhab drains just north of the city, turns west and ultimately joins the 

Hudiara Drain in the Ajnala Tahsil. Though not intended to cope with 

extraordinary conditions, this drainage system improved matters. North of the 

Lahore Branch, the Vadala Viram chhamb covers sixty-five acres. An attempt 

has been made without much success to drain it towards the west. Two short 

drains-the Ghosal and Tarpai-pour surplus water in the same neighbourhood 

into the Lahore Branch. The trouble here is saturation rather than the surface 

drainage. The canal carrying a considerable volume of water runs above the 

level of the surrounding country and there is every evidence of waterlogging. 


The same is true to some extent of the northern reaches of the Main Branch 

above the point where it crosses the Gurdaspur metalled road. This tahsil does 

not show such progressive deterioration as is evident in Tarn Taran. 

Improvements in drainage have apparently retarded the advance of kallar and, 

apart from the elimination of local defects in drainage, the primary object of the 

remedial measures must be the reclamation of the land which is still capable of 

cultivation. 

Ajnala Tahsil.-The surface drainage of the Ajnala Tahsil finds its natural 

outlet in the Sakki nala but is obstructed by the Lahore Branch of the Upper 

Bari Doab Canal and its subsidiary channels. Water in the confined area to the 

left of the Branch now finds its way by various routes into the Hudiara Drain. 

On the right bank of the canal, the Lashkri nangal-bagga Drain collects water 

from the area north of the Mananwala Distributary, siphons it under the 

distributary and carries it along to the Mahalanwala Pond (chhamb) whence the 

reinforced stream is carried under the arterial road past the Bagga to the Sakki 

Nala at Saurian. This drain does its work efficiently enough, provided it is 

regularly cleared and maintained. 

(iii) Underground Water Resources.-The entire area in the district is 

underlain by quaternary alluvium comprising fine to coarse sand, silt and clay, 

with intercalations of pebbles and kankar. Bore holes drilled down to a depth of 

about 100 metres have encountered 70-90 per cent of sand. 

Groundwater occurs both under confined and unconfined conditions. 

The depth of reach water in the area ranges from about 1 to 20 metres below 

the land surfaces. The water-table is generally deep towards the high banks of 

the Beas. However, in the vicinity of the canal-irrigated area and also in the 

floodplains of the Beas, the water-table is very shallow. In many parts of the 

canal-irrigated areas, waterlogged conditions prevail. Land salinization is also 

observed in areas affected with waterlogging. 

Groundwater is tapped by open wells, dug-cum-bore wells, and 

tubewells. Open wells yield small to moderate quantities of water. Shallow 

tube-wells constructed up to a depth of 35 metres yield 700 to 2000 litres of 

water per minute, depending on the capacity of the pumping-sets. Some of 

these tube-wells are of cavity type, whereas in others the indigenous strainer, 

which consists of iron or bamboo strips laid over the iron rings of 7-10 cm 

diameter and closely wrapped by ordinary coir rope, has been used. This type 

of construction is quite effective and economical. Deep tube-wells constructed 

up to depths of 65 to 105 metres below the land surface yield copious supplies 

of water. Some such tube-wells have been found to yield over 4000 litres of 

water per minute for drawdowns of less than 5 metres. A pump test conducted 

on an 86.86-metre-deep tube-well at Dera Radhasoami, Beas, indicated that the 

specific capacity of the tube-well was 757 litres of water per minute per metre. 


The transmissibility of the sand which forms the waterbearing zone is of the 

order of 1410 cubic metres per metre. 

The groundwater available in the greater part of the district is generally 

fresh but hard, except in the southern part of the district where it is of inferior 

quality, being saline to bitter. 

Hydrogeological studies carried out in the district in 1968 by the 

Geological Survey of India have indicated the possibilities of a large-scale 

development of groundwater through heavy-duty tube-wells in most parts of 

the district. 


CHAPTER 3 

HAZARD AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT 

3.1 TYPES OF HAZARDS THE DISTRICT PRONE TO 

Amritsar district is highly prone to multi hazards like earthquake, flood, 

Pollution, Accidents and war. The low socio-economic development in the 

district along with the high density of population is one of the most important 

reasons for this menace. The history of disasters in the district will provide a 

clear picture of the vulnerability to which the district is prone. 

Probability Period/Seasonality Of Disasters 

TYPE OF 

HAZARDS 

TIME OF 

OCCURRENCE 

POTENTIAL IMPACT 

Flood June –September Loss of life, livestock, crop and 

infrastructure 

Epidemics Anytime Loss to human life 

Fire Accidents March-May Human Loss and house damage 

Earth Quake Anytime Loss of Life, Livestock and 

Infrastructure 

Drought July-October Damaged to crops 

Landslides June –October Loss of human lives, livestock, paddy, 

infrastructures, houses 

The made degree and extent of Response to fight out any crisis depends upon 

the nature, degree and extent of disaster, but some of the points are almost 

common to all kinds of situations. 


PROBABILITY PERIOD / SEASONALITY OF DISASTERS 

Name of 


Month 

Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 

Flood 

Landslides 

Drought 

Earthquake 

For example it is to be ensured in all types of crisis that:- 

1. Appropriate steps are to be taken. 

2. Preparedness is required to contain the damages and casualties out of the 

crisis. 

3. Steps for recovery reclamation and restoration of community life within 

the reasonable time will have to be taken care of. 

3.2 EARTHQUAKE 

The district Amritsar falls in zone IV on the seismic scale corresponding to 

MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity). 

The above map shows that Amritsar district comes under high damage risk 

zone. 


Punjab lies in a geosynclines (down warp of the Himalayan foreland, of 

variable depth, converted into flat plains by long vigorous 

sedimentation) 

This has shown considerable amounts of flexure and dislocation at the 

northern end and is bounded on the north by the Himalayan Frontal 

Thrust. 

Much of Punjab lies in the Punjab Shelf, bounded on the east by the 

Delhi-Haridwar Ridge and on the south by the Delhi-Lahore Ridge. 

Most earthquakes in this region are shallow though a few earthquake of 

intermediate depth have been recorded in Punjab. 

Largest Instrumented Earthquake In Punjab 

The largest earthquake to hit Punjab is earthquake which occurred at north of 

ferozpur (indo Pakistan border region) on 14 th October 1970 it is of 5.2 mb 

having depth of 44 km. 

Significant Earthquakes In Punjab 

As far as earthquake history is concerned the last earthquake to hit Punjab 

was in 1905 kangra (Himachal Pradesh). Its magnitude is 7.8 and it caused 

damage in cities like Amritsar, Jalandhar, Tarantaran etc. Many famous 

buildings sufer damages because of this highly intense earthquake.Tall 

structures in amritsar such as minarets of the sheikh Din mosque, the Clock 

Tower were badly damaged. 

The 1999 chamoli earthquake resulted in ane eath near Nakodar (SW of 

Jalandhar)A number of houses in nnorthern Punjab have collapsed. Two 

deaths were reported. One building collapses in Gurdaspur and six in 

amritsar. Fires were also reported from Amritsar. 

April 1905- Kangra (Himachal Pradesh), Mw 7.8 IST/ 00:50 UTC, 3230 N 

76.30 E. The feadliest earthquake to date in the Punjab Himalayas. Close to 

30,000 were killed in the kangra Valley and the adjoining parts of northern 

Indian and Pakistan. Shocks from the temblor were experienced as far as 

Puri, on the Mahanadi Delta in Orissa. Damage from the quake extended 

into many parts of the Punjab. 

14 October 1970- North of Ferozpur (Indo-Pakistan Border Region), 5.2 

Mb (USCGS) 00:36:34.0 UTC, 31.26 N, 74.50 E, 44 kms depth. 

21 October 1991- Near Pilang (Uttarkashi district), Mw 6.8 (NEIC) 

21:23:14 UTC/ 02:53:14 IST, 30.78 N, 78.77 E. Between 750 to 2000 

people killed in the Gharwal region. It was also felt very strongly in Uttar 

Pradesh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab. Some minor damages 

was reported in Chandigarh and New Delhi. 

17 October 1997- North of Jalandhar, Gurdaspur district (Punjab), 5.1 Ms 

(EDIC) 17:36:31.0 UTC, 31.6167 N,, 75.7744 E, 38 kms depth 

29 March 1999- Near Gopeahwar (Chamoli District) Mw 6.5 (HRV) 

19:05:11 UTc, 30.492 N, 79.288 E. 115 people killed in the Gharwal 


egion. The quke was felt very strongly in Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Delhi 

and haryana. In Haryana, one person killed in the city of Ambala and 2 at 

Nakodar in the neighbouring state of Punjab. Minor damage to buildings in 

New Delhi, most significantly in Patparganj. Minor damage also reported 

from Chandigarh. 

The district Amritsar fall in Zone IV on the seismic scale corresponding the 

MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensit) VIII making it prone to earthquake and it 

may lead to, major, damage in the district. The possible percentage of buildings 

likely to be damaged is 25-40 percent depending upon the number of stories. 

The deaths are likely to occur can be in the range of 2000-5000 and number of 

casualties can be 25000, even when estimated conservatively. 

The earthquake may lead to: 

change of river course resulting to flood 

Fire followed by conflagration 

Contamination of potable water. 

Spread of epidemics. 

3.3 FLOOD 

The past record shows that District Amritsar is prone to flood and other 

natural calamities. 

As district Amritsar falls within the seismic Zone IV, therefore earthquake 

disaster of high intensity, may occurred in this district and the possibility of 

such disaster is rather remote in future. But at the same time, large scale 

erosion by the rivers resulting into floods and collapsing of dilapidated building 

especially during the rainy season cannot be ruled out. 

Similarly, there is no record of Biological, chemical and Nuclear disaster in the 

District. But the way the tension on the Indo-Pak Border is mounting up, 

possibility of such a disaster also cannot be ruled out. 

Keeping in view, all possible aspects of the aforesaid problem in mind and to 

keep the Administration prepared in all possible ways to respond properly to 

various disaster situations within shortest possible time, possible crisis 

situations/ disasters have been identified and the component plans have also 

been identified & mentioned in detailed in the document for the time being. 

Flood may occur after an earthquake. Police stations/ Police out posts located 

on or near the bank of river Brahmaputra may also keep in advance (before 

earthquake) a list of boats with boat-men paddles and oars etc. in their own 

stations for emergency use including flood rescue & relief operation. 


3.3.1 RECORD TO PREVIOUS FLOODS 

In the district records, no major disaster has been mentioned for the last 25 

years, except a war of 1971 with Pakistan and another flood occurred due to 

overflow of river Ravi in the 1988s leading to massive loss of property. 

Table 29: Record to Previous Floods 

Year 

No. of 

villages/Tow 

ns Affected 

Area 

Affected 

in sq 

kms 

Population 

Affected 

Human 

Lives 

Lost 

Damage 

caused to 

area under 

crop in 

hectares 

% of 

damaged 

area to 

total 

cropped 

area 

Value of 

crop 

damages 

1991 - 9 - - 914 0.12 - 

1992 - - - - - - - 

1993 65 7 6640 1 6917 0.89 - 

1994 474 755 400122 60 24714 3.17 

1995 256 467 150000 30 46449 5.56 - 

1996 256 467 150000 13 5892 0.73 227720 

1997 3 - - 7 - - 27335 

1998 3 - - 7 - - - 

1999 - - - - - - - 

2000 22 21 - 7 2076 - - 

2001 - - - - - - 9408 

2002 - - - - - - - 

2003 - - - - - - - 

2004 - - - - - - - 

2005 - - - - - - - 

2006 - - - 1 - - - 

2007 - - - 3 - - - 

2008 108 - - 6 2132 0.50 26300 

2009 - - - 8 - - 

2010 - 

Year Houses 

Damaged 

Damage 

to public 

Total 

Damages 

Cattle 

Heads lost 

No Value utility (in Rs) 

1991 56 - - - - 

1992 - - - - - 

1993 65 1950 - - 

1994 3676 - - - 412 

3 

1995 1101 

2 

30388 160185 263180 412 


2006-07 

Area 

1996 - - - - 1 

1997 135 - - - 11 

1998 - - - - 11 

1999 - - - - - 

2000 3 - - 9408 - 

2001 - - - - - 

2002 - - - - - 

2003 - - - - - 

2004 - - - - - 

2005 - - - - - 

2006 52 173 - 173 - 

2007 42 68 - 68 - 

2008 94 807 - 27107 - 

2009 4105 34462 - 109165 - 

Statistical Abstract of Punjab 

Nature 

& Date 

of 

occurren 

ce 

Villag 

e 

Affect 

ed 

No. of houses/huts damaged 

Pukka Houses Kachha Houses 

Damaged Damaged 

Fully Severel Fully Severel 

Damag y Damag y 

ed Damag ed Damag 

ed 

ed 

Amrits 02-09- 4 - 7 - - - 

ar-I 06 

Amrits 26- 6 1 4 2 28 - 

ar-II 27/7/06 

14/3/07 

Baba - - - - - - - 

Bakala 

Ajnala - - - - - - 1 

Marginal 

ly 

Damage 

d 

Houses 

2007-08 

Area 

Amrits 

ar 

Nature 

& Date 

of 

occurre 

nce 

15-06- 

07 

Villag 

e 

Affect 

ed 

Dama 

ge of 

crops 

(Area 

Acres 

) 

Liv 

e 

Lo 

st 

No. of houses/huts damaged 

Pukka Houses Kachha Houses 

Damaged Damaged 

Fully 

Damag 

ed 

Severel 

y 

Damag 

ed 

Fully 

Damag 

ed 

Severel 

y 

Damag 

ed 

108 5265 6 18 43 29 4 


2008-09 

Area 

Nature & Date of occurrence Loss of Human Life 

Amritsar-I Heavy Rains & 25-3-2009 2 

Amritsar-II Heavy Rains & 2,3-4-2009 3 

Ajnala Heavy Rains & 18,19-2009 1 

2009-10 

FLOODS IN AMRITSAR DISTRICT 

Name 

of 

Sub 

Divisi 

on 

affect 

ed 

Ajnal 

a 

2007 

-08 

Hea 

vy 

Rain 

Hea 

vy 

Rain 

Loss of Crops due to Natural Calamities for the year 2004-2005 to 2007- 

2008 

Year Na Perio Nu Nu Cropp Sub Value of Details of Measure 

me d of mbe mbe ed Division Crops Houses, undertaken & 

of Occu r of r of area Wise and damaged Property, assistance 

the rrenc Hu Catt dama crops wise (in Infrastructu provided to the 

cala e man le ged (in Lakh Rupees) re damaged affected people 

mity live lost Hectares) 

lost 

2004 - - - - - - - - - 

-05 

2005 - - - - - - - - - 

-06 

2006 

6 - 5256 5256 Acre 2,62,80,0 

-07 

Acre (Wheat) 00 

2-9- 

2006 

21-3- 

07 

Crop 

s 

29-6- 

2007 

- - 14308 

Acre 

3.4 Hazard/ Vulnerability Analysis 

14308 Acre 

(Rice) 

1,43,08,0 

00 

1 Rs. 5,50,800/- 

(is going to 

delivered) 

Rs. 

2,36,50,974/- 

(has been given 

& Rs. 

26,29,026/- has 

been returned) 

- Rs. 1,43,08,000 

(is going to 

deliver shortly) 

Punjab is basically an agriculture state with 83% of geographical area 

cultivated with an average cropping intensity of 176%. Although the 

Geographical area of Punjab is only about 1.5% of the total area of the country. 

Yet Punjab is the main contributor of food grain to central pool. The water for 

irrigation comes from River Ravi, Sutlej & Beas. Upper Bari Doab Canal 

system from River Ravi covers whole of the agriculture area in Distt. 

Gurdaspur & Distt Amritsar of Punjab and almost similar area is completely 

drained by various drainage system. Hence, it is most important to save the 


agriculture land, village abadies, cattle/live stocks and standing crops from the 

river Ravi current during flood season. 

3.4.1 Problem 

The main problem is the deteriorated condition of advance bandh connecting 

various B.O.P‟s of B.S.F, namely D.S. 

3.4.2 AMRITSAR RIVERS 

River Ravi starts from upper reaches of Chamba city in Himachal Pradesh and 

enters in Punjab from Shahpur Kandi town (Ranjit Sagar Dam Project) 

constructed on River Ravi. It runs in about 200 km. Length in zig-zag manner 

along the Indo Pak International Border both in Gurdaspur and Amritsar 

District of Punjab. About 208.32 km. Flood protection embankment 

constructed on left side and 42.95 km on right side of river ravi in both districts 

for protecting culturable land, public properties of the people from the furry of 

floods. The vital defence installation such as Border Operational Posts, Border 

fencing, flood lights etc. are also constructed on/near flood protection 

embankments (Dhussies) along the river. Due to constant wear and tear by 

weather effect and playing of vehicular traffic over it, the flood protection 

embankment grown weak. Most of the reach of flood protection embankments 

could not be got repaired during the past more than 30 years due to non 

availability of funds. So the flood protection embankments are required 

immediate strengthening. Also on left side of river Ravi D/s Madhopur and 

upstream village kathlore, new proposal to construction of Flood protection 

embankments in total length 25.00 km., to save village abadies from the furry 

of floods has been made in this project. 

3.4.3 FLOOD PRONE VILLAGES IN AMRITSAR DISTRICT 

Names of Sub No. Of No. Of villages likely to be affected 

Divisions 

villages by the floods 

High Risk Low Risk 

villages 

Villages 

No. Of villages falling 149 0 0 

in Sub Division, 

Amritsar-I 


in Sub Division, 

Amritsar-II 


in Sub Division, Ajnala 


in Sub Division, Baba 

Bakala 

Total 781 51 06 


3.4.4 VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS OF RIVER RAVI 

Sr 

No. 

VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS OF RIVER RAVI 

1. Although the Ranjit Sagar Dam has been completed in 2001 and chances of flash floods in 

River Ravi have been consequently reduced to some extent but the area downstream Madhopur 

Head Works, where River Ujh and tributaries Jallalia, Khooni Nallah, Shingarwan and Tarnah, 

joins River Ravi at confluence point near Makora Pattan, Bein River opposite Rosse complex 

Gurdaspur and Naumani Nallah opposite near Kamalpur Jattan and Basanter Nallah opposite 

Singhoke complex in Amritsar District will continue to cause flood damages as these rivulets 

are naturals, high velocity and flashy torrents. 

Due to floods in river Ravi since last so many years, the left bank of the river has been heavily 

eroded away at many places which further endangers to the border fencing, flood lights, border 

observatory posts, culturable land and village abadies. It is of utmost importance to River 

Protection works at vulnerable sites so that the property and human lives besides water 

installations viz. Full flood lights, border fencing etc. would be protected from the furry of 

floods. 

2. Sakki/Kiran Nallah is a natural uncanalized Nallah in District Gurdaspur and Amritsar and outfalls 

into river Ravi near village Lodhi Gujjar in District Amritsar. It caters for the drainage 

system of vast area between river Ravi on left side and Kasur Nallah in its right side. Total 

length of this nallah is required to be canalized. 

3.. Hudiara Nallah having length 39.94 km and falls into river Ravi after entering Pakistan 

boundary. Due to continuous flow of sewage water in drains by adjacent towns and cities the 

condition of Hudiara Nallah has been deteriorated and its rehabilitation/rejuvenation is 

necessary. 

4. The flood protection embankments and shanks portion of spurs etc. constructed all along the 

river Ravi from Rd 0 to 100000. The flood embankment was constructed during the year 1958. 

Due to constant wear and tear by the vehicular traffic playing over it and weather effect all 

these year, the F.P.E. and shank portions of spurs have damaged/ weakened considerably and at 

certain places flood free board has reduced to 1 ft. From 4 ft. Thus there is every possibility of 

breaches taking places in case a heavy flood 1 experienced in river Ravi, thereby causing 

damage to lives and property of the people residing in village Jhonewal, Jattan, Pachhian, 

Machhiwala, Singoke, Nisoke, Malikpur, Roorewal, Kot Rajada, Chaharpur, Galib, Dabian etc. 

situated in District Amritsar all along the flood protection embankment. 

It is of utmost importance to restore the embankment and shank portions etc of spurs 

immediately so as to avoid any mishaps over these and to protect the lives and property of the 

inhabitants of these villages from furry of floods. 

5. Due to floods in river Ravi since last so many years the flood water level rises during the flood 

season every year & inundates the culturable land & abadies between left edge of river Ravi & 


main FPE near villages Dharamkot Pattan, Gurchak, Ghonewal, Machhiwal, Saharan etc and 

damages the standing crops and residences. The villagers of these villages requested to the 

Honourable Cm Punjab for the construction of a new F.P.E. between Dharamkot Pattan 

Kasowal Road to Saharan Bandh on left side of river Ravi so that their cultivated standing 

crops and residential abadies could be protected from the furry of floods. After the construction 

of this new advance bandh approximately 5000 acre culturable land will be saved. The land 

cost will be appreciated benefiting the farmers economically. Also, the forest growth of 

plantation over the bandh will increase the state revenue. 

6. The river Ravi flows in a meandering pattern all along the Indo-Pak border in the jurisdiction of 

Amritsar Drainage Division, Amritsar in Tehsil Ajnala District Amritsar in a close vicinity of 

BOP Ranian, BOP Kakkar Manj, Sakki Chogawan link drain, BOP Tota and BOP Sherpur. The 

entire surface run-off from catchments of river Ravi and its tributaries i.e, Ujh, Jallalia, 

Basantar and flood water of Chanab through Moralla head flows down to the plains causing 

heavy damage to lives and property of the inhabitants of the area every year. There remain 

direct hit of fluctuating flood water on the flood protection works in Ranian, Kakkar Manj and 

Sherpur Complexes. This portion of river Ravi from Sherpur to Ranian Complex is utilized by 

Pakistan as carrier channel to regulate canal water released from Moralla Head in Pakistan 

which damages flood protection works in Indian Territory and erode the river edge. So it is 

quite necessary to provide river training works such spur, studs, reventment, X-studs and crate 

bar etc. wherever required in the vulnerable reaches so as to protect defence instalments such as 

bunkers, towers, Sakki Chogwan link defence drain, border fencing, flood lights etc. 

7. The river Ravi flows in a meandering pattern all along the Indo-Pak border in the jurisdiction of 

Amritsar Drainage Division, Amritsar District and in a close vicinity of vill, chahar[ur, Balbay, 

Sahuwal, Khanwal, Sarangdev, Hashampur, Dugtoot etc. 

This is an old earth work embankment was constructed in year 1974 under the state assistance. 

This bund acts as flood protection to the villages as well as operational purpose of B.S.F. Army 

and also the people of village situated around this bund moves their vehicles from one point to 

another through this bund. 

Due to heavy rain and floods in river Ravi slopes and top width of this bund deteriorated very 

badly, it is necessary to bring this bund in to the original design section so as to make it 

effective for proper movement of vehicles of B.S.F. Army and inspection officers of the 

drainage department. As no repair/ restoring has been carried out since last more than 25 years. 

8. B.O.P. of B.S.F. namely D.S. Pura, kalam Dogar, New Sundergarh, Bhainian, Majh Mian, 

Sherpur, Gulgarh, Burj, etc, are situated on this bund B.S.F. move their vehicle from one B.O.P. 

to another B.O.P. through this bund. No repair/maintenance has been carried out on this bund 

since so many years. Due to heavy rain and flood in river Ravi slopes and top width of this 

bund has been eroded/ deteriorated very badly. It is very necessary to bring this bund to its 

original design section so as to make it effective for flood protection and proper movement of 

cehicles of BSF, Army and inspecting officer of drainage department. 

9. An advance bund was constructed from funds allocated from central assistance connecting 

BOP‟s Kot raizada forward, BOP Wadhi Cheema and extended upto river edge on right side of 

river Ravi opposite BOP shahpur and on L/s from BOP Shahpur to BOP D.S. Pura along border 


fencing. 

This slopes and top of this bund has been erroted and deteriorated by heavy rain and passes of 

vehicle of BSF/ Army since last so many years. It is quite necessary to restore these advance 

bund‟s to its original design for proper movement of vehicle of BSF/Army and inspecting 

officers of Drainage Department as well as flood protection aspects. 

10. The river ravi flows in a meandering pattern all along the Indo-Pak border in the jurisdiction of 

Amritsar Drainage Division, in District Amritsar and in close vicinity of main F.P.E. in 

Chaharpur complex. Although controlled by construction of Ranjit sagar Dam but D/S of RSd 

the entire flow of catchments water from tributaries from J & K/ Pakistan i.e. Ujh, Jallalia, 

Basantar etc. flows down to the plains through river Ravi flood season causing heavy damage 

to the life and property every year. 

Due to heavy rain in the year of 2007 a huge quantity of water was accumulated in the low 

lying area of village Rurewal and village Darya Musa situated on left side of river Ravi which 

causes heavy damage to the crops as well as to the village abadies. District Administration of 

District Amritsar pump sets for many days to pump out this floodwater. So to protect C-Land as 

well as abadies of these villages. It is proposed to install the gate and gearing system at RD 

62300 & 66900 of F.P.E. near village Rurewal & Darya Musa to immediate removal of rain 

water. 

11. The flood protection embankment, advance bandh and earthen shank portions of armoured 

spurs were constructed by local earth which contains large contents of sand. When river Ravi 

flows with medium flood its water touches the embankment. The grushing flood water of river 

Ravi causes erosion to the embankment and shank portion which can leave to mishap when 

river Ravi is instate. It is utmost important to check the erosion action of river Ravi. So as to 

avoid the breaches over it. It is proposed to lay 1‟0” thich boulder stone pitching over the toe 

wall of boulder stone filled in M.S. Annealed wire crates having 15cm* 15 cm mesh of 4‟ * 4‟ 

* 10‟ size. 

12. Hudiara Nallah starts taking shape from HMT drain near Amritsar-Ajnala road and outfalls into 

Pakistan near village Dauke in India. This Nallah is already canalized. The canalization was 

done in the year 1966. During Canalization bank was constructed on left side only as per army 

norms being followed in Border Area. In few reaches bank was constructed on both sides. The 

total length of the Nallah is 39.94 km and 20 No. Drains/ Link drains outfall into this Nallah. 

Due to continuous flow of sewage water in drains and nallah by the adjacent towns and cities, 

the condition of drains and nallah has been deteriorated. Most of the drains/nallah has been 

choked up with sliush, booti, jungle, jalla, nara etc. due to disposal of sewage water. In dry 

reaches of drains and nallahs heavy jungle has grown on side slopes/bed. 


3.4.5 WORK NEEDED 

Sr. 

No. 

Sensitive Points 

1 Flood protection works by providing 

reventment, studs and spurs on left side 

of River Ravi in Dharamkot, Saharan 

Bundh, Singoke and Chaharpur complex 

in district Amritsar. 

2 Restoring and bringing to design section 

of flood protection embankment from 

RD 0 to 10000 Saharan bundh, Spill 

bundh, Link bundh and Earthen bundh 

on Left side of River Ravi in District 

Gurdaspur and Amritsar. 

3 Construction of advance bundh from 

Dharamkot Kassowal Road to Saharan 

Bundh for the safety of Agriculture land, 

villages Abadies and defence 

installations etc. on left side of River 

Ravi in Amritsar district. 

4 Flood protection works by providing 

reventments, studs, reclamation, spurs, 

crate bars and X-studs on left side and 

on right side of river ravi in Sherpur, 

kakkar Manj and Ranain Complexes for 

the protection of border fencing, flood 

lights, bunkers and culturable land. 

5 Restoring main flood protection 

embankment from RD 100000 to RD 

220000 on left side of River Ravi for the 

protection of village abadies and 

culturable land. 

6 Advance and connecting B.O.Ps D.S 

Pura, Kalan Dogar, New Sundergarh, 

Bhaniyan, Majhi Mewan, Sherpur, 

Gulgarh and Burj etc. 

7 Restoring damaged flood protection 

works in kakkar, Rania and Sherpur 

comlex on left side of river Ravi and 

bringing to design section of advance 

bundh connecting B.O.P. Shahpur to 

D.S. Pura and right Marginal Bund. 

Brief 

Description 

of work 

needed 

Reventment 

9Studs 

Spurs 

Unit Length/Nos Approxi 

mate 

Amount 

(Rs. In 

Feet 

No‟s 

No‟s 

8730 

30 

4 

Lacs) 

1303.00 

Earth Work Feet 177959 1454.20 

Earth work Feet 22500 731.36 

Reclamatio 

ns 

Spur 

Reventment 

X-studs 

Studs 

Crstebar 

No‟s 

Feet 

No‟s 

No‟s 

No‟s 

4 

3220 

17 

2 

5 

1476.00 



Reventment 

Spur 

Studs 

Earth work 

Feet 

No 

No 

Feet 

1030 

1 

6 

27600 

551.00 


8 Construction of pantoon bridge over 

River Ravi at RD 87000 of flood 

protection embankment (Village kot 

Raizada) District Amritsar 

9 Construction of pantoon bridge over 

River Ravi at RD 8400 of flood 

protection embankment (Village 

kamalpur) District Amritsar 

10 Fixing and gearing at RD 623000 and 

66900 of main F.P.E. on left side of river 

Ravi to save C-Land and village abadies. 

11 Providing dry boulder pitching to flood 

protection embankment Advance bundh 

and Earthen Shank of Armoured Spurs. 

Pantoon 

Bridge 

Pantoon 

Bridge 

No 1 1224.00 

No 1 179.00 

Gates & No. 2 86.00 

Gearing 

System 

Earth wprk/ Feet 420508 8174.17 

Boulder 

Stone work 

DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION DIVISION, AMRITSAR 

12 Canalization of Sakki/Kiran Nallah from Earth work Feet 492000 20507.00 

RD 18000-510000 in district Gurdaspur 

and Amritsar. 

13 Recondition of Hudiara Nallah from RD 

0-131000 

Amritsar Drainage Division, Amritsar 

3.5 OTHER HAZARDS 

3.5.1 Heat Wave and Cold Wave 

Earth work Feet 131000 819.00 

As per the data available, temperature in this district during the month of May 

and June goes as high as about 45 degree centigrade and during the months of 

Dec. & January lowest temperature hovers around Zero degree centigrade. The 

district has no houseless population and there having been no incident of any 

death due to heat wave or due to cold waves reported even then the role of 

Health Department is very crucial to tackle such kind of situation. In addition, 

all Municipal Councils must keep check on the migrant population who are 

prone to heat/ cold waves. The role of district Red Cross Society, Amritsar is 

also very important. The Society provides blankets to the needy people. 

3.5.2 Drought 

Through most of the agriculture land in the District is under irrigation through 

canal water and tube wells. In 2008, villages of Sub Division were affected the 

drought as a result of which kharif crop got affected and a sum of Rs. 

6,13,629/- has been sanctioned as relief to the farmers in the locality. Xen 

Rural water supply shall ensure that there is no shortage of drinking water 

supply in the affected areas. 


3.5.3 Thunder, Lightening And Hailstorms 

There have been occasional incidents of thunder, lightening and hailstorms 

resulting in damages of property, crops, livestock and human lives. Most 

important aspect for tacking this kind of disaster will be to ensure immediate 

first aid to the affected population and then to shift them to the nearest 

hospitals. In case of localized fire generally local people come to extend help to 

immediately control it. However in case of major fire, fire tenders from 

Municipal Corporation Amritsar/ Mpl. Councils can always be requisitioned. 

3.5.4 Epidemics 

Through there is no history of any out break of epidemics in the recent past in 

this district, yet contingent plan prepared by Civil Surgeon shall take care of 

any out break of epidemics. District Amritsar five civil hospitals and 13 PHC's. 

3.5.5 Pest Attack 

There is hardly any previous incident of pest attacks. However, in the recent 

years, because of shift in paddy wheat cycle, there can be possibility of pest 

attacks. Chief Agriculture Officer has prepared a plan for control of any kind of 

pest attacks. Chief Agriculture Officer, Amritsar has constituted team also. 

These teams shall be responsible for tackling any anticipated disaster under 

their respective jurisdiction. They will also be responsible for organizing 

farmers training camps, supply of pesticides and green and dry fodder for the 

animals during the disaster period. 

3.5.6 Cattle Epidemic 

Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry has prepared a contingent plan for taking 

care of any cattle epidemics. The contingent plan is as under:- 

Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry, Amritsar has constituted Block level 

teams in order to tackle any cattle epidemics arising out of flood or any other 

anticipated disaster in the distt. The control room at telephone No. 267478 is 

working round the clock in order to convey message to the Block level teams. 

3.5.7 Festival Related Disaster 

In Indian culture, there are number of festivals which are celebrated by Hindu, 

Muslims, Christians and Sikhs with lot of enthusiasm. Likewise in Amritsar 

District, there are two main festivals which attract lot of crowds i.e. Baisakhi 

which is celebrated every year from 13 th April and the second festival is Diwali 

which is celebrated in the month of October/November. So far as Baisakhi is 

concerned, these are managed by a committee which takes care of every 

possible disaster. During Diwali festival the district draws huge crowds in the 


markets. There is considerable sale of the crackers by un authorized persons 

other than the authorized licence holders. During the festival any small spark in 

the busy market places can be a cause for major fire. Respective Assistant 

Commissioner, Mpl. Corporation/ E.O MCs shall ensure that at suitable 

locations sufficient number of fire fighting equipment (if available) sufficient 

number of buckets filled with sand and sufficient amount of water is stored. 

The whole town shall be divided into different sectors. Each sector is given 

under the charge of a responsible officer along with representatives of 

shopkeepers in the locality SDMs shall keep a constant vigil on the situation by 

having frequent visits in the markets. 

3.5.8 Air, Rail And Road Accidents 

There are three main Railways Stations i.e. at Amritsar, TarnTaran, Patti, and 

Beas. In case of any rail accident the information shall be passed on to the 

Divisional Railway Manager and the other concerned officers through police 

control room. For other concerned officers through police control room. For 

extrication of bodies/ injured persons from railway coaches, help shall be taken 

from the near by villagers, the local residents in the nearby cities/ towns and 

the local NGOs. One control room shall be set up by the Railway Authorities. 

Respective SDMs shall be responsible for coordination between different 

agencies working at the site. Medical services shall be mobilized by the District 

Red Cross Society and the other NGOs, DTO in consultation with the officer in 

charge of the relief operation shall arrange for transport within the state. 

Railways shall provide for transportation facilities to the affected persons out 

side the state. Local police shall maintain a record of all deaths occurring in the 

incident. A district level officer shall be put on duty as in charge of 

complaining information of the dead, injured and the survivors. Round the 

clock medical serices shall ensured in the nearest hospitals, if need be, services 

of private hospital can also be requisitioned. In case of road accident, the same 

contingent plan shall be put in place except the role of Railways. 

3.5.9 Road Accidents 

Amritsar city is facing the problem of traffic so much that the ill effect of this is 

relevant from the figures of Accidents. The unprecedented growth of vehicles 

coupled with the large number of accidents may be seen in following table no. 

Table 30: Trend of Road Accidents in Amritsar, 1997-2010 

Details 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 

Total 125 118 146 105 149 143 128 114 126 131 166 190 199 129 

Case 

Total 72 61 89 71 80 75 69 76 79 101 103 99 100 65 

Fatal 

Cases 

Total 

Non- 

53 57 57 34 69 68 59 38 47 30 63 91 99 64 


Fatal 

Cases 

Total 78 67 98 74 81 84 77 89 84 115 119 115 119 69 

Person 

Killed 

Total 91 123 140 83 116 122 132 91 98 80 123 161 123 88 

Persons 

Injured 

Source: Amritsar Police Dept; 7/1/11 

Observing the accident statistics for Amritsar city from the year 1997-2010, it 

has been concluded that the total number of registered accident cases have 

increased from 2004 onwards and is highest in the year 2009 which is of the 

order of 199. This figure is highest among the last twelve years, which implies 

that Amritsar city is facing traffic problems acutely which has resulted into 

large number of accidents in the city. On an average 60% to 70% of the total 

cases registered are fatal in nature. The cause of accidents (other than 

negligence of driver) is the blind curves, lack of signals/traffic lights/ road 

Fig no.9: Canal office Chowk 

Fig no.10: Rambagh Chowk 

markings, encroachment reducing effective road 

width, poor road condition or poor road geometry, these requires 

improvements. 

The black spots have been identified both in the city Amritsar and in Amritsar 

by department of Punjab police based on the number of accidents occurred at 

those junctions. The black spots in Amritsar have been identified at village 

Chouhan, Manawala and canal bridge Rayya. The black spots within the city 

includes Maqboolpura Chowk, 100ft Chowk, Ram Talai, Jahazgarh, Sangam 

Chowk, Hussainpura Chowk, Ghee Mandi Chowk, Bhandari Bridge, Hall Gate 

near Peer Baba Dargah, Lohgarh Chowk, Sultanwind Gate Chowk, Ghee 

Mandi Chowk, Sheranwala Gate, Mahan Singh Gate, Chita Gumbad, Rambagh 

Chowk, Goal Hatti Chowk, Bharawan Da Dhaba, Sadar Chowk, Chowk Office 

Neharwala, Ashoka Chowk, Mahal Chowk, Fatehgarh Churian Road Byepass, 

Hukam Singh Road, Majitha Road Bye pass, Batala Road and GT Road 

Daburji to Byepass India Gate via Taran-wala pul and Verka Chowk. 


Table.30.a- Trend of Road Accidents in Amritsar at Village level, 1997-2010 

YEAR 

TOTAL 

CASE 

TOTAL 

FATAL CASE 

TOTAL NON 

FATAL CASE 

TOTAL PERSON 

KILLED 

TOTAL PERSON 

INJURED 

1997 72 51 21 52 45 

1998 79 60 19 62 49 

1999 90 69 21 72 53 

2000 92 71 21 70 49 

2001 79 60 19 61 53 

2002 75 64 11 64 54 

2003 89 66 23 67 60 

2004 92 68 24 69 59 

2005 89 63 26 63 58 

2006 86 65 21 65 49 

2007 118 62 56 63 38 

2008 87 67 20 67 48 

2009 100 81 19 83 85 

2010 162 129 33 147 117 

Source: Amritsar Police Dept, Mall Mandi; 7/1/11 

3.6 Environment 

Today's environmental problems faced by the inhabitants of Punjab, its causes 

and pressures can easily be traced back directly or indirectly from urban areas. 

The forces and processes that constitute urban activity have far-reaching and 

long-term effects not only on its immediate boundaries, but also on the entire 

region in which it is positioned. 

Environmental Pollution: Generation 

And Consequences 

3.6.1 Air Pollution: - One of the major 

areas of environmental concern in the 

Amritsar city is that of rising air pollution 

levels which are result of increasing 

personalized modes of transport and 

intermediate modes of transport such as 

auto rickshaws in the absence of efficient 

public transport system in the city. 60% of 

goods vehicles are auto rickshaws (2.43% of 

Fig 11 Industry releasing plume without 

adopting pollution control devices 

total registered vehicles). Most of them are using kerosene as the fuel thus 

creating air pollution. The personalized vehicles (99.6% of passenger vehicles) 

are 89.7% of total registered vehicles making congestion on roads and creating 

pollution. Apart from this, narrow roads carrying high volume of traffic, 

frequent jams, etc. have been observed creating air pollution along major roads 

such as Lawrence Road, Cooper Road, Hall Bazaar and chowks such as 


Bhandari Bridge Chowk, Hussainpura Chowk, O/s Bus Stand, O/s Hall Gate 

etc. 

Apart from the automobile pollution, the other major source of air pollution in 

the city is industrial emission of gases. The various industrial units like rice 

shellers situated on Tarn Taran Road, units in industrial focal points and other 

scattered industries in the city releases intensive air pollutants into the 

atmosphere, which affects the environment of the surrounding residential areas. 

From planning point of view, neither any sufficient buffer zone nor any 

landscape elements are provided there to reduce the impact of air pollutants. 

The other sources of air pollution in the city include pollution from 

developmental activities, handling and burning of municipal and domestic 

waste and from agriculture waste burning etc. With a view to clearly assess 

and monitor the status & quality of ambient air in Amritsar, several monitoring 

stations in different parts of the city i.e. industrial, residential and commercial 

zones have been established by the Punjab Pollution Control Board. These 

stations have been placed at the most vulnerable parts of the city, which not 

only carry large volume of traffic but also have large number of 

industrial/residential/commercial units. The data collected from these 

monitoring stations with respect to SPM, SO 2 and NOx in the year 2006 

reflects higher SPM levels in the air in both residential and commercial areas 

against the permissible limit of 140µg/m 3 indicating deteriorating quality of air 

in these areas. The higher SPM levels have also been recorded in the industrial 

areas of the city then permissible level of 360µg/m 3 with monitoring stations 

located at Indian Textile - Amritsar, Mehta and Avan. With regard to the level 

of SO 2 and NOx, it has been found that the permissible limits are well below 

the prescribed standards in all the areas. 

Table 31: SPM, SO 2 and NO x levels in Industrial Area of Amritsar at 

different Air Monitoring Stations from 1997-2001 (Units: µg/m 3 ) 

Year Indian Textile, Mehta 

Avan 


SPM SO 2 NO x SPM SO 2 NO x SPM SO 2 NO x 

1997 440 17 44 - - - - - - 

1998 447 16 42 - - - - - - 

1999 439 20 43 389 18 40 446 20 40 

2000 396 17 20 361 13 18 371 18 21 

2001 - - - 373 11 16 443 12 18 

Source: PPCB, Patiala 

Although, the air monitoring stations have been established by PPCB but still 

there is no continuous recording of database relating to air quality. Hence, it is 

required that these monitoring stations should do monitoring on regular 

intervals. 


3.6.2 WATER POLLUTION 

3.6.2.1 Surface Water Sources & Pollution 

Rapidly increasing urbanization and industrialization of Amritsar has not only 

adversely impacted the quality of ambient air in the city but also has affected 

the city‟s water resources. 

There are two rivers, namely river Beas and Ravi, flowing in the catchment 

area of Amritsar and delimiting it. While river Beas forms the eastern boundary 

of the district, river Ravi bounds the district from the western side. The 

upstream characteristics of the river Beas and Ravi have been studied by PPCB 

in Dec 2000 under the Govt. of India scheme. 

MINAR (Monitoring of India National Aquatic Resources) and it has been 

observed that all parameters of surface water characteristics are within the 

permissible limits prescribed by BIS (ISI) except BOD and total coliforms. 

3.6.2.2 Upper Bari Doab Canal 

Apart from the two rivers, Upper Bari 

Doab Canal (UBDC) flows in the form 

of two branches, which can be termed 

as 

UBDC 1 flowing on the Eastern side 

while UBDC 2 flows in the Western 

part of the district and both these enters 

into Tarn Taran district in the South of 

the district. Apart from these, there are 

two distributaries of UBDC flowing 

through Amritsar namely Warpal 

Distributory and Jhabal Distributory, 

and other fresh water bodies such as 

Fig no 12:.110 UBDC (1) near Mehta road 

Kasur Branch and Rajasansi Minor. All 

these water bodies carry fresh water mainly to be used for irrigation purposes, 

but the portion of these flowing from city area till downstream faces severe 

impacts from solid waste and other domestic refuse disposal, causing 

deterioration in water characteristics. On the basis of visual observation and 

certain physical parameters, it has been 

observed that the water characteristics 

may be in the tolerant limit of the class A 

to B of surface water. Similar 

phenomena have also been observed in 

all surface water sources. Apart from 

fresh water sources, there are four drains 

namely, Patti Drain, Tungdhab Drain 

Hudiara Drain and Kohali Drain and two 

Fig no 13: .111 UBDC (1) at Tarawala Pul 


nallahs (Kasur Nallah and Ganda Nallah) passing through Amritsar. All these 

drains are storm water drains but at 

present are used for discharging untreated domestic and industrial effluents. 

Among these, three drains namely Hudiara Drain, Tungdhab Drain and Ganda 

Nallah, carry maximum quantity of dumped untreated sewage, industrial 

effluents and solid waste generated from the city, thereby leading to 

contamination of underground water. The level of pollution in these drains is 

extremely high. 

3.6.2.3 Ganda Nallah 

Within Amritsar, Ganda Nallah, originating from 

North Eastern part and flows in two directions, 

one towards North West covering villages of Nag 

Khurd, Nag (New Abadi), Bal Kalan, Pandori 

Waraich, Naushehra, Nangli, Gumtala, Kherabad, 

Kala Ghanupur, Wadala Bhitewadh, etc. The 

other flows towards the South of the city from 

North East. Both of these ultimately drain out in 

the Hudiara Drain flowing from the north to west of the Amritsar district. 

Fig no.14 Untreated industrial 

effluents of Shankar Textile Mill 

drained out into Nallah 

3.6.2.4 Existing Status 

Gandha Nallah at present not only carries 

untreated industrial and domestic effluents, but 

also dense weeds, shrubs, dumped industrial 

ash/soils, polythene bags, plastics, other domestic 

refuse, hazardous waste, biomedical waste, heavy 

silts, mud, cow dung, etc. The numbers of 

residential colonies developed along the nallah 

face the problem of foul smell and have 

developed mosquito zones upto 1000 meters 

from it. Apart from these, there are number of 

industrial units such as Khanna Paper Mill, 

Shankar Textile Mill, Kwality Pharmaceutical Pvt. 

Ltd, etc., which are existing along the Gandha Nallah and discharging their 

untreated industrial effluents into the nallah. 

Fig no.15 Untreated industrial 

effluents of Khanna Paper 

Mill drain out into Ganda 

Nallah 


Due to discharge of untreated 

domestic and industrial effluents, 

the pollutants have leached to the 

ground water table and have 

deteriorated the quality of ground 

water in the villages situated along 

the nallah. The colour of water 

found is deep yellow, odour is 

strong and suspended particles can 

be visualized by naked eyes, 

rendering it unfit for potable use. 

On the primary survey, the residents 

of the colonies or villages situated 

along the nallah have claimed to be 

suffering from various diseases such 

as gastroenteritis, jaundice, 

diarrohea/ dysentery due to 

Fig no.16 Groundwater Sample having objectionable 

colour, odour taste & suspended solids 

consumption of contaminated water and malaria due to breeding of mosquitoes 

around the Gandha Nallah. 

3.6.2.5 Tungdhab Drain 

The Tungdhab Drain flowing in the northern side of Amritsar city along the 

Northern Byepass is another important drain originating from north east of the 

city and finally merging into Hudiara Drain flowing in the west of Amritsar. 

Along its course, it covers many areas/village abadis such as Pandori, Verka, 

Othian, Khan Kot, Kot Mit Singh, Sultanwind etc. 


Tungdhab Drain is also carrying untreated industrial and sewage effluents and 

other waste materials, dense weeds, shrubs, silts & mud and is extremely 

polluted. The flow of drain is moderately high in its downstream side and along 

its course, spread strong odour and nuisance towards concerned residential 

areas. 

A high power pumping station have been installed near Verka Chowk to drain 

out the untreated industrial and sewage effluents from upstream side of drain to 

the adjoining nallah (drain) in the downstream side. This pumping station is a 

collection point of untreated industrial and sewage effluents of the entire 

industrial area (Focal Point) and after their collection into the sump 

simultaneously pump out into adjoining drain, which finally joins to Ganda 

Nallah towards downstream side. The physio-chemical characteristics of the 

effluents pumped out into the drain are objectionable in various aspects such as 

colour, odour, suspended solids, D.O., B.O.D., C.O.D. and microbial 

contamination. As per visual observations, colour of the water is brick red 

having strong odour with high turbidity level which is objectionable as per 

prescribed standards by CPCB. 


Fig no.17 Untreated industrial effluents pumped out near Verka Chowk create unbearable odour 

3.6.2.7 Hudiara Drain 

The Hudiara Drain entering into the Amritsar from North Eastern side crosses a 

number of villages along its course in i.e. Nangal Pannuwan, Sohian Kalan, 

Birbalpura, Loharka Kalan, Miran Kot Kalan, Sehchandar, Rudala, Kotla Dal 

Singh, Dhaul Khurd, Kaler, Khiala Khurd, Khiala Kalan, Boparai Khurd, 

Kaulowal, Nurpur, Chhiddan, Lohorimal, Gharinda, Achint Kot, Hoshiar 

Nagar, Mahawa, etc. It leaves the Amritsar from the south western side and 

enters into Tarn Taran district. 

Fig no.18 Villagers using untreated effluents of the drain for irrigating fields 


The Hudiara Drain, which at once was fresh water drain used for irrigation 

purpose, is now carrying disposed untreated industrial and sewage effluents of 

the Amritsar. At many places, the water from the drain is used for irrigating the 

fields, which is harmful for consumption. 

3.6.2.9 Kasur Nallah and Patti Drain 

Kasur Nallah and Patti Drain are the other two drains flowing through the 

Amritsar. Both these drains enter Amritsar from North East direction and 

leaves region from south side to enter into the Tarn Taran district. 


Both the drains carry untreated sewage and domestic effluents and refuses 

containing solid waste, mud, silts and other waste materials from the number of 

villages from which it passes before it enters Tarn Taran district in the south. 

Fig no.19 Upstream of Patti Drain near Malhian 

village (Jandiala) showing excessive algae growth 

Fig no.20 Kasur Nallah flowing near 

village Manawala shows excessive 

eutrophication 

The nallah also carries storm water during rainy season and also becomes 

eutrophic containing higher concentration of nutrients like NPK. High level of 

eutrophication of nallah/drain favours the excessive breeding of mosquitoes, 

which causes malaria and other water borne diseases. 

3.6.3 Ground Water Pollution 

The ground water pollution in Amritsar is the 

result of seepage of polluted water from the 

drains (Tungdhab, Hudiara and Ganda 

Nallah), release of industrial effluents 

andheavy metals, leaching of gricultural 

chemicals, pesticides and fertilizers to 

groundwater aquifers. 

Fig no. 21 Gandha Nallah carrying untreated 

sewage, MSW, biomedical waste, etc. 

Accordingly, the ground water characteristics within the city are also not good. 

Ground water in most of the industrial estates and in few residential areas has 

become unfit for drinking. In comparison to deep water aquifer, shallow water 

is seriously affected. The city accordingly faces a severe water pollution 

problem. In the process, majority of the residents of Amritsar city, especially 

along the Nallah and drains and that of other adjoining villages are forced to 

consume contaminated vegetables and drink unsafe water, thus exposing 

themselves to the risk of water-borne diseases. Major issues emerging from the 

ground water pollution have been listed below: 

i) Excessive pumping has lead to contamination of ground water. Persons 

residing in Abadies in close proximity to Ganda Nallah, Tungdhab and 

Hudiara Drains and other adjoining villages have been found to be 

exposed to water borne diseases due to polluted ground water. 


ii) Considerable level of ground water pollution has been found to exist up 

to a depth of 100 ft. along the 1000 meters belt on either side of Ganda 

Nallah, Tungdhab and Hudiara Drains. The physico-chemical 

characteristic of water has been found to be unsuitable for supporting 

aquatic life. 

iii) Hand pumps and shallow tube wells drawing water from first aquifers are 

found susceptible to ground water pollution in areas close to industrial 

units and Ganda Nallah, Tungdhab and Hudiara Drains. 

iv) Pollution of the soil & ground water has also been caused by the 

dumping of the industrial wastes (effluents and solid waste) into the open 

ground leading to stagnation and the generation of the leachate. 

v) The use of polluted ground water for agricultural purposes has also led to 

the degradation of the soil and presence of heavy metals into soil and 

vegetable crops grown in the area. 

The study of ground water characteristics in the city has been done by Regional 

Office (R. O.), PPCB Amritsar on 31.5.2005 at five different sampling stations 

in the city i.e., H. P. (handpump) outside Dhabha of Sh. Ramesh Chand, 

Fatehgarh Churian Road, H. P. near Scooter Stand of Sh. Darbar Sahib, H. P. 

near Sangam Dhabha, Ajnala Road, H. P. near Sg. Babu Ram Tea Stall 

opposite B. chemical and H. P. near Sacred Heart Day Boarding School. 

The physico-chemical characteristics of ground water of all five different 

sampling stations within the city areas were under permissible limit prescribed 

by IS 10500, 1991 (clause 3.1) except total hardness of water of H. P. near 

Sacred Heart School, where it is of the order of 640 mg/l and exceeds the 

standard of below 600 mg/l prescribed by IS 10500, 1991 (clause 3.1). The 

colour of water at H. P. outside Dhabha of Sh. Ramesh Chand and H.P. near 

Sg. Babu Ram Tea Stall is light yellow, which should be clear. The details are 

summarized in the table no.37. 

Table 32: Ground Water Quality at Five Sampling Stations of Amritsar 

city 

S. 

No. 

Parameter Sampling Station 

H.P.* 

outside 

Dhabha of 

Sh. Ramesh 

Chand, 

Fatehgarh 

Churian 

Road 

H.P. 

near 

Scoter 

Stand of 

Sh. 

Darbar 

Sahib 

H.P. near 

Sangam 

Dhabha 

Ajnala 

road, 


H.P. Sg. 

Babu 

Ram Tea 

Stall 

opposite 

B. 

Chemical 

H.P. near 

Sacred 

Heart 

Day 

Boarding 

School 

1 PH 7.2 7.4 7.3 7.2 7.1 

2 Colour Light Clear Clear Light Clear 

Yellow 

Yellow 

3 Cond 

(mho/cm 

200 840 714 740 130 0 


4 TSS mg/ ND ND ND ND ND 

5 Cl mg/l 70 60 62 70 40 

6 SO 4 mg/l 30 24 26 29 32 

7 TDS mg/l 846 533 536 658 820 

8 F mg/l 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.2 

9 T.Hardmg/l 530 440 420 510 640 

10 Ca mg/l 160 160 136 156 200 

11 Mg mg/l 31 10 19 29 96 

12 Zn mg/l ND ND ND ND ND 

13 Ni mg/l ND ND ND ND ND 

14 T. Alk mg/l 170 160 130 140 160 

15 Na mg/l 48 40 20 28 52 

16 K mg/l 12 10 9 10 14 

17 Fe mg/l 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 

18 COD mg/l ND ND ND ND ND 

19 BOD mg/l ND ND ND ND ND 

20 T.Coli ND ND ND ND ND 

MPN//100 

21 F.Coli ND ND ND ND ND 

MPN//100 

Source: R.O., PPCB, Amritsar 

*Handpump 

3.6.4 Rain Water Harvesting 

Ground water is the major source of water supply in the Amritsar region apart 

from the few surface water sources. Increased dependency on the ground water 

due to rapid urbanization, for industrial needs and agricultural practices has 

rendered its exploitation as inevitable in Amritsar. Accordingly, there is urgent 

need for conserving and recharging the ground water table by using techniques 

such as Rain water Harvesting. At present, the use of this technology is not 

popular among the residents due to lack of awareness. On discussion with 

officials of the authority such as Improvement Trust, it has been quoted that 

rain water harvesting has been implemented only in few government buildings 

and still not made mandatory as part of Building Bye Laws and Development 

Control Regulations. This is necessary for effective implementation of the 

technique that can help in longer run in recharging the ground water. Proper 

guidance and financial assistance may be provided to the citizens in this regard. 

3.6.5 Noise Pollution 

Increasing 

urbanization, 

overcrowding, industrialization and 

higher traffic volumes have resulted 

in increased noise levels in Amritsar 

city leading to noise pollution. 

Construction work also plays an 

important role in causing noise 

Fig no.22 High Traffic Volume and glaring horns by auto 

DDMP-AMRITSAR (Draft) rickshaws cause Noise Pollution 

91

pollution. The noise has already reached a level, high enough to cause 

annoyance capable of creating temporary to permanent hearing 

impairment, particularly to those 

people who remain exposed to such noise level for longer duration of day. The 

street venders and shopkeepers doing business along both sides of road have 

been found to be most vulnerable to this hazard. 

Ambient Noise level in Various Zones (2006) 

The study of ambient noise levels in industrial and commercial zones of 

Amritsar city have been done by Punjab Pollution Control Board, Amritsar 

during the year 2006. The findings of the study states that the noise levels in all 

the zones, residential, commercial and industrial, were greater than the 

standards prescribed by the CPCB, New Delhi. The details of analyzed noise 

level data are summarized in table no.38. 

Table 33: Noise Level (dB) Monitoring during the year 2006 in Amritsar 

Recording Zone Day Night 

Standard Recorded Standard Recorded 

Residential 55 71 45 65 

Commercial 65 85 55 72 

Industrial 75 88 70 75 

Source: Pollution Control Board, Amritsar 2006 

Further, it has been observed that the city lacks in computerized noise 

monitoring stations. These stations are necessary to assess realistically the 

problem of noise pollution in different areas of the city at different times of the 

day and can plan for appropriate intervention to overcome the problem. 

Table 34: Details of animals slaughtered in the Amritsar District, 2008 

Slaughter Houses in Amritsar District (2008) 

No. of Recognized Animals Slaughtered 

Slaughter Houses Sheep, Goats Pigs Total 

Punjab (2007) 87 3,37,922 26,023 3,63,945 

Amritsar District 3 78,444 91 78,535 

Amritsar M.C 1 75,878 0 75,878 

M.C as % of 3.3 96.72 - 96.62 

District Source: Statistical Abstract of Punjab, 2008 

At present, there is only one slaughterhouse operational in the city located at 

Gumanpura. The existing slaughterhouse is observed to be using old equipment 

and outdated technology. As many activities causing environmental pollution 

are carried out in the slaughterhouse, they need to be equipped with latest 

equipments and modern technology so that meat supplied to the city is healthier 

and is as per the requirement “Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Rules 2001”. 

As Amritsar district is observed to rank 1 st in number of animals slaughtered, 


therefore it requires establishment of institutions such as Carcass Utilization 

Centre and Leather Research Institute to utilize the left over from the animal 

bodies for various other uses. Further, seeing the high number of animals 

slaughtered in the city, an incineration plant is also required for disposal of 

carcass of animals and birds due to infectious diseases like rabies and flu as per 

“Animal Birth Control Rules-2000”. 

3.7 HOUSING PATTERN 

Housing Scenario 

Existing Housing Stock 

Looking at the growth of the occupied residential houses in the Amritsar city, it 

has been observed that the number of occupied houses have grown by 13.74% 

in the decade from 1981-1991 with highest growth observed in the decade from 

1991-2001 which is of the order of 92.53%. The high growth rate of residential 

houses can be attributed to the rural migration to the city of Amritsar for better 

educational and other facilities and better quality of life, being the metropolitan 

city and district headquarters. 

Pattern Of Housing 

Further to this, housing pattern in Amritsar city has been studied in terms of 

density pattern, plotted or flatted development and pattern of use of existing 

housing stock. The pattern of housing within the different parts of the city has 

been studied based on the visual survey of the city. 

Looking at the pattern of housing, it has been analyzed that most of the housing 

whether under various schemes or through private developers is in the form of 

plotted development. Flatted development that exists in the city is majorly 

govt. housing for its employees such as housing board colony, railway colony, 

custom colony etc. A portion of the flatted housing in the city is created by the 

way of development schemes prepared by Amritsar Improvement Trust, which 

includes flatted development in Ranjit Avenue Block B, development scheme 

of 340 acres and Mall Mandi Scheme. Further, Amritsar Improvement Trust is 

considering two more proposals for flatted development in the city. One is the 

extension of the existing Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar, where an additional area of 

5.50 acres is to be added under flatted development while the other is covering 

an area of 11.25 acres at Bhai Gurdass Ji Nagar. 

Table 35: Pattern of Use of Census Houses Category wise in Municipal 

Corporation, Amritsar (2001) 

S. No. Category No. of 

houses 

% age of total 

houses 

1. Residential 159395 67.19 

2. Residential cum other use 10348 4.36 

3. Shop cum office 37477 15.79 

4. School/College 718 0.30 


5. Hotel/Lodge/Guest House 289 0.12 

6. Hospital/Dispensary 585 0.24 

7. Factory/Workshop/Work shed 5528 2.33 

8. Place of Worship 944 0.39 

9. Other Non Residential uses 5998 2.57 

10. Vacant houses 15929 6.71 

Total census houses 237211 100 


HOUSING CONDITION 

As per census 2001, 86.5% of the total households live in permanent and 

11.3% in semi permanent structures. Total 2.14% live in temporary structures 

out of which only 0.35% are non-serviceable structures. 

Table 36: Distribution of Residential Houses by their Type of Structure in 

Municipal Corporation, Amritsar: 2001 

Type of Permane Semipermanent 

Temporary 

Unclassifia 

Structure nt 

Total Service Non- ble 

able Servicea 

ble 

No. Of 146805 19180 3642 3035 607 45 

houses 

%age of 86.5 11.3 2.14 1.79 0.35 0.06 

total 


After the visual observation of Housing 

condition in the city, it has been observed the housing existing in the walled 

city area of Amritsar is in dilapidated or poor condition characterized by old 

age buildings with an average building height of G+3, 100% ground coverage 

with no setbacks and narrow access roads with poor mass space relationship. 

These areas have high intensity of development. In case of urban settlements 

within Amritsar, Rayya has maximum good condition housing stock where in 

all the components i.e. roof, floor and walls are made up of pucca material 

which is followed by Jandiala, Majitha and Rajasansi. 

Fig No.23 Poor Housing Condition, Poor Mass Space Relationship, Mesh of Wire and High Intensity of 

development in walled city Amritsar 


On the contrary, the area outside the walled city and within the northern byepass 

is characterized as medium density built up area with medium to good 

Fig no.24: View of planned housing area on Maqbool Road, Green Avenue and Ranjit Avenue 

housing condition. The houses have 60 % -80 % ground coverage depending 

on the plot size with mainly front and side setbacks and an average building 

height is G+1. The Peri-urban area that is area outside the northern bye pass is 

characterized with low-density development where in new approved housing 

colonies are coming. Therefore, the increasing concentration of planned 

housing efforts in the north of the city has been observed which has further 

aggravated the difference in quality of life between the north of the city south 

half of the city. 

3.8 Urban Poor And Slums 

Urban poverty has emerged as one of the major challenges faced by policy 

planners and urban planners in promoting the rational development of urban 

areas. Poverty refers to not only deprivation of vital goods but also includes 

services determining the quality of life. In fact, poverty amid plenty is the 

world‟s greatest challenge. 

3.8.1 Demographic Profile 

Fig no.25: View of new upcoming residential projects along Bye- Pass 

During the last 2 decades, number of slum dwellers in Amritsar has increased 

from 32,632 (1981) to 3, 04,824 (2001) recording more than nine fold increase 

in slum population. In 2001, 30% of the city population lives under slums i.e. 

every fifth household is slum. This indicates fast deteriorating quality of life 

and acute shortage of housing and basic infrastructure in most of the residential 

area of the city in Amritsar. 


Table 37: Distribution of Slum Population to Amritsar M.C. Population 

Year City population Slum population % to City 

Population 

1981 589299 32632 5.53 

1991 708835 123000 17.35 

2001 1016079 304824 30.00 

Source: CDP Amritsar and Census of India 2001 

Other than this the demographic characteristics of slum in Amritsar is shown in 

table below. Table indicates that the schedule caste population is placed at 

35.54% indicating that every third residence of the slum belongs to the 

category of schedule caste. Number of workers living in slums constitute one 

fifth of the total work force of the city. Number of agricultural labourers has 

been found to be quite high i.e. 38.5%. Average household size in slum areas 

has been found to be 5.47 whereas in case of Amritsar metropolis, the size is 

5.45. 

Table 38: Slum Population Characteristics 

Sr.No. Item Urban Slum %age to total 

population 

1 Total households 185268 41961 

2 Total Population (including 1016079 304824 30.00 

institutional and houseless 

population) 

3 Population in the age group 121369 31581 26.02 

0-6 

4 Schedule caste population 198595 70610 35.54 

5 Schedule tribes population - - - 

6 Literates 693139 141771 20.45 

7 Total workers 322214 72777 22.58 

8 Main workers 301827 67220 22.27 

Cultivators 2900 796 27.44 

Agricultural Labourers 5897 2271 38.51 

Household industry workers 12260 2613 21.31 

Other workers 280770 61540 21.91 

9 Marginal workers 20387 5557 27.25 

Cultivators 283 20 07.06 

Agricultural Labourers 1466 525 35.81 

Household Industry workers 1992 594 29.81 

Other workers 16646 4418 26.54 

10 Non workers 678322 156826 23.11 

Source: Census of India-2001 

3.8.2 SLUM LOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION 

At present, 64 slums exist in the city that has been notified by the Municipal 

Corporation, Amritsar under the Punjab Slum Areas (Improvement and 


Clearance) Act, 1961 covering a total area of 5.8 sq.kms constituting 4.26% of 

the area of the city (as per the national urban information scheme for indicators 

produced by Municipal Corporation, Amritsar). Largest number of slums was 

notified in 1986/87 i.e 32 (24 to 54) localities were declared as slums. 

Looking at the spatial distribution of slums, majority of slums are located in the 

southern part of city in close vicinity of walled city, Amritsar. Concentration of 

slums on the southern part was largely on account of haphazard and unplanned 

development in the area besides absence of any major development scheme 

taken up by the Improvement Trust and Municipal Corporation. On the other 

hand Northern side of city is better placed due to lesser number of slums. This 

is due to the fact that majority of development schemes and better quality of 

development has taken place in this areas. Accordingly, it is appropriate to 

rationalize the development of the Southern part of the city outside walled area 

and particularly along the Tarn Taran railway line in order to minimize the 

growth of slums. 

Housing in Slums 

Based on the visual survey of slums in Amritsar, it has been observed that 

housing condition in these areas is poor. They are characterized as one-room 

tenements housing 6-7 people on an average and are made up of semi 

permanent materials because of the cost factor as they do not have fixed 

income and mainly work on daily wages. 

Fig no. 26: Housing condition in slum areas of Amritsar 

Table 39: Ownership of Land under Slums in Amritsar 

S. No. Ownership of Slum Land No. of Slums %age 

1 Public (MCA) 6 9.5 

2 Private 56 89 

3 Others 1 1.5 

Total 63 100 

Source: Municipal Corporation-Amritsar, 2009 

As per the information from Municipal Corporation Amritsar, 89% of the 

slums in the city exist on the private land wherein some cases the land has been 

either encroached or has been purchased from land owner and the remaining 

11% of the slums exists on the M.C.A land which are mainly located on the 

southern portion of the city. 


3.8.3 Availability Of Urban Basic Services To Poor 

Basic services and amenities available in the slums in Amritsar are given 

below. It has been found that 71.87% of the slum population has access to safe 

drinking water whereas 28.13% population is still depended upon make shift 

arrangement. 

Table 40: Basic Services & Amenities Existing in Slums of Amritsar 

Facilities 

No. of Slums Having Access to Basic Facilities 

Yes %age No %age Total 

Water Supply 46 71.87 18 28.13 64 

Sewerage 44 68.75 20 31.25 64 

Electricity 15 24 49 76 64 

Education 64 100 - - 64 

Pavement 54 84.38 10 15.62 64 

Street Lights 53 82.81 11 17.19 64 

Medical 62 97.00 2 3.00 64 

Source: Municipal Corporation, Amritsar -Survey on Slums 

Further, in terms of sewerage, 68.75% population has access to this facility 

whereas rests of the 31.25% are defecating in available open areas. In the 

absence of regular electric connections, majority of population tap the 

electricity illegally through kundi connections causing enormous loss to the 

state. Moreover, in many of the slums areas such as Bangla Basti, Indira 

Colony, the high tension lines and towers are existing in between the 

settlements having road underneath and houses by its side which is a threat to 

human habitation. 

Fig no.27: Infrastructure situation in slum areas of Amritsar 

3.9 Industrial Growth 

Amritsar before partition was reknowned 

in terms of industries of 

woolen tweeds, suiting‟s, blankets, 

shawls etc but got setback later. 

Amritsar district in overall had 26, 080 

numbers of small-scale industrial units 

with 1, 15, 423 numbers of workers and 

13 numbers of large/medium scale units 

with 5,910 number of workers in 

Fig no.28 Industries at the Focal Point, Mehta Road 


2007. In existing status, it has been observed that 69% of the district‟s smallscale 

industries are located within the Amritsar city employing approximately 

71% of the workers engaged in SSI units. Nearly 61.5% of the medium and 

large- scale units are located within the city which includes Khanna Paper Mill 

on Fatehgarh Churian Road, Verka Milk Plant, Northern Railway Mechanical 

Workshop, O.C.M Mill on Attari Road, Gopi Fabrics Pvt.Ltd etc. 

Table 41: Major Industrial Locations in Amritsar City 

Sr.No. Industrial locations Sr.No. Industrial locations 

1 Focal Point, along Vallah 6 Putlighar, Islamabad – Textile 

Road – Mixed 

(Engineering, Textile, etc.) 

2 Focal Point Extension, 7 Chheharta Industrial Area, G.T. 

along Vallah Road – Mixed Road, towards Attari – Textile 

(Engineering, Textile, etc.) 

3 New Focal Point along 

Mehta Road 

8 Verka Industrial Area, along 

Batala Road – Textile 

4 Industries in East Mohan 9 Majitha Road – Textile 

Nagar 

5 Along G.T Road towards 10 Batala Road – Textile 

Amritsar Engineering 

College 

Source: District Industrial centre, Amritsar 

The spatial analysis highlights that except industrial focal points which are 

considered as planned schemes, industries are scattered all along the major 

corridors of development. Industries scattered all over in Amritsar city, which 

creates problem of non-compatibility as well as pollution. There is an urgent 

need to develop industries in a comprehensive manner, they should have 

specific zone with all state of art infrastructure needs to be identified. 

Industrial Employment And Production 

Industrial employment from small scale/ medium/ large-scale industries in the 

Amritsar city has been analysed from 2003 to 2007 in comparison to the 

Amritsar District, which is shown in the table below: 

Table 42: Comparison of Industrial Data at City and District Level, 2007 

Area Small Scale Industries Medium/Large Scale Industries 

No. of 

Units 

No. of 

No. of No. of 

Employe 

es 

Fixed 

Capit 

al 

(Crore 

s Rs.) 

Producti 

on 

(Crores 

Rs.) 

mediu 

m/ 

large 

Units 

Employe 

es 

Fixed 

Capit 

al 

(Crore 

s Rs.) 

Produc 

tion 

(Crores 

Rs.) 

Amritsar 26,08 

1,15,423 695.32 3,836.61 13 5,910 921.33 826.51 

District 0 

Amritsar City 17,98 81,772 - - 8 4,091 - - 


5 

% share of City 68.96 

to District % 

70.84% - - 61.5% 69.2% - - 

Source: District Industries Centre, Amritsar 

The above table shows that the Amritsar city has the highest no. of small scale 

units (17,985 units) as compared to medium and large scale units which are 

only 8 in no. and also provides highest employment (81,772), the share of 

employment in city comes to 70.84% of the district. 

Keeping in view the positive contribution made by small-scale industrial units 

in the employment generation, the similar contribution has been done in their 

investment as well as production in the district. Looking at the fixed capital 

investment in the year 2007, the total investment in case of small-scale 

industries was of the order of Rs 695.32 crores while in case of large and 

medium scale industries, it was of the order of Rs 921.33 crores. Similarly, 

small-scale industries also stand highest in case of production, in the year 2007, 

the production from small scale units stands at Rs 3,836.61 crores as against 

the large / medium scale units Rs 826.51 crores. 

Fig no.29 Poor road infrastructure, water logging and open dumping of industrial waste in Focal Point, 


Within Municipal Corporation, Amritsar, the three Focal Points cover a total 

area of 359.52 acres with a total of 877 industrial sheds/ plots. A rural 

industrial estate also exists at Kathu Nangal with an area of 3.30 acres. The 

existing focal points although have provision of water supply, sewerage and 

storm water drainage but they lack maintenance. The internal roads in the old 

focal point are not well maintained. Open disposal of hazardous waste and 

other industrial waste has been observed which needs to be regulated. 

A Sector specific Special Economic Zone (SEZ) dedicated to Textiles is 

coming up in Amritsar at Khasa village on GT Road towards Attari. The 

Punjab-based Ishan Developers and Infrastructure Limited, is developing The 

Integrated Textile Park on 100 hectares at village Khasa in Amritsar with the 

investment of Rs 1,861 crores. The project is expected to provide employment 

to 15,000 people. 


3.10 Infrastructure And Service Delivery 

The sustainability and quality of life in urban centers is closely linked to the 

quality and efficiency of physical as well as social infrastructure. Accordingly, 

providing better physical and social infrastructure assumes critical importance. 

3.10.1 Physical Infrastrucutre 

Water Supply 

Sources of Water Supply 

All the urban and rural settlements falling in the Amritsar are dependent on the 

ground water as the source for meeting their daily needs of water supply. The 

system of water supply in Amritsar and settlements is entirely based on ground 

water, which is extracted through tube wells and supplied to the residents 

through a system of OHRs. Initially, water supply in the walled city was based 

on a network of 40 khuhs (wells) located outside the city through which water 

was extracted and supplied through a well designed and properly laid down 

network. Over a period of time, numbers of tube wells have been installed to 

extract ground water and meet the increased needs of its residents. This has 

resulted to rapidly falling water table in the range of 180 to 460 feet. With the 

fast depletion of ground water, shallow tube wells used for water extraction 

have to be abandoned. 

In addition to piped water supply, the hand pumps, stand posts and wells are 

also used for extracting the ground water essentially in the slum areas and the 

areas not covered by the water supply network. 

Table 43: Total Number of Tube wells in Amritsar 

Amritsar Jandiala Majitha Rayya Rajasansi Villages 

300 4 3 3 3 196 

Source: Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Circle, Amritsar, 2008 

In order to improve the status of ground water, it is important to consider other 

options of water supply, including canal water and rejuvenation of 40 wells 

area that was earlier used for city‟s supply. In addition, the option of rainwater 

harvesting, recycling of the waste water, minimizing the wastage in the water 

supply system and creating awareness among community for water 

conservation needs to be explored to minimize the pressure on ground water 

and recharge the ground water. At present, rainwater harvesting is practiced 

neither at city level nor at individual house level as there are no guidelines for 

making this as mandatory provision. So a minimum size of plot should be fixed 

for water harvesting and it should be included in the building byelaws too. 


Area and Population Coverage 

Municipal Corporation Area 

Looking at the existing status of water supply within the corporation area, it has 

been observed that out of the 142.37 sq. kms, which falls under the jurisdiction 

of local body, only 80% of the area is presently covered by water supply (Refer 

map 10). In terms of population coverage, the network is serving 80% of total 

city population. 

The population served by piped water supply includes service through the 

house connections, stand posts and independent institutional set ups. Despite 

the fact, the water extracted is higher (240 MLD) than the actual consumption 

(137.6 MLD), but the water available to the residents is of much lower order 

due to high wastage (about 43%) of the water supply. Major reason for wastage 

of water is leakage in the network, which is more than 50 years old, poor 

maintenance and lack of awareness on the part of the community. 

Table 44: Water Supply information in Amritsar (MC) 

Items Percentage/No. Remarks 

Area Covered (MCA) 80% 

Population served (MCA) 80% 

Total No. of Wards Fully Covered 51 Total number of 

Total No. of Wards Partially Covered 9 wards taken are 60 

Total amount of ground water extracted 240 MLD 

Total Average Daily Water 137.6 MLD 

Consumption 

Water Supplied per capita per day (By 135 LPCD 

M. C.) 

%age of water unaccounted 43 

Total No. of Tube Wells 300 Depth varying 

between 180-460 

feet 

No. of O.H.S.R. 29 Capacity:23.15 

MLD 

Average running hours of water supply 12 

Population served by House Connection 856512 

Population served by Stand Post 31622 

Population served by Independent 36750 

Institutional Set up 

Source: Municipal Corporation Amritsar, 2007 Punjab; Water Supply and Sewerage Circle, 

Amritsar (2008) 

Water Treatment 

No formal system of water treatment is in operation in all the settlements due to 

the absence of water treatment plant. Water is treated through a system of 

chlorination or bleaching powder, which is added at the level of water 

extraction. No scientific system is available in all the settlements to check the 


quality of water supplied. The practice of water sampling to determine the 

quality of water is not practiced in any of the settlement. 

However, in case of Amritsar, bacteriological test is carried out occasionally to 

determine the level of bacterial contamination and bleaching powder is used for 

the disinfection of water. However, this practice is also not carried out in 

accordance to the BIS, {ISI-10500, 1991(clause 3.1)}. 

Distribution System 

At present 91% of water supply in the city is made through tube wells under 

direct supply system and 9% is through 29 over head reservoirs (OHSR). Out 

of the total 29 OHSRs, only 19 are operational with total capacity of 17 MLD, 

whereas rest of 10 OHSRs are not working due to problems related to leakage, 

structure, etc. On an average, each over head tank has a capacity of 9 lakh 

liters. In the walled city, 4 OHSRs and 8 tube wells are in operation. Rest of 

the tube wells and 25 OHSRs serve the population outside the walled city. 

SEWERAGE SYSTEM 

The disposal of sewage generated by industrial, commercial, domestic and 

institutions is also one of the basic function of the local bodies. Providing 

sewage disposal network is mandated due to its impact on the quality of life 

and quality of environment. Accordingly, sewage disposal has also been 

considered as one of the critical component of urban infrastructure determining 

the quality of life in urban sector. In this context, while preparing the future 

planning framework for the city, it is important to examine the issues and status 

related to sewerage in Amritsar. 


Table 45: Sewerage Details of Urban Settlements in Amritsar 

Name of Total 

%age pop 

Settlement Population 

(31.03.08) 

served 

Average 

Daily 

Sewage 

Flow 

(MLD) 

Population 

Served by 

sewerage 

System 

Population 

Served by 

soakage 

pits/septic 

tanks 

Amritsar 1159795 192 64.06% 743000 356500 

Source: Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Circle, Amritsar 

Amritsar Municipal Corporation 

Nearly 70% of the area of Amritsar Municipal 

Corporation is covered by sewerage network 

serving 64% of the city population (Refer map 11 

and table no.61). The remaining 30% of area and 

36% of the population is still devoid of the 

provision of formal network. At present, 192 MLD 

of sewage is generated on daily basis. The 

total length of sewerage network in the city is 

Fig no.30: View of Blocked 

Sewer at Mahan Singh Gate 


of the order of 569kms. However, in the absence of the formal network, 

the remaining population is dependent on the system of septic tanks/soak pits 

and independent institutional set ups. Moreover, the people living in slums and 

population below poverty line, who have no access to these facilities, either use 

the community toilets created by local bodies or defecate in open fields. 

Sewerage Treatment and Disposal 

Sewerage Treatment 

The total quantity of daily sewage generated in the Amritsar city is of the order 

of 192 MLD, whereas in the case of Rayya it is 2.90 MLD. The quantum of 

sullage generated in Majitha is 2.10 MLD, whereas in case of Jandiala Guru 

and Rajasansi, there is no sullage collected due to absence of sewerage system. 

Unfortunately, none of the urban settlements including Amritsar, has a system 

of sullage treatment, hence untreated sullage is pumped into the nearby drains 

or water bodies. 

Seweage Disposal 

In case of Amritsar, the entire city is divided into 

three catchment zones for collecting the sullage. It 

includes North Zone, South Zone and West Zone 

(Chheharta). The North Zone includes the portion of 

the city falling on the North of the Amritsar-Jalandhar 

Railway Line. The sullage of this area is collected at 

Mahlan, from where it is pumped for disposal. About 

1/3 rd (32%) of the sullage is collected at this station. 

Fig no.31: Disposal Work, Fatehpur 

The South Zone includes most of the area falling on the southern side of the 

railway line. The sullage collected in this zone is collected at the pumping 

station located at Fatehpur, from where it is pumped into the Gandha Nallah. 

This zone generates the largest sullage, which is of the order of 63%. The 

remaining 5% of the sullage is generated in 

Chheharta, which is the west zone of the city. The 

sullage generated in this area is collected at the 

pumping station located at Gumanpura, from where it 

is pumped into the Ganda Nallah. 

In all, there are 20 pumping stations in Amritsar 

serving the system of disposal. 11 of these stations 

have been designated as Temporary Sewage Disposal 

Sites by the Municipal Corporation Amritsar, which 

Fig no.32: View of Ganda Nallah 

used for Disposal 

pumps sewage directly into the nearby water course/storm water drainage or 

nallahs. Ganda 

Nallah, Hudiara Drain and Tung Dhab Drain, which ultimately meets the 

Hudiara Drain, are the three major drains where the city‟s sullage is disposed 

off. Remaining 9 pumping stations pump sewage into other manholes. These 

pumping stations were primarily constructed during the last 15 years in order to 

overcome the problem of sewage outflow. All these pumping stations are 

manually operated working on three shifts a day. 


All other settlements falling in district follow the system of pumping the 

untreated sullage into the nearby water bodies/drains. In the absence of 

sewerage treatment plant in the Amritsar city, all the sewage collected i.e. 

domestic and industrial, is being disposed off into the Gandha Nallah without 

any treatment, which has caused high degree of soil and ground water pollution 

in the city. In addition, large number of industrial units operating within and 

outside walled city also discharge their effluents directly into the network 

without making any initial treatment. All industries are required to treat their 

effluents to neutralize the chemicals before discharging into the network. 

Presence of chemicals and toxins not only damages the network but also 

creates numerous problems in treatment of sullage. All these industrial units 

need to be brought under stringent controls as far as the discharge of their 

sullage/effluent into the network is concerned. 

Accordingly, it is important that sewerage treatment plants are installed on 

priority to treat the sullage generated in order to minimize the pollution. 

However, three sewerage treatment plants are proposed to be installed in 

Amritsar with a total capacity of 200 MLD. With the construction and 

operationalisation of these plants, Amritsar will become one of the few towns 

of the state having capacity of treating majority of the sullage generated. The 

total installed capacity of these 3 plants is equal to the average daily sewerage 

flow. Therefore, in order to serve the future population, the need will be to 

enhance the installed capacity or setting up of new treatment plants. 

STORM WATER DRAINAGE NETWORK 

With the creation of large area of hard surface by bringing agricultural land 

into urbanization, large volume of storm water drainage is generated in urban 

areas. Draining the rain water assumes importance 

because of the numerous problems created due to 

inefficient disposal of storm water. Due to 

inefficient or non-existence of storm water drainage 

network, most of the city now face a problem of 

water logging and flooding causing heavy loss to 

property and human lives. 


The city of Amritsar has high degree of deficiency 

Fig no. 33: Water Logging 

outside Bus Stand 

in the storm water network. Considering the existing status of storm water 

network, it appears that this critical network has low priority on the agenda of 

Municipal Corporation. At present only 20% of the city area and population is 

covered under the storm water network. This means that remaining 80% of the 

city 

and population remains outside the purview of the storm water network. The 

walled city, Amritsar has system of open drains while for the areas outside it, 

the disposal of storm water is combined with sewerage network leading to 

choking of the pipes, overflow of the sullage and backflow of the sewerage 


water. Storm water also gets into low lying areas flooding them in the process. 

The problem of acute water logging during heavy rains has been experienced in 

the entire city of Amritsar. This is mainly due to the trough or saucer shape of 

the city, which requires adoption of specialized approach to drain off the 

rainwater due to its typical topography. The network available is hardly 10 

Kms in length, which is highly inadequate considering the size of city. The 

details of population and area coverage in Amritsar are given in table below: 

Table 46: Length of Drainage Network in Amritsar Municipal 

Corporation Area 

Item Length (km) Area under Population under 

Coverage (%) Coverage (%) 

Storm Water 10 20% 20% 

Line 

Source: Municipal Corporation Amritsar, 2006-07. 

Drainage Network 

Amritsar M. C. 

Amritsar has the advantage of having a network of both natural and manmade 

open drains/nallahs, which have a general slope of East to West. The gradient 

of these drains is shallow due to its flat topography. There are two major 

nallahs serving the city, namely Ganda Nallah, located on the south of the city, 

whereas Tung Dhab is located on the northern side of the city. Both these 

nallahs ultimately discharge into the Hudiara Drain, which is located west to 

the city. Further, Hudiara Drain joins the river Ravi over the international 

border with Pakistan and accordingly, storm water is released into the river 

Ravi. Thus, Hudiara Drain remains most critical for discharging the storm 

water as well as sewage. 

Despite the fact that there is a network of drains and nallahs available in 

Amritsar, most of them are unfortunately used for carrying the untreated 

sullage and domestic refuse. Since the area close to these nallahs/drains has 

been urbanized by mushrooming of residential colonies including slums, most 

of the household waste and sullage is dumped into these nallahs/drains. In the 

absence of any sewerage treatment plant in the Amritsar urban area, 20 

temporary and permanent pumping stations discharge the untreated sullage into 

these drains. This practice has led to not only high degree of health hazard to 

the adjoining communities, but has emerged as the major threat to environment 

and quality of life. These nallahs have become a major eyesore and has led to 

high degree of pollution of ground water resource making it unfit at most of the 

places for human consumption. 

In view of the existing scenario, it becomes critical that practice of discharging 

untreated sullage into the drains/nallahs should be immediately stopped and 

these drains/nallahs are restored to their lost glory. The precious storm water 


should be harvested to be used as alternative source of water supply reducing 

pressure on the vital ground water resources. The institutions having large area 

like Guru Nanak Dev University, Khalsa College, Verka Milk Plant, Grain 

Market and Defence area, which have large open land available with them 

should be involved in the system of rain water harvesting. In addition, building 

byelaws of the Municipal Corporation, Amritsar Development Authority and 

Improvement Trust, should include rainwater harvesting as integral part of 

development of buildings and it should be enforced strictly. Further individual 

households, industries and Development Authorities should be actively 

involved in the rain water harvesting, so as to reduce/minimize the amount of 

rain water generated, which require disposal and which can be used for 

different activities reducing the quantum of water supply required to serve the 

city. The percolation wells for rainwater harvesting could be considered along 

with the option of open trenches for improving rainwater harvesting. In 

addition, existing drainage network should be preserved as an integral part of 

development process by declaring them as protected areas. This would help in 

preserving these natural resources besides helping in better management of 

storm water drainage. 

Despite the fact that city is facing acute problem of flooding and water logging, 

still there is no proposal for creating/augmenting storm water drainage network 

to solve the existing problem of the city. In this context, it will be important to 

consider the option of making all new development coming up within the urban 

settlements to provide for storm water drainage network as integral part of 

urban development process. In addition, all Development Authorities should be 

mandated to provide storm water drainage network in the area undertaken by 

them as development projects. The rainwater harvesting at the community/local 

level or at the scheme level should also be included for conserving water and 

reducing the outflow of storm water. In the old areas, it will be appropriate to 

consider levy of a cess on water/sewerage bills, so as to generate resources for 

improving the area and population coverage under the drainage network. 

Efficient drainage of storm water would also require the designing of road 

network in a manner that for shorter distances, roads should act as drains and 

the slope provided should be able to drain off the water quickly. 

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT 

Solid waste management is the prime responsibility of the Municipal 

Corporation Amritsar involving collection, storage, segregation, transportation 

and disposal. Health Officer of the Corporation has been vested with the 

overall responsibility for management of the solid waste. He is assisted by 

Assistant Medical Officer of Health and other support staff. Corporation 

organizes the collection and transportation of the solid waste through its own 

conservancy workers and a fleet of vehicles deployed. In Amritsar urban 

limits, house to house collection of the solid waste is carried out through a 

number of sanitary workers deployed by the Municipal Corporation, payment 


of which is made on shared basis by Corporation and Mohalla Sudhar 

Committee, which are constituted at Mohalla level and support the system 

through household contributions. In all, there are more than 2406 sanitary 

workers deployed, which include 1443 by the Corporation and 963 through 

Mohalla Sudhar Committees. In addition, there are 51 drivers and 24 Sanitary 

Inspectors, besides 20 Sanitary Jamadaars (Head of Sanitary workers), 7 Naib 

Darogas (Supervisors looking over the work of Jamadaars and sanitary 

workers) and 4 Chief Sanitary Inspectors. 

Generation 

The total generation of solid waste in the city of Amritsar is estimated to be 

600 tons per day (TPD). This large amount of solid waste generated is 

disposed off on the landfill site located outside Bhagtanwala. Seeing the large 

amount of generation of solid waste in the city, Municipal Corporation of 

Amritsar has undertaken the project of Integrated Solid Waste Management 

Project under JNNURM to scientifically dispose off the solid waste. This MSW 

project is divided into two phases. The first phase of the project includes 

collection, segregation, storage and transportation of the municipal solid waste, 

which has been accorded to M/S Antony Waste Handling Cell, and the second 

phase of the project includes processing and disposal of solid waste, which has 

been allotted to M/S AKC Developer Limited, Noida. The first phase has been 

in operation since Feb ‟09. 

Composition 

Solid waste comprises of waste generated from different sources. Major 

sources of generation are individuals, households, industries, trade and 

commerce, hotels and restaurants, healthcare institutions including 

dispensaries and hospitals, animals and floating populations in terms of 

tourists, hawkers, etc. Solid waste generated can be broadly classified into four 

categories i.e Organic Waste, which includes kitchen waste (food items), 

leaves, remains of animals slaughtered, etc., Recyclable Waste, which includes 

paper, plastic, glass, metal, rags, packing materials, twigs, bark, etc., Inert 

Waste including bricks, cement, building debris, furniture waste, etc. and 

Industrial Waste, which includes the byproducts. In addition, large amount of 

waste is also generated by number of hospitals, dispensaries and other health 

care institutions, which are operational in the city. The current addition is E- 

Waste generated from electronic products whose quantity is alarmingly 

increasing in the city. 

In terms of waste generated, organic waste comprises 

of more than half of the total waste whereas inert waste 

is more than 1/4 of the total waste generated. Industrial 

waste as well as recyclable waste comprises of approx 

1/10 th each of waste generated. There is no segregation 

of waste at the point of generation. : 

Composition of Municipal Solid 

Waste 


Fig no. 34: Garbage dumping 

along roadside 

Fig no 35: Dumping of Garbage in open 

drain passing through Bangla Basti 

Disposal 

Amritsar Municipal Corporation practices open 

disposal of waste without undertaking any pretreatment 

of the waste. MCA has identified 

three landfill sites for open disposal of waste 

located outside Bhagtanwala Gate, village 

Fatehpur and village Bharariwal. At present, 

waste is dumped at the Bhagtanwala Gate site 

with occasional odour control treatment. 

Fig no.36: Open Dumping 

Ground at Fatehpur 

Table 47: Details of Landfill Sites in Amritsar Municipal Corporation 

Area 

Sr 

No. 

Name Area 

(ha) 

Location Distance (km) 

from city 

Age 

(Years) 

Present 

Status 

1 Landfill 

Site 

No.1 

2 Landfill 

Site 

No.2 

3 Landfill 

Site 

No.3 

8.1 Outside Gate 

Bhagtanwala 

centre 

2 km 25 years Could be 

used for next 

15 years 

5.8 Fatehpur 6 km Recently 

acquired 

2.65 Bharariwal 5 km Recently 

acquired 

Source: Amritsar Municipal Corporation 

Under 

development 

Under 

development 


In addition, informal dumping of the waste has been 

witnessed in nallahs, open spaces, vacant plots, along bye 

pass, etc. This informal dumping of garbage along bye-pass, 

nallah, etc. has lead to the creation of unhygienic 

environment in the areas of the city. Moreover, there is no 

formal system of solid waste management operating in 26 

villages, which have 

been included within the urban limits from time to time. 

Large amount of industrial waste has been found to be dumped along the roads 

and outside the industrial areas. Fruit and vegetable markets and food grain 

markets located outside Bhagtanwala Gate 

and in Vallah have also been found to 

generate considerable agricultural waste, 

which needs proper collection, 

transportation and management. 

Accordingly, it will be critical to involve 

Punjab Small Industries & Export 

Corporation and Punjab State Agricultural 

Marketing Board to take care of waste 

generated in their respective areas. 

With regard to the generation of 

bio-medical waste in huge quantities in 

the city due to large number of health 

Fig no. 38: Dumping of waste 

along Bye-pass 

institutions in operation, a separate system of disposal is involved, which is 

being privately managed. The disposal of hospital waste, including its 

collection and transportation, etc., is being carried out by two agencies namely 

Medicare Incinerators Private Limited, Ludhiana and Health Care Systems, 

Jhabal Road, Amritsar. These agencies are being paid by the health institutions 

based on the amount of waste generated. Herein, the MCA plays the role of a 

regulator. 

Presently, none of the other urban settlements in the Amritsar has waste 

processing facility. The entire municipal solid wastes collected from the towns 

are disposed at the landfill site. In case of Rajasansi, the municipal council has 

done an agreement with the Ajnala Municipal Council for the disposal of the 

town waste at their site located on Dera Baba Nanak Road at an annual cost of 

Rs. 20,000. This has been done because of the guidelines of the Airport 

Authority of India as per which there should not be any waste disposal site in 

10 kms radius of the Rajasansi Airport. 

In order to effectively manage the solid waste, it will be important to involve 

all the stakeholders and creating awareness among the masses to manage the 

waste and keep the city clean. The best approach will be to ask people to 

generate as little waste as possible and to segregate the waste at the household 

level itself. Critical points generating large volume of waste should be 

identified and a separate strategy for collection and disposal of waste should be 

formulated in consultation with the local community. Industrial Associations 


should also be made partner in disposal and management of industrial waste. 

Further there should be strategies to deal with generation of E-waste in the city 

with the coming up of IT/ITES parks as 

envisioned. 

INDUSTRIAL GROWTH 

Amritsar before partition was re-knowned in 

terms of industries of woolen tweeds, 

suiting‟s, blankets, shawls etc but got setback 

later. Amritsar district in overall had 26, 080 

numbers of small-scale industrial units with 1, 

15, 423 numbers of workers and 13 numbers 

Fig no.39 Industries at the 

Focal Point, Mehta Road 

of large/medium scale units with 5,910 number of workers in 2007. In existing 

status, it has been observed that 69% of the district‟s small-scale industries are 

located within the Amritsar city employing approximately 71% of the workers 

engaged in SSI units. Nearly 61.5% of the medium and large- scale units are 

located within the city which includes Khanna Paper Mill on Fatehgarh 

Churian Road, Verka Milk Plant, Northern Railway Mechanical Workshop, 

O.C.M Mill on Attari Road, Gopi Fabrics Pvt.Ltd etc. 

The spatial analysis highlights that except industrial focal points which are 

considered as planned schemes, industries are scattered all along the major 

corridors of development. Industries scattered all over in Amritsar city, which 

creates problem of non-compatibility as well as pollution. There is an urgent 

need to develop industries in a comprehensive manner, they should have 

specific zone with all state of art infrastructure needs to be identified. 

INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT AND PRODUCTION 

Industrial employment from small scale/ medium/ large-scale industries in the 

Amritsar city has been analysed from 2003 to 2007 in comparison to the 

Amritsar District, which is shown in the table below: 

Table 48: Comparison of Industrial Data at City and District Level, 2007 

Area Small Scale Industries Medium/Large Scale Industries 

No. 

of 

Unit 

s 

No. of 

Emplo 

yees 

Produc 

tion 

(Crores 

Rs.) 

No. of 

medi 

um/ 

large 

No. of 

Emplo 

yees 

Produc 

tion 

(Crores 

Rs.) 

Units 

Amrit 

sar 

Distri 

ct 

Amrit 

sar 

26,0 

80 

17,9 

85 

1,15,42 

3 

Fixe 

d 

Capi 

tal 

(Cro 

res 

Rs.) 

695.3 

2 

3,836.6 

1 

13 5,910 

Fixe 

d 

Capi 

tal 

(Cro 

res 

Rs.) 

921.3 

3 

81,772 - - 8 4,091 - - 

826.51 


City 

% 

share 

of 

City 

to 

Distri 

ct 

68.9 

6% 

70.84% - - 61.5% 69.2% - - 

Source: District Industries Centre, Amritsar 

The table no 18 shows that the Amritsar city has the highest no. of small scale 

units (17,985 units) as compared to medium and large scale units which are 

only 8 in no. and also provides highest employment (81,772), the share of 

employment in city comes to 70.84% of the district. 

Keeping in view the positive contribution made by small-scale industrial units 

in the employment generation, the similar contribution has been done in their 

investment as well as production in the district. Looking at the fixed capital 

investment in the year 2007, the total investment in case of small-scale 

industries was of the order of Rs 695.32 crores while in case of large and 

medium scale industries, it was of the order of Rs 921.33 crores. Similarly, 

small-scale industries also stand highest in case of production, in the year 2007, 

the production from small scale units stands at Rs 3,836.61 crores as against 

the large / medium scale units Rs 826.51 crores. 

Fig no.40 Poor road infrastructure, water logging and open dumping of industrial waste in Focal Point, 


Within Municipal Corporation, Amritsar, the three Focal Points cover a total 

area of 359.52 acres with a total of 877 industrial sheds/ plots. A rural 

industrial estate also exists at Kathu Nangal with an area of 3.30 acres. The 

existing focal points although have provision of water supply, sewerage and 

storm water drainage but they lack maintenance. The internal roads in the old 

focal point are not well maintained. Open disposal of hazardous waste and 

other industrial waste has been observed which needs to be regulated. 

A Sector specific Special Economic Zone (SEZ) dedicated to Textiles is 

coming up in Amritsar at Khasa village on GT Road towards Attari. The 

Punjab-based Ishan Developers and Infrastructure Limited, is developing The 

Integrated Textile Park on 100 hectares at village Khasa in Amritsar with the 

investment. 


CHAPTER 4 

INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM FOR DISASTER 

MANAGEMENT 

Although the primary responsibility of disaster management is of the State 

Governments, the Central Government plays a key role in providing financial 

and logistic help to the states in tackling both natural and human induced 

disasters. Till the recent past, India had an entirely different mechanism for 

disaster management. 

4.1 NATIONAL LEVEL MECHANISM 

The administration of natural disaster management is the responsibility of the 

Ministry of Home Affairs, where as certain disasters such as chemical and 

biological disasters as well as aviation disasters are dealt by the concerned 

Ministries. The elaborate structural framework in national level is given 

broadly for understanding. 

41.1 National Crisis Management Committee 

Cabinet Secretary, who is the highest executive officer, heads the National 

Crisis Management Committee (NCMC). Secretaries of all concerned 

Ministries/ Departments as well as Organizations are members of the 

Committee. The NCMC gives direction to the Crisis Management Group as 

deemed necessary. The NCMC gives directions to any Ministries/Departments/ 

Organizations for specific action needed for meeting the Crisis situation. 

4.1.2 National Crisis Management Group 

The Central Relief Commissioner in the Ministry of home Affairs is the 

Chairman of the Crisis management Group, which consist of nodal officers 

from concerned Ministries. The CMGs function includes reviewing every year 

contingency plans formulated by various Ministries/Departments/ Organizations 

in their respective sectors. The other functions include: 

1. To review measures required dealing with natural disaster. 

2. Coordinate activities of Central Ministries and state Governments in relation 

to disaster preparedness and relief 

3. To obtain information from the nodal officers on measures relating to the 

above. 

4.1.3 National Disaster Management Authority 

For better coordination of disaster management in national level, National 

Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is being constituted. This is a multi 


disciplinary body with nodal officers from all concerned departments/ministries/ 

organizations. 

Apart from these developments, the government of India has its national 

Contingency Action Plan prepared by the nodal ministry of disaster 

management. Also a National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) has been 

started functioning in the Ministry of Home Affairs with all sophisticated 

equipments and most modern technologies for disaster management. 

Management of disasters at 

various levels in India 

National 

Nodal Ministries 

State 

Relief & Rehabilitation Department/ 

Department of Disaster Management 

District 

Office of the District Magistrate 

Block 

Office of the panchayat samiti 

Village 

Village Disaster Management 

Committee 

4.2 STATE LEVEL MECHANISM 

Similar to the mechanism in national level, disaster management has been 

institutionalized in state level also. In the state of Punjab, the Lieutenant 

Governor is the chairman of Disaster Management Authority and the Chief 

Minister and the concerned ministers are members. 

4.2.1 State Disaster Management Authority 

Along with other 10 states in India, Punjab has constituted the Amritsar District 

Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) under the chairmanship of Lt. 

Governor of Amritsar and the Chief Minister and Ministers of relevant 

Departments as members. For Amritsar, the 

Department of Revenue has been identifies as nodal department to tackle 

disasters, being the Divisional Commissioner as its nodal officer and convener 

of the DDMA. 

4.2.2 State Crisis Management Group 

The State Crisis Management Group‟s function includes reviewing every year 


contingency plans formulated by various Ministries/Departments/ Organizations 

in their respective sectors. The other functions include: 

1. To review measures required dealing with natural disaster. 

2. Coordinate activities of state Governments and districts in relation to disaster 

preparedness and relief 

3. To obtain information from the nodal officers on measures relating to the 

above. 

4.2.3 State Steering Committee 

In the special set up of Amritsar, a State Steering Committee has been 

constituted under the chairman ship of the Chief Secretary of Amritsar with 

nodal officers from the government departments. This committee is responsible 

for implementation of Disaster Management Programmes in the NCT of 

Amritsar. The state steering committee has the following members: 

1. Commissioner of Police, Amritsar 

2. Vice Chairman, DDA 

3. Principal Secretary, Home 

4. Principal Secretary, PWD 

5. Principal Secretary, Urban Development 

6. Commissioner, MCD 

7. Chairman, NDMC 

8. Chairman of Amritsar Vidyut Board 

9. Director General, Amritsar CD & HG 

10. Chief Executive Officer, Amritsar Jal Board 

11. Divisional Commissioner 

12. Chief Fire Officer, Amritsar Fire Service 

4.2.4 State Working Groups 

A couple of working groups are constituted in state level in line with the 

national set up. These working groups are given with particular responsibilities 

and they are the core group of such factions. Besides, there is an Emergency 

operation Centre at the state level to coordinate and perform disaster 

management activities in a disaster situation as well as in the preparatory stage. 

In state level the divisional commissioner act as the Incident Commander for the 

entire National Capital Territory of Amritsar. 


STATE GOVERNMENT CHIEF SECRETARY 

STATE CRISIS 

MANAGEMENT GROUP 

RELIEF 

COMMISSIONER 

EMERGENCY 

OPERATION 

CENTRE 

REVENUE AGRICULTURE FOREST POWER EDUCATION HOME 

TRANSPORT HEALTH OTHER 

DEPARTMENT 

S 

DIVISIONAL 

COMMISSIONER 

DISTRICT 

MAGISTRATS 

SUB- 

DIVISIONAL 

MAGISTRATS 

NGOs POLICE 

HOME 

GUARD 

S 

CIVIL 

DEFENSE 

PATWARI 

TEHSILDARS 

4.3district Level Mechanism In Amritsar 

So far the Deputy Commissioner (Amritsar), with help of Additional District 

Magistrate under the Department of Relief and Rehabilitation, was looking after 

the entire disaster management activities in District Amritsar. But as Amritsar 

Disaster Management Authority (ADMA) has been set up and the proposed Bill 

for changing name of Relief and Rehabilitation Department as “Department of 

Disaster Management” is under preparation, the structure of district level 

disaster management took a new form. Apart from this, GOI- UNDP Disaster 

Risk Management Programme has been started with the support of United 

Nations Development Programme. 

4.3.1 District Disaster Management Committee-Amritsar 

District Disaster Management Committee is the high-powered committee at 

District level to look after disaster management and emergency response. This 

high- powered committee is chaired by the Deputy Commissioner (Amritsar) 

with all Policy Makers from the District/Nodal Officer of each line 

department/ADM (Amritsar)/SDMs and nodal officers from various 


Organizations as its members. ADM (Amritsar) is the convener of District 

Disaster Management Committee (DDMC). 

Inclusion of new members and removal of existing members of the DDMC, as it 

is required, is under the discretion of the DDMC. But this shall be discussed in 

the Meeting prior to action. Also members from RWA, MTA, MCD councilors 

etc shall be nominated on rotation basis, so that maximum stakeholder ship can 

be assured. 

A District Project Officer (DPO-Amritsar) has been appointed in the district 

directly under the Deputy Commissioner to look after the day-to-day affairs of 

disaster management in the district. 

The DDMC members have to meet at least once in two months in normal 

situation and once in month or more in case of crisis situation. Minutes of 

DDMC meeting shall be circulated among the members. Also the roles and 

responsibilities of each member differ each other depends up on the department; 

there are some common responsibilities. Also each of the DDMC members is 

member of the Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) in the district. 

4.3.2 Duties of DDMC Members-Amritsar 

The major functions and responsibilities of the District Disaster Management 

Committee members are given below. Besides these functions as DDMC 

member, each nodal officer will be accountable to his own department in terms 

of the disaster management. District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC- 

Amritsar) is an apex planning body and will play a major role in preparedness 

and mitigation. The detailed account of the functions of the DDMC has been 

given in table 4.1 

DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (DDMC) 

This is headed by the Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar. 

Following the list of activities to be taken up by the DDMC:- 

Act as a source of information for earthquake safety as well as 

earthquake loss reduction measures. 

Review earthquake related hazards and risks in the city. 

Prepare recommendations to identify and mitigate the risks. 

Help in co-ordination of the activities at all levels. 

Priortize recommendations and adoptions of suitable policies as part of 

loss-reduction measures, enforce legislations for registration and 

regulation of builders, promoters and real estate developers for creation 

of safe habitat. 


Review the progress (as per the work plan) in implementing the 

programme and mainstreaming various initiatives on earthquake 

vulnerability reduction project in the city. 

The DDMc will call in the working groups every quarter to review the 

progress of the project. The quarterly update will be shared with the 

chief secretary of Punjab, who in turn will share it with the joint 

secretary, Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs. 

PROPOSED FRAMEWORK FOR DDMC, TASKFORCE & ESF 

DC 

District DMC 

District ESF 

TL 1 

TL 2 

TL 3 

TL 4 

District DM Cell 

District EOC 

District Task Force 

C-1 

C-2 

C-3 

C-4 

DC : Deputy Commissioner 

DMC : Disaster Management Cell 

DM : Disaster Management 

EOC : Emergency Operation Center 

ESF : Emergency Support Function 

TL : Team Leader, ESF 

C : Convener, Task Force 

The Chairperson- DDMC will call the conveners of each task force and the 

team leaders of each emergency support function every quarter to review the 

progress of the project. The quarterly update will be shared with the chief 

secretary and the relief commissioner of the state who in turn will share it with 

joint Secretary Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs. 

Following are the member of the DDMC: 


1. Chairperson as Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar, Head of 

emergency Operation Center. Team Leader—ESF 12 

(COORDINATION) Convener Task force 1--(EARTHQUAKE 

PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLAN) 

2. S.P. Police, Amritsar, Team Leader—ESF 1 

(COMMUNICATION) 

3. District Fire Officer, Amritsar, Team Leader—ESF 2 

(EVACUATION-SEARCH AND RESCUE) 

4. Civil surgeon, Amritsar Team Leader--ESF 3 (EMERGENCY 

MEDICAL RESPONSE) 

5. ADM (Food and civic supplies) Team Leader--ESF 4 (RELIEF- 

WATER-FOOD-SHELTER) 

6. ADM (Law and Order), Amritsar Team Leader--ESF 5 

(LOGISTIC-ELECTRICITY-WATER) --ESF 12 (LAW & 

ORDER) 

7. District Transport Officer, Amritsar Team Leader--ESF 6 

(TRANSPORT) 

8. Deputy collector, Land Reform Team Leader--ESF 7 

(DAMAGE) 

9. Secretary, Rotary Club Team Leader--ESF 8 (VOLUNTEERS 

AND DONATIONS) 

10. Superintending Engineer, PWD (ROAD) Team Leader-- ESF 9 

(PUBLIC WORKS) 

11. Special Officer, Municipality Team Leader--ESF 10 (ROAD- 

DEBRIS CLEARANCE) 

12. District public relation Officer, amritsar Convener Task Force 2 

(AWARENESS GENERATION before Earthquake) Team 

Leader--ESF 11 (AWARENESS GENERATION, PUBLIC 

INFORMATION AND HELP LINES during earthquake) 

13. MD, MEDIA Convener task force 3 (TECHNO LEGAL 

EVALUATION AND AMENDMENT) 

14. Chairperson, Institute of engineers, India (IEI), Local Chapter, 

Amritsar convener Task Force 4 (TRAINING AND CAPACITY 

BUILDING) 

15. Aditional Collector 

16. Nodal Officer 

17. Representative, UNDP, India 

The DDMC came into currency because of the frequent occurrence of 

disasters in the district. The primary aim of the committee is to have proper 

coordination among all the line departments. The Deputy Commissioner is 

the chairman of the DDMC and the district level response is coordinated 

under his guidance. 

The DDMC exists to assist the Deputy Commissioner:- 

Reviewing the threats of disaster. 

Analyzing the vulnerability of the district to such disasters. 


Evaluating the preparedness. 

Considering suggestions for the improvement of the District 

Disaster Management Plan. 

Disaster Management 

Range of activities designed to maintain control over 

disasters/emergency situations and to provide a framework for helping 

at-risk people to avoid or recover from impact of a disaster viz. deal 

with situations prior to, during and after a disaster. 

Disaster Risk Management- A systematic process of using 

administrative decisions, organizations, operational capacities to 

implement policies, strategies, coping capacities to lessen impacts of 

hazards- it comprises prevention (structural and non-structural 

measures) & mitigation (to limit the risk/vulnerability) and 

preparedness. E.g. Floods: physical measures like dams, embankments, 

channeling of streams, relocating communities or capacity development. 

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMITTEE 

‣ To educate the public on different hazards and what protective 

steps should be taken. 

‣ To make arrangements for emergency action. 

‣ To effect evacuation from ward community when necessary. 

‣ Rescue and Rehabilitation. 

‣ Post Earthquake/Flood/Cyclone action/other calamity and review. 

District Disaster Management Committee 

There shall be a core committee which is constituted as under: 

Sr. Name of D.M.C Designation Phone No ( R) 

No 

1. Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar Chairman 2226161 2226162 

2 Commissioner of Police ,Amritsar (City) Nodal Officer 2227779 

3. Civil Surgeon,Amritsar Vice Chairman 2211864 2583630 

4. S.E.Public Health/XEM Vice Chairman 2543391 9417040065 

5 S.E.PWD B&R,Division No1 Vice Chairman 2274262 9814175310 

6. S.E.PWD B&R Division No.2 Vice Chairman 2274262 

7. Chief Engineer,PSEB,Amritsar Vice Chairman 2222065 964613002 

8. District Commandant Home Guard & Civil Defense, Amritsar Member 2582565 9814447004 

9. Add.Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar (G) Member 2226363 2226464 

10. Addl. Deputy Commissioner,Amritsar (Dev) Member 2226868 2229622 

11. Sub Divisional Magistrate, Amritsar-I Member 2226928 9855108091 

12. Sub Divisional Magistrate, Amritsar-II Member 2228303 9872599055 

13. Sub Divisional Magistrate, Ajanla . Member 01858221037 9855171105 

14. Sub Divisional Magistrate, Baba Bakala . Member 0185345510 9779730055 

15. Divisional Town Planner, Amritsar Member 2220406 9501014058 

16. District Transport Officer,Amritsar Member 2565244 2507560 

17. Xen, Drainage Division Amritsar Member 2566197 9417089863 

18. Xen, Amritsar Bari Doab Division Member 2566246 9915888871 

19. MTP , Municipal Corporation , Amritsar Member 25536283 9814675355 

20. District Food &Supply Controller, Amritsar. Member 2564966 9464168104 

21. Deputy Director Animal Husbandry, Amritsar. Member 2536283 9814675355 

22. S.E.P.S.E.B Amritsar city / Rural Member 2545882/2504669 9446113004 

23. District Education Officer,Amritsar Elementary Member 2228979 9815529371 

24. District Education Officer,Amritsar Secondary Member 22258961 9888713838 

25. General Manager, Telephone, Amritsar. Member 2563566 9417022225 

26. Squadron Leader, Air Force , Raja Sansi. Member 2214072,2501072 


Regional R 27. Regional Coordinator, Nehru Yuva Kender, Amritsar . Member 2210870 9814299026 

28. Divisional Fire Officer, Municipal Corporation, Amritsar. Member 2541111 - 

29. Major General, Division Head Quarter 15 Infantry C/O 56 APO Member 280199,2803203 - 

30. Secy Red Cross Society ,Amritsar Member Member 2500598 9814095007 

31. Shri Surjit Sharma, Chief Wardren,Civil Defence . Member 2274243 9914081889 

32. President Amritsar Rotary Club,Amritsar Central . Member - - 

33. President Amritsar Rotary Club,Amritsar Civil Lines Member - - 

34. President Amritsar Rotary Club,Amritsar North Member - - 

35. President Amritsar Rotary Club, Amritsar Cantt. Member - - 

36. President Amritsar Rotary Club,Amritsar Mid Town Member - - 

37. Head,Deptt of Physics,GNDU,Amritsar Member 2258802 

38. Head, Deptt of Physics, Saint Frances School, Amritsar. Member 2226285 

39. Head,Deptt of Physics,Khalsa College,Amritsar Member 5071722 

ead,Deptt of Physi 40. Khalsa College for Women,Amritsar Member Member 22558207 

Sh. 41. Rajbeer Singh Alluwaliya, Amritsar Distt Coordinator 9417127792 

M mmm; 42. Mr. Parminder Singh DRCP 9915963480 

43. M Gurpreet Singh DRCP 9915507213 

Pjhjh 44. Prabhdeep Singh DRCP 8146216505 

DUTIES OF MEMBERS OF CORE COMMITTEE 

Deputy commissioner/chairman shall: 

1. Summon a meeting of the district Crisis Management Committee if 

required & Assistant commissioner (Gen) shall ensure attendance of 

all members by informing them well in advance. 

2. Implement the concerned contingency plan. 

3. Coordinate the activities of various agencies/ organization. 

4. If necessary invoke, help from the local Army Unit, the state 

Government and even from the Central Government (Format for 

requisitioning the help from the Army is enclosed as Annexure-“A”) 

Senior Superintendent of Police amritsar/ajnala/baba bakala, vice 

chairman/vice chair person shall: 

1. Arrange to give initial information to the DM and SDMs though 

Police Control rooms. 

2. Maintain Law and Order after such an incident. He will take all steps 

to ensure safety of life and property of every citizen in consultation 

with the district Magistrate. He will also take steps to cordon off the 

hospital area from the mob. 

3. Establish nakas after the incident to apprehend the culprits. 

4. Assist the rescue teams in shifting the injured to the hospital. 

5. Conduct traffic control operation at the site of the emergency. 

6. Control entry to the emergency area by establishing various naka 

points. 

7. Protect the vital installation and the religious institutions during 

sensitive situations 

8. Provide assistance in arranging for evacuation and shelter points for 

the evacuees. 

9. Provide the wireless communication facility where ever required 

urgently by the DM. 

10. Take effective steps to make necessary security arrangements to 

guard the evacuated residential areas round the clock and protect 


property and belongings left behind by the evacuees even in war 

situations. Carry out other function as laid down in the Internal 

security scheme. 

11. Provide flood lights where ever possible. 

CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER/ MEMBER SHALL 

1. Mobilize and coordinate the emergency medical and Health Service 

consisting of: 

a) Emergency treatment in the Hospital and ambulance service to 

the injured and needy. 

b) Casualty service including managing of first Aid posts in the 

affected areas. 

c) Transporting the seriously injured persons to the bigger & 

specialized hospitals with adequate facilities equipment 7 

specialist doctors. 

d) Health and OPD service in the community shelters in case of 

evacuation. 

e) Setting up mobile medical teams to visit the affected areas to 

provide health services, especially to the handicapped, children, 

old age persons and women. 

f) Ensure adequate supply of medical drugs and services. 

2. Ensure postmortem of the dead bodies getting conducted 

expeditiously. 

3. Provide chlorine tablets or other water purifier medicines required. 

4. Provide inoculation/vaccination against various epidemic diseases 

especially to the children & women. 

a) To keep a check on the quality hygiene of food being served in 

the relief centers and the area around it. 

b) To provide veterinary services in the affected areas centers in 

consultation with DDAH. 

5. Co-opt & coordinate the activities of various voluntary organizations 

such as Red Cross and others. 

SE/EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PUBLIC HEALTH SHALL: 

1. Ensure sufficient supply of clean and potable drinking water during 

the crisis at the site and at the evacuation and relief centers. 

2. Ensure availability of sufficient number of water tankers for supply 

of the drinking water. 

3. Supply sufficient number of pipes for barricading wherever required 

by the Deputy Commissioner. 

4. Establish temporary latrines/urinals/evacuation centers. 


EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PWD, PROVL. DIVISION SHALL 

1. Extend necessary help in construction of road diversions and other 

civil works during crisis situations. 

2. Help in arranging the mechanical equipment whenever required. 

3. Carry out rescue operation during a building collapse. 

SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER PSEB, AMRITSAR SHALL 

1. Ensure uninterrupted electricity supply to all important installations 

specially the relief centers, district administration officials and 

hospitals. 

2. Isolate the affected/damaged area in case of fire floods and 

earthquake etc. 

3. Ensure restoration of electricity supply to the affected areas as soon 

as possible. 

4. Make provision of flood lights, search lights, emergency lights, etc. 

during the right operations. He shall also ensure availability of 

electric generators if necessary. 

ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, AMRITSAR SHALL 

1. Assist the District Magistrate in discharging his functions as required 

by him, from time to time. 

2. He is also the Officer In Charge, Police Control Room for handling 

Law and Order situations. 

COMMANDANT HOME GAURDS AMRITSAR SHALL ENSURE 

AVAILABILITY OF HOME GUARDS AT THE DISPOSAL OF THE 

DISTRICT CORE COMMITTEE 

1. For fire fighting operations. 

2. Rescue operations during natural calamities like floods. 

3. To provide Assistance for setting up relief & evacuation centers. 

4. For other kinds of medical assistance required for shifting injured to 

the hospitals etc. 

5. To provide assistance to police forces for maintaining proper 

security and law and order duties. 

DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER SHALL: 

1. Provide transport mechanism for evacuation in the form of private 

buses, trucks, tempos, taxies etc. 

2. Requisition the Government vehicles for evacuation and relief 

operations (Format for the requisition the transport devices is 

appended as annexure-“B”). 

3. Make arrangements for trucks/tempos for transportation of flood 

stocks, essential commodities/persons/live stocks etc. 

4. Arrange private buses for transportation of persons etc, and taxis for 

transportation of injured. 


GENERAL MANAGER, PUNJAB ROADWAYS AMRITSAR I AND II, 

AJNALA AND BABA BAKALA SHALL: 

1. Ensure availability of government buses for the relief operation. 

2. Ensure availability of sufficient number of drivers and conductors 

during roadways strikes and Bundh call given by various 

organization. 

3. ensure parking of buses at safe places like police lines and police 

stations during emergencies/Bundh calls.\/strikes etc. 

CONCEPT OF OPERATION 

The responsibility to manage all sorts of disasters in the district rests with the 

District Disaster Management Committee” headed by 

‣ THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER-CUM-DISTRICT MAGISTRATE:- 

Amritsar, who may depending upon the gravity of the situation, seek the 

help of the „State Crisis Management Committee” and the “National 

Crisis Management Committee”. 

FOR OPERATIONAL EXPEDIENCY THE CONCERNED 

‣ SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT 

OF POLICE (D.S.P), 

‣ STATION HOUSE OFFICER AND TEHSILDAR with their 

subordinate staff will swing into action immediately after receipt of 

information regarding any disaster. 

‣ THE S.D.O/S.D.M will immediately take over as site emergency 

Director (SED) and D.P. as Additional Site Emergency Director 

(ASED) 

‣ They will be at their best to contain the situation with the available local 

resources. However, if they find that the situation is beyond their control 

and the district level response mobilization is required. They will seek 

the help of their superior or call the meeting of disaster /management 

Committee. 

4.3.3 District Crisis Management Group 

In District Amritsar a Crisis Management Group (CMG) has been functioning 

as core group to take emergency decisions in disaster situations. This group 

convenes emergency meetings only and when there is an emergency situation in 

the district. In 

normal condition the District Crisis Management Group (CMG) is expected to 

meet biannually to assess the situation where as in case of disasters it has to 

meet frequently with the following functions: 

1. To take stoke of the situation 

2. Assist the Deputy Commissioner cum Incident Commander to take 

appropriate decision in managing the disaster 

3. Deciding the way of immediate operation in disaster relief and rehabilitation 

works 

4. Any other as per the need of the time. 


This is a core group with confidential in nature. It is not mandatory to share eth 

decisions taken in the Crisis Management Group to share with others. The 

members of the CMG in District Amritsar are: 

Sr.No. Original Member Designation Phone 

on 

No’s (O) 

1 Deputy Commissioner Chairman 2226161 

2 Additional District Convener 

Magistrate 

3 Member of Parliament Member 

from Amritsar District 

4 Chairman of the District Member 

Development Committee 

5 Deputy Commissioner of Member 

Police 

6 District Project Officer Reporting 

(DPO)- 

Secretary 

(R) 

Designation 

Deputy 

Commissioner 

Incident 

Commander 

Responsibilities 

Over all planning coordination and supervision of the Disaster Management 

initiatives including Disaster Risk Management Programme 

 

Act as Incident Commander during disaster 

Chairman 

Add. District 

Magistrate 

Convener 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To implementing District Disaster Risk Management Programme in consultation 

of DDMC at district level 

To direct and coordinate district administration through various departments and 

line agencies for the disaster Management 

To set up the District Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) and facilitate setting up 

of mobile coordination 

To constitution of DMCs and DMTs at Sub-division, wards and Committee level. 

To ensure preparedness among communities by generating awareness and 

building capacities. 

To ensure community participation in all the stages of disaster operation in order 

to maintain community morale an confidence, maximize the use of local resource, 

reduce the cost of operation and promote a faster recovery. 

To coordinate activities of voluntary organization and NGOs to ensure 

community participation. 


MP, MLAs 

MCD 

Councilors 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To facilitate DMTs for preparing Community Disaster Management plans. 

To procure/ hire/ purchase/ pre-contract material for the DRM 

To coordinate with all fields of responses including transit camps, relief camps, 

feeding centers and cattle camps in an emergency. 

To facilitate updating of the IDRN and other DRM web site 

To chair the DDMC meeting in a regular period of time. 

To supervise and monitoring of disaster management and relief activities within 

the district. 

To report to the Divisional Commissioner officer as per notification. 

To implement district level mock drills at least biannually. 

Any either as per the need and direction of the Divisional Commissioner or the 

higher authority. 

To convene DDMC meeting in regular period of times and circulate minutes of 

the meeting among the members. 

To coordinate with the Chairman of DDMC and assist to carry out any DRM 

activities in the District. 

To officiate the DDMC meeting and other proceedings in the absence of DC/ 

Chairman of DDMC. 

To prepare and send timely report of the DRM as well as the minutes of the to the 

Div Com office. 

To facilitate coordination of all line departments in the Dt. For the disaster 

management. 

Any other responsibility as the Incident Commander cum Chairman of DDMC 

allocated, as per the Disaster Management Act. 

To ensure that the stakeholders and line departments are carrying out the roles and 

responsibilities properly 

To lobby for disaster management in the policy formulation meetings 


Members 

Sub 

Divisional 

Magistrates 

Members 

ALL other 

members of 

DDMC 

(Amritsar) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To oversee and endorse community based Disaster Management Plan 

To assist the implementation of District Disaster Risk Management Plan 

To assist in mass mobilization/ campaigns for community awareness. 

To help the Deputy Commissioner during emergency and providing appropriate 

help especially in the area of warning dissemination, search and rescue, distributing 

relief material and damage assessment etc. 

Responsible for disaster management in their sub-divisions. 

To coordinate with Deputy Commissioner in all the activities of the DRM 

carrying out in their own sub division. 

To facilitate and coordinate preparation of sub-division Disaster Management 

Plans. 

To constitute and coordinate Sub-Division Disaster Management Committee 

To facilitate preparation of Community/ School/ hospital disaster management 

plans in their own sub divisions. 

To exercise Sub-Divisional mock drills at least biannually 

To report to Deputy Commissioner periodically on progress in the DRM 

To head the Onsite EOC and its team in rapid assessment and follow up action in 

time of Emergency. 


allocates, as per the Disaster Management Act. 

To assist the Deputy Commissioner in preparation of District Disaster 

Management Plan. 

To prepare Disaster Management Plan for his/ her own Department (DMPD) and 

the subordinate units of the department like police stations, duty stations, vital 

installations, schools, hospitals etc. 

To convey such (DMPDs) to the Emergency operation Centre (EOC Amritsar). 

To provide desirable staff for disasters preparedness among communities by 

generating awareness and building capacities 

To assist in preparation of Community Based Disaster Management plan (CBDM) 

and training to the DMTs for various operations of disasters. 

To organize regular sensitization cum training on disaster management for their 

own departmental staff. 

To constitute/update and train Quick Response Teams (QRTs) and Field Response 

Teams (FRTs) at their department level 

To coordinate the Support Agencies of the Emergency Support Functions(ESFs) 

and organize periodic meetings 

To organize Mock Drills in their own departments level and the subordinate units 

level biannually in coordination with the DC (Amritsar) 

To assist the functioning of District emergency Operation Centre 

To coordinate with the Dy. Commissioner during emergency and providing 

appropriate help 

To report to the Chairman of DDMC periodically on progress on disaster 



Information 

Officer 


Member 


Project 

Officer 


Ex-Officio 

Member 

preparedness in their department 

To provide all possible human resource/equipment resources/communication 

resources available in the department to the Incident Commander in a disaster 

situation 

To provide all possible human resource/equipment resources to the deputy 

commissioner for organizing training programmes on disaster management. 

To promote the disaster resistant technologies and seismic engineering in 

construction pertaining to the department. 

To negotiate/implement retrofitting methods for the existing vital/lifeline 

installations under the department 



To assist the Dy. Commissioner in preparation of District Disaster Management Plan 

(DDMP) 

To update the India Disaster Resource Network (www.idrn.gov.nic.in) web site and 

other such web portals launched by the government and the district. 

To prepare Disaster Management Plan for his/her own Department (DMPD) and 

convey the same to the Emergency operation Centre (EOC Amritsar). 

To constitute/update and train Quick Response Teams (QRTs) and Field Response 

Teams (FRTs) at their department level 

To coordinate the Support Agencies of the Emergency Support Functions(ESFs) and 

organize periodic meetings 

To organize Mock Drills in their own departments level and the subordinate units 

level biannually in coordination with the DC (Amritsar). 

To assist the functioning of District emergency Operation Centre 

To provide all possible human resource/equipment resources/communication 

resources available in the department to the Incident Commander in a disaster 

situation and for training 



To assist the Convener of the DDMC in organizing the its meeting/reporting and 

circulating minutes of the meeting 

To assist the DDMC Chairman in exercising the day to day affairs of the Emergency 

Operation Centre 

To assist the Chairman in implementing the DRM programme in the district. 

To assist the Convener of the DDMC in preparing periodic reports of DRM 

programme in the District and any other documents/reports pertaining to disaster 

management. 

To negotiate with UNDP/NGOs/INGOs/and other bilateral agencies in 

implementation of the DRM Programme. 



4.3.4 District Working Groups 


District Disaster Management Committee is a multi-disciplinary committee for 

disaster management activities in the district. It is broad in nature. The major 

functions of this committee are related to preparedness, mitigation and 

planning of disaster management. In order to simplify the functions of the 

DDMC, three working groups are constituted in Amritsar with certain focused 

functions. These are:- 

1. Working group for preparedness and mitigation 

2. Working group for relief and rehabilitation 

3. Working group for district plan review and updation 

Working Group for Preparedness and Mitigation will be responsible for all 

disaster management preparedness and mitigation activities in the district. They 

may direct and review the preparedness measures in the district. Also they 

assist the DDMC in coordinating preparedness activities in line departments 

and organizations. The major preparedness measures are: 

‣ Overlooking and monitoring awareness programmes of the public 

and government departments 

‣ Organizing/ overlooking training and capacity building 

programmes for the task forces, various committees and staff of line 

departments 

‣ Facilitate preparation of disaster management in 

schools/hospitals/Territory of Resident Welfare Associations and 

institutions. 

‣ Initate and monitor mock drills in various levels. 

‣ Lobbyimg for policy formulation for disaster management 

It is mandatory for all institutions in District Amritsar- viz. schools, colleges, 

hospitals, cinema halls, any other big institution where more than 50 people 

gather ata a time or different times in a day- to prepare their own disaster 

management plans based on the guidelines issued time to time by the district 

administration and to share a copy of the same with this working group. Also 

they may execute the modifications provided by this group and intimate 

changes they made in the plan document. 

Working Group for Relief and Rehabilitation is to assist the Incident 

Commander particularly in a disaster situation. They will be responsible for all 

relief and rehabilitation related activities in the district, in case of a disaster. It is 

their responsibility to prepare code of rehabilitation and updating it early in 

advance of a disaster. Other functions of the group are: 

• Preparation and updation of necessary formats and Performa for disaster 

assessment, monitoring, relief distribution and situation reports 

• Identifying storage spaces and go downs for collecting relief materials. 


• Engaging in to pre-contract well in advance 

• Fair and transparent distribution of relief materials 

• Prepare strategy for rehabilitation 

This working group under the direction of the Incident Commander Amritsar 

has full power to occupy/take over any vital installations - viz. schools, collages, 

hospitals, Cinema Halls, underground godowns, or any other big institution 

where they feel that sufficient storage facility is there – for storage of relief 

materials or any other thing during or immediately after a disaster. 

Working Group for District Plan Review and Updation is exclusively for the 

disaster management plan updation. They have to review the existing district 

plan biannually and suggest amendments in it. Each revised version of the 

District plan shall be circulated to each member of the DDMC and ESF timely. 

Similarly they will look after plan documents of all line 

Departments/Organizations and suggest modifications as well as monitor 

progress of Community/school/Hospital disaster management plan preparation. 

It is mandatory for all institutions in District Amritsar - viz. schools, collages, 

hospitals, cinema halls, any other big institution where more than 50 people 

gather at a time or different times in a day - to prepare their own disaster 

management plans based on the guidelines issued time to time by the district 

administration and to share a copy of the same with this working group. Also 

they may execute the modifications provided by this group and intimate changes 

they made in the plan document. 

4.3.5 Block Disaster Management Committee (BDMC) 

BDMC includes panchayati raj institutions, municipalities, a district board, 

cantonment board, town planning authority or Zila Parishad or any other body 

or authority, by whatever name called, for the time being invested by law, for 

rendering essential services or, with the control and management of civic 

services, within a specified local area. BDMC will make block disaster 

preparedness and mitigation plan. 

4.3.6 Village Disaster Management Committee (VDMC) 

VDMC taking into consideration disaster at grass root level would act locally 

supposed to report and take assistance with Block DM Committee. 

Consequently Block DM Committee would acknowledge to District DM 

Committee. District DM Committee will facilitate to react accordingly below 

level committee and share the experiences and demand fund with State 

Disaster Management Committee. VDMC will make block disaster 

preparedness and mitigation plan. 


District Disaster 

Management 

Committee 

BDO 

Block Disaster 


Committee 

CDPO 

VAS 

MO, PHC 

RWSS 

GP DISASTER 

MANAGEMENT 

COMMITTEE 

VILLAGE TASK 

FORCE 

4.3.7 Emergency Operation Centre 

District Amritsar shall have an exclusive Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) at 

District Head Quarter other than the revenue control room. This shall be round 

the clock set up with sufficient manpower and most modern equipments. 

Considering the unique responsibility of the district Emergency Operation 

Centre, the equipments provided to it shall not be taken to any purpose other 

than disaster management. This centre is intended to coordinate all disaster 

related activities in the district starting from preparedness to rehabilitation and 

reconstruction. 

There shall be permanent sitting place for each emergency Support Functions 

(ESFs) in the EOC and they shall be provided with sufficient telephone 

connections. Only the Nodal ESFs are to sit in the EOC and coordinate the 

disaster management activities in the district with their support agencies. There 

shall be dedicated telephone lines and other communication facilities. 


Available Equipments For Strengthening Of Eoc In District Amritsar 

Sr. No. Name of the Official 

No of Items 

1 Megaphones 22 

2 VHF sets 11 

3 Fire Extinguisher (3kg) 20 

4 Search Lights 50 

5 Torch(Four cells) 50 

6 Helmet with torch fitted imp.with battery and 50 

chargen 

7 Petro–max 

50 

(2kg capacity) 

8 Electric drills 10 

9 Electric drill bit set ( complete sets of 19 bits) 10 

10 Screw driver set (taparia set of 6 10 

11 Aluminums collapsible ladder (30 feet) 10 

12 Rope ladder (30 feet) 

13 Life Jackets 10 

14 Face shield / visor 50 

15 Latexgloves 

50 

(12”) 

16 Dust masks (3”) 50 

17 Safety Gloves lens 50 

18 Safety vest (florescent and waterproof) 50 

19 Heavy duty work gloves 50 

20 Sleeping bag 50 

21 Blanket (wool mark)- 5*8 feet 50 

22 Umbrella Raincoat 100 

23 Water cooler with purifier 10 

24 Room Heater 20 

25 Fuel container-20 ltr capacity 20 

26 First aid Box (complete with accessories 20 

27 Oxygen cylinder 10 

28 Folding stretcher 20 

4.3.8 Role of Emergency Operation Centre in Normal Time 

The Deputy Commissioner of District Amritsar is empowered to appoint an 

Administrative Officer as Officer-in-charge of EOC. He will be responsible for 

the effective functioning of the EOC. Responsibilities of the EOC in charge in 

normal time Include 

1. Ensure that all equipments in the EOC are in working condition; 

2. Collection data on routine basis from line departments for disaster 

management 

3. Develop status reports of preparedness and mitigation activities in the 


district; 

4. Ensure appropriate implementation of District Disaster Management Plan 

5. Maintenance of data bank with regular updating 

6. Activate the trigger mechanism on receipt of disaster warning/occurrence of 

disaster 

4.3.9 Role of Emergency Operation Centre during Disaster 

On the basis of the message received from the forecasting agencies, warning has 

to be issued for the general public and the departments, which play a vital role 

during emergencies. Issuing correct and timely warning would be one of the 

prime responsibilities of EOC. For effective dissemination of warning EOC 

should have a well- planned line of communication. The DC shall be the 

competent authority to disseminate a disaster warning. The warning on 

occurrence of a disaster will also be communicated to: 

1. All Emergency Support Functions 

2. Members of DDMC-Amritsar 

3. Hospitals in the disaster area/CAT etc 

4. Office of Divisional Commissioner 

5. State Relief Commissioner 

6. Emergency Operation Centre in the neighboring districts 

7. National/State Emergency Operation Centre 

8. People‟s representatives from the district 

Apart from this the District Emergency Operation Centre must arrange desks for 

the Emergency Support Function in its complex for better coordination and 

help. Simultaneously the onsite EOCs are to be set up with the help of the 

district EOC. Constant communication between the State EOC, District EOC 

and Onsite EOC is mandatory for updates on the disaster, which happened. 

4.4 Incident Command System In Amritsar 

The Amritsar District Collector is the Incidental Commander to activate the 

command system and to control and coordinate the resources required at the site 

of disaster. The ICS is a model tool to command, coordinate and use of 

resources at the site of the incident. It is based on the management and direction 

tools that experts and managers are already aware to. It is very flexible, cost 

effective and efficient management system. 

In Incident Command System under the Deputy Commissioner Amritsar, there 

shall be an operation section with a chief and associates, planning section with a 

leader and associates, logistic section with a leader and section chief and finance 

section with a leader and associates. All team leaders will be in the rank of 

ADM/Line Department Heads in the district who are senior level officer. 


Tree Diagram 4.1 The Incident Command System 

Incident Commander 

Information Officer 

(DIO-Amritsar) 

Liaison Officer (DPO- 

Amritsar) 

Safety Officer 

(BDO-Amritsar) 

Operations 

Section 

Chief 

(ADM) 

Planning 

Section 

Chief (DC- 

SDM-HQ) 

Logistic 

Section 

Chief (DC- 

MCD) 

Finance/Adm 

n Section 

Chief (DC- 

JAO) 

4.4.1 Major Functions of Incident Commander 

The general functions of the Incident Commander are as follows: 

• To create and integrate communication flow during emergency period 

• To manage incident scene, and report through integrated and coordinated 

command plan 

• To facilitate procedures and protocols according to ESF Departments within 

District as well as State and Central Government. 

• To put the communication system in place to receive, record, acknowledge 

incoming and outgoing information of any form during the disaster 

• To mange resources as per their availability such as– distribution of relief 

material with ESF agencies required during emergency etc 

• Monitoring functional areas during and post disaster phase 

Besides these general functions, the Incident Commander has to perform certain 

specific functions. They are: 

1. Size up the situation 

2. Determine if human life is at immediate risk 

3. Establish immediate objectives 

4. Determine if there are enough and right kind of resources on site and/or 

ordered 

5. Develop immediate action plan 


6. Establish an initial organization 

7. Review and modify objectives and adjust the action plan as necessary 

4.4.2 Major Functions of Operation Section Chief 

Responsible for management of all operations directly applicable to 

primary mission 

Activates and supervises organization elements in accordance with the 

Incident Action Plan and directs its execution 

Determine need and request additional resources 

Review suggested list of resources to be rebased and initiate 

recommendation for release of resources 

Report Information about special activities, events or occurrences to 

Incident Commander 

Maintain Unit / Activity details 

4.4.3 Major Functions of Planning Section Chief 

Collection, evaluation, dissemination and use of information about the 

development of incident and status of resources. Information is needed 

to 

o Understand the current situation 

o Supervise preparation of Immediate Action Plan (IAP) 

Provide input to IC and Operation Chief in preparation of IAP 

Reassign of service personnel already on site to other positions as 

appropriate 

Determine need for any specialized resources in support of the incident 

Establish information requirements and reporting schedules for Planning 

Section 

4.4.4 Major Functions of Logistic Section Chief 

The logistic section chief is responsible for providing facilities, services and 

4.4.5 Major Functions of Finance Section Chief 

The Finance section is basically of the administration and managing finance. 

The major roles of this section includes managing 

1. Incident Command Post 

2. Staging Areas 

3. Base 

4. Camps 

The Finance /Administration Section Chief has to be given the incident facilities 

as 


Staging Areas: i.e. temporary location where personnel and equipment are kept 

while waiting assignment 

Shall be located within 5 min travel time to the area of incident. 

To be set up to meet specific functional needs 

Shall include temporary feeling and sanitation facilities 

Advantage of using staging areas: 

• Provide locations for immediately available resources to await assignment 

• Provide for greater accountability by having available personnel and resources 

in one safe location 

4.4.6 Onsite Emergency Operation Centers 

Onsite Emergency Operation Centers (OEOC) are complimentary units to 

District Emergency Operation Center in the district (EOC), which will operate 

close to the disaster sites and will be linked directly with the District Emergency 

Operations Centre. 

District Amritsar has designated three OEOCs, which are located in Ajnala Fire 

Station Complex, Baba Bakala SDM Office Complex and Baba Bakala Police 

Station Complex. These strategic locations will help to cover operations in a 

calamity in the district in maximum five minutes time. 

The concerned SDM will be the Commander-in-chief at this level and would be 

responsible of coordinating its functions as per the direction of the Incident 

Commander with the help of the Incident Management Teams (IMT) with 

him/her. The OEOCs are physically activated only in time of a disaster. The 

concerned SDM of the OEOC unit would be responsible to execute activities at 

disaster site; however the tasks would be controlled and coordinated from EOC 

through nodal desk officers. 

4.5 EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS 

This is an additional feature in the new mechanism of disaster management. A 

concerted effort of various agencies is required to manage a disaster. Usually 

the agencies are able to perform the required function, but lack of proper 

coordination leaves them under-utilized. To avoid this type of problem, a new 

mechanism called Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) are formulated in 

Amritsar District. 


EARLY WARNING DISSEMINATION 

4.6 DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAMS 

Each ESF should be well prepared to set up its coordination desks in all three 

Onsite EOCs as well as in the District EOC at the time of disaster. With this 

intention, they have to designate a nodal officer and an alternate nodal officer 

with specific responsibility. Besides they have to constitute a Head Quarter 

Team as well as Quick Response Teams (QRTs) and minimum three Field 

Response Teams (FRTs) with at least five members each. 

The name and address of the team members shall be updated time to time with a 

test contact number. It is the function of the Working Group - III for plan 

review and updation, to coordinate the disaster management teams. The 

supporting agencies will directly report to the nodal agency and the nodal 

agency will report to the Incident Commander regarding its functions. 

4.7 CONTROL ROOM 

During any crisis, all activities of crisis management shall be conducted 

from the Central Control Room. From this centre, the necessary command shall 

be issued, action thereon shall be coordinated and the information shall flow 

down the line. 


Two traditional Control Room for facing Law and Order problems are 

located in Police lines of Amritsar with telephone number and function round 

the clock. These are equipped with wireless/ R.T. Sets and telephone sets (Both 

P & T and Hot lines). 

In case of emergency, if required by grave situations, Deputy 

Commissioner's Committee Room which is connected with the Court Room of 

the Deputy Commissioner and is rquipped with telephone no. 2226161 as well 

as Hot line and Intercom facilities, connecting all important Revenue and 

Development Officers of the District headquarters, will be converted into 

"Emergency Control Room". 

Generally, this control room functions from 9.00 AM to 5.00 PM during 

working hours/ days, but if emergent situation arises, this will function round 

the clock and Executive Magistrate or an ADC nominated by the District 

Magistrate/ Chairman, District Disaster Management Committee shall be 

available here round the clock. Considering the local circumstances of the 

district. Round the clock running of this Control Room is not required 

throughout the year. 

PHASE 

Pre- 


ACTIVITIES 

Preparedness Before the Disaster: 

• Reviewing and analyzing the 

calamity situation in the 

district over the next one-year 

through a meeting at the 

District level involving all the 

departments of the district as 

well as block and GP levels 

and the locally active 

NGOs/CBOs 

• Identifying disaster prone 

zones and strategies to stay 

prepared for the worst. 

• Ensure IEC through 

Emergency section/BDO’s 

/COs/NGO’s /AW centers 

/Street plays/ Workshops / 

Wallings. 

• Reviewing the DCR and 

making it functional as per 

SOP fixed by him (SOP to be 

OTHER OFFICIALS 

TO BE INVOLVED 

All District level officials. 

ADC, EAC, SDO, CO 

DRRO/FO (DRM) 

DRRO/FO (DRM) 

All BDOs 

DIPRO (District 

Information and Public 

Relation Officer.) 

BDOs, CDPOs 

DRRO/FO 

RESOURCES/ 

EQUIPMENTS TO BE 

PROCURRED FROM 

Principal Commissioner, 

Directorate of RR&DM, 

Itanagar 

POLICE/FIRE 

R&B/NH 

DIPR, Directorate of 

RR&DM, Itanagar 

RR&DM Deptt 

Civil Defense. 

Commandant/coordinator 

of 

NCC/NSS/NYKS/Home 

Deptt 



prepared earlier) 

• Making the DCR well 

equipped and depute senior 

officers from time to time to 

review the receipt of 

information 

and 

dissemination. 

• Calling a meeting for 

NGO/CBO co-ordination. And 

discuss issues such as 

Capacity assessment of 

different NGOs/CBOs and ask 

them to adopt certain 

vulnerable areas to avoid 

overlapping and duplicity. 

• Preparing a checklist 

(containing the dos and 

don‟ts) and pass that on to the 

NGOs/CBOs 

• Ensuring/installing 

communication system to the 

inaccessible villages. 

• Checking stock of the Public 

distribution system and 

arrangement of the temporary 

godwons. 

• Checking the Resources with 

other department such as 

Police, Fire, Civil Defense and 

of NSS/NCC/NYKS. 

• Keeping stock of road 

cleaning equipments and 

vehicles for relief operation. 

• Assigning specific duties to 

different officers/Sr. Officers 

at Headquarters. 

• Staying in constant touch with 

other line departments. 

• Ensuring proper functioning 

of warning systems & 

communication systems. 

• Ensuring Mock drill of the 

rescue and relief teams. 

• Preparing a map showing 

the location of temporary 

shelter camps and cyclone 

DRRO/DFCSO 

Police, 

Fire, Civil Defense. 

DRRO/FO (DRM) 

All District level officials. 

All EACs. 

All COs. 

All BDOs 

DIPRO. 

Dist. Fisheries Officer. 

Leading NGOs. 

Police. 

Itanagar 


Itanagar 

VHF from the 

Police/Dept of RR&DM. 

HAM RADIO from Dept 

of RR&DM. Mike-set 

/Batteries/Generators 

available in the district 

office of DIPRO/ from the 

Private parties on 

requisition 


shelters with accessibility. 

• Identifying flood/cyclone 

Shelter/Temporary shelter 

in high elevated places and 

arrangement of tents etc 

• Identifying and mapping of 

Disaster (of all kinds) Prone 

areas 

• Ensuring formation of village 

level Disaster Management 

Committee through Block 

Development officers. 

Dissemination of Warning: 

• Receiving Warning from 

reliable sources and 

crosschecking them for 

authenticity. 

• Disseminating warning to 

District level officials 

/Revenue field functionaries 

/PRIs & coordination with the 

Revenue control room 

• Keeping the Control Room 

active round the clock. 

• Distributing duties to the 

District level officials, Subcollectors, 

Tahasildars and 

BDOs. 

• Arranging vehicles and public 

address systems for 

information dissemination. 

• Establishing coordination with 

the NGOs/CBOs and the 

village communities and 

assigning them duties. 

• Issuing warning to fisherman 

through Tahasildars/Dist. 

Fisheries officer/Asst. Director 

fisheries, well in advance 

• Asking the people in the 

vulnerable areas to move to 

the shelters and to move their 

domesticated animals to safer 

places and to cooperate with 


During 


the volunteers and other 

officials engaged in similar 

activities 

Search, Rescue and Evacuation: 

• To co-ordinate with Civil 

defense, NGOs/CBOs. /Police 

for support. 

• Arrangement & Deployment 

of boats/vehicles etc. for 

evacuation 

• Evacuating people from 

marooned areas and 

administer emergent relief. 

• Organizing trained task force 

members and deputing to be 

marooned & Cut-off areas for 

evacuation. 

• Deployment of police for 

maintaining discipline and 

peace keeping during 

evacuation 

• Mobilizing people to move to 

flood/cyclone shelters. 

• Deployment of Power 

Boat/Country 

Boat 

(Govt./Private) for evacuation 

wherever necessary. 

• Deployment of Police/Fire 

Brigade for search and rescue. 

• Co-ordination with the 

NCC/NSS/Civil 

Defense/Rajya Sainik Board 

etc. for rescue operation 

• Ensuring proper utilization of 

the rescue materials. 

• Providing Rescue kits at the 

affected areas 

Distribution of Relief Materials: 

• Keeping a record of the 

affected area and people so as 

to account for the relief 

materials needed. 

Co- 

Police 

Fire Brigade. 

Leading NGO. 

COs. 

BDOs. 

Programme 

coordinators of 

NSS/NCC/Defense 

units. 

DC, 

DRRO, FO 

SP 

DMO, 

DVO, 

COs 

BDOs 

Medical Officers 

Paramilitary Forces 

Police. 

PHED/IFCD. 

/MVI/other 

departments 

Leading NGO 

line 

1.Power Boats /Country 

Boats/vehicle/rope/rescue 

kits and trained resource 

personnel from Dept of 

RR& DM/Civil Defense/ 

Hired from the private 

parties according to the 

requirement 

FCI, Private stockiest, 

SRC, Director Health 

services, Director 

Animal Husbandry, 

PSUs/UNICEF/ 

UNDP/Other 

NGOs/INGOs 


Post- 


• Procurement 

and 

transportation of relief 

materials to affected areas 

• Arrangement of free kitchen in 

the shelter camps & affected 

areas and assigning the 

responsibilities to officials for 

proper distribution 

• Coordinating with the 

NGOs/CBOs 

• Encouraging other voluntary 

organizations from outside for 

rescue and relief operation. 

• Distribution of basic 

medicines and disinfectants to 

prevent epidemic 

• Ensuring Health care activities 

by the CDMO in the shelter 

camps & through mobile 

Units/Temporary Health in 

regular intervals 

• Ensuring Cattle health 

activities by the 

• DMO through Mobile 

units/Temporary Health camps 

in the affected areas 

• Ensuring that there is enough 

storage of food and pure water 

in the shelters. 

• Monitoring all the activities in 

the affected areas. 

Short-term Measures: 

• Formation of special task 

force with required 

equipments. 

• Assigning responsibilities for 

specific areas. 

• Emergency cleaning of debris 

to enable reconnaissance. 

• Clearing fallen trees and 

branches from the roads to 

facilitate local relief work. 

• Forming a work team carrying 

emergency tool kits. 

All the district level 

officials /officers at 

district 

Headquarters/BDOs./DU 

DA/POLICE/PARAMILI 

TARY FORCES and 

other line departments 

Cranes, Road cleaning 

equipments, 

Water tankers, funds, 

vehicles, Gen sets, Earth 

moving equipments, 

seeds, fertilizers, pump 

sets, 

/Military cantonment / 

PHD, IFCD, District 

Horticulture and 

Agriculture Office 


• Deployment of towing 

vehicles, earth moving 

equipments, cranes, 

• Construction of temporary 

roads. 

• Keeping National & other 

Highways clear from disaster 

effects 

• Assessment of damage. 

• Temporary supply of food, 

drinking water and medicines 

to the shelters and affected 

areas 

• Arrangement for safe shelter 

for animals. 

• Providing the lighting 

facilities for shelter places. 

• Deployment of home guards 

and constables to maintain law 

and order 

• Providing temporary 

arrangements for income 

generation for the affected 

people 

• Drought resistance short 

duration paddy seeds to be 

made available to farmers. 

• Encouraging NGOs/INGOs 

from outside to carry out 

restoration and reconstruction 

works 

• Ensuring crop insurance 

• Supervising all the activities 

Long Term Measures 

• Immediate restoration of Road 

communication,. Irrigation 

system, Educational 

institutions, Govt. Institutions, 

Electrical installation, 

Drinking water supply, 

Construction of IAY houses 

for the BPL families and 

massive costal area plantation 

to maintain ecological 

balance. 

DDMC & Action groups 

Funds from all possible 

Sources 


• Meeting with district level 

officials /Officials at Head 

quarter and chalk out 

emergency plan with 

vulnerable areas and resource 

list 

• Co-ordination meeting of 

NGOs /PRIs. &Assignment of 

duties. 

• Pre-positioning of staff in the 

likely cut off areas 

• Arrange food and other basic 

requirement for emergency 

response. 

• Collect information from 

different areas and to act 

accordingly. 

• Co-ordination meeting with 

officials at Headquarters by 12 

hours intervals and 24 hours 

intervals with the field 

officials. 

• Regular collection of situation 

report of the risk and 

vulnerable areas from the 

officers assign for the purpose. 

• Provision for administering 

emergent relief and the other 

basic needs 

• Contact with SRC for supply 

of Temporary shelter 

materials. 

• Keeping in touch with CSO 

for supply of food articles 

procuring from FCI/Whole 

sellers. 

• Deputation of Volunteers to 

different probable affected 

areas. 

• Helping the evacuees for 

returning to their houses. 

• Immediate arrangement of free 

kitchen in the cut-off and 

inaccessible areas 

• Relief distribution. 

All District level 

officials/NGOs/CBOs/ 

SDOs/ COs/ EACs/ 

Officials of the District 

office/RR&DM 

Materials for temporary 

shelter procured from 

DFO/SRC/OSDMA/UND 

P/NGO/PSUs etc. 

Vehicles /Private 

agencies. 

Medical requirements 

from DMO 

Cattle feed from DVO 

Volunteers 


• Monitoring of Relief 

distribution. 

• Provision of drinking water 

• Provision of Medical facilities. 

• Repair/Restoration of Roads. 

• Transportation of Relief and 

Human Resources 


CHAPTER 5 

DISASTER MITIGATION PLAN 

A better disaster management with minimum vulnerability is possible only by 

means of preparedness and mitigation measures. Maximum the disaster 

preparedness, minimum the vulnerability. Neither a disaster can be prevented 

nor diverted to any other place. The only possible thing is to minimize the 

effect. 

The changing concept of disaster management has taken its birth in mere 

hypothesis. Today there is a paradigm shift in the approach to disaster 

management from a culture of relief and rehabilitation to that of preparedness 

and mitigation. In District Amritsar, there shall be two approaches in disaster 

mitigation viz. structural mitigation and non-structural mitigation. 

5.1 NON-STRUCTURAL MITIGATION PLAN 

Amritsar lies in the Gangetic Plain and de facto the eastern part of Amritsar is 

considered as the worst for disasters like earthquake, flood and fire. If the entire 

city falls in Zone IV, informally we can say that the East Amritsar is in Zone V, 

which indicates the District, as at high risk to earthquake. The state is prone to 

flood from river Yamuna and the consequence of flood becomes misery to the 

eastern population especially. In addition to this, fire is a major concern for the 

District as fire incidents have risen steeply in the last couple of decades. The 

vulnerability of the district increases in fire accidents since most of the JJ 

colonies and slums are thickly populated. 

The non structural mitigation is basically framed in such a way that the whole 

population of the district will be sensitized on disaster management and their 

capacity is developed to cope up with a hazardous situation. District Amritsar 

has specific plan for non-structural mitigation measures which is an ongoing 

process in various spheres of life. 

5.1.1 Preparedness Methodology 

Instead of waiting for a disaster to occur and then to manage it, this concept 

envisages to make people part of the management process. The plan contains a 

series of measures for preparedness in schools, colleges, hospitals, and all other 

vital institutions and ultimately the community itself. In a disaster management 

cycle, preparedness shall be the first step. People of a given area have to be 

guided to prepare their own coping mechanism. For this the district shall plan 

various activities and reach out to the local level. The DDMC shall suggest apt 

and proper methodology for preparedness on regular basis. 


5.1.2 Sensitization/Awareness Campaigns 

The District administration must reach out to the local residents and general 

public of the district with various level sensitization programmes. Sensitization 

programmes shall be conducted for schools, hospitals, colleges, communities, 

policy makers and all other specific sectors including rickshaw pullers. 

Awareness on multi hazards and dos and don‟ts to solve it are most import and 

basic for a human being to save him/herself. Disaster strikes everywhere 

everyone irrespective of land, caste, creed, color, people, and gender. The basic 

information shall be given in forms of booklets reading materials, audiovisual 

material etc. The broad objectives of such programmes shall be as follows: 

1. To bring awareness about disasters among the inmates of all institutions and 

residents of all communities in Amritsar. 

2. To pave way for strict enforcement of building rules in construction 

departments and contractors. 

3. Preparation of Building Evacuation Plans and training the general public on 

basics of self defence thereby building capacities of school authorities and 

saving lives in the event of an Earthquake or Fire accidents or any other 

disaster. 

4. To sensitize officers from the District Administration, Ministry of Education, 

Ministry of Disaster Management, Amritsar Police, GTB Hospital, Amritsar 

Fire Service and all other parallel agencies. 

Different methods and techniques shall be utilized to spread awareness on 

disaster in the district. Some sample techniques and methods are listed below: 

• Public meetings and loud speaker announcements 

• Group meetings of RWAs and other logical units 

• Wall painting in the communities 

• Distribution of reading materials to the general public 

• Distribution of posters and other Information Education and Communication 

(IEC) materials to children and community people 

• Street plays, documentaries and films on the subject 

• Use of electronic media, especially cable channels 

• Quiz-painting competitions, special types of books, etc for students 

• Any other means the DDMC feels apt and proper 

5.1.3 Training and Capacity Building 

A series of training programmes shall be organized for specialized groups like, 

district DMTs, sub division and community level office bearers, teachers and 

principals, doctors and engineers, architects and masons and builders and 

contractors etc. All walks of people shall be trained. This can even be on 

construction of buildings and other structures earth quake resistant. 


• District northeast shall identify sensitization as one of the best tools to create 

awareness programme and preparation of Community Based Disaster 

Management planning. In this respect the DC NE shall organize a series of 

programmes for the community people, Resident Welfare Organizations and 

NGOs. 

• There are organizations like Civil Defence, NYK, NCC, NSS etc, which have 

thousands of volunteers from each nook and corners of the distinct. The district 

must train their volunteers and the wardens of these bodies in the district, thus 

people from various corners will be trained and sensitized in disaster 

management and this can make a magnifying result. 

• For better sustainability of disaster management, the DDMC shall think of 

training CD & HG, NYK, NCC and NSS volunteers at the cost of the district 

administration and they shall be given certificate of training, identity cards as 

disaster managers. The DDMC can take appropriate decision for paying any 

honorariums for their services. 

• Training programmes shall be organized with RWAs and NGOs in the district 

or they shall be funded for organizing such programmes. Corporate sponsors 

shall be contacted to hold such massive training programmes. 

5.1.4 Disaster Management Planning 

It is a known fact that the entire state of Amritsar falls under Zone IV; in which 

the East Amritsar is highly prone to multi hazards like earthquake. In addition, 

fire is a major concern for the District as fire incidents have risen steeply in the 

last couple of decades. The vulnerability of the district increases in fire 

accidents since most of the JJ clusters and slums are thickly populated 

The first responder of any disaster anywhere is none other than the local people 

who are the victims too. Once a disaster has been occurred, many agencies like 

NGOs, Military and Para Military Agencies as well as the Government 

Agencies approach the area. But it takes time to start rescue and relief 

operations by these agencies due to poor accessibility and approachability to the 

disaster site and ignorance to the geographical situation of the affected area. 

Taking all these in to stoke, the district shall organize various planning exercises 

with the local bodies. In Amritsar District, RWAs are the prominent civil 

society organizations under the Bhagidhari scheme. Each pocket and block has 

at least one RWA or Community Development Organizations. The strategy of 

planning shall be as follows: 

1. The territory of each RWA can be taken as logical unit for planning 

2. Where there is no RWA, similar local bodies or NGOs can be taken as 

logical units 

3. Where there is more than one RWA the Registered RWA/first formed 

RWA/that, which has more public coverage and support, shall be taken in to 

consideration. 

4. Every school in the district, irrespective of size, shall be a logical unit 


5. Every Hospital with more than 10 bed shall have Disaster management plans 

6. All Cinema Halls, Clubs, religious centers etc where gatherings are possible, 

shall have Disaster management plans 

7. Every Government office/building/department shall have separate disaster 

management plans 

8. Every Merchant Traders Associations (MTA), shopping centers and district 

centers 

9. All industries in the district, irrespective of size and nature. 

The predominant objectives of the initiative shall be: 

1. To create awareness on disasters and disaster management among 

community leaders and general public. 

2. To prepare Disaster Management plan for each logical unit with Hazard and 

Resource Maps. 

3. To form Disaster Management Committees (DMC) and Task Forces within 

the logical unit, to manage disasters and train them specifically. 

4. To exercise Mock Drills in each Community in a regular interval of time 

including evacuation exercises. 

Each logical unit shall collect the template/modal plan document from the EOC 

at the district administration and after preparation a copy of the same shall be 

submitted to the EOC and the other shall be with the logical unit. This plan 

document shall be updated at least bi annually and the update information shall 

be given to the EOC in writing. The district EOC shall help the logical unit in 

conducting the planning exercises as and when they request the same. 

5.1.5 Disaster Resource Inventory 

In a scenario of total damage due to disasters like earthquake or tornado, all 

communication system disrupts and disaster managers become armless in 

fighting the calamity. To overcome such obstacle, Government of India has 

developed disaster management portals which facilitate the disaster managers 

and administrates to track down resource stocks in the country or at least in the 

neighboring area. This Website, called www.idrn.gov.nic.in, basically intended 

to gather data from the government resources. Data are collected from local 

units and line departments and uploaded by the District Administration after 

verification and scrutiny. 

Each government department in the district shall take part in updating this portal 

regularly. They shall give information on fresh procurement of equipments, 

manpower and technologies to the Emergency Operation Centre, Amritsar in the 

prescribed format at least biannually. 

5.1.6 Enforcing Existing Codes and Laws 

Lists of codes are already in place to monitor the construction practices in the 


district. Bureau of India Standards, national Building codes of India and 

subsequent amendments in various acts provides sufficient legal protection to 

the enforcing agencies for safe construction practices. In District Amritsar, the 

major government bodies undertaking construction and grant permission to the 

private players‟ viz. MCA, PWD, DDA and Irrigation and Flood Control 

Department shall ensure that structural safety measures are followed well. In 

District Amritsar the following general structural safety codes shall be followed 

strictly: 

1. IS: 456:2000 “Code of Practice for Plain and Reinforce Concrete” 

2. IS: 800-1984 “Code of Practice for General Construction in Steel” 

3. IS: 801-1975 “Code of Practice for Use of Cold Formal Light Gauge Steel 

Structural members in General Building Construction” 

4. IS: 875 (Part-2): 1987- “Design Loads (other than Earth Quake) for Building 

and Structures, Part 2 Imposed Loads. 


and Structures, Part 3 Wind Loads. 


and Structures, Part 4 Snow Loads. 


and Structures, Part 5 Special Loads and Load Combination. 

8. IS: 883:1966 “Code of Practice for Design of Structural Timber in Building” 

9. IS 1904:1987 “Code of Practice for Structural Safety of Buildings: 

Foundation” 

10. IS: 1905:1987 “Code of Practice for Structural Safety of Buildings: 

Masonry Walls 

11. IS: 2911 (Part 1) section 1: 1979 “Code of Practice for Design and 

Construction of Pile Foundation Section 1 

Part 1: Section 2 Based Cast-in-situ Piles 

Part 1: Section 3 Driven Pre Cast Concrete Piles 

Part 1: Section 4 Based Pre Cast Concrete Piles 

Part 2: Timber Piles 

Part 3: Under Reamed Piles 

Part 4: Load Test on Piles 

Besides the DDMC shall take appropriate decisions to enforce Codes for Earth 

Quake Protection, Wind Storm protection, etc 

5.2 STRUCTURAL MITIGATION MEASURES 

It is immensely pivotal for the planning community to respond towards disaster 

management positively. The Third Master Plan for Amritsar – 2021, which is 

under preparation, should clearly come out with provisions prescribed in the 

amended legislations related to disaster management. Urban disaster 

management is intimately connected to the wholesome process of urban 

development and therefore needs a sincere incorporation in the development 

planning itself. 


The industrial relocation/location, unauthorized-regularization issue, slumming, 

over densification and continuous influx of population to Amritsar are some of 

the open concerns and that besides a planning challenge it is a concern for 

disaster management. 

The district shall take steps for structural mitigation of disaster management. 

The departments that are associated with development of residential and 

commercial plots shall strict the NOC norms. The Building codes shall be 

strictly enforced in the district. Only seismically oriented engineers, contractors 

and masons shall be given certificates for multi story constructions and real 

estates. Simultaneously retrofitting is to be promoted with the expert advice. 

The possible two structural measures for disaster protection are Retrofitting of 

the existing building and Earth Quake Resistant new construction. 

5.2.1 Retrofitting 

For an existing building, Retrofitting or Seismic Strengthening is the only 

solution to make it disaster resistant. In district Amritsar, all lifeline buildings 

such as major hospitals, Schools with large space for storage, district 

administration offices and other vital installations shall be retrofitted in the first 

phase. In the second phase all other significant buildings shall be given priority 

for seismic strengthening. Before carrying retrofitting, a panel of experts shall 

be approached for assessing the structure and to suggest the type of retrofitting 

required. 

5.2.2 Earth Quake Resistant Construction 

Promotion of Earth quake Resistant construction mainly includes construction 

safety, quality control and inspection. In the previous decades, there were no 

specific guidelines on EQ resistant constructions and seismic strengthening. 

Due to the very fact, most of the buildings till 1990s were built without any 

safety measures. But in the present scenario, there are building byelaws and 

guidelines. Civic Bodies like MCD, DDA, and PWD in the district shall try to 

enforce these laws. 

All construction except load bearing buildings up to 3 storeys shall be carried 

out under the supervision of the Construction Engineer on Record or 

Construction Management Agency on Record for various seismic zones. They 

shall be given a certificate based on the norms on completion of the 

construction. 

All the constructions for high-rise buildings higher than seven story‟s, public 

buildings, and special structures shall be carried out under quality inspection 

programme prepared and implemented under the Quality Auditor on Record or 

Quality auditor agency on Record in Seismic Zones IV and V. DDMC Amritsar 

shall look in to this aspect and ensure that such prerequisites are completed and 


observed by the concerned agencies and construction engineers. 

Illegal constructions, Encroachments, unapproved additions, alterations etc of 

residential buildings and conversion of residential building in to commercial 

purpose etc shall be checked by the District Administration with strict measures. 

These unauthorized activities may lead to disasters in that particular area. 


CHAPTER 06 

ACTION (RESPONSE) PLAN FOR EMERGENCY SUPPORT 

FUNCTIONS 

“The disaster scenario offers a range of opportunities for affected communities 

to respond to the crisis, how community responds to a disaster and post disaster 

aid sets the tone for the transition from disaster to development”. After 

earthquake in Latur, people of that area started to monitor construction works, 

retrofitting of houses and behave like “community construction watch dogs” 

(IDR, Oxford, 2000). 

Disaster management is a multi faceted discipline that needs different 

mechanisms with diverse methodology. The action plan contains two 

approaches; 

1) short term plan and 

2) long term response plans. 

The district administration- DDMC Amritsar- has to take pre-action on these 

two approaches to tackle a disaster scenario. 

6.1 SHORT TERM RESPONSE PLAN 

Short-term response plan contains the actions to be taken immediately after a 

disaster. Once an information has been reached the district EOC or any of the 

Disaster Managers in the district either from authentic or unauthentic sources, it 

has to be verified soon for authenticity. Once the information is found correct, 

it has to be reported to the Incident Commander via fast communication 

system. The Incident Commander shall take the following actions:- 

1. Disseminate warning/ alert to the potential victims. 

2. Disseminate information to vertical and horizontal EOCs. 

3. Disseminate information to vertical and horizontal Administrators 

and DMTs. 

4. Declare Disaster based on the severity/vulnerability. 

61.1 Rescue Operations 

Immediately after a disaster the Deputy Commissioner Amritsar shall act as the 

District magistrate and incident commander and take over disaster 

management. He/ She shall coordinate the rescue operations with the help of 

the Working Group for relief and rehabilitation and the Emergency Support 

Functions. Along with the rescue operations the Incident Commander shall do 

the following measures: 

1. Activate the Incident Command System. 


2. Call meeting of Crisis Management Group 

3. Coordinate the ESFs in disaster management 

4. Set up Site/ Onsite Operation Centers and activate relief camps. 

5. Collect preliminary assessment report from the onsite EOCs. 

6. Activate the pre-contract vendors and collect relief materials for 

distribution 

7. Brief the situation to the higher authority as well as to the 

press/media people. 

8. Ensure basic logistic arrangements for disaster managers and the 

Operation Centers. 

9. Mobilize resources/ call assistance from various stakeholders. 

Besides there are large number of activities to be under taken by the Incident 

Commander in consultation with the Crisis Management Group which are 

listed in the Disaster Management Act. 

6.1.2 Relief Operations 

Once the rescue phase is over, the district administration shall provide 

immediate relief assistance either in cash or in kind to the victims of the 

disaster. The DDMC Amritsar shall enter in to pre-contract well in advance and 

procure materials required for life saving. The office of Deputy Commissioner 

is responsible for providing relief to the victims of natural and man made 

disasters like fire, flood, drought, earthquakes, riots, terrorist attacks, accidents 

etc. 

The relief is provided as per the following scale fixed by the government: 

Communal Riots 

Death Case 

Rs. 1 lakh 

Permanent Incapacitation Rs. 50,000/- 

Bomb Blasts and Riots 

Death 

Permanent Incapacitation 

Serious Injury 

Minor Injury 

Fire and Other Accidents 

Death (Major) 

Death (Minor) 

Serious Injury 

Minor Injury 

Rs. 1 lakh in each case 

Rs. 50,000/- each case 






Rs. 500/- each case 


Loss of property 

Animals 

Rickshaw etc. 

Rs. 1,000/- each 

Rs. 500/- each 

Damage to residential unit (in riots) 

Total damage Rs. 20,000/- 

Substantial damage Rs. 10,000/- 

Minor damage Rs. 2000/- 

Uninsured commercial property/commercial articles 

50 % of the loss – up to a maximum of Rs. 50,000/- 

Total damage to the Jhuggis – Rs. 1,000/- 

6.1.3 Rehabilitation 

In short term response rehabilitation is the final step. The incident Command 

System shall be deactivated as the rehabilitation phase is over. Thereafter the 

normal administration shall take up the remaining reconstruction works in the 

disaster-affected areas. These activities shall be performed by the Working 

Group for relief and rehabilitation under the direction of the DDMC. 

6.2 LONG TERM RESPONSE PLAN 

The long-term response plans are related with the Recovery and reconstruction 

activities on one side and institutionalizing disaster management in district 

administration on the other side. The former one is given in detail in the 

coming chapter. There are Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) for the 

Emergency Support Functions. In long term measures the following action 

shall be undertaken dully. 

1. Constitution of Emergency Support Functions, Disaster 

Management Teams, Quick Response Teams, Field Response 

Teams. 

2. Refresher trainings for all such teams in a regular interval of time 

and exercise of mock drills. 

3. Continuous awareness/sensitization programmes for the 

stakeholders and the general Public. 

4. Getting pre-contract with venders and merchant establishments to 

procure relief materials in times of disaster. 

Most of the Line departments in the District, Autonomous Bodies and 

Organizations are part of the Emergency Support Functions. The action 

plans for ESFs for disaster management are discussed below. The 

DDMC shall ensure that these actions plans are updated bi annually and 

practiced through mock drills in the district. 


6 Action Plan for Amritsar Fire Service 

Response Activation: 

1. As soon as the Nodal Officer gets information about the disaster, he 

should reach the EOC. 

2. The Quick Response teams will be deployed at the Onsite EOCs. 

3. As per the information from IMT, more officers may be sent at site. 

Actions to be taken: 

1. At the site, QRTs should contact the local volunteers and local people to 

gather information about vulnerable areas so that search and rescue 

operations can take place through a proper channel in heavily dense 

areas, large buildings, community centers, hotels, hospitals, public 

buildings and any other area having large gathering. 

2. Locate the damaged and collapsed structures and rescue the population 

buried and trapped in rubble. 

3. The injured people should be taken out of damaged buildings etc with 

utmost care. 

4. Special care to women and children groups should be given as they are 

expected to be more affected and helpless incase of any emergency 

situation. 

5. Coordinate with the Transportation ESF if a large number of medical 

professionals need to be sent to the affected sites and/or a large number 

of victims need to be transported to health facilities. 

Equipments to be brought: 

1. Water Tenders 

2. Ladder Platforms 

3. Haz Mat Van 

4. Concrete Cutter 

5. Other equipments necessary for Search and Rescue Operations, depends 

upon need. 

Resources Required 

• Acoustic listening devices 

• Search Cams 

• Thermal Imaging Cameras 

• Rescue gears 

• Canines 

• Hydraulic platform 60 mts. Telescopic cum Articulating 

• Hydraulic platform 54 mts. Telescopic cum Articulating tip boom. 

• Hydraulic platform 45 mts. Telescopic cum Articulating tip boom and 

rotating cage 

• Hydraulic Telescopic crane (45 mts. 100 tom capacity) 

• Hydraulic/ pneumatic rescue tools (Heavy duty industrial type) Concrete 

saws, portables, gasoline operated with diamond chains 

• 12” & 14” with water pump & hose/ connectors. 


• Concrete breakers (28 kgs) 

• Concrete breakers (10 kgs) 

• Pneumatic High-pressure lifting bags 12 to 132 tons. 

• Life detector compact system 

• Helmets with head mounted strap lights/ battery 

• & Wireless/ walkie-talkie adapters 

• Mechanical jack supports 

• Hydraulic jacking system 

• Front End Loader (JCB Type) 

• Bucket cap 1.0 cu.mt/Back hoe cap. 0.2/0.3 cu.mt. HP 

• Bucket cap 2.0 cu.mt. HP 

• Bucket cap. 1.0 cu.mt. HP 

• Excavator , Bucket Cap 0.3 cu m.wt. @ 7/8 ton, HP @ 50/60 HP 

• Bucket cap 1.0 cu.mt. wt. @ 20/25 ton HP @ 120/135 

• Wheel Dozer G14 D type, Bulldozer D80 A12, Tipper truck, Tractors, 

• Lifting crane cap. 25 ton. 

• Mobile medical van, Tata Sumo 

• Dead animal van/Animal ambulance 

• De watering pump heavy duty mounted on a LCV 

• Towing crane, Trailer 25 ton to transfer the machinery 

• Mobile Breakdown Unit 

Other Resources 

• emergency lights, torches 

• public Address Systems (battery operated) 

• Stretchers, Covered dustbins 

• Earth digging equipment 

• Polythene sheets, Firefighting equipment 

• Bleaching Powder, First aid kits 

• Protective shoes/gloves, Causality bags 

Composition of search and rescue team 

The Typical Search & Rescue Team should consist of: 

• Rescue and evacuation team 

• Relief team, Medical unit, Technical support team 

• Damage & need Assessment team 

Requirements of Fire Stations in Amritsar 

1. There are 10 drivers in the four fire stations of Amritsar and their 

requirement is of 17 drivers. So, 7 drivers are needed. 

2. 8 water vouchers are needed. 

3. There is only one generator and water filling center and its capacity 

is of 4500 liter which is in fire head quarter. More generators and 

water filling centers are needed. 


4. There is lack of staff in these fire stations and 40 manpower is 

needed. 

5. 17 staff members are needed in each fire station. 

6. NOC is not there in new constructed buildings like malls etc. 

7. Ladder is of 42 feet only and buildings are of 130 feet. 

Sr. 

No. 

ACTION 

PLAN 

RESPONSE 

ACTIVATION: 

1. Police 1. The Nodal 

Officer from 

Amritsar Police 

will activate the 

Quick 

Response 

teams. 

2. The Quick 

Response teams 

will be 

deployed at the 

onsite EOCs. 

3. As per the 

information 

from IMTs, 

more officers 

may be sent at 

site. 

2. Civil Defence 

& Home 

Guards 

1. As soon as the 

Nodal Officer 

gets 

ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN: 

1. If felt, cordoning of area to 

restrict movement of 

onlookers, vehicular and 

pedestrian traffic should be 

done. 

2. Quick assessment of law and 

order situation in affected 

areas. 

3. Prepare updates on the law and 

order situation every 2-3 hours 

and brief the Incident 

Commander. 

4. Arrangements for controlling 

situations like rioting and 

looting. 

5. QRTs will guard property and 

valuables in affected areas. 

6. Control and monitor traffic 

movement. 

7. QRTs will provide diversion 

of traffic on alternate routes as 

and when it is necessary. 

8. The QRTs will also provide 

information about traffic flow 

along various corridors, 

especially heavy traffic or 

congested roads. 

9. QRTS will communicate to 

police control rooms, details 

on the field activities including 

deployment and reinforcement 

of staff and resources and 

communicate nature of 

additional requirements. 

1. Support and coordinate with 

the Incident Command System 

of Amritsar for Law and 

EQUIPMENTS 

TO BE 

BROUGHT: 

1. Search lights 

2. Electric 

Generators 

3. Crane-Heavy 

Duty, Fork 

Type 

4. Recovery 

Van 

5. Stretchers 

6. First Aid 

Kits 

7. Vehicles: 

Mini Buses, 

heavy trucks, 

light 

ambulance 

vans, 

mobilization 

trucks 

8. Water tanker 

9. Any other 

1. Extension 

Ladders 

2. Sledge 


information 

about the 

disaster, reach 

the EOC. 

2. The Quick 

Response teams 

will be 


three sites. 

3. As per the 

information 

received from 

IMT, more 

officers may be 

sent at site. 

3. Transport 1. Team Leader 

will activate ESF 

on receiving 

information of the 

disaster from State 

EOC 

2. Team leader 

will inform Nodal 

Officers of support 

agencies about the 

event and ESF 

activation. 

4. MTNL/BSNL 1. Soon after 

receiving 

information 

about disaster 

(from any 

source), Nodal 

Officer will 

contact State/ 


Order, Search and Rescue and 

Medical Response and Trauma 

Counselling functions. 

2. Locate the damaged and 

collapsed structures and rescue 

the population buried and 

trapped in rubble. 

3. The injured people should be 

taken out of damaged 

buildings etc with utmost care. 

4. Special care to women and 

children groups should be 

given as they are expected to 

be more affected and helpless 

incase of any emergency 

situation. 

5. In case of fire, the CD team 

members should do fire 

fighting. 

6. First Aid should be provided 

along with the members of 

ESF on Medical Response. 

7. Demonstrate Search and 

Rescue. 

1. Team leader communicates 

situation to support agencies and 

requests for detailed information 

on the status of transportation 

infrastructure in the affected 

area(s) 

1. Communicate situation to 

support agencies (Tata, Airtel, 

Vodafone, Idea, NIC, and 

HAM etc.) and request for 

detailed information on the 

status of equipment and 

infrastructure damage in the 

affected areas. 

2. Launch assessment mission to 

Hammers 

3. Lifting 

Tackles 

4. Stretchers 

5. Tarpaulins 

6. Any other 

1. Emergency 

Communicat 

ion Van with 

GSM and 

CDMA 

services. 

2. Other 

necessary 

equipments 


Emergency 

Operations 

Center. 

2. The Nodal 

Officer from 

Landline will 

activate the 

Quick 

Response 

Teams. 

3. As per the 

information 

from Incident 


Team, more 

teams may be 

deployed at 

affected sites. 

understand better the nature of 

damage to telecom services 

and network. 

3. Ensure possible arrangements 

for establishing reliable and 

appropriate network. 

4. Work out a plan of action for 

private telecom companies and 

convene a meeting to discuss 

and finalize the modalities. 

5. Compile and communicate 

Action taken Report to District 

and State Authorities. 

6. New number and details of 

contact persons to be 

communicated to Emergency 

Operations Center (District/ 

State). 

7. Mobile exchanges should be 

deployed as alternative mode 

of communication for 

authorities and general public. 

8. Establish telephone facilities 

for the public and information 

on this should be announced 

through media. 

9. Monitor the situation and 

arrange for emergency staff 

required to operate systems 

established. 

10. Inform district/ state 

authorities on debris clearance 

of the work required. 

11. Initiate temporary 

rehabilitation work required. 

12. Launch rehabilitation work 

and arrange for repairs and 

relocation, if required. 

13. Make available various types 

of equipment/ material/ 

technical manpower and 

services, if requested. 

to restore 

communicati 

on network/ 

set-up 

alternative 

emergency 

communicati 

on. 

5. Private 

Mobile 

Operators 

1. Soon after 

receiving 

information 

1. Communicate situation to 

Landline and arrange for 

detailed information on the 

1. Emergency 

Communicat 

ion Van with 


about the 

calamity (from 

any source), 

Nodal Officer 

will contact 

Team Leader 

from Landline. 

2. The Nodal 

Officer will 

activate the 

Quick 

Response 

Teams. 

3. The Quick 

Response 

Teams will be 


three incident 

sites. 

4. As per the 

information 

from Incident 


Team, more 

teams may be 

deployed at 

affected sites. 

status of equipment and 

infrastructure damage in the 

affected area(s). 

2. Launch assessment mission to 

understand better the nature of 

damage to telecom services 

and network. 

3. Ensure possible arrangements 

for establishing reliable and 

appropriate network. 

4. Work out a plan of action for 

restoration and convene a 

meeting to discuss and finalize 

the modalities. 

5. Compile and communicate 

Action Taken Report to 

MTNL. 

6. New numbers and details of 

contact persons to be 

communicated to Emergency 

Operations Centre (District/ 

State). 

7. Mobile exchanges should be 

deployed as alternative mode 

of communication for 

authorities and general public. 

8. Establish telephone facilities 

for the public and information 

on this should be announced 

through media. 

9. Monitor the situation and 

arrange for emergency staff 

required to operate systems 

established. 

10. Inform district/ state 

authorities on debris clearance 

of the work required. 

11. Initiate temporary 

rehabilitation work required. 

12. Launch rehabilitation work 

and arrange for repairs and 

relocation, if required. 

13. Make available various type of 

equipment/ material/ technical 

manpower and services, if 

requested. 

GSM and 

CDMA 

services. 

2. Other 

necessary 

equipments 

to restore 

communicati 

on network/ 

set-up 

alternative 

emergency 

communicati 

on. 


6. HAM radio 

operators 

1. Inform other 

Ham clubs, 

individuals 

from other parts 

of Amritsar. 

2. HAM radio 

operators, 

through their 

association, call 

active members 

to set up a 

HAM 

communication 

system. 

3. Coordination 

mechanisms to 

be shared with 

critical 

authorities. 

4. Setup 

alternative 

communication 

network till the 

main 

communication 

linkages 

restored. 

7. MCA 1. MCA will bring debris of heavy RCC structures 

(having beams/ columns) and put dummies beneath 

the debris. This will facilitate demonstration of 

search and rescue operations. Soon after search and 

rescue team leave the site, MCA will mobilize 

equipments for debris clearance. 

2. MCA will assume main role in Equipment support, 

debris and road clearance, on receiving the 

intimation of the disaster from State EOC. 

3. MCA will coordinate with the supporting agency‟s 

officers to mobilize equipments from the ware 

houses. 

4. The respective supporting agencies will contact their 

respective personal to move the equipments to 

central warehouse. 

5. The equipments like JCB, concrete cutters identified 

as per the need will be transported to the site. 

1. JCB, 

concrete 

breakers, 

cranes, 

Grader, 

Bulldozers, 

Gas Cutter, 

Jack 

Hammer, 

Tipper, 

Folkanes, 

Dumper, 

Aeromatic 

Hammer for 

debris/ road 

clearance, 

supporting 


6. On receiving intimation on the intensity of the 

damages of structure, the nodal officer will make an 

assessment on of the damages of roads and 

structures reported at the site and surrounding areas. 

7. The Supporting Agencies nodal officers will call for 

personal to immediately start debris clearance 

operation to enable movement of the affected site. 

8. A review of the current situation is taken up by the 

nodal agency to update the support agencies to 

delegate their respective personnel to take 

precautionary measure to plan de-routes for the 

transportation ESF‟s to be operational. 

9. All supporting agencies will inspect the road/ rail 

network and structures within the disaster site and 

surrounding. 

10. MCA will also ensure proper corpse disposal and 

post mortem by coordinating with ESF on medical 

response. 

11. Assessment of damage (locations, no. of structures 

damaged, severity of damage). 

12. The QRTs will be deployed at the affected site. 

13. Enlisting the types of equipment as compiled from 

resource inventory required for conducting the 

debris clearance. 

14. The QRTs will report the situation and the progress 

in response activities to the respective EOCs. 

15. Undertake construction of temporary roads to serve 

as access to temporary transit and relief camps, and 

medical facilities for disaster victims. 

16. Undertake repair of all paved and unpaved road 

surfaces including edge metalling, pothole patching 

and any failure of surface, foundations in the 

affected areas by maintenance engineer‟s staff and 

keep monitoring their conditions. 

17. Ensure a critical number of medical professionals to 

reach the site including specialists from outside the 

state. 

18. If temporary living arrangements are being made 

from the affected populace, the MCA must ensure 

high standards of sanitation in settlements in order 

to prevent the multiplicity of the disaster. 

19. It should also ensure the provision of medicine and 

other medical facilities required at the disaster site 

and the hospital health centers catering to disaster 

victims. 

20. In case of orthopedic care required in disasters like 

rescue 

operations. 

2. Vehicles 

(Trucks). 

3. Earth 

movers, 

rescue 

equipments. 

4. Mobile 

medical 

vans. 

5. Other 

disaster 

management 

related 

equipments. 


earthquakes the immediate response would have to 

be complimented by a follow up treatment schedule 

for a majority of the patients in/ near their place of 

residence. 

21. MCA should ensure setting up of temporary 

information centers at MCA hospitals with the help 

of ESF on help lines and warning dissemination. 

22. MCA will coordinate, direct, and integrate state 

level response to provide Equipments support, relief 

camps establishment, and sanitation health 

assistances. 

23. Mobilize different modes of transportation e.g. 

trucks, etc to be put on stand-by. 

24. Assist timely re-establishment of the critical 

transportation links. 

25. Establish temporary electricity supplies for relief 

material go downs and relief camps. 

26. Compile an itemized assessment of damage, from 

reports made by various receiving centers and subcenters. 

8. PWD 1. The above agencies will bring debris of heavy RCC 

structures (having beams/columns) and put dummies 

beneath the debris. This will facilitate demonstration 

of search and rescue operations. Soon after search 

and rescue leave the site, will mobilize equipments 

for debris clearance. 

2. Assume role in Equipment support, debris and road 

clearance, on receiving the intimation of the disaster 

from State EOC/ Nodal Officer of MCA. 

3. Coordinate with the MCA officers to mobilize 

equipments from the ware houses. 

4. Contact respective personal to move the equipments 

to central warehouses. 

5. The equipments like JCB, concrete cutters identified 

as per the need will be transported to the site. 

6. On receiving intimation on the intensity of the 

damages of structures, the nodal officer will make 

an assessment on of the damages of roads and 

structures reported at the site and surrounding areas. 

7. The nodal officer will call for personal to 

immediately start debris clearance operation to 

enable movement to the affected site. 

8. A review of the current situation should be taken up 

by the nodal agency to update the support agencies 

to delegate their respective personnel to take 

1. JCB, 

concrete 

breakers, 

cranes, 

Grader 

Bulldozers, 

Gas Cutter, 

Jack 

Hammer, 

Tipper, 

Folkanes, 

Dumper, 

Aeromatic 

Hammer for 

debris/ road 

clearance, 

supporting 

rescue 

operations. 

2. Vehicles 

(Trucks), 

Earth 

movers, 

rescue 

equipments, 


precautionary measure to plan de-routes for the 

transportation ESF‟s to be operational. 

9. All supporting agencies will inspect the road/rail 

network and structures within the disaster site and 

surrounding. 

10. Ensure proper corpse disposal and post mortem by 

coordinating with ESF on medical response. 

11. Assessment of damage (locations, no. of structures 

damaged, severity of damage). 

12. The QRTs will be deployed at the affected site. 

13. Enlisting the types of equipment as compiled from 

resource inventory required for conducting the 

debris clearance. 

14. The QRTs will report the situation and the progress 

in response activities to the respective EOCs. 

15. Undertake construction of temporary roads to serve 

as access to temporary transit ans relief camps, and 

medical facilities for disaster victims. 

16. Undertake repair of all paved and unpaved road 

surfaces including edge metalling, pothole patching 

and any failure of surface, foundations in the 

affected areas by maintenance engineer‟s staff and 

keep monitoring their conditions. 

17. Ensure a critical number of medical professionals to 

reach the site including specialists from outside the 

state 

18. If temporary living arrangements are being made 

from the affected populace, the agencies must ensure 

high standards of sanitation in settlements in order to 

prevent the multiplicity of the disaster. 

19. Coordinate, direct, and integrate response 

equipments support, relief camps establishment, and 

sanitation health assistances. 

20. Mobilizes different modes of transportation e.g. 

Trucks, etc to be put on stand-by. 

21. Assist timely re-establishment of the critical 

transportation links. 

22. Establish temporary electricity supplies for relief 

material do downs and relief camps. 

23. Compile an itemized assessment of damage, from 

reports made by various receiving centers and subcenters. 

Mobile 

medical 

vans. 

3. Other 

disaster 

management 

related 

equipments. 

9. Health 

Services 

Nodal Officer 

will call nodal 

officers of 

1. Readying all 

hospitals (including private 

hospitals) for managing large 

1) Mobile 

medical vans 

(Clinics) 


supporting 

agencies 

In coordination 

with the 

transportation 

ESF, it will 

ensure a critical 

number of 

medical 

professionals to 

reach the sites 

including 

specialists 

If 

temporary 

living 

arrangements 

are being made 

from the 

affected 

populace, must 

ensure high 

standards of 

sanitation in 

settlements in 

order to prevent 

the multiplicity 

of the disaster. 

Also ensure the 

provision of 

medicine and 

other medical 

facilities 

required at the 

disaster site and 

the hospital 

health centers 

catering to 

disaster victims 

In case of 

orthopedic care 

required, 

immediate 

response would 

have to be 

complimented 

by a follow up 

no. of causalities and severely 

injured populations. 

2. Sufficient stock of 

required medicines, vaccines, 

drugs, plasters, syringes, etc. 

3. Provide systematic 

approach to patient care (Mass 

Casuality Management). 

Triage done to determine 

who needs to be taken to a 

medical facility on a 

priority basis and who can 

be treated on-site. (CATS, 

DHS, CGHS). 

First-aid provided as 

required (CATS, DFS, CD, 

Red Cross. St. Johns). 

Patient Stabilized before 

transport (CATS, DHS). 

Patients transported to 

nearest available medical 

facility having the required 

facilities (CATS, CD, St. 

Johns). 

Trauma counseling 

provided to the victims and 

their relatives at the site 

and in the hospital. 

In the hospital emergency 

department, triage carried 

out again to prioritize 

treatment, and appropriate 

care provided. 

Maintain patient tracking 

system to keep record of all 

patients treated. 

Deploy mobile hospitals as 

needed. 

4. Arrange for 

additional blood supply, 

organize blood donation camp 

for additional blood 

requirement. 

5. Provide for sending 

additional medical personnel 

with 

paramedical 

staff as well. 

2) Mobile 

radiology 

units, 

pathology 

test 

arrangements 

. 

3) Vehicles for 

carrying 

severely 

injured. 

4) Stretchers, 

life saving 

drugs, blood 

etc. 

5) Other 

resources 

required 

during 

emergency 

for setting up 

medical 

camps. 


treatment 

schedule for a 

majority of the 

patients‟ in/ 

near their place 

of residence 

Trained 

professionals 

should be 

mobilized by 

psychosocial 

support 

Ensure setting 

up of temporary 

information 

centers at 

hospitals with 

the help of ESF 

on help lines 

and warning 

dissemination 

Coordinate, 

direct, and 

integrate state 

level response 

to provide 

medical and 

sanitation 

health 

assistances. 

equipped with food, bedding, 

and tents. 

6. Send vehicles and 

any additional medical 

equipment. 

7. QRTs will report the 

situation and the progress on 

action taken by the team to the 

respective EOCs. 

QRTs Quickly assess type 

of injuries, no. of people 

affected, and possible 

medical needs. 

QRTs will ensure timely 

response to the needs of the 

affected victims. 

8. Establish health 

facility and treatment centers 

at disaster sites. 

9. The district civil 

surgeon with district/state 

control room should 

coordinate the provision of 

medical services. 

10. Procedures ahould 

be clarified between 

Peripheral hospitals 

Private hospitals 

Blood banks 

General hospitals and 

Health services 

established at transit 

camps, relief camps and 

affected villages. 

11. QRTs should 

maintain check posts and surveillance 

at each railway junctions, ST depots 

and all entry and exit points from the 

affected area, especially during the 

threat or existence of an epidemic. 

10. Red Cross 

Society 

1) Upon receipt of 

notification 

about disaster, 

nodal officer 

1) Establish camps to provide 

first aid and minor medical 

services to affected populace. 

2) Mobilize stretchers 


will activate 

quick response 

teams. 

2) The quick 

response teams 

will be 


three sites 

3) Organize blood donation 

camps and encourage people to 

donate blood. 

4) Arrange for safe collection, 

storage, testing and supply of 

blood to needy populace. 

5) Provide ambulance service 

11. Irrigation 

and Flood 

Control 

1. Team leader of 

ESF will activate 

Quick Response 

Team 

2. QRTs will be 

deployed at all 

three sites 

1. QRT to report situation and 

progress of action to the EOC 

2. Coordinate will Team leader 

for water supply 

3. Provide arrangements for 

transportation means across river 

Yamuna in case bridge network 

fails 

12. Food and 

Civil Supplies 

1. Team Leader 

will activate ESF 

on receiving 

information of the 

disaster from State 

EOC 

2. Team leader 

will inform Nodal 

Officers of support 

agencies about the 

event and ESF 

activation 

1. Coordinate with ESFs related 

to transportation, debris and road 

clearance to ensure quality supply 

chain management and relief 

materials 

2. QRTs to report to site of relief 

camps 

3. QRTs responsible for 

management and distribution of 

food and relief items to affected 

victims 

4. QRTs responsible for reporting 

progress of action taken to EOC 

5. Preparing take-home food 

packets for families 

6. Ensuring support to local 

administration 

1. Food packets 


CHAPTER 07 

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES 

Emergency Support functions (ESFs) are intended to help the Incident 

Commander, Amritsar District at the time of emergency for restoring normal 

life. The ESF is an organized system of District level departments and agencies, 

which are to be worked under a structured pattern for response and recovery in 

accordance with the National Disaster Management Guidelines. 

The Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) for ESFs explains about the 

operations and responsibilities of the leading and supporting agencies that are to 

be involved in the ESF system. The document also outlines the purpose and 

scope for each function of operation that is to be followed by the respective ESF 

agencies when the Incident Commander activates the response plan during the 

emergency period. 

The head of each primary department who is the Team Leader of each ESF and 

the nodal officers of the supporting agencies are responsible to be prepared for 

potential hazards that might impact the district severely. These 

departments/agencies have clearly identified roles and functions in accordance 

with the National Response Plan (NRP). They have been grouped in as ESFs as 

per their nature and type of assistance they can provide. When the team leaders 

of these ESFs are located in the EOC, they would function for the overall 

district response. 

7.1 SOP FOR EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS 

The major functions of the incident command system are summarized as 

follows. Nevertheless, they are to be released in cooperation of all the ESFs and 

participating agencies in disaster management. The Incident commander is 

given with full control and command over the entire teams in district level. 

7.1.1. 

EMERGENCY 

SUPPORT 

FUNCTION 

(ESF) 

ESF 1 

COORDINATION 

NODAL 

AGENCY 

Deputy 

Commissioner 

& Additional 


Magistrate 

SUPPORTING 

AGENCIES 

Police, Municipal 

cooperation, PWD, 

Health Department, 

Electricity Bard, Fire 

Service, Public Relation 

Officer and any other 

relevant departments 

requiredduring 

emergency. 

SCOPE 

‣ Coordination among all the 

ESFs. 

‣ Incident Commander-has 

overall responsibility at the 

incident. Determines 

objectives and Establishes 

priorities based on the nature 

of the incident, available 

resources and agency police. 


ACTION AREAS/RESPONSIBILITIES 

SOPs FOR NODAL AGENCY 

‣ Operations- Develops tactical organization and directs all resources to 

carry out the Incident Action Plan. 

‣ Incident commander (IC) will call nodal officer of each ESF on the status 

of disaster. 

‣ IC will coordinate, direct and integrate ESF and quick response team 

(QRT) for effective response to disaster. 

‣ Planning- Develops the Incident Action Plan to accomplish the 

objectives, collect and evaluates information, and maintains status of 

assigned resources. 

‣ IC will coordinate, provide situation/progress reports on the action taken 

by the ESF too respective state and national level response to provide 

medical health, relief material, personnel and equipment and expert 

assistance. 

‣ Consult experts for effective response. 

‣ Conduct brainstorming of consultants/experts officials to resolve 

complicated issues formed in field like evacuation of people from 

incident area. 

‣ Logistic- Provide resources and all other services needed to support the 

organization. 

‣ Finance/Administration- Monitors costs related to the incident, provides 

accounting, procurement, time recording, cost analysis, and overall fiscal 

guidance. 

SOP’s FOR INCIDENT COMMANDER ON CO-ORDINATION 

All supporting Nodal Officers of emergency support Functions will provide 

updates of the field situation to incident Commander:- 

‣ All ESF‟s will supervise and direct the QRTs on respective movement 

for disaster management. 

‣ Nodal Officer will provide data on damage assessment in coordination 

with relevant departments on the 

Number of lives lost 

Number of people affected 

Number of houses, hospitals, schools and other public buildings 

damages (category wise) 

Area wise loss of electricity and water supply has happened etc. 


NODAL OFFICER 

Name Designation Phones 

with 

STd 

code 

Mr Rajat Agarwal, I.A.S Deputy 

Commissioner 

Mr. D.P. Gupta, I.A.S. Commissioner 

M.C. 

Name 

Singh, P.C.S. 

Kulwant 

Singh, P.C.S. 

Supreet Singh Gulati, I.A.S ADC (G) Mukhtiar 

Singh 

Harpreet 

Singh 

ALTERNATE NODAL 

OFFICER 

Subash Chander, P.C.S V.K. Setia 

PCS 

Monish Kumar, P.C.S. 

Nirmal singh 

PRS 

Bhupinder Singh, P.C.S. 

Jagmohan 

singh 

Designation Phone 

with 

STD 

code 

ADC (D) 

Add. 

Comm. 

M.C. 

V.K. Setia 

Reader NT 

SDM 

Ajnala 

Tehsildar, 

Ajnala 

Naib 

Tehsildar, 

Ajnala 

Gian Singh Bal, P.C.S. Major Singh Naib 

Tehsildar, 

Ajnala 

S.P. Garg, P.R.S. 

Deewan 

Singh 

Naib 

Tehsildar, 

Ajnala 

Manpreet Singh, P.C.S. Rajinder Pal SDM-Baba 

singh, P.C.S. Bakala 

Gurwaryam singh, P.C.S. Hansa singh Tehsildar, 

Baba 

Bakala 

Kawaljit Singh, P.R.S. 

Parampreet 

singh Goraya 

Naib 

Tehsildar, 

Baba 

Bakala 

Maninder Singh Tarsem singh Naib 

Tehsildar, 

Tarsika 

Bakshish Singh 

Parkash Singh 

Mahal 

Naib 

Tehsildar, 

Khadoor 

Sahib 

Rajesh sharma, P.R.S. Balwinder Naib 


Joginder Pal Salwan 

Naib Tehsildar 

II 

Singh 

Surinder 

singh XEN 

Dainage 

Tehsildar, 

Goindwal 

Sahib 

Flood 

Control 

Room 

Sr. 

No. 

List of Government Officers Telephone Number and Mobile Number 

Designation of the 

Officers 

Name of the Officers Mobile No. Office No. Reader 

Mobile 

No. 

Sh. Parampal Singh 97811-30101 

1 Commissioner of 

Police 

2 I.G.P/Border Sh. I.P.S. Sahota 98140-48900 

98140-49908 

3 DIG/ Border Range Sh. Ram Singh IPS 98159-75100 

4 D.C.P., Amritsar City Sh. Amar Singh Chahal 98767-00251 

PPS 

5 A/DCP City-I Mrs. Dhanpreet Kaur 97811-10931 

IPS 

6 A/ DCP/ Hq. Sh. Harinderjit Singh 97811-30102 

PPS 

81460-73333 

7 A/DCP/City-II Sh. Makhan Singh, PPS 98729-00015 

97811-30104 

8 A/DCP/Crime Sh. Shamsher Jang 98723-00067 

Bahadur, PPS 

97811-30105 

9 A/DCP/Traffic Sh. Satpal Joshi 97801-00060 

97813-30103 

10 A/DCP/Special Sh. Baljit Singh 97811-30103 

Randhawa 

11 ACP Central Sh. Inderbir Singh, IPS 97799-01498 

97811-30106 

12 ACP/East Sh. Rahul.S, IPS 97811-30113 

80546-47484 

13 ACP/South Sh. Rajbir Singh, PPS 98727-40316 

97811-30107 

14 ACP/North Sh. Kirpal Singh, PPS 98554-35751 

97811-30112 

15 ACP/West Sh. Kuljit Singh, PPS 97811-30109 

99157-16013 

16 ACP/Crime Sh. Manminder Singh, 

PPS 

98762-00662 

97811-30110 

17 ACP/Special Sh. Avtar Singh, PPS 97811-30114 

18 D.A. Legal Sh. Surjit Singh Thind 93561-33040 


19 A.O. Sh. Gurdeep Singh 95929-14199 

20 SP/Jail Amritsar DSP/ Sh. G.S. Sidhu 98760-05901 

Jail Patti Sh. R.K. Sharma 98760-05933 

7.1.2 

ESF 2 

COMMUNI 

CATION 

Senior 

Superintendent 

of Police 

NIC, 

EXISTING 

WIRELESS 

OPERATOR 

(POLICE, 

FIRE, 

REVENUE), 

Government 

and Private 

Telecommuni 

cation, Radio 

Operator 

Clubs, 

Doordarshan, 

Media, 

NGO‟s, 

BSNL, 

Mobile Phone 

Operators 

‣ Should ensure the smooth 

flow of information 

‣ For establishing, using, 

maintaining, augmenting, 

and providing backup for 

all of the type of 

communications devices 

needed during emergency 

response operations. 

Situation Assumptions 

1. There would be a congestion in the network because of increased calls to 

control rooms due to panic created in the community. 

2. The initial reports on damage may not give a clear picture of the extent of 

damage to communication network. 

3. The affected site may cut off from the state control rooms and the officials 

on site and find difficulty in communicating to the District/State EOC. 

4. Police wireless network will only be the reliable communication network 

till the other communication networks are fully restored. 

ACTION AREAS/RESPONSIBILITY 

INITIAL ACTION 

Prepare and implement incident wireless communication plan 

Ensure that incident communication center and message center are 

established. 

Establish appropriate communication distribution/maintenance locations 

within base/ camps 

Ensure equipment accountability system is established 

Ensure personal potable wireless sets cache is distributed as for incident 

wireless communication plan 


Provide technical information required 

1. adequacy of communication system currently in operation 

2. Geographic limitation on communication system 

3. Equipment capabilities/limitations 

4. Number and types of equipment available 

5. Anticipated problems is the use of communication equipments 

Ensure equipments are tested and repaired 

Recover equipments from released units 

Responsible to receive and transmit wireless and telephone messages 

among to between personnel to provide dispatch services at the incident 

Set up message center location as required 

Receive and transmit messages within and external to incident 

Maintain files of general messages. 

Maintain a record of unusual incident occurrences. 

SOPs for Nodal Agency: 

Team leader (TL) of Communication ESF will activate the ESF on 

receiving the intimation of occurrence of the disaster from the District 

EOC. 

TL would inform Nodal Officers (NOs) of support agencies about the 

event and ESF activation. 

TL would establish contact with the district EOC for First Information 

Report 

TL requests for reports from local ESF contact persons (this would be the 

local office of ESF Nodal Agency) to understand the current situation 

and action taken Based on information given by the supporting agencies, 

TL decides on the need to launch an assessment mission to estimate the 

extent of damage to telecom services and network as well as to come up 

with possible arrangements to establishing reliable and appropriate 

network. 

TL communicates situation to supporting agencies and also requests to 

provide details on the status of equipment and infrastructure in the 

affected area(s). 

TL informs the Incident Commander on the status of telecom services. 

TL works out a plan of action for private telecom companies and 

convenes a meeting of all ESF members to discuss and finalize the 

modalities. 

TL issues orders to establish systems and reports to District EOCs on the 

action taken. New phone numbers and details of contact persons would 

also be communicated. If required mobile exchanges would be 

deployed.(need explanation---mobile exchanges) 


TL gets the temporary telephone facilities established for the public. 

Prior information on this would be announced through media 

HAM radio operators would be informed about the current requirements 

and coordination mechanisms shared. 

TL monitors the situation and arranges emergency staff required to 

operate established systems. 

TL sends the District Quick Response team at the affected site with the 

required equipments and other resources. 

SOPs for Quick Response Team on Communication 

The QRT (Quick Response Team) members will reach to the nodal 

office as soon as they will get instructions from the TL. 

Once the QRTs receive any intimation from the nodal officer to reach at 

the site they would rush to the site. 

At the emergency site QRT members will take stock of the situation from 

the IC and would also know about their counter parts. 

QRTs would assess the ground situation and would send sectoral report 

to the District ESF agency. 

A sectoral report would contain following: 

• An assessment of overall damage, listing specifically: 

• Overhead route damage (in miles/kilometers). 

• Cable damage (in yards/meters). 

• Specific equipment damaged. 

• Establish a temporary communication facility for use by the public 

Identify requirements of manpower, vehicles and other materials and 

equipments Give priority and concentrate on repairs and normalization of 

communication system at disaster-affected areas. 

Begin restoration by removing and salvaging wires and poles from the 

roadways with the help of casual laborers. 

Carry out temporary building repairs to establish a secured storage area 

for the s equipments and salvaged materials. 

Report all activities to head office 

Begin restoration by removing and salvaging wires and poles from the 

roadways through recruited casual laborers. 

Establish a secure storage area for incoming equipments and salvaged 

materials. 

NODAL OFFICER 

Name Designation Phone 

with 


with 


STD 

code 

P.K. Rai, Sen. 

I.P.S., Superintendent 

Amritsar of Police 

SUPPORTING OFFICERS 


with 

STD 

code 

Vibhuraj, 

I.P.S. 

majitha 

Sen. 

Superintendent 

of Police 

STD 

code 


with 

STD 

code 

ESF 3 

EVACUATION 

SEARCH AND 

RESCUE 

Municipal 

Cooperation, 

P.W.D. (B & R) 

Civil defense 

and homeguard, 

police, fire 

Brigade, 

Education 

Department 

Civil Defense, 

ire Services, 

police, Health 

Department, 

Army, NCC, 

NSS, Red Cross 

volunteers, etc. 

‣ Identification 

of evacuation 

and 

‣ Alternative 

routes and 

coordinating 

search and 

‣ Rescue during 

field 

operation 

‣ Army assured 

the full 

cooperation as 

earthmoving 

equipment 

and medical 

were 

concerned 

ROLE OF 

ARMY 

‣ Search 

rescue 

operations 

‣ Evacuation 

‣ Traffic 

management 

and 

and 

of properties 

‣ Medical Aid 

PWD 

‣ Search 

security 

rescue 

operations 

and 


‣ Provide 

temporary 

shelters 

‣ Construction 

materials 

‣ Restoration of 

infrastructure 

7.1.3 ESF 3 EVACUATION 


Local community task forces will initiate search and rescue at residential level 

Volunteers and QRT will require coordination 

Access to affected area will be limited 

Some site may be accessible only through air route 

• Most of the buildings would be damaged and would not remain safe for 

citizens. 

• Many structures would be damaged and there would be an urgent need to 

evacuate. 


Team leader (TL) of Evacuation ESF would activate the ESF on 

receiving the warning of the disaster from District EOC. 

TL would inform Nodal Officers (NOs) of supporting agencies about the 

event and ESF activation. 

TL will direct the QRTs to be deployed at the affected site. 

TL will gather information on availability of predefined evacuation 

routes. 

Where the predefined evacuation routes are not available, the nodal 

officer would coordinate through District EOC with other ESFs nodal 

officers and the support agencies about clearing of routes and identifying 

alternate routes. 

SOPs for Quick Response Team on evacuation 

o The QRT members will reach the nodal office as soon as they get instructions 

to do so from the TL. 

o Once the quick response teams receive an order from the nodal officer for 

reaching the site they would rush to the site. 

o On reaching at the site the QRT members will take stock of the situation from 

the Incident Management Team at the site and their counter parts. 

o The quick response teams with the help of local task forces will start 

evacuating peoples to safe shelters or open areas. 

o The QRT members should concentrate more on evacuation in areas that have 

been worst affected by the disasters. 

o Reporting about all the activities to head office. 


ESF 3 Search and Rescue 

Background: Search and Rescue operations are one of the primary activities 

taken up in a post disaster situation. The promptness in these operations can 

make a remarkable difference in the amount of loss of life and property. 


• Local community task forces will initiate search and rescue at residential level 

• Spontaneous volunteers will require coordination 

• Access to affected areas will be limited. 

• Some sites may be accessible only through air routes only 

SOPs for Nodal Agency 

• IC will call the TL of Primary Agency and get the ESF activated. 

• TL of primary agency will call nodal officers of supporting agencies. 

• TL would activate the District Quick Response Team. 

• Quick Assessment of the S& R operations through Aerial surveys 

• Assessments of the specific skill sets and the other equipments required. 

• Using IDRN network to check and map the availability of resources in and 

round the disaster site. 

SOP for Quick Response Team on Search & Rescue 

Assessment of damage (locations, number. of structures damaged, severity of 

damage) 

The QRTs will be deployed at the affected site. 

Enlisting the types of equipment required for conducting the S&R 

QRTs will report the situation and the progress in response activities to the 


PHONE NUMBERS OF FIRE BRIGADE OFFICERS/ WORKERS IN 

DISTRICT AMRITSAR 

SR. NAME DESIGNATION PHONE NUMBERS 

NO. 

1 Sh. Gurveer Singh A.D.F.O 9216157810 

2 Sh. K.K. Rana S.F.O 9216157811, 9417357386, 

5060711 

3 Sh. Madan Lal S.F.O 9216157812 

4 Sh. Tarlochan S.F.O 9216157813, 9417108360, 

Singh 

2506676 

5 Sh. Shamaun Gill S.F.O 9216157814 

6 S. Anup Singh S.F.O 9216157816 

7 S. Lovepreet Singh S.F.O 9216157817, 9216157818 

8 Sh. Rishu Bhatti Sewadar 9216157819, 9216157818 


9 S. Ajaib Singh D.O. 9216157820, 9216157824 

10 S. Swaran Singh Chief Fireman 9216157822 

11 Sh. Varinder Kumar Fireman 9216157824, 9216157825 

12 S. Joginder Singh Chief Fireman 9216157826, 9216157828 

13 Sh. Ashok Kumar D.O. 9216157827 

14 S. Avtar Singh Fireman 9216157829 

15 Sh. Deepak Sharma D.O. 9216157830 

16 S. Nishaan Singh Fireman 9216157831 

17 S. Amreek Singh Chief Fireman 9216157832 

18 S. Dilbaag Singh Fireman 9216157833 

19 S. Sawinderpal Chief Fireman 9216157836 

Singh 

20 S. Jaspal Singh S.F.O 9216157837 

21 S. Harwinder Singh Fireman 9216157838 

22 Sadeek Masih S.F.O 9876026172 

23 Sh. Raj Anthony S.F.O 9815842173 

24 Sh. Anil Luthra S.F.O 9888342818 

25 Sh. Janak Raj S.F.O 9888287848 

26 Sh. Sarfraz S.F.O 9417336459 

27 Sh. Vinod Kumar S.F.O 0183-2402528 

28 Sh. Surinder Singh S.F.O 9815882847 

29 Sh. Sukhwant Singh Driver Operator 9417319259 

30 Sh. Satpal Sharma Chief Fireman 0183-5545270 

31 Sh. Satish Kumar S.F.O 9316938621 

32 Sh. Ravinder Fireman 9417394387 

Kumar 

33 Sh. Krishan Kumar Fireman 9417393713 

7.1.4 ESF 4: Law and Order 

ESF 4 

LAW 

ORDER 

AND 

S.S.P., Police 

Department 

(Police and 

Traffic Police) 

Civil Defense, 

Home Guard, 

Military, BSF, 

Paramilitary 

forces 

‣ Maintain law 

and order 

‣ Protects the 

property 

valuable 

commodities 

‣ Control 

crowd 

‣ Avoid riots 

situations 

‣ Wireless 

communicatio 

n should be in 

good working 


condition 


• There would be panic and people will gather at a place. 

• The crowds may go out of control. 

• Riots may also take place. 




• TL would activate the District Quick Response Team. 

• The QRTs will be deployed at the affected site. 

• Cordoning of area to restrict movement of onlookers, vehicular and pedestrian 

traffic should be done. 

• Any additional requirements at site to be taken care of. 

SOP for Quick Response Team on Law and order 

• Quick assessment of law and order situation in affected areas 

• Support and coordinate with Local Administration 

• Prepare updates on the law and order situation every 4-6 hours and brief the 

authorities 

• Controlling situations like rioting and looting, and cordon off sensitive areas 

• QRTs will guide property and valuables in affected areas. 

• Control and monitor traffic movement. 

• QRTs will provide diversion of traffic on alternate routes as and when it is 

necessary. 

• The QRTs will also provide information about traffic flow along various 

corridors, especially heavy traffic or congested roads. 

• QRTs will communicate to police control rooms, details on the field activities 

including deployment and reinforcement of staff and resources and 

communicate nature of additional requirements. 

7.1.5 ESF 5 Medical Response and Trauma Counseling 

ESF5 

EMERGENCY 

MEDICAL 

RESPONSE AND 

TRAUMA 

COUNCELLING 

Civil surgeon, 

Department of 

Health 

Dispensaries, 

Mobile 

dispensaries, 

Hospitals, 

Ambulance 

Service, Blood 

Bank, Red 

Cross, NSS, 

NCC, Rotary 

club, Lions Club, 

IMA., Medicine 

Stockiest, NGOs 

‣ look after 

emergency 

treatment for 

the injured 

people 

immediate 

after the 

disaster take 

place 



• Emergency Medical services will be required by affected population 

• Likely outbreaks of epidemic diseases after the disaster. 

• Hospital services would be affected 

ACTION AREA/RESPOSIBILITIES 

INITIAL ACTIONS 

‣ Development of Medical response plan 

‣ Respond to requests for medical side and transportation for injured and ill. 

‣ Ensure adequate number of medical professional to reach at site. 

‣ Ensure setting up of temporary information centers at hospitals. 

Amitsar 

Dhab Wasti Ram Amritsar Contact: 0183-2544440 

 

 

Guru Ram Das Hospital 

Near Chattiwind Gate, Amritsar 

Contact: 0183-2553667, 2553668 

Kakkar Hospital 

Green Avenue, Amritsar 

Contact: 0183-2210964, 2562018 

ESTABLISHMENT OF TRIAGE STATION 

‣ Mass casualty situation will require establishment of field hospitals to 

take care for the injured and to identify stabilize and transport more 

serious cases to the hospitals. 

‣ Codes should be used to recognize serious and stable cases such as red 

critical yellow stable and green wounded. 

‣ Treatment should be provided according to the casualty victim. 

‣ Medical coordinators should propose rehabilitation centers as per the 

type of casualities. 

MEDICAL SUPPORT FOR RESPONSE PERSONNEL 

‣ Properly equipped medical personnel and ambulances should be made 

available to check and treat injured personnel. 

MEDICAL SUPPORT AT TEMPORARY SHELTERS 

‣ A team will take care of people who become ill during evacuation or 

later. 

‣ Special facility to be given for care of handicapped and elderly. 




• Team leader (TL) of primary agency will call nodal officers of supporting 

agencies. 

• In coordination with the transportation ESF, it will ensure a critical number of 

medical professionals to be reached at the site including specialists from other 

Districts. 

• If temporary housing arrangements are being made for the affected 

population, the ESF must ensure high standards of sanitation in settlements in 

order to reduce epidemic outbreak. 

• Ensuring the provision and continuous supply of medical facilities 

(medicines, equipments, ambulances, doctors and manpower etc) required at the 

disaster affected site and the hospital health centers catering to disaster victims. 

• In case of orthopedic care required in disasters like earthquakes the immediate 

response would have to be complimented by a follow up treatment schedule for 

a majority of the patients in/ near their place of residence. 

• Trained professionals should be mobilized by psychosocial support. 

• Ensuring setting up of temporary information centers at hospitals with the 

help of ESF through help lines and warning dissemination system. 

• TL will coordinate, direct, and integrate state level response to provide 

medical and sanitation health assistances. 

• On the recommendations of the EOC, the TL also responsible to : 

• Send required medicines, vaccines, drugs, plasters, syringes, etc. 

• Arrange for additional blood supply. Send additional medical 

personnel equipped with food, bedding and tents etc. 

• Send vehicles and any additional medical equipment. 

SOP for Quick Response Team (QRT) on Medical Response and Trauma 

Counseling 

o QRTs will provide situation and progress report s on the action taken by the 

team to the respective EOCs 

o QRT‟s will assess type of injuries, number of people affected and possible 

medical assistance needs 

o QRTs will ensure timely response to the needs of the affected victims such 

as: 

• Establishing health facility and treatment centers at disaster sites. 

• Providing medical services as reported by the District Civil Surgeon with 

District EOC and State EOCs. 

• Procedures should be clarified in between 

• Peripheral hospitals 

• Private hospitals 

• Blood banks 

• General hospitals and 

• Health services established at transit camps, relief camps and affected 

villages. 

• QRTs should maintain check posts and surveillance at each railway junction, 


ST depots and all entry and exit points from the affected area, especially during 

the threat or existence of an epidemic. 

7.1.6 ESF 6 Water Supply 

ESF6 

WATER 

SUPPLY 

SE, Municipal 

corporation 

Irrigation, 

Railways, 

NGOs and Fire 

Control 

‣ Water supply will ensure 

provision of basic 

quantity of clean 

drinking water 

‣ water for other purposes 

in a manner that does not 

allow the spread of 

diseases through the 

contamination of water. 

Situation Assumptions: 

• Existing water storage bodies will be damaged and unusable. 

• There would be an urgent need of water to assist victims in rescue operation. 

• Break down of sanitation system. 

• Contamination of water due to outflow from sewers or due to breakage of 

water pipelines. 

ACTION AREAS/RESPONSIBILITIES 


‣ water at temporary shelters 

‣ ensure restoration of potable water as per standards 

‣ Plan for emergency accommodation of water supply in or near 

temporary shelters. 

‣ Ensure cleanliness of sanitation facilities, relief shelters etc. 


• Team leader (TL) of ESF on Water Supply will activate the ESF on receiving 

the intimation of the disaster from District EOC. 

• TL would inform Nodal Officers (NOs) of support agencies about the event 

and ESF activation. 

• TL will ensure special care for women with infants and pregnant women. 

• Provide for sending additional support along with food, bedding, tents 

• Send vehicles and any additional tools and equipments needed. 

SOP for Quick Response Team (QRT) on Water Supply 

• QRTs will ensure that supply of drinking water is made available at the 

affected site and relief camps 

• QRT‟s will ensure the temporary sewerage lines and drainage lines are kept 

separate. 

• QRTs will report the situation and the progress on action taken by the team to 


the EOC. 

• QRTs will intimate their TL of the additional resources needed. 

• Carry out emergency repairs of all damages to water supply systems. 

• Assist health authorities to identify appropriate sources of potable water. 

• Identify unacceptable water sources and take necessary precautions to ensure 

that no water is accessed from such sources, either by sealing such arrangements 

or by posting the department guards. 

• Arrange for alternate water supply and storage in all transit camps, feeding 

centers, relief camps, cattle camps, and also the affected areas, till normal water 

supply is restored. 

• Ensure that potable water supply is restored as per the standards and 

procedures laid down in “Standards for Potable Water”. 

• Plan for emergency accommodations for staff from outside the area 

• QRTs will ensure timely response to the needs of the affected victims. 

• QRTs will set up temporary sanitation facilities at the relief camps. 

7.1.7 ESF 7 Relief (Food and Shelter) 

ESF7 FOOD 

AND SHELTER 

Department of 

Food and Civil 

Supplies, PUDA, 

Improvement 

trust (Punjab 

Urban 

Development 

Authority) 

Department of 

Revenue, Indian 

Red Cross, 

NGOs, 

Department of 

Relief, FCI,DEO 

School, 

NCC,NSS, 

Water supply, 

PUNSUP, 

MARKFED, 

PWD, Housing 

Board, Builder 

Association, 

Association of 

structural 

engineers and 

architects, 

Private 

Contractors. 

‣ Should 

ensure 

coordination 

of activities 

involving 

with the 

emergency 

provisions of 

temporary 

shelters, 

emergency 

mass feeding 

and bulk 

distribution 

of relief 

supplies to 

the disaster 

victims 

‣ Need of 

disbursing 

relief 

materials 

‣ Arrange food, 

fuel in the 

form of 

Kerosene, 

diesel etc and 

tarpaulins. 


‣ Meet the 

physical 

needs of 

individuals, 

families and 

communities 

for safe, 

secure and 

comfortable 

living. 


• Probability of shortage of a critical resources 

• Immediate assistance to the community at the time of resource shortage 

particularly when affected area is larger. 

ACTION AREAS/ RESPONSIBILITIES 


‣ Responsible for supply needs for the entire incident including camps, 

staging areas. 

‣ Determine food and water requirement. 

‣ Determine method of feeding to best fit each facility or situation. 

‣ Obtain necessary equipments and supplies and establish working 

facilities. 

‣ Order sufficient food and potable water from the supply unit. 

‣ Maintain an inventory of food and potable water. 

‣ Maintain food service areas and ensure that all appropriate health and 

safety measures are being followed 

‣ Supply unit Leader 

‣ Primarily responsible for ordering personnel, equipment and supplies 

receiving and storing all supplies for the incident maintaining an 

inventory of supplies servicing non expendable supplies to equipment. 

‣ Determine, receive, distribute and store supplies and equipment. 

‣ Receive and respond to requests for personnel, supplies and equipment. 

‣ Maintain inventory of supplies and equipment. 

Sr. No. Name of the Address 

Phone No. 

Department/ Officers 

1. PUDA/ADA Bhawan Housing Board 0183-2508989 

Colony, Green 0183-2501339 

Avenue. 

0183-2503276 

2. District Food & Controller, Rani Ka 0183 2564966 

Supply Controller Bagh, G T Road 

3. Punjab Food 31, Krishna Square 09888080486 

Inspector Cadre 

Association 


SOPs for nodal agency 

• TL will activate the ESF on receiving the information of the disaster from 

District EOC 



• TL will coordinate with all state and district level suppliers as identified with 

under IDRN. 

• TL with coordinate with other ESFs related to transportation, debris and road 

clearance to ensure quality supply chain management of relief materials. 

• Ensuring composite relief with availability of complimentary relief material. 

SOP for Quick Response Team (QRT) on Relief 

• QRTs will report to site of the relief camps 

• QRTs will be responsible to management and distribute relief items to the 

affected victims 

• QRT‟s will be responsible for reporting the progress on action taken by the 

team to the EOC 

• QRTs will provide information to their TL about the need of additional 

resources. 

• Clearing of the areas to establish relief camps 

• Setting up relief camps and tents using innovative methods that can save time 

• Assist local authorities to set up important telecom and other service related 

facilities 

• Initiate, direct and market procurement of food available from different 

inventories and ensuring food supplies to the affected population 

• Preparing take-home food packets for the families 

• Ensuring distribution of relief material to the all the people including 

vulnerable groups of the target area such as women with infants, pregnant 

women, children, aged people and handicapped. 

• Ensuring support to Local Administration 

• Locating adequate relief camps based on damage survey 

• Develop alternative arrangements for population living in structures that 

might be affected even after the disaster 

7.1.8 ESF 8 Equipment Support, Debris and Road Clearance 

ESF8 

EQUIPMENT 

SUPPORT, 

DEBRIS AND 

ROAD 

CLEARANCE 

Municipal 

Corporation 

PWD, Civil 

Defence, 

Private 

Contractors, 

Industries 

‣ The identification, 

removal, and disposal 

of rubble, wreckage. 

‣ Other material which 

block or hamper the 

performance of 

emergency response 

functions 


‣ Procure needed 

equipments from 

Support agencies 

‣ ESF originates from 

the fact that most 

large scale hazards 

like earthquake, 

cyclone and floods 

primarily will affect 

the building 

structures, trees, 

poles etc. 


• Access to disaster-affected area would depend upon the re-establishment of 

ground and water routes. 

• Early damage assessment may be incomplete, inaccurate and general. A rapid 

assessment may be required to determine response time. 

• Engineers and masons may be required in large scale for the inspection of 

present buildings 

ACTION AREAS/ RESPONSIBILITIES 


‣ Damage assessment including locations, number of structures damaged 

and severity of damage. 

‣ The QRTs will be deployed as compiled from IDRN resource inventory 

for conducting the debris clearance. 

‣ The QRTs will report the situation and the progress in response activities 

ro the representative EOCs. 

‣ Undertake construction of temporary roads to serve as access to 

temporary transit and relief camps, and medical facilities for disaster 

victims. 

‣ Repairing of all paved and unpaved road surfaces including edge 

metalling, pothole patching and any failure of surface, foundations in the 

affected areas by maintenance engineer‟s staff and keep monitoring their 

conditions. 


• Team leader (TL) will activate the ESF on receiving the information of the 

disaster from District EOC. 



• TL will coordinate with the supporting agency to mobilize equipments from 

the ware houses through IDRN database 

• The respective supporting agencies will contact their respective personal to 

move the equipments to central warehouse 

• The equipments like JCB, concrete cutters identified as per the need will be 


transported to the site. 

• As per the information the nodal officer of Debris road clearance will make an 

assessment on of the damages of roads and built structures at the site and 

surrounding areas 

• The nodal officers of Supporting Agencies will immediately start debris 

clearance operation to enable movement to the affected site. 

• Review of the current situation is taken up by the nodal agency to update the 

support agencies and to delegate their respective personnel to take precautionary 

measure to plan de-routes for the transportation ESF‟s to be operational 

• All supporting agencies will inspect the road and rail network and structures 

within the disaster site and surrounding. 

• TL will also ensure proper corpse disposal and post mortem by coordinating 

with ESF on medical response. 

SOP FOR QUICK RESPONSE TEAM ON EQUIPMENT SUPPORT, 

DEBRIS AND ROAD CLEARANCE 

‣ Damage assessment including locations, number of structures damaged 

and severity of damage 

‣ The QRTs will be deployed at the affected site. 

‣ Enlisting the types of equipment as compiled from IDRN resource 

inventory required for conducting the debris clearance 

‣ The QRTs will report the situation and the progress in response activities 

to the respective EOCs. 

‣ Undertake construction of temporary roads to serve as access to 

temporary transit and relief camps, and medical facilities for disaster 

victims. 

‣ Repairing of all paved and unpaved road surfaces including edge 

metalling, pothole patching and any failure of surface, foundations in the 

affected areas by maintenance engineer's staff and keep monitoring their 

conditions. 

7.1.9 ESF 9 Help Lines, Warning Dissemination 

ESF-9 HELP 

LINES, 

WARNING 

DISSEMINATION 

Department 

of Revenue 

NIC/NGO 

Reps 

‣ process and circulate 

information about 

the welfare of 

citizens of affected 

area and managing 

the tremendous flow 

of information. 

‣ The help lines will be 

responsible for 

providing, directing 

and coordinating 

logistical operations 



• There may be a flood of information and confusion about the injured 

population. 

• The communication with affected area may be partially impaired. 




• TL would activate the District Quick response Team. 


• QRTs will report the situation and the progress in response activities to the 


• Sending flash news of latest updates/donation requirements for disaster area 

all over the state 

• Assisting the EOC in providing updated information to national as well as at 

the District level. 

• Setting up of toll free numbers for emergency information assistance. 

SOP for Quick Response Team on Help Lines, Warning Dissemination 

o The QRT members will reach to the nodal office as soon as they will get 

instructions. 

o QRT teams would reach to the site immediately after receiving instructions 

from the nodal officer 

o On the site QRT members will take stock of the situation from the IC at the 

site and their counter parts. 

o The QRTs will coordinate, collect, process, report and display essential 

elements of information and facilitate support for planning efforts in response 

operations. 

7.1.10 ESF 10 Electricity 

ESF-10 

ELECTRICITY 

State 

Eletcricity 

Board, SE 

(Municipal 

Corporation) 

and SE 

(Public 

Health) 

Sources of 

Private 

Generators 

Operators, 

DFSC for the 

supply of fuel 

‣ facilitate restoration 

of electricity 

distribution systems 

Situation assumptions 

• Prolonged electricity failure. 


• The affected victims may be panicked 

• Halt of all activities specially jamming communication-networking systems in 

the affected site. 

ACTION AREA/ RESPONSIBILITIES 


‣ Electric fitting of the affected areas may get damaged and may need to be 

repaired. 

‣ There may be a requirement of temporary lightening arrangements and 

provisioning of back up power during emergency. 

‣ Carry out task of repairing all damages to water supply system. 

PUNJAB STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD (PSEB) 

Designation 

Office Phone No. 

Chief Engineer 2455001 

SE-Civil Lines 2455000 

XEN- Civil Lines 2448349 

SDO-Civil Lines 2448347 

SE-East - 

SE- H.Q. - 




• TL would activate the District Quick response Team. 


• TL will dispatch emergency repair teams equipped with tools, tents and food. 

SOP for Quick Response Team on electricity 

o The QRT members will reach the nodal office as soon as they get instructions 

to do so from the TL. 

o QRT members would reach to the site immediately after receiving 

instructions from the nodal officer 

o On the site QRT members will take stock of the situation from the IC at the 

site and their counter parts. 

o The QRTs will coordinate, collect, process, report and display essential 

elements of information and facilitate support for planning efforts in response 

operations. 

• Begin repairing and reconstruction work 

• Assisting hospitals in establishing an emergency supply by assembling 

generators and other emergency equipments, if necessary. 


• The members of QRTs will establish temporary electricity supplies for other 

key public and private water systems. 

• The members of QRTs will establish temporary electricity supplies for transit 

camps, feeding centers, relief camps, District Control Room and on access roads 

to the same. 

• The members of QRTs will establish temporary electricity supplies for relief 

material go downs. 

• Compile an itemized assessment of damage, from reports made by various 

electrical receiving centers and sub-centers. 

• Report about all the activities to the head office. 

7.1.11 ESF 11 

ESF-11 

TRANSPORTATION 

DTO(District 

Transport 

Officer) 

Railway, 

PWD, Civil 

Defense, 

Scout, NCC, 

Airport, 

Municipal 

Corporation, 

City Bus, 

Minibus, and 

Truck 

association, 

Taxi and 

auto 

associations, 

private 

ambulances 

etc. 

‣ smooth 


links at state and 

district level 

‣ quick and safe 

movement of 

material and 

humans are a 

priority 

‣ coordinate the 

use 

of 


resources to 

support the 

needs of 

emergency 

support forces 

‣ requiring 

transport 

capacity to 

perform their 

emergency 

response, 

recovery and 

assistance 

missions 

Situation assumptions 

• The state civil transportation infrastructure will sustain damage, limiting 

access to the disaster area. 

• Access will improve as routes are cleared and repaired. 

• The movement of relief supplies will create congestion in the transportation 

services. 


ACTION AREA/ RESPONSIBILITIES 


‣ Transportation of personnel, supplies, food and equipment. 

‣ Fuelling, service, maintenance and repair of vehicles and other ground 

support equipment. 

‣ Implementing traffic plan for the incident. 

Amritsar District Transportation Officer 0183-2565244 


‣ TL of Transportation ESF will activate the ESF on receiving the intimation 

of the disaster from District EOC. 

‣ TL would inform Nodal Officers (NOs) of support agencies about the event 


‣ TL establishes contact with the district EOC for FIR 

‣ TL requests for reports from local Transportation ESF contact person 

‣ TL communicates situation to support agencies and requests for detailed 

information on the status of transportation infrastructure in the affected 

area(s). 

SOP for Quick Response Team on transport 

o The QRT members will reach to the nodal office as soon as they will get 

instructions to do so from the TL. 

o As quick response teams will receive instructions from the nodal officer they 

would reach to the site immediately. 

o QRTs would report the situation and the progress on action taken by the team 

to the respective EOCs 

o QRT will send a requirement schedule for the different modes of 

transportation e.g. trucks, boats, helicopters to be put on stand-by. 

o QRTs will ensure timely re-establishment of the critical transportation links. 

• The members of QRTs will establish temporary electricity supplies for relief 

material 

go downs. 

• Compile an itemized assessment of damage, from reports made by various 

electrical receiving centers and sub-centers. 

• Reporting about all activities to the head office. 


7.2 SOP FOR COMMUNITY TASK FORCES 

Community or the local functionary is the most important mechanism in disaster 

management. Community Based Disaster Management (CBDM) is the latest 

methodology that is successfully experimented in India. CBDM is basically 

concerned all about with community disaster awareness initiatives, which is a 

comprehensive method to inform and train the local residents about how to 

prepare to cope up with natural as well as human induced disasters. 

7.2.1 Community Task Forces 

A perfect community based disaster management will be possible only with the 

help of community task forces. Community Task Forces (CTF) are the 

voluntary service group constituted out of the local able-bodies males and 

females for community disaster management through preparedness, mitigation 

and relief0resuce as well. The CTFs will help in preparation of plan documents, 

which is a must in CBDM. These CTFs will be trained by the DDMC of District 

Amritsar in such a way that they could be volunteers incase of any emergency, 

other wise catalyst in creating awareness among the public in disaster 

management. The CBDM Plan shall be prepared through Participatory Learning 

Appraisal (PLA) methods. Each Community Task Force member has to 

perform his or her own duties and responsibilities. They are as follows: 

7.2.2 CTF 1 Warning and Communication Group 

Pre-Disaster 

1. Ensure that communication equipments are in working order 

2. Ensure an emergency contact directory with all relevant numbers 

3. Carry a hazard map demarcating the most vulnerable/safe areas and 

households 

On receipt of warning 

1. Assemble in a central location and listen to radio together to determine the 

situation 

2. Pay attention to local warnings and their interpretation 

3. Crosscheck the warning received on radio, with the nearest control room 

4. Disseminate the warning using megaphones/mikes sirens etc., door-to-door 

During disaster 

1. Remain in the safe shelters and provide the evacuees with regular updates 

After a Disaster 

1. Get the de-warning from District Control Room and announce the same 

2. Disseminate precautionary information on post disaster health hazards and 

remedies 

3. Give immediate assessment to the authority on damage, massive casualty etc 

4. Guide the search and rescue team with geographic information and high 


damage 

7.2.3 CTF 2 Evacuation and Temporary Shelter Management Group 


1. Monitor the infrastructure needs of the Community such as roads, school etc. 

2. Co-ordinate with the local authority to identify/location for setting relief 

camps. 

3. Check for plaster cracks and damp patches in safe shelters that require 

repairs 

4. Stock dry food and other safe food stocks, fuels, etc. 

5. Ensure that the shelters are easily approachable. 

6. Ensure that the shelters are cleaned regularly 

On Receipt of Warning 

1. Evacuate people from their homes and clear the area as soon as possible 

2. Move stocks of dry food, fuel and medicines to the shelters 

3. Organize space to house evacuee families 

4. Help the old, disabled, pregnant women, children etc to settle in the shelter 

5. Ensure that strict sanitary practices are adhered to in the shelter 

6. Register the evacuees and give them identification slips/cards 


1. If caught inside withstand with their backs against a strong indoor wall 

2. If outside during disaster, run to an open space away from trees, buildings etc 

3. If in a moving vehicle, stop and stay inside 

Post Disaster 

1. To ensure that evacuees are fed and housed until the de-warning is received 

2. Organize tents and materials for construction of temporary shelters 

3. Collect stocks of food, clothing, and fuel etc. 

4. Clean and disinfect the shelter all throughout the stay and before leaving 

5. Help NGOs and their engineers in conducting meeting and rehabilitation 

activity 

6. Monitor the rehabilitation and reconstruction process of the community 

7.2.4 CTF 3 Damage Assessment Group 


1. Carry a hazard map demarcating the most vulnerable/safe areas and 

households 

2. Prepare and store sufficient number of assessment formats required 


1. Remain in the safe shelters and provide the evacuees with regular updates 

2. Call emergency meeting of the group and assign duties and area of 


assessment 

After a Disaster 

1. Give immediate assessment to the authorities on damage, missing, casualty 

etc 

2. Give detailed report of assessment to the authority. 

3. Guide the search and rescue team with geographic information 

7.2.5 CTF 4 Search And Rescue Group 


1. Familiarize themselves with existing response mechanisms of the 

government 

2. Arrange for the necessary S&R equipment from Govt and Pvt Agencies 

3. Use the equipment properly and maintain it well 

4. Have a detailed map of the Community indicating vulnerable areas/safe areas 

5. Organize themselves into pairs (buddy system) 

6. Prepare back up teams ready for rotation of personnel 

On Receipt Warning 

1. Organize a meeting of the S&R members 

2. Contact the administration for detailed information 

3. Identify the vulnerable areas in which their help is required and decide the 

action plan 

4. Gather the equipments required 

5. Assist the evacuation team in moving people to the safe shelter 

6. Co-ordinate with the First Aid team to provide primary health care 

7. Shift the seriously injured persons to hospital/PHC 


1. Conduct a general hazard assessment to determine the possible hazards 

2. Make a quick head count and maintain a list of missing persons 

3. Clear debris and fallen trees in order to reach trapped victim. 

4. Communicate with the sub-division and District levels on additional 

assistance 

5. Coordinate closely with the first aid team for primary health care to rescued 

victims 

6. Coordinate with the evacuation team to shift rescued persons to open 

space/tents 

7.2.6 CTF 5 First Aid and Trauma Counseling Group 


1. Maintain a list of pregnant women, infants, disabled, sick, old etc 

2. Keep First Aid kits ready and ensure that expired drugs are replaced with 

new ones 


3. Distribute basic medicines and demonstrate their use 

4. To keep stretchers/local alternative ready to carry injured people 

On receipt of Warning 

1. Ensure that contents of all First Aid kits are satisfactory. 

2. Move into the safe shelter. 

3. If caught inside, stand with their backs against a strong in door wall (in EQ) 

4. If outside during the earthquake, run to an open space (in EQ) 

5. If in a moving vehicle, will stop and stay inside (in EQ) 

Post-Disaster 

1. Attend to the injured people 

2. Counsel the traumatized people 

3. Listen to and calm the victims affectionately and patiently 

4. Help doctors and paramedics shift the ill and the injured to hospitals 

5. Isolate the cases with infectious diseases and prevent them from spreading 

6. Provide preventive medication if there is danger of cholera, dysentery etc 

7. Inform the relief group about medical supplies that are running low. 

7.2.7 CTF 6 Relief Co-Ordination Group 

Pre-disaster 

1. Familiarize with damage and needs assessment formats 

2. Assess the estimated need of relief materials 

3. Mobilize stocks of food grains and medicines from government, NGOs, etc. 

4. Stocks materials like ropes, bamboos, tarpaulin etc in the safe shelter 

identified 

5. Keep a record of the stock available and maintain and dispatch them as 

required 

6. Always be impartial and sincere to the duty the victims 

7. Be transparent in the accounting and stocks by giving timely correct 

information. 

On receipt of Warning 

1. Coordinate with the evacuation and temporary shelter management team to 

move stocks of food, water and so on to the safe shelter 

2. Move to the safe shelter 

3. If caught inside, will stand with their backs against a strong indoor wall (in 

EQ) 

4. If outside, run to an open space away from trees, buildings and electric lines 

(in EQ) 

5. In a moving vehicle, will stop and stay inside (in EQ) 


1. Conduct a complete damage and need assessment 

2. Based on a preliminary need assessment as follows, communicate 


preferences to the District Control Room 

The size, scope of the relief items required 

Likely duration of the distribution of relief material 

The estimated number of people affected 

Local capacity, resources and external help 

The immediate needs of the victims 

3. Communicate the assessment findings to other Task Force groups and local 

authorities 

4. Establish a distribution centre or community kitchen begin distribution 

5. Ensure that food and other materials are distributed in an equitable manner 

6. Prioritizes the elderly persons, pregnant women, children etc. 

7. Maintain a list of the households receiving assistance 

8. Make a physical inventory of stocks when external assistance arrives 

9. Work closely with the communication group to stay in touch with control 

room 

10. Organize a meeting to evaluate the experience, internalize learning 

11. Keep the undistributed relief material in a safe place/go down and preserve 

it 

7.2.8 CTF 7 Water And Sanitation Group 

Pre-Disaster Preparedness Activities 

1. Ensure sufficient supplies of chlorine tablets etc. for disinfecting drinking 

water 

2. Ensure sufficient stocks of lime powder for disinfecting large water bodies 

3. Ensure that sufficient water is stored in proper tanks and jerry cans in safe 

shelters 

4. Ensure that there is list of contact persons at Distcom and Jal Board for 

assistance 

5. Raise prior awareness amongst the community about how to treat water 

sources 

6. Set a minimum standard in advance for distribution of water in emergency 

7. Ensure sufficient number of raised platforms, deep tube wells etc constructed 

8. Stock long steel rods, kerosene and fuel wood to dispose corpus and 

carcasses 

9. Help of the local administration to construct temporary sanitary facilities 

10. Identify the tractors and lab ours required for sanitation purposes 

11. Contact Jal Board for assistance in acquiring diesel engines and generators 

On Receipt of Warning 

1. Assess the drinking water supply and available water resources 

2. Organize for alternate power supply by procuring generators/diesel engines 


3. Ensure that the sanitation facilities at the safe shelter are in working order 

4. Move into the safe shelter for ones own safety 


1. Make immediate repairs of broken or burst pipes 

2. Coordinate with AJB/MCA/NDMC for procurement of water tankers if 

required 

3. Disinfect large water bodies with lime powder 

4. Coordinate with the Sanitary Inspectors for taking drinking water samples 

5. Ensure that water is distributed in an equitable manner 

6. Ensure that sufficient water is available in bathing units and toilets at relief 

camps 

7. Demarcate areas for safe excreta disposal around the relief camp 

8. Guide the local authorities to construct latrines away from groundwater 

sources. 

9. Coordinate with the local authority to construct sufficient bathing cubicles 

for females 

10. Spray bleaching powder and other disinfectants to prevent infectious disease 

11. Ensure that solid waste is put in refuse containers or buried in a refuse pit 

12. Ensure that there are no medical wastes such as needles, drugs etc. lying 

around 

13. Co-ordinate with the first aid team to inoculate against water borne diseases 

14. Construct temporary soak pits for onsite disposal of wastewater 

15. Co-ordinate with the search and rescue team for disposal of carcasses 

16. Ensure that dead bodies are registered and cremated after legal/religious 

formalities 


CHAPTER 08 

DISASTER MANAGEMENT OF DISTRICT AMRITSAR 

8.1. FLOOD 

Introduction 

In Amritsar District, particularly in Ajanala Tehsil, the villages along 

and across Dhussi Bandh have received heavy Loss of standing crops, 

damaging to the houses, Loss of cattles heads and human lives on account of 

heavy floods in River Ravi and over-flowing of various Nallahs like Sakhi, 

Hansli, Patti Rohi, Kasur, Hudiara Drain etc. also caused damage in other part 

of the distt. There is recorded history of various floods in the year 1947, 1950, 

1954-55, 1976, 1988, 1993 and 1995. 

In order to face any eventuality on account of floods in river Ravi, Beas 

and area along river Sutlaj and the various drains, the following contingency 

plan is prepared to provide immediate relief to the flood effected persons and to 

take possible steps to control the situation at the lowest level. 

STEPS REQUIRED TO BE TAKEN BEFORE THE ONSET OF 

MONSOON 

1. Identification of flood prone areas. 

2. Monitoring of flow of water in rivers. 

3. Warning system from River Sutlej Beas and Ravi River in case of floods 

/ rains. 

4. Flood Signals 

5. Setting up of Flood Control Rooms. 

6. Inspection of flood protection works. 

7. Role of irrigation/ Drainage Deptt and their requirement of additional 

funds for flood protection and drainage works 

8. Repair/ Inspection of flood equipments. 

9. Sites for Relief camps. 

10. Personnel for relief camps. 

11. Arrangement for food and other essential commodities. 

12. Medical Facilities. 

13. Veterinary Care. 

14. Drinking Water 

15. Transport 

16. Community preparedness. 

17. Assistance for Punjab Police/ PAP 

18. Help from Army authorities. 


STEPS TO BE TAKEN DURING FLOODS 

1. Immediate evacuation. 

2. Setting up of Relief camps. 

3. Handling of Relief. 

4. Reports to the state Headquarters. 

5. Monitoring of flow of water at critical points. 

6. Funds for relief camps. 

7. Management of VIP visits. 

STEPS TO BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER FLOODS 

1. Disposal of dead bodies and carcasses. 

2. Pumping out of water from low lying inhabited areas. 

3. Special Girdawari 

4. Funds of Relief. 

5. Disbursement of Relief. 

STEPS TO BE TAKEN AFTER RECONSTRUCTION 

1. Closure of Relief Camps. 

2. Restoration of infrastructure. 

3. Reorganization for good work. 

4. Feed back for future. 

MAIN OBJECTS OF FLOOD PREPAREDNESS 

The main objectives of various flood preparedness measures are:- 

1) Minimizing the loss of human lives in floods. 

2) Minimizing the loss of live stack. 

3) Minimizing the loss of property and infrastructure 

4) Minimizing ill effects on the health of effected population. 

5) Bringing the human activities in the locality to normal condition soon 

after the floods. 

To achieve the above objectives different tasks have to be performed by 

different Government Departments and other agencies before, during and after 

the floods. Each department's role and responsibilities have to be clearly 

identified and action plan needs to be drawn up by each department. For close 

cooperation between the various department and Agencies, close coordination is 

required at the district. Headquarter as well as at the Tehsil Headquarter. Deputy 

Commissioner will co-ordinate the work at the Distt. Headquarter. SDMs are to 

co-ordinate all activities at the Sub Divisional HQ's. 

FLOOD RONE AREA OF AMRITSAR DISTRICT 

i) Area between River Ravi and Sakki Nallah of Ajnala Tehsil and village 

across Dhussi Bundh. 

ii) Bet area of River Beas and Sutlej lying in the Tehsil Baba Bakala.The 

village falling very vunlnerable area are given Annexure `B` 


VULNERABLE AREA 

The list of very vulnerable villages shall be a maintained in the Tehsil 

Flood Control Room/ District Flood Control Room. These villages shall also be 

shown in the map which shall be placed in the Tehsil Flood Control Room/ 

District Flood Control Room. 

No. Of villages 

falling in Sub 

Division, 




Division, 

Amritsar-II 



Division, Ajnala 



Division, Baba 

Bakala 

High Risk Low 

villages 

Villages 

149 0 0 

128 0 0 

347 41 06 

157 10 0 

Total 781 51 06 

Risk 

II- ORGANISATIONAL FEATURES 

The District Flood Control Room has been set up in the office of the District 

Revenue Officer, Amritsar This is situated in the District Courts. The 

Telephone No. of the control room is 2229125. The District Revenue Officer, 

Amritsar will be incharge of the Flood Control Room and will be designated as 

District Food Control Officer. The Flood Control Room will be manned by the 

following staff:- 

a) Reader to D.R.O./ Flood Clerk from 9.00 AM to 5.00 PM 

b) Duty Clerk along with one peon from 4.00 PM to 10.00 PM by one party 

and from 10.00 PM to 8.00 AM 

Next morning by the other party. 

c) On holidays three duty clerks & three peons will be put on duty one from 

8.00 AM to 4.00 PM, second from 4.00 PM to 10.00 PM, third 10.00 PM to 

9.00 AM. All message in connection with the flood situation will be recorded 

by clerk incharge of the Flood Control Room/ Duty clerk in a register and the 

copies thereof will be sent to the District Flood Control Officer or Deputy 

Commissioner, for his order immediately on the receipt of the message 

similarly on the lines of District Flood Control Room, Tehsil Flood Control 

Rooms will be set up as under:- 


1 2 3 4 

Amritsar-1 Kuthchery Tehsildar, 2562663 

Compound Amritsar-1 

Amritsar-2 ---do---- Tehsildar, 2562663 

Amritsar-2 

Baba Bakala S.D.M. Office Tehsildar, Baba 245510 

Bakala 

Ajnala ----do---- S.D.M, Ajnala 221037 

FUNCTION OF THE FLOOD CONTROL ROOM. 

The District Flood Control Officer and the incharge of the Tehsil Flood 

Control Room shall take the following steps to meet with the any eventuality 

arising on account of floods in their respective juridctions:- 

a) The District Flood Control Officer will obtain information regarding the 

discharges of River Ravi and Beas at Madhopur and Dera Gopipur from the 

Exective Engineer, Amritsar Drainge Division, and Amritsar and shall 

communicate the same to the incharge of the Tehsil Flood Control Room. 

b) The Incharge of the Tehsil Flood Control Room will transmit the 

information relating to the discharges in River Ravi and Beas to the sector 

officers for information to the inhabitants of the villages situated alongwith 

these rivers and likely to be affected on account of heavy discharge of water in 

these rivers. The incharge of Flood Tehsil Control Rooms will be informed by 

the sector officers about the action/ steps taken receipt of information. 

c) The Incharge of the Tehsil Flood Control Room will transmit the 

information in respect of any loss of property/ human lives etc. to the District 

Flood Control Room over the Telephone/ T.P.M and the District Flood Control 

Officer, Amritsar after obtaining the approval of the Deputy Commissioner, will 

transmit the same to the Commissioner, Jalandhar Division, Jalandhar and under 

Secretary to Govt. of Punjab, Revenue Deptt, Chandigarh/ State Flood Control 

Room at Punjab, Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh. The Telephone of State Control 

Room at Chandigarh is 2741762 or 2747798. 

d) The District Flood Control Officer will act as liasion officer between the 

Military and the Civil Authorities for obtaining army assistance, if needed. He 

shall establish contact with the Army liasion officer deputed by the Station 

Commander, Amritsar. Army help would be sought ordinarily as the last resort 

after fully utilising assistance that can be secured from Police/ Home Guards in 

flood relief and rescue operation where the District Authorities feel it would 

necessitate requisitioning of Army, it will inveriably be sent the G.O.C.PH & H 

Ambala. Home Secretary, Punjab and of course to the Flood Control Room of 

FCR Punjab, Chandigarh. 

e) All demands relating to the supply of boats, tents and other relief shall be 

placed by the incharge of the Tehsil Flood Control Office .The District Flood 

Control Officer will immediately obtain the order the Deputy Commissioner and 

make all necessary arrangements for the supply of various articles to the S.D.M 

concerned. 


The Telephone Numbers of the Officer connected with the Flood are at 

Annexure `A`, „B‟,‟C‟,‟D‟ and „E‟. 

In order to keep proper liaison between the Tehsil Flood Control Room 

and the villages likely to be affected with Floods/over flowing sector shall 

function in the District. 

The Sector officers will be the incharges of the area allocated to them 

and will keep the Tehsil Flood Control Room in touch with regard to the action 

of the floods in the area 

Name of Tehsil Name of sector Jurisdiction Incharge of Sector 

Amritsar-I Jandiala Jandaila Block 

Manjitha Block 

P.S.Kathunagal 

B.D.P.O.Jandaila 

B.D.P.O Manjitha 

B.D.P.O. Verka 

Amritsar-II Attari Field Kanungo Field Kanungo 

Baba Bakala 

Rayya 

Tarsika 

Cricle Attari 

Rayya Block 

Tarsika Block 

Cricle Attari 

B.D.P.O.Rayya 

B.D.P.O Tarsika 

Ajanla 

Ajnala 

Chogawan 

Ramdas 

Ajnala Block 

Chogawan Block 

P.S. Ramdas 

B.D.P.O.Ajnala 

B.D.P.O Chogawan 

Field Kanungo 

Ramdas 

Besides this the DC's office has the following telephone numbers:- 

Sr.No. Officer Tel.No. (Off.) Tel.No.(Resi) 

1 A.C (General) 2226767 2225535 

2 A.C (Grievances) 2225722 

3 D.R.O 2229125 2401103 

4 S.D.M Amritsar 2226928 2562245 

5 D.T.O 2565244 2507560 

These telephones can also be used as Control Room telephone incase of 

emergency. Generally the phone No. 2229125 (DRO) is earmarked as Control 

Room for flood situation. At the time of crisis a Senior Gazetted Officer is 

deputed to man the Control Room. The telephone of Deputy Commissioner's 

office is 2226161 and shall be attended by Supdt. to D.C and helped by E.A 

and L.F.A during emergencies. 

The system of Control Room in Police lines (for law and Order) and in 

DC office (for Natural and other Disasters) at the district level is for a situation 

of large scale and wide spread crisis in the district. In case of localized Law and 

Order problems or Natural and other disasters, Control Rooms are generally 

established at the concerned Police Stations or SDM" Office respectively or at 

any other strategic place nearer to the site of disaster. For operational 


expediency, this system shall be continued and their telephone numbers are as 

under:- 

Sr.No. Officer Tel.No. (O.) Tel.No.(Res) 

1 S.D.M Amritsar-1 2226928 2562245 

2 S.D.M Amritsar-2 2228303 2229093 

3 S.D.M Baba Bakala 245570 

4 DSP Amritsar city 2555400 2501993 

5 DSP (Rural) Asr. 2220671 2560296 

6 DSP Ajnala 221023 221023 

7 DSP Baba Bakala 245717 245718 

Control Room will be equipped with detailed location maps of the 

district, towns & tehsils showing locations of Fire Stations, P.H.Cs, Veterinary 

Hospitals, Roads, Index drainage plan, Rail lines etc. A detailed list of the 

officers posted in the district with their residential address and telephone 

numbers shall also be readily available there. 

MAINTAING OF CONTROL ROOM 

Police Control Rooms located in the police lines are manned round the clock 

by a person of the rank of ASI/Head Constable. Generally, he receives the 

information/ messages and sends the same to the concerned authorities. Like 

wise, the DC office room is normally manned by the office Superintendent 

emergent situations the control room is normally manned by the office 

Superintendent emergent situations the control rooms shall be manned as 

detailed below:- 

Level-I-Operation 

When the emergency can be managed with the resources available within the 

district. 

1) Police Control Room with E.M and Dy. S.P nominated by DM and SSP 

respectively. 

2) DC office control room with an E.M or Senior Gazetted officer 

nominated by the Deputy Commissioner. 

Level-II-Operation 

When sources from the state/Central Government and required to manage the 

emergency. 

1) Police control room with an ADM or EM nominated by the DM and 

DSP/SSP nominated by SSP. 

2) DC office control room with ADC (D). 

Normally ADC Amritsar and SP (HQ) concerned district wise Amritsar will be 

known as officers-in-charge, police control rooms. When information of any 

crisis situation if received at the control room the person on the duty will pass 


on the information not only to DM and SSP concerned but also to ADC, SDM 

and SP (HQ) in the concerned police district in cases of Law and Order 

problem/ crisis and to ADC (D), SDM and SP (HQ) in the concerned police 

district in case of natural and other calamities/ disasters. 

Subject:- constitution of the city disaster management committee CIMC for 

Amritsar, under the urban earthquake vulnerability reduction project (UEVRP). 

Municipal Corporation, Amritsar has planned to setup 7 control rooms at 

different areas of Amritsar city. The detail is as under:- 

1. Zone No. 2, O/S Lahori Gate (Ph. No. 0183-2557587) 

It is a Zonal office of the Municipal Corporation, Amritsar, situated on 

outer Circular Road between Lohgarh gate to Lahori Gate, very opposite 

to D-Division Police Station, Executive Engineer, Division No. 1 of 

Municipal Corporation, Amritsar will be the incharge of this control 

room. Assistant Engineer (2) Civil & Assistant Engineer (2) O & M will 

assist XEN (civil)-1 along with their J.E.‟s & One A.T.P. with building 

inspector & one Sanitary Inspector. Apart from above 25 Beldar, 10 

Mali‟s, 50 Safai Sewak, 25 Sewerman, 2 Masons, 1 Fitter, 1 Electrician 

& 2 worker Mistry/Mates will also present in control room to assist the 

above officials. 

One Ditch Machine, 1 Tipper, 5 (Health) Trolleys, 1 Fire Tender & 1 

Car will also be allocated to above staff. This control room to cover the 

area of ward no. 3,4,5,6,7,8,45 (part),27,28,30,31 & 32 i.e. Abadi Kot 

Atma Ram, Bus Stand and within walled city from Hathi Gate to Lahori 

Gate upto Kt. Karam Singh to chowk Namak Mandi to darbar Sahib- 

Bazar Jhatkayian guru ka Mahal- Chaurasti attari-Khoo Bombay wala 

up to Hathi Gate, Haripura, Khai Mohalla, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, 

Nawankot, Chotta Haripura, Daim Ganj, Gurbax Nagar, Mehar Pura, 

Bhutan Pura, Islamabad up to Kot Khalsa and adjoining areas. 

2. Zone No. 3, O/S Bhagtan wala Gate (Ph. No. 0183-2521155) 

This is also & Zonal office of Municipal Corporation, Amritsar situated 

on outer circular Road between Bhagtan Wala Gate to Hakiman Gate 

near housing board colony namely Roop Nagar, Xen Division No. 3 will 

be the incharge of this control room. Assistant Engineer (Civil) 3 & 

assistant Engineer (O & M)-3 along with them JE‟s one ATP with 

Building Inspector will assist incharge control room. However 25 

Beldars, 10 Mali‟s, 35 Chowkidars, 50 Safai sewak, 2 Masons, 1 Fiter, 1 

Electrician, 2 Work Mistry/Mate, will also be on duty & present in the 

control room to assist the above officials. 

3. Guru Nanak Bhawan (Ph. No. 0183-2545480) 

Guru Nanak Bhavan is also the property of Municipal Corporation, 

Amritsar, situated O/s. Ghee Mandi Gate near Akal Phula Singh Burj, 

City center scheme, Amritsar. Executive engineer (Elect) will be the 

incharge of this control room. Assistant Engineer (Civil)-1 & Assistant 


Engineer (O-M)-1 will assist the incharge along with the JE‟s, one ATP 

with the building inspector will also assist the incharge of control room. 

However 24 Beldars, 10 Mail‟s, 25 Chowkidars, 50 Safai sewak, 2 

Masons, 1 Fiter, 1 Electrician, 2 Work Mistry/Mate, will also be on duty 

& present in the control room to assist the above officials. 


Car will also be allocated to above staff. 

This control room to cover the whole area of Ward No. 

1,2,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,46,57,58 & 60 i.e. inner area sikandri 

gate, hall gate, ram bagh gate, maha singh gate, sheranwala gate, ghee 

mandi up to S.W. gate, abadi bhushan pura, bagh ramanand, kt. 

Ahluwalia, jallian wala bagh, kt. Kanahia, hall bazaar, gagar mall road, 

kt. Sher singh, Bazar Ram Bagh, Kt. Bagian, Kt. Jaimal singh, karmo 

deori, telephone exchange. Area bounded by G.T. Road starting from 

Hussianpura chowk to shivala bhayian railway X-ing to upto sunder 

nagar bazaar R.S.H., judge nagar, joura phatak, rasoolpura, 

mohakmpura, golden avenue- new golden avenue, maqboolpura, rana 

garden upto Daburji then road to S.W. village, Partap Nagar, Kapoor 

Nagar, tej nagar, s.U.S. nagar area between T.T. Road-S.W. Road. o/c 

road & U.B.D.C. & village verka. 

4. Zone No. 6, Ram Bagh Garden (Ph. No. 0183-2562965) 

Zone no. 6 is also zonal office of Municipal Corporation, Amritsar 

situated in ram bagh garden on madan mohan malviya road, civil line 

area, Amritsar executive engineer, division no. 2 will be the incharge of 

this control room. Assistant Engineer (Civil 6,8) & Assistant Engineer 

(O & M)-6 will assist the incharge control room along with their JE‟s, 

one ATP with his building inspector will also assist the incharge. 

However, 25 Beldars, 10 Mali‟s, 25 Chowkidars, 50 Safai Sewak, 2 

Masons, 1 Fiter, 1 Electrician, 2 Work Mistry/Mate, will also be on duty 

& present in the control room to assist the above officials. 


Car will also be allocated to above staff. 

This control room to cover the whole area of Ward No. 42,44,45 (part), 

47,48,53,55 & 55 i.e. area between Fatehgarh Churrian Road upto M.C. 

Road, Race Course Road, Race Course Road upto M.C. Limit, 

Lawerence Road, M.M. Malvia Road, Race Course Road, Maqbool 

Road, Mall Road, Nehra Colony, Paris Town, Jawahar Nagar, Batala 

Road, Tung Pai, Sandhu Colony, dhupsari Area, Rajesh Nagar, Preet 

Nagar and adjoining areas. 


5. Zone No. 7, Opposite Government Dental College (Ph. No. 0183- 

2566608) 

Zone No. 7 is also a zonal office of MunicipalCorporation, Amritsar 

situated on Hukum Singh Road leads to Majitha opposite Government 

Dental College, ZEN (Civil)-4 will be the incharge of this Control room 

& Assistant Engineer (civil)-7 & assistant Engineer (O & M)-7 along 

with JE‟s will assist the XEN (Civil)-4 and one ATP with his building 

inspector will also assist the incharge. However 25 Beldars, 10 Mali‟s, 

25 chowkidars, 50 Safai sewak, 2 Masons, 1 Fiterr, 1 Electrician, 2 

Work Mistry/Mate, will also be on duty & present in the control room to 

assist the above officials. 

One Ditch Machine, 1 Tipper, 5 (Health) Trolleys, 1 Fire Tender & 1 car 

will also be allocated to above team. 

This control room to cover the whole area of Ward No. 49,50,51,52,54 

& 59 i.e. area bounded by R.H.S. Majitha road upto Sacred Heart 

School upto Nehru colony, sandhu Colony, Gail Banke Bihari adjoining 

Batala Road near Joura Kothian to Shivala Road upto Shivala Railway 

X-ing adjoining Railway X-ing upto Sundar Nagar Bazaar L.H.S. area 

and village Vallah & some portion of village verka. 

6. Zone No. 5, Putlighar (Ph. No. 0183-6564918) 

This is also a zonal office of Municipal corporation, Amritsar in Gali 

No. 2, sewa Nagar, Putlighar chowk, Amritsar executive Engineer (O & 

M)-6 will be the incharge of this control Room & Assistant Engineer 

(civil)-5 & assistant engineer (O & M)-5 along with JE‟s will assist the 

incharge. However 25 Beldars, 10 Mali‟s, 25 Chowkidars, 50 Safai 

Sewak, 2 Masons, 1 Fiter, 1 Electrician, 2 work Mistry/Mate, will also 

be on duty & present in the control room to assist the above officials. 

One ditch Machine, 1 Tipper, 5 (Health) Trolleys, 1 Fire Tender & 1 Car 

will also be allocated the above officials. 

This control room to cover the whole area of Ward No. 29,39,40,41 & 

42 i.e. area of Islamabad, Chowk Rajputan near Pipli Sahib Gurdwara, 

Bara Makhan, Rani Ka Bagh, Khalsa College, G.N.D.U., Guru Nanak 

Wara, Sewa Nagar, gowal Mandi, Green avenue, White Avenue, area 

bounded by Maqbool Road, Mall Road & Fatehgarh Churrian Road. 

7. Zone No. 8, Chheharta (Ph. No. 0183-2450535) 

It is also a zonal office of Municipal corporation, Amritsar situated on 

G.T. road, Chheharta near OCM Mills, XEN (O & M)-5 will be the 


incharge of the control room. Assistant Engineer (civil)-8 & Assistant 

Engineer (O & M)-8 along with JE‟s will assist the incharge control 

room. One ATP with his building inspector will alsi assist the incharge. 

However 25 Beldars, 10 Mali‟s, 25 Chowkidars, 50 Safai Sewak, 2 

Maasons, 1 Fiter, 1 Electrician, 2 Work Mistry/Mate, will also be on 

duty & present in the control room to assist the above officials. 

One ditch Machine, 1 Tipper, 5 (Health) Trolleys, 1 Fire Tender & 1 Car 

will also be allocated to above team. 

This control room to cover the whole area of Ward No. 33,34,35,36,37 

& 38 i.e. whole Chheharta area bounded by government Polytechnic 

Road upto village Kale Bye-Pass upto Gate Way of India place upto 

M.c. Limit via village Guru ki Wadali, bothside of G.T. road upto M.C. 

Limit. 

Superintendent Engineer (Civil) 

Municipal Corporation, Amritsar 

DUTIES OF SECTOR OFFICERS 

The Duties of the sector officer will be as follows:- 

1.. To set up his camp at a control place in the sector. 

2. To strat additional relief centres and appoints officers who will be 

incharge of these centres. 

3. To evacute persons whenerver needed. 

4. To get supply of necessary articles from the Tehsil HQ of the District 

HQ. 

5. To arrange medical relief parties locally and put demand for such 

parties form the HQs, if needed. 

6. To take affective measures with the help of veterinary assistance to 

prevent out break of cattle diseases. 

7. To arrange cheap grain depot at place other than relief centers, if so 

warranted by the situation. 

8. To have affective liason with the Tehsil Control Room and District 

Control Room, and; 

9. To make adequate arrangement for the proper maintenance of boats. 

RESCUE PLANS 

During flood and natural calamities rescue and relief operations are carried out 

by the Block Development Officers and their relief team with cooperation of 

Panchayat functionaries and volunteer organizations operating in their localities. 

A number of flood/rescue shelters have been identified by them. 


LOCATION OF BOATS 

The Boats and moter Engines (O.B.M) have been kept at the following 

places to meet the situation by the respective Tehsil Flood Control Office. 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

Amritsar- 6 - - 1 - - - 50 

1 

Amritsar- - - - - - - - - 

2 

Ajnala 6 180 400 6 3 - - 95 

Baba 

Bakala 

16 65 130 3 - - - 5 

The List Of Trained Moter Boats Driver Is As Under 

Sr. No. Name of the Official Address 

1 Sh. Baldev Singh Clerk Office of the S.D.M, 


2 Sh. Narinder Singh Sr. Asstt, Tehsil, Baba Bakala 

3 Sh. Jasbir Singh Tehsil Office, Amritsar-I 

4 Sh. Rachhpal Singh Tehsil Office, Amritsar-2 

5 Sh. Sukhwinder Singh Clerk, Tehsil Office, Amritsar-2 

6 Sh.Onkar Singh Clerk, Tehsil Office, Patti 

7 Sh. Surinder Kumar Sr. Asstt % the Deputy 

Commissioner, Amritsar 

8 Sh. Manjit Singh Clerk, Sadar Office, Amritsar 

9 Sh. Balwinder Singh Clerk, Sadar Office, Amritsar 

10 Sh. Ashok Kumar Clerk, Sadar Office, Amritsar 

11 Sh. Gora Singh Clerk, S.D.M, Amritsar-1 

12 Sh. Mohinder pal Clerk, S.D.M, Amritsar-2 

All the Sub Divisional Magistrates in the District shall maintain a list of 

5 more officials of their Sub Divisions who know swimming and can drive the 

boats/ Moter Engines. The list should be sent to the District Flood Control 

Officer, Amritsar for record. 

Vehicles 

The Past experience shows that the Govt. vehicles are not made 

available by the Departmental Officer immediately when these are needed in 

connection with the Flood Relief Measures. In order to meet the demand of 

vehicles the following jeeps shall be ready for attending Flood Relief Duty on 

one hour notice. All the Departmental Officers of these jeeps should ensure that 

a hook should be provided with the jeep so that the trailor alongwith boat be sent 

on receipt of the message from the District Flood Control Officer to the 

Departmental Officers - 


1. Jeep from Jandiala Division, U.B.D.C, Amrtisar. 

2. Jeep from Manjitha Division, U.B.D.C, Amrtisar. 

3. Jeep from Asstt Registrar, Cooperative Socities, Tarn Taran 

4. Jeep from Asstt Registrar, Cooperative Socities, Amrtisar 

5. Jeep from Asstt Registrar, Cooperative Socities, Ajnala 

6. Jeep from P.W.D, National Highway Circle, Amrtisar. 

7. Jeep from Public Health Division, Amrtisar. 

8. Jeep from P.W.D, (B & R) Amrtisar. 

9. Jeep from Distt welfare Officer, Amrtisar. 

10. Jeep from Distt Food Supply & Controller, Amrtisar. 

11. Jeep from Asstt. Excise & Taxtation Officer , Amrtisar-1 & 2 

12. Jeep from Distt Social Welfare Officer, Amrtisar. 

13. Jeep from C.D.P.O. Verka 

14. Jeep from C.D.P.O. Tarn Taran 

15. Jeep from C.D.P.O. Amrtisar 

The Sub Divisional Magistrate will also be competent to utilize the 

Blocks Jeeps in their respective Sub Division for Flood Relief Measures. 

Relief Centres 

The Sub Divisional Magistrate will set up relief camp at the following 

places to shift the persons of the marooned villages. The relief centre will be 

looked after by the officer noted against each. 

Ajnala 

Ramdass, 

Chogawan, 

Ajnala 

NT, Circle Ramdas. 

S.E.P.O. Chogawan 

Asstt Food & Supply 

Officer, Ajnala. 

Baba Bakala Rayya B.D.P.O. Rayya. 

Supply of essential commodities and service. 

Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar will co-ordinate relief operation from 

all voluntary organizations including the Red Cross for provisions of flood 

grains and other essential commodities to the flood affected villagers. 

All demands with regard to the supply of Tarpals, Gunny Bags, Food 

and other essential commodities will be met by the Distt. Administration 

through Food Corporation of India, Amritsar and Distt. Food & Supply 

Controller, Amritsar and Distt Manager, Markfed, ASR. Officer Incharge of the 

Flood Control Room should contact them. 

The medical aid and medicine required for the flood affected persons 

will be made available by the nearest Incharge Civil Dispensaries. The Sub 

Divisional Magistrates should contract the Civil Surgeon, Amritsar in case the 

medical aid/ medicine are not available in the concerned Civil Dispensaries. 

The Veterinary Civil Surgeon of the nearest veterinary Hospital 

will provide medicines in case of any epidemic diseases amongst the cattle 


heads. The sector Officer- Incharge of the Relief Centres should contract at 

Incharge of veterinary Hospital for this purpose. The sub Divisional officer (c) 

/ Distt. Flood control officer will bring all cases where the problem is serious to 

the notice of Deputy Director, animal Husbandry, Amritsar for suitable action. 

Cooperation With Police And Defence Services 

In economy like floods, the police assistance can also be obtained; 

similarly the assistance of the border security force can also be secured. The 

S.S.P Amritsar and Ajnala khom karan can be contact for providing necessary 

assistance into this behalf. 

In case of grave emergency help of the defence forces is allowed for providing 

temporary bridges and restoring essential services, repairing branches in the 

flood areas, work of dropping of air supply become necessary, the same be 

done and authority of the aerodrome of Raja sansi can be approached for two 

purpose. 

Maintainenance Of Essential Services 

In case of serious damage of any crow/ bridge matter should be reported 

immediately by the incharge of Tehsil Flood control Room to the concerned 

Executive Engineer, P.W.D (B&R) Amritsar. 

A similar intimation should also be given to distt. Flood control officer will 

take up this matter with higher officers of the department concerned. The 

matter regarding the supply of electricity should be reported to the officer 

concerned. 

Breaches In Drains And Canals 

All cases of breaches in canals / drains should immediately be reported 

to executive Engineer of canal & Drainage Departments by the respective tehsil 

Flood control officer. 

The distt. Flood control officer on receipt of the information relating to any 

breach in any drain / canal should take up the matter with the higher officers of 

the concerned Departments. 

Help From Voluntary Social Orgnisations 

The SDM shall encourage the voluntary social organizations for 

extending their help to flood affected people for clothing and other food 

requirements. They will also be motivated to organize temporary relief camps 

and medicines. The honorary Secretary Distt. Red Cross Society and the Distt. 

Mandi Officer shall procure whart from the commission agents which shall be 

given to the flood affected people as and when required. 

JEs/ SDOs On Duty At Vulnerable Points 

The Drainage Department will pitch tents near vulnerable points on the 

drains and officials from their department will remain present round the clock. 


Executive Engineer, Public Health and Xen, Water Supply and 

Sewerage Board will be overall in charge of the Distt. and they will be 

responsible to drain out water from the village in cases of flood and heavy 

rains. 

Flood Fighting Equipmenty And Its Placement 

The officer in charge of the Flood Control Room shall have a list of 

flood relief equipments available in the District. He shall also physically 

inspect all equipments available in the District. He shall also physically inspect 

all equipments before 30 th June and certify that all relief equipments are in 

working order. 

Stocks Of Tarpaulines To Be Maintained 

The Tarpaulins cover will be supplied by the Food Corporation of India, 

Mark fed and PUNSUP. The DFSC, Amritsar will coordinate with such 

agencies in the district for supply of such material and shall store 5000 

Tarpaulines in this office in this office for catering to the emergent situation. 

The DFSC will be Nodal officer for this purpose 

E.C Bags 

Executive Engineer, Drainage, Amritsar shall make arrangements for 

sufficient no. of E.C. bags so that it could be readily available at the time of 

emergencies. 

Relief Camps 

The Distt. Food and Supply Controller, Amritsar and chief Agriculture 

Officer, Amritsar will be overall in charge of these camps. The Distt. Food and 

Supply Controller will ensure proper supply of essential commodities and will 

keep ready the availability of 1000 bags of atta, 15 gtls of Dal and sufficient 

stock of vegetable oils and kerosene oil etc at call 

Medical Facilities 

Civil Surgeon, Amritsar will be responsible to supply all kind of 

medicines in the relief camps and other affected areas in Amritsar District. 

He will ensure the availability of sufficient quantity of medicines 

including the medicines used for the care of the snake-bite, during the flood 

seasons with all the medical teams constituted by him. 

He will also ensure that the medical teams will be operational and 

moving in the towns and village during the flood seasons and emergency team 

will be available in the hospital round the clock. 

The SMO posted in the Sub Divisions will submit daily progress report 

to the SDMs concerned. 

He will also ensure that proper arrangements for medical treatment if 

available in the relief camps. He will further ensure that adequate steps are 

taken to prevent any scope of out break of any epidermis like situation during 

and after the floods 


Drinking Water Supply 

The Xen. Public health, Amritsar E.O.M.Cs district Amritsar and 

secretaries in Market Committees will make all necessary arrangements ensure 

supply of clean and potable drinking water in relief camps in Distt. Amritsar 

Fodder And Medicines For The Live Stock 

The Deputy Director Animal Husbandry, Amritsar and Chief 

Agriculture Officer, Amritsar will ensure that the cattle in food prone village 

are vaccinated well in time and also maintain stock of medicine at their own 

level. The arrangements for fodder will also be made with the help of Distt. 

Mandi Officer, Asr. The teams constituted for the purpose, are to be sent to all 

blocks and other flood prone areas. The Tehsildar have been specifically 

directed to make a survey of total number of houses and cattle in different 

villages prior of flood season so that bogus claims can be avoided. Such 

information is to be sent before 1.7.2002 positively. Dry fodder should also be 

kept in sufficient stock. 

Arrangement Of Telephone Facilities Separate Line To Army 

SDO, Telephone, Asr. shall maintain regular check of the working of the 

telephones and list of all important numbers shall be sent to him by the DRO, 

Asr. 

Communication 

The police wireless system shall function as an alternative mode of 

communication in case of floods. The SSP Asr. will set up wireless sets in DCs 

office and in vehicles of all SDMs, Tehsildar and DRO. One high powered set 

shall be installed in District Flood Control Room with effect from 1.7.02 to 

30.9.02 

Assistance From Army/ Bsf And Punjab Home Gouard 

The ADC, Asr. shall requisition Army help if situation so warrants. The 

concerned SDM shall inform when ever the help of army is required. The ADC 

is also requested to call a meeting with the Army Officers and get their contact 

numbers. 

Electricity 

The DFO, Asr. will cut the top branches of tress so that the flow of 

electricity is not hampered during floods. Electricity Department shall ensure 

regular supply of electricity. The DFO shall be responsible for ensuring 

immediate removal of fallen tress during the floods/ heavy rains. 

Disposal Of Dead Bodies And Cara Cases 

The Executive officer of Municipal Councils and Deputy Director, 

Animal Husbandry shall be responsible for the removal of dead bodies and the 

carcasses during the flood/ heavy rains. 


8.2.Earthquake 

Prevention 

EARTHQUAKES - Do's and Dont's 

Do‟s and Don‟ts 

What to Do Before an Earthquake 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repair deep plaster cracks in ceilings and foundations. Get expert advice if 

there are signs of structural defects. 

Anchor overhead lighting fixtures to the ceiling. 

Follow BIS codes relevant to your area for building standards 

Fasten shelves securely to walls. 

Place large or heavy objects on lower shelves. 

Store breakable items such as bottled foods, glass, and china in low, closed 

cabinets with latches. 

Hang heavy items such as pictures and mirrors away from beds, settees, and 

anywhere people sit. 

Brace overhead light and fan fixtures. 

Repair defective electrical wiring and leaky gas connections. These are 

potential fire risks. 

Secure a water heater, LPG cylinder etc., by strapping it to the wall studs and 

bolting it to the floor. 

Store weed killers, pesticides, and flammable products securely in closed 

cabinets with latches and on bottom shelves. 

Identify safe places indoors and outdoors. 

1. Under strong dining table, bed 

2. Against an inside wall 

3. Away from where glass could shatter around windows, mirrors, 

pictures, or where heavy bookcases or other heavy furniture could fall 

over 

4. In the open, away from buildings, trees, telephone and electrical lines, 

flyovers, bridges 

Educate yourself and family members 

Know emergency telephone numbers (doctor, hospital, police, etc) 

Have a disaster emergency kit ready 

1. Battery operated torch 

2. Extra batteries 

3. Battery operated radio 

4. First aid kit and manual 

5. Emergency food (dry items) and water (packed and sealed) 

6. Candles and matches in a waterproof container 

7. Knife 


8. Chlorine tablets or powdered water purifiers 

9. Can opener. 

10. Essential medicines 

11. Cash and credit cards 

12. Thick ropes and cords 

13. Sturdy shoes 

 

Develop an emergency communication plan 

1. In case family members are separated from one another during an 

earthquake (a real possibility during the day when adults are at work 

and children are at school), develop a plan for reuniting after the 

disaster. 

2. Ask an out-of-state relative or friend to serve as the 'family contact' 

After a disaster, it's often easier to call long distance. Make sure 

everyone in the family knows the name, address, and phone number of 

the contact person. 

 

Help your community get ready 

1. Publish a special section in your local newspaper with emergency 

information on earthquakes. Localize the information by printing the 

phone numbers of local emergency services offices and hospitals. 

2. Conduct a week-long series on locating hazards in the home. 

3. Work with local emergency services and officials to prepare special 

reports for people with mobility impairments on what to do during an 

earthquake. 

4. Provide tips on conducting earthquake drills in the home. 

5. Interview representatives of the gas, electric, and water companies about 

shutting off utilities. 

Work together in your community to apply your knowledge to building codes, 

retrofitting programmes, hazard hunts, and neighborhood and family emergency 

plans. 

What to Do during an Earthquake 

Stay as safe as possible during an earthquake. Be aware that some earthquakes are 

actually foreshocks and a larger earthquake might occur. Minimize your movements 

to a few steps to a nearby safe place and stay indoors until the shaking has stopped 

and you are sure exiting is safe. 

If indoors 

 

DROP to the ground; take COVER by getting under a sturdy table or other 

piece of furniture; and HOLD ON until the shaking stops. If there isn‟t a table 

or desk near you, cover your face and head with your arms and crouch in an 


inside corner of the building. 

• Protect yourself by staying under the lintel of an inner door, in the corner of a 

room, under a table or even under a bed. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stay away from glass, windows, outside doors and walls, and anything that 

could fall, such as lighting fixtures or furniture. 

Stay in bed if you are there when the earthquake strikes. Hold on and protect 

your head with a pillow, unless you are under a heavy light fixture that could 

fall. In that case, move to the nearest safe place. 

Use a doorway for shelter only if it is in close proximity to you and if you 

know it is a strongly supported, loadbearing doorway. 

Stay inside until the shaking stops and it is safe to go outside. Research has 

shown that most injuries occur when people inside buildings attempt to move 

to a different location inside the building or try to leave. 

Be aware that the electricity may go out or the sprinkler systems or fire alarms 

may turn on. 

DO NOT use the elevators. 

If outdoors 

 

 

 

Stay there. 

Move away from buildings, trees, streetlights, and utility wires. 

Once in the open, stay there until the shaking stops. The greatest danger exists 

directly outside buildings, at exits, and alongside exterior walls. Most 

earthquake-related casualties result from collapsing walls, flying glass, and 

falling objects. 

If in a moving vehicle 

 

 

Stop as quickly as safety permits and stay in the vehicle. Avoid stopping near 

or under buildings, trees, overpasses, and utility wires. 

Proceed cautiously once the earthquake has stopped. Avoid roads, bridges, or 

ramps that might have been damaged by the earthquake. 

If trapped under debris 

 

 

 

 

Do not light a match. 

Do not move about or kick up dust. 

Cover your mouth with a handkerchief or clothing. 

Tap on a pipe or wall so rescuers can locate you. Use a whistle if one is 

available. Shout only as a last resort. Shouting can cause you to inhale 

dangerous amounts of dust. 

After an earthquake 

 

Keep calm, switch on the radio/TV and obey any instructions you hear on it. 


Keep away from beaches and low banks of rivers. Huge waves may sweep in. 

Expect aftershocks. Be prepared. 

Turn off the water, gas and electricity. 

Do not smoke and do not light matches or use a cigarette lighter. Do not turn 

on switches. There may be gas leaks or short-circuits. 

Use a torch. 

If there is a fire, try to put it out. If you cannot, call the fire brigade. 

If people are seriously injured, do not move them unless they are in danger. 

Immediately clean up any inflammable products that may have spilled 

(alcohol, paint, etc). 

If you know that people have been buried, tell the rescue teams. Do not rush 

and do not worsen the situation of injured persons or your own situation. 

Avoid places where there are loose electric wires and do not touch any metal 

object in contact with them. 

Do not drink water from open containers without having examined it and 

filtered it through a sieve, a filter or an ordinary clean cloth. 

If your home is badly damaged, you will have to leave it. Collect water 

containers, food, and ordinary and special medicines (for persons with heart 

complaints, diabetes, etc.) 

Do not re-enter badly damaged buildings and do not go near damaged 

structures. 

Preparation 

1. Hazard prone area Micre zoning. Drawing of detailed maps of hazard 

prone area with special in sights keeping in mind evacuation and relief 

processes. 

2. Authorization Plan- As earthquake is a sudden phenomenon, the 

Organizational command structure is likely to be affected and can be 

thrown out of gear. To carry relief and rescue work in the event of a 

major earthquake, the following levels of command structure may be 

followed and simulated so that in the absence of one level, the next level 

may assume the responsibility. 

a. Deputy Commissioner 

b. Municipal Commissioner 

c. Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) 

d. Civil Defense Coordinator 

3. Similarly other important organizations like Health, PWD etc. will be 

asked to formulate and submit their authorization plan. 

4. An earthquake resistant control room structure should be created. 

Provision shall also be made to designate an alternate site for the control 

room in case damage to the control room center. 

5. To avoid problem of coordination and different perspectives and 

capabilities of different agencies (which may in turn be detrimental to 

the plan effectiveness), the disaster related needs and equipped with the 

resources detailed. 


EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT GUIDELINES 

Guidelines for Earthquake Resistant Buildings 

Earthquake Resistant Provisions in Masonry Buildings with Strip Foundation 

Zone Max. Mortar Bands Vertical- Diameter of Mortar 

Height Mix 

Reinforcement Vertical Mix for 

Reinforcement Band/Ver 

tical 

Reinforce 

III 

IV 

V 

Four 

storey 

(Less 

than 

15 m) 

Four 

storey 

(Less 

than 

15 m) 

Four 

storey 

(Less 

than 

15 m) 

1:6 

Cement 

sand or 

1:2:9 

cementlimesand 

1:6 

Cement 

sand or 

1:2:9 


1:4 

Cement 

sand or 

1:1:6 


1. Lintel 

band 

2. Roof 

band/G 

able 

3. Plinth 

Band 

1. Lintel 

band 

2. Roof 

band/G 

able 

3. Plinth 

Band 

1. Lintel 

band 

2. Roof 

band/G 

able 

3. Plinth 

Band 

For Rock/ 

Hard/Medium 

soil-not 

mandotry for 

soft soil at 

joint and 

corners 

At joints and 

corners for 

Rock/ 

Hard/Medium 

soft soil 

At jambs and 

openings of 

soft soil 

At Joint and 

corners. 

At jambs of 

opening. 

ACTION PLAN FOR EARTHQUAKE 

For Rock/ 

Hard/Medium 

soil-not 

mandotry 

For soft single 

bar 

12mm (TOR) 

or 16mm(MS) 

Single bar 

12mm (TOR) 

or 16mm(MS) 

Single bar 

20mm (TOR) 

or 25mm(MS) 

ment 

1:3 

Cement 

Sand 

or 

M 20 

Concrete 

1:3 

Cement 

Sand or 

M 20 

Concrete 

1:3 

Cement 

Sand or 

M 20 

Concrete 

Bracing 

Pitched 

Roof. 

Bracing 

Tie Level 

Bracing 

Tie Level 

Bracing 

Tie Level 

of 

at 

at 

at 

Action Points 

PLANNING AND 

PREPARATION 

IDENTIFICATION 

OF PROBLEMS 

EARTHQUAKE 

Identification of earthquake prone areas 

‣ Loss of humen life 

‣ Casualities buried under fallen debris 

‣ Destruction and damage to buildings 

‣ Disruption of communication by land, sea and air 

‣ Disruption of civic amenities e.g. electricity, water, 


ADVANCE 

PREPARATORY 

ACTION PLAN 

AFTER AN 

EARTHQUAKE 

transport, medical, telephones 

‣ Civil supplies etc. 

‣ Large scale fires 

‣ Floods in certain areas. 

‣ Landslide in hilly areas. 

‣ Disposal of human bodies and animals. 

‣ Exposure to disease and danger of epidemics. 

‣ Breakdown of law and order. 

‣ Breakdown of normal Government machinery in 

affected areas due to Government servants 

themselves being affected by earthquake. 

‣ Loss of morale. 

‣ Movement of population. 

‣ Preoaration of Plans and skeleton organization in 

advance. 

‣ Training of personnel. 

‣ Establishment of alternative means of mobile 

communications. 

‣ Mobilization of Fire Services including auxiliary 

firemen. 

‣ Plans of rescue of casualities trapped under-debris. 

‣ Provision of hospital, medical and nursing staff. 

‣ Medical plans for improvised first aid posts and 

emergency hospitals. 

‣ Removal of Debris. 

‣ Emergency sanitation, alternative supplies of water, 

salvage and custody of valuables, procurement, 

distribution accounting of gift stores, care of animals 

etc. 

‣ Provision of welfare facilities 

‣ Instant reaction 

‣ Establishment of Control 

‣ Military Assistance 

‣ Corpse Disposal 

‣ Medical 

‣ Epidemics 

‣ Salvage 

‣ Deployment of Resources 

‣ Outsides Relief 

‣ Camp-work and Employment 

‣ Information 

REHABILITATION 

1. Damege Assessment. 

2. Restoration of personal belongings, vehicles/other resources 

requisitioned etc. 


3. Repair of damaged roads/bridges/buildings any other etc. 

4. Control of spread diseses any epidemic. 

5. Provision of safe drinking water. 

6. Checking of public buildings from safety point of view. 

7. Restoration of normal community functions. 

8. Dispelling any rumors as to the safety of the area affected. 

8.3 EPIDEMICS 

Through there is no history of any out break of epidemics in the recent 

past in this district, yet contingent plan prepared by Civil Surgeon shall take 

care of any out break of epidemics. District Amritsar five civil hospitals and 13 

PHC's. The list of Medical Officers along with their place of posting and 

telephone Number is being given here under:- 

Sr.No. Designation of officer Telephone No. Place of posting 

(O) (R) 

1 Civil Surgeon 2211864 - Amritsar 

2 Asstt.Civil Surgeon 2211864 2583680 -do- 

3 SMO Amritsar 255264 - -do- 

4 SMO Baba Bakala 245548 - Baba Bakala 

5 SMO Ajnala 221105 - Ajnala 

6 SMO TarnTaran 222755 - TarnTaran 

7 SMO Patti 244949 - Patti 

8 MO Chabhal 277343 - Chabhal 

9 MO Gharyala 225227 - Gharyala 

10 MO Lopoke 244852 - Lopoke 

11 MO Verka 2263095 - Verka 

12 MO KhemKaran 2422946 - KhemKaran 

13 MO Kairon 226537 - Kairon 

14 MO Manawala 2440136 - Manawala 

15 MO Majitha 2533866 - Majitha 

8.4 CATTLE EPIDEMIC 

Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry has prepared a contingent plan for 

taking care of any cattle epidemics. The contingent plan is as under:- 

Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry, Amritsar has constituted Block 

level teams in order to tackle any cattle epidemics arising out of flood or any 

other anticipated disaster in the distt. The control room at telephone No. 

267478 is working round the clock in order to convey message to the Block 

level teams. The Block level teams are as under:- 


Sr.No. Designation of officer 

Telephone No. 

(O) (R) 

1 Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry 267428 - 

2 Veterinary Officer, Amritasr 267428 9814403137 

4 Veterinary Officer, Ajnal - 2505616 

5 Veterinary Officer, Baba Bakala - 2229738 

The District has 132 veterinary hospital and 189 dispensaries. 

8.5 VILLAGE FIRES 

As already described there is one fire station available in this district 

with Municipal Corporation, Amritsar. In case of major fire, fire tenders can be 

requisitioned from the nearby Station. There have been incidents of fire to the 

standing/ harvested/ wheat/ paddy crop. In most of the cases, the cause of fire is 

due to short circuiting, because of loose electricity cables and touching of 

combine harvesters with the overhead electric wires. To avoid such incidents, 

harvesting of wheat/ paddy crop at night has been prohibited by the District 

Magistrate. As already explained, in case of any disaster information about the 

same shall be conveyed to the affected population through civil and police 

control rooms. Mobilization of people shall be effected through Government 

and Non Government Organizations. At the District level DDPO Amritsar shall 

mobilize the village panchayats through respective BDPOs 

Assistant Director, Youth service and co-ordination Nehru Yuvak 

Kendra shall mobilize the Youth Clubs in the real areas. NGos are mostly 

active in the Municipal towns. These NGOs shall be mobilized through 

respective SDMs. The National Reconstruction Crops Volunteers in the district 

shall also be pressed into service by the District Youth Coordinator. 

CAPABILITY ANALYSIS 

Inventory and Evalution of the resources and opportunities from the stepping 

stone in the preparatory stage. Authentic assessments can make the planner 

awater of their tenacity and wants, so that they can equip themselves with all 

the required items and materials well in advance. The resources necessary for 

disaster preparedness and during and after disasters are listed below: 

1) Imporatnat Telephone Numbers (AMRITSAR) District which are 

listed in the Annexure. 

2) Nursing Home. 

3) Clinical Laboratory. 

4) Ambulance 

5) Blood Bank 

6) Pharmaceutical Shops 

7) Night Chemist. 

8) Oxygen Bank 

9) Tent House 

10) Search & Rescue equipments 


ANNEXURE-A 

OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, AMRITSAR 

ORDER 

Whereas, the various parts of the district viz ---------------------in Tehsil - 

------------------have got flooded and the situation in the area has taken the 

shape of natural disaster. Thus there is a serious apprehension of loss of human 

lives and damage to the public property at a large scale. 

Whereas, it has been made to appear to me that with such kind of 

situation arising there is possibility of getting the persons trapped in certain 

packets. At places, they may get washed away by the water current. This Amy 

also causes a panic situation in the entire locality. With this, there is every 

likelihood that the people may assemble at one place and with this any kind of 

nun toward incident may take place which may cause serious breach of peace 

causing injury to persons and properties. So at certain places, evacuation of the 

population at a safer point shall also be involved. 

I -------------------------, District Magistrate, Amritsar therefore, while 

exercising the powers vested in me under section 130 CRPC, requesting the 

armed force under your command with the following equipment so as to bring 

the exiting situation to normal. 

1) Major Boats -------------------------- 

2) Life jackets -------------------------- 

3) Rope -------------------------- 

4) Chapoos -------------------------- 

The officers reporting against this requisition may contact the concerned 

S.D.M Shri ---------------------------- for getting the other details to assist the 

Civil Administration. 


Magistrate 

Seal 


To 

The G.O.C. 

Or 

The Brigade Commander 

------------------------------ 

C/O 56 APO. 


ANNEXURE-B 

ORDER 

Whereas, it appears to me that the vehicle detailed below is to be needed 

for the purpose of evacuation and transport of flood affected families to the 

safer places. And, whereas it appears necessary to make an order to 

requisitioning the vehicle detailed below:- 

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers confirmed on me under 

section 3 of the Punjab Requisitioning and Acquisition of Moveable Property 

Act, 1978. 

I -------------------------IAS, District Magistrate Amritsar, therefore, 

hereby requisition Vehicle No -----------------------and further order that driver 

concerned along with aforesaid Vehicle with petrol/ diesel should report for 

suty immediately to ------------------------------------on-------------------------------- 

-------- at ----------------------------------- 

Magistrate 



Endst No. ----------------------------- dated --------------------- 

Note :- 

In case of non compliance of the order attention is invited to section 16 

of the Act which read as under :- 

"Whosoever contravenes any provision of this Act, or any rule made 

these inder, or any order made, or director given under this act or obstructs the 

lawful exercise of any power conferred by or under this Act shall be punishable 

with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or 

with both 

To 

---------------------------- 

---------------------------- 


ANNEXURE-C 

INSTITUTION WISE BEDS POSITION IN DISTRICT, AMRITSAR 

Sr.No. Name of institution 

No. of beds Phone No 

1 Civil Hospital, Amritsar 150 255264 

2 Civil Hospital, Patti 50 244949 

3 Civil Hospital, Ajnala 50 221105 

4 Civil Hospital, Baba Bakala 50 245548 

5 Civil Hospital, TarnTaran 50 222755 

6 P.H.C Chabhal 30 277343 

7 P.H.C Gharyala 30 225227 

8 P.H.C Lopoke 30 244852 

9 P.H.C Verka 25 2263095 

10 P.H.C Khemkaran 30 2422946 

11 P.H.C Kairon 30 226537 

12 P.H.C Manawala 25 2440136 

13 P.H.C Tarsikka 25 267738 

14 P.H.C Majitha 25 2533866 

15 P.H.C Chawinda Devi 25 2423311 

16 P.H.C Threawal 8 2520287 


ANNEXURE D 

Telephone List of Main office/officers of Amritsar 

Officer 

Name Office 

Residence 

/Designation 

A.D.C.(G)Amritsar. 2226363 2226464 

A.D.C.(D)Amritsar 2226868 2229622 

AETC-1 2210038 2225224 

AETC-11 2212388 2213994 

Air Port 2592166,2804526, 2590025 

2565081 

AC(Grivences) 2225722 

AC(G) 2226767 2226768 

A.D.A.Legal 

2228798 

Mr.Dhanawali 

A,T.M.Railway Station 2213171 2566887 

Asr 

Attari border. 2382610, 2231741 

Army 2226678-83 

B B.D.P.O.Verka 30998043 

B.D.P.O.Jandiala 2432156 2520953 

B.D.P.O.Majitha 2773326 

B.D.P.O.Tarsika 01853-267726 

B.D.P.O.Rayya 01853-222080 

B.D.P.O.Ajnala 01858-221062 

B.D.P.O.Harsha chhina 01858-264107 

B.D.P.O.Chogawan 01858-244401 

B.D.P.O.Gandiwind 01852-260117 

B.S.F.Wahga Border 2476230,2476369 

Bachet Bhawan 2501358 

Banks Syndicate Bank 2565118 2565521 

O.B.C.Queens Rd. 2564682 2565163 

O.B.C.Majitha Rd. 2555157 2555748 

Canera Bank 2223972 

Majitha Rd. 

Pb&Sind Bank Rly Rd. 2565179 

O.B.C.Vallah 2261124 

Union Bank Lawranse 2220087 

Rd. 

S.B.I.City 2547780,2548188 

S.B.I.Cantt. 2565319 

C Commissioner MC ASR 2545155 2222111 

CJM 2225110 2225251 

Control Room ASR 2228185 


Colleg 

es 

100 

Civil Surgeon 2211864 2583630 

Custom Officer 2507436 2504636 

Shazada Nand College 2210828 

2222273 

D.A.V. College for boys 2553377 

2551872 

Khalsa College 2258418,2258852 

Shazada Nand Collage 2544645, 2210828 

for women 

Govt College for women 2225818 

D.A.V.College for 2221757, 2221009 

women 

Clubs Amritsar Club 2223669 2540222 

A.G.A 2223306 

Serivce Club 2227068 

Cinem 

as 

Annam Cinemas 2210949 

Adrash 2565249 

Suraj Chanda 2557393 

Sangam 2545500 

Gagan 2271020 

New Rialto 2566101 

Health Civil Surgeon 2211864 2274564 

Distri 

ct 

Office 

s 

D.H.O 2566271 

Cantonment Board 2563967 2562351 

Circuit House 2566319 2210053 

Chif Agi Office 2502527 

C.J.M 2225110 

Custom 2210377, 2565469 

Custom Attari Rd. 2292630 

Coca Cola Factory 2258397 

Depo 2225749 

C.D.P.O.Jandiala 2320071 

Computer Section 2220899, 2400364 

Commissioner Provident 

Funds 

2500471, 2501064 

D Distt & Session Judge 2225124 2225122 

Deputy Commisseioner 2226161 2226162,6 

Asr 

262 

DIG Border Range 2223238 2210966 

DIG BSF Border Range 2258705, 2258275 2258520 


Docto 

rs 

Distt Mandi Officer 2527459 2257444 

D.M.Punsup 2506119 2221878 

D.R.O. 2229125 2401103 

Distt Social Security 2571934 

Officer 

Dy.Dir. Sanik Welfare 2563102 

Distt Attorny 2400193 2565518 

Distt Sports Officer 2557693 2562222 

D.E.O.(S) 2225896 2500923 

D.E.O.(P) 2228979 2227080 

D.D.P.O. 2226980 2401804 

D.T.O. 2565244 2507560 

D.W.O. 2534944 2566012 

D.D.L.G. 2557689 2229882 

D.F.S.C. 2564966 2225699 

Dy.Director Horticulture 2502476 2223340 

Dy.Ecnomical & 2565999 

Statistical Advisor 

Distt Small Savings 2503184 

Officer 

Distt.Treasury Officer 2222587 

Dy. E.S.A. 2565999 

D.M. Agro 2505531 2500137 

D.M.Ware House 2401060 

D.M.Markfed 2500372 2506669 

D.O.R.G. 2225722 2226440 

Durgina Mandir 2550700 

2550800 

Divisional Forest Officer 2231480 

D.M.S.C.C. 2556667 2275071 

D.T.P. 2220406 2229899 

Deputy Dir.Public 2210235 2223093 

Relation. 

D.P.R.O. 2210235 2223870 

D.M.F.C.I. 2226257 2500012 

Dr.Daljit Singh Eyes 2551600 

Dr.Adarsh.Heart.G.Nana 2500709 

k Hospital 

Dr.Davinder 

2505122 2545945 

Sharma.Heart 

Dr.A.S.Randhawa Brain 2503624 

Dr.Mrs.Khanna. 2220805 

Dr.Jadish Gargi.Post 2226900 

Mortem 


Dr.Sujan Singh Eyes 2256636 2258873 

Dr.Sandhu 2504333 2710475 

E Election Tehsildar. 2227118 2484635 

Employment officer 2552379 

E.O.I.T.O. 2557618,2557617 2228292 

Essma Mill 2226252,2564921,256 

6882 

E.O.M.C.O. Asr 2545538 

E.O.M.C.Jandiala 2432122,2432405 2484991 

E.O.M.C.Majitha 2773347 2484991 

EOMC Ajnala 951858-221438 

EOMC Rayya 951853-222286 5095421 

EOMC Raja Sansi 951858-233712 

EO Improvement trust 2500555,2501666 

G G.M.Rd.ways-1 2551735 2212641 

2551741 

G.M.Rd.ways-11 2551776,2551744 

G.A.to D.C 2226767 2226768 

G.M.D.I.C. 2584804 2586696 

G.M.Telephones 2563566 2563500 

Gurdwara judicial 2502398 

Commission 

Gas 

Agnec 

y 

Guru Nanak Bhavan 2545480 

Amritsar Gas Agency 2556456 

Amrohi 2566496,2564040 

Arora 2548110 

Dee.Ess. 2542508 

Bajwa 2282602 

Chopra 2555770 

Jagdav Chheharta 2258200 

Shivam Gas 2521380 

Ganpati 2541588 

Hotels Ritz Hotel 2562836 2566314 

Hospit 

als 

Mohan International 2227801to08 

Sun&Shine 2563876 

Kumar International 2500171 

Royal Castel 2556264 

M.K. 2504610,504611 

Amritsar International 2555991-92 

Guru Ramdas Dental 

College&Hospital 

Dental College Mall 

Mandi 

2585656 

2553668 


Sani Hospital 2221121 

Kakkar 2506053 

Dental Hospital Majitha 2566674 

rd. 

Mundh. 2503336 2503346 

I Income Tax Officer. 2225675, 2225876 

Improvement trust 2500555, 2501666 2503399 

I.T.I.Centre 2553431 

Indian Oil 2503419 

J Jail 2228110 

Jalliana Wala Bagh 2542245 

K Kabul Trading Company 2564789, 2222215 

L Labour Officer 2564602 

LIC Asr 2557830, 2557392, 

2555517 

LBO 2566089 

M Market Committee Asr 2543264 1852- 

22426 

2542956 

M.C.Gehri 2432027 

M.C. Rayya 01853-222319 2273356 

M.C. Chhabal 01852-277255 52-222015 

M.C.Ajnala 01858-221051 2504778 

M.C.Chogawan 01858-244761 2227505 

M.C.Attari 2382605 01852- 

222426 

M.C.Mehta 01853-256725 2273356 

M.C.Jandiala. 2322027 2236264 

M.C.Majitha. 2773353 2581064 

Municipal Corporation 2545155 2222111 

Commissioner. 

Medical Supdtt.Guru 2220460,2222173 2220805 

Nanak Hospital. 

Mills Sawadesi mill 2564841, 2222777 2220764 

Sugar Mill Ajnala 246652 

N N.T.Colonization 2556461 

Nowelty Sweets 2223197 

Nizzar Agro 2321704 

Nehru Juva Kender 2210870 

O Odeon 2565074 

OCM 2258712,2258713 

S S.E.Irrigation 566252 2226761 

566246 

S.E.N/H 274203 474513 


S.E.Sewrage Board 553916 401999 

S.E.PSEB City Circle 553607, 545882 504087 

S.E.Public Health 543391 223446 

S.E.Mandi Board 500731, 556461 

S.E.PWD 274285 

S.E.Drains 229954 226975 

S.E.Chief Engineer PSEB 263915, 263948 

S.E.Pheruman PSEB 2504669 2502521 

Schoo 

ls 

Sant Singh Sukha Singh 2223878,2565799, 

2565699 

SSP Amritsar 2227779 

SSP Majitha 2584369 

B.R.Modern Sch. 2224603 

G.S.S.S.Mall Rd. 2220682 

D.A.V.Public Sch. 2224603 

P.B.N.Hall Gate 2551995 

Kotla Sultan Singh 2236550 2231040 

Holly Heart Green 2563935 

Avenue 

Holly Heart Rani Ka 2564441 

Bagh 

Holly Heart G.T.Rd. 246903 

D.A.V.Sch. hathi Gate 2548465 

St.Frances. 2226285 

Harkrishan Public Sch. 2562649 

Khalsa College Public 2258337 2258267 

S.D.M 

‟s 

Sch. 

S.D.M.Asr-I 2226928 2226307 

S.D.M.Asr-II 2228303 2227098 

S.D.M.Baba Bakala 01853-245510 245511 

S.D.M.Ajnala 01858-221037 221054 

Supdtt.Medical.S.G.T.B. 2222173 

Hospital 

T Tehsildar Asr-I 2562663 2229646 

Tehsildar Asr-II 2544695 

Tehsildar Ajnala 01858-221102 2213030 

Tehsildar Baba Bakala 01853-225511 2421656 

U Guru Nanak Dev 2258802 to 09 

University. 

G.N.D.U.V.C 2258811 

Pro V.C 2258880 

G.N.D.U 2258855 

G.N.D.U History Deptt 2258802 

V Verka Milk Plant 2263072, 2263026 


W Working Women Hostal 2234411 

Asr 

X Xen Mandi Board 2526451 2500731 

Xen P.S.E.B.Hall Gate 2548156 266343 

Xen Drainage 2566097 

Xen Drainage Mechinical 2566278 

Xen P.W.D.Electercity 2274384 2222672 

Xen P.S.E.B. 2274362 

Xen Rural Rd.Division-1 2564793 2277609 

Xen Rural Rd. Division - 2274285 2275181 

2 

Xen Building Prov.Div.2 2274881 2228860 

Xen Public Health Div.1 2554281 2212456 

Xen Public Health Div.2 2562911 

Xen P.W.D.Electrcity 2274284 2222672 

Xen Rural Works P.W.D. 2274285 

Xen National Highways 2566551 2275601 

Xen Panchyat Raj 2234637 2225398 

Xen P.S.E.B.(SHARMA) 2544458 2548156 

Xen Palution Board 226079 

Xen Galiara 2293081 425856 

Xen Panchayat Raj 225398 

Xen UBDC 2566423 

Xen Irregation 2566246 


ANNEXURE E 

PHONE NUMBERS OF KANUNGO, SARPANCH AND 

ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES 

ADMINISTRATIVE BODY, AMRITSAR 

Sr. No. Name Designation Phone Number 

1 Nirmaljit Singh Bajwa Punjab 

98154-13003 

Representative 

2 Lakhwinder singh Kohli President 98728-48687 

3 Sukhchain singh General Secretary 98760-43774 

4 Rupinder Singh Randhawa Cashier 98156-57012 

5 Balbir Singh Cheema Vice-Senior 98724-11170 

President 

6 Mukhwinder Singh Khera Vice President 99153-57410 

7 Karan Singh Nangli Vice President 98727-46833 

8 Gurmez Singh Vice President 98727-58499 

9 Sant Dalbir Singh Vice President 98140-39816 

10 Maninder singh Bhagat Vice President 98152-13679 

11 Kulwant Singh Dehriwal Assistant 

98153-50458 

Secretary 

12 Ranjit Singh Propaganda 98888-73546 

Secretary 

13 Tejinder singh Legal Advisor 97802-03409 

14 Rajesh Kumar Bitto Press Secretary 98145-13870 

15 Jaswant Singh Aulakh Press Secretary 98158-33166 

16 Jaspal Singh Banot Assistant Cashier 94644-38799 

17 Master Jagjeer singh Editor 98722-77485 

18 Rachpal Singh Jalala Propaganda 

Secretary 

98728-64729 

TEHSIL BODY AMRITSAR-I 


1 Sant Prem Singh Sidhu President 98146-83806 

2 Harminder Singh General Secretary 94644-34669 

3 Sukhwinder Singh Cashier 98721-22381 

TEHSIL BODY AMRITSAR-II 


1 Gurikbal Singh President 98156-41047 

2 Kulwinder Singh General Secretary 98153-58851 

3 Sampuran Singh Cashier 94636-49401 

TEHSIL BODY AJNALA 


1 Gurinderbeer Singh Gill President 98555-07709 


2 Daljit Singh General Secretary 98143-31403 

3 Mewa Lal Bhagat Cashier 94635-89760 

TEHSIL BODY BABA BAKALA 


1 Harjit Singh President 98761-10322 

2 Tarsem Singh General Secretary 98558-19301 

3 Amit Kumar Cashier 99159-30494 

SADAR KANUNGO OFFICE 

Sr. Name Designation Phone Number 

No. 

1 Jagsheer Singh Sadar Kanungo 98727-55862 

2 Narinder Singh Naib Kanungo, Asr 98559-98974 

3 Sukhdev Singh Kanungo 98761-54270 

4 Sukhdev Singh Kanungo 98143-15179 

5 Joginder Singh Naib Kanungo 

KANUNGO OFFICE 

Sr. Name Designation Phone Number 

No. 

1 Surinder Singh Kanungo office, 98151-52355 


2 Jagteshwar Singh A.O.K. 0183-2220637 

KANUNGO AMRITSAR-I 

Sr. No. Name Area Phone Number 

1 Joginder Singh Amritsar-I 98763-18318 

2 Gurmez Singh Sultanwind side 98727-58499 

3 Mehal Singh Sultanwind Urban 98888-74188 

Sandhu 

4 Susheel Handa Mahal-I 98156-10276 

5 Manjit Singh Mahal-II 98157-56637 

6 Nachatar Singh Bhradiwal 98722-77629 

7 Harwinder Bitto Sultanwind Chikani 98144-56925 

8 Gian Singh Asr-107 99151-68003 

9 Hardev Singh Asr-108 94638-29873 

10 Kartar Singh Asr-109 99158-72934 

11 Sarbjit Asr-110 99880-60088 


KANUNGO AMRITSAR-II 

Sr. 

Name Designation Ph No. 

No. 

1 Hirdepal Singh Kanungo 9815630949 

2 Gurikbal Singh Kanungo 9815641047 

3 Ranjit Singh Kanungo 9855294943 

4 Gurjit Singh Kanungo 9780527805 

5 Chiman Mehar Kanungo 9814426042 

6 Tejwant Singh Kanungo 9878017153 

7 Harpal Singh Kanungo 9887274177 

8 Mandeep Singh Kanungo 9872345555 

9 Jalwinder Singh Kanungo 98721154 

10 Thaman Singh Kanungo 98151126 

11 Sukhjinder Singh Kanungo 985516416 

KANUNGO WADALA BHITEWADH 

Sr. Name Designation Village Phone Number 

No. 

1 Navinder Singh Kanungo 

98149-53265 

President 

2 Mangwinder Singh Miran Kot 99153-57410 

3 Ranjit Singh Heir 98158-61206 

4 Kuldeep Singh Kambo 98154-68560 

5 Ratanjeet Singh Basarke 94174-17635 

6 Ashok Kumar Basarke Gillan 99887-76029 

7 Prithipal Singh Loharka 98729-61313 

8 Surinder Kumar Gaunsabad 98552-68610 

9 Jaswinder Singh 

Wadala 

98148-13815 

Bedi 

Bhitewadh 

10 Rajeev Kumar Khapar Kheri 97804-12272 

11 Rajesh Kumar Hamidpura 97793-03762 

KANUNGO VERKA 

Sr. 

No. 

Name Designation Village Phone 

Number 

1 Archana Madam Kanungo Verka 98784-95394 

2 Lakhwinder Singh Pandori Waraich 98728-48687 

3 Harwinder Singh Bal Kalan 98728-95795 

4 Bhupinder Singh Bal Khurd 98156-22223 

5 Surjeet Singh Jethuwal 99145-79919 

6 Jagjit Singh Mudhal 98152-81534 

7 Jagjit Singh Verka-1 98722-72480 


8 Ranjit Singh Verka-2 98155-67744 

9 Balkar Singh Muradpura 94642-29191 

10 Harbans Singh Fatehgarh 

98782-40732 

Shukarchak 

11 Bhagwan Singh Jagatpur Bajaj 99144-07240 

KANUNGO CHABBA 


No. 

1 Narinder Singh Kanungo Chabba 98723-55358 

2 Harjinder Singh Mananwala 98156-26080 

3 Pardeep Kumar Iban 98144-53121 

4 Paras Nath Rakh Jhita 98143-91044 

5 Paramjeet Singh Mandiala 98888-47524 

6 Balwinder 

Sangna 98554-24669 

Sharma 

7 Rajpal Chicha 94636-50414 

8 Bachitar Singh Chabba 98768-02052 

9 Darshan singh Chatiwind 94646-26312 

10 Gurikbal Singh Wanchari 97797-01294 

11 Rajesh Kumar Warpal 98146-54855 

Sr. 

No. 

KANUNGO ATTARI 

Name Designation Village Phone Number 

1 Raj Kumar Kanungo Attari 98723-58360 

2 Sant Sukhwinder 

Attari 98781-35939 

Singh 

3 Harish Chander Neshta 99144-40472 

4 Balkar Singh Dhanoia Kalan 98553-55337 

5 Subash Chander Mode 98558-28229 

6 Jobanjeet Singh Kaunke 98141-27536 

7 Bhupinder Singh Ranike 98146-02362 

8 Sanjeev Kumar Mahawa 98150-10897 

9 Ravi Devgan Rajatal 97804-68685 

10 Balwinder Singh Daoke 94640-02312 

11 Balraj Singh Gharinda 98153-67497 


KANUNGO KHASA 


No. 

1 Keval Krishan Kanungo Khasa 98159-67500 

2 Sampuran Singh Cashier Khasa 94636-49401 

3 Dr. Narinder Pal Gumanpura 98729-58899 

4 Gurdeep Singh Dhatal 

5 Ravinder Kumar Khathanian 98150-07875 

6 Sawan Singh Chakmukand 97801-16151 

7 Major Singh Hoshiar Nagar 98888-41842 

8 Savinder Singh Bhakna Khurd 97798-84945 

9 Ram Ji Das Chicha 94635-13181 

10 Sukhwinder 

Bhakna Kalan 98721-22381 

Singh 

11 Raman Kumar Lahorimal 98153-67497 

KANUNGO NAWAN PIND 


No. 

1 Vipan Kumar Kanungo Nawan Pind 9815418018 

2 Sant Prem Singh President Nawan Pind 9814688808 

Sidhu 

3 Karam singh Nangli Talwandi Dogran 98152677 

4 Jaspal singh 98151132 

5 Sukhdeep singh 98720312 

6 Paramjeet singh Makhan Windi 98153022 

7 Narvail singh Fatehpur 98158472 

Rajputan 

8 Rabinder Nath 981571044 

9 Sukbeer singh bedi 987246488 

10 Ratan Singh Wadala Johal 985560777 

11 Virender Singh Rasulpur 

KANUNGO JANDIALA GURU 

Sr. No. Name Designation Village Ph No. 

1 Kuldeep Singh Kanungo Jandiala 9878469373 

2 Ashu kumar Kanungo Jandiala-I 9779692292 

3 Harinder Singh Kanungo Jandiala-II 9872745597 

4 Ranjeet Singh Kanungo Bundala-I 9915241014 

5 Rasal singh Kanungo Bundala-II 9417949136 

6 Amrik Singh Kanungo Jania 9888751212 

7 Navdeep Singh Kanungo Gahri 9915502120 

8 Rajiv kumar Kanungo Mallian 9915955027 


9 Balwinder Singh Kanungo Devi Dasspura 9855714164 

10 Jaspal Singh Kanungo Bhangwan 9815623124 

11 Darbar Singh Kanungo Ballian 

Majpura 

9898872400 

KANUNGO PAKHARPURA 

Sr. No. Name Designation Village Ph No. 

1 Bhupedra Singh Kanungo Pakharpura 9855447775 

2 Satnam Singh Kanungo Terpai 9872582117 

3 Devi Parkash Kanungo Mardikalan 9872554295 

4 Balveer Singh Kanungo Sanewal 9815858554 

5 Kawal singh Kanungo Babowal 9417427087 

6 Ravindar Singh Kanungo 987281 

7 Surindr Singh Kanungo Abdal 9872356 

8 Balwinder Singh Kanungo Bhangali 9465273 

9 Avtar Singh Kanungo shamnagar 9814094 

10 Parveen Kumar Kanungo Fatubillewal 9855462 

11 Rajesh kumar Kanungo KOtli 99880843 

KANUNGO KATHUANGAL 

Sr 

No. 

Names Designation Villages Phone 

Numbers 

1 Jabardutt Singh Kanungo 9855309271 

2 Rajinder Singh 9855478526 

3 Ajit Singh 9915508787 

4 Narinder Kumar 9815935041 

5 

6 Parsan Singh 9779387464 

7 Balwinder Singh 9872048903 

8 Inderjeet Singh 9217710102 

9 Palwinder Singh 9815880281 

10 Joginder Pal Pande 9814738158 

11 Harjit Singh 9872613187 


KANUNGO MAJITHA 

Sr 

No. 


Numbers 

1 Satnam Singh Kanungo Majitha 9417921590 

2 Kulwinder Singh Kanungo Sohian Kalan 9815358851 

Khera 

3 Rajesh Kumar Kanungo Kotla Sultan 9814513870 

singh 

4 Harminder Singh General Umar pura 9464434669 

Secretary 

5 Narinder Singh Majitha 9465564414 

6 Ravinder Kumar Nag-1 9779616683 

7 Rakesh Kumar Nag-2 9417977248 

8 Gurdasmal Jheto Nangal 9118557719 

9 Sukhbir Singh Bhagwa 9915316666 

10 Vinod Kumar Mahdipura 9914252446 

11 Sukhwinder Singh Wadalviram 9815229483 

12 Gursharan Singh Bhuma 9815995653 

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS OF TEHSIL AJNALA 

Sr 

No. 


Numbers 

1 S. Inderjeet Singh Kanungo 

9872005186 

Office 

2 Sh. Harbhajan Singh A.O.K. 9888306421 

3 Sh. Avtar Singh A.O.K. 9872545830 

TEHSIL OFFICE AJNALA 

Sr 

No. 


Numbers 

1 S. Ravinder Singh SDM Ajnala 9855108091 

2 Sh. Rohit Gupta Tehsildar Ajnala 9815006658 

3 Sh. Parmanand Naib- Ajnala 9872322932 

Tehsildar 

4 S. Bawa Singh Naib- Ramdas 9815812730 

Tehsildar 

5 S. Bakshish Singh Naib- 

Tehsildar 

Lopoke 9878680783 


KANUNGO AJNALA 

Sr 

No. 


Numbers 

1 Harmesh Lal Kanungo Ajnala 9872643581 

2 Ripudaman Singh Ajnala 9464743232 

3 Kaptan Singh Guralal 9914272877 

4 Mangat Maseer Nangal 9855455842 

5 Sukhdev Raj Dayalbhati 9815272651 

6 Mahesh Kumar Gujarpura 9872968410 

7 Ramesh Pal Gagumahal 9855791496 

8 Sanjeev Kumar Rair 9815877737 

9 Karaj Singh Panchgaria 9888170401 

10 Manjinder Singh Rajia 9815912012 

11 Baldev Singh 

AbNanagal 9914450486 

Mattu 

12 Amanjit Singh Ugaraulaka 9814007666 

KANUNGO CHAMEARI 

Sr 

No. 


Numbers 

1 Paramjit Singh Kanungo Chameri 9815765909 

2 Mewa Lal Bhagat Patwari Chameri 9463589760 

3 Garnek Singh Hardpatli 9872454130 

4 Surjit Singh 9815565 

5 Ramesh Kumar 9815520 

6 Atma Singh 9872330 

7 Harish Kumar 9814312 

8 Harbhajan Singh 9888306 

9 Harjinder Kumar 9815668 

10 Harjinder Singh 98782552 

11 Kuldeep Singh 94655655 

12 Rajesh Kumar 98155209 

KANUNGO SARANGDEV 

Sr 

No. 


Numbers 

1 Kashmeer Singh Kanungo 9815504016 

2 Harpreet Singh 9914315486 

3 Keval Singh 9815688473 

4 Sukhjinder Singh 9814057357 

5 Deva Singh 9815301209 

6 Bikramjit Singh 9815698938 


7 Dalbeer Singh Bikraur 9465496091 

8 Jagir Singh Chakdogra 9872277485 

9 Jaswinder Singh Jafarkot 9815244435 

10 Manohar Lal Ballabedarya 9872692610 

11 Sukhchain Singh Shekhpati 9876043774 

KANUNGO GURU KA BAGH 

Sr 

No. 


Numbers 

1 Rashem Singh Kanungo Gurukabagh 9815202585 

2 Sant Dalbeer Singh Sansera 9814039816 

3 Krishan Chand 

Dodraya 9888682336 

Bhagat 

4 Kulwant Singh Tedakalan 9814654876 

5 Gurnaam Singh Bhowali 9814655645 

6 Sarabjit Singh Ballawind 9872764282 

7 Gurinder Singh Khtrakallan 9878247784 

8 Dalip Singh Sangatpura 9876423555 

9 Harpreet Singh Chander 9878679947 

10 Dawinderpal Singh Laskrinangal 9217710555 

11 Manwinder Singh Kamalpura 9815213679 

12 Baldev Singh Kadowali 9815181588 

KANUNGO RAMDAS 

Sr 

No. 


Numbers 

1 Parbhushan Singh Kanungo 98145694 

2 Sukhchain Singh Patwari 9876043 

3 Manjit Singh 98784040 

4 Charanjit Singh 99886812 

5 Jagtar Singh 98724309 


7 Janak Raj 9855004545 

8 Rajinder Singh 9914866201 

KANUNGO RAJASANSI 

Sr 

No. 


Numbers 

1 Jaswant Singh Kanungo Rajasansi 9878072260 

Sohal 

2 Om Prakash Patwari Rajasansi 9815243137 

3 Maninderjeet Adliwal 9872265006 


Singh 

4 Ikbal Singh Mallunangal 9878372200 

5 Kuldeep Singh Bholanangal 9888166336 

6 Charanjeev Kumar Jagdevkallan 9815639305 

7 Narayani Das Harsahchina 9463524337 

8 Harjinder Singh Dhariwal 9814956108 

9 Gurdial Singh Bagga 9815692201 

10 Manohar Lal Kaler 9872692610 

11 Sukhinder Singh Chanjoti 9872500711 

KANUNGO LOPOKE 

Sr 

No. 


Numbers 

1 Ashok Kumar Kanungo 9815309223 

2 Ropinder Singh Patwari 9815657019 

3 Satnam Singh 9855278759 

4 Gurikbal Singh 9814015202 

5 Shivraj Singh Chawindakallan 9878119467 

6 Shiv Singh Wanike 9815850501 

7 Gurnaam Singh Dhalla 9876838313 

8 Dhanjeet Singh Sohra pind 9463550013 

9 Paramjit Singh Chakmishrikah 9872954121 

10 Paramdeep Singh Mauda 9814312566 

11 Lakhwinder Singh Maulkot 9417916843 

12 Jaswant Singh Kawen 9815833166 

KANUNGO KAKAR 

Sr 

No. 


Numbers 

1 Gurmukh Singh Kanungo 9855251439 

2 Balbeer Singh Patwari 9478155016 

3 Dhanjeet Singh 9463550013 

4 Maninderjeet 

9878663819 

Singh 

5 Gurdial Singh 9779749983 

6 Sulakhan Singh 

9815899798 

Dhillon 

7 Sukhdev Raj 9316049619 

8 Baldev Singh 9815755742 


10 Jagdev Singh 9855706736 

11 Ashwani Kumar 9814482503 


KANUNGO THOBA 

Sr 

No. 


Numbers 

1 Kapoor Singh Kanungo 9872319976 

2 Gurbinder Singh Tehsil 

9855507709 

Gill 

President 


4 Sabeg Singh 9876685866 

5 Sabeg Singh 9876685866 

6 Sucha Singh 9815155013 

7 Amarjit Singh 98722978 

8 Surjit Singh 981545382 

9 - 981545382 

10 Maninder Singh 98711957 

11 Sukhwinder Singh 987618535 

KANUNGO JASRAUR 

Sr 

No. 


Numbers 

1 Buta Singh Kanungo 9464115641 

2 Lakhbir Singh 9914181348 

3 Jarnail Singh 9855204521 

4 Satpal Singh 9814934941 

5 Baldev Inder Singh 9915183860 

6 Jaspal Singh 9464438798 


8 Harbeer Singh 9914985065 

9 Jatinder Singh 9872540975 

10 Mangat Masih 9815455842 

11 Pardeep Kumar 9815701606 

KANUNGO JASTARWALA 

Sr 

No. 


Numbers 

1 Kulbeer Singh Kanungo 9872319976 

2 Sawinderjeet Singh 9872031476 

3 Gurjaspal Singh 01858-236004 

4 Daljit Singh 9814331403 


6 Kuldeep Singh 9815139127 

7 Malkiat Singh 9779325480 

8 Sumit Kumar 9814606344 


9 Ram Lubhaiya 9914965400 

10 Nirvail Singh 9814899942 

11 Nirvail Singh 9815755742 

IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBER OF BABA BAKALA 

Sr 

No. 

Names Designation Area Phone 

Numbers 

1 Sh.Tejinderpal 

Singh 

SDM Baka Bakala 01858221037 

9915000510 

2 Smt. Seema Singh Tehsildar Baka Bakala 991554780 

3 Sh.Sukhdev Kumar Naib Baka Bakala 925730313 

Bangar 

Tehsildar 

4 S. Lakhwinder Naib Baka Bakala 981534046 

Singh 

Tehsildar 

5 S. Malkeet Singh Office Baka Bakala 8146426700 

Kanungo 

6 Smt. Kawaljeet Bill Clerk Baka Bakala 987936141 

Kaur 

7 S. Major Bhoma A.O.K. Baka Bakala 9465483043 

8 S. Harjit Singh Tehsil Baka Bakala 987611032 

President 

9 S. Tarsem Singh General 

Tehsil 

Secretary 

Baka Bakala 9855819301 

01832765892 

10 Sh. Amit Kumar Cashier 

Tehsil 

Baka Bakala 9915930494 

01835062134 

Kanungo BabaBakala 

Sr 

No. 

Names Designation Village Phone 

Numbers 

1 Amit Kumar 9915930494 

2 Dalbir singh 9780512022 

3 Raspal singh 9872864729 

4 Sukhtar singh 9915306013 

5 Manidar singh 9855484828 

6 Kulwant singh 9815350458 

7 Chanan singh 9876133834 

8 Patwindar singh 9814916119 

9 Sucha Singh 9876938907 

10 Jagdeesh Kumar 9872506424 

11 Jagdeesh kumar 9872506424 

12 Amarjeet Singh 01832744225 


KANUNGO SATHIALA 

Sr 

No. 


Numbers 

1 Balbir Singh 

9872411170 

Cheema 

2 Narinder Singh 9876201250 

3 Sukhwant Singh 9023043245 

4 Yograj Singh 9914416001 


6 Parveen Kumar 9872039177 

7 Gurder Singh 9779994785 


9 Balbeer Singh 9463400442 

10 Princejeet Singh 9872235035 

11 Journail Singh 9815272587 

12 Tarsem Singh Kanungo 9878096027 

KANUNGO KHILCHIAN 

Sr 

No. 


Numbers 

1 Sukhchain Singh 9915986013 

2 Ramesh Pal 9463771946 

3 Sarabjit Singh 9915670894 


5 Jaswinder Singh 9878478070 

6 Sardool Singh 9815385021 

7 Bikramjit Singh 9815361810 

8 Tarsem Singh 9872493206 

9 Satnam Singh 9872472750 

10 Sukhdev Singh Kanungo 9872104299 

KANUNGO TARSIKKA 

Sr 

No. 


Numbers 

1 Harjit Singh 9876110322 

2 Ranjit Singh 9417306708 


4 Sangara Singh 9876801658 

5 Charanjit Singh 9815688169 

6 Mukhtar Singh 9815494615 


8 Major Singh 9814112689 


9 Lakhwinder Singh 9814200223 

10 Harjit Singh (Add President 9876110322 

itional Charge) 

11 Joga Singh Kanungo 9317552092 

KANUNGO MATEWAL 

Sr 

No. 


Numbers 

1 Tarsem Singh 9855819301 

2 Prem Singh 9876429964 

3 Ranjit Singh 9888873540 

4 Satpal Singh 9814410255 

5 Dalbeer Singh 9815207807 

6 Davinder Singh 9876246014 

7 Satnam Singh - 

8 Dilbaag Singh 9465484052 

9 Baljinder Singh 9872113335 

10 Shamsher Singh 9814571189 

11 Amreek Singh Kanungo 9815833504 

KANUNGO MEHTA 

Sr No. Names Designation Villages Phone 

Numbers 

1 Ikbal Singh 9915469355 

2 Inder Singh 9988020507 

3 Manjit Baba Bakala 9815236860 

Singh 

4 Kulwinder 

9815554495 

Singh 

5 Sukhdev 

9814224032 

Raj 

6 Keval Singh 9915744798 

7 Dalip Singh 9915757084 

8 Dalip Singh Additional 

9915757084 

Charge 

9 Jagir Singh 9815595140 

10 Jagir Singh Additional 

9815595140 

Charge 

11 Randhir Kanungo 9855440715 

Singh 

12 Sucha Singh 9878310333 

KANUNGO CHAUGWAN 


Sr No. Names Designation Villages Phone 

Numbers 

1 Sukhram 

9815646814 

singh 

2 Charnjeet Patwari 9815515015 

3 Tarlochan 

9914265903 

singh 

4 Janak Raj 9988158492 

5 Santokh 

9815511328 

singh 

6 Dalwindar 

9814565586 

singh 

7 Gurpal 

9914134674 

singh 

8 Balwindar 

9855665650 

singh 

9 Kawaljeet 

9815071923 

singh 

10 Sushil 

9872230551 

kumar 

11 Suresh 

kumar 

9888982466 

Block Wise Telephone Numbers of Sarpanch and Panchayat Secretary of 

Amritsar District 

BLOCK JANDIALA GURU 

List of Tel. Nos. of Sarpanch & Panchayat Secretary of Block Jandiala 

Guru 

Ser 

Name of Telepho Name of Telephone No. 

ial 

No. 

Sarpanch ne No. Panchayat 

Secretary 

(Panchayat 

Secretary) 

Name of 

Gram 

Panchay 

at 

(Sarpan 

ch) 

1 2 3 4 5 6 

1 Baba S. Angrej 9888228 S. Sukhbir 94637-17485 

Ghani 

Shah 

Singh 210 Singh 

2 Baba Jas 

Havelian 

3 Bachan 

Singh 

Wala 

S. 

Gursangat 

Singh 

Smt. 

Dalbiro 

9815256 

813 

9876639 

087 

S. Balwinder 

Singh 

S. Balwinder 

Singh 

98882- 

80819,81463- 

66766 

98882- 

80819,81463- 

66766 


4 Balia 

Manjpur 

Smt. 

Lakhbir 

Kaur 

5 Bamma S. Darshan 

Singh 

6 Bandala S. Sham 

Singh 

7 Beshamb Smt. Surjit 

erpura Kaur 

8 Bhangwa 

n 

9 Bhagtupu 

ra 

10 Bhagwan 

sar 

11 Bhaini 

Badeshan 

S. Saroop 

Singh 

S. Inder 

Singh 

S. Mukhtar 

Singh 

Smt. 

Paramjit 

Kaur 

12 Butt Smt. 

Rajwant 

Kaur 

13 Chajalwa 

di 

14 Chappa 

Ram 

Singh 

15 Chinna 

Patti 

16 Jheeta 

Chet 

Singh 

wala 

Smt. 

Kulwant 

Kaur 

Smt. 

Rupinderjit 

Kaur 

Smt. 

Sukhraj 

Kaur 

Smt. 

Kulwinder 

Kaur 

17 Chohan S. 

Amandeep 

Singh 

18 Dera 

Baba 

Dyal 

Singh 

19 Devidasp 

ur 

S. Kuldip 

Singh 

S. Dara 

Singh 

9646901 

520 

98882- 

80819,81463- 

66766 

94637-32285 

9888- 

75996 

9888726 

247 

9915196 

211 

98152- 

38666 

9878204 

120 

Not 

Availabl 

e. 

98155- 

12042 

98141- 

68215 

99158- 

25070 

9872316 

066 

9855782 

278 

9876933 

642 

98158- 

33962 

94172- 

76766 

98153- 

03343 

S. Balwinder 

Singh 

S. Karanjit 

Singh 

S. Sarabjit 

Singh 

S. 

Sukhwinder 

Singh 

S. 

Sukhwinder 

Singh 

S. Ramtasvir 

Singh 

S. 

Raminderjit 

Singh 

S. Naranjan 

Singh 

S. Salwinder 

Singh 

S. Ranjit 

Singh 

S. Balwinder 

Singh 

Sh. Rajesh 

Kumar 

Sh. Subhash 

Chander 

S. Sarabjit 

Singh 

S. Kawaljit 

Singh 

S. Naranjan 

Singh 

94647-45013 

98882-85121 

98882-85121 

81462-99599 

9478358477 

99888-54725 

97798-27668 

98782-68568 

9872316066 

9814244957 

81462-99799 

94647-45013 

81468-99399 

98553-42987 


20 Dharar S. Kawaljit 

Singh 

21 DhereKot Smt. 

Sawinder 

Kaur 

22 Dhudhala S. Jagwant 

Singh 

23 Fatehpur Smt. 

Rajputtan Sukhwinder 

jit Kaur 

24 Gadli Smt. 

Surinderpal 

Kaur 

25 Gehri S. Jaswinder 

26 Gunowal 

Havellian 

Singh 

S. 

Gurcharan 

Singh 

27 Gunowal S. Sukha 

Singh 

28 Gurbaksh Smt. 

Singh Maninder 

Wala Kaur 

29 Hundalha 

r 

S. 

Balwinder 

Singh 

30 Jand S. 

Balwinder 

Singh 

31 Janian S. Dalbir 

Singh 

32 Jhangi Baba 

Sahib Parmanand 

33 Jheeta S. Kabal 

Kalan Singh 

34 Jheeta S. Manjit 

Khurd Singh 

35 Joga S. Hardev 

Singh Singh 

Wala 

36 Khalehra S. Heera 

Singh 

37 Khela Smt. Dalbir 

Kaur 

9815526 

406 

97792- 

92582 

9915571 

709 

9855645 

232 

99153- 

09596 

98144- 

81638 

9815260 

957 

94644- 

34062 

9463917 

491 

97790- 

43600 

9914388 

556 

98882- 

80819,81463- 

66766 

81462-99599 

98143- 

20974 

9914072 

880 

9872954 

132 

9646008 

582 

S. Naranjan 

Singh 

S. Karanjit 

Singh 

Sh. Rajesh 

Kumar 

S. Balwinder 

Singh 

S. Karanjit 

Singh 

S. Karanjit 

Singh 

S. Naranjan 

Singh 

S. Ranjit 

Singh 

Sukhbir 

Singh 

S. Kuldip 

Singh 

Sh. Subhash 

Chander 

S. Ranjit 

Singh 

S. Naranjan 

Singh 

S. Balwinder 

Singh 

S. Ramtasvir 

Singh 

S. Salwinder 

Singh 

S. 

Sukhwinder 

Singh 

S. Sarabjit 

Singh 

98553-42987 

94637-32285 

9814244957 

9855645232 

94637-32285 

94637-32285 

98553-42987 

98782-68568 

94637-17485 

97806-56263 

8146299799 

98782-68568 

98553-42987 

98151- 

67095 

98158- 

80037 

9915541 

216 

97798-27668 

9888285121 

94647-45013 


38 Kishanpu 

ra 

39 Lalka 

Nagar 

40 Makhanw 

indi 

41 Malakpur S. Punan 

42 Mallian S. Baldev 

Singh 

43 Malluwal Smt. 

Paramjit 

Kaur 

44 Manawal S. Gurdial 

a Kalan Singh 

45 Manawal S. Naunihal 

a Khurd Singh 

46 Meharban S. Gurpal 

pura Singh 

47 Mehima S. Sarwan 

Singh 

48 Mehnian Smt. 

Kuharan Mohinder 

Kaur 

49 Mehoka Smt. Gurmit 

Kaur 

50 Nangal S. Tarsem 

Dyal Singh 

Singh 

51 Nangal 

Guru 

Smt. 

Amarjit 

Kaur 

52 Najowali Sh. Lakha 

Singh 

53 Nand S. Jaspal 

Wala Singh 

Nawanpin 

d 

54 Nawi 

Abadi 

Smt. 

Rajwant 

Kaur 

55 Nawakot Smt. Manjit 

Kaur 

56 Nawapind S. Mehnga 

Singh 

94886 

9878571 

889 

98882-80819 , 

81463-66766 

98882- 

80819,81463- 

66766 

94783-58477 

99159- 

06664 

9914649 

080 

9815669 

180 

98157- 

95291 

9814475 

175 

98554- 

54035 

99146- 

49080 

97792- 

92294 

9855654 

968 

98144- 

14245 

9780637 

507 

9814124 

034 

9814780 

147 

Sh. Rajesh 

Kumar 

S. Balwinder 

Singh 

S. Sukhbir 

Singh 

S. Kuldip 

Singh 

S. Balwinder 

Singh 

S. Balwinder 

Singh 

S.Raminderjit 

Singh 

S. Sukhbir 

Singh 

S. Kuldip 

Singh 

S. Kawaljit 

Singh 

S. Gurnam 

Singh 

S. Ramtasvir 

Singh 

S. Ramtasvir 

Singh 

S. Ranjit 

Singh 

S. Balwinder 

Singh 

S. Sukhbir 

Singh 

S. Naranjan 

Singh 

S. Karamjit 

Singh 

Sh. Rajesh 

Kumar 

96467-00723 

9780928571 

94637-17485 

9464941092 

Ravi 9915002 

164 

S. Massa 9855064 

Singh 427 

Smt. 9814135 

Kashmir 102 

Kaur 

9780587 

Singh 065 

99150- 

94637-17485 

9464941092 

81468-99399 

98767-63338 

81462-99599 

81462-99599 

98782-68568 

9780928571 

99888-62981 

98553-42987 

94637-32285 

9814244957 


57 Nijampur 

a 

Smt. 

Narinder 

Kaur 

58 Nijjarpura S. Satnam 

Singh 

59 Pandori Smt. 

Kashmir 

Kaur 

60 Patti Gopi 

Ki 

61 Patti 

Masoor 

Ki 

62 Kila 

Jiwan 

Singh 

63 Raipur 

Kalan 

64 Rakh 

Devidasp 

ura 

65 Rakh 

Jheeta 

66 Rakh 

Manawal 

a 

S. Gulzar 

Singh 

S. Gurdial 

Singh 

S. Ravinder 

Singh 

S. Sarabjit 

Singh 

S. Balkar 

Singh 

S. 

Sukhwinder 

Singh 

(Parbhandak 

) 

Smt. 

Rupinder 

Kaur 

67 Rampura Smt. 

Sukhbir 

Kaur 

68 Ranakala S. 

Sukhwinder 

Singh 

(Parbhandak 

) 

69 Saffipur Smt. 

Sukhwinder 

Kaur 

70 Sukhewal S. 

Harwinder 

Singh 

71 Surjan 

Singh 

Wala 

S. Kuldip 

Singh 

9417956 

105 

9988465 

376 

98152- 

07593 

9888074 

685 

9872726 

113 

9888138 

139 

9872445 

450 

9815876 

964 

98882- 

85121 

9463723 

398 

9876221 

313 

98882- 

85121 

9781177 

220 

92561- 

70464 

9814052 

682 

S. Balwinder 

Singh 

S. Kuldip 

Singh 

S. Kawaljit 

Singh 

S. Ajitpal 

Singh 

S. Salwinder 

Singh 

Sh. Subhash 

Chander 

S. Gurnam 

Singh 

S. 

Sukhwinder 

Singh 

S. Ramtasvir 

Singh 

S. Kuldip 

Singh-2 

S. Mandip 

Singh 

S. Balwinder 

Singh 

S. Salwinder 

Singh 

S. Ajitpal 

Singh 

S. Ranjit 

Singh 

97809-28571 

9464941092 

81464-99399 

97792-50821 

97798-27668 

8146299799 

98767-63338 

81463-66466 

81462-99599 

81461-44544 

9317793554 

98882- 

80819,814636676 

6 

97798-27668 

97792-50821 

98782-80819 


72 Talwandi S. Giyan 

Dogran Singh 

73 Taragarh S. Jaswant 

Singh 

74 Teja 

Singh 

Wala 

S. Varinder 

Singh 

75 Thathian S. Mangal 

Singh 

76 Timmowa S. Dilbagh 

l Singh 

77 Tirathpur S. Jaimal 

Singh 

78 Vadala S. Dilbagh 

Johal Singh 

79 Vadali Smt. 

Dogran Kulwant 

Kaur 

80 Wanchari Smt. Gurpal 

Kaur 

98769- 

19866 

97793- 

83087 

98882- 

80819,81463- 

66766 

81461-44544 

99889- 

80080 

98146- 

49721 

9781603 

333 

9914192 

313 

98786- 

20201 

98883- 

32087 

98786- 

66600 

S. Ranjit 

Singh 

S. Balwinder 

Singh 

S. Kuldip 

Singh 

S. Ramtasvir 

Singh 

S. Naranjan 

Singh 

S. 

Raminderjit 

Singh 

S. Ramtasvir 

Singh 

S. 

Sukhwinder 

Singh 

S. Kawaljit 

Singh 

98782-68568 

81462-99599 

98553-42987 

9478358477 

81462-99599 

98882-85121 

81464-99399 

Block Verka 

List of Panchayat Secretary /Sarpanches and their Telephone numbers 

Sr. 

no. 

Name of Gram 

Panchayat 

Name of the 

Sarpanch 

Telephone 

number of 

Sarpanch 

Name of 

Panchayat 

Secretary 

Telephone 

number of 

Panchayat 

Secretary 

1 2 3 4 5 6 

1 Mulle Chak Gurmit singh 9815584384 Harjit 

Singh 

9463747208 

2 Thande Manpreet 

Kaur 

9915829025 Harjit 

Singh 

3 Khairabad Veer Kaur 9876592153 Harjit 

Singh 

4 Kirtangarh Balwinder 

Singh 

9815505837 Gurmukh 

Singh 

5 Loharka Kalan Dalbir Kaur 9876554586 Gurmukh 

Singh 

6 Pandori Waraich Jasbir Singh 9417490828 Gurmukh 

Singh 

9463747208 

9463747208 

9815229902 

9815229902 

9815229902 


7 Pandori Lubana Chainchal 

Singh 

8 Gumanpura Jaswinder 

singh 

9815574962 Gurmukh 

Singh 

9814089418 Rajiv 

Kumar 

9 Mudhal Balbir Singh 9915384830 Rajiv 

Kumar 

10 Silver state Nagar Ajay Arora 9356002579 Rajiv 

Kumar 

11 Muradpura Daljit singh 9872746945 Rajiv 

Kumar 

12 Bhaini Partap Singh 9872898472 Vijay 

Kumar 

13 Rampura Abadi Kulwant kaur 9780266085 Vijay 

Kumar 

14 Ram nagar colony Sukhwant 

kaur 

15 Khapar Kheri Mangwinder 

singh 

16 Heir Balwinder 

singh 

9781271616 Vijay 

Kumar 

9855472264 Pawan 

Kumar 

9876045460 Pawan 

Kumar 

17 Sachander Karj singh 9872550180 Pawan 

Kumar 

18 Naushera Amarjit singh 9815577055 Pawan 

Kumar 

19 Wadala Bhitewid Parbjot kaur 9876350371 Kuldip 

Singh 

20 Kotla Dal Singh Raj rani 9463231902 Kuldip 

Singh 

21 Gonsabad Balbir kaur 9876773625 Kuldip 

Singh 

22 Heir Colony Jaswant kaur 9815600080 Kuldip 

Singh 

23 Bal Kulwinder 

kaur 

24 Mira Kot Kalan Jaswinder 

kaur 

9814476522 Kuldip 

Singh 

9872320224 Kuldip 

Singh 

25 Mira Kot Khurd Sati 9872892808 Kuldip 

Singh 

26 Nangli Amrik kaur 9815735842 Kuldip 

Singh 

9815229902 

9465128908 

9465128908 

9465128908 

9465128908 

9888182324 

9888182324 

9888182324 

9876098038 

9876098038 

9876098038 

9876098038 

9872969349 

9872969349 

9872969349 

9872969349 

9872969349 

9872969349 

9872969349 

9872969349 


27 Abadi Dya Nand 

nagar 

Pawan kumar 

9417295766 Kuldip 

Singh 

28 Dhaul kalan Gian kaur 9876854766 Sukhdev 

Singh 

29 Dhaul Khurd Veer kaur 9915379990 Sukhdev 

Singh 

30 Rodiwal Harmandeep 

kaur 

31 Abadi sundar 

nagar 

Kashmir 

singh 

9463247769 Sukhdev 

Singh 

9815263717 Tejpal 

singh 

32 Kambo Jagir singh 9988733153 Tejpal 

singh 

33 Loharaka khurd Jaspal singh 9217790096 Tejpal 

singh 

34 Baba tehal singh 

colony 

Harbajan 

singh 

9855820686 Gurinder 

singh 

35 Indra colony sivdyal singh 9815512739 Gurinder 

singh 

36 Gumtala colony Kundan singh 9814926918 Gurinder 

singh 

37 Ram nagar 

colony(N) 

Kanwaljit 

Kaur 

9815417019 Gurinder 

singh 

9872969349 

9815072904 

9815072904 

9815072904 

9814949831 

9814949832 

9814949833 

9814748295 

9814748296 

9814748297 

9814748298 

38 Ranjit vihar Gurdev kaur 9463320316 Iqbal singh 9914680208 

39 Ek roop avenue Bhupinder 

kaur 

40 Baba deep singh 

avenue 

9814113095 Iqbal singh 9914680209 

Mela singh 9815212189 Iqbal singh 9914680210 

41 Bal kalan Kabal singh 9417210111 Nirmal 

singh 

42 Bal khurd Surjit singh 9855709174 Nirmal 

singh 

43 Bhaiani gillan Rajinder kaur 9815163265 Nirmal 

singh 

44 Mankiana Amlok Singh 9815403615 Nirmal 

singh 

45 Fatehgarh 

Shukerchak 

Charan Singh 

46 Nabipur Lovedeep 

kaur 

9876476065 Nirmal 

singh 

9815565532 Nirmal 

singh 

9872595912 

9872595913 

9872595914 

9872595915 

9872595916 

9872595917 


47 Uthian Rani 9815574962 Nirmal 

singh 

48 Khankot Ajit Singh 9914157229 Nirmal 

singh 

49 Sohia Khurd Daljit kaur 9815974520 Jirmal 

singh 

50 Abadi Guru 

Nanak Nagar 

Balwinder 

singh 

9914063393 Jirmal 

singh 

51 Jahangir Parmjit kaur 9815144138 Jirmal 

singh 

9872595918 

9872595919 

9815524633 

9815524634 

9815524635 


APPENDIX F: NGOs OF AMRITSAR 

Name of 

NGO 

Coordi 

nator 

Addre 

ss 

Phone/ 

Mobile 

Email Area of Expertise Registr 

ation 

No. 

All India 

Pingalwara 

Charitable 

Society 

(Regd.) 

All India 

Women's 

Conference 

(AIWC) 


Education 

Society and 

Research 

Institute 


Health and 

Family 

Welfare 

club 

Dr. 

Inderjit 

Kaur 

(Presid 

ent) 

Mr. 

Narind 

er 

Sharma 

, 

Project 

Manag 

er 

Dr.S.S 

Chhina 

G T 

Road, 

Amrits 

ar. 

143001 

Chowk 

Shantp 

ura, G. 

T. 

Road, 

Amrits 

ar - 

143001 

72, 

sector 

4, 

Amrits 

ar. 

75/23 

A, 

Kashm 

ir 

Avenu 

e B. O. 

65 A, 

Londo 

n 

House, 

Katra 

Sher 

Singh, 

Amrits 

ar 

0183- 

2584586, 

2584713, 

Fax - 

0183- 

2584586, 

Mobile - 

9814055 

166 

9815386 

326 

0183- 

2507622, 

9855170 

335 

pingal@jla.vsnl. 

net.in 

aiwcfsw.tipsacs 

@gmail.com 

sarbjitchhina@y 

ahoo.com 

Enviroment, 

Development, 

Pollution, 

Water/Sanitation, 

Income 

Generation, 

Agriculture, 

Population 

Issues, 

Education, 

Housing, Slums 

130, 

1956 

-57 

HIV - FSW 282, 

1984- 

85 

Rural 

Development and 

Poverty 

Alleviation 

RCH Activities: 

Family Welfare 

including family 

planning, Couple 

protection, Care 

and services for 

pregnant women. 

318, 

Dt. 11- 

11- 

2003 



Vikas 

Manch 

All India 

Women 

Conference 

All Over 

Awareness 

Party 

Sh. 

Charan 

jit 

Singh 

Gumtal 

a 

Ms. 

Aruna 

Mehera 

Executi 

ve 

Secreta 

ry 

Sh. 

Yash 

Pal 

Bhaska 

r 

253, 

Ajit 

Nagar, 

Amrits 

ar 

143006 

A-223, 

A-224, 

Ranjit 

Avenu 

e, 

Amrits 

ar - 

143001 

12, 

Sandhu 

Avenu 

e, Near 

Mandir 

Batala 

Road 

Amrits 

ar, 

Corres 

ponden 

ce 

Addres 

s: First 

Floor 

Sanjee 

v Store 

Main 

Ghala 

0183- 

2582323, 

9417533 

060, Fax: 

0183- 

2582323 

0183- 

2224158, 

Fax No. 

0183- 

2294404 

0183- 

5016816, 

9316249 

426 

asrvikas@gmail. 

com 

bhaskaryashpal 

@yahoo.com 

Art and Culture, 

Civic Issues, 


Management, 

Education and 

Literacy, 

Environment and 

Forests, Housing, 

Human Rights, 

Right to 

Information and 

Advocacy, 

Tourism, Urban 


Poverty 

Alleviation, 

Water Resources, 

Youth Affairs, 

Any Other 








Aged/Elderly, Art 

and Culture, 

Children, 

Drinking Water, 

Education and 

Literacy, 

Environment and 

Forests, Health 

and Family 

Welfare, 

HIV/AIDS, 

Human Rights, 

Legal Awareness 

and Aid, Sports, 

Tourism, 

Women's 


Empowerment 

786, 

Dt. 24- 

09- 

1993 

102, 

Dt. 08- 

12- 

2006 


Mala 

Chowk 

Majith 

a Road 

Amrits 

ar – 

143001 

Ambedkar 

Social 

Justic 

Bhai Lalo 

Ji Social 

Society 

Bodh 

Women 

and 

Children 

Welfare 

Society 

Sh. 

Lakha 

Singh 

Azad 

Dr. L. 

S. 

Bhullar 

, 

MBBS, 

NCPR 

(USA), 

Dr. 

Lakhbi 

r Singh 

Bhullar 

MBBS, 

NCPR 

(USA), 

Preside 

nt 

VPO 

Rayya 

Khurd, 

Tehsil 

Baba 

Bakala, 

Distt. 

Amrits 

ar. 

4 SCF 

Golden 

Avenu 

e, C/o 

Bhullar 

Neonat 

e child 

Care 

Centre, 

Amrits 

ar 

454, 

Akash 

Avenu 

e, 

Fatehg 

arh 

Churia 

n 

Road, 

Amrits 

ar 

01853- 

214178, 

9463570 

178 

0183- 

2585244 

® , 

Mobile - 

9356408 

282 

0183- 

2423570 

lakhaazad007@ 

yahoo.com 

ls_bhullar@yah 

oo.com 

Dalit Upliftment 132, 

Dt. 30- 

09- 

2009 








20080, 

1980 


Dr. 

Hahneman 

n Social 

and 

Welfare 

Society 

Ganesh 

Das 

Chadha 

Rotary 

Centre 

Lok 

Kalyan 

Samiti 

Sh. 

Sunil 

Kapur, 

Chairm 

an 

Sh. 

Jagmo 

han 

Singh, 

Chairm 

an, Mr. 

Davind 

er 

Singh, 

Project 

Manag 

er 

12-13, 

Gagan 

Colony 

, Batala 

Road, 

Amrits 

ar 

(A 

project 

of 

Rotary 

club 

Amrits 

ar 

Midto 

wn), 

1442/1 

1, 

Bomba 

ywala 

Khoo, 

Amrits 

ar 

# 456, 

Sham 

Niwas, 

Near 

Govt. 

Senior 

Second 

ary 

School. 

PO 

Chheha 

rta, 

Amrits 

ar - 

143105 

0183- 

279011, 

275974 

9814811 

424 

9872465 

799, 

9779324 

620 

sunilkapur26@y 

ahoo.com 

jagmohansingh.a 

sr@gmail.com 

Provides medical 

care to general 

public and 

vocational 

guidance to 

females, Medicat: 

General OPD, 

Dental Care Unit, 

Eye care unit, 

Clinical lab, Eye 

operation, 

Vocational 

(Female): 

Computer 

Courses, Dress 

Designing, 

Needle Craft, 

Textile 

Designing. 

Organizes 

awareness 

generation 

programmes for 

poor rural 

women, 

Environment 

conservation, 

Development of 

entrepreneurial 

skills among the 

poor and 

marginal sections 

of the society like 

widow, SC, ST, 

Older persons 

and poor rural 

women etc., HIV 

- Migrants 

613, 

Dt. 08- 

10- 

2001 

831, 

06-02- 

2002 


Mata 

Kamalaji 

Welfare 

centre 

(Trust) 

Mission 

Aagaaz 

Param 

Vaibhav 

Principal 

Paryas 

Jansewa 

Society 

Pariver 

Sewa 

Samiti 

(Regd) 

Bhai 

Guriqb 

al 

Singh 

Ji 

Sh. 

Deepak 

Babbar 

Sh. 

Amit, 

Secreta 

ry 

Sh. 

Rajpal 

Gupta, 

Preside 

nt 

Tran 

Tarn 

Road, 

Amrits 

ar 

Opp. 

Khalsa 

Colleg 

e, 

B.Ed. 

Gate, 

GT 

Road, 

Amrits 

ar 

Police 

DAV 

Public 

School 

Amrits 

ar - 

143001 

# 760, 

Gali 

No 2, 

Mustfa 

bad, P. 

O. 

Khann 

a 

Nagar, 

Amrits 

ar 

Madha 

v 

sadan, 

Bharat 

Nagar, 

Bhatala 

0183- 

3294659, 

3292255, 

2483920, 

9876525 

839 

9815261 

302 

9814299 

728, 

0183- 

224750, 

9876411 

709 

0183- 

2557857, 

2274316 

mission.aagaaz 

@gmail.com 

vikaskundal200 

6@yahoo.com 

Provision of free 

ration and cloths 

for 855 wards 

and 2240 

Children along 

with chips, 

books, uniforms 

giving in Mata 

Kamala Ji 

Welfare centre of 

G. T. Road 

Amritsar. 

Environment 198- 

XX1- 

1860, 

2007 








To open centres 

imparting 

training in skill 

and self 

employment 

oriented 

activities, Child 

Care Centres 

Education, Help 

to poor and needy 

families 

447, 

Dt. 22- 

03- 

2005 


Road, 

Amrits 

ar 

Peerit 

Pariwar 

Sewa 

Samiti 

Society for 

Education, 

Environme 

nt and 

Protection 

of Animals 

State 

Consumer 

Protection 

Corporatio 

n (Regd.) 

Sh. 

Virinde 

r 

Sharma 

Dr. 

Sarlok 

Singh 

Sidhu 

(Advoc 

ate) 

Madha 

v 

Sadan 

Bharat 

Nagar, 

batala 

Road, 

Amrits 

ar 

131, 

Partap 

Nagar, 

Opp. 

Main 

Gurud 

wara, 

G. T. 

Road, 

Amrits 

ar - 

143001 

33/Gur 

u Teg 

Bhadur 

Nagar, 

PO 

Khalsa 

Colleg 

e, 

Amrits 

ar 

143002 

0183- 

258820 

0183- 

2555714, 

Mob. 

9814455 

625 

0183- 

2257226 

Awarness 

generation 

Education/trainin 

g Campaigns, 

Consultancy 

projects, field 

implementation 

in the field of 

Environment, 

Agriculture 

Education, 

Biotechnoloty in 

the field of 

Environment, 

Agriculture, 

Education, 

Biotechnology. 

Work for Human 

Rights, Work for 

justice to 

consumers 

through courts. 


S. Diwan 

Singh 

Memorial 

Educationa 

l Welfare 

Society 

SAWERA 

(Social 

Action for 

Women 

Empowerm 

ent and 

Rural 

Advancem 

ent) 

Social 

Welfare 

and Public 

Education 

Charitable 

Society 

Sh. 

Mohin 

der 

Singh 

Suri, 

Preside 

nt 

Mrs. 

Kulbir 

Kaur, 

Directo 

r 

Surya 

Buildin 

g 10/1, 

Katra 

Ghana 

ya, 

Goal 

Hatti 

Chowk 

, Gali 

Aroria 

n, 

Amrits 

ar 

241-E, 

Street 

No. 4, 

Bhalla 

Colony 

, 

Amrits 

ar - 

143105 

150, 

Golden 

Avenu 

e, 

Amrits 

ar 

0183- 

5099100, 

9872631 

372 

9814488 

353 

9815335 

554, 

0183- 

2583680 

sawera.india@g 

mail.com 

Runs two schools 

of 50 children 

each under 

National Child 

Labour Project, 

Arranges Pulse 

polio camps as 

well as medical 

check up camps, 

Conduction RCH 

project under the 

guidance of Civil 

Surgeon, 


Runs a Charitable 

Clinical 

Laboratory at 

Chheharta, 

Organizes free 

health / HIV 

camps, Organizes 

women 

awareness camps, 

Conducts selfentrepreneurship 

training 

programmes in 

dairy, bee 

keeping and 

making the 

achars, awareness 

programmes on 

female feticide. 

552 Dt. 

17-9- 

2001 

349/AS 

R/SOC, 

Dt. 06- 

01- 

2006 


Swami 

Vivekanan 

d Medical 

Mission 

(Regd.) 

Tercentena 

ry 

Educationa 

l and 

Welfare 

Society 

Dr. 

Adarsh 

Pal 

Vig, 

Honora 

ry 

Secreta 

ry, Mr. 

Rajan 

Chawla 

, 

Project 

Manag 

er 

Dr. 

Tarvin 

der 

Singh 

Chahal 

12- 

Makan, 

Krisha 

n 

Nagar 

(Islama 

bad), 

Amrits 

ar - 

143002 

54, 

Adarsh 

Nagar, 

Ram 

Tirath 

Road, 

Amrits 

ar - 

143002 

9417062 

796, 

9888776 

543, 

0183- 

2210429 

0183- 

2225460 

(R), 

9914122 

224 

swamivivekanan 

dasr@yahoo.co 

m 

Runs a charitable 

hospital attending 

150 patients daily 

and have a Dental 

clinic, Gyne, Eye 

and 

Physiotherapy 

Units, Organizes 

awareness 

programmes on 

AID's, Child 

development and 

women 

empowerment, 

Organizes free 

medical check up 

camps with free 

medicines, 

Educate the 

general public 

against all types 

of epidemics, 

ailments, 

personal health 

problems and 

hygiene. HIV - 

IDU 

Social 

through 

education, 

research 

welfare 

and 

appropriate 

activities. We are 

trying to get 

some projects 

from various 

organizations 

such as PSAMB, 

Chandigarh, 

HIIS, Shimla and 

other funding 

organizations. 

91, Dt. 

26-05- 

1981

Distt. Disaster Management Plan(DDMP) - District Amritsar

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