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To improve capacity to respond to disaster, the
following preventive measures are recommended: |
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Identify flood prone rivers and areas |
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Activate flood-monitoring mechanism in all flood
prone areas from the 1st of June every year |
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Mark water level gauges for rivers, dams and minor
tank structures |
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Monitor and protect irrigation infrastructure |
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Restore damaged infrastructure |
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Organise round the clock inspection and repair
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Bunds of dam |
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Irrigation channels |
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Bridges |
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Culverts |
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Control gates |
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Overflow channels |
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Arrange, organise and repair (round the clock): |
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Water pumps |
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Generators |
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Motor equipment |
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Station buildings |
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Establish radio communications with the Emergency
Operations Centre, divisional commissioner, district
control room and relevant departmental offices within
the affected division |
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All personnel required for disaster management,
should work under the overall supervision and guidance
of the district disaster manager |
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All district level officials of the department
would be asked to report to the collector |
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Fill department vehicles with fuel and park them
in a safe/protected area |
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The officer assigned to a tank of an area should
be designated as the 'Emergency Officer'. He should
be aware about the disaster, its effects and understand
appropriate emergency procedures |
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Officers should ensure that all staff are aware
of precautions to be taken to protect their own
lives and personal property |
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Each technical assistant should know basic instructions
and operating procedures for disaster conditions |
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During the disaster, irrigation engineers should,
along with the technical assistants review water
storage systems |
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Emergency tool kits should be prepared for all
technical assistants in disaster prone areas. Tool
kits should be checked regularly. |
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If heavy rains are expected, the level of impoundment
in the tank should be reduced to create increased
capacity. The same should be co-ordinated with officers
on other dam sites and the district control room. |
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The inlet and outlet to the tanks should be inspected
to ensure that waterways are unobstructed by vegetation |
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The repair/ construction activity should be well
secured with sandbags, rock falls, etc |
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Concrete in bags, electric motors, office records
etc should be covered with plastic and well secured,
even though stored inside |
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In case of possibility of flooding downstream,
settlements there should be forewarned, and necessary
warning for evacuation should be given to adjoining
districts and to districts beyond state borders |
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Information formats and monitoring
checklists should be used for programme monitoring,
development and for reporting to the Emergency Operations
Centre |
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Co-ordinate with other states about release of
water and dissemination of warning |
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Provide for sending additional support along with
food, bedding, medicines and tents |
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