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Initiatives taken by Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management
Authority (HPSDMA)
Department of Revenue, Disaster Management Cell
Shimla
HAZARD PROFILE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
• AFFECTED BY 25 OUT OF THE 33
HAZARDS IDENTIFIED BY HPC.
• ATTAINED DUBIOUS DISTINCTION
OF FALLING IN FIRST FIVE
STATES IN RESPECT OF HAZARDS
SUCH AS EARTHQUAKE , FLASH
FLOODS,LANDSLIDES,AVALANCHES
AND FOREST FIRES;
• FLASH FLOODS ARE NOT NEW BUT
GLOF & LDOF/LLOF – POTENTIAL
TRIGGER OF CLIMATE CHANGE IS A
NEW INSIGHT.
DISASTER MANAGEMENT CELL,
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
HAZARD THREATS IN
HIMACHAL PRADESH
Geologically
Related
Disasters
Earthquakes,
Landslides,
Mudflows,
Dam
Bursts & Dam
Failures
Water &
Climate
Related
Disasters
Floods,
Droughts,
Cyclones,
Cloud burst,
Flash Floods,
Avalanches,
Heat & Cold
Waves
Hailstorms
Chemical,
Industrial &
Nuclear Related
Disasters
Chemical &
Industrial
Disasters, Forest
Fires,
Mine Collapse,
Nuclear Disasters
Accident
Related
Disasters
Road, Rail & Air
Accidents,
Boat Capsizing,
Major Building
Collapse,
Bomb Blast,
Stampedes,
Rural & Urban
Biologically
Related
Disasters
Biological
Disasters,
Epidemics,
Cattle
Epidemics
Emerging
Threats
Man and
Animal
Conflict,
terroristic
threat
,Climate
Change
(GLOF &
LDOF)
Vulnerability
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Physical isolation, remoteness & tough terrain.
Scattered nature of settlements & hamlets.
Harsh climatic conditions.
High construction cost.
Inadequate infrastructure.
Inadequate road connectivity
Fragility of eco-system.
Non availability of adequate land.
Poor or inadequate communication infrastructure.
Dependency of 70% people on agriculture and allied sectors for their
livelihood.
90% of the population is rural in character.
Heavy dependence on rains and inadequate irrigation.
Substantial population of livestock (52, 26,388).
Vulnerability to climate change.
THREATS LOOMING LARGE
•Possibility of Major Earthquake Any time.
•Glacial Lake out burst or Landslide Lake Out
burst floods due to Climate Change and Seismicity
Paralyzing the Hydro economy and other
infrastructure of the State.
Seismic vulnerability
 32%
area of the state falls in very high damaging risk
and remaining 68% in high damaging risk zone.
 very high vulnerable zone accommodates about
60%, 38% in high vulnerable zone and only 3%
population in low vulnerable .
 Assessment of population potential for 109 tehsils
and sub tehsil headquarters suggest two highly
vulnerable zones viz. Kullu-Mandi-Sundernagar
Corridor and Palampur-Dharamshala-KangraDehra Corridor. Areas surrounding Chamba,
Nurpur, Hamirpur and Bilaspur have also been
identified as highly vulnerable zones by this
assessment.
INITIATIVES OF
GOVT OF HP.
INITIATIVES OF GOVT. OF HP
• Development of Hazard Risk and Vulnerability
Analysis (HRVA) for the entire state by
engaging the services of an expert agency.
• Documentation of prevailing
knowledge
aptitude and practices for evolving human
resources development strategy.
• Undertaking an exercise for understanding
training need assessment on Disaster Risk
Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation.
INITIATIVES OF GOVT OF H.P
• Development of State Disaster Management Plan
• Development of District Disaster Management
Plans.
• Development of Crisis Management Plans with
respect to hydropower projects in the state.
• Development of state policy on DM
• Establishment of emergency operation centers at
State as well as all district head quarters level by
engaging an expert agency and providing
financial support to all Deputy Commissioners.
• Strengthening coordination with Central Water
Commission & Indian Meteorological Department
for dissemination of Early Warning Information.
INITIATIVES OF GOVT. OF H.P.
• Strengthening of SDMA by constituting
advisory committee.
• Initiating the process for strengthening
SDMA & DDMAs
by inducting expert
manpower from UNDP as per the
instructions of the Ministry of Home Affairs
under Development Support Scheme.
INITIATIVES OF GOVT OF H.P
• Conduct of First Session on State Platform for Disaster
Risk Reduction (SPDRR) inaugurated & chaired by
Hon’ble Chief Minister, Govt. of HP (Chairman, HPSDMA)
on 22nd September, 2016
• Release of Activity Report (2011-2015)
• Launching awareness campaigns through media i.e.
Print, Electronic, FM channels, Doordarshan and AIR.
• Observing the week beginning from 4th April as
Preparedness Week.
• Conduct of mock drills by different institutions.
• Celebration of State level Annual Capacity building and
mass awareness campaign of HPSDMA- Samarth 2016
(On going from 19th Sept to 6th Oct 2016)
INITIATIVE BY GOVT OF H.P
• Strengthening of ATIs i.e. HIPA, Revenue training
Institute, Joginder Nagar, State Institute of Health &
Family Welfare, Shimla and Mountaineering Institute
Manali for capacity development.
• Initiating School Safety Programme and capacity
development of school teachers through training
institutes such as SCERT & GCTE.
• Initiating capacity development of Panchayati Raj
training institutions.
• guidelines for ensuring participation of NGOs in DM
process.
INITIATIVE BY GOVT OF H.P
• Implementation of National School Safety Programme.
• Implementation of GoI-UNDP Disaster Risk Reduction
and Climate Change Adaptation program in Himachal
Pradesh.
• Strengthening response capability of institutions like
Home guards & Police.
• Supporting the setting up of disaster victim
identification facility the first of its kind in the northern
India for victim identification.
• Supporting Municipal Corporation Shimla to initiate
Disaster Risk Reduction activities like ‘Building Urban
Actions for Resilience in Emergencies’ at Ward Level.
Procedures, Manuals & Guidelines
HP State Policy on Disaster Management
Analysis of gaps in existing
capacity and action plan to fill
up the gaps
Vision, aims, approaches and
objectives defined
Institutional
Arrangement–
Role of other actors defined
Stress
laid
on
DRR
Mainstreaming, Forecasting and
Early warning
GO-NGO Coordination
Training and Capacity Building
and Conduct of Mock Drills
I.E.C. Development & Promotion
Hang-ups, Brochures and Flyers
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I.E.C. Development & Promotion
Tools for Masons (HP specific)
Institutional Strengthening
Constitution of HP-IAG and
Preparation of the Charter for HP-IAG
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A Social Media Campaign by
H P State Disaster Management Authority (HPSDMA)
http://SajagHimachal.blogspot.in
Ongoing Studies and Framework
Developed
• Concept design on development of State Disaster
Knowledge Network (SDKN)
• Framework for Mainstreaming DRR & CCA into
ongoing Central/State Schemes /Programmes
being implemented by the line departments.
• Action Plan on Community Awareness on DRR
and CCA and Community Based Disaster
Preparedness by NGOs/CSOs in the State
• Compilation and Documentation of Traditional,
Best and Indigenous Practices related to Disaster
Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in
Himachal Pradesh.
Ongoing Studies/Modules and
Framework Developed
• Framework on Integration of Flood Risk
Reduction Measures into Development Schemes.
• Framework and Action Plan developed on
Integration of DRR & CCA in Rural Development
and Education Sector Schemes.
• Study on Early Warning Systems for Floods/Flash
Floods of the most vulnerable communities of
Beas River Basin (5 villages selected for pilot
study)
• Study of Early Warning System in city level.
• Training of Trainers Module on Disaster Risk
Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation for
School & College Teachers.
Ongoing Studies/Modules and
Framework Developed
• Development of baseline database for
assessing Community Resilience Indicators.
• Scoping Study on NGOs/Civil Society
Organizations for Community Based Disaster
Preparedness.
• Special Pilot Project on Enhancing Rural
Communities through Integration of Flood Risk
Reduction and Adaptation Measures into
Development Schemes (MNREGA & PMGSY) in
selected Gram Panchayats of Kullu District.
Actions taken by Municipal
Corporation Shimla
• Prepared an Action Plan on Mainstreaming Disaster
Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation into
Sectoral (Water, Sewerage, Storm water and Solid
Waste Management) Development Plan and City
Development Plan of Shimla.
• Updated City Disaster Management Plan of Shimla
City.
• Ward Disaster Management Plans being prepared.
• “BUARE” (Building Urban Actions for Resilience in
Emergencies) - A Community Based Disaster Risk
Reduction Training Program has been initiated in
every ward of Shimla City.
• Rejuvenation and Augmentation of Natural Water
Springs of Shimla City.
Implementation of Sendai framework
HPSDMA, Disaster
Management Cell has
initiated steps to implement
the Sendai framework for
Disaster Risk Reduction
(DRR) which was signed by
Government of India in
March-2015.
State level Consultation
workshop on
Implementation of Sendai
Framework was organized
by the Revenue –Disaster
Management department on
11th October 2015, with the
support of UNDP India.
Photographs of Training and Capacity
Building Programs
Photographs of Mock Exercise
Photographs of Mock Exercise in Schools
Thank You
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