National Disaster Management Authority, Government of India, under the chairmanship of Brigadier Birendra Thakar, reviewed the preparedness of Jharkhand State Disaster Management Authority and all concerned departments to deal with floods in Jharkhand. He said that if there is a flood in Jharkhand, then how will we rescue the people, how will we protect their life and property, we have to make strong preparations for this. Every life is precious and to save every life, we have to keep our preparations strong and all the concerned departments have to work in coordination with each other.
A mock drill will be organized to deal with floods in Jharkhand. A table top exercise of the concerned Disaster Management Division was conducted on Tuesday in the auditorium of the Disaster Management Division located in Dhurwa. On this occasion, officials of all the concerned departments and officials of the districts were present through video conferencing.
Brigadier Birendra Thakar said that at the time of floods and other disasters, all concerned departments and officials should be aware of their roles and responsibilities. At the time of disaster, all the departments will work together only then the result will be visible. He suggested the disaster management officials to notify the IRS module in Jharkhand. With this, if every department and officials know their role and responsibility, then rescue will be easier in times of disaster. He said that in the IRS system, different situations and their solutions at the time of flood and other disasters have been explained in detail.
Mock drill will be conducted by NDMA and Jharkhand Disaster Management Authority on 21st December to deal with floods in Dhurva Dam. In this regard, information was taken about the preparations of the Jharkhand Disaster Management Authority and all related departments.
Rajesh Kumar, Deputy Secretary, Disaster Management Department, threw light on the functioning of Jharkhand State Disaster Management Authority in detail. He identified the local disasters of Jharkhand and informed about the situation of flood due to heavy rains. In view of the situation of flood, emphasis should be given on pre-preparation and rescue, relief and rehabilitation along with its prevention so that people can be rescued in time, rescue Relief can be provided to the affected people as well as their rehabilitation. We have to work with this objective.
He informed about the loss of life and property due to lightning in Jharkhand and accidents in mining areas, especially in Jharia of Dhanbad.
On this occasion, all the concerned departments and all the districts gave information about their preparedness to deal with floods and disasters. Executive Magistrate of Ranchi District, Sanjay Kumar, through a presentation, threw light on the possibilities of floods and other disasters and disaster management in Ranchi district. Officials of Water Resources Department, Urban Development Department, Health Department and other related departments gave information about the preparations being made and steps to deal with the floods.
Syed Ata Hasnain, Senior Representative of National Disaster Management Authority also expressed his views through video conferencing.
On this occasion, an exhibition was organized by the NDRF team in the Disaster Management Division premises, in which the means, vehicles and equipment used during rescue were displayed.
On this occasion, Deputy Director of Drinking Water and Sanitation Department, Lalit Indwar, Director of Central Water Commission, Pramod Narayan, Second in Command of National Disaster Response Force, Harvinder Singh, Manish Kumar from Railway Division, Army Medical Major Ruhi Isha from Transport Department. Raj Kishore Kumar, Sub Officer Jitendra Tiwari, Abhishek Anand from Meteorological Center Ranchi, Jitesh Kumar from NDRF, Deputy Director SKIPA, Suman Pathak and officials of related departments were present.
