Transcript of National Disaster Management Authority funded project on ...
on Training of Community Volunteers
in Disaster Response
In association with District Disaster management Authority, Kamrup
Metro
Central Training Institute, Civil Defence, Panikhaiti
NDMA SCHEME “AAPDA MITRA - TRAINING OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN
DISASTER
National Disaster Management Authority funded Scheme on Aapda Mitra
- Training of community volunteers in disaster response in Assam on
most flood prone Kamrup (M) district:
RESPONSE IN ASSAM”
1. Aim of the Scheme:
To train community volunteers in disaster response in the selected
most flood prone districts of India.
2. Need/Rationale for the Scheme:
(a) In case of any disaster or emergency, before any government
machinery & support reaches or outside help gets galvanized, it
is the Community which has to respond immediately. As the Community
plays the role of First Responder, it is critical that there is
adequate awareness and preparedness at the Community level
especially amongst people residing in the most vulnerable areas of
the country.
(b) When a disaster happens, volunteers from the affected community
are normally the first to act. The impact of volunteers in disaster
response can be tremendous, as the extent of damage – in terms of
economic and human loss – is greatly influenced by the initial
response to a disaster. Therefore, there lies a critical need to
train these volunteers in certain basic skills in disaster
management so that they are able to respond in an informed and
prompt manner as well as assist the concerned agencies in rescue
and relief operations. Over the years, the National Disaster
Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Forces (SDRF) and
other State responders have successfully contributed towards saving
of lives and securing of assets in disaster situations in India. In
a similar manner, it would be important to train the volunteers
drawn from Civil Defence, Home Guards, Youths and members of the
communities etc. so that they are able to assist the community in
effective disaster response.
(c) Floods have been a recurrent phenomenon in India and cause huge
losses to lives, properties, livelihood systems, infrastructure and
public utilities. India’s high risk and vulnerability is
highlighted by the fact that 40 million hectares out of a
geographical area of 329 million hectares is prone to floods. On an
average every year, 75 lakh hectares of land is affected,1600 lives
are lost and the damage caused to crops, houses and public
utilities is Rs. 1805 Crores due to floods( National DM Guidelines
on Management of Floods 2008). The frequency of major floods is
more than once in five years. We are also witnessing trends of
areas getting inundated with Floods which are not considered to be
flood prone on account of unpredictable weather and climate change
phenomena. The devastation caused by floods in recent years like
the Mumbai Deluge -2005, Kosi Mega Flood-2008 in Bihar, Uttarakhand
Flash floods 2013, Jammu Kashmir Floods -2014 and Chennai Floods
-2015 highlight the critical need of strengthening local community
capacity for response to minimize loss of precious lives.
(d) The said NDMA scheme is to provide the community volunteers
with the basic skills that they will need to respond to their
community’s immediate needs in the aftermath of a
disaster ( with a focus on flood). These trained volunteers can
assist in saving lives using the basic techniques of disaster
response, coordination and management.
3. Objectives:
i. To train able-bodied community volunteers in disaster response
(flood relief and rescue) at the taluka/block level in Kamrup Metro
and Jorhat districts. These trained volunteers will be called as
Aapda Mitra.
ii. To develop standardized training modules for the set of
trainings under the scheme.
iii. To train the volunteers in life saving skills of disaster
response, coordination and assistance, and provide personal
protective equipment and emergency responder kit.
iv. To create a Community Emergency Stockpile/Reserve at the
district/block level containing essential light search and rescue
equipments, medical first aid kits, etc.
v. To disseminate training and education tools developed under the
project to more number of flood prone districts in subsequent
phases of the scheme
4. Expected Targets:
i. 200 trained community volunteers in each of the selected most
vulnerable flood prone districts in 25 States of India ( Total 400
trained volunteers in 2 most vulnerable flood prone districts of
Assam in 36 months –)
ii. Central Training Institute will be empanelled to impart
trainings to volunteers.
iii. A full-fledged Information and Knowledge Management System
which will be dynamic in nature and will be reservoir of all
training materials, inventory of resources, etc will be integrated
with NDMA website
5. Expected Outcomes:
a) Development and standardization of training modules by a
National Technical Agency (NTA) under the guidance of National
Technical Committee (NTC).
b) National Empanelling of Training Institutions
(Training/Academic/Non – Governmental Organizations) State/UT wise
which in turn will be training hubs for selected volunteers
c) Trained and certified volunteers who will have the necessary
knowledge and skills to address the following: ( focused on flood
relief and rescue skills)
i. Would be able to know the types of hazards that are most likely
to affect their region, homes, workplaces, and
neighbourhoods.
ii. Will be able to take steps to prepare themselves, their
families, their neighbourhoods with respect to flood relief and
rescue
iii. Will be able to undertake rescue operations from emergency
situations such as floods, flash -floods and urban flooding
iv. Will be able to provide basic first aid to the affected
disaster victims.
d) Development of Information Knowledge Management System
(including software, inventory database, knowledge tools, etc.) for
ongoing capacity development interventions, refreshers and
deployment of trained human resources during disasters at National
level linked to States and UTs
e) A Community Emergency Stockpile/Reserve at the district/block
level containing essential light search and rescue equipment’s,
medical first aid kits, etc.
f) Mock drills and Refreshers will be conducted once in 2 years in
each of the project districts to rehearse / hone the skills of the
certified volunteers
• Public Sector Companies/Private Sector/Industries who are
interested to train their staff; training programmes can be
organised for them under the scheme as well.
6. Timeframe :
• Initially it was for 24 months. 2016-2018 • Extended for another
one year up-to 2019.
Aapda Mitra Trainning on Disaster Management District- Kamrup (M),
Assam From 18th June to 27th July, 2018 at Central Training
Institute of Civil Defence, Panikhaiti, District- Kamrup ( M)
Organised by Assam State Disaster Management Authority in
association with Civil Defence & Home Guards Assam and District
Disaster Management Authority, Kamrup Metro
AAPDA MITRA TRAINING:
Aapda Mitra is a NDMA sponsored scheme and 12 days residential
training program for community volunteers of two flood prone
districts of Assam viz. Kamrup Metro and Jorhat districts. Under
this
scheme in the first phase, Assam State Disaster Management
Authority in collaboration with Civil Defence, Assam and District
Disaster Management Authority, Kamrup Metro trained 207 community
Volunteers in from all circles of Jorhat District in 8
batches.
Schedule of 2nd Phase Training for 200 Community volunteers from
Jorhat District:
GIST OF THE TRAINING
The sessions delivered during the 12-days training were based on
the suggestions given by the Instructor of Civil Defence for the
training. The detailed of training is provided below.
The training started with the introduction of the participants and
understanding the expectations of the participants. It was
concentrated more on making the participants understand the basic
concepts of disaster management. The topics covered on the training
included-
Principle of Disaster Management (L) Role of First responders in
Disaster Relief Operations (L) Causes of Flood and different causes
of failure of embankments (L) Importance of vigilance and watch (L)
Embankments and emergency repairs(L) Problems created and role of
local administration in relief work (L)
Si No
Batch No
Completed
2
25
Special rescue problems in dealing with secondary hazards i.e.
Landslide etc. (L) Surface water rescue safety considerations,
methods PPE & training (L/D) Flood rescue: rule of river, flood
water behaviour (L) Flood rescue emergency drill, Casualty handling
& recovery (L) Flood rescue: Boats, types of boats, parts of a
boat and safety equipment (L/D) Types & use of ropes/SWR in
rescue work, Knots and lashings. (L/D) Warning against Flood
Disasters- Weather forecasting, IMD alerts and warnings by
District
administration (L) Flood rescue- practice words of command (D/P)
Corpse disposal organisation- its necessity, equipments, manpower
& procedure of disposal dead
(L/D) Use of life jackets and life lines, throwing of breast line
& life buoys (P) Emergency methods of Rescue- Transportation
and handling of casualties (D) Preparation of improvised flood
rescue and swimming aids- types, their construction &
application in water body (D/P) Preparation of various types of
rope bridges (D/P) Life buoys & Hooks, Procedure of use &
safety lines (D/P) Underwater search & recovery: information of
drowned body fixing, marking and assessments,
recovery methods and tools (D/P) Use & practice of triangular
& roller bandages use of splints etc. (D/P) Hold fasts and
achorages- types and their uses (D/P) Flood protection
&building sand bag walls (D/P) Cardio pulmonary resuscitation
& artificial respiration (D/P) Flood rescue survival: impact of
heat , cold and moisture, heat escape lessening position and
self-
rescue (D/P) Construction of drum raft (D/P) Out board motor,
acquaintance with parts and its working. Using out board motor on
boats (L/D) Outdoor exercise of flood rescue operation with
improvised rafts, life jackets, improvised
swimming aids etc. (P)
Inaugural Function of AAPDA Mitra Training
Volunteers from Jorhat District
Inaugural Function of AAPDA Mitra Training
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PRESS RELEASE
Guwahati, February 11, 2019: A 12 day training programme of 200
selected volunteers from Jorhat District on how to help and rescue
the people during flood season in the state was inaugurated today
at the Central Training Institute (CTI), Panikhaiti in Kamrup (M)
district. The programme was started under the new scheme of
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) “AAPDA MITRA” which
was initiated in the joint collaboration of The Assam State
Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) and District Disaster
Management Authority (DDMA) of Kamrup (M) district. The
inauguration programme was attended by the Deputy Secretary of
Revenue and Disaster Management Department and Administrative
Officer of ASDMA Ananda Kumar Das, Additional Deputy Commissioner
of Kamrup (M) Gunajit Kashyap, Principal of Central Training
Institute (CTI) and Director General of Civil Defence and
Commandant General of Home Guards Nabajyoti Borah and other senior
officers of ASDMA.
This training will be participated by the 200 volunteers which will
be divided in various sessions of 12 days. The first session has
been started today from 11th to 22nd February, 2019 with the first
two batches and the other six batches will be trained in the next
session from 25th February to 5th April, 2019.
AAPDA MITRA LIST OF JORHAT DISTRICT AAPDA MITRA LIST OF JORHAT
DISTRICT
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1st Batch 11th February 2019-22nd February 2019 1st Batch 11th
February 2019-22nd February 2019
1 M r
201002 14691
ah (594)
225691 22666
78 51 08
7 M r
Ranj it Bora
Jorha t
321042 010026
812010 282895
N A
01- 01-
ah (594)
501662 7558-8
78 51 08
N A
13- 07-
A
A
78 50 10
A
N A
07- 06-
N A
20- 06-
A
N A
01- 01-
N A
01- 02-
2 5
M r
N A
01- 01-
A
N A
01- 03-
N A
01- 03-
A
N A
01- 01-
Gaon
Near Bethe l Chris tian Engli sh Mode l Scho ol
78 51 08
78 50 15
2nd Batch 25th February 2019-08th March 2019 2nd Batch 25th
February 2019-08th March 2019
1 M r
19 2
N A
78 51 12
7 M r
334 8
N A
78 51 12
78 51 12
Mud oijan to Jhanj imuk h
78 51 12
Mud oijan and Jhanj imuk h
78 51 12
78 51 12
78 51 12
78 51 12
019 29
N A
N A
18- 11-
N A
24- 12-
78 51 07
3rd Batch 11th March 2019-22nd March2019 3rd Batch 11th March
2019-22nd March2019
1 M r
N A
31- 03-
A
N A
31- 12-
A
N A
29- 09-
A
N A
12- 06-
N A
21- 03-
N A
01- 04-
N A
30- 01-
N A
17- 10-
803010 288842
N A
17- 12-
N A
01- 06-
N A
01- 01-
N A
20- 01-
78 50 10
78 56 35
N A
14- 08-
t
N A
ah (594)
590128 70338
78 50 10
78 50 15
A
Dhod ar Ali
78 56 35
4th Batch 25 March 2019-05th April 2019 4th Batch 25 March
2019-05th April 2019
1 M r
N A
01- 02-
N A
03- 03-
78 56 16
7 M r
78 57 00
8 M r
N A
01- 01-
A
78 57 00
N A
01- 07-
N A
01- 12-
78 56 33
78 56 83
78 53 63
N A
31- 12-
N A
03- 03-
33 N A
78 57 00
78 57 00
N A
31- 12-
N A
12- 12-
N A
30- 12-
78 51 12
044 48
N A
N A
25- 12-
78 56 30
N A
23- 02-
N A
08- 02-
N A
09- 09-
N A
16- 02-
78 56 35