Lok Sabha Question No. 2683 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: District Disaster Management Plan
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2683

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 th  DECEMBER, 2021/AGRAHAYANA 23,1943 (SAKA)

DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN

2683.  SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the number of districts in the country having District Disaster Management Plan (DDMP);
- (b)  whether  any  action  has  been  taken  by  the  Government  on  districts  which lack a DDMP, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has undertaken any study to assess the number of districts vulnerable to climate risk in NER and the fiscal drain owing to the same in NER; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) & (b): As per the information provided by the States/Union Territories (UTS),

673  districts  out  of  733  districts  in  the  country  have  prepared  their  District

Disaster Management Plan (DDMP).

As  per  Section  31  (2)  of  the  Disaster  Management  Act,  2005,  the  District Disaster  Management  Authority  (DDMA)  is  responsible  for  the  preparation  of DDMP  of  its  district,  after  consultation  with  the  local  authorities  and  having regard to the National Plan and the State Plan, which is to be approved by the State Authority. Further,  as per Section 22 (2) (o) of the Act, the State Executive

## LS.US.Q.NO. 2683 FOR 14.12.2021

Committee  of  the  States  is  mandated  to  ensure  that  district  level  plans  are prepared, reviewed and updated.

National  Disaster  Management  Plan  (NDMP),  issued  by  the  National  Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in 2016 and further revised in 2019, facilitates DDMAS in preparation of their DDMP. NDMA had also issued a Model Framework for  the  preparation  of  the  DDMP  in  June,  2014  and  circulated  the  same  to  all States/UTs along with the explanatory notes for the preparation of the DDMPS.

(c)  &  (d):  The  entire  northeastern  region  is  susceptible  to  climate  related disasters  such  as  floods,  flash  floods  and  landslides.  Government  and  various agencies have been conducting several studies related to these risks. Some of these studies are given as under:

-  The  Vulnerability  Atlas  of  India,  prepared  by  Building  Materials  and Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC), provides information on disaster vulnerability (including climate related disasters) of the country, including all the districts in North Eastern Region (NER).
-  North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC) has conducted studies in the Brahmaputra river basin with respect to vulnerability to floods.
-  Assam has prepared a flood atlas of the State.
-  Sikkim has undertaken a Multi Hazard Risk and Vulnerability Assessment.
-  NDMA has undertaken a study on the urban floods in Guwahati City.

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-  Local  level  disaster  risk  assessments  have  also  been  undertaken  for Guwahati City, Silchar, Dibrugarh Town and Dhemaji District in Assam; for Shillong in Meghalaya and for Eight Districts in Mizoram.
-  NDMA is in the process of undertaking a multi-hazard, vulnerability and risk assessment for the state of Mizoram.

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