One of the main objectives of Equi-City Project is to engage stakeholders in finding collaborative solutions for the city through a common platform that is, City Development Forum. Streamlining participatory forums like CDF is crucial as it provides a platform to citizens as well as stakeholders to become a part of governance structure of the city.
Utilizing the already functioning CDF, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation organised a CDF Meeting on June 2, 2018 to discuss the Disaster Management Plan for Nagpur City. Feedback and suggestions from various stakeholders and CDF Members were taken into account. The action helped Nagpur Municipal Corporation to mobilise resources in a participatory manner using an innovative City Development Forum comprising prominent key stakeholders. In the meeting the course of action for the upcoming monsoon season was discussed to prevent any disaster.
As Nagpur City continues to experience a wide variety of natural and human induced disasters. These are adversely impacting the heritage of the city as well. These disasters include earthquakes, floods and drainage management, fires, and wildfires. To distinguish the categories of disaster it may be differentiated into these categories: Water and Climate related disasters, Geological Disasters, Chemical, industrial and nuclear related disasters, Accident related disasters, Biological related disasters.
Highlights of CDF meeting on Disaster Management plan for Nagpur city
Dr Sonawane suggested that citizen engagement forum should be utilised for understanding the expectations of the citizens from NMC during a disaster. He also focused on the collaboration of various NGO’s and Civil Society Organisations for disaster mitigation and risk reduction. He also approached the NCDC Director, GS Saini for providing training to the volunteers regarding disaster management.
Saini suggested that the vulnerability assessment and hazard analysis of Nagpur city should be conducted and after that draft Disaster Management Plan should be prepared and must be shared on a public platform or forum for further scrutiny on the same. He also suggested that hospitals must reserve some beds for emergency situations during a disaster and this must be included in SOP of Disaster.
The Director of Green Vigil Foundation, Kaustav Chatterjee suggested that training of Disaster Management should be given to NCC students, home guards and certificates should also be provided for the same.
VNIT Professor, Sameer Deshkar mentioned that his institution will help in policy making for vulnerability assessment and disaster management. He will also help in making vulnerability assessment map. Girish Gandhi, CDF Convener, suggested the penalization of commercial property owners who don’t follow proper building regulations.
He also suggested that a short term and long term disaster management plan must be in place with involvement of local corporators who represent public participation.
The Additional Commissioner Shantanu Goel proposed that citizen coordination is needed in case of disaster. Also, we need to prioritize the type of emergency situations in case of multiple incidents. Citizen should be made aware of basic mitigation measures. He also suggested that citizen forums like RWA’s and NGO’s should inform to the NMC about risk hotspots because of ongoing metro and road construction activities.
A survey will be done for reducing malfunctioning of electrical poles, transformers during monsoons. He also suggested proper coordination between District Disaster Management Cell (DDMC), PWD, Garden Department and Estate Department.
He concluded the meeting with stressing focus on information dissemination of Disaster Management through media, newspapers, radio, SMS and Wall Painting.
Approach discussed for Disaster Management Plan
This approach provides tremendous value including
Deliverables after implementation of Disaster Management Plan
Representative Image NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning regarding an…
Representative Image JAMMU and KASHMIR: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has called upon the Central…
Representative Image NEW DELHI: The 19th edition of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF…
Representative Image MUMBAI, Maharashtra: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has published a list of 188…
Representative Image CHENNAI, Tamil Nadu: The Greater Chennai Municipal Corporation is mulling the plan to…
Representative Image TRICHIRAPALLI, Tamil Nadu: Faulty Streetlights on the newly built Kollidam Bridge in Trichy…