in the name of allah, the most gracious and merciful
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In the name of Allah, the most Gracious and Merciful
RELIEF DEPARTMENT The Relief Department was established in 1975 functions
under the Punjab National Calamities (Prevention and Relief) Act, 1958 with the mission to reach the most distressed.
Relief Commissioner, also Chairman of the Punjab Flood Commission, is ex-officio Secretary to Government of the Punjab, Relief Department, assisted by a Director General.
Role is to plan for preventive and protective measures against damages caused by natural calamities.
FUNCTIONS• Coordination with the concerned departments for policy
formulation, and monitoring of relief and rehabilitation work in calamity affected areas.
• Planning for preventive and protective measures againstdamage caused due to natural calamities.
• Purchase of stores and relief goods.
• Maintenance and distribution of Relief Fund.
• General Administration of the Relief Department.
ADVANCE PLANNINGThe Relief Department reviews each year before start of the rainy season:
• Up-dating of Flood Fighting Plans relating to the 34 Districts and concerned Departments.
• Functioning of Flood Forecasting Center - manned round the clock by representatives of Relief, Irrigation, Information, and Highways Departments, and Police Tele-communications, Pakistan Railways, Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation, and WAPDA etc.
• Arrangements to convey flood warning and forecasts through the Flood Warning Center to the District Coordination Officers in the Districts and other concerned authorities.
• The District Coordination Officers will communicate Information regarding damages daily to the Flood Emergency and Relief Cell established in the Board of Revenue Punjab, Lahore.
• State of flood protection works.
• Arrangements for operation of pre-determined breaching sections, storage of explosives and breaching equipment.
FLOOD
WARNING
SYSTEM
FLOOD FORECASTING / WARNING
Established every year in first week of June at 46 Jail Road Lahore working round the clock.
Functions
River discharge low and medium floods: 6 hourly Flood Forecast: Daily River discharge high and very high floods: Hourly
Dissemination
By updating www.met.gov.pk websiteThrough FAX, Radio, Phone
INFORMATION ON FLOODS FROM INDIA
Advance information about flood flows at
Rupar belowHarike below Ferozpur belowBhakra Dam on SutlejMadhopur on Ravi and Pong Dam Reservoir on Beas
Timely Flood Information from Radio Jammu at
Chenab main at AkhnoorJammu Tawi at JammuRavi main below Madhopur
TIME OF TRAVEL (FLOOD WAVE)RIVER RAVIMadhopur to Jassar 18 HrsJassar to Shahdara 36 HrsShahdara to Balloki 36 HrsBalloki to Sidhnai 72 Hrs
RIVER CHENABAkhnur to Marala 6 HrsMarala to Khanki 12 HrsKhanki to Qadirabad 06 HrsQadirabad to Trimmu 48 HrsTrimmu to Panjnad 48 HrsPanjnad to Mithankot 24 Hrs
TIME OF TRAVEL (FLOOD WAVE)RIVER SUTLEJRupper to Gandasinghwala 65 HrsHurike to Gandasinghwala 24 HrsG.S.wala to Sulemanki 42 HrsSulemanki to Islam 48 HrsIslam to Panjnad 72 HrsRIVER JHELUMKohala to Mangla 6 HrsMangla to Rasul 12 HrsRasul to Trimmu 72 HrsRIVER INDUSMandori to Kalabagh 24 HrsKalabagh to Cheshma 24 HrsCheshma to Taunsa 72 HrsTaunsa to Mithankot+Guddu 48+24Hrs
LESSONS LEARNED FROM YEAR 1997
Relief Camps to be established close to the disaster area
Availability of POL to be ensured during floods
All equipment to be thoroughly checked in advance
Breach sections to be revisited from time to time
PRE-FLOOD ARRANGEMENTSPREPAREDNESS / COORDINATION
Instructions issued for updating Flood Fighting Plans to:
DCOs 2nd week April Concerned Departments/Agencies 3rd week April
Pre-Flood Meeting 4th week Mayby the SMBR/RC
Pre-Flood Meeting 3rd week June by the Chief Secretary Pre-Flood Meeting 4th week June
by the Governer
INSPECTION OF PROTECTION BUNDS, BREACHING SECTIONS AND EXPLOSIVE STORES
Joint inspection carried out Breaching Sections identified 17 ? Shifting of explosives to the
Breaching sections immediately before the onset of floods
MEASURES DURING FLOODS Implementation of Flood Fighting Plans
District Flood Relief Committee (Disaster Management Committee)
Setting up of Relief Camps at pre-determined places
Supply of food, drinking water and dry ration in the Relief Camps
Mobile Medical Teams
Vaccination and inoculation (people and cattle)
RELIEF EQUIPMENT1)BOATS
Placed with The Pakistan Army 731 ??Ordinary Boats 380Fiber Glass Boats 336Rubber Boats 15
Case for procurement of 85 fiber glass boats and 10 ordinary boats under process
2)OBMsPlaced at the disposal of Army 89299 OBMs are being procured afterstandardization shortly
3) LIFE JACKETS 7608 Placed at the disposal of Army
4) TENTS 4920
5) BLANKETS 7400Placed at the disposal of D.C.Os
6) DE-WATERING SETS
Provided to Army and Distt Govts 65 With City Govt Lahore 150 With WASA, Lahore 220
ROLE OF KEY DEPARTMENTS
LAHORE CITY DISTRICT GOVERNMNENT
De-watering pumping sets will be placed at the specified points when required: 150
Removal of encroachments especially at
Mahmood Booti Bund In progress
Survey of dangerous houses In Progress
WASAUp keep of Sewage and Drainage Pumping Stations
Availability of Standby Generators Operation of the Double Feeders of WAPDA
at Pump Stations Tested Pumps & Motors Tested Repair of Standby Motors completed Desilting / Cleaning of Drains & Sewers
Undertaken Continuous activity due to constant ingress of
Solid Waste into Drains and Sewers
Deployment of Dewatering sets in Low Lying Areas Ravi Town, Shalimar Town & Aziz Bhatti Town
assigned to SWM
Gunj Buksh Town, Iqbal Town & Nishter Town assigned to WASA
55 locations in all identified for deployment of Dewatering sets
Round the clock drainage emergency centers
Lakshmi Chowk
Upper Mall Reservoir
Sharanwala Gate at Circular Road
Rasool Park at Cantonment Drain (Mian Meer
Drain)
Lytton Road Lift Station
Complaint Monitoring Center (CMC) at WASA Head
Quarters
Equipped with Wireless System and Telephones, connected with 11 Sub Base Wireless Stations located all over the city
Communication and feed back to and from field formations
SOP for Disposal of rain water issued for compliance Similar arrangements by WASA in other big Cities
Sr.No.
Location Efforts made to reduceponding time
Before 2000 Current
1 Lakshmi Chowk
12 6 Enhancement of pumping capacity at main out fall. Periodical Desilting of Trunk Sewer at McLeod Road
2 Thronton Road
12 8 Cleaning of Drain and connections with the Lytton Road Lift Station
3 Mall Road Op Bashir Sons
6-8 4 Cleaning of Drain and Bashir Sons. Connections with the Lytton Road Lift Station and Deployment of Sucker machines during rain
4 Old AnarkalNaba Road
8 4 Pumping Capacity at Lytton Rd.Naba Road Increased
5 Cooper Road 10 6 Enhancement of Pumping capacity at main out fall. Periodical Desilting of Trunk Sewer at McLeod Road
6 Empress Road
8 2-3 Drainage of the area improved through piped Drain
Time Taken (Intensity of rain 1”/ hr for 2 hour duration)
EVACUATION TIME FOR DRAINAGE OF RAIN WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS
Sr.No.
Location Efforts made to reduceponding timeBefore 2000 Current
7 Rehman Galian
12-16 4-6 Laying of new Drainage System through Lift Station at Circular
Garden
8 Bhogiwal Road 8 2-4 Laying of new Drainage System
9 Imtiaz Road 10-20 4-8 Laying of secondary and tertiaryDrainage System
10 Scheme Mor 8-10 3-5 Imp. Of Drainage through piped Drain
11 Pir Ghazi Road
10 4 Replacement of Sewer System
12 Park Lane Road
10 3-4 Imp. Of pumping through laying of additional force main at Centre Point Lift Station Gulberg
13 Guru Mangat 10 3-4 Imp. Of Drainage system through Road. laying of Piped Drain with construction of Lift Station
Time Taken (Intensity of rain 1”/ hr for 2 hour duration )
POST FLOOD ARRANGEMENTS
Rehabilitation works including repair of roads, restoration of electricity, telephones, repair of irrigation channels etc
Survey of losses / damages after floods
Monetary grants to the calamity affected families
SCALE OF MONETRY GRANTS
Loss of Bread-earner Rs 100,000/- Loss of Non-Bread-earner Rs 65,000/- House completely destroyed Rs 10,000/- Cattle head perished Rs. 6,000/- Critical serious injuries Rs. 50,000/-
(permanent disability or loss of limbs)
FLOOD RELIEF MEASURES TAKEN SO FAR
Rs. 47 lac has been provided to all DCOs in the Punjab for flood relief operations.
Rs. 17 lac was provided to DCO Okara for payment of compensation to the affectees of BS-I Link Canal Depalpur.
Rs. 2 lac and 100 tents were provided to DCO Muzaffargarh for the affectees of river erosion in Jatoi.
Rs. 1.50 lac was given to DCO Lahore for payment of compensation Mst. Rani whose five children died due to collapse of roof of her house.
THE PAKISTAN ARMYFocal officers nominated
Flood Warning Centre established at HQ Engrs. 4 Corps
Necessary flood relief equipment - OBMs, boats, life jackets dispatched to the focal points
Liaison with Relief Department and District Governments
Units assigned areas of responsibility
HEALTH DEPARTMENTFLOOD CONTROL CENTRES
Provincial DGHS OfficeDistrict EDOH OFFICERescue Teams
Mobile 892 (Total Staff3568) Static 777 (Total Staff
2394)
Description Quantity
Ambulances (Districts) 431
Ambulances (Provincial) 78
ORS Packets Distributed in districts 500,000 (NIH)
Chlorine Tablets in districts 200,000 (WHO/UNICEF)
Availability of Essential Drugs 41 (items)
LOGISTICS ARRANGEMENTS
LIVESTOCK AND DAIRY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Flood Sector / Center 554Veterinary Officers 332Veterinary Assistants 1187Animal Vaccinated 2.5 millionTotal animal treated 1.5 millionTarget for vaccination during 9.6 million
(from 15-06-2002 to 31-10-2002)
Description Quantity
Likely Flood Affected Districts 7
Storage Points 17
Quantity Shifted By 30-6-2002 1,29,805 mt
FOOD DEPARTMENT
HOME DEPARTMENT
POLICE TELECOMMUNICATIONSNecessary equipment installed on 105 flood warning posts and Head-works and the flood warning control centre as under:
HF Sets 21VHF Base Sets 105VHF Mobile Sets 137Electric Generators 31
POLICEArrangements made to maintain order and ensure security during floods
COMMUNICATIONS & WORKS DEPARTMENT
Control Room established and Focal Officer nominated
Supervision and control of damages to roads and structures due to floods
Provision of alternate routes on suspension of normal traffic during floods
Alternate routes are publicized through media
PAKISTAN RAILWAYSPreventive measures to avoid or to diminish damages to infrastructure, machinery, and equipment and to plan for alternate routing of rail traffic during flood emergency.
W A P D A Restoration of supply of power in flood affected areas after break down
Wireless communication center set up at Sunny View
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