Disaster Management Plan

The following foreign exchange rate is applied in the study:
US$ 1.00 = PKR 88.4

PREFACE
The National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP) is a milestone in the history of Disaster
Management System (DRM) in Pakistan. The rapid change in global climate has given rise to many
disasters that pose severe threat to the human life, property and infrastructure. Disasters like floods,
earthquakes, tsunamis, droughts, sediment disasters, avalanches, GLOFs and cyclones with storm
surges are some prominent manifestations of climate change phenomenon. Pakistan, which is ranked
in the top ten countries that are the most vulnerable to climate change effects, started planning to
safeguard and secure the life, land and property of its people in particular the poor, the vulnerable and
the marginalized. However, recurring disasters since 2005 have provided the required stimuli for
accelerating the efforts towards capacity building of the responsible agencies, which include federal,
provincial, district governments, community organizations, NGOs and individuals.
Prior to 2005, the West Pakistan National Calamities Act of 1958 was the available legal remedy
that regulated the maintenance and restoration of order in areas affected by calamities and relief
against such calamities. An Emergency Relief Cell within the Cabinet Division has been serving since
1971 as an institutional disaster relief support at the national level. Similar institutional arrangements
existed at the provincial level in the form of relief commissioners. However, that regime provided a
reactive approach towards emergency response only.
The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) introduced the
paradigm shift from a reactive to a proactive approach in the form of the Hyogo Framework of Action
(2005-2015) signed by 168 countries including Pakistan. To fulfill the global obligations as well as to
cope with the challenges emerged in the aftermath of the October 2005 earthquake, the Government
of Pakistan promulgated the National Disaster Management Ordinance in 2007 to introduce a
comprehensive National Disaster Management System in the country. The Ordinance became the Act
called the National Disaster Management Act in December 2010. The Act establishes three tiers for the
disaster management system: i.e., national, provincial and district levels.
Under the Act, the National Disaster Management Commission (NDMC) was established at the
national level, and has the responsibility for laying down policies and guidelines for disaster risk
management and approval of the National Plan. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
was subsequently established in 2007 in line with the Act, and serves as the implementing,
coordinating and monitoring body for disaster risk management at the national level. Along with the
Ordinance (now Act), the National Disaster Risk Management Framework (NDRMF) was prepared by
the NDMA in March 2007. The NDRMF served as an overall guideline for disaster risk management at
national, provincial and district levels. In March 2010, the NDMA formulated the National Disaster
Response Plan (NDRP) identifying specific roles and responsibilities of the relevant stakeholders in
emergency response including Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs).
Concurrently, NDMA, in collaboration with national and international partners, had been in the
process of strengthening the DRM system in the country. In order to support this new approach in
Pakistan, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) dispatched a series of missions from the
year 2008 to 2009 based on the request from the Government of Pakistan. It studied the whole legal
and administrative system of DRM in Pakistan and held meetings with all stakeholders to identify the
needs and requirements to enhance the capacity of the national DRM system. Based on thorough
bilateral consultations, a project document on formulation of a National Disaster Management Plan
(NDMP) for Pakistan was conceived for implementation through Japanese Grant-in-Aid. A PC-II was
prepared accordingly and was approved by the Planning Commission in the meeting of Central
Development Working Party held on 19-11-2009. For implementation through Grant-in-Aid, the scope
of work for the project was discussed, agreed and signed between the Government of Pakistan and
JICA on 11-12-2009 and the project Inception Report was prepared in April 2010. The Plan, aimed at
enhancing the capacity of the country to prepare for and respond to disasters by defining the measures
to be considered necessary for disaster management and risk reduction in line with the provision of the
National Disaster Management Act (Chapter II, Section 10), was finalized in June 2012.
The overall NDMP is a comprehensive plan, having a total investment cost of USD 1040.9
million (PKR 92.02 Bn with 1 USD = PKR 88.4), consisting of the “Main Plan” document along with three
supporting volumes in addition to an Executive Summary, which identifies macro level hazards and risk
assessment, development of the multi hazard early warning system to reduce the vulnerability to
disasters by enhancing and strengthening the early warning capacity, identification of the roles and
responsibilities of the stakeholders, including federal, provincial and district governments, community
organizations, NGOs, businesses, and individuals who are involved in the disaster management. The
Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) approach, in view of its universal
reorganization and importance in DRM planning, has been given due place in the Plan. Based on pilot
activities tested in different hazard contexts and social settings, best practices and guidelines have
been documented in the Plan to serve as models for future CBDRM activities in Pakistan. The Plan also
provides strategic direction for systematic human resource development in the field of disaster
management and the operational plan for the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM).
The components of NDMP published in one main document with three supporting volumes,
besides the Executive Summary, are entitled:
• National Disaster Management Plan Main Plan

• Human Resource Development Plan on Disaster Management Vol. I
• Multi-Hazard Early Warning System Plan Vol. II
• Instructors’ Guidelines on Community Based Disaster Risk Management Vol. III
National Disaster Management Plan
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
I. National Disaster Management Plan

(NDMP) for all stakeholders including Standard
Operation Procedures (SOPs) of emergency
1. National Disaster Management response.
System
The West Pakistan National Calamities Act of 2. The National Disaster
1958 provides for the maintenance and Management Plan
restoration of order in areas affected by The National Disaster Management Plan
calamities and relief against such calamities (NDMP), prepared based on the Act, aims at
and focuses on emergency response. Based on enhancing the capacity of the country to
the Act, an Emergency Relief Cell was created prepare for and respond to disasters (flood,
within the Cabinet Division in 1971 and has earthquake, tsunami, drought, sediment
been responsible for disaster relief at the disaster, avalanches, GLOF, cyclone with storm
national level. The Government of Pakistan surge, etc.) by defining the measures to be
promulgated the National Disaster considered necessary for disaster
Management Ordinance in 2007 (the management. The NDMP identifies the roles
Ordinance) in order to establish a National and responsibilities of the stakeholders,
Disaster Management System in the country. including federal, provincial and district
The Ordinance became the Act called the governments, community Organizations,
National Disaster Management Act in NGOs, businesses, and residents who are
December 2010. The Ordinance (now Act) involved in the disaster management. Disaster
established three levels for the disaster management is one of the most important
management system: i.e., national, provincial administrative measures for protecting the
and district levels. At the national level, the land and people’s lives, welfare and property
National Disaster Management Commission from disasters.
(NDMC) was established, which has the
responsibility for laying down policies and 3. Vision
guidelines for disaster risk management and
To achieve sustainable social, economic and
for approval of the National Plan. National
environmental development in Pakistan
Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) was
through reducing disaster risks and
created in 2007 as the executive arm of the
vulnerabilities, particularly those of the poor
NDMC which serves as the implementing,
and marginalized groups of people in the
coordinating and monitoring body for disaster
country; and to enhance country’s ability to
risk management at the national level.
manage all disasters (floods, earthquakes,
Along with the Ordinance (now Act), the tsunamis, droughts, landslides, sediment
National Disaster Risk Management disasters, avalanches, GLOF, cyclones with
Framework (NDRMF) was prepared by the storm surges, etc.) using a comprehensive
NDMA in March 2007. The NDRMF served as an national approach.
overall guideline for disaster risk management
at national, provincial and district levels. In 4. Mission
March 2010, the NDMA formulated the
National Disaster Response Plan (NDRP), To manage the complete spectrum of disasters
which presents emergency response activities by development of disaster risk reduction
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The Project for National Disaster Management Plan
in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
policies, strategies, measures and actions of all • Roles and responsibilities of different
stakeholders, especially at the national level; Ministries or Divisions of the federal
and to enhance institutional capacities, and government in respect of measures
human and material resources for mitigation, specified above.
prevention and preparedness, response and
The National Plan has been organized / based
recovery in disasters.
on three stages: (i) pre-disaster including
mitigation and preparedness measures, (ii)
5. Objectives during disaster including emergency rescue,
The objectives of the NDMP are: response and relief measures, and (iii)
post-disaster including recovery, rehabilitation
i) To develop resilience in society against
and reconstruction measures.
disasters that Pakistan has experienced in
the past, such as the 2005 Earthquake,
7. Disaster Reduction Measures
floods of 2010 and 2011.
In order to reduce disaster damage, there
ii) To mitigate damages from recurring must be a close combination of three types of
disasters such as floods, urban flooding, measures: "self-help efforts" rooted in the
earthquakes, tsunamis, droughts, awareness of people and corporations,
landslides, sediment disasters, avalanches, “mutual–help efforts” of community-based
GLOFs, cyclones with storm surges, etc. Organizations and NGOs, and “public-help
iii) To reduce disaster risks and vulnerabilities, efforts” made by national, provincial and local
particularly those of the poor and the governments. These three types of measures
marginalized groups of people in the are essential in all stages of the disaster cycle.
country.
8. Hazard Analysis
iv) To clarify the roles and responsibilities of
the national and local governments, public A hazard is a potentially damaging physical
agencies, corporations, NGOs, event or phenomenon that may cause the loss
communities and residents to reduce of life or injury, property damage, social and/or
disaster risk. economic disruption or environmental
degradation. Hazards can include natural
6. Disaster Risk Management (geological, hydro meteorological and
Approach biological) phenomena or induced by human
processes (biological, environmental and
According to the National Disaster technological hazards). Hazards can be single,
Management Act 2010, the National Plan sequential or combined in their origin and
should include the followings: effects. Each hazard is characterized by its
• Measures to be taken for the prevention of location, intensity, frequency and probability.
disasters and/or the mitigation of their Pakistan is one of the most vulnerable
effects. countries to natural disasters since it has great
• Actions to be taken for the integration of variety in terms of topography and
mitigation measures in the development meteorology throughout the country. Among
plans. all types of natural disasters, Pakistan has
experienced floods most frequently, which
• Measures to be taken for preparedness and have caused huge losses to human lives and
capacity building to effectively respond to damage to properties. Earthquakes have also
any threatening disaster situation or caused severe damage in the country,
disaster. especially in the northern region. Drought has
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caused significant loss of crops and affected a Intervention-1: Establish the institutional and
large number of people. Over the last few legal system for disaster
years, Pakistan has experienced some management.
unprecedented and devastating disasters in
Intervention-2: Prepare disaster management
the form of, drought during 1998-2002 due to
plans at various levels.
extremely low rainfall, 2005 Earthquake,
country-wide floods in 2010 and 2011 flooding Intervention-3: Establish national hazard and
in Sindh due to an abnormal monsoon rain vulnerability assessment.
pattern. These disasters have manifested Intervention-4: Establish multi-hazard early
Pakistan’s vulnerability to disaster risks. warning systems.
Furthermore, recent climate change and
urbanization has increased the vulnerabilities Intervention-5: Promotion of training,
of Pakistani society to natural disasters. All education and awareness in relation
these climate change trends have been very to disaster management.
well identified by the IPCC reports. Intervention-6: Strengthen the awareness
Program on disaster risk reduction at
9. National Intervention and the local level.
Strategies for Disaster
Intervention-7: Infrastructure development for
Management
disaster risk reduction.
Key issues for disaster management in
Intervention-8: Mainstreaming disaster risk
Pakistan include:
reduction into development.
1) Strengthen disaster management
Intervention-9: Establish a national emergency
administration at the national, provincial
response system.
and local levels.
2) Enhance the disaster management system Intervention-10: Capacity development for
in the stages of pre-, during and post-disaster recovery.
post-disaster periods. The time frame for implementation of above
3) Establish mechanisms for monitoring and interventions, over the next ten years
assessment of disaster risks. (2012-2022) under the overall NDMP (Vol-1
to Vol-IV), have been identified as shown in
4) Promote mechanism for mainstreaming
Table 1. (a). The interventions are guidelines
disaster risk reduction measures into
covering all actions raised in the Hyogo
development planning processes.
Framework for Action as illustrated in Table 2.
5) Promote disaster risk management at local Intervention -wise strategies and proposed
and community levels. priority actions/programs to be undertaken
6) Strengthen capacity of all relevant players by the responsible organizations are given in
in disaster management. Table 3 to Table 12.
The NDMP in line with Hyogo Framework for

Action (HFA) envisages ten (10) disaster
management interventions to establish an
efficient and effective disaster management
system in Pakistan through forty two (41)
strategies and one hundred eighteen (118)
proposed priority actions/programs. These
interventions are:
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Table 1.(a) Priority Actions/Programmes/Cost of NDMP for the Next Ten Years (2012-2022)
Time Frame
app. Cost
Strategy (million USD)
Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
4.1 Intervention-1: Establish the Institutional and Legal System for Disaster Management
1. Establish and function disaster management organizations at national, provincial and district
2.0
levels.
2. Formulate disaster management operation plans for relevant organizations. 0.2
3. Implement periodic meetings among the disaster management organizations to monitor the
0.1
situations.
4. Implement drills and training of disaster management activities in the organizations to improve
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their capacities.
4.2 Intervention-2: Prepare Disaster Management Plans at Various Levels　　
1.Formulate and update disaster management plans at national, provincial, district and community
1.0
or TMA levels.
2.Develop hazard specific contingency plans. 1.0
3.Develop sectoral disaster risk management operation in federal ministries, departments and
1.0
authorities.
4.3 Intervention-3: Establish national hazard and vulnerability assessment　　
1.Conduct detailed multi–hazard vulnerability and risk analysis/assessments at national level 14.0
2.Conduct detailed multi–hazard vulnerability and risk analysis/assessments at local level 5.0
3.Conduct research and studies on impact of climate change on glaciers and ice cap 5.0
4.4 Intervention-4: Establish multi-hazard early warning and evacuation systems 　
1.Strengthen forecasting and early warning systems 168.5
2.Prepare hazard maps at local scale in targeted locations 5.7
3.Strengthen early warning dissemination systems 3.1
4.Develop capacity of early warning and evacuation systems 11.2
4.5 Intervention-5: Promotion of training, education and awareness in relation to disaster management
1. Develop NIDM (National Institute of Disaster Management) to promote human resource
20.7
development in the field of disaster management.
2. Enhance the capacity of government agencies in charge of disaster management. 12.9
3. Promote mainstreaming DRR through capacity enhancement of governmental officers. 2.6
4. Develop the capacity of communities to cope with disasters. 26.2
5. Raise people's awareness of disaster management. 1.9
4.6 Intervention-6: Strengthen awareness program on disaster risk reduction at local level
1. Enhance knowledge on disasters management in the general public 1.0
2. Establish safe evacuation places in the case of disaster situation 10.0
3. Implementi and disseminate CBDRM activities 1.0
4. Disseminate self help and mutual help efforts in disaster management 1.0
5. Establish disaster mitigation measures incorporated with existing development program 1.0
4.7 Intervention7: Infrastructure development for disaster risk reduction
1. develop schools, hospitals and other important public facilities with safe against disasters 100.0
2. Protect imprtant coastal facilities against disasters taking into account climate change 21.0
3. Enforce the building code in construction of buildings 10.0
4. Implement appropriate structural measures in flood prone areas taking into account
565.6
comprehensive and integrated flood management plans
5. Enhance disaster risk management capacity in urban areas 11.0
4.8 Intervention-8: Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into development　　
1. Establish disaster risk reduction policies in National Development Plan and National Poverty
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Reduction Strategy
2. Set up sectoral guidelines on mainstreaming disaster risk reduction 1.0
3. Establish criteria to assess development projects from a risk reduction perspective 0.2
4. Improve technical capacity of federal and provincial governments to integrate risk reduction
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into development plans and programs
4.9 Intervention-9: Establish national emergency response system
1.Establish and strengthen warehouse or stockpiling system for storing food, medicine, relief
10.0
supplies and rescue equipments.at strategic locations
2.Enhance emergency response capacities, such as emergency operation centers, Civil Defence
10.0
and urban search and rescue teams in major cities.
3.Establish a robust communication system and efficient transport and logistics mechanism to be
6.0
used during emergency situations.
4.Develop and implement emergency response plans in relevant ministries and departments at
5.0
federal, provincial and district levels
5.Establish an National Disaster Management Fund to enable the federal government to organize
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emergency response effectively.
4.10 Intervention-10: Capacity Development for Post Disaster Recovery
1. Prepare guidelines for post disaster recovery programs and activities 1.0
2. Develop capacity of stakeholders in post disaster recovery 3.0
3. Develop system and methodology for recovery needs assessment 1.0
Total Cost (million USD) 1,040.90
Total Cost (billion PKR) 92.02
1USD = 88.4KR
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Table 1(b) Priority Actions/Programs/Costs of NDMP(Main Plan) for the Next Ten Years
(2012-2022)
Time Frame
app. Cost
Strategy Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3
(million USD)
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
4.1 Intervention-1: Establish the Instit utional and Legal System for Disaster Management
2.0
levels.
0.1
situations.
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their capacities.
4.2 Intervention-2: Prepare Disaster Management Plans at Various Levels　
1.Formulate and update disaster management plans at nat ional, provincial, dist rict and
1.0
community or TMA levels.
2.Develop hazard specific cont ingency plans. 1.0
3.Develop sectoral disaster risk management operat ion in federal ministries, departments and
1.0
authorities.
4.3 Intervention-3: Establish national hazard and vulnerability assessment　
2. Protect imprt ant coastal facilities against disasters taking into account climate change 21.0
565.6
4.8 Intervention-8: Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into development　
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Reduction Strategy
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10.0
10.0
6.0
5.0
-
emergency response effect ively.
Total Cost (million USD) 774.10
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Table 2 The Relation between National Intervention and the Hyogo Framework
Hyogo Framework for Action
National Intervention in Disaster Management
2005-2015
HFA-1: Intervention-1:
Ensure that disaster risk reduction is a Establish the institutional and legal system for disaster
national and a local priority with a strong management
institutional basis for implementation Intervention-2:
Prepare disaster management plans at various levels
Identify, assess and monitor disaster risks Establish a national hazard and vulnerability assessment
and enhance early warning Intervention-4:
Establish a multi-hazard early warning system
Use knowledge, innovation and education Promotion of training, education and awareness in relation to
to build a culture of safety and resilience at disaster management
all levels Intervention-6:
Strengthen awareness Program on disaster risk reduction at
local level
Reduce the underlying risk factors Infrastructure development for disaster risk reduction
Intervention-8:
Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into development
Strengthen disaster preparedness for Establish a national emergency response system
effective response at all levels Intervention-10:
Capacity development for post-disaster recovery
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Table 3 Intervention-1: Establish the Institutional and legal system for disaster
management
Responsible
Strategies Priority Actions / Programs
Organizations
1. Establish and function 1.1. Promulgation of laws and regulations of disaster NDMA,
disaster management management F/G/S/PDMAs
Organizations at national, 1.2. Provincial Disaster Management Commission and Authority F/G/S/PDMAs
provincial and district levels are established and functioning
1.3. District Disaster Management Authorities should be DDMA
established and be functional
1.4. TMA and UC should recognize their roles and responsibilities TMA, UC
in disaster management
1.5. Specific roles and responsibilities of each disaster NDMA,
management Organization are recognized F/G/S/PDMAs,
DDMA, TMA, UC
1.6. NDMA follows the disaster management activities of NDMA
disaster management Organizations that are recognized by
NDMC
1.7. Establishment of a disaster management Organization in NDMA,
federal, provincial and district Organizations F/G/S/PDMAs,
DDMA
1.8. Roles and responsibilities of the disaster management NDMC, PDMC
Organizations are approved by NDMC
1.9. Preparation of roles and responsibilities of TMA and UC TMA, UC, DDMA
2. Formulate disaster 2.1. Formulation of disaster operation and contingency plans for NDMA, DDMA
management operation each Organization
plans for relevant 2.2. NDMA prepares the guidelines for disaster operation and NDMA
Organizations contingency plans for disaster management Organizations
3. Implement periodic 3.1. Periodic meetings should be held by NDMA to monitor the NDMA,
meetings among the situations F/G/S/PDMAs,
disaster management DDMA
Organizations to monitor
the situations
4. Implement drills and 4.1. Implement drills and training and feed back to disaster NDMA,
training of disaster operation and contingency plans F/G/S/PDMAs,
management activities in DDMA
the Organizations to 4.2. Each disaster management Organization implements drills NDMA,
improve their capacities and training based on its disaster operation and F/G/S/PDMAs,
contingency plans DDMA
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Table 4 Intervention-2: Prepare disaster management plans at various levels

Responsible
Organizations
1. Formulate/update disaster 1.1. Revise and update provincial and district DMPs NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
management plans at national, in light of lessons learned in the floods of 2010 DDMAs
provincial, district and and 2011.
community or TMA levels 1.2. Develop district DMPs in remaining districts F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMs
1.3. Develop community-based DMPs at TMA level F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMAs
2. Develop hazard specific 2.1. Develop hazard specific contingency plans at NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
contingency plans national and provincial levels Federal Ministries,
Department and Authorities
3. Develop sectoral disaster risk 3.1. Develop sectoral disaster management NDMA, Federal Ministries,
management operational plans operational plans in federal ministries, Department and Authorities
in federal ministries, departments and authorities
department and authorities 3.2. Develop detailed roles and responsibilities of NDMA, Federal Ministries,
federal ministries, departments and Department and Authorities
authorities in disaster management
Table 5 Intervention-3: Establish a national hazard and vulnerability assessment

Responsible
Organizations
1. Conduct detailed multi–hazard 1.1. Preparation of vulnerability atlas*1 at the NDMA in association with
vulnerability and risk national level F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMA, FFC,
analysis/assessments at PMD, GSP and ERRA
national level 1.2. Digitization of vulnerability atlas and the NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs
preparation of database
2. Conduct detailed multi–hazard 2.1. Preparation of vulnerability analysis and NDMA in association with
vulnerability and risk creation of hazard maps for selected districts F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMA, FFC,
analysis/assessments at local and cities*2 PMD, GSP and ERRA
levels 2.2. Digitization of vulnerability/hazard maps and NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs
the preparation of database
3. Conduct research and studies 3.1. Conduct research on impact of climate change WAPDA, PMD, FFC and
on impact of climate change on on glaciers and ice caps GCISC in coordination with
glaciers and ice caps NDMA
3.2. Establishment of GLOF early warning system PMD in association with
for selected vulnerable areas NDMA, FFC and WAPDA
Note *1: Vulnerability Atlas refers to the hazard and risk maps for targeted disasters.
*2: As the local levels to be targeted, districts vulnerable to disasters and high economic and densely populated
major cities with high disaster vulnerabilities (based on the disaster experiences in the past) are prioritized.
Thus, Karachi, Hyderabad, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Peshawar, Lahore and ICD with their suburbs
shall be included for the city level.
On the other hand, micro hazard (risk) maps shall be prepared for the most vulnerable locations for each
disaster, such as Indus River floods, flash floods by nullahs, and landslides through projects to be
undertaken by each responsible agency.
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Table 6 Intervention-4: Establish a multi-hazard early warning system

Responsible
Strategies Priority Actions /Programs
Organizations
1. Strengthen 1.1. Establishment of a specialized medium range forecasting PMD
forecasting and centre (SMRFC) with the meteorological radar station at
early warning Islamabad, upper air observations at designated locations
systems 1.2. Strengthening of flood forecasting by satellite information and PMD/FFC/SUPARCO
hazard maps of Indus River
1.3. Establishment of a river flood forecast and warning system, PMD/WAPDA in
including establishment of regional flood forecasting and consultation with
warning centres (RFFWC) NDMA/PDMAs
1.4. Establishment of a flash flood forecasting and warning system PMD in consultation
including local flash flood forecasting centres (LFFFC) with
NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAs
1.5. Establishment of landslide forecast and warning system PMD in consultation
with
NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAs
1.6. Establishment of a new tide level monitoring network including PMD
a data communication system
1.7. Establishment of a GLOF and snow melt flash flood forecast PMD/WAPDA
and warning system with an avalanche advisory information
system
1.8. Establishment of a seismic intensity reporting system including PMD
a data communication system
1.9. Establishment of a meteorological radar system along coastal PMD
areas
1.10. Establishment of a meteorological radar system at designated PMD
locations
1.11. Replacement of the meteorological radar systems at D.I. Khan, PMD
R.Y. Khan and Karachi
1.12. Expansion and additional installation of an automatic weather PMD in consultation
observation system (AWS) with
NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAs
1.13. Expansion of the real-time rainfall & water level observation PMD
network
2. Prepare hazard 2.1. Preparation of hazard maps and capacity development against PMD/FFC
maps at local local flash floods in vulnerable areas
scale in targeted 2.2. Preparation of landslide hazard maps based on the PMD/FFC
locations topographical and geological analysis at vulnerable locations GSP/NDMA
2.3. Training on tsunami simulation and preparation of hazard maps PMD
NDMA/PDMAs/DDMA/R
elated Agencies
3. Strengthen early 3.1. Innovation of the communication system between PMD and NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAs/D
warning NDMA, and among DMAs (NDMA-PDMA-DDMA) and a DMAs/PMD/PID/NGOs/
dissemination communication system utilizing cellular phone and radio PTA/PEMRA/Local
system broadcast networks Governments
3.2. Development of the EWS National Plan, Guidelines and SOPs NDMA/PDMAs
for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (HEPR) Ministry of Health
3.3. Weather information broadcasting system and weather PMD
information broadcasting Program production system and
installation of GTS in SMRFC Project
3.3. Finalization of SOP of cyclone EWS PMD
4. Develop capacity 4.1. Enhancement of research activities for snow/glacier/glacial PMD/GCISC
of early warning lakes /WAPDA
and evacuation 4.2. Establishment of weather forecast guidance system PMD
systems 4.3. Enhancement of community enlightenment for EWS with NDMA/PDMAs/DDMAs/
execution of training and drills PMD/FFC/NGOs
4.4. Education Program for advanced meteorology and hydrology PMD
for PMD staff
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Table 7 Intervention-5: Promotion of training, education and awareness in relation to

disaster management
Responsible
Organizations
1. Develop NIDM (National Institute of 1.1. Setting up of Organization of NIDM NDMA
Disaster Management) to promote 1.2. Construction of NIDM NDMA
human resource development in the
field of disaster management 1.3. Enhancement of coordination and partnership with NIDM
stakeholders
1.4. Systemization of DRM capacity building Relevant
Organizations
1.5. Improvement of DRM training quality NIDM
1.6. Establishment of library NIDM
1.7. Promotion of research NIDM
2. Enhance the capacity of government 2.1. DRM courses for NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, and DDMAs NIDM
agencies in charge of disaster staff
management 2.2. Capacity enhancement of urban search and rescue City District
teams Government
2.3. Implementation of regular refresher training for Provincial Fire
district fire brigades Brigade, Provincial
Civil Defence
2.4. DRM workshops for TMA staff NIDM, DDMA
3. Promote mainstreaming DRR 3.1. DRM workshops for relevant ministries NIDM
through capacity enhancement of 3.2. DRM workshops for relevant departments of
governmental officers provincial governments
3.3. DRM workshops for district governments DDMA
3.4. DRM subjects into curriculum of government NIDM
training institutes
4. Develop the capacity of 4.1. DRM workshops for community leaders DDMA, NGO
communities to cope with disasters 4.2. Search and rescue training for members of District Fire
community emergency response teams Brigade, District
Civil Defence, NGO
5. Raise people’s awareness of disaster 5.1. Awareness campaigns NIDM,
management F/G/S/PDMAs,
DDMAs, TMAs
5.2. Promotion of disaster education at schools NIDM, Provincial
Education
Department
5.3. Promotion of disaster education in higher education NIDM, Provincial
Education
Department,
University
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Table 8 Intervention-6: Strengthen awareness Program on disaster risk reduction at

local level
Responsible
Organizations
1. Enhance knowledge of disaster 1. Conducting awareness campaigns for the general public NDMA
management in the general utilizing various media such as radio, TV, the Internet, F/G/S/PDMAs
public posters, mosques, and schools
2. Establish safe evacuation places 2. Preparing evacuation maps for vulnerable districts F/G/S/PDMAs
in the case of a disaster Districts
situation
3. Implement and disseminate 3.1. Establishing special teams of trainers for CBDRM activities NDMA
CBDRM activities F/G/S/PDMAs
3.2. Preparing information site regarding CBDRM on NDMA web NDMA
page for CBDRM practitioners
3.3 Calling for donors to conduct CBDRM activities NDMA
4. Disseminate self-help and 4.1. Conducting standardized1 CBDRM activities for union NDMA
mutual help efforts in disaster councils at vulnerable districts F/G/S/PDMAs
management Districts
4.2. Conducting standardized CBDRM activities for communities NDMA
at vulnerable districts F/G/S/PDMAs
Districts
4.3. Conducting standardized CBDRM activities for union NDMA
councils at locations other than vulnerable districts F/G/S/PDMAs
Districts
4.4. Installing equipment for disaster risk management at UC NDMA
F/G/S/PDMAs
Districts
5. Establish disaster mitigation 5.1 Planning small scale mitigation measures during CBDRM NDMA
measures incorporated with the activities F/G/S/PDMAs
existing development Program Districts
5.2 Mitigation measures for community DRM are incorporated NDMA
in the local government development Program Provinces
F/G/S/PDMAs
Districts
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Management Committees and response teams are to be organaized at union councils. For union council Disaster
Management Committees, a 4-day training course is planned and key activities are DRM basic concepts, hazard
vulnerability capacity assessment, mainstreaming DRR, early warning system, emergency management (first aid,
evacuation, relief, etc.), situation analysis and reporting, damage and need assessments, and resource mobilization.
For union council response teams, a 6-day training course is planned and the key activities are DRM basic concepts,
emergency first aid, search & rescue, fire fighting, stockpile management, emergency management, and simulation
exercises.
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Table 9 Intervention-7: Infrastructure development for disaster risk reduction
Responsible
Strategies Priority Actions/Programs
Organizations
1. Develop schools, hospitals 1.1. Structural vulnerability evaluation for NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAs/DDMAs
and other important public schools and hospitals against earthquakes,
facilities to be safe against tsunamis and floods in Pakistan
disasters 1.2. Preparation of guidelines for new public NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAs/DDMAs
building construction in the areas
vulnerable to disasters
1.3. Retrofitting works of important public NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAs/DDMAs
facilities (schools and hospitals) Ministry of Education
Ministry of Health
2. Develop important coastal 2.1. Construction of coastal dikes along major Ministry of Ports and Shipping
facilities to be safe against public facilities against tsunamis and storm
disasters taking into account surges (cyclones)
climate change 2.2. Construction of DRM centres in vulnerable NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAs/DDMAs
areas to disasters
3. Enforce the building code in 3.1. Preparation of guidelines for housing NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAs/DDMAs
construction of buildings construction in the areas vulnerable to
disasters
4. Implement appropriate 4.1. Establishment of comprehensive and
structural measures in flood integrated flood management/protection
prone areas taking into plan in Pakistan
account comprehensive and • A review of breaching mechanism of the FFC/PIDs/Pakistan Army
integrated flood river embankments (flood bunds) and a
management plans review of designated breaching points
• Revision and updating of NFPP-IV FFC/PIDs/WAPDA/PMD
/Planning Commission
• Revision of SOPs of Tarbela Dam for flood FFC/WAPDA
mitigation
• Flood plain zoning and management FFC/PIDs/PDMAs
• Capacity building of the stakeholders in flood FFC/PIDs/PMD/WAPDA
mitigation
4.2. Construction and rehabilitation of flood
control/mitigation structures
• Implementation of NFPP-IV FFC/PID/WAPDA/PMDs
/Planning Commission
• Construction of DRM centres in flood prone NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAs/
areas DDMAs
• Retrofitting of existing dams, barrages and FFC/PIDs/WAPDA/ Planning
flood protection works to increase Commission
floodwater retarding capacity and ability to
accommodate design discharges
• Constructing of new flood protection works, FFC/PID/WAPDA/ /Planning
dams and barrages to increase flood Commission
mitigation/protection capacity
5. Enhance disaster risk 5.1. Formulation of urban disaster NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAs/DDMAs
management capacity in management plan to propose
urban areas corresponding countermeasures against
natural hazard risk in the urban areas
5.2. Enforcement of effective land use control NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAs/DDMAs
and regulations based on urban disaster Planning Commission
management plan; introduction of the
space needed for evacuation and disaster
relief into land utilization program
5.3. Construction of DRM centres in areas NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAs/DDMAs
vulnerable to urban disasters
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Table 10 Intervention-8: Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into development

Responsible
Organizations
1. Establish disaster risk 1.1. Collect lessons learnt from pilot projects on NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
reduction policies in National mainstreaming DRM Planning Commission
Development Plan and 1.2. The National Development Plan and National NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
National Poverty Reduction Poverty Reduction Strategy should include Planning Commission
Strategy disaster risk reduction as a national policy
1.3. Disaster risk reduction is put into practice as NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
pilot projects Planning Commission
2. Set up sectoral guidelines on 2.1. Undertake case studies on previous NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
mainstreaming disaster risk experiences of line ministries on Planning Commission
reduction mainstreaming DRR
3. Establish criteria to assess 3.1. Conduct cost-benefit analysis of integrated NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
development projects from a risk reduction into development sectors Planning Commission
risk reduction perspective 3.2. Establish the evaluation criteria and NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
guidelines for mainstreaming DRM into Planning Commission
development projects
3.3. Disseminate the evaluation criteria to federal NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
and provincial governments through Planning Commission
workshops and awareness programs
3.4. Review the development programs by the NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
criteria set by NDMA Planning Commission
4. Improve technical capacity of 4.1. Prepare curriculum of national and provincial NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
federal and provincial workshops on mainstreaming DRM Planning Commission
governments to integrate risk 4.2. Hold workshops for sharing lessons learnt and NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
reduction into development experience Planning Commission
plans and programs
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Table 11 Intervention-9: Establish a national emergency response system

Responsible
Organizations
1. Establish and strengthen 1.1. Develop emergency operation centres at national, NDMA,
warehousing or stockpiling system provincial and district levels F/G/S/PDMAs,
for storing food, medicine, relief DDMA
supplies and rescue equipment at 1.2. Establish a database of resources and equipment NDMA,
strategic locations for emergency response in relevant agencies F/G/S/PDMAs,
DDMA
1.3. Prepare emergency response plans for the major Ministry of
lifelines and critical facilities, such as telephone, Communication,
electricity, health, and water supply Ministry of
Water and
Power
2. Enhance emergency response 2.1. A capacity development of professionals to NIDM
capacities, such as emergency undertake assessment of damage for the use of
operation centres, Civil Defence and multiple stakeholders
urban search and rescue teams in 2.2. Establish search and rescue teams to deal with NDMA
major cities, response force in multiple hazards in provincial and regional capitals F/G/S/PDMAs,
provinces/ districts and key industrial cities, response force in DDMA
provinces/ districts
2.3. Strengthen training institutions of the Pakistan NDMA, Civil
Civil Defence to train emergency responders Defence
2.4. Enhance emergency response capacities at the TMA, UC
community level
3. Establish a robust communication 3.1. Establish a robust communication system that can NDMA, Ministry
system, supply chain and efficient be used during emergency situations of Information
transport and logistics mechanism and
to be used during emergency Broadcasting,
situations Ministry of
Information and
Technology
3.2. Establish efficient supply chain, transport and NEOC, Ministry
logistic management mechanism of
Communication
4. Develop and implement emergency 4.1. Refine standard operating procedures (SOP) for NDMA,
response plans in relevant ministries emergency response at national, provincial and F/G/S/PDMAs,
and departments at federal, district levels based on the experience of the 2010 DDMA
provincial and district levels flood
4.2. Implement the Program for Enhancement of NDMA in
Emergency Response (PEER) association with
F/G/S/PDMAs
5. Establish a National Disaster 5.1. Establish a National Disaster Management Fund NDMA in
Management Fund to enable the association with
federal government to organize F/G/S/PDMAs
emergency response effectively
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Table 12 Intervention-10: Capacity development for post-disaster recovery

Responsible
Organizations
1. Prepare guidelines for 1.1. Preparation of guidelines for the formulation NDMA, SPU in
post-disaster recovery programs of recovery and rehabilitation plans consultation with
and activities F/G/S/PDMAs
1.2. Documents of lessons learnt regarding NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs/
recovery from the Pakistan 2010 Flood by DDMAs and PMD/FFC
related agencies
1.3. Establishment of a funding system for NDMA, SPU in
post-disaster recovery and rehabilitation consultation with
F/G/S/PDMAs
2.1. Holding of orientation workshops for line NDMA in association
2. Develop capacity of stakeholders in
ministries and other stakeholders on with F/G/S/PDMAs
post-disaster recovery
post-disaster recovery Program design and
implementation
2.2. Database on technical capacity of relevant NDMA in association
stakeholders in designing and implementing with F/G/S/PDMAs
recovery programs
2.3. Set-up of a system to coordinate and monitor NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
flood early recovery activities DDMAs
2.4. Capacity development of research activities Research Institutes
for new techniques for recovery and
rehabilitation
3. Develop system and methodology 3.1. Preparation of guidelines for recovery needs NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
for recovery needs assessment assessment and recovery Program design and SPUs
management for multiple sectors
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
LIST OF BASIC TERMS
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Chapter.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................1

1.1 National Disaster Management System..............................................................................1
1.2 Vision, Mission and Objectives ..........................................................................................2
1.3 Hyogo Framework for Action ............................................................................................3
1.4 Disaster Risk Management Approach.................................................................................3
1.5 Disaster Reduction Measures ............................................................................................4
1.6 The Plan Structure ...........................................................................................................5
1.7 Monitoring of the Plan......................................................................................................5
Chapter.2 Hazards, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment .......................................................7

2.1 Hazard Analysis ...............................................................................................................7
2.2 Dynamic Pressures......................................................................................................... 20
2.3 Vulnerability Analysis...................................................................................................... 26
2.4 Risk Assessment ............................................................................................................ 29
Chapter.3 Institutional Systems for Disaster Management ................................................33

3.1 Evolution of Disaster Management Systems in Pakistan .................................................... 33
3.2 Roles and Functions of Disaster Management Organizations ............................................. 34
3.3 Disaster Management Planning System ........................................................................... 43
3.4 Disaster Management Drills and Training ......................................................................... 45
3.5 Disaster Management Fund ............................................................................................ 46
3.6 National Disaster Response Force ................................................................................... 47
Chapter.4 National Intervention and Strategies for Disaster Management ..........................49

4.1 Key Issues in Disaster Management in Pakistan ............................................................... 49
4.2 National Disaster Management Intervention and Strategies .............................................. 51
4.3 Intervention-1: Establish the Institutional and Legal System for Disaster Management ....... 52
4.4 Intervention-2: Prepare Disaster Management Plans at Various Levels .............................. 54
4.5 Intervention-3: Establish National Hazard and Vulnerability Assessment ............................ 57
4.6 Intervention-4: Establish Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Evacuation Systems................... 59
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4.7 Intervention-5: Promotion of Training, Education and Awareness in Relation to Disaster

Management ................................................................................................................. 64
4.8 Intervention-6: Strengthen Awareness Program on Disaster Risk Reduction at Local Level
.................................................................................................................................... 67
4.9 Intervention-7: Infrastructure Development for Disaster Risk Reduction............................ 70
4.10 Intervention-8: Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into Development ......................... 73
4.11 Intervention-9: Establish National Emergency Response System ....................................... 76
4.12 Intervention-10: Capacity Development for Post-Disaster Recovery................................... 79
4.13 Timeframe of Priority Actions and Programs .................................................................... 81
Chapter.5 Disaster Management Measures in Geological Hazards ......................................85

5.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 85
5.2 Pre-Disaster Measures ................................................................................................... 93
5.3 Emergency Response Measures .................................................................................... 108
5.4 Post-Disaster Measures ................................................................................................ 137
5.5 Tsunami Measures ....................................................................................................... 141
Chapter.6 Disaster Management Measures in Meteorological Hazards ..............................145

6.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 145
6.2 Pre-Disaster Measures ................................................................................................. 153
Chapter.7 Disaster Management Measures in Industrial Hazards (Reference) ...................201

7.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 201
7.2 Pre-Disaster Measures ................................................................................................. 201
Chapter.8 Disaster Management Measures in Biological Hazards (Reference) ...................213

8.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 213
Appendices
Appendix-I: Hazard and Risk Map

Appendix-II: Roles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders in Disaster Management
Appendix-III: Meetings and Consultative Workshop
Appendix-IV: Project Team
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LIST OF FIGURES
Page
Figure 1.1 Disaster Management Cycle ......................................................................................... 4
Figure 1.2 Disaster Reduction Measures ....................................................................................... 4
Figure 2.1 Seismic Map (1905-2008) ............................................................................................ 9
Figure 2.2 Seismic Zone Map of Pakistan .....................................................................................10
Figure 2.3 Images of Cyclone Phet in 2010 ..................................................................................16
Figure 2.4 Latitudinal Redistribution of Precipitation in Pakistan ....................................................22
Figure 2.5 Existing Meteorological Observation Networks..............................................................27
Figure 2.6 Conceptual Flow Chart for Creation of Hazard Maps and Risk Maps ...............................30
Figure 3.1 Disaster Management System in Pakistan ....................................................................43
LIST OF TABLES
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Table 2.1 Profile of Natural Disasters in Pakistan ......................................................................... 8
Table 2.2 Current Status of Disasters in Pakistan ......................................................................... 8
Table 2.3 Damage Statistics from the 2005 Earthquake ...............................................................10
Table 2.4 Historical Tsunamis in the Arabian Sea ........................................................................11
Table 2.5 Historical Flood Damage in Pakistan ............................................................................13
Table 2.6 Vulnerable Districts to Riverine Flood/Flash Flood Hazards in Pakistan ...........................14
Table 2.7 Adverse Impacts of Drought During 1998-2002............................................................17
Table 2.8 Major Civil Conflicts by Province ..................................................................................20
Table 2.9 Population Growth in Pakistan, 1951-1998 ...................................................................25
Table 2.10 Type and Age of Construction Materials for Private Housing ..........................................26
Table 2.11 Indices Used for Creation of Hazard Maps and Risk Maps .............................................30
Table 2.12 Relative Severity of Various Risks per District (1)..........................................................31
Table 2.13 Relative Severity of Various Risks per District (2)..........................................................32
Table 4.1 The Relation between National Intervention and the Hyogo Framework.........................51
Table 4.2 Priority Actions / Programs for the Next 10 Years (Intervention-1).................................54
Table 4.3 Priority Actions / Programs for the Next 10 years (Intervention-2).................................56
Table 4.6 Priority Actions / Programs for the Next 10 years (Intervention-5).................................66
Table 4.9 Investments for National Flood Protection Plan-IV ........................................................73
Table 4.12 Priority Actions / Programs for the Next 10 Years (Intervention-10) ...............................80
Table 4.13 Time Frame of Priority Actions and Programs (1/2) ......................................................82
Table 4.14 Time Frame of Priority Actions and Programs (2/2) ......................................................83
Table 5.1 Role and Responsibility in Pre-disaster (Earthquake).....................................................87
Table 5.2 Role and Responsibility in Emergency Response (Earthquake).......................................89
Table 5.3 Role and Responsibility in Post-Disaster (Earthquake) ...................................................91
Table 5.4 Role and Responsibility (Tsunami) ...............................................................................91
Table 6.1 Role and Responsibility in Pre-disaster (Meteorological Disaster) .................................147
Table 6.2 Role and Responsibility in Emergency Response (Meteorological Disaster) ...................149
Table 6.3 Role and Responsibility in Post-disaster (Meteorological Disaster)................................151
Table 6.4 Basic Policy for the Commencement of Activation of NEOC/F/G/S/PEOCs/DEOCs..........176
Table 6.5 Basic Standards for the Issuance by Head of Government*1 ........................................181
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
ADB Asian Development Bank Ordinance

AJ & K Azad Jammu and Kashmir NDMP National Disaster Management Plan
BCP Business Contingency Plan NDRMF National Disaster Risk Management
CBDRM Community-based Disaster Risk Framework
Management NDRP National Disaster Response Plan
CBOs Community-based Organizations NEOC National Emergency Operations Centre
CDA Capital Development Authority NFPP National Flood Protection Plan
C&W Communication & Works NGOs Non-governmental Organizations
DCO District Coordination Officer NHA National Highway Authority
DDMA District Disaster Management Authority NIDM National Institute of Disaster Management
DDMP District Disaster Management Plan NWFP North West Frontier Province
DDMU District Disaster Management Unit* PBC Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation
DEOC District Emergency Operation Centre PCRWR Pakistan Council of Research in Water
DEWS Disease Early Warning System Resources
DG Direction General PDMA Provincial Disaster Management Authority
DM Disaster Management PDMC Provincial Disaster Management
DMA Disaster Management Authority Commission
DNA Damage and Needs Assessment PEOC Provincial Emergency Operation Centre
DRM Disaster Risk Management PEPAC Pakistan Environmental Planning and
DRMP Disaster Risk Management Program Architectural Consultants Limited
DRR Disaster Risk Reduction PID Provincial Irrigation Department
DTC Diarrhea Treatment Centre PM Prime Minister
EOC Emergency Operations Centre PMD Pakistan Meteorological Department
ERRA Earthquake Reconstruction and PRCS Pakistan Red Crescent Society
Rehabilitation Authority PTV Pakistan Television Corporation
EWS Early Warning System SMEs Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
FATA Federal Administrated Tribal Areas SoP Survey of Pakistan
FF Flood Forecasting SOPs Standard Operating Procedures
FFC Federal Flood Commission SPU Strategic Planning Unit
FRC Federal Relief Commissioner SUPARCO Space and Upper Atmospheric Research
F/G/S/P FATA/GB/State/Provincial Corporation
GB Gilgit Balochistan TCMC Tropical Cyclone Monitoring Centre
GIS Geological Information System TFCC Task Force on Climate Change
GLOF Glacial Lake Outburst Flood TMA Tehsil (Town) Municipal Administration
GMDSS Global Maritime Distress Safety System UC Union Council
GSP Geological Survey of Pakistan UN United Nations
HFA Hyogo Framework for Action UNDP United Nations Development
HLV Hazard, Livelihood and Vulnerability Program
HRDP Human Resource Development Plan USAR Urban Search and Rescue
INGO International Non-Governmental WB World Bank
Organization WAPDA Water and Power Development Authority
IPC Inter-Provincial Coordination WASA Water and Sanitation Agency
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
IT Information Technology WCDR World Conference on Disaster Reduction
JCSC Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee WFP World Food Program
JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency
KP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
MHEWS Multi Hazard Early Warning System *In case of KP, ‘DDMA’ may be read as ‘DDMU’
MMI Modified Mercalli Intensity
NDMA National Disaster Management Authority
NDMC National Disaster Management Commission
NDMO National Disaster Management
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LIST OF BASIC TERMS
Acceptable risk
The level of loss a society or community considers it can live with and for which it does not need to invest in mitigation.
Biological hazard
Biological vectors, microorganisms, toxins and bioactive substances, which may cause the loss of life or injury, property
damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation.
Capacity
A combination of all the strengths and resources available within a community, society or Organization that can reduce
the level of risk, or the effects of a disaster.
Capacity may include physical, institutional, social or economic means as well as skilled personnel or collective attributes
such as leadership and management. Capacity may also be described as capability.
Capacity building
Efforts aimed to develop human skills or societal infrastructure within a community or Organization needed to reduce the
level of risk. In extended understanding, capacity building also includes development of institutional, financial, political
and other resources, at different levels of the society.
Climate change
The climate of a place or region is changed if over an extended period (typically decades or longer), there is a statistically
significant change in measurements of either the mean temperature or variability of the climate for that region.
Coping capacity
The means by which people or Organizations use available resources and abilities to face a disaster. In general, this
involves managing resources, both in normal times as well as during crises or adverse conditions.
Disaster
A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or society causing widespread human, material, economic or
environmental losses which exceed the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. It
results from the combination of hazards, conditions of vulnerability and insufficient capacity to reduce the potential
negative consequences of risk.
Disaster risk management (DRM)

The comprehensive approach to reduce the adverse impacts of a disaster. DRM encompasses all actions taken before,
during, and after the disasters. It includes activities on mitigation, preparedness, emergency response, recovery,
rehabilitation, and reconstruction.
Disaster risk reduction/disaster reduction

The measures aimed to minimize vulnerabilities and disaster risks throughout a society, to avoid (prevention) or to limit
(mitigation and preparedness) the adverse impacts of hazards, within the broad context of sustainable development.
Early warning
The provision of timely and effective information, through identified institutions, to communities and individuals so that
they can take action to reduce their risks and prepare for effective response.
Emergency management
The management and deployment of resources for dealing with all aspects of emergencies, in particularly preparedness,
response and rehabilitation.
Forecast
Estimate of the occurrence of a future event (UNESCO, WMO). This term is used with different meanings in different
disciplines.
Geological hazard
Natural earth processes that may cause the loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption or
environmental degradation. For example: earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic activity and emissions, landslides, rockslides,
rock falls or avalanches, surface collapses, expansive soils and debris or mudflows.
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Hazard
Potentially damaging physical event or phenomenon that may cause the loss of life or injury, property damage, social
and economic disruption or environmental degradation.
Hazards can be natural (geological, hydro meteorological and biological) or induced by human processes (environmental
degradation and technological hazards). Hazards can be single, sequential or combined in their origin and effects. Each
hazard is characterized by its location, intensity, frequency and probability.
Hazard analysis
Identification, studies and monitoring of any hazard to determine its potential, origin, characteristics and behavior.
Indus River System (IRS)

Refers to “River System” by major rivers, namely; Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej including other major
tributaries such as Swat and Kabul Rivers.
Land-Use planning
Branch of physical and socio-economic planning that determines the means and assesses the values or limitations of
various options in which land is to be utilized, with the corresponding effects on different segments of the population or
interests of a community taken into account in resulting decisions. Land-use planning can help to mitigate disasters and
reduce risks by discouraging high-density settlements and construction of key installations in hazard-prone areas,
control of population density and expansion.
Mitigation structural and non-structural measures undertaken to limit the adverse impact of natural hazards,
environmental degradation and technological hazards.
Meteorological disaster
Disasters resulting from meteorological phenomena, such as floods, cyclones, droughts, glacial lake outbursts,
landslides due to heavy rain and avalanches.
Natural hazards
Natural processes or phenomena occurring on the earth that may constitute a damaging event. Natural hazards can be
classified by origin namely: geological, hydro meteorological or biological. Hazardous events can vary in magnitude or
intensity, frequency, duration, area of extent, speed of onset, spatial dispersion and temporal spacing.
El Nino and La Nina

Comparing with the normal condition of sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, El Niño is
characterized by unusually warm temperatures and La Niña by unusually cool temperatures. They have a strong impact
on the continents around the tropical Pacific, and some climatic influence on half of the planet.
Preparedness
Activities and measures taken in advance to ensure effective response to the impact of hazards, including the issuance
of timely and effective early warnings and the temporary evacuation of people and property from threatened locations.
Prevention
Activities to ensure complete avoidance of the adverse impact of hazards.
Public awareness
The processes of informing the general population, increasing levels of consciousness about risks and how people can
reduce their exposure to hazards. This is particularly important for public officials in fulfilling their responsibilities to save
lives and property in the event of a disaster.
Recovery
Decisions and actions taken after a disaster with a view to restoring or improving the pre-disaster living conditions of the
stricken community, while encouraging and facilitating necessary adjustments to reduce disaster risk.
Relief / response
The provision of assistance during or immediately after a disaster to meet the life preservation and basic subsistence
needs of those people affected. It can be of an immediate, short-term, or protracted duration.
Resilience / resilient
The capacity of a community, society or Organization potentially exposed to hazards to adapt, by resisting or changing,
in order to maintain an acceptable level of functioning. Resilience can be increased by learning from past disasters for
better future protection and in order to improve risk reduction measures.
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Retrofitting (or upgrading)

Reinforcement of existing buildings and structures to become more resistant and resilient to the forces of natural
hazards.
Risk
The chance of losses (deaths, injuries, property, livelihoods, economic activity disruption or environmental damage)
resulting from interactions between hazards and vulnerable social conditions. Risk is expressed as Risk = Hazards x
Vulnerability. Some experts also include the concept of exposure when referring to the physical aspects of vulnerability.
Risk assessment/analysis
A methodology to determine the nature and extent of risk by analyzing potential hazards and evaluating existing
vulnerability that could pose a potential threat to people, property, livelihoods and the environment.
Structural / non-structural measures

Structural measures refer to any physical construction to reduce or avoid possible impacts of hazards, which include
engineering measures and construction of hazard-resistant and protective structures and infrastructure.
Non-structural measures refer to policies, awareness, knowledge development, public commitment, and methods and
operating practices, including participatory mechanisms and the provision of information, which can reduce risk and
related impacts.
Sustainable development
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their
own needs. It contains within it two key concepts: the concept of "needs," in particular the essential needs of the world's
poor, to which overriding priority should be given; and the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and
social Organization on the environment's ability to meet present and the future needs (Brundtland Commission, 1987).
Technological hazards
Danger originating from technological or industrial accidents, infrastructure failures or certain human activities, which
may cause the loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation.
Some examples: industrial pollution, nuclear activities and radioactivity, toxic wastes, dam failures; transport, explosions,
fires, spills.
Vulnerability
The conditions determined by physical, social, economic and environmental factors or processes, which increase the
susceptibility of a community or society to the impact of hazards.
Wildland fire
Any fire occurring in vegetation areas regardless of ignition sources, damage or benefits.
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Chapter.1 Introduction
This section presents an overall structure of the Plan. It includes the background, vision, mission,
objectives and timeframe of the National Disaster Management Plan. Disaster management
consists of all the comprehensive efforts to reduce disaster risk by taking various measures of
preparedness, mitigation, response, rehabilitation and reconstruction.
1.1 National Disaster Management System
The government promulgated the National Disaster Management Ordinance2 in 2007 (hereinafter
referred to as “the Ordinance”) in order to establish a national disaster management system in
Pakistan. The Ordinance became the National Disaster Management Act in December 2010. The
Ordinance established three levels for the disaster management system, i.e., national, provincial
and district levels. At the national level, the National Disaster Management Commission (NDMC)
was established, and has the responsibility for laying down policies and guidelines for disaster
management and for approving the National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP). The Prime
Minister is the chairperson of the NDMC. Under the NDMC, the National Disaster Management
Authority (NDMA) was established, and serves as the implementing, coordinating and monitoring
body for disaster management at the national level. One of the functions of the NDMA is to prepare
a National Disaster Management Plan.
Along with the Ordinance, the National Disaster Risk Management Framework (NDRMF) was
prepared by the NDMA in March 2007. The NDRMF serves as an overall guideline for disaster risk
management at national, provincial and district levels.
The NDRMF identifies nine (9) priority areas for disaster risk management, including policy,
institutions and capacity building with the time frame of 5 years (2007-2012). The priority areas
identified by the NDRMF are:
• Institutional and Legal Arrangements

• National Hazard and Vulnerability Assessment
• Training, Education and Awareness
• Promoting Disaster Risk Management Planning
• Community and Local Level Risk Reduction Programming
• Multi-hazard Early Warning System
• Moving Mainstream Disaster Risk Reduction into Development
• Emergency Response System
• Capacity Development for Post-Disaster Recovery.
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The Ordinance became the National Disaster Management Act in December 2010, after approval in Parliament.
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Recently, in March 2010, the NDMA formulated the National Disaster Response Plan (NDRP), which
presents a framework of disaster management activities including Standard Operation Procedures
(SOPs) of emergency response identifying all levels of stakeholders.
This National Disaster Management Plan, prepared based on the National Disaster Management
Act 2010, aims at enhancing the capacity of the country to respond to disasters by defining the
basics of measures considered necessary for disaster management in Pakistan while identifying
the roles of the federal, provincial and district governments, community Organizations, businesses
and residents. Disaster management is one of the most important administrative measures to
protect the land and people’s lives, welfare and property from disasters.
1.2 Vision, Mission and Objectives
The NDMA realized the importance of formulating the National Disaster Management Plan. It is a
long-term, holistic policy document for Disaster Risk Management (DRM) at the national level. It
contains all the aspects of disaster management policy, strategies and actions, including (i)
national hazard and vulnerability assessment, (ii) human resource development, (iii)
community-based disaster risk management, (iv) multi-hazard early warning system, (v) disaster
management operation by type of disaster, such as earthquake, tsunami, flood, drought, cyclone,
etc., and (vi) actions/programs for disaster management. The National Disaster Management Plan
will determine the overall strategies for disaster management in Pakistan.
1.2.1 Vision
To achieve sustainable social, economic and environmental development in Pakistan through

reducing disaster risks and vulnerabilities for all groups of people in the country; and to enhance
the country’s ability to manage natural disasters using a comprehensive national approach.
1.2.2 Mission
To manage the complete spectrum of disasters by development of disaster risk reduction policies,
strategies, measures and actions of governments, especially at the national level, the community
and individuals through enhancing institutional capacities, and human and material resources for
mitigation, prevention and preparedness, response and recovery.
1.2.3 Objectives
Damage and losses from disasters have physical, economic, and social impacts. Mitigating and
alleviating the damage and losses are required to collectively increase resiliencies in physical,
economic and social areas, using technologies, knowledge, information, and human resources.
Preparations need to cover all stages including pre-disaster, emergency response, and
post-disaster periods.
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The National Disaster Management Plan was developed as a part of an institutionalization process.
It aims: i) to develop resilience in society against disasters of the type that Pakistan has
experienced such as the 2005 Earthquake and Pakistan Flood 2010, ii) to mitigate damage from
recurring disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floods/sediment disasters, and other natural
disasters, iii) to take care of vulnerable peoples such as women, marginalized people, elderly
people, disabled people, etc., and iv) to clarify the roles of the national and local governments,
public agencies, corporations and residents for each type of disaster.
1.2.4 Scope
The concepts applied to major disasters in the National Disaster Management Plan are for natural
hazards or any other occasion for which NDMC determines that assistance of the National
Government is needed to supplement provincial and district level efforts and capabilities.
1.2.5 Time Frame
The time frame of the Plan is considered to be ten years from 2012 to 2022. Monitoring of the Plan
will be conducted by the NDMA with the participation of relevant stakeholders.
1.3 Hyogo Framework for Action
The importance of promoting disaster risk reduction efforts on international, national and local
levels has been recognized in the UN-World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR). The vision,
mission and objective of the National Plan will be developed in harmony with the Hyogo
Framework for Action (HFA) 2005-2015, which was agreed by all nations in January 2005 during
the WCDR. The HFA envisages the following five priorities for action 2005-2015:
• Ensure that disaster risk reduction is a national and a local priority with a strong institutional
basis for implementation.
• Identify, assess and monitor disaster risks and enhance early warning.
• Use knowledge, innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all
levels.
• Reduce the underlying risk factors.
• Strengthen disaster preparedness for effective response at all levels.
The National Disaster Management Plan in Pakistan follows these priority areas for action as an
overall framework for national disaster management.
1.4 Disaster Risk Management Approach
According to the National Disaster Management Act 2010, the following measures would be
included in the National Plan:
• Measures to be taken for the prevention of disasters and/or the mitigation of their effects.
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• Measures to be taken for the integration of mitigation measures in the development plans.
• Measures to be taken for preparedness and capacity building to effectively respond to any
threatening disaster situation or disaster.
• Roles and responsibilities of different ministries or divisions of the federal government in
respect to measures specified in the clauses above.
For efficient execution of the National Plan, it is important to allocate measures and actions in each
stage of the disaster management cycle. The Plan has been organized in three stages as illustrated
in Figure 1.1: (i) pre-disaster including mitigation and preparedness measures, (ii) during disaster
including emergency response and relief measures, and (iii) after-disaster including rehabilitation
and reconstruction measures.
Figure 1.1 Disaster Management Cycle
1.5 Disaster Reduction Measures
In order to reduce disaster damage, there must be a close combination of three types of
measures: "self-help efforts" rooted in the awareness of people and corporations, “mutual–help
efforts” of community-based Organizations and NGOs, and “public-help efforts” made by national,
provincial and local governments. These three types of measures are essential in all stages of the
disaster cycle.
Self-help Efforts
Mutual-help Efforts Public-help Efforts
Figure 1.2 Disaster Reduction Measures
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1.6 The Plan Structure
The National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP) consists of eight (8) chapters and four (4)
appendixes. Following the introduction of Chapter 1, Chapter 2 discusses Pakistan’s vulnerability to
natural and man-induced hazards and the methodology of hazard risk assessment. Chapter 3
presents existing institutional systems and the roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders in
disaster management. Chapter 4 proposes disaster management intervention, strategies and
priority actions/programs to be implemented over the next ten (10) years. The subsequent four
chapters from Chapter 5 to Chapter 8 present disaster management measures: geological hazards
in Chapter 5; meteorological hazards in Chapter 6; industrial hazards in Chapter 7 (reference); and
biological hazards in Chapter 8 (reference). There are four (4) appendixes. Appendix-I shows
hazard and risk maps, including floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, sediments, cyclones, droughts,
glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF), and avalanches. Appendix-II shows roles and responsibilities
of stakeholders in disaster management. Appendix-III shows the formulation process of NDMP,
including lists regarding steering committee meetings, technical committee meetings and
participants in consultative workshops. Appendix IV shows the project-team members.
1.7 Monitoring of the Plan
It will be the responsibility of the NDMA to update and monitor the Plan annually by using
indicators3. If any situation arises demanding a change in the Plan, i.e., after a major disaster,
NDMA will be responsible for upgrading and/or revising the Plan with the participation of relevant
stakeholders. Revision of the Plan needs to be approved by NDMC. Besides for micro level
monitoring and evaluation the individual projects shall have to have their individual inbuilt M&E
mechanism.
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HFA key performance indicators are provided on
http://www.preventionweb.net/files/2259_IndicatorsofProgressHFAannexes.pdf
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Chapter.2 Hazards, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
2.1 Hazard Analysis
2.1.1 Definition and Overview of Hazards
According to the definition of NDMA, hazards are potentially damaging physical events or
phenomena that may cause the loss of life or injury, property damage, social and/or economic
disruption or environmental degradation. Hazards can include natural (geological, hydro
meteorological and biological) or be induced by human processes (environmental degradation and
technological hazards). Hazards can be single, sequential or combined in their origin and effects.
Each hazard is characterized by its location, intensity, frequency and probability.
Pakistan’s natural hazards include earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, sediments (landslides), cyclones,
droughts, global lake outburst floods (GLOFs), and avalanches. Human-induced hazards that also
threaten Pakistan’s society, economy and environment include industrial disasters, transportation
accidents, urban and forest fires, civil conflicts and epidemic breakout. Locusts, grasshoppers of
the family Acrididae, often migrate in immense swarms that gulp down vegetation and crops.
Locusts can travel great distances and the pests devour virtually everything in their path including
crops, fruits and even trees. Generally, their invasion is one of the most dreaded phenomena for
the agriculture sector. Locusts normally breed in desert areas and widespread heavy rainfall
further makes the ecological conditions congenial for the flare-up of locust population. This
invasion normally takes place in the months of June – July. Even if this invasion happens only once,
it can create famine. Sindh province, having large desert areas and being attached to the Indian
deserts, is more vulnerable to this threat. The recent historical rains, which are forecasted to have
high intensity for many years in the future, make this a notable hazard. In Sindh province this
hazard may cause a countrywide disaster, as Sindh is the major producer of crops. Normally, the
plant protection department, which is equipped with planes, takes care of this issue and reacts
depending upon the information provided by international agencies like FAO. Priority hazards in
terms of impact on society, the economy and the environment in Pakistan are earthquakes,
tsunamis, floods, sediments, cyclones, droughts, GLOFs and avalanches that cause huge damage
and losses in the country.
The overview of the hazards in Pakistan is summarized as below:
Pakistan is one of the countries most vulnerable to natural disasters in the world since it has more
variety in terms of topography and meteorology by region. The earthquake of 8 October 2005
highlighted Pakistan’s vulnerability to disaster risks. This has been further evidenced by the recent
devastation from the Indus River Flood starting at the end of July 2010 and converging in the
middle of September. Pakistan has been hampered by damage from a wide range of natural
disasters in the past.
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The profile of natural disasters in Pakistan from 1980 to 2008 is shown in Table 2.1 compiled from
the international database. Among all types of natural disasters, Pakistan experienced floods most
frequently with earthquakes causing the most loss of lives. Droughts have also affected
widespread areas and a large number of people.
Table 2.1 Profile of Natural Disasters in Pakistan

Type Event/ Deaths/ Affected/ Loss*/
year event event event
Droughts 0.03 143 2,200,000 247,000
Earthquakes 0.66 3,900 339,198 274,553
Epidemics 0.31 27 1,712
Extreme temp 0.41 101 48
Floods 1.72 136 565,236 33,908
Mass mov. dry 0.03 50
Mass mov. wet 0.55 33 227
Storms 0.59 85 128,641 95,937
* US$ 1,000
Source: EM-DAT, 1980-2008
Natural disasters in Pakistan have been mainly caused by meteorological/weather phenomena,

such as floods, storms, cyclones, landslides and extreme weather. Climate change and variability
are major dynamic pressures that increase the vulnerabilities of Pakistani society to disasters.
These natural disasters, compounded by artificial disasters, will increase damage to humans and
societies. For example, perennial floods will cause the occurrence of epidemics, resulting in
deterioration of the living environment.
The current status of disasters in Pakistan is summarized below.
Table 2.2 Current Status of Disasters in Pakistan

Type of Disaster Current Status in Pakistan
Floods • Occur normally due to tropical monsoon depression systems that originate from
the Bay of Bengal during the monsoon season from July to September
• “(Indus) River Flood” broadly inundating floodplains along major rivers (Indus,
Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej and Kabul)
• “Flash Floods” seriously damaging cities and farmlands along the foot of
mountains and hills
• “Coastal Floods” harming low-lying areas along coasts by cyclones, storm surges
and local downpours
Cyclone with Storm • Cause “Coastal Floods”
Surge • Hit Pakistan once every 4~5 years
• In particular, Sindh and Balochistan Provinces are vulnerable.
Earthquake and • Occur in small magnitudes with occasional large earthquakes because Pakistan
Tsunami lies in a seismic belt
• Even if only a small-scale earthquake occurs, considerable damage is caused due
to low quality and weak quake resilience of buildings
Drought • The most serious drought occurred during 2000~2002
• Frequently occur in Sindh, Balochistan and the southern parts of Punjab because
the mean annual rainfall volumes in these locations are less than 200-250 mm
Source: PMD and FFC and others, compiled by JICA Study Team
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2.1.2 Earthquakes
Earthquakes have hit Pakistan periodically. Figure 2.1 shows the epicentres of earthquakes with a
magnitude larger than 4, between 1905 and 2008, as compiled by PMD. It is notable that
seismicity is especially high in the northern and western parts of the country.
Historical records show that earthquakes as small as magnitude 4 have caused some deaths in
Pakistan. Earthquakes with magnitudes larger than 7, such as the 1935 Quetta earthquake and the
2005 Earthquake, caused significant damage including a number of human lives lost. This fact can
be attributed to the vulnerability of the building structures to earthquakes.
Source: PMD
Figure 2.1 Seismic Map (1905-2008)
Vulnerability to earthquakes can be examined through seismic data of past earthquakes and data
obtained from post-earthquake damage surveys in the field. Damage statistics illustrate the spatial
distribution of seismic intensity and are used as basic information to examine vulnerability to
earthquake disasters. In Pakistan, isoseismal maps have been prepared for the 1945 Makran
Earthquake, the 2002 Nanga Parbat Haramosh Earthquake4, and the Pakistan Earthquake in 2005.
A detailed damage survey of the Pakistan Earthquake in 2005 was conducted through support
from ADB and World Bank. The damage statistics are shown in Table 2.3. This survey shows that
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A. A. Khwaja, MonaLisa, S. A. Khan, Q. Z. Chaudhry, M. Rafiq & A.T. Khan, 2003, Recent Seismic Activity Along the
Western Margin of the Nanga Parbat Haramosh Massif, Pakistan, Islamabad J. Sci. Vol. 13 (1).
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design and construction of buildings with seismic resistance are important to reduce the damage
from earthquakes in the country.
Table 2.3 Damage Statistics from the 2005 Earthquake

a b c d e f
Houses Houses Full Death
Province District Population Houses full partial Deaths Injuries MMI damage ratio
in 1998 in 1998 damage damage ratio (%) (%)
=c/b =e/a
KP Abbottabad 880,666 153,819 6,961 27,051 515 1,730 8 4.5 0.1
Batagram 307,278 44,585 28,712 8,656 3,232 3,279 10 64.4 1.1
Kohistan 472,570 74,087 4,350 18,395 661 639 5.9 0.1
Mansehra 1,152,839 203,109 31,323 43,282 24,511 30,585 10 15.4 2.1
Shangla 434,563 67,003 15,661 10,281 423 957 5 23.4 0.1
AJK Bagh 393,000 59,623 47,619 18,226 8,157 6,644 9 79.9 2.1
Murpur 334,000 0 0 6 11 7
Muzaffarabad 746,000 123,679 108,157 17,120 33,724 21,374 10 87.4 4.5
Neelum 3,692 7,215 447 1,013 9
Rawalakot 15,086 25,405 1,025 1,909 9
(Poonch)
Sudhnoti 224,000 429 1,719 4 16 9
Total 261,990 177,350 72,705 68,157
MMI: Modified Mercalli Intensity
Source: ADB and WB, 2005, Census data, 1998.
In Pakistan, the national seismic zone map (Figure 2.2) was developed during the process of
formulation of the building code in 2007 by the Ministry of Housing and Works. Seismic hazard
maps on a local scale have been developed by ERRA, including seismic hazard microzonation maps
for Balakot and Muzaffarabad affected in the 2005 Earthquake. NDMA also developed the seismic
hazard assessment maps for Muzaffarabad and Mansehra. In Karachi, the Karachi Building Control
Authority compiled information on seismic risk in Karachi and published a book on seismic zones5.
It is expected that these hazard maps will be reflected in the local disaster management plan.
Source: Building Code of Pakistan
Figure 2.2 Seismic Zone Map of Pakistan
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A. Razzak Loya, Nayyer Alam Zaigham, and Mushtaq H. Dawood, 2000, Seismic Zoning of Karachi and
Recommendations for Seismic Design of Buildings
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2.1.3 Tsunamis
Due to the tectonic setting in the Arabian Sea where the Arabian plate subducts beneath the
Eurasian plate, large earthquakes along the Arabian coast have occurred historically. It should be
noted that not all of the large earthquakes generated tsunamis. Besides earthquakes, tsunamis
can be generated by volcanic activity. A historical study of tsunamis in the Arabian Sea indicates
that there remain uncertainties about tsunamis that have affected Pakistan. Table 2.4 shows the
run up data regarding historical tsunamis.
Table 2.4 Historical Tsunamis in the Arabian Sea

Date Time M Run up Location
(m)
1883/08/27 02:59 （Volcano） 0.50 Karachi
1945/11/27 21:56:40 8.3 15.24 Pasni, Ormara
1945/11/27 21:56:40 8.3 1.37 Karachi
Source：National Geophysical Data Centre
Large earthquakes have historically occurred along the Makran subduction zone, though not all of
them have generated a tsunami. As the Makran subduction zone is located 70 km from the
Pakistan coast, it is reported that the 1945 Tsunami hit the coast in less than 20 minutes. Distant
tsunamis have not affected Pakistan so far. The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami did not reach Pakistan,
as Pakistan is located behind the Indian subcontinent where the tsunami originated.
A simulation of tsunami disaster was conducted by PMD to estimate an inundation map in Gwadar
(Rafi et al., 20106). The simulation assumes an earthquake with Mw 8.5 magnitude, located 120
km offshore. The result shows that the first tsunami wave arrives at Gwadar in 22 minutes, and the
maximum run up at Gwadar is approximately 3.7 m. The maximum time of duration of the tsunami
is approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes. It also estimates that maximum flow depth could be 5 m,
and the maximum inundation distance could be up to 1.46 km in Gwadar. It is pointed out that
high-resolution bathymetry data with topography is important for estimating tsunami disasters.
2.1.4 Floods
In Pakistan, flooding is the most devastating and damaging natural disaster and subsequently
causes tremendous loss of human lives, infrastructure and natural resources. Floods normally
occur in Pakistan due to tropical monsoon depression systems that originate from the Bay of
Bengal during the months from July to September. The depressions pass over central India and
Rajpuntana, enter Pakistan and go towards the north into Kashmir.
The mountain ranges in the extreme north of Pakistan, such as in the regions of Gilgit-Baltistan
(GB), Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJ&K), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and the Federally
Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA), provide a perennial source of inflow into the rivers that finally
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Zahid Rafi, Nasir Mahmood, 2010, Numerical modeling of Tsunami inundation for potential earthquake at Makran
subduction zone – A case study for Gwadar coast area
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join the Indus River and flow into the Arabian Sea. In particular, floods hit the plains of Punjab and
Sindh while hill torrents tend to affect the hilly areas of KP as well as FATA, Balochistan, AJ&K and
GB.
It has been recognized that the flood characteristics can be mainly classified into two categories.
One is floods or riverine floods that mainly occur in major rivers such as the rivers Indus, Kabul,
Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlej, and their major tributaries. The other is flash floods that occur
generally in hill torrents from the hill ranges and small to medium scale catchment tributaries due
to heavy rainfalls. For instance, in the disastrous case of the 23rd July 2001 flash flood in Lai Nullah
(joining the Soan River), which has a catchment area of 235 km2 in the Margalla Hills, due to a very
severe cloud-burst producing rainfall of 622 mm in Islamabad and 150 mm in Rawalpindi in 10
hours of continuous downpour, the worst flash flood ever occurred resulting in 79 deaths in the
twin cities.
Historical records of flood damage in Pakistan are shown in Table 2.5. There have been five major
flood events – in 1950, 1973, 1976, 1992 and 2010 – which caused many deaths and huge losses
to the national economy. Total damage to property by the destructive major floods in Pakistan has
reached over Rs 400 billion since 1950.
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Table 2.5 Historical Flood Damage in Pakistan

Value of Property Damaged Villages
Lives Lost
Year (In Million Rs) Affected Rivers Mainly Affected
(persons)
Unadjusted Adjusted (number)
2011 324,533 520 38,700 (Local Rainfall in Sindh/Balochistan)
2010 854,771 1,985 17,553 Kabul, Indus, Jhelum
2009 Not Reported 99 89
2008 Not Reported 157 800
2007 7,208.23 586 6,498
2006 Not Reported 541 2,477
2005 Not Reported 59 1,931 Indus
2004 15.00 15.00 85 47
2003 5,175.00 5,175.00 484 4,376
2001 450.00 450.00 219 50 Lai Nullah
1995 6,125.00 8,698.00 591 6,852
1992 34,751.00 69,580.00 1,008 13,208 Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab
1988 6,879.00 25,630.00 508 1,000 Indus/Jhelum, & Chenab/Ravi/Sutlej
1978 4,478.00 51,489.00 393 9,199
1976 5,880.00 80,504.00 425 18,390 Indus, Jhelum, Chenab and Ravi
(Tarbela Dam completed in 1974)
1973 5,137.00 118,684.00 474 9,719 Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej
(Chashma Reservoir completed in 1971)
(Mangla Dam completed in 1967)
(Warsak Dam completed in 1960)
1957 152.50 6,958.00 83 4,498 Chenab and Ravi
1956 155.50 7,356.00 160 11,609 Indus, Jhelum
1950 199.80 11,282.00 2,190 10,000 Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej
Total 1,565,125.00 10,563 156,926
Source: Federal Flood Commission (FFC) for 1950 – 2010.
Preliminary DNA Floods 2010-2011, NDMA
In July 2010, unprecedented heavy monsoon rains began in the northern part of Pakistan and the
floods affected the regions of GB and KP. In early August 2010, the heaviest flooding moved
southward along the Indus River from severely-affected northern regions toward western Punjab
and Sindh, as well as parts of Balochistan. This flood, named Pakistan Flood 2010, was the worst,
affecting around 160,000 km² (1/5 of Pakistan’s total land area) and over 14 million people.
According to the NDMA, the flood caused 1,825 deaths, 157 missing and around 3,000 injured;
over 1.9 million houses were damaged and over 6.3 million acres (2.57 million ha) of cropped
areas were destroyed as of October 4, 2010. A total of 78 districts were inundated by the Pakistan
Flood 2010, in which 28 districts were severely affected: 1 district in AJ&K, 10 districts in KP, 7
districts in Punjab, 2 districts in Balochistan, and 8 districts in Sindh7.
Table 2.6, shows the districts that have had damage historically from either riverine floods or flash
floods or both.
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NDMA, Details of Affected Districts, as of June 2011
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Table 2.6 Vulnerable Districts to Riverine Flood/Flash Flood Hazards in Pakistan

Province Type of Flood
River Flood/Flash Flood River Flood Flash Flood
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Kohistan, Shangla, Swat, Mansehra, Buner, Swabi,
& FATA Charsadda, Peshawar, Chitral, Lower & Upper Dir,
Nowshera, and D.I. Khan Malakand Agency, Mardan,
(KP), North Waziristan, South Tank, Lakki Marwat and
Waziristan, Khyber, Kurram and Kurram Agency
Orakzai Agencies (FATA)
AJK Neelum, Muzaffarabad and Bagh Poonch and Bhimber
Gilgit Baltistan Diamer, Gilgit, Ghizer, Chilas Astore
(Hunza Nagar), Skardu and
Ganche
Punjab Rawalpindi, Miawali, Dera Ghazi Bakkar, Layyah,
Khan, Rajanpur, Khushab, Muzaffargarh, R.Y. Khan,
Gujrat, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Jhang
Narowal and Sheikhupura
Balochistan Bolan, Jhal Magsi, Kharan, Kech Sibi, Nasirabad, Jaffarabad,
and Gwadar Khuzdar, Lasbela, Chagai
(Dalbadin town) and
Nushki
Sindh Larkana, Kamber-Shahdadkot, Kashmore, Shikarpur, Thatta and Karachi
Dadu, Sanghar and Badin Jacobabad, Ghotki,
Sukker, Jamshoro,
Khairpur and T.M. Khan
Source: PMD and FFC and others, compiled by JICA Study Team
Note: Districts in italics were severely affected by the 2010 Flood.
2.1.5 Sediments
Pakistan is at considerable risk for sediment disasters. Sediment disasters are defined as the
phenomena that cause direct or indirect damage to lives and property through a large-scale
movement of soil and rock. Damage due to these disasters occurs in several forms: 1) the ground
on which buildings and farmlands are situated are lost due to a landslide or erosion; 2) houses are
ruined by the destructive force of soil and rock during their movement; 3) houses and farmlands
are buried underground by a large-scale accumulation of discharged sediment; and 4)
aggradations of a riverbed and burial of a reservoir caused by sediment discharge along a river
system, which may give rise to flooding, disruption of water supply, and deterioration of the
environment. At all the places around mountain areas in Pakistan, sediment disasters are likely to
occur due to the particular organic phenomena and downspouts resulting in destabilization of the
slope.
Sediment disasters occur after heavy rains that weaken the ground. When heavy rains come in the
monsoon season, landslide disasters occur in many places in the country. In particular, the
northern regions of Pakistan such as GB, AJ&K and KP provinces are vulnerable to landslide
disasters because of their steep hilly/mountainous topography, geological weakness, and
prolonged heavy rains.
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On 4 January 2010, a massive landslide in Attabad in Hunza District caused the loss of human lives
and property and blocked the flow of the Hunza River converting it into a huge lake (not a glacial
lake). The landslide disaster has displaced 1,163 people from Attabad while the resulting lake has
displaced approximately 80 households from three villages in Upper Hunza. Damming of the
Hunza River resulted in over 25,000 people being isolated in the Gojal valley due to destruction of
the Karakurm Highway. In addition, a breach of Zalzal Lake, like the one that occurred due to a
huge landslide immediately after the 2005 Earthquake, is one of the huge risks in northern
Pakistan. Landslides on the slope of this lake resulting from rainfalls have continued to devastate
downstream areas with the huge volume of sediments. The breach of the dam slope may induce
catastrophic disasters in low-lying areas along the Jhelum River.
During the July-August 2010 floods, it is reported that there were landslide disasters in the
following districts: Kohistan, Shangla, Haripur, Abbotabad, Mansehra, Chitral, Swat in KP province;
Neelum, Muzaffarabad, Bagh, Poonch in AJ&K; and Diamer, Gilgit, and Ganche in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Although Pakistan is vulnerable to landslides, there is no comprehensive record available of the

past disasters, except a few studies in AJ&K and KP prepared by GSP.
2.1.6 Cyclones
Cyclones have caused large-scale damage to the coastal areas in Pakistan. The coastal belt of
Pakistan, especially in Sindh Province, is highly vulnerable to tropical cyclones and associated
storm surges. The coastal belt is mostly low-lying; therefore, storm surges extend several
kilometers inland damaging standing crops and converting the agricultural land into gully lands for
a long time. The climate changes result in an increase in frequency, intensity and changes in tracks
of storms. Tropical cyclones have caused considerable damage in the area. Such unprecedented
damage to lives, property and infrastructure has had adverse impacts on the socio-economic
development of the region. During the period 1971-2001, about 14 cyclones were recorded.
Recently, Cyclone Yemyin hit the coastal area of Pakistan in 2007 and killed at least 213 people in
Karachi from rains and winds that might have been associated with an outer band of the cyclone,
packing at least 70 mph winds that lashed at the city. The heavy downpour also flooded the Kech
Korandi riverine areas, inundating the city of Turbat and forcing more than 10,000 people to
evacuate their houses. The number of deaths reached at least 380 in Balochistan, 250 in Sindh and
100 in KP. The cyclone affected at least 10 districts in Balochistan and 4 districts in Sindh, affecting
the lives of at least 1.5 million people. At least 2 million people were indirectly affected by the
cyclone from power outages and water shortages. More than 2 million livestock, worth over Rs 4
billion, were killed by the cyclone. Property losses from the storm were estimated at Rs 24 billion.
More recently, Cyclone Phet brought extremely heavy rainfall in 2010 over the coastal areas of
Balochistan (Gwadar 370 mm, Jiwani 208 mm, Pasni 139 mm) accompanied by very strong winds
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gusting to 120 km/hour. On 6 June, rain started in Karachi (Masroor 133 mm, Faisal 92 mm, Saddar
84 mm up to midday of 6 June) with 35 mph winds under the influence of the cyclone disrupting
the city's railways and electrical transmission systems (Figure 2.3). At least 15 people were killed,
mostly by electrocution, and dozens were injured. Cyclone Phet has also left thousands of
Pakistanis homeless. In the evening, the storm moved about 50 km past Karachi and made landfall
between the coastlines of Thatta and Badin, causing heavy rains in the area. The Hyderabad
power supply was also disrupted by the downpour.
Based on past damage by cyclones, the districts vulnerable to cyclone disasters are: Gawadar,
Ketch, Lasbella, and Awaran districts in Balochistan; and Badin, Karachi, Hyderabad and Thatta in
Sindh province.
Cyclone Phet Satellite Image Cyclone Phet Tracking and Prediction

Source: PMD
Figure 2.3 Images of Cyclone Phet in 2010
2.1.7 Droughts
Pakistan has a long latitudinal extent and the rainfall variability is very high. The climate of the
country in the lower southern half is arid and hyper-arid. Some areas in the southern region remain
drastically dry and are always vulnerable to droughts. If subsequent seasons fail to generate
significant precipitation, the drought conditions emerge in these areas and become more severe.
In this way, droughts have become an intermittent phenomenon in the country. In recent years,
droughts are reported to have brought extensive damage to Balochistan, Sindh and Southern
Punjab where average annual rainfall is as low as 200-250 mm.
Drought differs from other natural disasters in the sense that the effects of drought often
accumulate slowly over a considerable period of time and may linger on for years even after the
termination of the event. Because of this, drought is often referred to as a “creeping
phenomenon.” The impacts of drought are less obvious and are spread over larger geographical
areas than the area damaged from other natural hazards. Consequently, drought affects more
people than any other natural hazard.8
8
PMD, 2006, National Plan for Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems
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A drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water
supply. Generally, this occurs when a region receives consistently below average precipitation. It
can have a substantial impact on the ecosystem and agriculture of the affected region. Although
droughts can persist for several years, even a short, intense drought can cause significant damage
and harm to the local economy.
The El Niño and La Niña phenomena also cause drought conditions in Pakistan. For instance, the
El Niños on record occurred in 1982-1983 and 1997-98, and meteorological droughts occurred in
these years in Pakistan.
During the recent past in 1998-2001, Pakistan faced one of the worst droughts in its history due to
extremely low rainfall. The recorded rainfall robustly deviated in a negative direction throughout
the country during these prolonged dry spells. As a consequence, minimum river flows were
recorded and irrigation canals were operated at approximately half their normal volumes.
Balochistan is the most vulnerable, where 23 districts were severely hit by the drought. Similarly,
Dadu, Thar, and Thatta districts in Sindh, and Cholistan in Punjab were the other areas adversely
affected by the prolonged dry spells. Famine-like situations were faced in severely affected areas
and consequently over 3.3 million families were affected and hundreds of thousands had to
migrate to ‘safe areas.’ Hundreds of people lost their lives due to dust and thirst. Moreover, about
30 million head of livestock were affected by the scarcity of water and fodder. The adverse impacts
of droughts in Sindh and Balochistan province during this particular dry spell are summarized
below.
Table 2.7 Adverse Impacts of Drought During 1998-2002

Province Item Affected Value
Balochistan Human population affected 1,911,534 (32%) with 51 Casualties
Livestock population affected 7,916,966 (30%)
Crops affected 1,973,169 acres (45%)
Orchards damaged 20%
Tube wells dried 320
Karazes dried 905
Springs dried 63
Sindh Area affected 22,000 Sq. km
Population affected 1.3 million
Departing migrants 0.3 million
Livestock affected 5 million
Water resources Very large drop in groundwater levels
Deterioration of groundwater quality
Seawater intrusion in delta area due to reduced surface discharges
Source for Balochistan: GoB (2003).
Planning & Development Department, Balochistan, Hussain and Pomee (2004).
Source for Sindh: GoS (2000). Revenue Board of Sindh Government, Hussain and Pomee (2004).
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2.1.8 Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs)
The bursting of glacial lakes in the upstream reaches of the Indus River basin due to heat waves,
a phenomenon termed Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs), is one of the natural disasters to be
concerned with in Pakistan. In particular, the Karakoram region is noted for the destructive effects
of GLOFs from naturally dammed lakes. The lower parts of large glaciers in the Upper Indus River
basin can severely disrupt and modify river courses in the valleys below. River channels can be
diverted or partially blocked by glaciers advancing in the long term or in the short time surging
across their paths from tributary valleys. If channels become completely impeded by glaciers, a
lake may form upstream of the dam, eventually resulting in catastrophic flooding downstream with
damage to people and property.
Glacially dammed lakes are not the only cause of outburst floods in the Karakoram. The steep relief
of the region is a major factor contributing to the high frequency of landslides and debris torrents.
Some slides and debris torrents are large enough to dam rivers, such as the landslides in 1841,
which blocked the Indus River and formed a lake upstream. When the dam was breached, a
catastrophic flood wave resulted. Similar events occurred from 1852 to 1858 on the Hunza River.
In 1977, a landslide dam was formed, possibly in association with a glacier surge (Hewitt,
1968-1969).
A recent study on Indus River basin system flooding and flood mitigation by H. Rehman and A.
Kamal found that, out of the 2,420 glacial lakes in the Indus basin, 52 are potentially dangerous
and could result in GLOFs with serious damage to life and property.
2.1.9 Avalanches
Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir regions and northern parts of KP experience avalanches on a seasonal
basis. Local communities surrounding the avalanche areas are vulnerable to this disaster.
Avalanches are a kind of local natural disaster and their impact is localized to the communities
living nearby or in areas where avalanches happen on a regular basis. Therefore, the impact of
avalanches is minimal.
A study conducted by WAPDA in 1985-89 under the Snow and Ice Hydrology Project, identified
potential avalanche paths. 9 The districts vulnerable to avalanches are: Chitral and Kohistan
districts in KP; Astore, Gilgit, Ghanche, Ghizer and Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan; and Neelum and
Hattian in AJ&K. Very recently on April 7, 2012 in a tragic avalanche incident as many as 135
persons including 124 army soldiers and 11 civilians buried under a huge snow slide in Gayari
sector near Skardu, GB. Snow slide was covering an area of 1 sq kilometer.
9
Quoted from NDMA Framework 2007.
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2.1.10 Traffic Accidents
In Pakistan, traffic accidents can happen anywhere. The statistics of provincial police departments
show that the total number of traffic accidents reported was more than 9,700 in the years 2009-10
with half of them in Punjab province. The number of accidents is around 10,000 every year. In
2009, the Karachi Express, an express train service from Karachi to Lahore, derailed near the town
of Mehrabpur in Sindh province. Fourteen of the train’s sixteen carriages left the tracks.
In July 2010, an airplane crash took place at about 1000 Hrs am local time when an airbus flight
of a Pakistan private airliner Ariblue, which reportedly carried 152 people including six crew
members, crashed behind the mountains of the Margalla Hills that are situated in the northeast of
the capital. No survivors were found after search and rescue activities.
On 20th April 2012 at about 1840 Hrs a B4-213 of Bhoja Airline operating for flight from Karachi to
Islamabad crashed near Loibheer a few minutes before its landing at Benazir Bhutto International
Airport. No one out of a total of 127 personsons on board (passangers and crews) survived.
2.1.11 Urban and Forest Fires
Urbanization has progressed in Pakistan over the last twenty years and the urban area has
increased to accommodate more people. Urban fires have become more frequent as more people
live in urban areas.
Over the past 10 years, 2040.25 acres of forest area in Margalla Hills National Park rest area has
been burnt in 309 fire incidents.
2.1.12 Civil Conflicts
Pakistan is ethnically, linguistically, religiously and culturally a diverse society. This diversity has
some times led to civil conflicts among various social groups and has had the most impact upon
women, children and minorities. These conflicts have caused loss of life and damage to property
and have created insecurity for various social groups in the affected areas. Major civil conflicts by
province are shown in the Table 2.8:
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Table 2.8 Major Civil Conflicts by Province
Region Description
Gilgit-Baltistan Although normal crime is negligible, the province is faced with the scourge of sectarian strife
(GB) Province between the Shia and Sunni, well known as the “Syllabus Issue.” Since mid 2004, a total of 82
deaths and 110 injuries have been observed due to the sectarian violence. This issue is rooted in
the syllabus of school education based on the faith of the sects. The GB administration had several
discussions with the Ministry of Education and religious leaders, and some decisions were made.
As a result, the issue became dormant and normal life returned to GB. However, it has resurfaced
again in recent years.
A boundary dispute between the Diamer district of GB and the Kohistan district of KP has been
observed in the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha Dam (DBD). In addition, resettlement for those
affected by Diamer-Bhasha Dam construction has been an issue.
A boundary dispute between the Chitral District of KP and the Ghizer District of GB has been
observed since the 1980s regarding the ownership of Shandure Polo Field.
Khyber Due to its geo-political location close to the volatile situation in Afghanistan, KP has been facing
Pakhtunkhwa problems related to terrorism over the last decade. The most serious issue is the internationally
(KP) displaced persons (IDPs) arising from the man-made disasters in 2009 in Malakand Division
including the districts of Swat, Buner, Shangla, Dir Upper and Dir Lower. To facilitate the IDPs, the
government of KP established 22 camps at different locations where 37,593 IDP families were
housed. Furthermore, standing crops were damaged and a large number of livestock was lost in
the operation. In addition, both public and private infrastructure was badly affected. PDMA has
been engaged in reconstruction, rehabilitation and settlement activities through establishing the
Provincial Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Settlement Authority (PaRRSA) under the PDMA in
close liaison with the federal government and International Aid Agency.
Federally FATA have the issue of civil conflict, which has led to 2,567 dead, 3,018 serious injured and 164
Administered minor injured including civilians, Levies & Khasadar peoples, and civil servants. In addition, 315
Tribal Areas buildings for education, 579 buildings for governance, and 87 buildings for public health
(FATA) engineering were damaged due to man-made disasters.
2.2 Dynamic Pressures
Climate change/variation, rapid population growth and urbanization, and environmental

degradation cause significant pressures in the increasing vulnerability of Pakistani society and
economy to natural disasters.
2.2.1 Climate Change
Currently, it is essential to consider the phenomena of climate change in disaster risk management.
The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (2007) describes the progress of global climate change. It has
concluded that warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations
of increases in air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and the rising
global average of sea level. Related to these climate changes, the following issues have been
observed10:
10
IPCC, 2007: Summary for Policymakers. In: Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of
Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Solomon, S.,
D. Qin, M. Manning, Z. Chen, M. Marquis, K.B. Averyt, M. Tignor and H.L. Miller (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA.
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• The maximum area covered by seasonally frozen ground has decreased by about 7% in the
Northern Hemisphere since 1900, with a decrease in spring of up to 15%.
• Significantly increased precipitation has been observed in northern and central Asia. Drying
has been observed in parts of southern Asia.
• The frequency of heavy precipitation events has increased over most land areas, consistent
with warming and observed increases of atmospheric water vapour.
Based on such observations and facts regarding the relationship between flood/precipitation
pattern change and climate change, future conditions are expected as follows:
• Snow cover is projected to contract. Widespread increases in thaw depth are projected over
most permafrost regions.
• It is very likely that extreme heat, heat waves and heavy precipitation events will continue to
become more frequent.
• It is likely that future tropical cyclones will become more intense, with larger peak wind
speeds and heavier precipitation associated with ongoing increases of tropical sea surface
temperatures.
Climate change is a significant concern regarding disaster management, especially in relation to

floods in Pakistan. The decrease of glaciers in northern areas will attribute to the reduction of
floodwater capacity volume in each dam. Further, heavy precipitation events and the
intensification of tropical cyclones will result in increased havoc due to flash floods and river floods.
A number of simulations and calculations were conducted based on the scenario of the IPCC
Fourth Assessment Report. One of the significant features caused by climate change is the
increase of river flow. A study11 shows that river flow discharges in Pakistan may increase by
approximately 10% in the years 2081-2100.
The precipitation pattern has changed in Pakistan over the last century. The amount of
precipitation has increased significantly in the northern part of Pakistan. In addition, a study by
PMD found that there has been a shift of precipitation toward the west by about 60-80 km (Figure
2.4). The National Disaster Management Plan should take into consideration these changes in
precipitation patterns that might be caused by climate change.
11
Impact of Climate Change on River Discharge Projected by Multimodel Ensemble, Nohara, et al., 2006
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1946-1975
General Description 1976-2005

Source: Mr. Azmat Hayat Khan, Director, NDMC, PMD
Figure 2.4 Latitudinal Redistribution of Precipitation in Pakistan
As for the studies and research activities regarding climate change in Pakistan, a Task Force on
Climate Change (TFCC) was established in the Planning Commission of Pakistan in October 2008.
The National Climate Change Policy, formulated by the Ministry of National Disaster Management
(now Ministry of Claimate Change) in April 2011, provides a framework for addressing the issues
that Pakistan faces or will face in the future due to the changing climate. The report of the said
TFCC on Climate Change has been used for preparation of this policy. Furthermore, extensive
consultations with provinces, federal institutions and civil society have provided valuable inputs to
the policy document. In view of Pakistan’s high vulnerability to adverse impacts of climate change,
in particular extreme events, adaptation effort is the main focus of this policy document. The
vulnerabilities of various sectors to climate change have been highlighted and appropriate
adaptation measures have been spelled out. These cover policy actions addressing sectors
including “Disaster Preparedness” with other concerns, such as water resources, agriculture,
forestry, coastal areas, biodiversity and various vulnerable ecosystems.
Climate change is likely to increase climate-related natural disasters with a projected increase in
the frequency and intensity of extreme climate events, including floods, droughts, cyclones,
landslides triggered by heavy rains and urban flooding due to congestion on storm drainage.
Particularly in Pakistan, climate change is intensifying the above-mentioned hazards. Most

disasters or hazards that lead to destruction cannot be prevented; thus, neither can their impacts.
In this connection, the National Climate Change Policy describes following measures to mitigate
and minimize the damage by disasters that have been intensified due to climate change:
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a. Allocate adequate financial and other resources to implement the “National Disaster Risk
Management Framework” formulated by NDMA.
b. Clearly define a coordination mechanism outlining the roles and responsibilities of each
concerned department during natural disasters.
c. Redesign and upgrade the storm drainage capacity of major cities, especially Karachi and
Lahore, keeping in view the likely increase in climate change-related short duration intense
rainfall events.
d. Strengthen early warning systems and develop communities’ evacuation plans for vulnerable
coastal and other areas against cyclones and sea storms.
e. Construct cyclone shelters in vulnerable coastal areas.
f. Redesign and construct disaster resilience multipurpose school buildings to be used as shelter
during natural calamities.
g. Ensure community participation in early warning dissemination and disaster risk reduction
activities, particularly in developing evacuation plans.
h. Ensure that the elderly, the disabled, children and women get particular focus in evacuation
strategies.
i. Set up appropriate mechanisms to monitor the development of glacial lakes and develop
evacuation strategies in case of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) for vulnerable areas.
j. Undertake risk mapping for possible avalanches and landslides in vulnerable mountain areas
and take precautionary measures accordingly.
k. Undertake GIS mapping of all existing irrigation infrastructure especially flood embankments
for efficient monitoring and flood management.
l. Establish local flash flood forecasting & warning systems in vulnerable mountainous areas.
m. Strengthen flood forecasting, drought monitoring & early warning systems in the country.
n. Enhance the capacities to address the impacts of floods, flash floods, droughts, etc. by
strengthening relevant agencies.
o. Develop an ‘assessment and compensation mechanism’ including insurance of losses and

damage in the aftermath of disasters and measures for rehabilitation.
p. Develop a mix of strategies for flood management, which may include use of dams for
managing flood peaks, retarding basins, providing escape channels, etc.
q. Undertake formulation and enforcement of “River Flood Plain” regulations and laws.
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r. Undertake dam break studies to analyze flood routing, etc.
s. Ensure the required strengthening and enhancement of barrage capacity.
t. Undertake hydrological modeling and flood plain mapping/zoning of the Indus River system
against climate change scenarios to estimate various projected flood levels.
u. Plan, design, construct and strengthen appropriate flood embankments, dykes, and
protective bunds to protect flood plains in the light of likely flood levels.
v. Ensure that infrastructure, including telecommunication, power, utilities and transport, are
resilient to the impact of climate change, particularly to the extreme weather events.
2.2.2 Population Growth, Urbanization and Environmental Degradation
Rapid population growth has become a major pressure affecting all aspects of social, economic
and environmental life in Pakistan. The total population has grown over the last half century from
33.7 million in 1951 to 132.3 million in 1998 (Table 2.9). The increased population has affected life
in multiple ways in creating hazard vulnerabilities. For example, the increased population has
pushed people to move and live in hazard prone areas, which were traditionally considered as
uninhabitable, e.g., flood plains, steep slopes and coastal areas. Population growth in upstream
areas has increased the demand for fuel wood, fodder and timber, leading to uncontrolled forest
cutting, causing intensified erosion and higher peak flows that result in severe flooding
downstream. The high population density in hazard prone areas causes greater loss of life and
property when disasters occur.
Pakistan is in transition from an agricultural and rural society to an urban and industrial society. In
fact, rapid urbanization has been experienced in Pakistan for the last few decades. The urban
population has increased much faster than the overall population. Between 1951 and 1998, the
urban population increased by more than 7 times. The annual growth rate of urban population was
about 5 percent during the 1950s and 1960s, while the overall population growth rate was
between 2.4 percent and 3.9 percent during the period. Between 1981 and 1998, the growth rate
of urban population was about 3.5 percent, while it was 2.7 percent for the overall population. In
1951, about 18 percent of the country’s population lived in urban areas but it rose to 33 percent in
1998. The urbanization entails infrastructure development, environmental degradation and water
and air pollution, etc. City life demands better services and infrastructure, which consume more
natural resources (land, water, forest) to sustain urban lifestyles. Accordingly, disaster
management in urban areas is a critical issue in Pakistan.
If population growth trends continue at current rates, it is estimated that the population in
Pakistan will increase from 184 million in 2010 to 335 million in 2050.12 A far greater number of
12
World Population Prospect Database, 2008, UN
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people will be living in urban areas and hazard prone areas in the coming years. This leads to
environmental degradation in urban areas and accelerated exploitation of natural resources in the
countryside and upstream. Thus, degrading the environment will cause an increased frequency of
hazards and greater loss of life and property if disasters occur.
Table 2.9 Population Growth in Pakistan, 1951-1998

Population 1981-98
AVERAGE
Province/Region ANNUAL
1951 1961 1972 1981 1998
GROWTH
RATE
PAKISTAN 33,740,167 42,880,378 65,309,340 84,253,644 132,352,279 2.69
Rural 27,754,670 33,225,806 48,715,689 60,412,173 89,315,875 2.33
Urban 5,985,497 9,654,572 16,593,651 23,841,471 43,036,404 3.53
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 4,556,545 5,730,991 8,388,551 11,061,328 17,743,645 2.82
Rural 4,051,800 4,972,475 7,192,896 9,395,675 14,749,561 2.69
Urban 504,745 758,516 1,195,655 1,665,653 2,994,084 3.51
FATA 1,332,005 1,847,195 2,491,230 2,198,547 3,176,331 2.19
Rural 1,332,005 1,822,547 2,477,930 2,198,547 3,090,858 2.02
Urban - 24,648 13,300 - 85,473 _
PUNJAB 20,540,762 25,463,974 37,607,423 47,292,441 73,621,290 2.64
Rural 16,972,686 19,988,052 28,424,728 34,240,795 50,602,265 2.32
Urban 3,568,076 5,475,922 9,182,695 13,051,646 23,019,025 3.39
SINDH 6,047,748 8,367,065 14,155,909 19,028,666 30,439,893 2.8
Rural 4,279,621 5,200,047 8,430,133 10,785,630 15,600,031 2.19
Urban 1,768,127 3,167,018 5,725,776 8,243,036 14,839,862 3.52
BALOCHISTAN 1,167,167 1,353,484 2,428,678 4,332,376 6,565,885 2.47
Rural 1,022,618 1,125,016 2,029,094 3,655,604 4,997,105 1.85
Urban 144,549 228,468 399,584 676,772 1,568,780 5.07
ISLAMABAD 95,940 117,669 237,549 340,286 805,235 5.19
Rural 95,940 117,669 160,908 135,922 276,055 4.25
Urban - - 76,641 204,364 529,180 5.7
Source: Population Census Organization, Government of Pakistan
http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/pop_major_cities/pop_major_cities/html
2.2.3 Hazard Trend
The past disaster events in Pakistan show that the disaster situation in the country is an annual
phenomenon. Climate change and changes in precipitation will bring more hydro metrological
disasters to the country with the damage location shifting to the west side of Pakistan. New
settlements are expected to expand to hazard prone zones that are recognized by local people and
local governments. The trend may continue in the future because the population growth in
Pakistan remained high at about 2.7 percent during 1981 to 1998. In conclusion, Pakistan’s future
disasters will be more frequent and their impact on social, economic and environmental factors will
be greater than that of today. Disasters will be experienced more frequently in Pakistan.
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2.3 Vulnerability Analysis
2.3.1 Definition and Overview
Vulnerability is the condition determined by physical, social, economic and environmental factors
or processes, which increases the susceptibility of a community or society to the impact of hazards.
In this regard, the scale or density of population, property and product amounts/yields are some
of the most significant vulnerability indices from the physical and economic points of view.
According to the census data collected by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Statistics, the
population and agricultural product yield are concentrated in Punjab and Sindh Provinces. These
viewable and available indices can be used to evaluate the risk for the whole of Pakistan.
2.3.2 Physical Vulnerabilities
It is stressed that a physical vulnerability that is subject to all disasters is the poor quality of
construction of housing structures, buildings and infrastructure (particularly rural). Most of the
rural housing in Pakistan is adobe, which is extremely vulnerable to hazards like earthquakes,
floods and landslides. In AJ&K, FATA, GB and KP, people build houses by pilling stones upon each
other without any reinforcement. The indigenous practice of light-weight, timber-laced
construction has given way to massive masonry and reinforced concrete construction which
provides adequate protection against harsh weather but is often too poorly constructed to
withstand strong earthquakes or heavy rainfall that can cause the adobe houses to collapse.
Table 2.10 Type and Age of Construction Materials for Private Housing
Percentage of Houses using Percentage of Houses
Vulnerable Materials that are
Province
10 years old or
in Wall *1 in Roof *2
more
AJK No Data No Data No Data
Balochistan 80.1 86.3 62.4
FATA 57.7 89.7 78.0
GB No Data No Data No Data
KP 39.6 78.6 70.6
Punjab ICT 30.9 67.0 53.7
Sindh 50.2 69.8 51.0
Whole of Pakistan 39.9 70.4 55.9
Original Source: Census Data in 1998
Note *1: Use of unbaked bricks/earth bound and wood/bamboo
*2: Use of cement/iron sheets and wood/bamboo
The place where people construct their houses is also one of the issues regarding vulnerability.
Often there is no other possibility than to build a house or road in a position known to be at risk.
Mountain people lack access to hazard-resistant building technologies and construction materials.
In floodplains along the Indus River, thousands of acres of “Katcha” lands have been illegally
encroached upon by local influential people or have been leased out at nominal charges resulting
in erection of private bunds. Construction of houses and other built-up properties have been
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allowed along riverbanks, canals, etc. Similarly, there has been a surge of encroachments on
acquired lands in pond areas of barrages, which has aggravated the flood hazard.
On the other hand, urban housing and infrastructure suffers from a lack of implementation of
building codes. The mushrooming of slums and urban poverty has further compounded unsafe
construction practices. Even a city like Quetta, which was devastated by an earthquake in 1935,
doesn’t follow safe construction practices. Reasons lie in the lack of political will, business interests,
corruption, a lack of information and trained manpower resulting in complex vulnerabilities.
The peculiar physical vulnerabilities of mountain communities in northern Pakistan (GB, AJ&K and
northern KP) are caused by physical isolation and scattered settlement patterns. Development of
infrastructure for health, education, safe drinking water and sanitation is usually overlooked due to
high construction costs and the nature of the terrain.
Lack of communications infrastructure and critical facilities further aggravate vulnerabilities in

communities in post-disaster situations throughout the whole of Pakistan.
The insufficient EWS capacity and the distinction of accuracy of prediction of weather information
and disaster warnings are also a considerable vulnerability index. Hypodense automatic weather
observation networks are scattered into mainly Punjab and Sindh Provinces. Existing
meteorological radar networks are also limited. Several accurate flood warning systems have been
established for the lower reaches of the Indus Major Rivers for two major dams, Tarbela and
Mangla, and the capital area for a small nullah. The remaining areas covered by unspecified early
warning systems have been exposed to higher vulnerability in terms of a lack of information
regarding hazards.
Non-Coverage Area Non-Coverage Area
Meteorological Radar System Network Meteorological/Hydrological Observation Network
Figure 2.5 Existing Meteorological Observation Networks
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2.3.3 Social and Economic Vulnerabilities
It is deemed that the main causes of vulnerability to hazards in Pakistan have resulted from
ignorance of the people and the destitution of the country.
Nearly one-third of Pakistani people are living under the poverty line, and many of these are living
in hazard prone areas. This social segment, which struggles to cope with daily life risks, cannot be
expected to make disaster risk reduction a priority, and therefore suffers severely from disasters
when they do occur. One of the physical vulnerabilities of the inhabitants in severely vulnerable
areas might be attributed to this social issue.
In the 2010 Pakistan Flood, it was stated that in many areas people ignored warnings about
impending disasters for various reasons including lack of awareness, education and local society
issues.
The high demand for water has led to improper irrigation management, which has induced and
worsened the flood and drought conditions. This is one of the social and economic vulnerabilities.
2.3.4 Environmental Vulnerabilities
The fragility of the natural environment in upstream areas of the Indus River basin has also
exacerbated conditions of vulnerability. Due to massive deforestation, the rate of soil erosion is
quite high in the GB. Pakistan has been left with only 4% forest and vegetative cover, in contrast
to the required 25%, thereby causing an intense increase in the discharge of water and in sudden
GLOFs, especially during monsoon seasons. This, coupled with increasing snowmelt in the
Himalayan glaciers, has intensified flood and landslide risks. Pressures upon forests and other
natural resources need to be released in order to reduce vulnerabilities. In addition, these fragile
ecosystems have also caused soil erosion, landslides and a loss of bio-diversity resulting in the
increase of disaster damage.
Overgrazing of marginal lands in Balochistan and arid areas in other regions, and cultivation of
water intensive crops, such as rice and sugar cane, has worsened the drought conditions. A
many-fold increase in livestock population in arid zones has led to overexploitation of range lands
without providing them time to recover. Simultaneously, extensive installation of tube wells in
Balochistan has accelerated extraction of groundwater and is lowering the water tables quite
rapidly. Solutions to drought and water shortage problems in arid zones require modifications in
agricultural and livestock management practices; e.g., reduction in the size of livestock population
to make it compatible with the carrying capacity of rangelands and replacement of water-intensive
crop varieties with drought resistant crops.
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2.4 Risk Assessment
The purpose of risk assessment in the National Disaster Management Plan is to identify districts
vulnerable to natural hazards, such as floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, cyclones,
droughts, GLOFs and avalanches.
2.4.1 Definition of Risk
According to NDMA, risk is defined as “The chances of losses (deaths, injures, property, livelihoods,
economic activity disrupted or environmental damage) resulting from interactions between
hazards and vulnerable social conditions. Risk is expressed as Risk=Hazards x vulnerability.”
Hazard risk assessment is a method to determine the nature and extent of risk by analyzing
potential hazards and evaluating existing vulnerabilities that could pose a potential threat to
people, property, livelihoods and the environment.
2.4.2 Hazard and Risk Maps per District
The conceptual flow chart for the creation of hazard maps and risk maps is shown in Figure 2.6.
There are three steps to producing a hazard map, namely: 1) data collection, 2) calculation and
selection of indices, and 3) creation of the hazard map. Further, a risk map is derived based on the
formula “Risk = Hazard x Vulnerability” using the hazard map and the vulnerability indices (or
possibly a map representing “Vulnerability”).
At the data collection stage, the base data of hazards and vulnerabilities will be collected (e.g.,
affected disaster district, damage amount, rainfall, soil, slope condition, surface ground condition,
population, housing units, principal crop yields, etc.). Then, the indices for hazard and vulnerability
will be calculated during the calculation and selection of indices stage; they will be referred to as
the candidate indices. The most appropriate indices for hazard and vulnerability can be selected
from among the candidate indices after the trial derivations of the hazard map and risk map. After
the selection of indices, the hazard map is created as the summation of the indices at the stage of
creating hazard maps. A vulnerability map, consisting of the relevant selected indices, can also be
created if necessary. Finally, the risk map can be created with the use of the formula “Risk =
Hazard x Vulnerability,” which is the result of the “Creation of Risk Map” stage.
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Source: JICA study team
Figure 2.6 Conceptual Flow Chart for Creation of Hazard Maps and Risk Maps
Risk is composed of hazards and vulnerabilities. Hazards and vulnerabilities are represented by
their respective indices. Each index is derived or calculated based on the basic data collected from
various information sources. The indices used for creation of hazard maps and risk maps are
shown in Table 2.11 below.
Table 2.11 Indices Used for Creation of Hazard Maps and Risk Maps
Disaster Type Hazard Indices Vulnerability Indices
Flood - Disaster records per district - Population density

- Districts affected by 2010 Flood - Principal crop yields
- Disaster records per district
Landslide - Slope
- Population density
- Soil
- Mean annual rainfall
Earthquake
- Seismic zone - Population density
Tsunami
- Coastal elevation - Population density
Cyclone - Disaster records per district - Population density
- Coastal elevation - Principal crop yields
Drought - Mean annual rainfall - Population density
- Irrigation density - Principal crop yields
Source: JICA Study Team
2.4.3 Overall Risk Assessment per District
The hazards and vulnerabilities can be overlaid for the analysis of the risk with the use of GIS
software. Basically, the values of each layer were divided into five levels indicating from high
hazard/risk to low hazard/risk. In the hazard risk map “red” means high hazard/risk and “blue”
means low hazard/risk (hazard and risk maps are shown in Appendix-I). The results of risk
assessment per district are summarized in Table 2.12.
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Table 2.12 Relative Severity of Various Risks per District (1)

Flood Landslide Earthquake Tsunami Cyclone Drought Avalanch GLOF PDMA
Rank No. Province District Total
Risk Risk Risk Risk Risk Risk e Risk Policy
1 S7 Sindh Karachi 4 1 5 5 5 5 1 1 5 30
2 A9 A.J.K Hattian 5 5 5 - 2 3 4 1 5 25
3 A5 A.J.K Muzaffarabad 5 5 5 - 2 3 5 5 5 25
4 K5 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Charsadda 5 3 5 - 2 3 5 1 5 23
5 K21 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Shangla 5 4 5 - 2 4 5 5 3 23
6 K20 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Sawat 5 5 4 - 2 2 5 5 5 23
7 K18 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Nowshera 5 3 5 - 2 3 4 1 5 23
8 A8 A.J.K Sudhnoti 5 5 5 - 2 5 1 1 1 23
9 A7 A.J.K Poonch 5 5 5 - 2 5 1 1 1 23
10 A10 A.J.K Haveli 5 5 5 - 2 5 5 1 1 23
11 A1 A.J.K Bagh 5 5 5 - 2 5 5 1 1 23
12 K16 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Mansehra 4 5 4 - 2 1 4 5 5 21
13 S4 Sindh Hyderabad 5 1 4 - 4 5 1 1 1 20
14 S22 Sindh Thatta 4 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 5 20
15 S20 Sindh Tando Muhammad Khan 5 1 4 - 4 5 1 1 1 20
16 S2 Sindh Dadu 5 1 2 - 2 5 1 1 5 20
17 S15 Sindh Qamber and Shahdadkot 5 1 3 - 2 4 1 1 5 20
18 S1 Sindh Badin 4 1 3 - 5 2 1 1 5 20
19 P30 Punjab Rawalpindi 4 5 5 - 2 3 1 1 1 20
20 K4 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Buner 5 4 4 - 2 4 4 1 1 20
21 F1 FATA Bajaur Agency 3 3 5 - 2 2 5 1 5 20
22 B3 Balochistan Bolan 4 3 3 - 2 3 1 1 5 20
23 A6 A.J.K Neelum 4 4 4 - 1 2 4 4 5 20
24 A3 A.J.K Kotli 4 3 5 - 2 5 1 1 1 20
25 S19 Sindh Tando Allahyar 4 1 4 - 4 5 1 1 1 19
26 K19 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Peshawar 5 3 5 - 2 3 4 1 1 19
27 F4 FATA Mohmand Agency 3 4 4 - 1 2 3 1 5 19
28 B7 Balochistan Jaffarabad 5 1 3 - 2 3 1 1 5 19
29 S11 Sindh Matiari 5 1 4 - 2 5 1 1 1 18
30 P33 Punjab Sheikhupura 5 2 4 - 2 4 1 1 1 18
31 K24 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Upper Dir 4 5 4 - 2 2 4 5 1 18
32 K22 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Swabi 5 3 5 - 2 2 5 1 1 18
33 K2 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Bannu 4 2 5 - 2 4 1 1 1 18
34 K1 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Abbottabad 3 5 5 - 2 2 5 1 1 18
35 F2 FATA Khyber Agency 3 4 3 - 1 2 3 1 5 18
36 B20 Balochistan Nasirabad 5 1 3 - 2 2 1 1 5 18
37 A4 A.J.K Mirpur 3 3 4 - 2 5 1 1 1 18
38 S8 Sindh Kashmore 5 1 3 - 2 5 1 1 1 17
39 S6 Sindh Jamshoro 5 1 2 - 3 5 1 1 1 17
40 S5 Sindh Jacobabad 5 1 3 - 2 5 1 1 1 17
41 S17 Sindh Shikarpur 5 1 3 - 2 5 1 1 1 17
42 S14 Sindh Nawabshah 5 1 2 - 3 5 1 1 1 17
43 S13 Sindh Naushahro Feroze 5 1 3 - 2 5 1 1 1 17
44 S12 Sindh Mirpur Khas 4 1 3 - 4 4 1 1 1 17
45 P28 Punjab Rahim Yar Khan 5 1 3 - 2 5 1 1 1 17
46 P22 Punjab Multan 4 1 4 - 2 5 1 1 1 17
47 K7 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa D. I. Khan 5 1 2 - 2 2 1 1 5 17
48 K3 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Batagram 3 4 4 - 2 3 4 5 1 17
49 K17 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Mardan 5 3 5 - 2 1 5 1 1 17
50 K14 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Lower Dir 4 4 5 - 2 1 5 1 1 17
51 B24 Balochistan Quetta 3 1 5 - 2 5 1 1 1 17
52 S9 Sindh Khairpur 5 1 2 - 2 5 1 1 1 16
53 S3 Sindh Ghotki 5 1 2 - 2 5 1 1 1 16
54 S18 Sindh Sukkur 5 1 2 - 2 5 1 1 1 16
55 P9 Punjab Gujranwala 5 2 4 - 2 2 1 1 1 16
56 P26 Punjab Okara 3 1 5 - 2 4 1 1 1 16
57 P24 Punjab Nankana Sahib 3 2 4 - 2 4 1 1 1 16
58 P23 Punjab Muzaffargarh 5 1 3 - 2 4 1 1 1 16
59 P21 Punjab Mianwali 4 4 3 - 2 2 1 1 1 16
60 P10 Punjab Gujrat 5 2 5 - 2 1 1 1 1 16
61 K9 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Haripur 3 5 4 - 2 1 4 1 1 16
62 K8 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Hangu 3 3 4 - 2 3 1 1 1 16
63 K15 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Malakand 4 3 5 - 2 1 4 1 1 16
64 I1 Capital Territory Islamabad 2 3 5 - 2 3 1 1 1 16
65 F6 FATA Orakzai Agency 2 4 3 - 2 4 1 1 1 16
66 B8 Balochistan Jhal Magsi 4 1 2 - 2 2 1 1 5 16
67 A2 A.J.K Bhimber 4 2 3 - 2 4 1 1 1 16
68 S21 Sindh Tharparkar 3 1 2 - 4 4 1 1 1 15
69 S10 Sindh Larkana 5 1 2 - 2 4 1 1 1 15
70 P8 Punjab Faisalabad 3 1 4 - 2 4 1 1 1 15
71 P35 Punjab Toba Tek Singh 3 1 4 - 2 4 1 1 1 15
72 P34 Punjab Sialkot 5 1 5 - 2 1 1 1 1 15
73 P31 Punjab Sahiwal 3 1 4 - 2 4 1 1 1 15
74 P25 Punjab Narowal 5 1 5 - 2 1 1 1 1 15
75 P12 Punjab Jhang 5 1 3 - 2 3 1 1 1 15
76 K23 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Tank 4 1 3 - 2 4 1 1 1 15
77 B25 Balochistan Sibi 3 1 2 - 1 3 1 1 5 15
78 B17 Balochistan Loralai 3 2 3 - 2 4 1 1 1 15
79 P7 Punjab D. G. Khan 5 1 2 - 2 3 1 1 1 14
80 P32 Punjab Sargodha 4 2 3 - 2 2 1 1 1 14
Very High High Medium Low Very Low Non Hazard

Scoring Key
5 4 3 2 1 -
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Table 2.13 Relative Severity of Various Risks per District (2)

Flood Landslide Earthquake Tsunami Cyclone Drought Avalanch GLOF PDMA
Rank No. Province District Total
Risk Risk Risk Risk Risk Risk e Risk Policy
81 P29 Punjab Rajanpur 5 1 2 - 2 3 1 1 1 14
82 P19 Punjab Lodhran 3 1 3 - 2 4 1 1 1 14
83 P18 Punjab Leiah 5 1 2 - 2 3 1 1 1 14
84 P16 Punjab Khushab 4 2 3 - 2 2 1 1 1 14
85 P15 Punjab Khanewal 3 1 3 - 2 4 1 1 1 14
86 P14 Punjab Kasur 3 1 4 - 2 3 1 1 1 14
87 P13 Punjab Jhelum 3 2 4 - 2 2 1 1 1 14
88 F12 FATA FR Peshawar 2 3 3 - 2 3 1 1 1 14
89 B14 Balochistan Killa Saifullah 3 3 3 - 1 3 1 1 1 14
90 B10 Balochistan Kech 3 1 1 - 4 4 1 1 1 14
91 S23 Sindh Umerkot 3 1 2 - 3 3 1 1 1 13
92 S16 Sindh Sanghar 4 1 2 - 3 2 1 1 1 13
93 P6 Punjab Chiniot 3 1 3 - 2 3 1 1 1 13
94 P36 Punjab Vehari 3 1 3 - 2 3 1 1 1 13
95 P27 Punjab Pakpattan 3 1 3 - 2 3 1 1 1 13
96 P20 Punjab Mandi Bahauddin 3 1 4 - 2 2 1 1 1 13
97 P17 Punjab Lahore 3 1 4 - 2 2 1 1 1 13
98 K12 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Kohistan 3 4 3 - 1 1 4 4 1 13
99 K11 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Kohat 3 2 3 - 2 2 1 1 1 13
100 F7 FATA South Waziristan Agency 2 2 2 - 1 1 1 1 5 13
101 P2 Punjab Bahawalnagar 3 1 2 - 2 3 1 1 1 12
102 P11 Punjab Hafizabad 3 1 3 - 2 2 1 1 1 12
103 K6 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Chitral 3 4 2 - 1 1 2 3 1 12
104 F9 FATA FR D. I. Khan 1 1 2 - 1 2 1 1 5 12
105 B9 Balochistan Kalat 3 3 3 - 1 1 1 1 1 12
106 B23 Balochistan Pishin 2 1 4 - 1 3 1 1 1 12
107 B1 Balochistan Awaran 2 1 1 - 3 4 1 1 1 12
108 P3 Punjab Bahawalpur 2 1 2 - 2 3 1 1 1 11
109 K13 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Lakki Marwat 3 1 3 - 2 1 1 1 1 11
110 G7 Gilgit-Baltistan Hunza-Nagar 3 4 2 - 1 - 2 3 1 11
111 G2 Gilgit-Baltistan Diamir 3 4 2 - 1 - 2 3 1 11
112 F10 FATA FR Kohat 2 3 3 - 1 1 1 1 1 11
113 B29 Balochistan Harnai 3 1 2 - 1 3 1 1 1 11
114 B2 Balochistan Barkhan 3 1 3 - 1 2 1 1 1 11
115 B18 Balochistan Mastung 2 2 3 - 1 2 1 1 1 11
116 B13 Balochistan Killa Abdullah 3 1 3 - 1 2 1 1 1 11
117 B12 Balochistan Khuzdar 3 1 1 - 1 4 1 1 1 11
118 P5 Punjab Chakwal 2 1 3 - 1 2 1 1 1 10
119 P1 Punjab Attock 2 2 3 - 1 1 1 1 1 10
120 G6 Gilgit-Baltistan Skardu 3 3 2 - 1 - 2 3 1 10
121 G5 Gilgit-Baltistan Gilgit 3 3 2 - 1 - 2 3 1 10
122 G4 Gilgit-Baltistan Ghizer 3 3 2 - 1 - 2 3 1 10
123 G3 Gilgit-Baltistan Ghanche 3 3 2 - 1 - 2 3 1 10
124 F8 FATA FR Bannu 1 2 2 - 1 1 1 1 3 10
125 F5 FATA North Waziristan Agency 2 2 2 - 1 2 1 1 1 10
126 F3 FATA Kurrum Agency 3 2 2 - 1 1 2 1 1 10
127 B6 Balochistan Gwadar 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 10
128 B16 Balochistan Lasbela 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 10
129 B27 Balochistan Ziarat 1 1 4 - 1 1 1 1 1 9
130 P4 Punjab Bhakkar 3 1 2 - 1 1 1 1 1 9
131 K10 Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Karak 2 2 2 - 1 1 1 1 1 9
132 G1 Gilgit-Baltistan Astore 2 3 2 - 1 - 2 3 1 9
133 B15 Balochistan Kohlu 2 2 2 - 1 1 1 1 1 9
134 F13 FATA FR Tank 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 3 8
135 B4 Balochistan Chagai 2 1 1 - 1 2 1 1 1 8
136 B28 Balochistan Washuk 2 1 2 - 1 1 1 1 1 8
137 B26 Balochistan Zhob 2 1 2 - 1 1 1 1 1 8
138 B22 Balochistan Panjgur 1 1 1 - 1 3 1 1 1 8
139 B21 Balochistan Nushki 2 1 2 - 1 1 1 1 1 8
140 B11 Balochistan Kharan 2 1 2 - 1 1 1 1 1 8
141 F11 FATA FR Lakki Marwat 1 1 2 - 1 1 1 1 1 7
142 B5 Balochistan Dera Bugti 1 1 2 - 1 1 1 1 1 7
143 B30 Balochistan Sherani 1 1 2 - 1 1 1 1 1 7
144 B19 Balochistan Musakhel 1 1 2 - 1 1 1 1 1 7
145 D1 Disputed Area Disputed Area - 3 - - - - - - 1 4
Very High High Medium Low Very Low Non Hazard

Scoring Key
5 4 3 2 1 -
Source: JICA Study Team
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Chapter.3 Institutional Systems for Disaster Management

This section presents institutional systems for disaster management in Pakistan, including roles
and responsibilities of the stakeholders, mainly at the national level. The institutional systems for
disaster management are based on a review of the National Disaster Management Act 2010 and
discussions with relevant stakeholders.
3.1 Evolution of Disaster Management Systems in Pakistan
The West Pakistan National Calamities Act of 1958 provides for the maintenance and restoration of
order in areas affected by calamities and relief against such calamities and focuses on emergency
response. Based on the Act, an Emergency Relief Cell was created within the Cabinet Division in
1971 and is responsible for disaster relief at the national level. It provides assistance in cash and
kind to supplement the resources of the provincial government and administers the Prime
Minister’s Flood Relief Fund.
The 2005 Earthquake occurred in October 2005 and brought death to more than 75,000 people in
the northern areas of Pakistan. The heavy damage brought about by the earthquake has led
Pakistan to initiate national efforts in developing a structure for disaster management focusing on
prevention, mitigation and integration of responses by conducting a review of traditional disaster
management systems and policies on emergency response.
The National Disaster Management Ordinance (NDMO) was promulgated in 2006, was approved
by Parliament, and became the National Disaster Management Act in 2010. The National Disaster
Management Commission (NDMC) headed by the Prime Minister was established to expedite the
formulation of overall policies at the national level. The National Disaster Management Authority
(NDMA) is the focal point in charge of disaster management at the federal level. NDMA provides
technical guidelines to national and provincial level Organizations on formulation of plans,
strategies and programs for disaster risk management. NDMC will formulate the policies, decisions
and advice of NDMA and the Chairman of NDMA will act as secretary of the NDMC. On October 26,
2011 the Government of Pakistan placed NDMA under the newly established Ministry of National
Disaster Management which was later renamed as Ministry of Climate Change on April 18, 2012.
Pakistan has three levels of governances: national, provincial/state and district levels. At the
provincial/state level, the Provincial/State Disaster Management Authorities (F/G/S/PDMAs)13 are
the focal points of the disaster management. Similar to the national level, the Provincial Disaster
Management Commission (PDMC) is headed by the Chief Minister (or Prime Minister in AJ&K) of
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Disaster Management Authorities at the regional level include DMAs in special administrative areas (FATA and Gilgit
Baltistan), DMA in state (AJ&K) and PDMAs in 4 provinces: Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
F/G/S/PDMAs is the abbreviation of these disaster management authorities at the regional level.
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the respective province who acts as Chairman of the Commission. At the district level, the District
Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs) are established in selected hazard prone areas.
3.2 Roles and Functions of Disaster Management Organizations
The roles and functions of the disaster management Organizations are regulated by the Act as
follows.
3.2.1 National Disaster Management Commission (NDMC)
The National Commission shall consist of:
• The Prime Minister of Pakistan who shall be the Chairperson, ex officio
• Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
• Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly
• Minister for Defence
• Minister for Health
• Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Minister for Social Welfare and Special Education14
• Minister for Communications
• Minister for Finance
• Minister for the Interior
• Governor, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (for FATA)
• Chief Ministers of all the provinces
• Prime Minister, AJ&K
• Chief Executive, Gilgit-Baltistan
• Chairman, JCSC or his nominee
• Representatives of civil society or any other person appointed by the Prime Minister.
The powers and functions of the National Commission are to:
• Lay down policies on disaster management.
• Approve the National Plan.
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Under the 18th Constitutional Amendment, the Ministry of Social Welfare and Special Education was devolved into
provincial governments.
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• Approve plans prepared by the ministries or divisions of the federal government in

accordance with the National Plan.
• Lay down guidelines to be followed by the federal government and provincial authorities;
arrange for, and oversee, the provision of funds for the purpose of mitigation measures,
preparedness and response.
• Provide such support to other countries affected by major disasters as the federal
government may determine.
• Take such other measures for the prevention of disaster, or the mitigation thereof, or for
preparedness and capacity building for dealing with disaster situations as it may consider
necessary.
3.2.2 National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
The powers and functions of the National Authority shall be to:
• Act as the implementing, coordinating and monitoring body for disaster management.
• Prepare the National Plan to be approved by the National Commission.
• Implement, coordinate and monitor the implementation of the national policy.
• Lay down guidelines for preparing disaster management plans by different ministries or
departments and the provincial authorities.
• Provide necessary technical assistance to the provincial governments and the provincial
authorities for preparing their disaster management plans in accordance with the guidelines
laid down by the National Commission.
• Coordinate response in the event of any threatening disaster situation or disaster.
• Lay down guidelines for, or give directions to the concerned ministries or provincial
governments and the provincial authorities regarding measures to be taken by them in
response to any threatening disaster situation or disaster.
• For any specific purpose or for general assistance, requisition the services of any person and
such person shall be a co-opted member and exercise such power as conferred upon him by
the Authority in writing.
• Promote general education and awareness in relation to disaster management.
• Perform such other functions as the National Commission may require.
3.2.3 Provincial/State Disaster Management Commission (PDMC/SDMC)
The Provincial/State Commission shall consist of:
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• Chief Minister of the province (Prime Minister in AJ&K) who shall be chairperson, ex official
• Leader of the opposition and one member nominated by him to be a member of the provincial
disaster commission
• Other members to be nominated by the Chief Minister
• The Chairperson of the Provincial Commission may designate one of the members nominated
under clause (c) to be the Vice Chairperson.
The powers and functions of Provincial Commission are to:
• Lay down the provincial disaster management policy.
• Lay down the Provincial Plan in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the National
Commission.
• Approve the disaster management plans prepared by the departments of the provincial
government.
• Review the implementation of the plan.
• Oversee the provision of funds for mitigation and preparedness measures.
• Review the development plans of the different departments of the province and ensure that
prevention and mitigation measures are integrated therein.
• Review the measures being taken for mitigation, capacity building and preparedness by the
departments of the provincial government and issue such guidelines or directions as may be
necessary.
3.2.4 Provincial/State Disaster Management Authorities (F/G/S/PDMAs)15
The powers and functions of Provincial/State Authority are to:
• Formulate the provincial disaster management policy obtaining the approval of the Provincial
Commission.
• Coordinate and monitor the implementation of the National Policy, National Plan and
Provincial Plan.
• Examine the vulnerability of different parts of the province to different disasters and specify
prevention or mitigation measures.
• Lay down guidelines to be followed for preparation of disaster management plans by the
provincial departments and district authorities.
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The Provincial Disaster Management Authorities include Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and Khaber Pakhtunkhawa (KP). FATA
and Gill-Git are special administrative status. AJ&K is an independent state.
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• Evaluate preparedness at all governmental and non-governmental levels to respond to

disaster and to enhance preparedness.
• Coordinate response in the event of disaster.
• Give directions to any provincial department or authority regarding actions to be taken in

response to disaster.
• Promote general education, awareness and community training in this regard.
• Provide necessary technical assistance or give advice to district authorities and local
authorities to enable them to carry out their functions effectively.
• Advise the provincial government regarding all financial matters in relation to disaster
management.
• Examine the construction in the area and if it is of the opinion that the standards laid down
have not been followed, it may direct the owner and/or builder to make such changes or
repairs as are necessary to bring the constructs into compliance with such standards.
• Ensure that communication systems are in order and disaster management drills are being
carried out regularly.
• Perform such other functions as may be assigned to it by the National or Provincial Authority.
3.2.5 District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs)
The District Disaster Management Authority shall consist of the following members, namely:
• Head of the local council at the district level who shall be the chairperson, ex officio
• District Coordination Officer
• District Police Officer, ex-officio
• Executive District Officer Health
• Such other district level officers, to be appointed by the district government.
The powers and functions of District Authority are to:
• Prepare a disaster management plan including district response plan for the district.
• Coordinate and monitor the implementation of the National Policy, Provincial Policy, National
Plan, Provincial Plan and District Plan.
• Ensure that the areas in the district vulnerable to disasters are identified and measures for
the prevention of disasters and the mitigation of their effects are undertaken by the
departments of the government at the district level as well as by the local authorities.
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• Ensure that the guidelines for prevention, mitigation, preparedness and response measures
as laid down by the National Authority and the Provincial Authority are followed by all
departments of the government at the district level and the local authorities in the district.
• Give directions to different authorities at the district level and local authorities to take such
other measures for the prevention or mitigation of disasters as may be necessary.
• Lay down guidelines for preparation of disaster management plans by the departments of the
government at the district level and local authorities in the district.
• Monitor the implementation of disaster management plans prepared by the departments of

the government at the district level.
• Lay down guidelines to be followed by the departments of the government at the district
level.
• Organize and coordinate specialized training programs for different levels of officers,
employees and voluntary rescue workers in the district.
• Facilitate community training and awareness programs for prevention of disaster or

mitigation with the support of local authorities, governmental and non-governmental
Organizations.
• Set up, maintain, review and upgrade the mechanisms for early warnings and dissemination
of proper information to the public.
• Prepare, review and update district level response plans and guidelines.
• Coordinate with, and give guidelines to, local authorities in the district to ensure that
pre-disaster, during disaster and post-disaster management activities are carried out
promptly and effectively.
• Review development plans prepared by the departments of the government at the district
level, statutory authorities or local authorities with a view to make necessary provisions
therein for prevention or mitigation of disasters.
• Identify buildings and places that could, in the event of a disaster situation, be used as relief
centres or camps and make arrangements for water supply and sanitation in such buildings
or places.
• Establish stockpiles of relief and rescue materials and ensure preparedness to make such
materials available on short notice.
• Provide information to the Provincial Authority relating to the different aspects of disaster
management.
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• Encourage the involvement of non-governmental Organizations and voluntary social-welfare

institutions working at the grassroots level in the district for disaster management.
• Ensure communication systems are in order and disaster management drills are carried out
periodically.
• Perform such other functions as the provincial government or provincial authority may assign
to it or deem necessary for disaster management in the district.
For the purpose of assisting, protecting or providing relief to the community in response to any
disaster, the District Authority may:
• Give directions for the release and use of resources available with any department of the
government and the local authority in the district.
• Control and restrict vehicular traffic to, from and within, the vulnerable or affected area.
• Control and/or restrict the entry of any person into and/or his movement within a disaster
area.
• Remove debris, conduct searches and carry out rescue operations.
• Provide shelter, food, drinking water and essential provisions, healthcare and services.
• Establish emergency communication systems in the affected area.
• Make arrangements for the disposal of the unclaimed dead bodies.
• Direct any department of the government of the province, and/or any authority or body
under that government at the district level to take such measures as are necessary in its
opinion.
• Require experts and consultants in the relevant fields to advise and assist, as it may deem
necessary.
• Procure exclusive or preferential use of amenities from any authority or person.
• Construct temporary bridges and/or other necessary structures and demolish structures that
may be hazardous to the public or aggravate the effects of the disaster.
• Ensure that the non-governmental Organizations carry out their activities in an equitable and
non-discriminatory manner.
• Take such other steps as may be required or warranted to be taken in such a situation.
3.2.6 Federal Ministries
The following federal ministries shall take measures for the purpose of disaster management:
• Ministry of Communications
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• Ministry of Defence
• Ministry of Climate Change
• Ministry of Economic Affairs and Statistics
• Ministry of Finance and Revenue, Planning and Development
• Ministry of Food Security and Research
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Ministry of Housing and Works
• Ministry of Human Rights
• Ministry of Industries
• Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
• Ministry of Information and Technology
• Ministry of Interior
• Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
• Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources
• Ministry of Ports and Shipping
• Ministry of Railways
• Ministry of Regulations and Services
• Ministry of Science and Technology
• Ministry of Water and Power
In order to promote decentralization of administration power from federal ministries to the

provincial level, the 18th Constitutional Amendment was enacted in 2010 and 201116. It affects
disaster management at the national level. One of the most significant changes in devolution
related to disaster management is the establishment of the Ministry of Disaster Management in
October 2011.
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Under the 18th Constitutional Amendment, ten (10) ministries were devolved in December 2010, and April 2011. They
are: the Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Livestock and Dairy Development, Ministry of Local
Government and Rural Development, Ministry of Population Welfare, Ministry of Religious Affairs, Ministry of Social
Welfare and Special Education, Ministry of Special Initiatives, Ministry of Tourism, and Ministry of Youth Affairs. An
additional seven (7) ministries were devolved in June, 2011: the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Food and
Agriculture, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Labour and Manpower, Ministry of Minorities, Ministry of Sports, and
Ministry of Women Development. In October 2011, four (4) ministries were constituted in accordance with the
notification of the Cabinet Office, namely the Ministry of National Heritage and Integration, Ministry of Disaster
Management, Ministry of National Regulations and Services and Ministry of Food Security and Research.
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The roles and responsibilities of each federal ministry in disaster management, including pre-,
during and post-disaster phases, are shown in Appendix-II.
3.2.7 Federal Departments and Authorities
The following departments and authorities shall take measures for the purpose of disaster
management:
• Capital Development Authority
• Civil Aviation Authority
• Civil Defence
• Coast Guard
• Federal Flood Commission (FFC)
• Fire Fighting Services
• Geological Survey of Pakistan
• National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC)
• Emergency Relief Cell (ERC)
• National Highway Authority (NHA)
• National Housing Authority
• National Logistics Cell (NLC)
• Pakistan Armed Forces
• Pakistan Housing Authority
• Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD)
• Pakistan Commissioner for Indus Waters (PCIW)
• Pakistan Public Works Department
• Pakistan Railways
• Police (including Levis and Khasadar in FATA)
• Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
• Survey of Pakistan
• Traffic Police
• Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
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The roles and responsibilities of each federal department and/or authority during pre-disaster,
emergency response, and post-disaster phase are shown in Appendix-II.
3.2.8 Community Organizations
Community level organizations will play key roles in disaster management. Community
organizations are intermediate organizations between local government and individuals and they
will promote disaster management activities. The community level organizations shall work closely
with local governments such as tehsil, town authorities, and union councils.
3.2.9 Individuals
The basic principal of disaster management is that each person shall protect his own life from
disaster and each community shall protect themselves. It is important that residents have
knowledge of disaster and countermeasures against disaster situations. The individuals and
community organizations shall work together with local governments to protect lives and assets.
For the purpose of promoting effective disaster management, individuals need to participate in
disaster management drills and training.
3.2.10 University and Research Institutes
To reduce the disaster risk, knowledge of science and technology is very important. In this
connection, universities and research institutes should play important roles in disaster risk
management, including development of innovative measures for mitigation and preparedness,
collection of disaster-related information, formulation of the collaboration among
industry-government-academia, assessment of hazards and risks, and so on.
3.2.11 International Agencies
International agencies, including the United Nations and multi-lateral and bilateral donors, shall
play important roles in disaster risk management in Pakistan. In collaboration with government
and other stakeholders, international agencies shall work to improve disaster management
systems, support capacity development and strengthen institutions in disaster management.
3.2.12 Volunteers
Volunteers may play important roles in disaster reduction activities. Volunteer activities should be
expanded in all aspects of disaster prevention, emergency response, and recovery and
rehabilitation. In order to enrich the volunteer activities, the government shall make an effort to
create opportunities to share information among volunteer groups and relevant entities and
provide useful information.
3.2.13 Other Key Stakeholders
Other key stakeholders in relation to disaster management are:
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• Infrastructure Sector
• Banks
• Insurance Sector
• Hospitals
• Telecommunications Companies
• Media
• Private Sector
These stakeholders shall prepare their own operation plan against disasters. Private companies
shall be a part of the community and provide assistance to the local people in case of disaster
situations. Drills and training shall be carried out periodically in the companies.
3.3 Disaster Management Planning System
According to the National Disaster Management Act 2010, each disaster management organization,
NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs, shall prepare a disaster management plan as illustrated in the
Figure below. Each plan is defined below:
National Disaster Provincial/State Disaster

Management Commission Management Commission
National Disaster Provincial/State/FATA/GB District Disaster

Management Authority Disaster Management Management Authorities
National Plan Provincial/State Plan District Plan
Figure 3.1 Disaster Management System in Pakistan
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3.3.1 National Plan
(1) There shall be a plan drawn up for disaster management for the whole country to be called the
National Plan.
(2) The National Plan shall be prepared by the National Authority having regard to the national
policy and in consultation with the provincial governments and expert bodies or organizations
in the field of disaster management, and approved by the National Commission.
(3) The National Plan shall include:
a) Measures to be taken for the prevention of disasters and/or the mitigation of their effects.
b) Measures to be taken for the integration of mitigation measures in the development

plans.
c) Measures to be taken for preparedness and capacity building to effectively respond to any
threatening disaster situations or disasters.
d) Roles and responsibilities of different ministries or divisions of the federal government in

respect of measures specified in clauses (a), (b) and (c).
(4) The National Plan shall be reviewed and updated annually.
(5) The federal government shall make appropriate provisions for financing the measures to be
carried out under the National Plan.
3.3.2 Provincial Plan
(1) There shall be a plan for disaster management for every Province/State/Special Administrative
Territory to be called the Provincial/State Disaster Management Plan.
(2) The Provincial/State Plan shall be prepared by the Provincial/State Authority having regard to
the guidelines laid down by the National Authority after consultation with the district
government.
(3) The Provincial/State Plan shall include:
a) Vulnerability of different parts of the province/state to different forms of disasters.
b) Measures to be adopted for prevention and mitigation of disasters.
c) The manner in which the mitigation measures shall be integrated with the development
plans and projects.
d) Capacity building and preparedness measures to be taken.
e) Roles and responsibilities of each department of the province/state in relation to the

measures specified in clauses (b), (c) and (d).
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f) Roles and responsibilities of different departments of the government of the province in

response to any threatening disaster situation or disasters.
(4) The Provincial Plan shall be reviewed and updated annually.
3.3.3 District Plan
(1) There shall be a plan for disaster management for every district of the province/state/special
administrative territory.
(2) The District Plan shall be prepared by the District Authority having regard to the National Plan
and the Provincial Plan.
(3) The District Plan shall be reviewed and updated annually.
3.3.4 National Disaster Response Plan
In addition to the above national, provincial/state and district disaster management plans, NDMA
formulated the National Disaster Response Plan in March 2010 to enhance the country’s ability to
manage all disasters through a comprehensive national approach. The NDRP has become an
official document and provides Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) at national, provincial/state
and district levels for emergency response.
3.3.5 Other Disaster Management Plans
The federal ministries, departments and authorities shall prepare disaster management operation
plans to identify the roles and responsibilities of each organization for the purpose of disaster
management. Public corporations and the private sector shall prepare business continuation plans
to minimize the economic damage in the case of disasters.
The disaster management operation plans shall include:
(1) Measures to be taken in the case of disaster situations.
(2) Communication and coordination mechanisms within the organizations and other ministries
and agencies.
3.4 Disaster Management Drills and Training
NDMA shall organize disaster management drills at the national level in cooperation with provincial
and district governments. Disaster management drills aim at verifying and confirming the
emergency responses of disaster-related organizations and at enhancing public awareness of
disaster prevention and preparedness. Specific objectives of the drills and training are:
(1) To verify the functional effectiveness of disaster-related organizations under normal conditions
by confirmation and evaluation through disaster management drills, and to realize smooth
mutual cooperation among the organizations.
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(2) To provide the public with an opportunity to become aware of and learn about disaster
management in order to enable individuals to understand appropriate actions to be taken
during a disaster and make adequate preparations against disasters.
(3) To provide an opportunity for building capacity of individuals in disaster management, which
leads to enhancement of the disaster control of the society.
3.5 Disaster Management Fund
In accordance with the Disaster Management Act 2010, funds for disaster management shall be
prepared as follows.
3.5.1 National Fund for Disaster Management
(1) The federal government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute a fund to be
called the National Disaster Management Fund to meet any threatening disaster situation or
disaster.
(2) The National Disaster Management Fund shall be financed from the following sources,
namely:
a) Grants made by the federal government.
b) Loans, aid and/or donations from national or international agencies.
c) Donations received from any other source.
(3) The following funds shall become part of the National Disaster Management Fund, namely:
a) The Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund.
b) Any other fund relatable to natural calamities established at the federal level such as
those the federal government may determine.
(4) The National Disaster Management Fund shall be kept in one or more accounts maintained by
the National Authority, in local or foreign currency, in any scheduled bank in Pakistan and shall
be operated in accordance with the directions of the National Authority.
(5) The National Disaster Management Fund shall be administered by the National Authority
towards meeting the expenses for emergency preparedness, response, mitigation, relief and
reconstruction.
3.5.2 Establishment of Funds by Provincial/State Governments
(1) The provincial/state governments shall, immediately after notifications issued for constituting
the Provincial/State Authority and the District Authorities, establish the fund to be called the
Provincial/State Disaster Management Fund.
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(2) The Provincial/State Disaster Management Fund shall be financed from the following sources,
namely:
a) Grants made by the federal government or provincial/state governments.
b) Loans, aid and/or donations from national or international agencies provided in

accordance with prescribed procedure.
(3) The Provincial/State Disaster Management Fund shall be kept in one or more accounts
maintained by the Provincial/State Authority, in local or foreign currency, in any scheduled
bank in Pakistan and shall be operated in accordance with the directions of the Provincial/State
Authority.
(4) The Provincial/State Disaster Management Fund shall be administered by the Provincial/State
Authority towards meeting the expenses for emergency preparedness, response, mitigation,
relief and reconstruction in the province.
3.5.3 Allocation of Funds by the Federal and Provincial Governments
The federal government and provincial/state governments shall, in their annual budgets, make
provisions for funds for the purposes of carrying out the activities and programs set out in its
disaster management plan.
3.5.4 Emergency Procurement and Accounting
Where by reason of any impending disaster situation or disaster and the National Authority or
Provincial Authority or District Authority is satisfied that immediate procurement of provisions or
materials or the immediate application of resources are necessary for rescue or relief, it may
authorize the concerned department or authority to make the emergency procurement and in such
case, the standard procedure requiring inviting of tenders shall be deemed to be waived.
3.6 National Disaster Response Force
In the wake of the 2010 and 2011 floods, the tremendous loss of life and property and the
inadequate response capacity of the government brought to light the acute need for a specialized
response mechanism, whereby the life-saving needs of disaster-hit communities may be
effectively met. Such a mechanism would be particularly useful for carrying out search and rescue
and evacuation operations within rural and urban settings. Therefore, to address the existing gap,
a National Disaster Response Force shall be established across the country to offer vital response
services in a threatening disaster situation or disaster. In line with Section 27 of the National
Disaster Management Act 2010, which stipulates that establishment of a National Disaster
Response Force, the institutionalization of such a force would be an appropriate next step.
The proposed TORs including composition of the Response Force shall be:
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i. The Response Force will be established in the country to effectively respond to disasters and
emergencies.
ii. It will comprise of 86 members, each based on International Search and Rescue Advisory
Group (INSRAG) standards, and will be provided all necessary equipment, as per INSRAG
guidelines.
iii. It will be under the operational command of the respective FATA/GB/State/ Provincial Disaster
Management Authority (F/G/S/PDMAs) and their trainings shall be provided at Emergency
Services Academy, Lahore, NIDM and in other related institutions both in country and abroad.
iv. The general supervision, direction and operation of the Force shall be prescribed by NDMA in
consultation with F/G/S/PDMAs.
v. The Response Force shall also be deployed anywhere in the world by the NDMA, upon request
made to it through diplomatic channel.
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Chapter.4 National Intervention and Strategies for Disaster Management

This section presents comprehensive national intervention and strategies for disaster
management. The national intervention and strategies are long-term orientations to establish
efficient and effective disaster management systems in Pakistan. The actions/programs are
measures to be taken over the next ten years.
4.1 Key Issues in Disaster Management in Pakistan
Pakistan continues to suffer from a plethora of natural and man-made hazards that threaten to
affect the lives and livelihoods of its citizens. The natural disasters include floods, earthquakes,
landslides, cyclones, and drought. The man-made disasters include human conflicts, accidents,
and infrastructure failure. Over the last few years, Pakistan has experienced large natural disasters,
such as the 2005 Earthquake, 2010 Cyclone Phet and 2010 Pakistan Flood, which caused
significant impact on human lives and the national economy in Pakistan.
Key issues in disaster management can be categorized into the following six areas.
4.1.1 Strengthen Disaster Management Administration at National, Provincial and

Local Levels
The government of Pakistan established NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs as key organizations in
disaster management at national, provincial and local levels respectively. However, the disaster
management organization at the national level has not been established with clear roles and
responsibilities among the federal ministries. Moreover, linkages between NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs
are quite weak and there is no clear coordination mechanism between NDMA and DDMAs. Since
the NDRMF was prepared in 2007, Pakistan has experienced heavy flood damage in 2010 and 2011.
The coordination mechanism of disaster management among national, provincial and local levels
needs to be strengthened.
4.1.2 Enhance Disaster Management System in the Stages of Pre-, During and
Post-Disaster Periods.
Emergency response has remained a predominant activity of disaster management in Pakistan.

The Pakistani Army plays a significant role in disaster management, especially in emergency
response and early recovery phases. For mitigation and preparedness in the pre-disaster stage,
the disaster risk management concept should be placed in the project formulation period. During
the post-disaster stage, there are no clear institutional systems or funding sources for disaster
rehabilitation and reconstruction. Therefore, the district, provincial and federal governments need
to prepare disaster management plans covering actions and measures to be taken in all stages of
pre, during and post-disaster situations.
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4.1.3 Establish Mechanisms for Monitoring and Assessment of Disaster Risks
There is a lack of knowledge and information about hazard identification, risk assessment and
management, and linkages between livelihoods and disaster preparedness. Risk and vulnerability
assessments of hazards are prepared by different agencies like FFC, PMD, NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs
and DDMAs, but they are not effectively coordinated or integrated. Risk assessment and
monitoring of hazards is essential for disaster risk management. A multi-hazard approach to
disaster risk reduction should be placed into risk assessment and a multi-hazard early warning
system to save lives, property and livelihoods should be established.
4.1.4 Promote Mechanism for Disaster Risk Reduction Measures into Development
Disaster risk management, development planning and environmental management operate in

isolation and integrated planning between these sectors is almost completely lacking. The National
Development Plan should include a disaster risk reduction approach as a part of the nation’s
sustainable development policies. There are no long-term, inclusive or coherent planning systems
to address disaster issues with a national vision. NDMA determined ten ministries and started
evaluation of development projects with reference to the disaster risk management concept.
However, there is an absence of a central authority to integrate disaster management into
development planning. A dedicated fund for disaster management at the federal level has never
been a part of the overall development planning.
4.1.5 Promote Disaster Risk Management at Local and Community Levels
There is a lack of knowledge and skills of officials in relevant agencies and civil society in disaster
management. State-level disaster preparedness and mitigation measures are oriented towards
structural measures and undermine non-structural measures such as training, education and
awareness of disaster risk management. Disaster related departments and organizations remain
under-resourced and untrained and are not given required training and education. The community
is the heart of disaster management. Enhancing the knowledge and capacities of people regarding
protection of their livelihood from disasters is important in disaster management.
4.1.6 Strengthen Capacity of Stake Holders in Disaster Management
Training is an integral component of capacity building and it needs to be designed for specific
needs and equipped with a practical approach. Strengthening of human resources is essential to
disaster management. Participants in disaster management include government organizations at
national, provincial and local levels, NGOs, CBOs, international donor agencies, private sector
enterprises, religious organizations, Civil Defence, police, and the community. Since each of these
have specific work areas, strengths and weaknesses, it is important for them to complement each
other’s efforts to achieve an efficient overall disaster management system. For the purpose of
capacity building in disaster management, the National Institute Of Disaster Management (NIDM)
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shall play a key role. Comprehensive disaster management courses and practical training shall be
prepared by NIDM and it needs to develop symbiotic linkages with other research institutions and
universities to enhance knowledge of disaster management.
4.2 National Disaster Management Intervention and Strategies
The following ten (10) national disaster management interventions are identified to establish a
more efficient and effective disaster management system in Pakistan. The national disaster
management interventions are guidelines covering all actions raised in the Hyogo Framework for
Actions. Table 4.1 shows the national disaster management interventions in relation to the Hyogo
Framework for Actions.
Table 4.1 The Relation between National Intervention and the Hyogo Framework
Hyogo Framework for Action

National Intervention in Disaster Management
2005-2015
Ensure that disaster risk reduction is a Establish the institutional and legal system for disaster
national and a local priority with a strong management
institutional basis for implementation Intervention-2:
Prepare disaster management plans at various levels
Identify, assess and monitor disaster risks Establish a national hazard and vulnerability assessment
and enhance early warning Intervention-4:
Establish a multi-hazard early warning system
Use knowledge, innovation and education Promotion of training, education and awareness in relation to
to build a culture of safety and resilience at disaster management
all levels Intervention-6:
Strengthen the awareness program on disaster risk reduction
at local level
Reduce the underlying risk factors Infrastructure development for disaster risk reduction
Intervention-8:
Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into development
Strengthen disaster preparedness for Establish a national emergency response system
effective response at all levels Intervention-10:
Capacity development for post-disaster recovery
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HFA-1: Ensure that Disaster Risk Reduction is a National and a Local Priority with a
Strong Institutional Basis for Implementation
4.3 Intervention-1: Establish the Institutional and Legal System for Disaster
Management
4.3.1 Review
One of the priority areas in disaster risk management is the institutional and legal arrangements,
which are intended to establish the administrative base for disaster management. The
promulgation of the National Disaster Management Ordinance 2006 was the turning point of
national disaster management administration in Pakistan. The Ordinance became the National
Disaster Management Act in December 2010. The Act regulates disaster management
organization at the national, provincial and district levels and defines the roles and responsibilities
of each level of government. The disaster management administration, which is regulated by the
Act, has started to function. Along with NDMA at the national level, F/G/S/PDMAs were established
in all provinces and DDMAs have been established in selected hazard prone districts. The National
Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) was inaugurated in February 2010 at a tentative location
in the UNDP office, which is a training and research institution regarding disaster management.
Building codes and land use regulations need a more comprehensive approach for disaster
management in urban areas.
4.3.2 Key Issues
Although NDRMF shows the roles and responsibilities of each ministry and department, the
specific roles and responsibilities of the organizations are not clearly defined. NDRP provides the
roles and responsibilities of the organizations in disaster management, but it is limited to
emergency response activities. There is a need to establish a comprehensive institutional structure
of disaster management including national, provincial and district levels. Each government
organization should know its roles and responsibilities as well as specific tasks for all stages of
pre-disaster, during-disaster and post-disaster. Furthermore, the roles and efforts to be taken by
civil society, the community and individuals should be clearly established to reduce disaster risk.
The government should promote and support their activities.
Relevant government organizations in disaster management should prepare for disaster risk
reduction, emergency response and rehabilitation and Reconstruction Plans. Such plans should
take into account the existing capacity of human resources and propose measures to enhance the
capacity of the organizations. NDMA shall provide technical guidelines and coordination among the
disaster management organizations by holding meetings and workshops periodically.
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After formulation of the disaster management plan for each organization, drills and training should
be carried out based on the plans. The results of the drills and training shall be reflected to
improvement of the disaster management plans in order to ensure efficient and effective operation
of the plans. At the same time, the capacity of the organizations and personnel should be
improved.
4.3.3 Strategies
Strategy-1: Establish and function disaster management organizations at provincial and district
levels.
Strategy-2: Formulate disaster management operation plans for relevant organizations.
Strategy-3: Implement periodic meetings among the disaster management organizations to

monitor the situations.
Strategy-4: Implement drills and training on disaster management activities in the organizations
to improve their capacities.
4.3.4 Priority Actions and Programs to be Implemented in 2012-2022
The above strategies shall be implemented through the various actions/activities shown in the
table below.
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Table 4.2 Priority Actions / Programs for the Next 10 Years (Intervention-1)
Responsible
Organizations
1. Establish and function 1.1. Promulgation of laws and regulations of disaster NDMA,
disaster management management F/G/S/PDMAs
organizations at national, 1.2. Provincial Disaster Management Commission and Authority F/G/S/PDMAs
provincial and district levels are established and functioning
1.3. District Disaster Management Authorities should be F/G/S/PDMAs
established and be functional by provision of relevant DDMA
financial resources by the provinces
1.4. TMA and UC should recognize their roles and TMA, UC
responsibilities in disaster management
1.5. Specific roles and responsibilities of each disaster NDMA,
management organization are recognized F/G/S/PDMAs,
DDMA, TMA, UC
1.6. NDMA follows the disaster management activities of NDMA
disaster management organizations that are recognized by
NDMC
1.7. Establishment of a disaster management organization in NDMA,
federal, provincial and district organizations F/G/S/PDMAs,
DDMA
1.8. Roles and responsibilities of the disaster management NDMC, PDMC
organizations are approved by NDMC
1.9. Preparation of roles and responsibilities of TMA and UC TMA, UC, DDMA
2. Formulate disaster 2.1. Formulation of disaster operation and contingency plans for NDMA, DDMA
management operation each organization, including fire accidents
plans for relevant 2.2. NDMA prepares the guidelines for disaster operation and NDMA
organizations contingency plans for disaster management organizations,
including fire accidents
3. Implement periodic 3.1. Periodic meetings should be held by NDMA to monitor the NDMA,
meetings among the situations F/G/S/PDMAs,
disaster management DDMA
organizations to monitor the
situations
4. Implement drills and 4.1. Implement drills and training and feed back to disaster NDMA,
training of disaster operation and contingency plans F/G/S/PDMAs,
management activities in DDMA
the organizations to 4.2. Each disaster management organization implements drills NDMA,
improve their capacities and training based on its disaster operation and F/G/S/PDMAs,
contingency plans DDMA
4.4 Intervention-2: Prepare Disaster Management Plans at Various Levels
4.4.1 Review
The objective of NDMP is to minimize the adverse effects of hazards through effective disaster
management measures at the national level. The plan includes interventions, strategies and
actions/programs for disaster risk reduction in the stages of pre-disaster, during disaster and
post-disaster periods.
NDMA has supported F/G/S/PDMAs to develop their Provincial Disaster Management Plans (PDMP).
The PDMP identifies hazard-prone areas (districts/municipalities), vulnerabilities, resources
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available, strategies for risk reduction, and responsibilities of various stakeholders for disaster
preparedness and response. The PDMPs were formulated in 2008 with technical assistance from
UNDP. NDMA has also supported F/G/S/PDMAs to work closely with 30 selected hazard-prone
districts to assist them in development of their District Disaster Management Plans (DDMP). The
DDMPs vary depending on the capacity of the DDMAs.
NDMA also developed a National Disaster Response Plan (NDRP) in 2010, which defines roles and
responsibilities of federal ministries, departments and other entities with regards to national level
disaster response. The NDRP helps various line ministries, departments and entities to collaborate
in providing needs-based efficient response.
4.4.2 Key Issues
Various levels of disaster management plans at national, provincial and district levels have been
developed by the overall initiative of NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs, but the plans have not
been implemented effectively due to weakness of institutional capacity and lack of funds. It is
urgently necessary to develop DDMPs in the remaining districts with the support of NDMA and
F/G/S/PDMAs. The existing PDMPs and DDMPs also need to be refined and modified based on the
experience of the 2010 flood.
Disaster risk reduction includes various measures, such as safer construction of infrastructure,
retrofitting of buildings, rainwater harvesting, relocation of housing and facilities from hazard
prone areas, training, awareness raising, provision of safer sources of livelihoods, etc.
Preparedness measures for disaster risk reduction involve development of warning systems and
plans for evacuation and other precautionary measures to be taken during the pre-disaster period.
They also involve education and training of officials, teams and communities in search and rescue,
fire fighting, evacuation, mass casualty management, etc. The establishment of policies,
regulations and operational plans to be executed after a disaster is also crucial. Effective plans
should consider and identify securing resources; e.g., stockpiling supplies and earmarking funds.
Pakistan has experienced rapid urbanization during the last decades. Disasters in urban areas will
cause extreme damage to economic assets and have a negative impact on the national economy.
Disaster management plans in urban areas are highly important for disaster risk reduction. The
disaster management plans in urban areas shall be prepared in collaboration with communities
with support from F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs. The plans should include identification of hazard risk
areas, evacuation sites and routes, necessary response activities, etc.
It is also important to clearly define roles and responsibilities of stakeholders and to strengthen
coordination amongst concerned agencies. Accordingly, it is necessary to develop sectoral disaster
management operation plans in federal ministries, departments and authorities.
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4.4.3 Strategies
Strategy-1: Formulate and update disaster management plans at national, provincial,

district/municipality and community or TMA levels.
Strategy-2: Develop hazard specific contingency plans.
Strategy-3: Develop sectoral disaster management operational plans in federal ministries,

departments and authorities.
table below.
Table 4.3 Priority Actions / Programs for the Next 10 years (Intervention-2)
Responsible
Organizations
1. Formulate/update disaster 1.1. Revise and update Provincial and District NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
management plans at DMPs in light of lessons learned in the DDMAs
national, provincial, district floods of 2010 and 2011
and community or TMA 1.2. Develop district DMPs in remaining F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMs
levels districts
1.3. Develop community-based DMPs at TMA F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMAs
level
2. Develop hazard specific 2.1. Develop hazard specific contingency NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
contingency plans plans at national and provincial levels Federal Ministries,
Department and Authorities
3. Develop sectoral disaster risk 3.1. Develop sector disaster management NDMA, Federal Ministries,
management operational operational plans in federal ministries, Department and Authorities
plans in federal ministries, departments and authorities
department and authorities 3.2. Develop detailed roles and NDMA, Federal Ministries,
responsibilities of federal ministries, Department and Authorities
departments and authorities in disaster
management
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HFA-2: Identify, Assess and Monitor Disaster Risks and Enhance Early Warning
4.5 Intervention-3: Establish National Hazard and Vulnerability Assessment
4.5.1 Review
There is no systematic information or database to understand hazard risks and vulnerability in

Pakistan. Due to the lack of such information, areas vulnerable to disasters are not clearly
identified, which causes difficulty in establishing disaster management interventions and decision
making of resource allocation for disaster risk reduction. Accordingly, it is essential to develop a
mechanism and system for monitoring hazard risk and vulnerability assessment. In fact, the Nation
Disaster Risk Management Framework (NDRMF) identified the following activities as the priorities
of DRM:
A Vulnerability Atlas will be prepared including hazard maps indicating the location of various
hazards with zonation of risk levels. The Atlas will also include analysis of vulnerability of
settlements, housing stock, important infrastructure and environmental resources.
A disaster inventory will be developed in order to facilitate analysis of disaster and vulnerability
trends. These data will be utilized for the preparation of the Vulnerability Atlas. A computerized
database of the Vulnerability Atlas will be produced and managed by NDMA. The database and the
Vulnerability Atlas will be made available online, so that any interested stakeholders can access it.
Major water resources of Pakistan lie in the frozen north. Damage to the glaciers and ice caps will
enhance disaster risks of various kinds. A study should be conducted to assess any negative impact
of climate change on glaciers and ice cover in northern Pakistan.
The NDMA has identified 50 hazard-prone districts as high priority for DRM activities. The
identification of hazard-prone districts should be based on scientific data and empirical data.
Recently, the NDMA planned to conduct a multi-hazard vulnerability analysis in association with
the French government. As a pilot project, the NDMA has conducted Hazard, Livelihood and
Vulnerability (HLV) Baseline Assessment in 10 districts. The NDMA also conducted Earthquake Risk
Assessment in Muzaffarabad, Mansehra, Murree, Quetta and Chitral, which aimed at integrating
earthquake vulnerability reduction into development plans and schemes.
With technical support from JICA, the NDMA has prepared a database of natural hazards and their
risks based on statistical data collected from relevant agencies. Much of these data are, however,
based on limited sources, and therefore, further elaboration and updating of the data are needed.
As for the study on climate change, a Task Force on Climate Change (TFCC) was established in the
Planning Commission of Pakistan in October 2008. The main tasks of the TFCC are to take stock of
the country’s situation in relation to climate change and to contribute to the formulation of policy
on climate change. TFCC assists the government in achieving sustained economic growth by
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addressing climate change threats to ensure the water, food and energy security of the country. In
addition, WAPDA has just commenced a project to research glacier and water resources in the
northern area of Pakistan. In this project, WAPDA will observe the situation of glaciers and
meteorological conditions. PMD have also conducted research for glacier and glacial lakes. In line
with these scientific activities conducted by related agencies, the NDMA has conducted a Risk
Assessment of Glacial Lake Outburst Flooding in the Gilgit district of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).
4.5.2 Key Issues
The database for the National Hazard and Vulnerability Assessment should be updated and
elaborated through the inclusion of updated statistical data and information including historical
records of hazards as well as major infrastructure such as roads, river and communication and
transportation networks. It is necessary to identify the areas vulnerable to hazards on two different
scales: one is to identify districts vulnerable to hazards on the national scale; and the other is to
identify areas vulnerable to hazards on the urban scale. The vulnerability assessment on the urban
scale is important for the purpose of disaster preparedness and mitigation, but it has not been
conducted. The vulnerability assessment should contribute to future land use planning and
development scenarios on both national and urban scales. In this connection, the NDMA and
F/G/S/PDMAs should further conduct hazard vulnerability analysis, in particular, risk assessment in
urban areas. The relevant regulations need to be established to conduct disaster prevention and
management in a proper manner.
Regarding floods, national level hazard assessments along the Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and
Sutlej Rivers were conducted during 2001 to 2006 by FFC based on the scale of a 10-year return
period flood and their inundation areas were delineated on a topographic map of 1:50,000.
However, these maps and data should be updated based on the worst ever 2010 Pakistan Flood
and the most recent 2011 Sindh Flood including Swat and Kabul Rivers as main tributaries of the
Indus basin. In addition, these activities shall further be sublimated into the national flood risk
assessment.
It is crucial that the current situations of climate change have had significant effects on the
increase of hazards and risks in Pakistan, especially hazards of river and flash floods, sediment
disasters, GLOFs, cyclones, droughts and avalanches. It is highly important that research agencies
do a detailed survey of the relationships between climate change and natural hazards in Pakistan.
In particular, preparation of hazard and risk maps for glacier and glacial lakes is important, because
such hazards as swollen rivers, flash floods and GLOFs will occur more frequently due to climate
change. Furthermore, it is essential to strengthen the capacity of research for the development of
hazard and vulnerability analysis.
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4.5.3 Strategies
Strategy-1: Conduct detailed multi–hazard vulnerability and risk analysis/assessments at the

national level.
Strategy-2: Conduct detailed multi–hazard vulnerability and risk analysis/assessments at local

levels.
Strategy-3: Conduct research and studies on the impact of climate change on glaciers and ice
caps.
table below.
Responsible
Organizations
1. Conduct detailed multi–hazard 1.1. Preparation of Vulnerability Atlas*1 NDMA in association with
vulnerability and risk at the national level F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMA, FFC,
analysis/assessments at the PMD, GSP and ERRA
national level 1.2. Digitization of Vulnerability Atlas and NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs
the preparation of database
2. Conduct detailed multi–hazard 2.1. Preparation of vulnerability analysis NDMA in association with
vulnerability and risk and creation of hazard maps for F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMA, FFC,
analysis/assessments at local selected districts and cities*2 PMD, GSP and ERRA
levels 2.2. Digitization of vulnerability/hazard NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs
maps and the preparation of
database
3. Conduct research and studies 3.1. Conduct research on impact of WAPDA, PMD, FFC and
on impact of climate change climate change on glaciers and ice GCISC in coordination with
on glaciers and ice caps caps NDMA
3.2. Establishment of GLOF early PMD in association with
warning system for selected NDMA, FFC and WAPDA
vulnerable areas
Note *1: Vulnerability Atlas refers to the hazard and risk maps for targeted disasters.
*2: For the local levels to be targeted, districts vulnerable to disasters and highly economic and densely
populated major cities with high disaster vulnerabilities (based on the disaster experiences in the past) are
prioritized. Therefore, Karachi, Hyderabad, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Peshawar, Lahore and ICD with
their suburbs shall be included for the city level.
On the other hand, the micro hazard (risk) maps shall be prepared for the most vulnerable locations for
each disaster, such as Indus River floods including Kabul and Swat Rivers or flash floods by nullahs and
landslides, through projects to be undertaken by each responsible agency.
4.6 Intervention-4: Establish Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Evacuation

Systems
4.6.1 Review
A multi-hazard early warning system (EWS) is a mechanism to generate advance warning and
make it possible for decision makers and communities to take appropriate actions prior to a hazard.
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An effective early warning system involves technical capacity for hazard monitoring and analysis of
data, and a mechanism for decision-making and communication systems to disseminate warning
messages to the communities. A multi-hazard EWS is vital to reduce disaster risks and losses in
Pakistan.
A number of workshops to develop EWS have been held with the participation of various levels of
stakeholders. For example, a national workshop on development of an early warning system for
tsunamis was held by WFP. A national workshop for development of a disaster response plan was
held by NDMA. The UNISDR and other related agencies also conducted workshops to enhance
EWS in Pakistan.
PMD has already developed an early warning system for tropical cyclones with the establishment
of the Marine Meteorology and Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (TCWC). As of 2010, tracking of
tropical cyclones in Pakistan has been done by the TCWC. As for the tsunami EWS, new equipment
and facilities for the early detection and estimation of the occurrence of tsunamis have been
developed by the National Seismic Monitoring and Tsunami Early Warning Centre located in
Karachi and Islamabad.
PMD also established the Drought/Environmental Monitoring and Early Warning Centre
(NDMC-PMD) in 2002, which is located in Islamabad, to monitor the drought situation in the
country and issue timely advisories. In order to strengthen community-based activities to prepare
for a drought situation, drought EWS and mitigation projects have been implemented in
Tharparkar district. Indigenous knowledge based on early warning indicators for drought have
been developed by the DERA and NDMA.
An Early Warning System (EWS) for floods has also been developed by PMD and it is significantly
important because flood disasters cause great impact as experienced in the 2010 Pakistan Flood.
In fact, the 2010 Pakistan Flood caused tremendous damage notwithstanding the release of a
warning issued by PMD prior to the actual flood. More effective operation of the EWS for floods is
necessary. Although an EWS for river floods has been established, there is no EWS for flash floods
or landslides in Pakistan except for the Lai Nullah basin passing through Islamabad and
Rawalpindi.
There is a lack of efficiency in the technical and operational capacities of relevant organizations
(e.g., PMD, FFC, WAPDA, GSP, Ministry of Health, etc.) to monitor and predict hazards. This could
be ameliorated by improving and expanding the existing technological networks. It is also
necessary to facilitate a multi-agency interface, with strengthening the sharing of technical
information on hazards among multiple agencies. The role of media is also important for
dissemination of warning messages.
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Disease is a man-induced hazard and a Disease Early Warning System (DEWS) has been
established under the Disease Surveillance and Control Program of WHO for detecting,
investigating and controlling epidemics at their earliest stages. DEWS has been implemented in 95
districts in Pakistan with the assistance of WHO, aiming to build the capability of health personnel
at early detection of epidemics. In addition, the Epidemic Investigation Cell (EIC), which is a hub
of disease prevention and control activities at the national level, was established with the
assistance of the World Health Organization (WHO).
4.6.2 Key Issues
The most significant natural disaster was the recent 2010 Pakistan Flood, which caused nearly
1,985 deaths and Rs 855 billion of economic loss. The effects of such damage cause a vicious cycle
in Pakistan; the disaster causes huge economic loss that becomes a setback in the effort to
eradicate poverty and the lives of the people become worse.
A multi-hazard early warning system (EWS) is an important tool to break out of the vicious cycle
and it has become a major issue in Pakistan. Until now, however, technical efforts to develop a
multi-hazard EWS have not been established effectively because of insufficient cooperation
between relevant agencies. It is also necessary to enhance and strengthen the technical capacity
of EWS, particularly in weather forecasting systems for mitigation of hazard risks. Furthermore,
communities are not aware of EWS and lack knowledge of disaster prevention measures. In this
connection, risk and hazard maps at local scale for vulnerable areas, particularly against flash
floods and landslides, the most pertinent localized disasters related to the early warning system,
shall be prepared.
The effort to develop a multi-hazard EWS should be executed with the involvement of a number of
stakeholders so that effective operations of EWS will result in numerous benefits. Reliable,
efficient and effective communication and multi-hazard early warning systems are the keys to
reduce disaster risk. Major stakeholders related to a multi-hazard EWS are:
Central Government - NDMA, FFC, PMD, WAPDA, GSP, ERRA, Army
Provincial Government - F/G/S/PDMAs, Irrigation Departments, Civil Defence, Rescue 1122

(Fire Brigade)
District Government - DDMA (DCO, Revenue, etc.), Police, C&W, Civil Defence
Others - NGOs, INGOs, Mosques, Schools, Media
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4.6.3 Strategies
Strategy-1: Strengthen forecasting and early warning systems.
Strategy-2: Prepare hazard maps at local scale in targeted locations.
Strategy-3: Strengthen early warning dissemination systems.
Strategy-4: Develop capacity of early warning and evacuation systems.
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Responsible
Strategies Actions/Programs
Organizations
1. Strengthen 1.1. Establishment of specialized medium range forecasting centre PMD
forecasting and (SMRFC) with a meteorological radar station at Islamabad and
early warning upper air observations at designated locations
systems 1.2. Strengthening of flood forecasting by satellite information and PMD/FFC/SUPARCO
hazard maps of Indus Rivers including the Kabul and Swat River
system
1.3. Establishment of a river flood forecast and warning system, PMD/WAPDA in
including establishment of regional flood forecasting and warning consultation with
centres (RFFWC) NDMA/PDMAs
1.4. Establishment of a flash flood forecasting and warning system PMD in consultation
including local flash flood forecasting centres (LFFFC) with
NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAs
1.5. Establishment of a landslide forecast and warning system PMD in consultation
with
NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAs
1.6. Establishment of a new tide level monitoring network including a PMD
data communication system
1.7. Establishment of a GLOF and snow melt flash flood forecast and PMD/WAPDA
warning system with an avalanche advisory information system
1.8. Establishment of a seismic intensity reporting system including a PMD
data communication system
1.9. Establishment of a meteorological radar system along coastal PMD
areas
1.10. Establishment of a meteorological radar system at designated PMD
locations
1.11. Replacement of the meteorological radar system at D.I. Khan, R.Y. PMD
Khan and Karachi
1.12. Expansion and additional installation of an automatic weather PMD in consultation
observation system (AWS) with
NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAs
1.13. Expansion of the real-time rainfall & water level observation PMD
network
2. Prepare hazard 2.1. Preparation of hazard maps and capacity development against PMD/FFC/
maps at local local flash floods in vulnerable areas DDMAs
scale in targeted 2.2. Preparation of landslide hazard maps based on topographical and PMD/FFC/GSP/
locations geological analyses at vulnerable locations NDMA/DDMAs
2.3. Training on tsunami simulation and preparation of hazard maps PMD
NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAs/D
DMA/Related Agencies
3. Strengthen early 3.1. Innovation of a communication system between PMD and NDMA, NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAs/D
warning among DMAs (NDMA-PDMA-DDMA) and a communication system DMAs/PMD/PID/NGOs/
dissemination utilizing cellular phone and radio broadcast networks PTA/PEMRA/Local
system Governments
3.2. Development of the EWS National Plan, guidelines and SOPs for NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAs
Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (HEPR) Ministry of Health
3.3 Weather Info. Broadcasting System and Weather Information PMD
Broadcasting Program Production System and Installation of GTS
in SMRFC Project
3.3. Finalization of SOP of cyclone EWS PMD
4. Develop capacity 4.1. Enhancement of research activities for snow/glacier/glacial lakes PMD/GCISC
of early warning /WAPDA
and evacuation 4.2. Establishment of a Weather Forecast Guidance System PMD
systems
4.3. Enhancement of community enlightenment for EWS with NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAs/D
execution of training and drills DMAs/PMD/FFC/NGOs
4.4. Education program for advanced meteorology and hydrology for PMD
PMD staff
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Establish Better Knowledge of Disaster Risk at Local and Community Levels
4.7 Intervention-5: Promotion of Training, Education and Awareness in Relation

to Disaster Management
4.7.1 Review
The purpose of disaster risk management (DRM) training, education and awareness activities is to
enhance the capacity of experts in relevant organizations and the general public to be able to
conduct disaster management activities in an effective and efficient manner. The NDRMF has
identified the following outputs to be achieved through DRM training, education and awareness
activities.
• Technical skills and knowledge of district and municipal officials in hazard prone areas is
enhanced regarding disaster risk reduction and preparedness.
• Curriculum on disaster risk management is available for training of district, municipal,

provincial and national officials.
• Curriculum for media orientation on disaster risk reduction and preparedness is available.
• Awareness of parliamentarians, senators, members of political parties, members of the

bureaucracy, chambers of commerce and industry enhanced about disaster risk reduction
strategies.
• Curriculum for training of civil servants is available and incorporated into the syllabus of the
civil service academy and other civil and military training institutions.
• Short-term courses on disaster risk management are offered in schools, colleges and
universities.
Since the formulation of NDRMF in 2007, several outputs have been partially achieved. For
example, DRM training courses have been offered to F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMA staff. Training
courses on disaster reporting have been conducted for media staff. Policy dialogues with
parliamentarians and senators have been started. Some workshops related to disaster
management were offered at the Civil Services Academy and National School of Public Policy.
Some subjects related to disaster management are included in the national curriculum for basic
education. Accordingly, it can be said that some DRM training, education and awareness activities
have been provided to various target groups of people on the initiative of NDMA with technical
support from international organizations. However, the number of trainees is still limited.
4.7.2 Key Issues
There is no particular organization to coordinate and lead human resource development activities
in the field of disaster management in Pakistan. Human resource development in the field of
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disaster management encompasses a wide variety of activities including search and rescue
training and technical research on disaster management. These activities have been conducted by
various organizations. In order to manage the variety of activities in human resource development,
it is essential to have an organization which takes the initiative to coordinate and boost overall
human resource development activities. The NIDM should play a leading role in human resource
development activities in the field of disaster management.
Considering the limited resources, human resource development requires target groups to
enhance their capacities in disaster management. In order to make the society resilient to disaster
damage, human resource development should start with strengthening the capacity of the general
public, communities, and government agencies. These target groups should be aware of disaster
mitigation and preparedness measures so that they start taking actions to mitigate future disaster
damage.
Few organizations realize that human resource development in the field of disaster management
is their own task. Since there are a huge number of targets, human resource development should
be conducted by many organizations with mutual coordination. Major organizations to be
responsible for human resource development are shown in Table 1.4.6. NIDM should take the
initiative in implementing human resource development activities in various organizations.
Past experience and research results in the field of disaster management have not been well
accumulated in Pakistan. A database of past records of hazards is not fully available and research
in the field of disaster management has not been effectively conducted even though Pakistan has
experienced huge disasters. It is necessary to enhance knowledge and technology in the field of
disaster management. For this purpose, establishment of a research centre in the field of disaster
management is required.
4.7.3 Strategies
Strategy-1: Develop NIDM (National Institute of Disaster Management) to promote human

resource development in the field of disaster management.
Strategy-2: Enhance the capacity of government agencies in charge of disaster management.
Strategy-3: Promote mainstreaming DRR through capacity enhancement of governmental

officers.
Strategy-4: Develop the capacity of communities to cope with disasters.
Strategy-5: Raise people’s awareness of disaster management.
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The above strategies shall be implemented through the priority actions/programs shown in the
table below.
Table 4.6 Priority Actions / Programs for the Next 10 years (Intervention-5)
Responsible
Strategies Actions / Programs
Organizations
1. Develop NIDM (National Institute of 1.1. Setting up of organization of NIDM NDMA
Disaster Management) to promote 1.2. Construction of NIDM NDMA
human resource development in the 1.3. Enhancement of coordination and partnership with NIDM
field of disaster management stakeholders
1.4. Systemization of DRM capacity building Relevant
organizations
1.5. Improvement of DRM training quality NIDM
1.6. Establishment of library NIDM
1.7. Promotion of research NIDM
2. Enhance the capacity of government 2.1. DRM courses for NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, and DDMAs NIDM
agencies in charge of disaster staff
management 2.2. Capacity enhancement of urban search and rescue City District
teams Government
2.3. Implementation of regular refresher training for Provincial Fire
district fire brigades Brigade, Provincial
Civil Defence
2.4. DRM workshops for TMA staff NIDM, DDMA
3. Promote mainstreaming DRR 3.1. DRM workshops for relevant ministries NIDM
through capacity enhancement of 3.2. DRM workshops for relevant departments of
governmental officers provincial governments
3.3. DRM workshops for district governments DDMA
3.4. DRM subjects into curriculum of government NIDM
training institutes
4. Develop the capacity of 4.1. DRM workshops for community leaders DDMA, NGO
communities to cope with disasters 4.2. Search and rescue training for members of District Fire
community emergency response teams Brigade, District
Civil Defence, NGO
5. Raise people’s awareness of disaster 5.1. Awareness campaigns NIDM,
management F/G/S/PDMAs,
DDMAs, TMAs
5.2. Promotion of disaster education at schools NIDM, Provincial
Education
Department
5.3. Promotion of disaster education in higher education NIDM, Provincial
Education
Department,
University
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4.8 Intervention-6: Strengthen Awareness Program on Disaster Risk Reduction

at Local Level
4.8.1 Review
The local communities, local infrastructure and local economy are directly affected by disasters. A
“Community and Local Level Risk Reduction Program” is the heart of disaster risk reduction. Local
communities and authorities are the first players to respond to any disaster. Considering this
characteristic of the disaster situation, it is important that disaster risk reduction programs are
implemented for awareness and capacity development at the local level, including local
government officials, communities, and civil society organizations. Effective utilization of local
resources is essential in all the stages of disaster management, i.e., preparedness, response,
recovery and reconstruction. Additionally, local level disaster management plans at the villages,
UCs, tehsils and districts are important in disaster risk reduction.
The NDMA has already developed district level DRM plans at selected districts/municipalities under
the support of UNDP. Along with the plans, pilot activities have been conducted and disaster
management cells have been established at the municipal level; and training and drills including
some small-scale mitigation measures for earthquakes, tsunami, floods, cyclones, and drought
have been conducted in more than twenty communities. Trainer’s manuals and training manuals
are developed as community-based disaster risk management (CBDRM) tools. The Pakistan Red
Crescent Society (PRCS) develops training manuals on CBDRM and provides training to selected
communities. PRCS has also started developing district disaster response teams who can respond
to disasters at the district level and link with the communities. Both programs have started from
several pilot communities and are expected to upscale to other areas in the nation. Schools are
also included in the program. Recently, with financial support from the World Bank, NDMA has
plans to conduct nationwide CBDRM activities for all the union councils (UCs) in the country within
five years.
According to documents provided by NDMA in 2011, CBDRM activities conducted under the NDMA
initiative are listed below:
• Under one-UN Joint Program, Municipal Disaster Management Cells (MDMC) were
established in Muzaffarabad, Mansehra, Murree, Chitral, and Quetta Municipalities.
• Training programs were organized for construction professionals and workers (architects,
engineers and masons).
• Some training is provided to community people and masons in the selected districts.
• Awareness and evacuation drills for floods and cyclones are conducted at selected districts.
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• Pilot projects of mangrove plantation were conducted in the districts Thatta and Gawadar.
• Several pilot projects involving reconstruction and retrofitting of damaged or vulnerable

buildings in AJ&K and KP.
• Several pilot projects involving structural mitigation measures were implemented in

Muzaffarabad and Mansehra.
4.8.2 Key Issues
By reviewing these recent projects under the initiative of NDMA, the following issues are identified
regarding CBDRM activities and awareness programs for the general public.
In the areas that have experienced disasters frequently, risk perceptions by citizens are relatively
high. However, knowledge of disasters and countermeasures against disasters are insufficient.
Citizens are not aware that disaster risk management requires the joint effort of “self-help,
mutual-help and public-help.” Most citizens expect public assistance in the first place, but they are
not aware of what they or neighboring communities can do for disaster risk management.
Various organizations have conducted Community-based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM)

activities, and modules and training materials have been prepared. However, formation of staff
and budgets for implementation have not yet been decided. To up-scale CBDRM activities
nationwide, the implementing mechanism needs to be clearly defined.
CBDRM activities are often limited to emergency response and preparedness. Some districts and
tehsils have prepared development schemes, but utilizing these schemes for the mitigation
measures of disaster risk management have not yet been put into practice.
Many local governments have not yet designated safe evacuation places for citizens. In some
cases, even though safe evacuation places are identified, they are located too far away from the
communities.
4.8.3 Strategies
Strategy-1: Enhance knowledge of disasters management in the general public.
Strategy-2: Establish safe evacuation places in the case of a disaster situation.
Strategy-3: Implement and disseminate CBDRM activities.
Strategy-4: Disseminate self-help and mutual help efforts in disaster management.
Strategy-5: Establish disaster mitigation measures incorporated with existing development

programs.
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table below.
Responsible
Organizations
1. Enhance knowledge of disaster 1. Conducting awareness campaigns for the general public NDMA
management in the general utilizing various media such as radio, TV, the Internet, F/G/S/PDMAs
public posters, mosques, and schools
2. Establish safe evacuation places 2. Preparing evacuation maps by vulnerable districts F/G/S/PDMAs
in the case of a disaster Districts
situation
3. Implement and disseminate 3.1. Establishing special teams of trainers for CBDRM activities NDMA
CBDRM activities F/G/S/PDMAs
3.2. Preparing information site of CBDRM at NDMA web page for NDMA
CBDRM practitioners
3.3 Calling for donors to conduct CBDRM activities NDMA
4. Disseminate self-help and 4.1. Conducting standardized17 CBDRM activities for union NDMA
mutual help efforts in disaster councils at vulnerable districts F/G/S/PDMAs
management Districts
4.2. Conducting standardized CBDRM activities for communities NDMA
at vulnerable districts F/G/S/PDMAs
Districts
4.3. Conducting standardized CBDRM activities for union NDMA
councils at locations other than vulnerable districts F/G/S/PDMAs
Districts
4.4. Installing equipment for disaster risk management at UC NDMA
F/G/S/PDMAs
Districts
5. Establish disaster mitigation 5.1 Planning small-scale mitigation measures during CBDRM NDMA
measures incorporated with the activities F/G/S/PDMAs
existing development program Districts
5.2 Mitigation measures for community DRM are incorporated NDMA
in the local government development program Provinces
F/G/S/PDMAs
Districts
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Management Committees and response teams are to be organaized at union councils. For union council Disaster
Management Committees, a 4-day training course is planned and key activities are DRM basic concepts, hazard
vulnerability capacity assessment, mainstreaming DRR, early warning system, emergency management (first aid,
evacuation, relief, etc.), situation analysis and reporting, damage and need assessments, and resource mobilization.
For union council response teams, a 6-day training course is planned and the key activities are DRM basic concepts,
emergency first aid, search & rescue, fire fighting, stockpile management, emergency management, and simulation
exercises.
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HFA-3: Reduce the Underlying Risk Factors
4.9 Intervention-7: Infrastructure Development for Disaster Risk Reduction
4.9.1 Key Issues
A well-distributed and safe infrastructure is vital for disaster risk management. In Pakistan,
however, the vulnerability of the population to natural hazards has increased due to rapid
urbanization and population growth in disaster prone areas. In addition, inadequate management
of infrastructure has caused damage to the population. The following issues of infrastructure
development are to be considered for disaster risk reduction:
Many villages are remote and isolated from the rest of the country. Strengthening of physical
infrastructure is vital for mitigation of underlying risk factors and effective response during
disasters. It is essential to execute evaluation of physical infrastructure, especially transportation
and communication facilities.
The 2005 Earthquake caused many victims amongst the school children who were under the
debris of collapsed school structures. Many hospitals also collapsed in the earthquake preventing
effective response for medical treatment for the victims. It is necessary to develop safer schools
and hospitals to avoid repetition of such tragic episodes. Making schools and hospitals safer and
building structures that are resilient against disasters have become two of the key issues for DRM
in Pakistan.
The NDMA has taken every effort to reduce the hazard risks in terms of disaster mitigation
measures since its establishment in 2007. These measures are mainly focused on non-structural
measures such as institutional, training and capacity building activities in disaster management. At
the same time, NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and relevant agencies should pay more attention to structural
measures to reduce hazard risks.
A survey of existing flood protection facilities should be conducted and the NFPP-IV (National Flood
Protection Plan) prepared by FFC should be also revised in accordance with the damage analysis
of the 2010 flood. It is indispensable to conduct detailed studies on the breaching mechanism of
the river bunds and damage to infrastructure during the 2010 floods by Irrigation Departments
and Highway and Railway Authorities along with the Pakistan Army. It is necessary to consider
rehabilitation of existing barrages so that they can accommodate basic floodwater discharges so
as not to breach the flood protection bunds.
Taking into account the progress of climate change and experiences of the 2010 flood, it is
necessary to establish a comprehensive flood management or integrated watershed management
system in the Indus River basin including the Kabul and Swat Rivers. Based on the results of the
above studies, all the design discharges of dams, barrages, and all other flood protection works
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should be reviewed in terms of structural dimensions like width and height of structures to
enhance safe flood discharge capacities.
Pakistan has experienced a rapid urbanization and population growth in urban areas. To prevent
widespread damage due to disasters in urban areas, it is necessary that urban planning and
development should consider disaster risk management. Local governments and disaster
management organizations need to make efforts to create a disaster-resistant urban structure.
4.9.2 Strategies
Strategy-1: Develop schools, hospitals and other important public facilities to be safe against
disasters.
Strategy-2: Develop important coastal facilities to be safe (i.e., ports and industrial facilities)
against disasters taking into consideration climate change (sea level rising, increment
of intensity of cyclones, etc.).
Strategy-3: Enforce the building code in construction of buildings.
Strategy-4: Implement appropriate structural and non-structural measures in flood prone areas
taking into account comprehensive and integrated flood management plans.
Strategy-5: Enhance disaster risk management capacity including fire in urban areas.
table below.
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Responsible
Strategies Actions/Programs
Organizations
1. Develop schools, hospitals and 1.1. Structural vulnerability evaluation for schools NDMA/PDMAs/DDMAs
other important public facilities and hospitals against earthquakes, tsunamis
to be safe against disasters and floods in Pakistan
1.2. Preparation of guidelines for new public building NDMA/PDMAs/DDMAs
construction in the areas vulnerable to disasters
1.3. Retrofitting works of important public facilities NDMA/PDMAs/DDMAs
(schools and hospitals) Ministry of Education
Ministry of Health
2. Develop important coastal 2.1. Construction of coastal dikes along major public Ministry of Ports and
facilities to be safe against facilities against tsunamis and storm surges Shipping
disasters taking into account (cyclones)
climate change 2.2. Construction of DRM centres in vulnerable areas NDMA/PDMAs/DDMAs
to disasters
3. Enforce the building code in 3.1. Preparation of guidelines for housing NDMA/PDMAs/DDMAs
construction of buildings construction in the areas vulnerable to disasters
4. Implement appropriate 4.1. Establishment of a comprehensive and Ministry of Water &
structural measures in flood integrated flood management/protection plan in Power/WAPDA/FFC/
prone areas taking into account Pakistan Planning Commission at
comprehensive and integrated • A review of the breaching mechanism of the river Federal Govt. level,
flood management plans embankments (flood bunds) and a review of PIDs/F/G/S/PDMAs PWD
designated breaching points (Gilgit-Baltistan) /FATA
• Revision and updating of NFPP-IV Secretariat through
(Irrigation Directorate),
• Revision of SOPs of Tarbela Dam for flood Irrigation Department,
mitigation Govt. of AJ&K
• Flood plain zoning and management including
legislation of removal of encroachment from flood
plain
• Capacity building of the stakeholders in flood
mitigation
4.2. Construction and rehabilitation of flood Ministry of Water &
control/mitigation structures Power/ WAPDA/FFC/
• Implementation of NFPP-IV Planning Commission at
• Construction of DRM centres in flood prone areas Federal Govt. level,
PIDs/ F/G/S/PDMAs
• Retrofitting of existing dams, barrages and flood PWD (Gilgit-Baltistan)
protection works to increase floodwater retarding /FATA Secretariat
capacity and ability to accommodate design through (Irrigation
discharges Directorate), Irrigation
• Constructing of new flood protection works, dams Department, Govt. of
and barrages to increase flood mitigation/ AJ&K
protection capacity
5. Enhance disaster risk 5.1. Formulation of an urban disaster management NDMA/PDMAs/DDMAs
management capacity including plan to propose corresponding
fire in urban areas countermeasures against natural hazard risk in
urban areas
5.2. Enforcement of effective land use control and NDMA/PDMAs/DDMAs
regulations based on the urban disaster Planning Commission
management plan; introduction of space
needed for evacuation and disaster relief into
the land utilization program
5.3. Construction of DRM centres in areas vulnerable NDMA/PDMAs/DDMAs
to urban disasters
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For Strategy 4, “Implement appropriate structural measures in flood prone areas taking into
account comprehensive and integrated flood management plans,” the Federal Flood Commission
in 2007 prepared the Fourth National Flood Protection Plan (NFPP-IV).
In the draft NFPP-IV, the total cost provision for comprehensive country-wide flood management
is Rs 50 billion. Breakup cost for the total investment of Rs. 50 billion is as shown in Table 4.9
below.
Table 4.9 Investments for National Flood Protection Plan-IV

Estimated Cost
Sr. No. Province/Region
(Rs Billion)
I Punjab 18.75
Sindh 12.92
Khyber Pakhtunkhawa 4.58
Balochistan 3.33
Gilgit-Baltistan 0.42
FATA 1.25
AJ&K 0.42
II WAPDA 0.98
PMD 3.67
III FFC, Capacity Building & Research Studies, etc. 3.69
Total 50.00
Source: FFC USD 565.6 million
(IUSD=88.4 PKR)
The non-structural programs included in the updated NFPP-IV, such as programs for EWS, have
been described in Intervention-4 as Establish Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Evacuation Systems.
4.10 Intervention-8: Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into Development
4.10.1 Review
The government policy on development is reducing poverty, promoting economic growth and
increasing the wealth of the nation. Disaster risk reduction shall secure sustainable growth, reduce
poverty and create a disaster resilient society. Therefore, mainstreaming disaster risk reduction
into development is an integrated component of the development process.
The NDRMF identifies the mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction into development as one of the
priority areas for disaster management in Pakistan. In order to achieve this goal, disaster risk
reduction shall be a national policy and included in the National Development Plan and National
Poverty Alleviation Strategy.
The recognition of disaster risk reduction is a development challenge especially in the provinces
and districts with high risk of natural disasters. The guidelines for mainstreaming DRR in
development were prepared by the Ministry of Industries and Production and training on
mainstreaming disaster risk reduction was conducted for members of a National and Ministerial
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Working Group, including ten ministries. Several member ministries finalized the ministerial
strategy on DRR.
The National Planning Commission and the Ministry of Finance agreed to incorporate disaster
reduction measures in the evaluation of development projects by including them in the PC-1 form.
This is the first step to recognition of disaster risk reduction as a development project. In order to
evaluate disaster reduction impacts in development projects, NDMA should provide guidelines to
evaluate the impacts.
4.10.2 Key Issues
One of the lessons learned from the 2010 flood disaster is the importance of proper infrastructure
development to reduce disaster risk in the country. In this sense, the National Development Plan
should address the importance of the disaster risk reduction as a prime policy to achieve national
development goals. The disaster risk reduction measures shall be beneficial to the economic
development and improvement of the living condition of the people. The damage from a disaster
may impact people in many ways: loss of life, loss of economic assets, loss of agricultural land, etc.
Once the area is damaged by a disaster, secondary impacts will cause further problems such as
disease outbreak, malnutrition, dependency on aid, etc. These negative impacts will bring about
huge losses in economic and social terms.
Disaster risk reduction will improve the living condition of the people and reduce poverty in the
country. For example, the construction of dams will reduce the disaster risk of floods and drought.
At the same time, the construction of dams will assist in producing more agricultural products and
low cost electricity. However, the construction of dams may cause negative impacts on the social
and natural environments.
The Planning Commission of Pakistan should provide disaster risk reduction criteria in
development projects. Provincial governments need to change or modify their proposed projects
to fit disaster risk reduction criteria. A road development project, for example, can be a disaster
risk reduction project if the alignment of the embankment is proper and cross drainage structures
of sufficient discharge capacity are provided at appropriate locations. This will reduce the flood
disaster risk by diverting the storm water to appropriate locations thereby saving agricultural land
and populated areas. Construction of government buildings should adhere to the building code to
reduce the impact of disaster. Therefore, updated building codes may be strictly followed in
building projects and all possible disaster risk reduction measures should be taken into account.
4.10.3 Strategies
Strategy-1: Establish disaster risk reduction policies in the National Development Plan and
National Poverty Reduction Strategy.
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Strategy-2: Set up sectoral guidelines on mainstreaming disaster risk reduction.
Strategy-3: Establish criteria to assess development projects from a risk reduction perspective.
Strategy-4: Improve the technical capacity of federal and provincial governments to integrate risk
reduction into development plans and programs.
table below.
Responsible
Organizations
1. Establish disaster risk reduction 1.1. Collect lessons learnt from pilot projects on NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
policies in the National mainstreaming DRM Planning Commission
Development Plan and National 1.2. The National Development Plan and National NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
Poverty Reduction Strategy Poverty Reduction Strategy should include Planning Commission
disaster risk reduction as a national policy
1.3. Disaster risk reduction is put into practice as NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
pilot projects Planning Commission
2. Set up sectoral guidelines on 2.1. Undertake case studies on previous NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
mainstreaming disaster risk experiences of line ministries on Planning Commission
reduction mainstreaming DRR
3. Establish criteria to assess 3.1. Conduct cost-benefit analysis of integrated NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
development projects from a risk reduction into development sectors Planning Commission
risk reduction perspective 3.2. Establish the evaluation criteria and NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
guidelines for mainstreaming DRM into Planning Commission
development projects
3.3. Disseminate the evaluation criteria to federal NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
and provincial governments through Planning Commission
workshops and awareness programs
3.4. Review the development programs by the NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
criteria set by NDMA Planning Commission
4. Improve the technical capacity 4.1. Prepare a curriculum of national and NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
of federal and provincial provincial workshops on mainstreaming DRM Planning Commission
governments to integrate risk 4.2. Hold workshops for sharing lessons learnt and NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
reduction into development experience Planning Commission
plans and programs
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HFA-4: Enhance preparedness, response and recovery measures in disaster

management
4.11 Intervention-9: Establish National Emergency Response System
4.11.1 Review
The success or failure of any emergency response system depends upon the availability and
operational efficiency of the information architecture, which ensures communication flow between
all the stakeholders. The importance of such a system in disaster management is most critical as
it can ensure the delivery of information and relief services to the hazard affected areas and
people.
Emergency Operations Centres (EOCs) were established at national, provincial and district levels
under the overall supervision of NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs respectively. The national EOC
serves as a hub for receiving early warnings and issuing necessary instructions to response
agencies. The provincial and district EOCs lead coordination and management of relief operations
in affected areas. Civil Defence, armed forces, fire services, police, ambulance services, Red
Crescent and other related agencies will be coordinated by the EOCs at respective levels.
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) were prepared in the NDRP and define roles and
responsibilities of federal, provincial and local agencies for their involvement in emergency
response activities.
A methodology and system for post-disaster damage, loss and needs assessment was developed
for collaborative action by the stakeholders after the 2005 Earthquake. It includes a framework for
damage and loss assessment, common reporting formats, data-collection methodologies, and
roles and responsibilities of stakeholders. It also includes SOPs on activation, deployment,
reporting and de-activation of assessment teams. These methods and systems were applied in the
evaluation of damage, loss and needs assessment in the 2010 flood.
Under the support of UNDP, three Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams have been formed for
the Capital Development Authority, the City District Government of Karachi and the Pakistan Army
to respond to disasters.
4.11.2 Key Issues
The inability of Pakistan’s emergency response system to deal with catastrophes was highlighted
in the aftermath of the 2005 earthquake and the 2010 & 2011 flood disasters. It is imperative to
develop a system under the management of NDMA to organize effective disaster preparedness,
prevention, mitigation, response and recovery at national, provincial and district levels. Therefore,
development of institutional mechanisms should be undertaken and technical and operational
capacity of involved agencies should be enhanced.
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In emergency response, the roles of the Civil Defence Department at federal and provincial levels
are critical. However, the organization capacity is extremely weak at both federal and provincial
levels. The provincial governments need to undertake proper overhauling of Civil Defence
Departments to enable them to organize search and rescue, fire fighting, first aid and other
response activities. This requires strengthening of the Civil Defence training academies. Other
agencies that need to be strengthened include, the ERC, PRCS, police and fire services, the
Ministries of the Interior and Health and NGOs.
Relevant national, provincial and local agencies will be encouraged to establish strategic locations
for stockpiling essential relief items for timely provision of relief to the disaster affected people
under the supervision of the NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs.
In proper emergency response, a database should be developed to record disaster response

resources available with different departments at national, provincial and district levels. This would
allow authorities to mobilize the resources and deploy them in affected areas at the time of a
disaster. Relevant departments at national, provincial and district levels will submit a list of
resources and equipment available to the DDMAs, F/G/S/PDMAs and NDMA.
A National Disaster Management Fund shall be established in order to enable the federal
government to organize emergency response effectively. The fund will also be used for recovery
and reconstruction of the disaster affected areas. Possibilities for establishing catastrophe
financing schemes will be explored with banks, international donors and insurance sector
agencies.
Although methodology and a system for common post-disaster damage, loss and needs
assessments was developed, there is a lack of capacity of professional staff, and therefore, training
and capacity building activities are critical.
Pakistan Civil Defence should be closely involved in the development and management of urban
search and rescue teams.
4.11.3 Strategies
Strategy-1: Establish and strengthen a warehousing or stockpiling system for storing food,
medicine, relief supplies and rescue equipment at strategic locations.
Strategy-2: Enhance emergency response capacities, such as emergency operation centres, Civil
Defence and urban search and rescue teams in major cities.
Strategy-3: Establish a robust communication system and efficient transport and logistics
mechanism to be used during emergency situations.
Strategy-4: Develop and implement emergency response plans in relevant ministries and
departments at federal, provincial and district levels.
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Strategy-5: Establish a National Disaster Management Fund to enable the federal government to
organize emergency response effectively.
table below.
Responsible
Organizations
1. Establish and strengthen a warehousing 1.1. Develop emergency operation centres at NDMA,
or stockpiling system for storing food, national, provincial and district levels F/G/S/PDMAs,
medicine, relief supplies and rescue DDMA
equipment at strategic locations 1.2. Establish a database of resources and NDMA,
equipment for emergency response in relevant F/G/S/PDMAs,
agencies DDMA
1.3. Prepare emergency response plans for the Ministry of
major lifelines and critical facilities, such as Communication,
telephone, electricity, health, and water Ministry of Water
supply and Power
2. Enhance emergency response 2.1. Enhance capacity development of NIDM
capacities, such as emergency professionals to undertake assessment of
operation centres, Civil Defence and damage for the use of multiple stakeholders
urban search and rescue teams in major 2.2. Establish search and rescue teams for dealing NDMA
cities with multiple hazards in provincial and
regional capitals and key industrial cities
2.3. Strengthen training institutions of the Pakistan NDMA, Civil Defence
Civil Defence to train emergency responders
2.4. Enhance emergency response capacities at TMA, UC
the community level
3. Establish a robust communication 3.1. Establish a robust communication system that NDMA, Ministry of
system and efficient transport and can be used during emergency situations Information and
logistics mechanisms to be used during Broadcasting,
emergency situations Ministry of
Information and
Technology
3.2. Establish efficient transport and logistic NEOC, Ministry of
management mechanisms Communication
4. Develop and implement emergency 4.1. Refine standard operating procedures (SOP) NDMA,
response plans in relevant ministries for emergency response at national, provincial F/G/S/PDMAs,
and departments at federal, provincial and district levels based on the experience of DDMA
and district levels the 2010 flood
4.2. Implement the Program for Enhancement of NDMA in association
Emergency Response (PEER) with F/G/S/PDMAs
5. Establish a National Disaster 5.1. Establish a National Disaster Management NDMA in association
Management Fund to enable the federal Fund with F/G/S/PDMAs
government to organize emergency
response effectively
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4.12 Intervention-10: Capacity Development for Post-Disaster Recovery
4.12.1 Review
The Government of Pakistan established the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation

Authority (ERRA) to manage the recovery effort in the aftermath of the October 2005 Earthquake.
The ERRA will complete its mission in the next few years. The early recovery effort in the recent
2010 flood was undertaken by NDMA but actual reconstruction work is done by provincial
governments under the Planning Commission. Therefore, it is essential to establish an integrated
institutional system to manage disaster recovery programs in an effective manner. NDMA should
be the national Organization to work on post-disaster recovery using the knowledge and lessons
learnt from ERRA.
Some capacity building activities in post-disaster recovery have already been conducted by ERRA
and their experiences were shared with the NDMA. In April 2010, the report entitled, “Lessons
Learned From the Experience of ERRA” was issued and a training curriculum for disaster needs
assessment, and design and implementation were prepared by ERRA.
Recently, NDMA has created the Strategic Planning Unit (SPU) to provide technical support in all
sectors of recovery activities, including Early Recovery Frameworks, and Sectoral Strategies for
agriculture, community restoration, WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene), shelter, education,
health, and information management and monitoring for the 2010 Pakistan Flood.
4.12.2 Key Issues
The 2010 Pakistan Floods caused severe damage in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Punjab, AJ&K
and Balochistan regions of Pakistan. The NDMA engaged in initial measures such as preparation of
evacuation centres, rescue and relief activities in cooperation with other related agencies. One of
the critical issues of post-disaster recovery has been attributed to lack of a fund-raising mechanism
to allocate resources in an effective manner.
Disaster Needs Assessment (DNA) is one of the important measures in post-disaster recovery. In
Pakistan, however, DNAs for the 2005 earthquake and 2010 flood were conducted with the
technical support of WB and ADB. There is a lack of capacity to conduct disaster needs assessment
in Pakistan.
There are no guidelines for formulation of recovery and rehabilitation plans for disasters. This
condition has caused the delay of recovery and rehabilitation activities and lack of cooperation
among stakeholders. In Pakistan, the Disaster Management Fund can be utilized for response and
early recovery activities but it does not function in an efficient manner.
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4.12.3 Strategies
Strategy-1: Prepare guidelines for post-disaster recovery programs and activities.
Strategy-2: Develop the capacity of stakeholders in post-disaster recovery.
Strategy-3: Develop the system and methodology for recovery needs assessment.
table below.
Responsible
Organizations
1. Prepare guidelines for 1.1. Preparation of guidelines for the formulation NDMA, SPU in
post-disaster recovery programs of recovery and rehabilitation plans consultation with
and activities F/G/S/PDMAs
1.2. Documents of lessons learnt regarding NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs/
recovery from the Pakistan 2010 Flood by DDMAs and PMD/FFC
related agencies
1.3. Establishment of a funding system for NDMA, SPU in
post-disasters recovery and rehabilitation consultation with
F/G/S/PDMAs
2.1. Holding of orientation workshops for line NDMA in association
2. Develop the capacity of ministries and other stakeholders on with F/G/S/PDMAs
stakeholders in post-disaster post-disaster recovery Program design and
recovery implementation
2.2. Database on technical capacity of relevant NDMA in association
stakeholders in designing and implementing with F/G/S/PDMAs
recovery programs
2.3. Set-up of a system to coordinate and monitor NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
flood early recovery activities DDMAs
2.4. Capacity development of research activities Research Institutes
for new techniques of recovery and
rehabilitation
3. Develop a system and 3.1. Preparation of guidelines for recovery needs NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
methodology for recovery needs assessment, recovery Program design and SPUs
assessment management for multiple sectors
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4.13 Timeframe of Priority Actions and Programs
The above-mentioned interventions and strategies shall be implemented in line with the following
timeframe.
1) Phase-1 from 2012 to 2015 (Short-Term): To Establish Institutional Basis for the Disaster Risk
Management
First of all, the activities/programs for establishing the foundation for DRM shall be
implemented, in order to shift the next stage smoothly.
2) Phase-2 from 2016 to 2018 (Mid-Term): To accomplish the actual achievements of

comprehensive disaster management in priority areas.
Based on the foundation established by 2015, the comprehensive actual activities and
programs shall be implemented in the priority areas.
3) Phase-3 from 2019 to 2021 (Long-Term): To develop the capacity of local government and
disseminate the disaster activities throughout the nation.
Finally, the capacity of local governments shall be developed and the accumulated knowledge
shall be disseminated throughout the nation. To fulfill this goal, the lessons learnt from past
activities of phase 2 shall be handed over and utilized.
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Table 4.13 Time Frame of Priority Actions and Programs (1/2)

Time Frame
app. Cost
(million USD)
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
4.1 Intervention-1: Establish the Institutional and Legal Sy stem for Disaster Management
2.0
levels.
0.1
situations.
-
their capacities.
4.2 Intervention-2: Prepare Disaster Management Plans at Various Levels　
1.Formulate and update disaster management plans at national, provincial, district and community
1.0
or TMA levels.
2.Develop hazard specific contingency plans. 1.0
3.Develop sectoral disaster risk management operation in federal ministries, departments and
1.0
authorities.
4.3 Intervention-3: Establish national hazard and vulnerability assessment　
4.4 Intervention-4: Establish multi-hazard early warning and evacuation systems 　
1.Strengthen forecasting and early warning systems 168.5
2.Prepare hazard maps at local scale in targeted locations 5.7
3.Strengthen early warning dissemination systems 3.1
4.Develop capacity of early warning and evacuation systems 11.2
4.5 Intervention-5: Promotion of training, education and awareness in relation to disaster management
1. Develop NIDM (National Institute of Disaster Management) to promote human resource
20.7
development in the field of disaster management.
2. Enhance the capacity of government agencies in charge of disaster management. 12.9
3. Promote mainst reaming DRR through capacity enhancement of governmental officers. 2.6
4. Develop the capacity of communities to cope with disasters. 26.2
5. Raise people's awareness of disast er management. 1.9
4.6 Intervention-6: Strengthen awareness program on disaster risk reduction at local level
1. Enhance know ledge on disasters management in the general public 1.0
2. Establish safe evacuation places in the case of disaster situation 10.0
3. Implementi and disseminate CBDRM activities 1.0
4. Disseminate self help and mutual help efforts in disaster management 1.0
5. Establish disaster mitigation measures incorporated with existing development program 1.0
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Table 4.14 Time Frame of Priority Actions and Programs (2/2)

Time Frame
app. Cost
(million USD)
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
2. Protect imprt ant coastal facilities against disasters taking into account climate change 21.0
565.6
4.8 Intervention-8: Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into development　
-
Reduction Strategy
-
10.0
10.0
6.0
5.0
-
emergency response effect ively.
Total Cost (million USD) 1,040.90
1USD=88.4PKR
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Chapter.5 Disaster Management Measures in Geological Hazards
5.1 Introduction
Since the extent of damage and serious losses caused by a catastrophic earthquake are
devastating, pre-disaster activities to mitigate damage by actors such as national and local
governments, relevant agencies and residents, are critical. Consequently, the national government
shall develop an outline of “measures for earthquake disasters” as a master plan to cope with
catastrophic earthquakes, including measures to take during the stages of pre-disaster,
emergency response, and rehabilitation and reconstruction. To measure the impact of this
mitigation effort, the national government shall set goals that can be measured quantitatively over
time. Monitoring achievements of these efforts shall be done periodically. Since local government
participation and coordination with the national government are essential to achieve the aim,
relevant local governments need to take responsibility for developing local goals that align with
national disaster management strategies.
5.1.1 Roles and Responsibilities
The federal government’s roles and responsibilities in pre-disaster, emergency response and
post-disaster periods are shown in the tables below:
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Table 5.1 Role and Responsibility in Pre-disaster (Earthquake)
3.6 Activities on Procurement and Supply of Food, Water and Daily Commodities
Basic concept of securing Resistance on Civil Structures, Building Faciltities,
Improving the Environment of Citizen's Participation in Disaster Prevention

Activity
Implementing Disaster Management Drills by the Relevant Agencies of
Promoting Researchers and Observations on Earthquake and Tsunami

3.8 Activities on Distributing Appropriate Information to Disaster Victims
3. Preparedness for Prompt and Effective Emergency Response and
1. Developing a County and Cities Safer from Earthqauke Disaster
2.2 Disseminating Disaster Management Knowledge and Trainings

2. Promoting Citizen's Participation in Disaster Mitigation and
3.12 Preparing for Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction

3.7 Temporary Recovery Activities on Buildings and Utilities
Disasters and its Management soon after Occurrence

3.1 Collecting Information and Correspondences
3.9 Activities on Preventing Secondary Disasters
4. Promotion of Researches and Observations

3.5 Activities on Evacuation and Accomodations
Agency
2.1 Promoting Culture of Disater Management
3.10 Activities on Accepting Foreign Assistance

3.2 Establishing Emergency Response System
3.4 Activities on Emergency Transporation

1.2 Developing a Country Safe for Disaster
3.3 Rescue/First Aid, Medical Treatment

1.3 Developing Citites Safe for Disaster
Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Disaster Management
and Other Structures
Preparedness Activities
Activities
3.11
1.1
2.3
4.1
Federal DM Coordinating Body:
NDMA ○ ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ● ● ● ●
Federal DM Ministries:
Cabinet Secretariat ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○
Ministry of Communications ● ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Defence ○ ● ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Disaster Management. ○ ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ● ● ● ●
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Statistics ○ ○ ○ ○
Table 5.1
Ministry of Finance ,Revenue , Planning and Development

○ ○
Ministry of Food Security and Research ○ ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Foreign Affairs ○ ●
Ministry of Human Rights
Mininstry of Regulations and Services
Ministry of Housing and Works ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ● ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Industries ○ ○
Role and Responsibility in Pre-disaster (Earthquake)
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ○ ○

Ministry of Information Technology ○
Ministry of Interior ○ ○ ● ○ ○
Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentry Affairs ○
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources ○ ○ ● ○
Ministry of Ports and Shipping ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Railways ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Science and Technology △ ○ ●
Ministry of Water and Power ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●
Federal DM Departments and Authorities

Capital Development Authority ○ ○ ○ ○
Civil Aviation Authority ○
Civil Defence ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Coastal Guards ○ ○ ○
Federal Flood Commission ○ △ ○ ○ ○
Fire Fighting Services ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Geological Survey of Pakistan △ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Indus River System Authority (IRSA)
National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC) ○
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
National Emergency Operation Cell (NEOC) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
National Emergency Relief Cell (NERC) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
National Highway Authority ○ ○
National Housing Authority ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
National Logistics Cell (NLC) ○ ○ ○
Pakistan Armed Forces ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Pakistan Commissioner for Indus Waters (PCIW)
Pakistan Housing Authority ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Pakistan Meteorological Department ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Pakistan Public Works Department ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Pakistan Railways ○
Police (Other Law Enforcemnet Agencies) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
○ ○
Survey of Pakistan ○ ○ ○ ○
Traffic Police ○ ○ ●
Water and Power Development Authority(WAPDA) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Federal DM Public Companies and Stakeholders

Airline Companies ○
Banks
Ambulance Services ○ ○
Hospitals ○ ● ○ ○ ○
Insurance Sector ○
Landline Telecommunications Companies (NTC, PTCL) ○ ○ ○ ○
Media △ ○ ○ ○
Mobile Telecommunications Companies ○ ○ ○ ○
Pakistan Humanitarian Forum ○ ○ ○
Pakistan Red Crescent Society ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Sui Southern Gas Pipelines Limited (SSGPL) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
International DM Supporting Organizations

UN Agencies and Donors △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △

IFRC △ △ △ △ △ △ △
International NGOs △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △
Local DM Governments:
Province (F/G/S/PDMAs) ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○
District (DDMA) ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○
Other DM Stakeholders
Research Institutes/Universities △ △ △ △ △ △ ●
Companies ○ ○ ○ ○ △ ○
Communities ○ ○ ○ ○ △ ○ ○ ○ ○
Domestic NGOs △ △ △ ○ ○
Residents ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Volunteers ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Legend: ●Main Responsible　 ○Responsible △ Supporting
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Table 5.2 Role and Responsibility in Emergency Response (Earthquake)
Activities of Relevant National Government Agencies Responsible for Providing
7. Activities on Sanitation, helth, Epidemic Prevention , Treatment of Human

Basic Strategy on Securing Transportion Network and Function for Emergency
Activity
1.1 Collecting Damage Information for Rapid Assessment, and Correspondences
10. Activities on Distributing Appropriate Information to Disaster Victims

Establishing System for Action of NDMA, P/R/SDMA, DDMA, Relevant and
12. Accepting Supports from Volunteers and Domestic/International Aid

Holding Meetings of Correspondences among Departments and Agencies
2.6 Establishing NEOC and other Centers for Responding Disaster Emergency
1. Securing Information Collection, Dissemination and Communication
8. Activities on Safety Control, and Stabilization of Commodities Price

3. Rescue/ First aid, Medical Treatment, and Fire Extinguish Activities
11.4 Measures for Secondary Disasters by Explosive and Toxic Substances

9. Temporary Recovery Activities on Buildings, Utilities, and Others
12.2 Accepting Donations from Citizens and Other Members of Society

6. Activities on Provision of Food, Water and Daily Commodities
4. Securing transportation network and function for emergency
2.5 Gathering Team for Emergency and holding Minister Councils
10.1 Activities on Information Dissemination to Disaster Victims

9.3 Activities on Emergency Response for Recovery of Housing
9.1 Emergency Recovery Activities of Facilities and Utilities
2.1 Establishing System of Local Governments for Actions
8.2 Stabilize Commodity Prices and Commodity Supplies

2. Securing Emergency Response Operation System
10.2 Disseminating Accurate Information to Residents

4.2 Securing Transportation Network and Function
11. Activites on Preventing Secondary Disasters

6.2 Providing Commodities by Local Governments
2.2 Establishing Wide-Area Assistance System
9.2 NEOCs' Roles Regarding Lifeline Facilities

5.2 Establishing/Managing Evacuation Sites
5.4 Caring Population of Vulnerable Groups
11.1 Measures for Flood, Sediment Disasters

5.3 Temporary Shelters and Other Housing
11.3 Measures for Cyclone and Storm Surge

1.2 Securing Means of Communication
relevant to Disaster Management
10.3 Response to Inquire of Residents

5. Activities on Evacuation Centers
Agency
4.3 Transporting in an Emergency
12.3 Accepting Foreign Donations

7.5 Treatment of Human Remain
3.2 Medical Treatment Activities
3.1 Rescure/First Aid Activities
12.1 Accomodating Volunteers

3.3 Fire Extinguish Activities
6.1 Coordination by NEOC
7.3 Psycho-Social Aspects

transportation activities
7.4 Epidemic Prevention

Other Organizations
5.1 Leading Evacuation
11.2 Building Damages

Transportation
8.1 Safety Control

4.4 Securing Fuel
7.2 Pubilc Health

7.1 Sanitation
Goods
Remain
2.3
2.4
4.1
6.3
NDMA ● ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ●
Cabinet Secretariat ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Communications ○ ○ ● ● ●
Ministry of Defence ○ ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Disaster Management ● ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ●
Ministry of Economic and Statistics. ○
Ministry of Finance , Revenue,Planing and Development ○ ○
Ministry of Food Security and Research ○ ○ ○ ○
Table 5.2
Minstry of Regulation and Services ○ ○ ○

Ministry of Foreign Affairs ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Human Rights ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Housing and Works ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Industries ○ ○
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Information Technology ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Interior ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentry Affairs ○
Role and Responsibility in Emergency Response (Earthquake)
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources ○ ● ○ ○

Ministry of Ports and Shipping ○ ○ ●
Ministry of Railways ○ ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Science and Technology ○
Ministry of Water and Power ○ ○ ○ ○
Federal DM Departments and Authrities

Capital Development Authority ○ ○
Civil Aviation Authority ○ ○ ○ ○
Civil Defence ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○
Coast Guards ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●
Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority ○ ○
Emergency Relief Cell (ERC) ○ ○ ○ ○
Fire Services ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ● ●
Geological Survey of Pakistan ○ ○
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) ○ ○ ○
National Highway Authority ○ ○ ○
National Housing Authority ○ ○ ○
National Logistics Cell (NLC) ○ ○
Pakistan Armed Forces ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●
Pakistan Housing Authority ○ ○ ○
Pakistan Meteorological Department ○ ○ ● ●
Pakistan Public Works Department ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Pakistan Railways ○ ○ ○ ○ ●
Planning Commission ○
Police (Other Law Enforcemnet Agencies) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) ○
Survey of Pakistan ○ ○
Traffic Police ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Water and Power Development Authority(WAPDA) ○ ○ ○ ○
Banks
Ambulance Services ○
Hospitals ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Insurance Sector
Landline Telecommunications Companies (NTC, PTCL) ● ○ ○
Media ○ ○ ○ ○
Mobile Telecommunications Companies ●
Pakistan Humanitarian Forum
Pakistan Red Crescent Society ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) ○ ○
Sui Southern Gas Pipelines Limited (SSGPL) ○ ○
UN Agencies and Donors △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △
IFRC ○ △ ○ △ △ △ ○ ○ ○
International NGOs ○ △ △ △ △ ○ ○ ○
Province (P/R/SDMA) ● ○ ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ● ●
District (DDMA) ● ○ ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○
Research Institutes/Universities
Companies ○ △ △ ○
Communities ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Domestic NGOs △ ○ △ △ △
Residents ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Volunteers △ △
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Table 5.3 Role and Responsibility in Post-Disaster (Earthquake) Table 5.4 Role and Responsibility (Tsunami)
Activity
1. Deciding Fundamental Orientation of Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
5. Assisting Reconstruction of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and

2. Procedures on Prompt Rehabilitation to Pre-disaster Condition
1.2 Preparing Prompt Actions and Distribution for Tsunami Warnings

4. Assisting Livelihood Restoration of Disaster Victims
1.1 Developing a Country and Cities Safe from Disasters
2.1 Measures just before Disaster Occurrence

Agency
3. Procedures on Planned Reconstruction
3.2 Developing Cities Safe from Disasters

2.1 Rehabilitating Damaged Facilities
3.1 Formulating Reconstruction Plan
2. Emergency Response Measures

1.3 Enlightment of Citizens
1. Pre-Disaster Measures
2.2 Treatment of Debris
Economic Recovery
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Table II. 5.1 Role and Responsibility in Post-Disaster (Earthquake and Tsunami)
NDMA
Table II. 5.2 Role and Responsibility in Post-Disaster (Tsunami measures)

Cabinet Secretariat ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Communications ○ ○ ○ ○
Table 5.3
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Disaster Management ● ● ○ ● ○ ● ○ ● ●
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Statistics ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Finance ,Revenue , Planing and Development ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Food security and Research ○
Ministry of Regulation and Services ○ ○
Table 5.4
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Hunman Rights ○ ○
Role and Responsibility in Post-Disaster (Earthquake)

Ministry of Industries ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Ministry of Information Technology ○ ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Interior
Role and Responsibility (Tsunami)
Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentry Affairs

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources ○ ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Ports and Shipping ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Science and Technology

Civil Defence
Coast Guards
Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Emergency Relief Cell (ERC)
Fire Services
Geological Survey of Pakistan ○ ○ ○ ○
National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC)
National Highway Authority ○ ○ ○ ○
National Housing Authority ○ ○ ○ ○
National Logistics Cell (NLC)
Pakistan Armed Forces
Pakistan Housing Authority ○ ○ ○ ○
Pakistan Meteorological Department ● ●
Pakistan Public Works Department ○ ○ ○ ○
Pakistan Railways ○ ○ ○ ○
Planning Commission ○ ○ ○ ○
Police (Other Law Enforcemnet Agencies)
Survey of Pakistan
Traffic Police
Airline Companies
Banks ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Ambulance Services
Hospitals ○ ○ ○ ○
Media
Pakistan Red Crescent Society ○ ○
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) ○ ○ ○ ○
Sui Southern Gas Pipelines Limited (SSGPL) ○ ○ ○ ○

UN Agencies and Donors ○ △ △ △ △ △ △
IFRC △ △
International NGOs △ △
Province (P/R/SDMA) ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ●
District (DDMA) ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ●
Research Institutes/Universities ○
Companies ○
Communities ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Domestic NGOs
Residents ○ ○
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Volunteers
5.2 Pre-Disaster Measures
5.2.1 Developing a Country and Cities Safe from Earthquake Disasters
1) Basic Concept for Securing Resistance on Civil Structures, Building

Facilities, and Other Structures
Securing structure and infrastructure resistance to earthquake, buildings, civil structures,

communication facilities, lifeline facilities, and disaster relevant facilities is critical to developing
resilience to earthquakes for the country and its urban areas. Methods of design for
earthquake-resistance may be different dependent on structural types and purpose of use;
however, common items can be summarized as follows.
• In particular, design standards aim to secure structures and facilities from dysfunctions from
general-sized earthquake motions, and save lives from collapse of these structures and
facilities from higher-level earthquake motions.
• Structures and facilities that are critical for continuous operation during disasters, i.e., the
ones that may hinder emergency activities by their functional failure, largely affect economic
activities at both national and provincial levels, and buildings that are expected to promote
life saving during emergency response shall need to set a priority and design with higher
standards so that their damage from earthquakes shall be minimum.
• Securing resistance is not limited to the standardization of earthquake-resistant design as

described above, but is also required to secure and develop contingency and alternative
systems to avoid functional failure as a whole.
2) Developing a Country Safe from Disaster
a. Enhancing Major Transportation System and Communication Functions
• The Ministry of Communication, Ministry of Railway, Ministry of Ports and Shipping, and
National Highway Authority shall aim to secure resistance of transportation and
communication systems (i.e., railway, road, port, and airport) through measures such as
applying earthquake resistant designs for individual facilities and enhancing its whole
network.
b. Improving Capacity of Disaster Management in National Capital
• NDMA and Capital Development Authority (CDA) shall promote measures to develop
urban structures resistant to disasters due to their important role in the nation. Further,
decentralization of functions from Islamabad to other regions shall need to be discussed
for Pakistan to be resilient to an earthquake disaster.
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• CDA shall develop an operation continuity plan to be prepared for possible disruption and
damage from an earthquake that the national capital may face. The continuity plan shall
focus on operations related to emergency response and other operations that need to be
continued in the aftermath of disaster. Further, responsible departments and agencies of
the central government shall need to be prepared to take mandated roles upon an
emergency.
3) Developing Cities Safe from Disaster
a. Developing Urban Areas Safe from Earthquakes
• NDMA, the Ministry of Housing and Works, and local governments shall promote urban
structures resistant to earthquakes by introducing two strategies: one is to introduce
urban infrastructures that have disaster management functions (e.g., evacuation route,
evacuation land, fire-prevention belts, arterial roads, urban parks, rivers, ports and
airports); the other is to introduce projects that are relevant to land use that reduce urban
vulnerability (e.g., developing an area safe from disaster, land readjustments to reduce
dense population concentrations, urban redevelopment programs, earthquake and
fire-resistant promotion for buildings and public facilities, preserving water and open
spaces through land use planning). All of these are achieved by guiding land use that is
formulated on disaster management concepts.
b. Improving Security of Building Structures
• NDMA, the Ministry of Housing and Works, local governments, and the managing body of
facilities/infrastructures are particularly responsible for preserving the
earthquake-resistance of facilities that are used by large numbers of people (i.e., theatres,
transportation hubs/stations) and that are critical during emergency response (i.e.,
schools and medical facilities). NDMA, the Ministry of Housing and Works, local
governments, and the managing body of facilities/infrastructures are especially
responsible for making an effort to promote public facilities that play an important role in
emergency response to be earthquake-resistant.
• To promote resistance of buildings including residential buildings, national and local

governments are responsible to guide relevant agencies/organizations to follow building
codes and standards.
• The Ministry of Housing and Works is responsible for collecting and disclosing information
related to earthquake resistance of buildings to show current conditions and mitigation
efforts in the areas designated to promote disaster mitigation. Such information includes
the list of public facilities with results of building diagnosis, the progress of diagnosis, and
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building strengthening.
c. Securing Function of Lifelines and Other Facilities
• The Ministry of Water and Power, local government and rural development and lifeline
corporations are responsible for promoting the earthquake resistance of lifeline facilities
(i.e., water and sewage system, industrial water, electricity, gas, and phone) and waste
disposal and treatment sites. Further, redundancy of these functions through
strengthening the network, decentralizing hubs, and developing alternative facilities shall
be promoted.
• In the course of preserving functions of lifeline facilities, damage and loss estimation of
large-scaled earthquakes shall be calculated upon need. Improving resistance of major
facilities, preparing a system for rehabilitation in earthquake periods, and stockpiling
needed equipment are required based on the results of damage estimation.
d. Measures on Steep Slopes and Liquefactions
• GSP and local governments shall identify steep slopes that may develop rock falls and
other land failures due to earthquakes in order to: 1) designate hazardous steep slope
areas of possible land failure, 2) promote programs to cope with land failure on steep
slopes, and 3) relocate buildings that stand in the hazardous areas. Further, developing
hazard maps and providing information on evacuation procedures to local residents shall
also be implemented.
• National and local governments and management bodies of public facilities need to take
measures to either prevent liquefaction or avoid damage of facilities by liquefaction when
large-scale developments are constructed through coordination between these actors.
Moreover, measures for liquefaction on small-scale construction, i.e., residential buildings,
shall also be promoted through manuals that discuss foundations to make buildings
resilient to liquefaction.
e. Securing Safety of Facilities handling Hazardous Material
• The Ministry of Industry and Production, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources and
local governments shall preserve resistance of facilities that treat hazardous materials
(e.g., oil complexes, boiler facilities and chemicals facilities that might explode easily), and
promote disaster management training.
f. Preparing Emergency Response System during Emergency
• The Ministry of Industry and Production, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources,
local governments and public agencies shall prepare for emergency response, disaster
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rehabilitation and reconstruction, to respond speedily and smoothly in a case of an

earthquake. Preparation includes capacity improvement of government officials and local
residents on disaster management.
5.2.2 Promoting Citizen’s Participation in Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness

Activities
1) Promoting Culture of Disaster Management
Protecting our own safety is fundamental to disaster management. Citizens should be aware of this
and prepare for earthquake and tsunami disasters in normal times, and take appropriate actions to
ensure their own safety in the time of disaster. In addition, they are expected to contribute to
disaster risk reduction activities including extinguishing fires in the early stage, supporting injured
neighbors and the vulnerable population from natural disasters, taking their own actions at
evacuation shelters and supporting activities that have been implemented by national and local
governments, public agencies and NGOs. In order to achieve this goal, national and local
governments and public agencies shall pursue the promotion of a culture of disaster prevention.
2) Disseminating Disaster Management Knowledge and Training
a. Disseminating Disaster Management Knowledge
• Taking advantage of Disaster Management Day (8th of October)/Week and relevant

events, national and local governments and public agencies shall disseminate the
information on disaster knowledge and risks to people. In particular, NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs
and DDMAs should indicate contents of emergency bags for homes such as food for 2 or
3 days, bottles of mineral water, emergency goods (first-aid kit, torches, radio, batteries,
etc.) and provide information on earthquake countermeasures to be taken at home,
appropriate actions to be taken at the time of earthquakes under various situations (at
home, outside, driving, etc.), what to do in evacuation shelters and others.
• NDMA, GSP, PMD, and SUPARCO must strive to develop public materials on earthquake
activities, plate movements and active faults for people to obtain correct information
regarding the natural condition of Pakistan.
• PMD and NDMA shall provide citizens scientific information on earthquakes (epicentre,
magnitude, aftershocks, etc.) in an easy-to-understand manner.
• Local governments shall widely disseminate disaster-related information to residents,

conduct disaster risk assessment in local areas, develop hazard maps with evacuation
routes/sites and manuals for actions to be taken at the time of earthquakes, and
implement training for residents.
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• The Cabinet Secretariat shall promote disaster management education. The national and
local governments should promote disaster management education in close cooperation
with various actors in local communities.
b. Implementing and Training on Disaster Management Drills
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall conduct disaster management drills during the
Disaster Risk Reduction Day/Week. NDMA shall conduct training of trainers (TOT) and
local government officer (staff of DDMAs and tehsils) training to learn risk reduction
measures and evacuation behavior at the time of meteorological disasters including
practical disaster management.
• F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall conduct drills including emergency evacuation guidance
and coordination with relevant organizations, under the assumption of a flood at
underground facilities based on the training by NDMA.
• In conducting disaster management training, vulnerable groups of people such as the

elderly, disabled, infants, and pregnant women shall be taken into careful consideration
and need a local supporting system. In this context, all training and drills shall be
coordinated with community-based activities.
c. Considering People Vulnerable to Natural Hazards in Disseminating Disaster

Knowledge and Training
• In disseminating disaster knowledge and conducting training, the elderly, disabled,

foreigners, infants, and pregnant women must be carefully taken into consideration and
included into the local supporting system. In addition, different needs for men and women
should be considered.
3) Improving the Environment of Citizen’s Participation in Disaster

Management Activities
a. Organizing and Developing Capacity of Community-based Organizations for

Disaster Management
• NDMA and local governments shall encourage the establishment of community-based

organizations for disaster management, which play crucial roles for local disaster
management and develop facilities, equipment, and the capacities of members.
• Districts, tehsils, and union councils shall develop the community organizations for
disaster management and strengthen their capacities for disaster risk reduction. Local
governments need to identify the leaders of the organizations and provide them with
adequate training. Women shall be also encouraged to participate in the organizations.
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• NDMA, districts, tehsils, and union councils shall develop facilities for community-based
organizations to strengthen their capacities for disaster risk reduction. To achieve this,
local governments need to identify the leaders of the organizations and provide them with
adequate training.
• NDMA shall take advantage of NIDM effectively as a training, education and research
facility of disaster management.
b. Encouraging the Environment of Volunteer Activities for Disaster Risk

Reduction
• Districts, tehsils, and union councils shall coordinate with volunteers for disaster risk
reduction in the time of emergency, in close cooperation with volunteer organizations.
• In cooperation with the Pakistan Red Crescent Society and the Ministry of Youth Affairs,
Civil Defence, and Pakistan Humanitarian Forum shall improve the environment for
volunteer activities so that they can be conducted smoothly at the time of disaster. In
doing so, issues like volunteer registration in normal times, training programs, a
coordination system of volunteer activities at the time of disaster, and preparation for
volunteer activities shall be resolved through the research of NDMA (NIDM).
c. Promoting Disaster Risk Reduction Activities by Corporations
• Private corporations shall strive to promote the improvement of disaster management

systems, implementation of disaster management drills, retrofitting of office buildings,
disaster recovery plans, and review of each plan. Private corporations shall recognize the
role of corporations at the time of disaster (safety of lives, prevention of secondary
disasters, continuation of business, contribution to and cooperation with local
communities), and develop a Business Continuity Plan (BCP), which is important for
operations in the time of disaster.
• Therefore, NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMA shall provide the information on these efforts
to corporations and prepare a good environment for promoting disaster management at
the private sector level. Furthermore, NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMA shall raise the
awareness for disaster risk reduction for all staff members of companies, as well as
promote corporation-led disaster risk reduction activities, giving awards and evaluating
their disaster risk reduction activities.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs DDMAs shall conduct training and drills to local community members
on: 1) methods for information transmission including river floods, flash floods, drought,
cyclones (high tides and storm surges) and other related meteorological disaster warnings,
2) evacuation sites and other important items needed to secure smooth and prompt
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evacuation, and 3) the name and location of facilities that may need to secure facility
user’s smooth and prompt evacuation during meteorological disasters, in particular,
buildings located in low-lying areas for floods or facilities used by elders, all of which are
to be based on the regional disaster management plan developed by districts and
governments.
5.2.3 Preparedness for Prompt and Effective Emergency Response and

1) Collecting Information and Correspondences
• PMD shall promote reinforcement of the system, facilities, and equipment for observing
earthquakes and tsunamis. Also, PMD shall promote reinforcement of the system, facilities,
and equipment to enable monitoring and observation of tsunamis affected by storms and
other phenomenon.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall need to put effort into establishing an information
collection and correspondence system, including multiplexing routes of information
transmission and clarifying responsibility and routes of information collection/exchange, to
ensure prompt and reliable communication among provincial and district governments, the
national government, and other relevant disaster management organizations.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall promote development of a system for collecting
information and correspondences within each organization and among organizations. The
system shall be developed to correspond properly at all times.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall need to put effort into introducing information
technology (IT) into a system that collects information and transmit correspondences for
prompt and accurate operation in disaster management activities.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall need to put effort into establishing a common system
of disaster information to enable sharing of information among related organizations.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMA shall collaborate with residents and put effort into
developing an information transmission system to disseminate disaster information in a
proper manner.
• For agile activities on information collection, NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMA shall develop a
system that enables using various means for information collection, e.g., aircraft, helicopters,
patrol vessels, satellites and monitoring cameras to develop collection of graphical
information.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall promote development of an information collection

and correspondence system by dispatching staff in disaster-affected areas due to the
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importance of prompt and appropriate collection and correspondences on disaster

information.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall need to put effort into developing a system for
collecting disaster related information from various sources, including private companies,
mass media, citizens, etc. for disaster management.
• NDMA, PMD, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, and local governments shall
promote the reinforcement of mass media, multiple radio transmissions and mobile
communication lines in order to secure information transmission during an emergency.
2) Establishing Emergency Response System
a. Emergency Response System
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall strengthen the emergency response system based
on the National Disaster Response Plan (NDRP) for prompt and effective emergency
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs as well as public agencies shall need to establish an
Emergency Mobilization System, including mobilization criteria, means of communication,
location mobilized staff, and methods of information gathering/transmission. Moreover,
they shall need to put effort into implementing drills and training to enable them to
implement emergency response measures in the time of disaster.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs as well as public agencies shall formulate manuals
showing emergency response activities of staff in disasters. They shall implement
periodical drills and training to ensure procedures of emergency response, to familiarize
usage of equipment/tools, and to coordinate among other staff and organizations.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall need to put efforts into formulating a scheme of
training courses to enhance the capacity of staff in disaster management.
b. Establishing Coordination among Relevant Agencies in Disaster Management
• Coordination systems among relevant organizations are important in the time of disaster.
The national government, public agencies, and local governments shall enhance
coordination of mutual assistance for emergency response activities.
• Pakistani National/Local Police and Armed Forces shall need to cooperate and implement
emergency rescue activities to respond to disasters.
• Fire brigades (Rescue 1122), Civil Defence and local governments shall put efforts into
developing a mutual assistance system of life saving activities. Also, they shall make
efforts to establish an Interregional Emergency Rescue Unit.
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• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs need to put efforts into developing a mutual supporting
system required for interregional evacuation.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall need to put efforts into establishing an Emergency
Response Base for operation and accommodation of police, fire brigade, armed forces, a
heliport, and facilities for transporting goods, to enable smooth implementation of
emergency response activities.
• Local governments, in coordination with departments and agencies related to social

welfare, shall need to put efforts into developing a system supporting vulnerable groups in
case of disaster, including formulating an evacuation assistance plan.
c. Establishment of F/G/S/PEOC and DEOC
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMA, in close coordination with relevant agencies, shall
establish F/G/S/PEOC and DEOC, which have functions of disaster management bases
during the time of disaster, according to the National Disaster Response Plan, March 2010.
d. Securing and Enhancing Central Disaster Management Function by NDMA
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall need to put efforts into establishing NEOC,
F/G/S/PEOC and DEOC to be able to respond promptly against disasters. NEOC,
F/G/S/PEOC and DEOC shall be located in a secure place against disasters and play the
central function for emergency response.
• Local governments shall need to put efforts into designating facilities for emergency
response in the time of disaster.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs as well as medical agencies dealing with urgent medical
treatment shall need to put efforts into equipping alternative energy sources to be able to
supply electricity during power failure.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall consider disaster management coordination

measures to be able to respond promptly against disasters.
• In response to disaster, local governments and relevant agencies shall consider preparing
a stockpile and procurement system of food, water, and other necessary items.
• Rescue 1122 (fire brigades) and Civil Defence shall need to put efforts into developing
base facilities for conducting emergency response activities.
e. Establishing Coordination of DRM Activities among Provinces, Districts and

Pakistani Armed Forces
• Provincial governments and Pakistani Armed Forces shall need to put efforts into
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enhancing coordination by sharing their own Disaster Management Plans to identify roles
and functions of each organization. During disasters, they shall need to put effort into
conducting mutual communication and information sharing, and enabling Pakistani Armed
Forces to dispatch disaster relief activities along the same manner as the federal
government.
• NDMA, provincial governments and Pakistani Armed Forces shall need to put efforts into
preparing an emergency response plan, including the names of key personnel,
communication and coordination methods.
• Provincial governments and Pakistani Armed Forces shall discuss sharing activities of
emergency response (e.g., rescue, first aid, medical treatment, emergency transportation,
etc.).
f. Activities to Prevent Disaster
• Public facility administrator(s) shall develop a system for emergency inspection and urgent
recovery of facilities, and preserve necessary equipment and materials for disaster
response and urgent recovery. The disaster management body of each local government
shall develop a system for activities related to disaster fighting.
• In order to conduct smooth flood managing activities, NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs,
in cooperation with FFC, shall take necessary measures to remove debris, materials, and
obstacles that are illegally placed or encroached to secure river management activities.
• WAPDA, Pakistan Coast Guard and PID shall prepare a manual on proper operation of
dams, barrages, weirs, water gates and other facilities.
• PMD, in collaboration with provincial governments, shall need to put effort into providing
advice on the effective use of information regarding early warning to district governments.
3) Rescue/First Aid, Medical Treatment
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall collect information on damage and communicate with
medical agencies regarding necessary rescue/first aid and medical treatment activities.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs as well as medical agencies shall need to put effort into
enhancing the system for collecting information on damage and emergency medical
treatment conditions.
• F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall need to put effort into preparing vehicles (e.g., rescue
vehicles, ambulances, lighting vehicles) and rescue equipment needed for emergency
response activities in collaboration with Rescue 1122 (fire brigades) and Civil Defence.
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• The national government (Pakistani Armed Forces, National Police Bureau, Pakistan Navy)
shall prepare equipment for search and rescue.
• F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs in cooperation with Rescue 1122 (fire brigades) and Civil Defence
shall form a rescue team with equipment to respond to disasters, while putting effort into
developing technology under the guidance of NDMA.
• The national government (Health Division), Pakistan Red Crescent Society, and local
governments shall need to put effort into storing medicines and medical equipment that may
be needed for first aid activities. Further, an urgent medical aid system needs to be
established to respond to disasters.
• Local governments shall prepare a communication system within medical agencies.
• NDMA, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, shall promote: 1) identifying roles of
medical facilities, 2) providing triage techniques (assigning priority to give medical treatment
to patients, and 3) implementing research and education/training related to medical
treatment on sickness and injury caused by disaster.
4) Activities on Emergency Transportation
• F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall identify available transportation facilities (roads, seaports,
and airports) for emergency transportation during the time of disaster. NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs
and DDMAs shall need further coordination to establish an emergency transportation
network.
• Through discussion with NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs, the Pakistani Armed Forces, National
Police Bureau and Pakistan Navy shall designate emergency heliport sites as emergency
transportation facilities.
• NDMA, National Highway Authority (NHA) and local governments shall need to put effort into
improving the safety of the emergency transportation network.
5) Activities on Evacuation and Accommodation
a. Preparation of Evacuation Sites with Appurtenant Needs
• DDMAs with assistance from NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAs shall designate emergency evacuation

sites, such as urban parks, community halls and schools. Information on evacuation sites
shall be disseminated to residents by DDMAs prior to disasters. Ventilation, sanitary and
lighting systems of evacuation sites shall be regularly examined and maintained in good
condition.
• DDMAs shall need to put effort into developing necessary facilities at evacuation sites,
such as water tanks, wells, temporary toilets, blankets and telecommunication equipment.
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In addition, local government shall pay special attention to the people in vulnerable
groups such as elderly, handicapped, infants and women in evacuation sites.
• F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall need to put effort into preparing emergency stocks such as
food, water, power generator, medicine, and blankets at designated evacuation sites or
places nearby.
• DDMAs shall need to put effort into distributing information on the operation and
maintenance of evacuation sites to residents prior to disasters.
b. Temporary Shelters and Housing
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMAs and local governments shall collect information on

availability of materials, equipment and land for construction of temporary shelters or
tents. The land for construction of temporary shelters shall be safe against secondary
disasters.
• DDMAs shall need to put effort into collecting information on availability of public housing
or temporary shelters needed for disaster victims at the time of disaster.
6) Activities on Procurement and Supply of Food, Water and Daily

Commodities
• Local governments (F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMAs and health divisions), by assuming damage from
disasters, shall prepare stockpiling of food, medicines and other commodities that are
needed after the disaster. Also, local governments shall need to put efforts into establishing
a stockpiling centre taking into account the distance to evacuation centres in case of disaster.
• The national government (Social Welfare and Special Education Division, Health Division,
Pakistan Public Works Department, Information & Broadcasting Division) shall develop
stockpiling systems of food, medical goods, and other commodities necessary in case of
disaster.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall designate stockpiling centres close to transportation
networks, in order to distribute necessary commodities in the time of emergency.
7) Temporary Recovery Activities on Building and Utilities
• Public agencies shall develop systems to assess damage of their facilities and recovery
measures related to their responsibilities (WASH, telecommunication, electricity, oil (gas),
etc.).
• Lifeline corporations shall prepare a recovery plan of facilities prior to disasters. They shall
need to put efforts into developing mutual damage recovery systems.
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8) Activities on Distributing Appropriate Information to Disaster Victims
• Local governments shall develop various measures of emergency communication systems in

disasters, including fixed landlines, mobile phones, and so forth.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs as well as public agencies need to put efforts into
developing proper systems to communicate with various people, including: 1) people who
need rescue, 2) people who are isolated in the disaster area, and, 3) people who have
difficulties in obtaining information.
• NDMA shall need to put effort into defining roles and responsibilities of each government
agency for distributing necessary information to disaster victims.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs, in cooperation with broadcasting corporations, shall need
to make efforts on disseminating necessary information regarding disasters and livelihood
information to disaster victims when needed.
• Broadcasting and/or telecommunication corporations shall need to put efforts into

developing systems for collecting and distributing information on disaster damage and for
confirmation of the safety of people.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs and other related local governments shall plan systems to
respond to inquiries from residents.
9) Activities on Preventing Secondary Disasters
• NDMA and local governments will develop a secondary disaster prevention system to prevent
further damage by aftershocks or strong rainfall, and promote necessary measures such as
capacity building of disaster management through educating technical experts on speedy
safety assessment of buildings, housing land and potential land collapse areas, and
preliminary registration of experts for quick mobilization.
• Necessary materials and equipment will be stocked to prevent secondary disasters.
• Management bodies of hazardous material facilities, such as petroleum plants and chemical
plants.
• Health epidemics arising from the primary disaster, e.g., skin disease, gastro-related
diseases or epidemics should be included as secondary disasters.
10) Activities on Accepting Foreign Assistance
a. Preparation of the Roster of Volunteers
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs as well as relevant agencies shall prepare the rosters
for volunteers and CBOs to support the assessment and rescue/relief activities in the
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affected areas.
b. Preparation of the List of Relief Goods
• Local governments shall prepare a list of necessary relief goods and disclose its contents
based on the assessment results in the past flood and sediment disasters prior to the
occurrence of disasters.
c. Preparation of the List of Accepting Donations
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall prepare the list of donations to be accepted and
the procedure for use of donations in advance.
• NDMA, in association with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, shall make a plan for the
distribution protocol of foreign donations.
11) Implementing Disaster Management Drills by the Relevant Agencies of

Disaster Management
a. Implementation of Disaster Management Drills at National Level
• NDMA F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall strengthen the cooperation with public agencies
and actively implement disaster management drills.
• NDMA F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall reinforce information collection and communication
transmission systems, as well as implement practical disaster management drills including
wide-area disaster response drills, which shall take place upon request from affected local
governments to the national government, and exercises for setting up DEOC in an affected
area.
b. Implementation of Disaster Management Drills at Local Level
• Local governments, public agencies and other relevant agencies shall conduct disaster
management drills with national agencies such as the NDMA, National Police Bureau, and
Pakistani Armed Forces, in close collaboration with supporting organizations for
earthquake disaster management, CBOs for disaster management, the Information &
Broadcasting Division, private enterprises, volunteer Organizations and local residents
including those who are vulnerable to disasters.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMA, as well as the public agencies shall conduct practical
drills, setting various conditions such as well-thought-out implementation time and
damage due to meteorological disasters, also incorporating the contents that participants
need to judge by themselves. After conducting the drills, the NDMA, PDMA, and DDMA
shall evaluate the drills, bring out issues and improve their systems as needed.
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12) Preparing for Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
• NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs shall promote preparation of a practical manual of recovery and
reconstruction from disasters that is useful for affected local governments to prepare a
rehabilitation and Reconstruction Plan.
• F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall prepare the rehabilitation and Reconstruction Plan(s) for
earthquake disasters in the future.
• With the support of NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMA, local governments shall collect and
manage various data of cadastral and land use maps, locations of public and underground
facilities, and other relevant information prior to disasters.
• Managing bodies of public civil facilities shall organize information such as structural
drawings and ground foundation conditions of important facilities prior to disasters for
prompt action of post-disaster reconstruction.
• The national government (Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Industries and Production) shall
establish disaster-resilient information and communication systems prior to disasters to
promote rehabilitation and reconstruction in a proper manner in case of disaster.
• NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs shall prepare the guidelines and manuals for the establishment of
disaster-resilient information and communication systems for all related governmental
agencies with provision of sample(s) of SOPs.
5.2.4 Promoting Research and Observations
1) Promotion of Research and Observations on Earthquake and Tsunami

Disasters and their Management
• PMD, as a consequence of disaster management, shall promote the field of science and
technology as well as research related to earthquakes. Further, the national government
shall underscore the coordination of both inter-research institutions (including foreign
institutions), and research-administrative institutions to implement practical disaster
management policies.
• PMD, Cabinet Secretariat, the Ministry of Science and Technology and GSP shall: 1) collect
basic data relevant to earthquake disasters and their measures; 2) establish and enhance
research facilities and equipment of different fields; 3) promote research on disaster
management in research institutions and in universities; and 4) promote research and
development related to earthquake disaster management technologies.
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• NDMA, in careful coordination with relevant agencies, shall promote sharing data observed
and results of research, promote research on monitoring (e.g., active faults), and enhance
monitoring systems and functions.
• NDMA shall provide research results found by the research institutions to disaster
management agencies of national and local governments to ensure that the outcomes (e.g.,
earthquake monitoring research) contribute to making the disaster management system
more solid.
• The research area shall not be limited to natural sciences (as research on earthquake
prediction) but shall proactively extend to applied sciences, including engineering (structural
design for earthquakes and earthquake resistance) and social sciences (human activities and
information distribution).
5.3 Emergency Response Measures
District governments have the primary responsibility for emergency response activities as the
administrative bodies closest to citizens. Provincial governments shall deal with the activities that
require extensive and comprehensive response. In case of large-scale disasters that exceed the
capacity of local governments, the national government shall actively assist with the emergency
First actions, implemented by relevant disaster management agencies after occurrence of an

earthquake, are to collect disaster information on damage size. Next actions are to arrange
necessary frameworks based on the information and to conduct concrete actions, including rescue,
first aid, medical treatment, and fire extinction. Moreover, the relevant agencies shall conduct
evacuation measures and necessary livelihood support such as provision of food, water and other
items. After handling the immediate crisis situation, they shall implement health and sanitation
measures, maintenance of social order, temporary recovery of lifelines and other important
buildings and facilities, information provision to disaster victims, and prevention of secondary
disasters including sediment disasters, rain and storm disasters, and building collapse. In addition,
smooth acceptance of large-scale physical support is important.
5.3.1 Securing Information Collection, Dissemination and Communication
In case of an earthquake occurrence, earthquake information including 1) earthquake intensity,

epicentre, magnitude and aftershock conditions, 2) tsunami warnings, 3) damage information,
and 4) information on emergency response activities implemented by relevant agencies, are
critical for effective emergency response activities. Therefore, relevant agencies should promptly
collect information and correspond depending on the scale of the earthquake and extent of
damage. On this occasion, various kinds and amounts information including general information
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should be transmitted and shared using an effective communication means/equipment and

information system, in order to grasp damage size at an early stage.
1) Collecting Damage Information for Rapid Assessment and

Correspondence
a. Corresponding Information on Earthquake and Damage
• In case of earthquake occurrence, PMD shall firstly disseminate earthquake information,

tsunami warnings and other information to the Prime Minister’s office, relevant
departments and agencies (NDMA, Ministry of Interior, Pakistani Armed Forces,
Emergency Relief Cell, and others), relevant provincial and district governments, and
relevant designated public agencies.
• In case the size of the earthquake corresponded by PMD exceeds a specified scale, NDMA
shall disseminate earthquake information and other information to the Prime Minister’s
office, departments and agencies relevant to emergency response.
• Provincial governments shall communicate earthquake information disseminated by PMD

to district governments and relevant agencies.
• With the aim of reduction of damage by earthquakes, PMD shall need to announce a flash
report of earthquakes and transmit it to PBC & PTV as well as put effort into providing it to
the Prime Minister’s office, relevant departments and agencies, and local governments.
Also, PMD needs to put effort into widely providing the information to citizens in
cooperation with mass media.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMA mass media and others need to put effort into
disseminating the received flash report of earthquakes to residents over the regional
communication network, radio communications for disaster management of district
governments, and other information tools.
b. Activities to Promptly Collect Extent of Damage Information
• Just after disaster occurrence, NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMA, as well as relevant
agencies collect related information for estimating the extent of damage, which includes
general damage information, extent of lifeline damage, and condition of injured persons
who come to medical facilities.
• National and local governments shall collect information by visual inspection and/or
photographing from aircraft, based on needs.
• The national government (NDMA, Ministry of Interior, Pakistani Armed Forces, Emergency
Relief Cell, and others) and local governments shall grasp the extent of damage by
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utilizing image information, based on needs.
• National governments and relevant agencies shall evaluate the extent of damage
promptly utilizing geographic information systems, earthquake monitoring systems, and
others.
c. Collecting/Corresponding Initial Damage Information just after Earthquake

Occurrence
• District governments need to collect information on damage conditions of humans and

buildings, occurrence conditions of disasters such as fires, tsunamis and sediment
disasters, to correspond promptly with the provincial government about acquired
information including general information on damage size. In case they cannot
correspond with the provincial government due to communication disruption or other
problems, they shall correspond with NDMA.
• Provincial governments collect information from district governments as well as relevant

agencies, and gather necessary general information on damage size by themselves. The
provincial government shall report this information to NDMA and correspond with relevant
departments and agencies where necessary. Provincial police and armed forces shall also
gather damage information and inform the Ministry of Interior/Pakistani Armed Forces.
• The Ministry of Interior, Pakistani Armed Forces, Emergency Relief Cell, designated public
agencies and relevant agencies will correspond with NDMA about general information on
damage size. Then, NDMA will quickly grasp the extent of damage and inform the Prime
Minister’s office and relevant agencies promptly.
• In case of occurrence of large-scale earthquake, relevant departments and agencies

(NDMA, the Ministry of Interior, Pakistani Armed Forces, Emergency Relief Cell, etc.),
private public agencies and others will promptly correspond with the Prime Minister’s
office about initial information on damage.
• In case of occurrence of a large-scale earthquake, an emergency team, organized by the

top official of relevant departments and agencies, will consolidate the acquired
information in the Prime Minister’s office. In this case, damage conditions of provinces and
districts shall be confirmed directly from NDMA, where necessary.
d. Collecting /Corresponding Information related to General Damage
• District governments will collect damage information and correspond with Pakistani
Armed Forces, relevant departments and agencies, where necessary. Pakistani Armed
Forces will correspond with the Prime Minister’s office and NDMA. After establishment of
NEOC, Pakistani Armed Forces shall correspond with the NEOC.
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• Designated public agencies will collect damage information related to each service and
correspond with the Prime Minister’s office, NDMA, and relevant departments and
agencies directly or through relevant designated government agencies. After
establishment of NEOC, they shall correspond with the NEOC.
• Designated government agencies will collect damage information related to their activities
and correspond with the Prime Minister’s office, NDMA, and relevant departments and
agencies, where necessary. After establishment of NEOC, they shall correspond with the
NEOC.
• NDMA or NEOC will report on the collected damage information to the Prime Minister,
where necessary.
• NDMA or NEOC will correspond with designated government agencies as well as

designated public agencies to share collected damage information.
e. Corresponding Information on Emergency Response Activities
• District governments will correspond with the provincial government about information
such as emergency response activities, establishment of an Emergency Operation Centre,
and the necessity of support from the provincial government. The provincial government
will correspond with district governments about information such as emergency response
activities implemented by the provincial government.
• Provincial governments and public agencies can correspond at any time with NEOC
through designated government agencies about information such as emergency response
activities and establishment of NEOC. Designated government agencies will correspond
with NEOC as well as provincial governments and public agencies, where necessary, about
information such as emergency response activities implemented by the designated
government agencies themselves.
• NDMA or NEOC will report on collected information on emergency response activities to

the Prime Minister, where necessary.
• NEOC will correspond with designated government and public agencies, provincial
governments and other relevant agencies, where necessary, about information on
emergency response activities collected by third parties or coordinated by NEOC.
• Relevant agencies shall mutually and closely exchange information on emergency

response activities, where necessary.
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2) Securing Means of Communication
Just after disaster occurrence, communication means for correspondence of disaster information
should be promptly secured. Consequently, the following items should be done based on needs:
• National and local governments as well as public agencies will confirm the functioning of
information transmission means just after disaster occurrence, and allocate necessary staff
to sites immediately to recover facilities in trouble.
• The national government (Ministry of Interior and Pakistani Armed Forces) and local
governments as well as telecommunication corporations need to put effort into setting up
lines for emergency information communication by utilizing mobile communication lines such
as mobile and satellite phone systems.
• Telecommunication corporations will preferentially secure important communication among

relevant disaster management agencies such as national and local governments in the time
of disaster.
• NEOC will promptly collect and organize information on the damage status of communication
systems and smoothly conduct adjustments to devote available communication systems to
important communication in order to secure important communication lines during an
emergency.
5.3.2 Securing Emergency Response Operation System
1) Establishing System of Local Governments for Actions
• National and local governments, promptly after occurrence of disaster, will take necessary
actions as, 1) emergency gathering of staff, 2) secure information collection and transmission
system, and 3) establishment of NEOC/F/G/S/PEOCs/DEOCs.
• Local governments need to put efforts into securing close coordination among designated
governmental Organizations and public agencies.
2) Establishing Wide-Area Assistance System
• NEOC/F/G/S/PEOCs/DEOCs shall ask for support of other national and local governments,
depending upon the scale of damage for the preparation and execution of rescue and relief
activities in accordance with individual contingency plans and SOPs or equivalent documents
prepared by related agencies and governments.
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3) Preparation of System for Action of NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMA, and

Other Relevant Organizations
• When a large-scale earthquake occurs, NDMA shall establish NEOC and collect information,
report to the Prime Minister, coordinate with other relevant ministries, and shall focus on total
coordination for prompt initial responses of the national government.
• When disaster seems likely to occur or actually occurs, DDMAs shall activate their DEOC and
collect information, report to the DCO, coordinate with other relevant sections and agencies,
and shall focus on total coordination for prompt initial responses within the district section
and agencies. These actions shall be informed to their upper F/G/S/PDMAs.
• When disaster seems likely to occur or actually occurs beyond the area of the district
government’s jurisdiction or management capacity, F/G/S/PDMAs shall activate their
F/G/S/PEOC and collect information, report to the minister and governor, coordinate with
other relevant ministries/departments and agencies, and shall focus on total coordination for
prompt initial responses within the provincial government. These actions shall be informed to
NDMA even though the disaster is supposed to be managed by the provincial government.
• Promptly after occurrence of a disaster, governmental Organizations and public agencies

shall activate their systems necessary to gather staff, collect and transmit information, and
establish EOCs in accordance with their individual contingency plans, SOPs or equivalent
documents prescribed in advance.
• Governmental Organizations and public agencies need to put efforts into securing close
coordination among relevant Organizations, agencies, and national and local governments.
• If necessary, lifeline corporations shall need to put efforts into coordinating a wide-area
assistance system for emergency recovery measures.
4) Holding Meetings of Correspondences among Departments and

Agencies relevant to Disaster Management
• When a large-scale disaster occurs, if necessary, Meetings of Correspondences among

ministries and agencies relevant to disaster management are to be held to coordinate
emergency response measures at all levels (federal, provincial and district), and to
confirm/share initial information on disasters and damage. These meetings shall be arranged
by the NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs at all levels. The procedures shall be separately
stated in SOPs or equivalent documents in detail.
• Ministry and agencies relevant to disaster management will grasp the existing condition of
the disaster-affected area and will implement prompt and effective emergency response
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measures. If necessary, an investigation team consisting of officials and experts will be

dispatched to the sites.
5) Gathering Staff (teams) for Emergency and Holding Minister Councils
• When disaster occurs, DDMAs will mobilize emergency staff (a team) to its DEOC and collect
information to be able to implement initial response by district governments and agencies.
These actions shall be informed to their upper PDMA.
• When disaster occurs beyond the area of district jurisdiction or management capacity of a
district government, F/G/S/PDMAs shall mobilize emergency staff (a team) to F/G/S/PEOC,
and collect information to be able to implement initial response by provincial governments
and departments. These actions shall be informed to NDMA.
• When large-scale disaster occurs beyond the abilities of provincial governments, NDMA will
mobilize emergency staff (a team) to NEOC and collect information to be able to implement
initial response by the national government.
• If necessary, the Chairmen of NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall hold emergency
meeting(s) with the related officers (ministers, DGs, etc.), to discuss response activities on
basic policy on measures, response system, and other important topics at all levels.
6) Establishing NEOC and other Centres for Responding to Disaster

Emergency
a. Establishing NEOC for Responding Emergent Disaster and System for Action
• When large-scale damage is confirmed through collected information, NDMA shall

promptly establish NEOC (Level 2).
• When the establishment policy of NEOC (Level 2) is decided, NDMA shall start the
necessary process promptly to establish NEOC (Level 2). Fundamentally, NEOC (Level 2)
and its Secretariat are located in the NDMA building.
• Members of NEOC (Level 2) mainly consist of the director and deputies of NDMA and
relevant ministries.
• To be able to implement emergency response measures precisely and promptly, the head
of NEOC (Level 2) shall give necessary instructions to the heads of governmental
Organizations, local governments, public agencies, and other relevant Organizations
relevant to disaster management.
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b. Establishing NEOC to Respond to Seriously Large Disasters and System for

Action
• Based on information collection, if the scale of damage is confirmed as Level 3 of NDRP,

NDMA shall establish NEOC (Level 3) by approval of the Chairman of NDMA.
• When the basic policy on establishment of NEOC (Level 3) is decided, NDMA shall follow
the necessary procedure and establish NEOC (Level 3) promptly.
of NEOC (Level 3) shall give necessary instructions to heads of governmental
• The Secretariat of NEOC (Level 3) shall empower the response system based on the scale
of damage and formulate a task force team consisting of staff from NDMA and relevant
ministries. The task force team shall coordinate comprehensively and operate activities by
separating kinds of emergency response measures into groups.
c. Declaration of Emergency by NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and/or DDMAs
• The declaration of emergency depends upon the nature and size of the disaster. The
normal practice is that a district level emergency is declared by the district administration.
In case the emergency is beyond the capacity of district management, the Chief Minister
(provinces) with the approval of the Cabinet declares an emergency. A national level
emergency is declared by the Prime Minister of Pakistan in the event of larger calamity.
• As for the criteria for declaring an area affected by disaster, NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMAs
shall define it as has been done in the past for each disaster (disaster-wise criteria is
recommended).
d. Collection and Dissemination of Information and Establishment of System
• As described above, NEOC/F/G/S/PEOCs/DEOCs shall collect information on the disaster,

damage including scale(s), list(s) and amount(s) and inform the heads of governments
(DCO, Minister(s)/Governor, Prime Minister), agencies concerned (police, fire brigades
(Rescue 1122), Civil Defence, Irrigation Offices, Civil Works Office, health-related offices,
public utility corporations, revenue offices, international cooperation agencies, NGOs,
INGOs and the upper EOC(s)) over the media in collaboration with related agencies (such
as PMD, FFC, PIDs, WAPDA, Ministries of Health). These information systems consisting of
hard and software with human resources shall be prepared.
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e. Holding of (Coordination) Meeting with Related and Concerned Agencies
• As prescribed above, NEOC/F/G/S/PEOCs/DEOCs shall hold and coordinate the meeting(s)

at each level (federal, provincial, district levels respectively) with related and concerned
agencies for the quick and prompt actions (evacuation, rescue, relief and response) and
arrangement of their activities at appropriate intervals.
f. Arrangements and Preparations for Evacuation, Rescue and Relief Activities
• F/G/S/PEOCs/DEOCs shall arrange and prepare the activities and actions for evacuation,
rescue and relief in collaboration with related agencies in advance of disaster(s).
• F/G/S/PEOCs/DEOCs shall arrange and prepare the evacuation site(s) in accordance with
contingency plan(s), SOPs or equivalent documents prepared by each government and
agency in advance.
g. Issuance of Alerts and Evacuation Orders
• NEOC/F/G/S/PEOCs/DEOCs shall inform the public and residential people who are likely to
be affected by the disaster of the situation regarding the disaster source (such as the
intensity of rainfall, location of cyclone, etc.), hazard and risk prediction(s)/forecast(s)
with areas to be likely affected and support/assistance system by government(s) in real
time in parallel with media and the original source (PMD, PIDs, etc.).
• Significant issuance (evacuation order or equivalent) shall be issued by heads of

government, such as DCO or Prime Minister(s) of federal or provincial governments in
accordance with their jurisdictions.
h. Conduct of Damage Assessment for Relief, Response and Rehabilitation
• NEOC/F/G/S/PEOCs/DEOCs shall determine status of the disaster-affected area, and to be

able to implement emergency response measures promptly and precisely, if necessary,
dispatch survey teams in order to coordinate comprehensively on emergency response
measures implemented by governmental Organizations, local governments, and public
agencies.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall conduct the initial damage needs assessment
immediately after the disaster not only for relief and rescue activities but also for
rehabilitation and reconstruction. In this regard, DDMAs shall utilize a uniformed damage
assessment format, which NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall separately prepare and
state, to execute objective validation for the comparison of the degree of damage
between bilateral affected areas. This damage needs assessment shall be conducted and
reviewed at suitable periodical intervals until the commencement of rehabilitation works.
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i. Method of Gathering upon Catastrophic Earthquake in Urban Areas
• Designated staff from relevant departments, state ministries and ministerial level
institutions shall mobilize promptly if an earthquake of more than MMI VII scale is
observed in an urban area. At that time, if transportation is blocked and by foot is only the
means of mobilization, a request to mobilize by helicopters owned by the Pakistani Armed
Forces shall be made.
• When NEOC is established in the suburb area of Islamabad, in case of heavy damage to
the function of the capital city, necessary personnel are to be mobilized by helicopters
owned by the Pakistani Armed Forces.
5.3.3 Rescue/First Aid, Medical Treatment, and Fire Extinguishing Activities
1) Rescue/First Aid Activities
• Top priorities to protect lives and bodies from injuries are to provide: 1) rescue and first aid
activities to the victims underneath the collapsed buildings, 2) medical treatment to the
injured people, and 3) fire extinguishing activities to minimize fire spread.
a. Role of Residents and Community Organizations for Disaster Management
• Residents and community Organizations for disaster management shall voluntarily rescue
and begin first aid activities while coordinating with individual agencies relevant to rescue
and first aid.
b. Rescue/First Aid Activities by Affected Local Governments
• Affected local governments need to take rescue and first aid actions while attempting to
collect damage and loss information at early stages; they shall then ask for support to
NDMA for emergency response, e.g., NEOC and F/G/S/PEOC, and other unaffected local
governments. Further, the affected local governments shall secure areas for emergency
response actions and places to stay for the incoming agencies.
c. Rescue/First Aid Activities by Local Governments External to Affected Areas

and National Agencies
• Local governments outside the affected areas will provide rescue/first aid activities
promptly and smoothly based on requests and the pre-disaster cooperation agreement.
• NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs will request/direct support of the Pakistani Armed Forces,
National Police Bureau, Pakistan Navy, Rescue 1122, Civil Defence, and the Ministry of
Health if needed.
• NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs will orchestrate the entire coordination of agencies and
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departments such as the Ministry of Health, Rescue 1122 and Pak-Army that will provide
rescue and first aid activities upon needs or requests from relevant agencies. Such
coordination will aid relief providers in acting promptly and smoothly.
• DDMAs in collaboration with the Revenues Office, the police and Civil Defence shall take
action to support relief activities in wide areas, e.g., dispatching emergency relief troops
over a wide area upon need.
• Pak-Army shall provide rescue and first aid activities upon needs or requests by NDMA,
F/G/S/PDMAs or DDMAs.
• Pakistan Navy is responsible for rescue and medical aid on sea and is to support activities
of affected local governments when available and needed, or based on a request from
NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs or DDMAs.
• Equipment and supplies needed for rescue and first aid activities will be supplied in
principle by the institutions and agencies that will provide such activities.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs will secure equipment and supplies for rescue and first
aid activities with support from the private sector, if needed, to provide efficient and
smooth operation.
d. Procuring Equipment
• Equipment and supplies needed for rescue and first aid activities shall be supplied by the
institutions and agencies that implement such activities.
• National and local governments shall secure equipment and supplies for rescue and first
aid activities by requesting cooperation from the private sector, if needed, to provide
efficient and smooth operation.
2) Medical Treatment Activities
a. Activities on Medical Treatment by Medical Agencies in Affected Area
• Affected local governments shall provide medical activities at public medical institutions
within their jurisdiction, while requesting cooperation from private medical institutions in
their area, upon need.
• The national government (Ministry of Health, Pakistani Armed Forces) and Pakistan Red
Crescent Society shall provide medical activities at medical institutions in the affected
areas, in facilities such as state hospitals and medical clinics, hospitals at state universities,
armed forces hospitals, and hospitals operated by the Pakistan Red Crescent Society.
• Medical institutions in the affected areas shall be responsible for urgent recovery of
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hospital buildings and medical equipment from damage, while requesting lifeline
corporations, if needed, for such rehabilitation.
• Medical institutions in the affected region shall mutually share information with other
institutions in the area to be able to respond to the possible increase in patients.
Cooperation shall be requested with the utmost effort to other medical institutions, if
support is needed.
• Medical institutions in the affected area shall need to put effort into dispatching medical
aid teams, depending on the situation.
• F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall comprehensively coordinate medical activities by

arranging plans, such as a dispatching plan for medical aid teams, either on need or
request by affected local governments.
• NEOC, F/G/S/PEOCs and DEOCs as well as medical institutions shall collect information on
the number of patients and treatment conditions through the disaster and rescue-medical
information system covering a wide area in a speedy manner in order to send needed
assistance.
b. Dispatching Medical Teams Externally to Affected Area
• Affected local governments shall request medical aid teams through medical institutions
and EOCs upon need.
• The Ministry of Health, Pakistan Red Crescent Society, DDMAs outside affected areas,
F/G/S/PDMAs and NDMA shall establish medical aid teams with needed medical doctors
and further request these teams and teams from public and private medical institutions,
upon need.
• Pakistani Armed Forces shall establish and dispatch medical aid teams upon request.
• Pakistani Armed Forces and the Ministry of Interior need to take supportive action to
medical aid teams that are formed by the district government.
• Medical institutions that form medical aid teams need to put effort into reporting about the
fact of formation to the EOCs.
• F/G/S/PDMAs with DDMAs administrating areas affected by the disaster shall be

responsible for coordinating medical aid teams within the area and neighboring provinces.
Further, provincial governments are responsible for selecting locations for medical
activity.
• EOCs shall comprehensively coordinate dispatching medical aid teams based on needs
and requests from each Authority.
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• Ministries, Departments and agencies related to emergency transportation (NHA),

Pakistani National Armed Forces, National Police Bureau, Pakistan Navy, Rescue 1122 and
Civil Defence shall put effort into securing emergency transportation with priority based on
needs and requests from federal and provincial Ministries of Health, Pakistani Red
Crescent, and other related local government agencies.
c. Medical Treatment outside Affected Areas
• Affected local governments shall request back up institutions for medical treatment over a
wide area (i.e., Ministry of Health, Pakistan Red Crescent Society) to provide backup
medical treatment at institutions outside the affected jurisdictions, if needed.
• Back up institutions for medical treatment over a wide area shall select target institutions
for this purpose and report to EOCs upon need.
• EOCs shall comprehensively coordinate with back up institutions for medical treatment
over a wide area, based on needs or requests from relevant agencies.
• Departments and agencies related to emergency transportation shall secure means and
methods of transportation for the injured to back-up medical institutions based on needs
and requests from local governments and institutions related to backup medical
treatments over a wide area.
3) Fire Extinguishing Activities
a. Fire Extinguishing Activities
• Residents and community Organizations for disaster management shall need to use
self-effort to extinguish fires and contribute to agencies related to fire extinguishing in the
initial stage after a disaster.
• Affected local governments shall comprehensively recognize fire incidents within their
jurisdictions and allocate important teams in a speedy manner. In particular, local
governments shall set areas with priorities for fire extinguishing and take action promptly
in a catastrophic earthquake.
• Fire services and Rescue 1122 shall extinguish fires on the sea and request help from local
governments upon need.
b. Assistance by Local Organizations External to Affected Areas
• Unaffected local governments shall need to put effort into providing smooth support for
fire extinguishing based on requests from the affected local governments or the
agreement on mutual support.
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• The Ministry of Interior and Pakistani Armed Forces shall provide support to fire
extinguishing agencies outside of the affected area and comprehensively coordinate fire
extinguishing activities, as needed.
• EOCs shall comprehensively arrange requests to other agencies based on needs or

requests from the Ministry of Interior and Pakistani Armed Forces.
5.3.4 Securing Transportation Network and Function for Emergency

Transportation Activities
1) Basic Strategy on Securing Transportation Network and Function for

Emergency Transportation
a. Issues to Consider on Transport
The following items are to be particularly underscored during transporting activities:
(1) Life security
(2) Preventing secondary damage
(3) Smooth implementation of damage response measures
b. Foreseeing Elements Needed for Transportation
First Step
(1) Rescue/first aid activities, personnel for medical activities, personnel for life saving,
including commodities are needed.
(2) Personnel and equipment for minimizing the spread of damage from fire and water.
(3) Personnel and equipment needed for initial response, including both national and local
government officials related to disaster management, personnel related to information
and telecommunication, electricity, gas, and water supply networks.
(4) Injured victims to be transferred to backup institutions for medical treatment.
(5) Personnel and equipment needed for urgent rehabilitation on transportation facilities
for emergency transport, transportation nodes, and traffic control.
Second Step
(1) Continuing activities triggered in the first step.
(2) Commodities needed for life saving, e.g., food and water.
(3) Transportation of injured and affected victims outside affected area.
(4) Personnel and equipment needed for temporary recovery on transportation facilities.
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Third Step
(1) Continuing activities triggered in the second step.
(2) Personnel and equipment needed for rehabilitation from damage.
(3) Basic needs for living.
2) Securing Transportation Network and Function
• Traffic control, such as prohibiting public use of roads, shall immediately be enforced to
secure traffic/transportation routes for emergency transportation, particularly at the initial
stage after an earthquake. Consequently, personnel and equipment needed for urgent
rehabilitation shall be provided based on priorities.
a. Coordination by EOCs
• Securing traffic is critical for successful operation for emergency response and requires
comprehensive coordination. Consequently, EOCs shall comprehensively coordinate and
plan traffic security, and ask relevant agencies to report and/or request necessary
assistance.
b. Traffic Control
• Provincial/district police shall use information provided by police officers and related
agencies on site, and use traffic monitoring equipment such as traffic monitoring cameras
if possible, to know the damage/traffic conditions to identify roads that are possible to
use.
• Provincial/district police shall enforce traffic control such as prohibiting public use of
certain roads to secure emergency transport, soon after the incident. Traffic control shall
be enforced over a wide area, in cooperation with neighboring provincial/district police
forces, when public cars need to be controlled on roads during the emergency period.
Further, actual traffic control may need to be enforced in cooperation with private security
corporations through pre-disaster agreements for smooth implementation. Moreover,
other traffic control equipment that is useful for securing emergency transportation
network and function, e.g., information boards and traffic lights, shall be used.
• Provincial/district police shall immediately provide information to residents when traffic

control is enforced.
• Provincial/district police shall be responsible for actions, such as removing vehicles and
leading other vehicles by police car, to secure the emergency transportation network and
function.
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• The Ministry of Interior shall coordinate traffic control enforced by provincial/district police
from a comprehensive view, while providing guidance if needed.
• Policing agencies, road management bodies and EOCs shall mutually correspond upon
enforcing traffic control.
• EOCs shall be responsible for comprehensive coordination, such as taking the lead in
requesting other agencies, based on needs or requests from the Ministry of Interior.
c. Urgent Rehabilitation of Roads
• The Ministry of Communication, National Highway Authority and National Police shall 1)
promptly understand damage conditions of their roads (national roads), 2) remove
obstacles and urgently rehabilitate national roads, 3) request information on damage
conditions to road managing bodies, e.g., affected local government, and 4) request and
order urgent rehabilitation. When so doing, urgent rehabilitation and selection of
alternative roads shall be primarily followed by an establishment of an emergency
transportation network. In addition, they are responsible for distributing traffic
information to road users.
• Road managing bodies are responsible for understanding damage conditions of their
roads promptly and reporting to the Ministry of Communications, National Highway
Authority and National Police. They are also responsible for removing obstacles and
urgently rehabilitating roads to secure their function.
• Road managing bodies, policing agencies, National Police, and Pakistani Armed Forces
shall mutually coordinate to remove obstacles from roads, if the situation demands.
• The Ministry of Communications and National Highway Authority shall need to put effort
into securing the needed number of personnel, equipment and construction materials to
remove obstacles from roads and to urgently rehabilitate them with a cooperating
agreement with contractors.
• The Pakistan Public Works Department shall report road damage conditions and
rehabilitation status to EOCs.
d. Removing Obstacles in Sea Navigation
• The Coast Guard is responsible for understanding the degree of damage related to sea
navigation immediately after an earthquake and reporting to EOCs if navigation of marine
vessels is found to be unsafe due to wrecked ships or floating objects. Further, these
departments are responsible for urgent rehabilitation activities, such as removing
obstacles, transporting relocating residents, and transporting basic commodities needed
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in emergencies.
• Port and fishing port administrative bodies shall report to EOCs and remove obstacles from
their managing area, if marine vessel navigation is decided unsafe due to ship wreckage or
floating objects.
• Pakistan Navy shall report to EOCs on the dangers of marine vessel navigation if ship
wreckage or floating objects are found, and provide measures such as warnings on marine
vessel navigation. Further, they shall give orders and warnings to the wrecked ship owners
to remove the vessels in order to prevent other marine vessels from being involved in an
accident.
e. Emergency Rehabilitation of Ports and Fishing Ports
• Port managing bodies shall collect damage information on port facilities in a speedy
manner and report to the Ministry of Ports and Shipping. Further, these departments and
port managing bodies shall provide urgent rehabilitation activities based on needs.
• Port managing bodies shall collect damage information on fishing port facilities in a speedy
manner, urgently rehabilitate these facilities, and report damage status to the Ministry of
Ports and Shipping and the Coast Guard.
• Pakistan Navy shall urgently rehabilitate navigation signs when found damaged or floating,
and locate urgent navigation signs if needed.
• The Ministry of Ports and Shipping shall report to EOCs about damage conditions and the
rehabilitation status of ports and fishing ports.
f. Re-establishing Sea Transportation System
• The Coast Guard shall control and lead traffic upon need in coastal areas, where
congestion is expected. In this case, traffic control shall secure operation of marine
vessels that are responsible for emergency transportation.
• The Coast Guard shall limit or prohibit marine vessel transportation when there are
potential risks for continuous operation.
• The Coast Guard shall survey channels as needed when abnormality is found in their depth.
Moreover, they shall secure safety of channels by installing emergency signs.
g. Emergency Rehabilitation of Facilities for Aviation
• The Civil Aviation Authority shall collect information on the extent of damage of facilities
they manage and report to EOCs. At the same time, they shall urgently rehabilitate these
facilities and request airport managing bodies to urgently rehabilitate these facilities.
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• Airport managing bodies shall collect information on the degree of damage to their airport
facilities, report to the Civil Aviation Authority, and urgently rehabilitate damaged facilities.
• The Civil Aviation Authority and EOCs shall closely and mutually correspond, and
implement effective urgent rehabilitation.
• Local governments shall establish temporary heliports at the designated proposed sites
and inform the public on the establishment.
h. Air Traffic Control
• The Civil Aviation Authority shall prioritize aircraft that shall respond to the emergency,
such as those needed for information collection and emergency transportation. Further,
these departments shall provide necessary information and control air traffic under
abnormality to aircraft other than those responding to the emergency for safe operation.
i. Securing Railway Transportation
• The Ministry of Railways is responsible for promptly collecting information on railway

damage, reporting to EOCs, and requesting urgent rehabilitation to railway corporations.
• The Pakistan Railway Corporation shall collect damage on railway facilities that are under
their management, report to the Ministry of Railways, and conduct urgent rehabilitation.
j. Transporting in an Emergency
• Agencies related to emergency transportation and local governments shall

comprehensively and proactively implement emergency transport by utilizing all means by
land, sea and air. In particular, using both helicopters that have flexible mobility and sea
vessels that have the capacity for mass transportation shall mainly be promoted for use in
emergency.
• NEOC and F/G/S/PEOCs shall comprehensively coordinate and develop plans for an
emergency transportation system, while requesting emergency transporting activities to
departments and agencies related to emergency transport, based on needs or requests
from affected local governments.
• NHA and provincial Ministries of Transport will request transportation corporations of air,
road, sea, and railways for emergency transportation, based on needs or requests from
Command Posts and affected local governments.
• Pakistan Navy shall contribute to emergency transportation by operating their vessels and
aircraft based on needs and requests from EOCs and affected local governments.
• Pakistani Armed Forces, National Police Bureau, Pakistan Navy, Rescue 1122 and Civil
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Defence will request emergency transport to agencies related to fire extinguishing based
on needs and requests from Command Posts and affected local governments.
• Local governments shall implement emergency transportation by themselves, while

requesting urgent transportation from agencies related to transportation and EOCs.
3) Securing Fuel
• Agencies related to emergency transportation and the Ministry of Water and Power shall plan
and prepare fuel procuring and a supply system during the disaster.
5.3.5 Activities on Evacuation Centres
• Securing temporary residences until the time when the affected victims find safe places to
live or until the time when their residences are rehabilitated will relieve the anxiety of disaster
victims. Further, preparing measures to recover, such as providing temporary housing, is
inevitable as a first step toward restoration of livelihoods of the affected victims.
1) Leading Evacuations
• After the occurrence of disaster, local governments shall lead evacuation of residents taking
into account that securing lives of the residents is the first priority.
• When leading evacuation, local governments shall need to put effort into disseminating
various information on evacuation sites, evacuation routes, high-risk areas from disasters,
outline of damage and other related matters that help smooth evacuation.
2) Establishing/Managing Evacuation Sites
a. Establishing Evacuation Sites
• Local governments shall establish evacuation sites based on needs and disseminate this
information thoroughly to the residents. If needed, local governments shall employ
additional facilities as evacuation sites after confirming their safety from disaster under
agreements with facility managing bodies, besides the ones that were originally
designated. In addition, local governments shall need to put effort into establishing
various evacuation sites, including facilities located outside of affected areas, by renting
hotels and possible local accommodations to provide better care for vulnerable groups
(e.g., elderly, handicapped, infants and pregnant women).
b. Managing Evacuation Sites
• DDMAs will establish evacuation sites upon need by taking into consideration safety
against floods, high tide/storm surges due to cyclones and sediment (landslide) disasters,
while distributing such information thoroughly to residents in cooperation with
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F/G/S/PDMAs. F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs will also employ additional facilities as

evacuation sites after confirming their safety from disaster under agreements with facility
managing bodies, besides the ones that were originally designated. In addition,
F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs will need to put effort into establishing various evacuation sites,
including facilities located outside of affected areas, by renting hotels and possible local
accommodations, to provide better care for vulnerable groups (e.g., elderly, handicapped,
infants and pregnant women).
• DDMAs will properly manage each evacuation site. F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs will need to
put effort into distributing information, food, water and cleaning supplies, in cooperation
with evacuees, residents and community disaster management Organizations. In light of
this, DDMAs will request cooperation from other local governments, NDMA and
F/G/S/PDMAs, if needed.
• DDMAs will need to put effort into collecting information on evacuees at each evacuation
site as soon as possible and convey all information to NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs.
• DDMAs will need to put effort into paying attention to the living conditions at evacuation
sites to keep the conditions comfortable. If the evacuation period is prolonged, DDMAs will
pay more attention to aspects such as keeping privacy and taking into account the various
needs for people of different genders.
• DDMAs will need to put effort into closing evacuation sites at early stages to secure the
healthy livelihoods of victims through providing different housing as temporary housing,
available public housing and vacant homes in the private sector in collaboration with
NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs.
3) Temporary Shelters and Other Housing
a. Providing Temporary Shelters by Affected Provincial Government
• If construction of temporary housing is needed after the disaster, DDMAs and

F/G/S/PDMAs will construct temporary housing based on a discussion with relevant
provincial agencies (e.g., Ministries of Public Health, Social Welfare, Rehabilitation, Civil
Defence, etc.) with NDMA in a speedy manner, to secure the healthy livelihood of
evacuees. However, secondary disasters should be averted upon construction of such
housing. DDMAs and F/G/S/PDMAs will also administer the relocation of disaster victims to
temporary housing while promoting its smooth operation in association with NDMA.
b. Procuring Equipment needed for Constructing Temporary Shelters
• DDMAs and F/G/S/PDMAs of affected district and provincial governments will request
procurement of needed construction materials and equipment for temporary housing to
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relevant ministries and departments that have such materials (e.g., Ministries of Irrigation,
Transport, and other ministries related to public works in collaboration with Civil Defence)
as well as the federal government through NDMA when the damage is large-scaled and
beyond their capacities.
• DDMAs and F/G/S/PDMAs will request relevant provincial agencies and NDMA will request
federal agencies to procure materials and equipment, if needed.
• Federal and provincial agencies that receive requests will decide on measures to take and
respond to NDMA and affected F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs.
• Based on the decision of agencies of which measures should be taken, the relevant
agencies will distribute materials and equipment in response to requests.
c. Accommodating Wide-Area Evacuation
• Depending on the situation of evacuation and acceptance of disaster victims, affected

DDMAs and F/G/S/PDMAs will request cooperation for wide-area evacuation cooperation
via NDMA to relevant federal departments and agencies (e.g., Pakistani Armed Forces,
National Police Bureau, Pakistan Navy, and the Ministry of Health).
• NDMA (NEOC) will prepare a wide-area evacuation plan considering comprehensive

viewpoints. Contents of the plan will be presented and instructed to DDMA and
F/G/S/PDMAs with related departments and agencies taking necessary measures for
preparation of wide-area evacuation.
• F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs will properly implement all evacuation activities based on the
plan in collaboration with related departments and agencies in accordance with the
directions of NDMA
4) Caring for Population of Vulnerable Groups
• It is inevitable that F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs in collaboration with health-related agencies

shall take full care of afflicted people who are vulnerable, e.g., elderly, handicapped, infants
and pregnant women, upon leading the evacuation, providing acceptable living conditions at
evacuation sites, and ensuring acceptance to temporary housing. Consequently, particular
effort will be made on items such as health checks at evacuation sites, priority
accommodation to temporary housing, and temporary housing construction for the elderly
and handicapped. Further, information will need to be distributed in a particular manner to
those who are vulnerable.
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5.3.6 Activities on Provision of Food, Water and Daily Commodities
• Relevant agencies shall operate, procure, keep, supply and distribute food, water, blankets
and goods inevitably needed for daily life in order to maintain the disaster victims’ health, in
accordance with the policies described as follows:
1) Coordination by NEOC
• NEOC, in addition to procurement, comprehensive coordination, and planning, shall require

relevant agencies to provide goods when it is considered necessary and/or requested by local
governments of affected areas.
2) Providing Commodities by Local Governments
• DDMAs and F/G/S/PDMAs of affected areas will promptly provide goods procured by them
and goods handed over by federal governments (NDMA, etc.) and other local governments to
disaster victims.
• DDMAs and F/G/S/PDMAs of affected areas and each relevant federal government agency
will be required to provide goods to NDMA, who is responsible for the coordination of
procurement of goods if necessary.
3) Activities of Relevant National Government Agencies Responsible for

Providing Goods
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs will make a request to relevant water supply corporations
and ensure the supply of water to affected areas.
• Federal and provincial Ministries of Health, if considered necessary, or based on the request
of NDMA or F/G/S/PDMAs of affected areas, will ensure the supply of medical goods to
affected areas, with the cooperation of relevant Organizations or related business circles.
• The federal Ministry of Social Welfare and Special Education and provincial Ministries of Social
Affairs, if considered necessary, or based on the request of NDMA or F/G/S/PDMAs of
affected areas, will ensure the supply of food obtained by the related governments as well as
with the cooperation of relevant Organizations or related business circles, to affected areas.
Affairs, if considered necessary, or based on the request of NDMA or F/G/S/PDMAs of
affected areas, will ensure the supply of essential commodities for living to affected areas in
cooperation with relevant Organizations or related business circles.
• The federal Ministry of Communications and provincial Ministries for Information Technology,
if considered necessary, or based on the request of NDMA or F/G/S/PDMAs of affected areas,
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will ensure the supply of communication equipment in cooperation with relevant

Organizations or related business circles.
• F/G/S/PDMAs and provincial Ministries of Transport in association with NDMA and the
Ministry of Communications (NHA) will ensure the priority usage of transportation means for
transport of such goods to affected areas.
5.3.7 Activities on Sanitation, Health, Epidemic Prevention, Treatment of Human

Remains
• Activities for maintaining good health conditions of disaster victims at the affected area shall
be well considered. In particular, much attention shall be given to the sanitary conditions of
evacuation centres. In case of human loss and injury caused by a big disaster, treatment of
human remains shall be done promptly without any delay.
1) Sanitation
• In order to maintain sanitary conditions and ensure a good living environment at evacuation
centres and damaged areas, local governments, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health,
shall promptly provide temporary toilets as required and take measures for cleaning the
centres and providing treatment of human and domestic waste.
2) Public Health
• District and provincial health authorities shall operationalize and manage the District Health
Information System (DHIS), which is the agreed model for health information systems in the
country, in order to identify needs and gaps in the affected areas.
• There should be a separate Health Emergency Management Information System at the

district and provincial levels (with information flow from the district to the province to the
centre) that has various types of information related to stockpiles, trained personnel,
volunteer database, mapping of NGOs, and other information relevant for use in an
emergency.
• Based on information gathered from information systems, district and provincial health
authorities shall draw up ‘service rationalization plans,’ which lay out what services are to be
delivered where and to whom in the aftermath of the disaster. Health services can be
rationalized according to the ‘Essential package of health services’ as defined by the National
Health Policy 2010.
• District and provincial health authorities shall also develop ‘staff retention strategies’ in the
event of a disaster, with a particular focus on female health workers, to ensure the capacity
to meet the health needs of the affected areas. The retention strategies should be based on
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performance, merit and market rates and should aim to retain/promote services in
underserved and remote areas.
• District health authorities shall ascertain and define what medical supplies, diagnostics and
equipment are needed per level of service, taking into account the catchment population and
level of utilization. This information should then flow to the provincial and federal health
authorities for planning purposes.
• District authorities shall ensure that special attention is given to comprehensive sexual and
reproductive health services, including GB-related services and obstetric and gynecological
care.
• The establishment of a district monitoring and evaluation unit shall be encouraged by district
and provincial health authorities to ensure implementation of comprehensive health care
service delivery at the district level.
3) Psycho-Social Aspects
• The provincial Ministry/Department of Health and DDMAs and F/G/S/PDMAs will continuously
need to put effort into maintaining good health conditions of people in the affected areas,
especially for evacuation centres, since disaster victims will have a high possibility of strained
mental health due to drastic changes in their daily life and environment. Mental health
conditions of victims will be evaluated and relief centres will be provided according to the
needs.
• Mental health conditions of elderly and disabled people who need extra care should be
especially taken into consideration. Hospitalization of such victims into welfare facilities,
dispatching caregivers, and providing wheelchairs will be conducted in an orderly manner
according to plans in cooperation with welfare service corporations and volunteer
Organizations.
4) Epidemic Prevention
• District and provincial health authorities shall ensure that surveillance of epidemic prone
diseases is continued and a comprehensive database shall be maintained to monitor the
situation.
5) Treatment of Human Remains
• Regarding the treatment of human remains, DDMAs and national and local Police
Bureau/offices will promptly conduct “Disaster Victim Identification.” DDMAs, in coordination
with the Ministry of Religious Affairs, will collect information on crematories and coffins
available over broad areas, and arrange for the provision of coffins and transport of the dead.
If deemed necessary, the local government (DDMAs and Revenue Offices) will conduct
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cremation and/or burial over broad areas in cooperation with neighboring local governments.
Sanitary conditions for the dead will be considered.
5.3.8 Activities on Safety Control, and Stabilization of Commodities Price
• Maintaining social order is one of the most important tasks; since it is considered that social
chaos and psychological commotion often occur in affected areas. Also, relevant agencies
and Organizations need to take appropriate measures to stabilize goods prices and the supply
of necessary goods for reconstruction of disaster victims’ lives.
1) Safety Control
• Local police officers under direction and with cooperation of the National Police Bureau, or in
cooperation with anticrime voluntary Organizations, will conduct patrols in the affected areas
and vicinities including coastal areas, provide information regarding safety for life, and
promptly make efforts to ensure safety.
• Pakistan Navy and Army will deploy patrol boats offshore of the affected areas and promptly
make efforts to ensure safety.
2) Stabilize Commodity Prices and Commodity Supplies
• Federal governments (the Ministry of Economic Affairs & Statistics) and local governments
will watch the situation and prevent the steep rise of prices, buy-up, and withholding of
essential commodities of life.
5.3.9 Temporary Recovery Activities on Buildings, Utilities, and Others
• Recovery of facilities and lifeline infrastructure shall be promptly conducted. These include
telecommunication systems and facilities for prompt and smooth emergency response, land
conservation facilities for preventing secondary disasters, and those for life activities of
disaster victims.
1) Emergency Recovery Activities of Facilities and Utilities
• NEOC and F/G/S/PEOCs and DEOCs, immediately after the occurrences of disasters, utilizing
specialists having relevant expertise, shall promptly check facilities and utilities under each
authority’s management and control, figure out the extent of damage and make efforts for
prompt and smooth recovery of those facilities and lifeline infrastructure by preventing
secondary disasters, as well as ensuring life activities of disaster victims as the top priority.
2) NEOCs’ Roles Regarding Lifeline Facilities
• NEOC, F/G/S/PEOCs and DEOCs will request emergency response support to lifeline
corporations through relevant government agencies such as the Ministry of Communication,
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Ministry of Housing & Works, Ministry of Petroleum &
Natural Resources and Ministry of Water & Power, if deemed especially necessary,
considering the magnitude of the disaster and the importance of facilities.
3) Activities on Emergency Response for Recovery of Housing
• F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMAs and related departments in cooperation with housing corporations, if

needed, will need to put efforts into emergency repair of damaged houses in accordance with
related guidelines.
5.3.10 Activities on Distributing Appropriate Information to Disaster Victims
• It is important to disseminate appropriate, accurate and easily understandable information to

people in the affected areas. This prevents social ferment caused by wild rumors, stabilizes
public sentiment, and helps people’s appropriate judgment and actions in the affected areas.
Proper systems of disseminating information shall be developed to respond to inquiries,
requirements, and opinions in large numbers given by residents.
1) Activities on Information Dissemination to Disaster Victims
• NEOC, responsible relevant government agencies, public agencies, as well as local

governments, in responding to the needs of disaster victims, shall disseminate appropriate,
accurate and sound information on (1) damage caused by the earthquake, (2) situation of
aftershocks, (3) possibility of secondary disasters, (4) people’s safety, (5) recovery situation
of lifelines or transportation facilities, (6) life related information such as medical facilities,
and (7) responding activities by each authority or Organization to the disaster victims for
their use. On such occasion, the dissemination shall especially consider the elderly, disabled
people and foreigners.

governments shall communicate among themselves on the information contents when they
are released and disseminated to the public.
• Effort shall be required to provide a window, such as a portal site of the Internet, in order to
enable people to get comprehensive information.
• Dissemination of information shall be done, not only with signboards, public relations
brochures or magazines, or public relation cars, but also with the cooperation of mass media
such as broadcasting corporations, telecommunication corporations, and newspaper
corporations. In order to respond to the needs of people who require getting accurate
information on somebody’s safety, operation of transportation, and so on, an effort shall be
needed to provide such information in cooperation with Internet portal providers. Also, the
national government, in cooperation with broadcasting corporations, shall need to put efforts
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into diffusing systems that automatically operate broadcasting of TV and radio during
emergency occurrences.
• In addition, national and local governments, if deemed required, in cooperation with public
agencies and relevant Organizations, shall set up a locally based “local information station”
near the affected areas, which collect, manage, and disseminate all information over wide
areas to relevant agencies and residents.
2) Disseminating Accurate Information to Residents

governments shall actively disseminate required information to the entire population of the
nation regarding the damage cased by earthquakes, conditions of aftershocks, people’s
safety, the recovery situation of transportation facilities, and handling of donated goods.
• NEOCs, responsible relevant government agencies, public agencies, as well as local

governments shall exchange information with each other when they release and disseminate
information to the public.
• At the dissemination of information, cooperation of broadcasting corporations,

telecommunication corporations, newspaper corporations, and so on is to be extended. In
order to respond to the needs of people who require getting information at any time on
somebody’s safety, operation of transportation systems, etc., an effort shall need to be put
on providing accurate information in cooperation with Internet portal providers.
3) Response to Inquiry of Residents
• NEOC, responsible relevant government agencies and local governments, if deemed

necessary, shall need to put efforts on promptly providing an information Organization
stationed with staff with telephone sets for the exclusive use of responding to inquiries by
residents.
5.3.11 Activities on Preventing Secondary Disasters
• Measures to prevent secondary disasters, such as building and structure damage and flood
and sediment disasters, from aftershocks or rainfall need to be developed. PMD shall need to
put effort into collecting and distributing proper information on aftershock and rainfall
conditions.
1) Measures for Flood and Sediment Disasters
• NDMA and local governments shall, by mobilizing experts, assess potential disaster areas for
secondary flood and sediment disasters induced by aftershocks or rainfall. The areas
assessed as high disaster potential areas shall be thoroughly informed to relevant agencies
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and residents so that necessary measures, including removal of unstable soils, urgent
construction of protection walls, and/or development of proper early warning and evacuation
systems, can be taken. Further, these governments need to take proper evacuation
measures if disasters of these kinds are expected to occur.
• PMD and provincial governments shall lower the criteria for warning systems to distribute rain,
storm and sediment disaster warnings, if necessary.
2) Building Damage
• For building collapse induced by aftershocks, the Ministry of Housing and Works and local
governments shall implement safety assessment promptly for both damaged buildings and
residential lands by mobilizing construction engineers. Necessary measures shall be taken,
e.g., urgently rehabilitating damaged facilities upon need or lead evacuation if continuous
residence is deemed dangerous, based on the results of the assessment.
3) Measures for Cyclones and Storm Surges
• National and local governments shall check coastal protection facilities to prevent inundation
from high waves, storm surges or changes in tidal levels. Urgent measures, including urgent
recovery works as well as proper warning and evacuation systems shall be established, upon
need. In cases where the potential for disaster occurrence is expected to be high, evacuation
measures shall be implemented quickly.
4) Measures for Secondary Disasters by Explosive and Toxic Substances
• Managing bodies of hazardous facilities that may cause fire, such as petroleum and chemical
plants, shall check the safety of their facilities and undertake necessary urgent recovery
works to prevent secondary disasters like explosions. In case an explosion is highly expected,
warnings shall be quickly delivered to relevant agencies.
• National and local governments as well as private corporations need to take measures such
as facility inspections, urgent recovery works, information distribution to relevant agencies,
and environmental monitoring, to protect leakage of toxic substances.
5.3.12 Accepting Support from Volunteers and Domestic/International Aid
• National and local governments shall appropriately respond to the offer of support from
various domestic and international aid groups, which may increase upon release of disaster
information to the media.
1) Accommodating Volunteers
• National and local governments as well as relevant agencies shall collaborate to assess the
needs of affected areas and put efforts into securing a volunteer accommodation system,
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including registration and coordination. Attention shall be paid to the effective use of
volunteer’s ability upon accommodation, for example to match up the ability of volunteers to
the needs of victims (e.g., elderly care and foreigners), and to put effort into supporting
volunteers to ensure their smooth implementation of volunteer activities by securing an
activity base.
2) Accepting Donations from Citizens and Other Members of Society
a. Accepting Relief Goods
• Affected local governments shall decide and make a list of necessary and non-necessary
relief goods donated by citizens and private corporations in cooperation with relevant
agencies, and disclose the contents and addresses to send these goods to the citizens
through NEOC and mass media. Based on the need conditions of the affected areas, the
list of relief goods shall be updated. National and local governments outside the affected
area shall need to establish inquiry counters for relief good donations and distribute
information on the needs of the affected area if needed. Citizens and private corporations
that are donating relief goods shall put effort into sending relief goods that are needed in
the affected area, and send these relief goods in such a way that contents shall be
indicated upon packaging to ensure smooth and quick classification and distribution.
b. Accepting Donations
• Local governments shall organaizedonation accepting bodies and distribution committees.

Use of donations shall be determined based on in-depth discussion by the relevant
agencies.
3) Accepting Foreign Donations
• If foreign donations are offered through diplomatic routes, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
shall inform details on types of donation, volume, time and date of arrival and places to
deliver the goods to NEOCs.
• NEOCs shall discuss the possibility of accepting donations.
• If accepting donations is determined to be feasible by NEOCs, a plan for acceptance of

foreign donations shall be prepared based on the response strategy developed previously,
and contents of the plan shall be disclosed to donor countries, relevant agencies and affected
local governments. Based on the plan, relevant agencies shall start accepting foreign
donations. Information shall also be distributed quickly to relevant foreign countries in cases
where foreign donations are deemed not necessary.
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5.4 Post-Disaster Measures
5.4.1 Post-Disaster Measures
• Rehabilitation and reconstruction of affected areas shall aim to meet basic conditions that
shall promote regional development that is more resilient to disaster. This shall be achieved
through supporting the restoration of livelihoods of the affected people and rehabilitating
facilities with efforts on preventing future damage from disasters. Further, smooth and
prompt implementation on rehabilitation and reconstruction is required because disasters
often hamper the improvement of social and economic activities of the area.
5.4.2 Deciding Fundamental Orientation of Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
• Local governments shall promptly discuss and decide the basic orientation of rehabilitation
and reconstruction, done in either speedy (in a short period aiming for efficiency) or
thoughtful (in a mid-long period aiming for cities safe from disasters by planned recovery)
ways by taking into account the damage conditions, regional characteristics, and the
intentions of the relevant managing bodies of public facilities. If needed, a Reconstruction
Plan shall be developed based on the decision.
• Rehabilitation and reconstruction of affected areas shall be led by local governments and
shall reflect the resident’s intentions for recovery through mutual interactions to develop a
plan, while national governments shall support their activities.
• National governments shall provide financial support to local governments through fiscal,
monetary, and local finance measures with appropriately distributed roles, because local
governments shall need a large amount of money for urgent rehabilitation, reconstruction
and recovery.
• Affected local governments shall request the national and other local governments to
dispatch officers and other support to promote recovery and reconstruction if needed.
5.4.3 Procedures on Prompt Rehabilitation to Pre-disaster condition
1) Rehabilitating Damaged Facilities
• National and local governments as well as public agencies shall smoothly and promptly
implement/support recovery projects of the affected facilities by utilizing pre-designated
commodities, a plan for resources procurement, and a plan for collecting supportive human
resources over a wide area.
• The national government shall need to put effort into simplifying the administrative
procedures for implementing rehabilitation and recovery of lifeline facilities, as much as
possible.
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• National and local governments as well as public agencies shall need to put the utmost effort
into improving the affected facilities to minimize future disaster damage in rehabilitation,
although its primary aim is to restore the functions and conditions to the pre-disaster state.
• National and local governments shall provide the utmost effort on measures to minimize
sediment disaster to avoid secondary disasters in areas where land has become unstable and
thus has high hazard potential.
• Agencies and corporations related to lifelines and transportation shall need to put the utmost
effort into publicizing the planned schedule of re-operation by area during the rehabilitation
period.
2) Treatment of Debris
• Local governments shall establish: 1) methods for debris treatment processing, and 2) secure
lands for temporary placement and final processing so that planned collection, transportation
and final processing of debris shall be implemented smoothly and appropriately.
• The Ministry of Disaster Management and Ministry of Housing and Works shall provide
needed support for prompt treatment of debris.
• Segregating debris appropriately for recycling is important in debris treatment.
• Debris shall be processed in a planned manner by taking into account rehabilitation and
reconstruction. Further, appropriate measures for debris treatment shall be needed to
prevent environmental degradation and to manage the health of both laborers in
reconstruction and local residents.
5.4.4 Procedures on Planned Reconstruction
1) Formulating Reconstruction Plan
• A Reconstruction Plan shall be needed in places that are devastatingly damaged from
catastrophes in all economic, social, and physical aspects. Reconstruction of such areas shall
be large and involve a complex combination of projects, represented by restructuring of
urban structure and industrial base by involving various stakeholders. Consequently, a
Reconstruction Plan shall be developed to organize, coordinate and implement these
reconstruction programs and projects as well as involving relevant agencies.
• Local governments shall organize system (i.e., coordination between local governments, the
national government, and agencies designated in a wide-area cooperation agreement) to
develop and implement the Reconstruction Plan promptly and smoothly. National
governments shall also institutionalize reconstruction Organizations and support local
governments, as needed.
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2) Developing Cities Safe from Disasters
• Local governments shall aim to develop cities safe from disasters to minimize future disaster
damage and to provide a better urban environment through securing the safety of citizens
and environmental preservation. In this regard, the plan needs to envision the future of the
city to prosper more, by taking into account the visions of both current and future residents.
Additionally, citizens shall need to be involved this process.
• Local governments shall aim to improve the security of rivers from floods and safety from
sediment disasters in the process of developing cities safe from disasters. In this regard, the
purpose of securing open spaces, including urban parks and riversides, are not only limited to
the use of evacuation and emergency transportation nodes as a consequence of disaster
management, but also for betterment of regions, including environmental preservation,
development of recreational areas, and betterment of landscape. Such aims and visions shall
need to be shared with local residents for their understanding and support to make the plan
work.
• Local governments shall promote demolishing existing substandard buildings from the
viewpoint of disaster management and amenity, by explaining to the owners the importance
of renewing such buildings by applying urban redevelopment programs.
• National and local governments, as well as public agencies, shall utilize pre-collected
equipment and supplies, plan for equipment supply, and plan human resources for support in
a wide area, for smooth and prompt rehabilitation of affected facilities and treatment of
debris. Further, they shall implement these programs strategically by referring to the
Reconstruction Plan, if needed.
• Local governments shall be responsible for presenting new city planning, procedures on
making decisions on the plan, scheduling, and providing information on various options and
policies for their selection to the affected residents.
• The Ministry of Health is responsible for providing measures to prevent degradation of health
of people who shall work in the affected area, by providing training on safety and health and
suggesting construction site patrols, for rehabilitation and reconstruction. Further, they shall
establish counseling counters to prevent accidents at work and to take care of laborer’s
health management.
5.4.5 Assisting Livelihood Restoration of Disaster Victims
• The government may supply money for condolence and consolation, provide loans to support
disaster-affected victims, and supply livelihood/welfare funds based on frameworks related
to disaster condolence and provision. Further, the government shall support livelihood
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restoration of victims by providing a fund for supporting livelihood restoration of disaster

victims as designated in the law on supporting livelihood restoration of disaster victims,
aiming for speedy recovery of the affected area. Consequently, the government shall
establish a system of issuing certificates for disaster-affected persons soon after the disaster,
to make the process and overall supporting measures function promptly.
• The local government needs to take necessary measures to secure jobs in the affected area
and shall also provide detailed support, such as introducing work places, to the victims to
enable them to maintain employment.
• The Ministry of Housing and Works and local governments shall promote victims having lands
in hazardous areas to relocate to less hazardous areas.
• Local governments shall support disaster victims’ living during the reconstruction period by
providing measures such as temporary housing and tents.
• National and local governments shall publicize widely about information on support provided
to disaster victims for their independence and acts on subsidies, while putting the utmost
effort on establishing comprehensive consulting services, e.g., inquiry counters, for them.
Further, national and local governments shall establish systems on public relations and
correspondence to reach victims who are temporarily relocated long-distance, so that an
equal amount of information can be secured to eliminate anxieties.
• Local governments, upon needs, shall discuss developing methods and measures to support
disaster victims’ finance and livelihood restoration, and to promote rehabilitation and
reconstruction of the affected regions holistically and elastically, by introducing measures
such as establishing recovery funds.
5.4.6 Assisting Reconstruction of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and

Economic Recovery
• Government related banks supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) shall
provide low-interest financing to the disaster affected SMEs to support their independent
recovery, by utilizing loans such as disaster reconstruction loans to cover business operation
and facility investments.
• The authority of cooperatives of small and medium enterprises as well as local governments
shall provide loans as needed, so that SMEs will be able to rehabilitate equipment and
facilities and operate businesses.
• National and local governments need to take measures on economic recovery to self-sustain
at local levels through measures such as infrastructure improvement for regional
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development. In this regard, strategies shall be developed to recover local industry and
commerce by reflecting the national and local economy.
• Financial institutions related to farmers and anglers shall loan funds at a low-interest rate to
enable them to rehabilitate facilities and equipment as well as stabilize their management.
• National and local governments shall publicize widely about information on support and
special acts for SMEs, while putting the utmost effort into establishing comprehensive
consulting services, e.g., inquiry counters, for them to use.
5.5 Tsunami Measures
5.5.1 Pre-Disaster Measures
1) Developing a Country and Cities Safe from Disasters
• The Ministry of Ports and Shipping and local governments shall develop/construct coastal
protection facilities such as a coastal bank (tide embankment) and tidal gates, port facilities
like breakwaters and facilities of fishery harbors, and river administration facilities such as
river banks. They should also promote securing seismic resistance through seismic diagnosis
and/or reinforcement of the facilities to retain the function of protection even after
occurrence of an earthquake. In particular, they need to put effort into promoting automatic,
remote operation of gates and land locks for prompt and assured closure of gates and land
locks upon occurrence of an earthquake.
• National and local governments as well as relevant agencies shall give consideration to safety
of structures and facilities against tsunami, in cases where structures and facilities are
developed/constructed in tsunami hazard areas.
• National and local governments need to promote the development of evacuation sites and
routes for tsunamis in tsunami hazard areas. In particular, in areas where highlands do not
exist in the vicinity, construction and designation of tsunami evacuation buildings, which
utilize middle and upper floors of solid high-rise buildings and/or artificial structures as
evacuation sites, need to be promoted.
• National and local governments need to put effort into promoting the creation of
tsunami-resistant areas by implementing measures to prevent detachment of the area,
including development/construction of transportation infrastructure with high disaster
prevention capacity against tsunami, heliports, disaster management facilities, and
information infrastructure.
• The Ministry of Disaster Management and local governments shall carry out control of
groundwater removal as a measure for land subsidence.
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2) Preparing Prompt Actions and Distribution for Tsunami Warning
• PMD promotes reinforcing a system including earthquake and tsunami observation, analysis,
and communication, as well as reinforcing facilities and equipment in order to conduct
prompt tsunami warnings and other activities. Also, national and local governments need to
put effort into reinforcing an information transmission system as well as facilities and
equipment for communication, for prompt dissemination of tsunami warnings and other
information.
• National and local governments need to put effort into collecting tsunami observation data at
many points including offshore areas, sharing them among relevant agencies, and
announcing this data to the public.
3) Enlightenment of Citizens
• Individual evacuation action is important, especially for tsunamis. Therefore, national and
local governments shall widely enlighten residents, vessels’ pilots and others about the
danger of tsunamis, the meaning of tsunami warnings and evacuation directives, evacuation
methods, and others.
• Local governments shall designate proper evacuation sites and routes, as well as keep
everyone informed about them on a daily basis; for example, by installing
easy-to-understand direction boards using unified symbols, etc. Further, for proper
evacuation guidance of disaster vulnerable groups (i.e., elderly and the handicapped), local
governments need to put effort into developing a system to guide them to evacuation areas
in normal times, by cooperating with residents, community Organizations for disaster
management, and other Organizations.
• Local governments shall predict the area to be inundated by tsunami beforehand, and
prepare inundation area maps, and based on these maps, develop tsunami hazard maps to
show evacuation sites and routes, etc. then, they shall inform residents about them. Also, the
national government (NDMA and others) shall assist in the preparation of tsunami hazard
maps in tsunami hazardous areas, the preparation of predicted inundation area maps and
tsunami evacuation plans, as well as the promotion of popularization of a manual and/or
guidelines for preparation of tsunami hazard maps.
• National and local governments shall actively implement tsunami disaster management drills.
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5.5.2 Emergency Response Measures
1) Measures just prior to Pre-Disaster Occurrence
• PMD shall promptly evaluate the possibility of a tsunami after an earthquake occurrence and
issue a tsunami warning. National and local governments, mass media and others shall
disseminate tsunami warnings to residents, anglers, tourists, vessels and others promptly
and accurately.
• Local governments shall lead residents to evacuate safely and effectively through prompt and
proper evacuation instructions and directives, for example, by issuing evacuation directives
immediately in cases where the necessity of evacuation is recognized when a large
earthquake or prolonged slow shaking is felt, or in cases where tsunami warnings are
perceived. On this occasion, they need to put effort into covering all the target people and
disseminating information that is easy-to-understand for the entire population including
vulnerable groups.
• Local governments shall implement emergency response activities such as mobilizing

community Organizations for disaster management and other Organizations to close tidal
gates as well as leading residents to evacuate to areas away from the seashore.
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Chapter.6 Disaster Management Measures in Meteorological Hazards
6.1 Introduction
Pakistan is vulnerable to natural disaster risks from a range of hazards including floods (river flood,
flash flood, coastal flood and other floods due to storms and cyclones), cyclones, droughts,
earthquakes, glacial lake outbursts, landslides, avalanches and tsunamis with appurtenant
secondary disasters, such as river erosion, water-borne diseases and epidemics after natural
disasters and pest attacks. The most devastating example of human suffering and damage from
disaster was the tremendous recent flood that inundated wide areas in Pakistan in 2010. That
flood accounted for an estimated 2,000 deaths. In Pakistan, the effects of such damage by all
kinds of natural disasters creates a vicious cycle in that they cause economic damage that sets
back efforts to eradicate poverty, which in turn worsens poverty, making life more difficult for the
remaining families. Consequently, the national government shall develop an outline of a Disaster
Management Plan for Meteorological Disasters including measures to take during the stages of
pre-disaster, emergency response, and post-disaster to alleviate all of the damage as well as risks
and hazards.
6.1.1 Roles and Responsibilities
The federal government’s roles and responsibilities in pre-disaster, emergency response

and post-disaster periods are shown in the tables below:
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Table 6.1 Role and Responsibility in Pre-disaster (Meteorological Disaster)
3.6 Activities on Procurement and Supply of Food, Water and Daily Commodities
Promoting Researchers and Observations on Meterological Disasters and its

Improving the Environment of Citizen's Participation in Disaster Prevention
Activity
Implementing Disaster Management Drills by the Relevant Agencies of

3.8 Activities on Distributing Appropriate Information to Disaster Victims
1. Developing a County and Cities Safer from Meterological Disaster
3. Preparedness for Prompt and Effective Emergency Response and
3.3 Rescue/First Aid, Medical Treatment and Fire Extinguish Activities

2.2 Disseminating Disaster Management Knowledge and Trainings
2. Promoting Citizen's Participation in Disaster Mitigation and
1.2 Safety Measures for Important Facilities and Infrastructure
3.12 Preparing for Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction

3.7 Temporary Recovery Activities on Buildings and Utilities
1.1 Developing a National Land Safe from Disaster
3.1 Collecting Information and Correspondences
3.9 Activities on Preventing Secondary Disasters
4. Promotion of Researches and Observations

3.5 Activities on Evacuation and Accomodations
2.1 Promoting Culture of Disater Management
3.10 Activities on Accepting Foreign Assistance

3.2 Establishing Emergency Response System
Agency
3.4 Activities on Emergency Transporation
Management soon after Occurrence

Disaster Management
Preparedness Activities
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Table 6.1
Ministry of Communications ○ ● ○ ○
Ministry of Defence ○ ● ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Disaster Mangement ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ● ● ● ●
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Statistics ○ ○
Ministry of Finance , Revenue, Planning and Development. ○ ○
Ministry of Food Security and Research ○ ○
Minstry of Regulation and Services ○ ○
Ministry of Foreign Affairs ○ ●
Role and Responsibility in Pre-disaster (Meteorological Disaster)
Ministry of Human Rights ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Ministry of Housing and Works ○ ○ ○ ● ● ○ ○
Ministry of Industries. ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ○ ○
Ministry of Information Technology ○
Ministry of Interior ○ ○ ● ○ ○
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources ○ ○ ● ○
Ministry of Ports and Shipping ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Railways ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Science and Technology ○ ●
Ministry of Water and Power ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○

Civil Aviation Authority ○ ○
Civil Defence ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Coastal Guards ○ ○ ○
Federal Flood Commission ● ● △ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Fire Fighting Services ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Geological Survey of Pakistan ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
National Emergency Operation Cell (NEOC) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
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National Highway Authority ○ ○ ○
National Housing Authority ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
National Logistics Cell (NLC) ○ ○ ○
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Pakistan Housing Authority ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Pakistan Meteorological Department ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
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Pakistan Railways ○ ○
Police (Other Law Enforcemnet Agencies) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) ● ○ ○
Survey of Pakistan ○ ○ ○
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Water and Power Development Authority(WAPDA) ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Banks
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Pakistan Humanitarian Forum ○ ○ ○
Pakistan Red Crescent Society ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Sui Southern Gas Pipelines Limited (SSGPL) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

UN Agencies and Donors △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △ △

IFRC △ △ △ △ △ △ △
International NGOs △ △ △ △ △ △ △
Province (F/G/S/PDMAs) ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○
District (DDMA) ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○
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Companies ○ ○ ○ ○ △ ○
Communities ○ ○ ○ ○ △ ○ ○ ○ ○
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Residents ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Volunteers ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
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Banks
Media
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Hospitals
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Companies
Traffic Police
Civil Defence
Fire Services
Coast Guards
Communities
Domestic NGOs
District (DDMA)
Insurance Sector
Pakistan Railways
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Airline Companies
Survey of Pakistan
Cabinet Secretariat
International NGOs
Ministry of Defence
Ambulance Services
Ministry of Railways
Planning Commission
Ministry of Industries
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Civil Aviation Authority
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UN Agencies and Donors

Ministry of Human Rights

Federal Flood Commission
Pakistan Housing Authority
National Housing Authority

National Highway Authority
Ministry of Communications
Ministry of Water and Power
Geological Survey of Pakistan

Pakistan Red Crescent Society
Ministry of Ports and Shipping
Ministry of Housing and Works
Capital Development Authority
Research Institutes/Universities
Ministry of Disaster Management
Pakistan Public Works Department


Ministry of Information Technology

Ministry of Regulation and Security.
Pakistan Meteorological Department

Ministry of Food Security and Research
Mobile Telecommunications Companies


Ministry of Economic Affairs and Statistics
Sui Southern Gas Pipelines Limited (SSGPL)

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL)
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources


Water and Power Development Authority(WAPDA)
Landline Telecommunications Companies (NTC, PTCL)

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Table 6.2 Role and Responsibility in Emergency Response (Meteorological Disaster)
9. Activities on Safety Control, and Stabilization of Commodities Price

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Table 6.3 Role and Responsibility in Post-disaster (Meteorological Disaster)
Activity
1. Deciding Fundamental Orientation of Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
5. Assisting Reconstruction of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and

2. Procedures on Prompt Rehabilitation to Pre-disaster Condition
4. Assisting Livelihood Restoration of Disaster Victims

3. Procedures on Planned Reconstruction
3.2 Developing Cities Safe from Disasters

Agency
2.1 Rehabilitating Damaged Facilities
3.1 Formulating Reconstruction Plan

2.2 Treatment of Debris
Economic Recovery
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Table 6.3
Ministry of Communications ○ ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Disaster Management ● ● ○ ● ○ ● ○
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Statistics. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Finance , Revenue,Planning and Development ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Food Security and Research ○
Ministry of Regulation and Service ○ ○ ○
Role and Responsibility in Post-disaster (Meteorological Disaster)

Ministry of Human Rights ○
Ministry of Industries ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Information Technology ○ ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources ○ ○ ○ ○
Ministry of Ports and Shipping ○ ○ ○ ○

Civil Defence
Coast Guards
Federal Flood Commission ○ ○ ○ ○
Fire Services
Geological Survey of Pakistan ○ ○ ○ ○
National Highway Authority ○ ○ ○ ○
National Housing Authority ○ ○ ○ ○
Pakistan Housing Authority ○ ○ ○ ○
Pakistan Meteorological Department
Pakistan Public Works Department ○ ○ ○ ○
Pakistan Railways ○ ○ ○ ○
Planning Commission ○ ○ ○ ○
Survey of Pakistan
Traffic Police
Airline Companies
Banks ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Ambulance Services
Hospitals ○ ○ ○ ○
Media
Pakistan Red Crescent Society ○ ○
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) ○ ○ ○ ○
Sui Southern Gas Pipelines Limited (SSGPL) ○ ○ ○ ○

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Residents
Volunteers
6.2.1 Developing A Country and Cities Safe from Meteorological Disasters
1) Developing a National Land Safe from Natural Disasters
a. Floods
• FFC and local governments, with assistance from related national government
Organizations, (SoP, GSP, SUPARCO, etc.), shall implement basic surveys to identify flood
prone areas and to develop hazard maps. This information shall be provided to the
relevant agencies. FFC and provincial governments shall transfer the information on risk
areas of inundation and water levels during floods to DCOs (District Coordination Officers)
and governors of relevant districts and provinces.
• FFC and local governments shall publicize the areas that have had inundation experiences
in the past and high hazard risk areas of inundation to promote safe land use, and support
the development of proper evacuation systems to be established by the district
governments during flood and sediment disasters.
• FFC shall prepare the guidelines and policies for measures and basic strategies of river
improvement, flood protection and river management; i.e., watershed management,
construction of additional flood flows storage/reservoirs on major rivers, construction of
medium/small dams over secondary/tertiary rivers and flood flow generating hill torrents,
construction of flood protection structures (flood embankments, spurs, river training
works, etc.) In those reaches that are exposed to riverine floods/flash floods. Proper and
regular maintenance of existing flood management facilities by the respective provincial
and federal agencies (structures and flood forecasting & warning system equipment);
identification and provision of flood flow release/escape channels along barrages/head
works across major rivers; flood plain mapping and zoning of all major rivers; flood plain
mapping of all secondary and tertiary rivers; development of guidelines/regulations for the
use/development of flood plains; up-gradation and expansion of existing national flood
forecasting and early warning systems; development of a plan for removal of
encroachments in flood plains (high risk areas) and their resettlement in safe areas off
site from the flood bunds; identification of evacuation routes and approachable shelters at
high elevation locations for flood-affected persons; and tentative future investment plans
for implementation of the above-listed measures.
• FFC and local governments shall promote measures to protect metropolitan areas from
devastating damage by extra-ordinary floods. Urban areas shall be deemed particularly
important for effective flood control measures by taking into account past disasters and
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the expected size and impact of damage from floods because these metropolitan areas
play critical roles in the national economy of Pakistan.
• Local governments shall promote land use planning that is resilient to flood and sediment
disasters by taking effective measures to control and regulate land development in
hazardous areas (e.g., areas that may experience water overflow and inundation). In this
regard, FFC shall prepare the guidelines for land use planning in floodplains and
flood-prone areas.
• Local governments shall prepare idealized comprehensive flood control plans for all
rivers/nullahs to be improved with the concepts of watershed management based on the
related assessment, guidelines and policies to be prepared. In this regard, FFC shall
evaluate these ultimate plans and the Federal Planning Commission (water sector) shall
approve them as the basic framework for all implementations and activities regarding
flood issues.
• Local/district governments (mainly provincial governments) shall take all measures for
flood control and mitigation as the main implementing agencies in harmony with the
structural measures, such as construction/rehabilitation of flood protection bunds, river
structures and flood regulation facilities (flood control dams, flood water regulation
ponds) by taking into account the regional characteristics subject to the comprehensive
flood control plans, and non-structural measures, such as land use control in floodplain
and flood-prone areas, institutional set-ups for flood issues and watershed management,
preparation of hazard maps, human resources development, early warning systems and
community-based risk management activities in collaboration with related agencies
(NDMA and technical agencies (FFC, PMD, SoP, GSP, etc.)).
b. Cyclones (Storm Surges)
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall implement a basic survey of natural and
socio-economic conditions in coastal areas to identify areas that are at risk for
submergences and destruction of lands and buildings by storm surges (high tides) or
strong winds due to cyclones and they shall promote measures for preventing damage
from high-tide conditions, including facility enhancement and warning and evacuation
systems.
• Local governments shall promote construction and/or improvement of coastal

preservation facilities (e.g., coastal dikes, wave suppressors) by taking into account local
geographic conditions so that damage by cyclones shall be mitigated.
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c. Sediments (Landslide)
• Local government shall promote sediment control measures in mountainous areas, such
as forestation for the purpose of disaster prevention and construction of landslide
prevention facilities. At the same time, they shall promote comprehensive mitigation
measures of sediment disasters, including early warning and evacuation systems in
collaboration with FFC and PMD.
• GSP shall implement basic surveys including geographic and topographic conditions,
rainfall, and land use in sediment disaster prone areas to understand the risk of hazards
and needed measures. GSP, in coordination with NDMA and FFC, shall designate areas
with a high risk for land failure of steep slopes as a “precautious area for sediment
disaster.”
• F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMA and GSP, shall designate areas with high risks of sediment disaster
based on the hazard assessment study and discussions with relevant agencies. Then,
designated district governments shall establish comprehensive disaster management
measures, including warning, evacuation and rescue systems, in association with the
provincial governments, NDMA and PMD.
• DCO and related government divisions (GSP, F/G/S/PDMAs, FFC and PMD) shall provide
residents with necessary information, including warning systems, mechanism of sediment
disasters, and prompt evacuation methods and sites through the human resources
development and community-based disaster risk management activities.
d. Droughts
• The local government shall promote mitigation measures in drought vulnerable areas,
such as the expansion of irrigation systems and the provision of tube wells. At the same
time, they shall promote early warning and non-structural mitigation systems in
collaboration with the Ministry of Food Security and Research, PMD and PIDs.
2) Safety Measures for Important Facilities and Infrastructure
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs as well as facility management bodies shall examine
potential areas of inundation by flood disaster and vulnerable areas by landslides. Public
facilities are particularly important for emergency response, e.g., schools and medical
facilities. Measures for security of public facilities against flood disaster shall be promoted.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, FFC, NHA and local governments shall ensure a road network with
security from disasters for preparation of disaster management activities.
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• NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs shall establish/revise building codes to construct secure buildings
against disasters.
• Corporations providing lifeline services shall need to take safety measures to protect their
facilities from disaster. Lifeline services include water supply, electricity, gas (oil), and
telephone.
6.2.2 Promoting Citizen’s Participation in Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness

Activities
1) Promoting Culture of Disaster Management
• Protecting our own safety is fundamental in disaster management. Citizens shall be aware of
the potential risk of natural disasters in normal times, and shall prepare appropriate actions
to ensure their own safety in the time of disaster. In addition, they are expected to contribute
to disaster risk reduction activities including supporting injured neighbors and the vulnerable
population, and taking their own actions at evacuation shelters. In order to achieve this goal,
NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, and DDMAs, and public agencies shall pursue the promotion of
awareness programs on disaster prevention.
2) Disseminating Disaster Management Knowledge and Training
a. Disseminating Disaster Management Knowledge
• Taking advantage of the Disaster Management Day (8th of October)/Week and relevant
events, NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMAs and public agencies shall disseminate the
information on flood and sediment disasters and their risk reduction measures. For
example, NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMAs and public agencies shall indicate the necessity of
emergency bags at home, which contain emergency food for 2 to 3 days, bottles of water,
emergency goods (first-aid kit, torches, radio, batteries, etc.) and shall provide
information on disaster prevention and safety measures to be taken when advisories and
warnings are issued.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall transmit a message for prompt evacuation of
residents in case of a disaster. Local governments shall transmit information on
evacuation places and routes to promote smooth evacuation of residents with support
from relevant CBOs to disaster management associations during actual disasters. In
cooperation with the national government and relevant agencies, DDMAs shall conduct
risk assessment to identify high-risk areas of meteorological disasters including floods,
cyclones (high tide and storm surges), droughts and sediment (landslides) disasters for
appropriate and accurate transmission and for the evacuation system prior to the coming
disasters in their jurisdiction. DDMAs shall also implement risk reduction measures and
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prepare a contingency plan for the activities to be taken for appropriate evacuation of
residents.
• DDMAs, in collaboration with relevant agencies, shall develop hazard maps showing risk
areas for flood, sediment and other meteorological disasters at the local level (tehsil and
union). Local governments shall also prepare manuals that show comprehensive
information on measures and actions to be taken at the time of disasters. These hazard
maps and manuals shall be distributed to residents. With support from NDMAs,
F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs, educational institutions and other relevant institutions shall
provide disaster risk reduction education to local communities. To enhance public
awareness of disaster risk reduction, visual materials and simulation experiences shall be
utilized in cooperation with the mass media.
• NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs shall develop the hazard and risk maps (district-wise
Vulnerability Atlas of Pakistan) for the meteorological disasters to identify the vulnerable
areas/districts in association with technical agencies (such as SoP, FFC, PMD, GSP,
SUPARCO and engineering sections of the Pakistan Army).
• For better public understanding of flooding mechanisms, the national government (FFC,
PMD, PIDs, NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs) shall provide citizens with information on rivers and
weather conditions that may cause flood disasters.
• Utilizing Disaster Risk Reduction Day/Week, NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, and DDMAs shall
organize relevant events and disseminate comprehensive information on flood and
sediment disaster prevention.
• To develop the local capacity of disaster risk reduction, the NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and
DDMAs shall provide disaster management education and training to the general public.
• The Cabinet Secretariat shall promote disaster management education. The national and
local governments should promote disaster management education in close cooperation
with various actors in local communities.
b. Implementing and Training Disaster Management Drills
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, and DDMAs shall conduct disaster management drills during the
Disaster Risk Reduction Day/Week. NDMA shall conduct training of trainers (TOT) and
local government officer (staff of DDMAs and tehsils) training so they can learn risk
reduction measures and evacuation behavior at the time of meteorological disasters
including practical disaster management.
• F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall conduct drills including emergency evacuation guidance
through coordination with relevant Organizations, under the assumption of a flood at
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underground facilities based on the training by NDMA.
• In conducting disaster management training, vulnerable groups of people such as the

elderly, disabled, infants, and pregnant women shall be taken into careful consideration
and need a local supporting system.
• In this context, all training and drills shall be coordinated through community-based
activities.
c. Considering People Vulnerable to Natural Hazards in Disseminating Disaster

Knowledge and Training
• In disseminating disaster knowledge and conducting training, the elderly, disabled,

foreigners, infants, and pregnant women must be carefully taken into consideration and
included in the local support system. In addition, different needs for men and women
should be considered.
3) Improving the Environment of Citizen’s Participation in Disaster

Management Activities
a. Organizing and Developing Capacity of Community-based Organizations for

Disaster Management
• NDMA and local governments shall encourage disaster management activities conducted
by community-based Organizations, which play crucial roles in disaster management at
the local level.
• NDMA and FFC and local governments shall provide facilitator training for disaster
management activities. The training shall encourage the participation of
community-based Organizations to strengthen their capacities for disaster management.
Local governments need to identify the leaders of the Organizations and provide them
with adequate training. Women shall also be encouraged to participate in the
Organizations.
• NDMA, districts, tehsils, and union councils shall develop a facility for community-based
Organizations to strengthen their capacities in disaster risk reduction. To achieve this,
local governments need to identify the leaders of the Organizations and provide them with
adequate training.
• NDMA shall take advantage of NIDM effectively as a training, education and research
facility for disaster management.
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b. Encouraging Volunteer Activities for Disaster Risk Reduction
• Districts, tehsil, and union councils shall coordinate DRM activities with volunteers for
disaster risk reduction at the time of emergencies in close cooperation with volunteer
Organizations.
• In cooperation with the Pakistan Red Crescent Society and the Ministry of Youth Affairs,
Civil Defence and the Pakistan Humanitarian Forum shall improve the environment for
volunteer activities so that these activities can be conducted smoothly at the time of
disaster. In doing so, issues like volunteer registration in normal times, training programs,
organizing a coordination system for volunteer activities at the time of disaster, and
preparation for volunteer activities shall be also resolved through the research of NDMA
(NIDM).
c. Promoting Disaster Risk Reduction Activities by Corporations
• Private companies should strive to promote the improvement of a disaster management

system, implementation of disaster management drills, retrofitting of office buildings,
disaster recovery plans, as well as recognize the role of corporations in the time of disaster
(safety of lives, prevention of secondary disasters, continuation of business, contribution
to and cooperation with local communities), and to develop a Business Continuity Plan
(BCP) for continuing important operations in the time of disaster for each company.
• Therefore, NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall provide the information on these efforts
to companies and prepare a good environment to promote disaster management in the
private sector. Furthermore, NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall raise the awareness
for disaster risk reduction for all staff members of companies, as well as promote
corporation-led disaster risk reduction activities, giving awards and evaluating their
disaster risk reduction activities.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall conduct training and drills to local community
members on: 1) methods for information transmission including river floods, flash floods,
droughts, cyclones (high tide and storm surges) and other related meteorological disaster
warnings, 2) evacuation sites and other important items needed for securing smooth and
prompt evacuation, and 3) names and locations of facilities that may be needed to secure
smooth and prompt evacuation of facility users during meteorological disasters. In
particular, attention should be given to buildings located in low-lying areas during floods
or facilities used by elders needing support during disasters. All of the above are to be
based on the regional disaster management plan developed by districts and governments.
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6.2.3 Preparedness for Prompt and Effective Emergency Response and

1) Collecting Information and Correspondences
• PMD shall promote reinforcement of the system, facilities, and equipment for observing
storms, torrential rains, tropical cyclones, tornado winds, gusts and others. Also, PMD shall
promote reinforcement of the system, facilities, and equipment, to enable monitoring and
observation of high tides affected by storms and other phenomena.
• FFC, PMD, WAPDA, PID, Pakistani Armed Forces, National Police Bureau and local
governments shall observe meteorological phenomena, i.e., rainfall and flood volume,
oceanographic phenomena, water levels, etc. Also, they shall promote reinforcing the system,
facilities, and equipment to collect and disseminate this information promptly and accurately
in collaboration with NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall need to put effort into establishing an information
collection and correspondence system, including multiplexing routes for information
transmission and clarifying the responsibility and routes of information collection/exchange,
to ensure prompt and reliable communication among provinces, districts and governments,
the national government, and other relevant disaster management Organizations.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall promote development of a system for collecting
information and correspondences within each Organization and among Organizations. The
system shall be developed to correspond properly at all times.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall need to put effort into introducing information
technology (IT) into a system that collects information and transmits correspondences for
prompt and accurate operation of disaster management activities.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall need to put effort into establishing a common system
for disaster information to enable the sharing of information among related Organizations.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMA shall collaborate with residents and put effort into
developing an information transmission system to disseminate disaster information in a
proper manner.
• For agile activities on information collection, NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall develop
a system that enables the use of various means for information collection, e.g., aircraft,
helicopters, patrol vessels, satellites and monitoring cameras to develop the collection of
graphical information.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall promote the development of an information collection
and correspondence system by dispatching staff in disaster affected areas due to the
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importance of prompt and appropriate collection and correspondences for disaster

information.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall need to put effort into developing a system for
collecting disaster related information from various sources, including private companies,
mass media, citizens and others for disaster management.
• PMD, FFC and local governments shall need to put effort into collecting information on rainfall
and water levels of rivers and developing an information transmitting system to people and
related Organizations. Local governments shall need to put effort into developing a
dissemination system that is easy-to-understand for the entire population, including disaster
vulnerable groups, like the elderly and handicapped.
• NDMA, PMD, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and local governments shall
promote reinforcement of the mass media, multiple radio transmissions and mobile
communication lines in order to secure information transmission during an emergency.
• FFC, PMD, WAPDA and local governments shall need to put effort into developing systems of
collecting information on water levels of rivers and channels, inundation areas in basins, and
water-covered roads. They shall also need to develop proper communication systems with
hydrological observation stations, river management facilities such as dams, barrages, water
gates and pumping stations to collect information promptly.
• PMD, the Pakistan Navy and local governments shall need to put effort into developing a
system for disseminating information on high tides to residents, beach users, fishermen and
others.
2) Establishing Emergency Response System
a. Emergency Response System
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall strengthen the emergency response system based
on the National Disaster Response Plan (NDRP) for prompt and effective emergency
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs as well as public agencies shall need to establish an
Emergency Mobilization System, including mobilization criteria, means of communication,
location mobilized staff, and methods of information gathering/transmission. Moreover,
they shall need to put effort into implementing drills and training to enable them to
implement emergency response measures in the time of disaster.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs as well as public agencies shall formulate manuals
showing emergency response activities of staff in disasters. They shall implement
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periodical drills and training to ensure procedures of emergency response, to familiarize

usage of equipment/tools, and to coordinate among other staff and Organizations.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall need to put efforts into formulating a scheme of
training courses to enhance the capacity of staff in disaster management.
b. Establishing Coordination among Relevant Agencies in Disaster Management
• Coordination systems among relevant Organizations are important at the time of disaster.
The national government, public agencies, and local governments shall enhance
coordination of mutual assistance for emergency response activities.
• Pakistani national/local police and the Armed Forces shall need to cooperate to implement
emergency rescue activities to respond to disaster.
• Fire brigades (Rescue 1122), Civil Defence and local governments shall put efforts into
developing a mutual assistance system for lifesaving activities. Also, they shall make
efforts to establish an Interregional Emergency Rescue Unit.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs need to put efforts into developing a mutual supporting
system that is needed for interregional evacuation.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall need to put efforts into establishing an Emergency
Response Base for operation and accommodation of police, fire brigade, armed forces,
heliport, and facilities for transporting goods, to enable smooth implementation of
emergency response activities.
• Local governments, in coordination with departments and agencies related to social

welfare, shall need to put efforts into developing a system supporting vulnerable groups in
case of disaster, such as formulating an evacuation assistance plan.
c. Establishment of F/G/S/PEOC and DEOC
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs, in close coordination with relevant agencies, shall
establish F/G/S/PEOC and DEOC, which function as evacuation and disaster management
centres during the time of disaster, according to the National Disaster Response Plan,
March 2010.
d. Securing and Enhancing Central Disaster Management Function by NDMA
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall need to put efforts into establishing NEOC,
F/G/S/PEOC and DEOC to be able to respond promptly against disasters. NEOC,
F/G/S/PEOC and DEOC shall be located in a secure place against disaster and play the
central role in emergency response.
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• Local governments shall need to put efforts into designating facilities for emergency
response at the time of disaster.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs as well as medical agencies dealing with urgent medical
treatment shall need to put efforts into equipping alternative energy sources to be able to
supply electricity during a power failure.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall consider disaster management coordination

measures to be able to respond promptly against disasters.
• In response to disaster, local governments and relevant agencies shall consider preparing
a stockpile and procurement system for food, water, and other necessary items.
• Rescue 1122 (fire brigade) and Civil Defence shall need to put efforts into developing base
facilities for conducting emergency response activities.
e. Establishing Coordination of DRM activities among Provinces, Districts and

Pakistani Armed Forces
• Provincial governments and Pakistani Armed Forces shall need to put efforts into
enhancing coordination by sharing their own Disaster Management Plans to identify roles
and functions of each Organization. During a disaster, they shall need to put effort into
conducting mutual communication and information sharing, and enabling the Pakistani
Armed Forces to dispatch disaster relief activities in the same manner as the federal
government.
• NDMA, Provincial governments and Pakistani Armed Forces shall need to put efforts into
preparing an emergency response plan, including the names of key personnel,
communication and coordination methods.
• Provincial governments and Pakistani Armed Forces shall discuss sharing the activities of
emergency response (e.g., rescue, first aid, medical treatment, emergency transportation,
etc.).
f. Activities to Prevent Disaster
• Public facility administrator(s) shall develop a system for emergency inspection and urgent
recovery of facilities, and preserve necessary equipment and materials for disaster
response and urgent recovery. The disaster management body of each local government
shall develop a system for activities related to disaster fighting.
• FFC shall develop/prepare its comprehensive flood management plan (NFPP-IV) in

coordination with federating units covering all needs and requirements towards flood
control and management at federal and provincial levels based on federal funding
(Table 1).
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• In order to conduct smooth flood managing activities, NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs,
in cooperation with FFC, shall take necessary measures to remove debris, materials, and
obstacles that are illegally placed or encroached to secure river management activities.
• FFC, WAPDA shall prepare SoPs/manuals of proper operations for dams/reservoirs

wherever these SoPs/proper manuals do not exist. Further, FFC and WAPDA shall prepare
revised SoPs for Tarbela as were required after the 2010 floods.
• All provincial irrigation departments shall also prepare SoPs/operation manuals for
barrages, weirs, head works, etc. wherever they do not exist and shall revise them as and
when needed based on ground conditions.
• PMD, in collaboration with provincial governments, shall need to put effort into providing
advice on the effective use of information regarding early warning to district governments.
3) Rescue/First Aid, Medical Treatment
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall collect information on damage and communicate with
medical agencies regarding necessary rescue/first aid and medical treatment activities.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs as well as medical agencies shall need to put effort into
enhancing the system for collecting information on damage and emergency medical
treatment conditions.
• F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall need to put effort into preparing vehicles (e.g., rescue
vehicles, ambulance, lighting vehicles) and rescue equipment that is needed for emergency
response activities in collaboration with Rescue 1122 (fire brigades) and Civil Defence.
• The national government (Pakistani Armed Forces, National Police Bureau, Pakistan Navy)
shall prepare equipment for search and rescue.
• F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs in cooperation with Rescue 1122 (fire brigades) and Civil Defence
shall form a rescue team with equipment to respond to disasters, while putting effort into
developing technology under the guidance of NDMA.
• The national government (Health Division), Pakistan Red Crescent Society, and local
governments shall need to put effort into storing medicines and medical equipment that may
be needed for first aid activities. Further, an urgent medical aid system needs to be
established to respond to disasters.
• Local governments shall prepare a communication system within medical agencies.
• NDMA, in collaboration with the Ministry of Regulations and Services, shall promote: 1)
identifying roles of medical facilities, 2) providing triage techniques (giving priority to take
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medical treatment to patients), and 3) providing research and education/training related to

medical treatment on sickness and injury caused by disaster.
4) Activities on Emergency Transportation
• F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall identify available transportation facilities (roads, seaports,
and airports) for emergency transportation during the time of disaster. NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs
and DDMAs shall need further coordination to establish an emergency transportation
network.
• Through discussion with NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs, Pakistani Armed Forces, National Police
Bureau and Pakistan Navy shall designate emergency heliport sites as emergency
transportation facilities.
• NDMA, National Highway Authority (NHA) and local governments shall need to put effort into
improving the safety of the emergency transportation network.
5) Activities on Evacuation and Accommodation
a. Preparation of Evacuation Sites and with Appurtenant Needs
• DDMAs with assistance from NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs shall designate emergency
evacuation sites, such as urban parks, community halls and schools. Information of
evacuation sites shall be disseminated to residents by DDMAs prior to disasters.
Ventilation, sanitary and lighting systems of evacuation sites shall be regularly examined
and maintained in good condition.
• DDMAs shall need to put effort into developing necessary facilities at evacuation sites,
such as water tanks, wells, temporary toilets, blankets and telecommunication equipment.
In addition, local government shall pay special attention to the people in vulnerable
groups such as the elderly, handicapped, infants and women at evacuation sites.
• F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall need to put effort into preparing emergency stockpiles
such as food, water, power generators, medicine, and blankets at designated evacuation
sites or places nearby.
• DDMAs shall need to put effort into distributing information regarding operation and
maintenance of evacuation sites to residents prior to disasters.
b. Temporary Shelters and Housing
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs and other local government agencies shall collect
information on availability of materials, equipment and lands for construction of
temporary shelters or tents. The land for construction of temporary shelters shall be safe
against secondary disasters.
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• DDMAs shall need to put effort into collecting information on the availability of public
housing or temporary shelters needed for disaster victims at the time of disaster.
6) Activities on Procurement and Supply of Food, Water and Daily

Commodities
• Local governments (F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMAs and health divisions), by assuming damage from
disaster, shall prepare stockpiling of food, medicines and other commodities that are needed
after the disaster. Also, local governments shall need to put efforts into establishing a
stockpiling centre taking into account the distance to evacuation centres in case of disaster.
• The national government (Social Welfare and Special Education Division, Health Division,
Pakistan Public Works Department, Information & Broadcasting Division) shall develop
stockpiling systems for food, medical goods, and other commodities necessary in case of
disaster.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall designate stockpiling centres close to the
transportation network, in order to distribute necessary commodities at the time of
emergency.
7) Temporary Recovery Activities on Building and Utilities
• Public agencies shall develop systems to assess damage of their facilities and recovery
measures related to their responsibilities (WASH, telecommunication, electricity, oil (gas),
etc.).
• Lifeline corporations shall prepare a recovery plan for facilities prior to disasters. They shall
need to put efforts into developing mutual damage recovery systems.
8) Activities on Distributing Appropriate Information to Disaster Victims
• Local governments shall develop various measures for emergency communication systems in
disaster, including fixed landlines, mobile phones, and so forth.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs as well as public agencies need to put efforts into
developing proper systems to communicate with various people, including: 1) people who
need rescue, 2) people who are isolated in the disaster areas, and 3) people who have
difficulties in obtaining information.
• NDMA shall need to put effort into defining roles and responsibilities of each government
agency for distributing necessary information to disaster victims.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs, in cooperation with broadcasting corporations, shall need
to make efforts on disseminating necessary information regarding disasters and livelihood
information to disaster victims, when needed.
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• Broadcasting and/or telecommunication corporations shall need to put efforts into

developing systems for collecting and distributing information on disaster damage and
confirmation on safety of people.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs and other related local governments shall plan the systems
to respond to inquiries from residents.
• PMD, FFC and related local governments, in cooperation with relevant public agencies, shall
need to put efforts into upgrading information dissemination systems that collect and
distribute information on rainfall, water levels, water quality, tide levels, river conditions,
sedimentation, and high tides (storm surges) in a proper manner. Simultaneously, a real-time
communication network system shall be developed among concerned parties.
• The Food & Agriculture Division shall promote developing an information delivery system for
agriculture that may be damaged by floods (cyclone), landslides or droughts.
9) Activities on Preventing Secondary Disasters
• Provincial governments shall prepare concrete measures for protection of important facilities
and areas from flood and cyclone disasters in cooperation with FFC and prepare prevention
measures for other meteorological disasters (such as high tides, droughts and gusts) to
prevent the affected areas from increased damage.
• NDMA, FFC, PMD and GSP shall promote training for experts on conducting assessments of
sediment disasters caused by heavy rainfall.
• NDMA, PMD, WAPDA, PIDs and the Ministry of Food Security and Research shall promote
activities to prevent the reduction in agricultural crop production from causing additional
damage.
• Local governments shall store necessary materials and equipment for emergency response
so as not to expand the damage in meteorological disasters.
• Local governments shall prepare necessary materials and equipment (heavy equipment for
excavation, hauling and disposal of sediment) to prevent sediment disaster and the spread of
damage, and to develop a system to implement prevention measures.
10) Activities on Accepting Foreign Assistance
a. Preparation of the Roster of Volunteers
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs as well as relevant agencies shall prepare the rosters for
volunteers and CBOs to support the assessment and rescue and relief activities in the
affected areas.
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b. Preparation of the List of Relief Goods
based on the assessment results in the past flood and sediment disasters prior to the
occurrence of disasters.
c. Preparation of the List of Accepting Donations
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall prepare the list of the donations to be accepted
and the procedures for use of donations in advance.
• NDMA, in association with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Division, shall make a plan for the
distribution protocol of foreign donations.
11) Implementing Disaster Management Drills by the Relevant Agencies of

Disaster Management
a. Implementation of Disaster Management Drills at National Level
• NDMA F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall strengthen the cooperation with public agencies,
and actively implement disaster management drills and meteorological disaster
prevention exercises for large-scale floods and sediment and other relevant
meteorological disasters.
• NDMA F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall reinforce information collection and communication
transmission systems, as well as implement practical disaster management drills,
including wide-area disaster response drills, which will take place upon request from
affected local governments to the national government. They shall also organize exercises
for setting up DEOC in an affected area.
b. Implementation of Disaster Management Drills at Local Level
• Local governments, public agencies and other relevant agencies shall conduct disaster
management drills with national agencies such as the NDMA, National Police Bureau, and
Pakistani Armed Forces, in close collaboration with supporting Organizations for
meteorological disasters prevention, CBOs for disaster management, Information &
Broadcasting Division, private enterprises, volunteer Organizations and local residents
including those who are vulnerable to disasters.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs as well as public agencies shall conduct practical drills,
setting various conditions such as well-thought-out implementation time and damage due
to meteorological disasters, also incorporating the contents that participants need to
judge by themselves. After conducting the drills, the NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs
shall evaluate the drills, bring out issues and improve their systems as needed.
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12) Preparing for Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
• NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs shall promote preparation of a practical manual of recovery and
reconstruction from disaster that is to be used by affected local governments in preparing
their own rehabilitation and Reconstruction Plan.
• F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall prepare the rehabilitation and Reconstruction Plan(s) for
meteorological disasters in the future.
• With support of NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMA, local governments collect and manage
various data of cadastral and land use maps, locations of public facilities and underground
facilities, and other relevant information prior to disasters.
• Managing bodies of public civil facilities shall organize information such as structural
drawings and ground foundation conditions of important facilities prior to disasters for
prompt action of post-disaster reconstruction.
• National governments (Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Industries and Production) shall

establish a disaster-resilient information/communication system prior to disasters to promote
rehabilitation and reconstruction in a proper manner in case of disaster.
• NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs shall prepare the guidelines and manuals for the establishment of a
disaster-resilient information and communication system for all related governmental
agencies providing sample(s) of SOPs.
6.2.4 Promotion of Research and Observation
1) Promotion of Research and Observation on Meteorological Disasters and

its Management
a. Promoting Research and Collecting Basic Data
• Planning Commission (Water), FFC and WAPDA (Ministry of Water and Power), PMD, and
the Ministry of Food Security and Research shall promote science and technology of the
mechanism of meteorological disasters (such as flood, sediment (landslide), cyclone (high
tide and storm surge including gust) and drought) and their prevention measures. On this
occasion, FFC shall underscore coordination with other research institutions and support
NDMA to prepare practical flood management policies.
• Planning Commission (Water), FFC, PMD and the Ministry of Water and Power shall: 1)
collect basic data on flood, cyclone and sediment disasters; 2) enhance research facilities
and equipment; 3) promote research on disaster management in collaboration with other
research institutions and universities; and 4) promote research and development related
to disaster management technologies.
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• NDMA and FFC and other relevant research agencies shall promote sharing the data to
enhance disaster management systems including the monitoring system.
• For drought disasters, Planning Commissions (Water & Agriculture), PMD and the Ministry
of Food Security and Research shall also collect basic data with an appropriate monitoring
system, enhance and promote research facilities and equipment in collaboration with
other research institutions and universities.
b. Fulfilling and Enhancing Forecast and Observation
• PMD, WAPDA and local governments shall strengthen the observation system and facilities
to measure rainfall and water levels.
• PMD shall upgrade climate forecasting method and technologies, such as more accurate
weather forecasting by region and forecasts of sudden changes of wind blasts (e.g.,
cyclone and tornados) and exceeding continuous weather conditions.
• PMD, FFC, GSP, NDMA and provincial governments shall develop and upgrade
technologies to forecast the risk of landslide debris flow, cliff failure, and other sediment
related disasters (considering the precipitation volume).
• PMD, WAPDA and Provincial Irrigation Department (PID) shall develop a forecasting
system for water levels at rivers by using the newest information and technologies.
• FFC and PMD shall analyze the causes of damage by referring to past disasters and shall
inform the results of analysis to NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, and DDMAs upon needs. NDMA,
F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMAs and PIDs shall modify standards and regulations to minimize future
losses.
• NDMA, FFC, and PMD shall promote that local governments establish a system of warning
and evacuation, which utilize the alerting information on meteorological disasters.
• Local governments shall prepare manuals that identify hazard risk areas, evacuation
criteria, methods for information transmission, evacuation locations, and evacuation
routes. This information shall be developed in cooperation with FFC, PMD and PID.
Additionally, local governments shall make a plan to guide evacuation at the time of
disaster occurrence and conduct drills of disaster management through discussion with
Civil Defence and relevant CBOs.
• Local governments shall need to put effort into setting criteria for warnings and
evacuation to cope with the level of disasters in advance. NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs shall
provide necessary advice and consultations for setting these criteria in corporation with
technical agencies (FFC, GSP, PMD, etc.).
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• For prompt evacuation guidance for vulnerable groups of people (i.e., elderly and the
handicapped), local governments shall need to develop a system to guide evacuation,
which includes an information dissemination system, information transmitting to
vulnerable groups, and an evacuation assistance plan through cooperation with residents,
CBOs and welfare Organizations.
• Local governments, in collaboration with facility management bodies, shall need to

develop a secure safety system, including evacuation guidance from facilities that are
located in low-lying areas and/or used by an unspecified number of people.
• In case flood or sediment disasters occur or may soon occur, prompt response is crucial. To
be prepared for such an event, the following items should be conducted during normal times.
Particularly, district governments should practice prompt and smooth evacuation of residents
and reinforce evacuation assistance measures for vulnerable groups, including the elderly,
women, children and handicapped persons. There are three levels of evacuation information:
evacuation preparedness, evacuation directive, and evacuation order.
6.3.1 Measures against Disasters just before Occurrence
• In order to reduce damage by flood or sediment disaster, it is critical to carry out various
actions properly such as leading residents to evacuation sites before the disaster. In
particular, it is important that district governments prepare a manual showing the evacuation
system in advance. For example, they shall disseminate information on evacuation
preparedness so even those in vulnerable groups will be able to evacuate promptly.
• District governments have a primary responsibility for emergency response activities as the
administrative bodies closest to citizens. Provincial governments shall deal with more
comprehensive emergency response activities. In case of a large-scale disaster that exceeds
the capacity of local governments, NDMA shall actively assist in their emergency response
activities.
• Flood or sediment disaster risk can be predicted to a certain degree by analysis of

meteorological and hydrological information. Therefore, local governments shall need to
disseminate information, including meteorological and hydrological information, proper
evacuation guidance, and actions for preventing disaster damage.
1) Warning Transmission of Flood or Sediment Disasters
• PMD shall inform the general public through NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMAs and the media
about meteorological conditions such as wind and rainfall, warnings, etc. This information
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shall be promptly disseminated in cooperation with mass media, other agencies, districts,
tehsils, and union councils, in cases where there is a possibility of disaster occurrence.
• PMD shall need to put effort into providing rainfall forecasting information as accurate as
possible in order to assist prompt action for flood fighting activity.
• PMD shall need to put effort into providing predictive information on floods, tropical cyclones,
droughts, tornados and gusts as early as possible, with the aim of reduction of damage.
• The Provincial Irrigation Department shall need to put effort into providing actual flood
discharge data at its administrating locations, such as barrages and irrigation facilities, to
PMD and related districts.
• WAPDA shall need to put effort into providing rainfall data and inflow/outflow discharges at
administrated dams to PMD and related districts.
• PMD, FFC, Pakistan Navy and local governments shall collect data on floods, cyclones and
high tides, which may cause damage to residents. In cases where damage is predicted, they
must promptly disseminate information to residents through relevant agencies and mass
media. On this occasion, they shall need to put effort into disseminating information that is
easy-to-understand for the entire population including disaster vulnerable groups.
• NDMA, FFC and provincial governments shall transmit flood warnings to flood fighting
management bodies if necessary in terms of flood fighting activity. Based on this warning,
CBOs for disaster management, Pakistani Armed Forces, Civil Defence, and other
Organizations shall start mobilization for flood fighting activity.
• In case flood(s) are likely caused in accordance with their prediction and forecast
methodologies, PMD together with FFC, WAPDA and PID shall inform relevant governors
about the situation/warning indicating the water level, discharge, or areas to be inundated or
damaged and inundation depth to be expected, caused by floods. They shall also inform
public in cooperation with mass media, where necessary. Further, when DCOs receive the
information/warnings, head of governments (provincial ministers, governors, chiefs and
DCOs) shall immediately convey instructions for immediate actions to flood fighting bodies
and water gauge management bodies.
• PMD, in cooperation with provincial governments, shall need to warn the concerned DDMAs
of sediment disaster (landslide, etc.) in accordance with their prediction and forecast
methodologies, to be able to prepare disaster management activities and/or to issue
evacuation order to residents, when risk of sediment disaster increases due to heavy rainfall.
• PMD and WAPDA together with provincial governments shall also need to warn the
concerned DDMAs and agricultural agencies at all levels of drought conditions in accordance
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with their prediction and forecast methodologies, to be able to prepare disaster management
activities and/or to support affected farmers, when risk of drought disaster increases due to
extraordinary weather conditions.
• Local governments shall need to put effort into providing evacuation information to residents,
including evacuation directives, evacuation orders, and evacuation preparedness according
to the level of urgency and the defined related SOP in advance.
2) Leading Evacuation of Residents
• In case flood or sediment disasters may soon occur, local governments shall need to collect
meteorological information in collaboration with PMD, FFC and CBOs. If any emergency risks
are recognized, local governments shall provide information on evacuation preparedness,
evacuation directives and evacuation orders to residents in risk areas of flood or sediment
disasters.
• In case disasters may soon occur, local governments shall establish evacuation place(s)
where necessary, and inform it to residents.
• For the purpose of dissemination of evacuation orders to residents promptly, local

governments shall need to use effective and reliable transmission means such as radio
communications, SMS and other resources.
• For evacuation guidance, local governments shall need to put effort into providing
information on evacuation locations, evacuation routes, inundation areas, and risk areas of
sediment disaster.
• Evacuation by helicopter and vessel shall be investigated, if necessary.
• Local governments shall need to put effort into making sufficient considerations for
vulnerable groups of people when they provide evacuation guidance.
• Prior to cancellation of the evacuation order, local governments shall need to confirm safety
sufficiently.
3) Actions for Preventing Disaster Damage
• Flood fighting management bodies defined in each district and PID shall inspect river
embankments and river structures based on the flood fighting management plan
(contingency plan or SOPs) prepared in advance, and implement emergency response
activities in the places that are judged as dangerous points in terms of flood and sediment
control and other countermeasures for meteorological disasters if any.
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• FFC, Provincial Irrigation Departments, WAPDA, Pakistan Coast Guard and the management
body of agricultural drainage facilities shall need to properly operate dams, weirs, barrages,
water gates and other facilities, in cases where floods or high tides may soon occur.
• In order to implement prompt flood fighting activities on site, Civil Defence and Pakistani
Armed Forces, in collaboration with FFC and local governments, shall set an alerting zone
where necessary. Then, they shall restrict access to the zone and/or order the residents to
evacuate from the zone.
6.3.2 Securing Information Collection, Dissemination and Communication
1) Collecting Damage Information for Rapid Assessment, and

Correspondences
• Just after disaster occurrence, NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs as well as relevant agencies
shall collect information on damage from both public and private sectors affected by the
disaster, which include infrastructure and lifeline damage, the number of houses damaged,
human loss and injured persons in strict accordance with relevant SOPs and manuals. NDMA,
FFC and local governments shall promptly collect information on damage through inspection
by the staff of DDMA and CBOs.
• In case of large-scale flood or sediment disaster, NDMA, FFC, National Police Bureau,
Pakistani Armed Forces, Emergency Relief Cell and local governments shall collect
information by visual inspection, aerial photos, and/or satellite imaging provided by
SUPARCO and other cooperative foreign agencies.
• In order to grasp the damage situation promptly, the National Police Bureau shall actively
collect information from the field and FFC shall collect information about activities of CBOs.
These data shall be evaluated and compared with original data from DDMAs.
2) Securing Means of Communication
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs, telecommunication corporations and other relevant

agencies shall need to put effort into developing a secure communication system during the
time of disaster, including 1) reinforcement of security of information transmission facilities
against disaster and measures to avoid electrical power outage of their facilities, 2) risk
distribution of information transmission facilities, 3) multiplexing communication routes, 4)
promotion of burying communication cables, 5) construction of a backup system, and 6)
promotion of digitalization to secure communication at the time of disaster. NDMA,
F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs as well as relevant agencies shall need to put effort into developing
an emergency communication system, such as an integrated operation of a wired and radio
communication system.
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• In order to secure emergency communication at the time of disaster, relevant agencies shall:
1) conduct maintenance of communication facilities during normal times, and 2) participate
in communication training and drills to acquire proficiency in handling of emergency
communication and operation of equipment. Consequently, this training is critical for
formulating an emergency operational plan and conducting sufficient coordination on
operation among relevant Organizations in pre-disaster period.
• Develop a system that utilizes a mobile communication network, which is effective at the time
of disaster, e.g., mobile phone and automobile telephone, commercial mobile communication,
ham radio and others.
• Need to put effort into establishing an image information transmission system, which collects
information on the disaster-affected area by video system, and transmits it promptly to a
central agency, such as NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs. Also, it is essential to promote developing
a communication network that distributes collected image information to agencies related to
disaster management.
• The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting shall need to put effort into developing priority
telephone lines at the time of disaster and a phone voice-mail service for disaster-affected
people.
6.3.3 Securing Emergency Response Operation System
• It is essential to establish and maintain an appropriate Emergency Response Operation

System in Pakistan for the alleviation of damage due to the occurrences of disasters. In this
regard, the NDMA has already created the National Disaster Response Plan (NDRP) and
operated pre-, during- and post-disaster response systems in accordance with the NDRP
since March 2010. The NDRP shall be updated and improved in response to the actual
disaster experiences for far more suitable response actions by NDMA.
• Prior to disasters, various agencies must prepare to provide rescue and relief actions in
accordance with hazards and risks analysis. In addition, various unexpected matters and
issues to be treated will take place during real disasters. Stakeholders will accumulate the
good examples/practices and lessons learnt from such actual experiences. In this regard, the
best system will be evolved through the revision, modification and improvement of the
original one. Therefore, definitions and descriptions in this Plan set forth the general
concepts and basic policies. The purpose of this section is to explain the basic response
functions and principles of various agencies of emergency response by different stakeholders.
The details for the Emergency Response Operation System shall be prescribed in individual
plans, SOPs and manuals, such as NDRP, Flood Contingency Plans of each district
government and SOPs for PMD.
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• The natures and principles for response operation against disasters are as follows:
1) Establishing System of National and Local Governments for Actions
• National and local governments, promptly after the forecast, prediction or any other facts
that disasters are likely to happen, take necessary actions as: 1) emergency gathering of staff,
2) secure information collection and transmission system, 3) commencement of operation of
NEOC, F/G/S/PEOCs and DEOCs.
• NEOC, F/G/S/PEOCs and DEOCs need to put efforts into securing close coordination among
related governmental Organizations defined in each disaster preparation manual or
equivalent definitions, and public agencies.
• For the commencement of actions of NEOC, F/G/S/PEOCs and DEOCs for each disaster, the
following table shall basically be referred to:
Table 6.4 Basic Policy for the Commencement of Activation of

NEOC/F/G/S/PEOCs/DEOCs
Disaster Timing for Activation of NEOC/F/G/S/PEOCs/DEOCs
Flood June 15 – September 30 (monsoon season) and
Individual Warning/Report of Floods (October 01 – June 14)
Cyclone “Cyclone Watching” issued by PMD
(Storm Surge)
Landslide Qualitative Forecast (Blue, Yellow and Red) for Heavy Rainfall
Reports of dangerous condition from related agencies or individuals
Individual Warning*1/Report of Landslides
GLOF Reports of dangerous condition from related agencies or individuals
Individual Warning*1/Report of GLOFs
Drought Serious Drought Advisory by PMD
Abnormal Water Level Report of Dams/Reservoirs by WAPDA
Individual Report of Damage Drought
Disease Report of the Occurrences of Disease Epidemics by Health Related Agencies
Note: *1: Landslides and GLOF EWS have not been prepared (as of 2011). Therefore, related agencies
and governments should promote the creation of their EWS.
2) Establishing Wide-Area Assistance System
• NEOC/F/G/S/PEOCs/DEOCs shall ask for support from other national and local governments,
depending upon the scale of damage for the preparation and execution of rescue and relief
activities in accordance with individual contingency plans and SOPs or equivalent documents
prepared by related agencies and governments.
• Basically, DDMAs (DEOCs) shall make every effort for localized emergency events by
themselves. The DDMA is capable of handling the situation on its own. In case of an
emergency/disaster that overwhelms the capacity of the DDMAs, to manage the situation,
DDMAs can request assistance from F/G/S/PDMAs. In case emergency/disaster is beyond the
capacity of provincial/regional governments, the NDMA shall take action with the support of
international assistance. In this connection, it is considered that local governments outside
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the affected area could establish and execute a support system promptly subject to the
agreement concluded in advance between mutual related agencies when large-scale
disasters occur.
3) Preparation of System for Action of NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMAs and

Other Relevant Organizations
• When a large-scale meteorological disaster occurs, NDMA shall establish NEOC and collect
information, report to the Prime Minister, coordinate with other relevant ministries, and shall
focus on total coordination for prompt initial responses of the national government.
• When disaster seems likely to occur or actually occurs, DDMAs shall activate their DEOC and
collect information, report to the DCO, coordinate with other relevant sections and agencies,
and shall focus on total coordination for prompt initial responses within the district section
and agencies. These actions shall be informed to their upper F/G/S/PDMAs.
• When disaster seems likely to occur or actually occurs beyond the area of district jurisdiction
or management capacity of the district government, F/G/S/PDMAs shall activate their
F/G/S/PEOC and collect information, report to the minister and governor, coordinate with
other relevant ministries/departments and agencies, and shall focus on total coordination for
prompt initial responses within the provincial government. These actions shall be conveyed
to NDMA even though the disaster is supposed to be managed by the provincial government
independently.
• When large-scale disaster seems likely to occur or actually occurs beyond the abilities of
provincial governments, NDMA shall activate NEOC and collect information, report to the
Prime Minister, coordinate with other relevant ministries, and shall focus on total coordination
for prompt initial responses of the national government.
• Promptly after occurrence of disaster, governmental Organizations and public agencies shall
activate their systems necessary to gather staff, information collection/correspondence, and
establishment of EOCs in accordance with their individual contingency plans, SOPs or
equivalent documents prescribed in advance.
• Governmental Organizations and public agencies need to put efforts into securing close
coordination among relevant Organizations, agencies, and national and local governments.
• If necessary, lifeline corporations shall need to put efforts into coordinating a wide-area
assistance system for emergency recovery measures.
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4) Holding Meetings of Correspondences among Departments and

Agencies relevant to Disaster Management
• When large-scale disaster occurs, if necessary, Meetings of Correspondences among

ministries and agencies related to disaster management are to be held to coordinate
emergency response measures at all levels (federal, provincial and district), and
confirmation/sharing of initial information on disasters and its damage. These meetings shall
be arranged by the NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs at all levels. The procedures shall be
separately stated in SOPs or equivalents in detail.
• When ministries and agencies relevant to disaster management grasp the existing condition
of the disaster-affected area, to implement prompt and effective emergency response
measures, if necessary, an investigation team consisting of officials and experts will be
dispatched to the sites.
5) Gathering Staff (Teams) for Emergency and Holding Minister Councils
• When disaster occurs, DDMAs mobilize emergency staff (a team) to its DEOC and collect
information to be able to implement initial response by district governments and agencies.
These actions shall be informed to their upper F/G/S/PDMAs.
• When disaster occurs beyond the area of district jurisdiction or management capacity of the
district government, F/G/S/PDMAs shall mobilize emergency staff (a team) to F/G/S/PEOC,
and collect information to be able to implement initial response by provincial governments
and departments. These actions shall be informed to NDMA.
• When large-scale disaster occurs beyond the abilities of provincial governments, NDMA will
mobilize emergency staff (a team) to NEOC and collect information to be able to implement
initial response by the national government.
• If necessary, the chairmen of NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall hold emergency
meeting(s) with the related officers (ministers, DGs, etc.), to discuss response activities on
basic policy on measures, response system, and other important topics at all levels.
6) Establishing NEOCs and other Related Centres for Responding to

Disaster Emergency
a. Establishing NEOC for Responding to Emergent Disaster and System for Action
• When large-scale damage is confirmed through collected information, NDMA shall

promptly establish NEOC (Level 2).
• When the establishment policy of NEOC (Level 2) is decided, NDMA shall start the
necessary process promptly to establish NEOC (Level 2). Fundamentally, NEOC (Level 2)
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and its Secretariat are located in NDMA building.
• Members of NEOC (Level 2) mainly consist of the director and deputies of NDMA and
relevant ministries.
b. Establishing NEOC for Responding to Seriously Large Disasters and System for
Action
• Based on information collection, if the scale of damage is confirmed as Level 3 of NDRP,

NDMA shall establish NEOC (Level 3) by approval of the Chairman of NDMA.
• When the basic policy on establishment of NEOC (Level 3) is decided, NDMA shall follow
the necessary procedure and establish NEOC (Level 3) promptly.
• Secretariat of NEOC (Level 3) shall empower a response system based on the scale of
damage, and formulate a task force team consisting of staff from NDMA and relevant
ministries. The task force team shall coordinate comprehensively and operate activities by
separating kinds of emergency response measures in groups.
c. Declaration of Emergency by NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs
• The declaration of emergency depends upon the nature and size of the disaster. The
normal practice is that a district level emergency is declared by the district administration.
In case the emergency is beyond the capacity of district management, the Chief Minister
(provincial) with the approval of Cabinet declares an emergency. A national level
emergency is declared by the Prime Minister of Pakistan in the event of larger calamity.
• As for the criteria for declaring an area affected by disaster, NDRP/PDRPs/DDRPs shall
define it as has been done in the past for each disaster (disaster-wise criteria is
recommended).
d. Collection and Dissemination of Information and Establishment of System
• As described above, NEOC/F/G/S/PEOCs/DEOCs shall collect information on the disaster,

damage including scale, list and amount by the disaster and inform heads of governments
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(DCO, minister/governor, Prime Minister), agencies concerned (police, fire brigades

(Rescue 1122), Civil Defence, Irrigation Offices, Civil Works Office, health-related offices,
public utility corporations, revenue offices, international cooperation agencies, NGOs,
INGOs and the upper EOC) and media of them in collaboration with related agencies (such
as PMD, FFC, PIDs, WAPDA, Ministries of Health). These information systems consisting of
hard and software with human resources shall be prepared.
e. Holding of (Coordination) Meeting with Related and Concerned Agencies
• As prescribed above, NEOC/F/G/S/PEOCs/DEOCs shall hold and coordinate the meeting at

each level (federal, provincial, district levels respectively) with related and concerned
agencies for the quick and prompt actions (evacuation, rescue, relief and response) and
arrangement of their activities at appropriate intervals.
f. Arrangements and Preparations for Evacuation, Rescue and Relief Activities
• F/G/S/PEOCs/DEOCs shall arrange and prepare the activities and actions for evacuation,
rescue and relief in collaboration with related agencies prior to the disaster.
• F/G/S/PEOCs/DEOCs shall arrange and prepare the evacuation site in accordance with the
contingency plan, SOPs or equivalent documents prepared by each government and
agency in advance.
g. Issuance of Alerts and Evacuation Orders
• NEOC/F/G/S/PEOCs/DEOCs shall inform the public and residential people who are likely to
be affected by the disaster on the situation regarding the disaster source (such as intensity
of rainfall, location of cyclone, etc.), hazard and risk prediction/forecast with areas to be
likely affected, and the support/assistance system by government in real time in parallel
with media and the original source (PMD, PIDs, etc.).
• Significant issuance (evacuation order or equivalent) shall be issued by heads of

government, such as DCO in accordance with their jurisdictions.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall arrange and coordinate the issuances to be
publicized and advise the head(s) of governments. In this connection, the message(s) to
be publicized for alert(s) and evacuation shall be prescribed in advance by related plan(s),
SOP(s) or equivalent document(s) for each disaster by NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs.
• All issuances of alerts and evacuation orders to be issued shall basically be shown as in the
table below by the degrees of warning.
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Table 6.5 Basic Standards for the Issuance by Head of Government*1

Alert of Disaster
Disaster Evacuation Order
(Preparation of Evacuation)
River Floods Qualitative Forecast and Quantitative Quantitative Forecasts, Significant Flood
Forecasts issued by FFD_PMD Forecast and Areal Flood Inundation Flood
Forecast issued by FFD_PMD
Flash Floods Weather Information by FFD_PMD “Evacuation” in accordance with EWS to be
“Pre-Alert” and “Alert” in accordance with established by PMD *2
EWS to be established by PMD *2 Actual Inundation Overflow Condition
Cyclones “Tropical Cyclone Alert” issued by TCMC_PMD “Tropical Cyclone Warning” issued by
(Storm Surge) TCMC_PMD
Landslides Reports of dangerous condition from related Reports of dangerous condition from related
agencies or individuals agencies or individuals with certain rainfall
“Pre-Alert” and “Alert” in EWS to be “Evacuation” in EWS to be established by
established by PMD *2 PMD *2
GLOF Reports of dangerous condition from related Reports of dangerous condition from related
agencies or individuals agencies or individuals
“Pre-Alert” and “Alert” in EWS to be “Evacuation” in EWS to be established by
established by PMD *3 PMD *3
Drought In accordance with instruction(s) by related agencies and actual conditions
Disease In accordance with instruction(s) by health related agencies
Notes: *1: Cancellation of Warning/Alert/Evacuation shall be prescribed by related plan and SOP.
Based on the establishment and evolution of EWS, the basic standard mentioned above shall be
improved.
*2: As of 2011, PMD has established localized flash flood EWS only in Lai Nullah (Rawalpindi). Therefore,
related agencies and governments should promote the creation of their EWS.
*3: Landslides and GLOF EWS have not been prepared (as of 2011). Therefore, related agencies and
governments should promote the creation of their EWS.
h. Conduct of Damage Assessment for Relief, Response and Rehabilitation
• NEOC, F/G/S/PEOCs and DEOCs shall determine status of disaster-affected areas, and to
be able to implement emergency response measures promptly and precisely, if necessary,
dispatch survey teams and coordinate comprehensively on emergency response
measures implemented by governmental Organizations, local governments, and public
agencies.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall conduct the initial damage needs assessment
immediately after the disaster not only for relief and rescue activities but also for
rehabilitation and reconstruction. In this regard, DDMAs shall utilize the uniformed
damage assessment format, which NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall separately
prepare and state, to execute objective validation for the comparison of the degree of
damage between bilateral affected areas. This damage need assessment shall be
conducted and reviewed at suitable periodical intervals until the commencement of
rehabilitation works.
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6.3.4 Rescue/First Aid, Medical Treatment
• Top priorities to protect lives and bodies from injures are to provide: 1) rescue and first aid
activities for victims, and 2) medical treatment for the injured people.
Defence shall be basically responsible for rescue and first aid activities.
• It is also indispensable that residents and community Organizations for disaster management
will voluntarily rescue and begin first aid activities, while coordinating with individual
agencies relevant to rescue and first aid.
1) Rescue/First Aid Activities
a. Role of Residents and Community Organization for Disaster Management
• Residents and community Organizations for disaster management shall voluntarily rescue
and begin first aid activities, while coordinating with individual agencies relevant to rescue
and first aid.
b. Rescue/First Aid Activities by Affected Local Governments
• Affected local governments need to take rescue and first aid actions while attempting to
collect damage and loss information at an early stage; they shall then ask for support from
NDMA to respond to the emergency, e.g., NEOC and F/G/S/PEOC, and other unaffected
local governments. Further, the affected local governments shall secure areas for
emergency response actions and places to stay for the incoming agencies.
c. Rescue/First Aid Activities by Local Governments External to Affected Areas

and National Agencies
• Local governments outside the affected areas will provide rescue/first aid activities
promptly and smoothly based on requests and pre-disaster cooperation agreements.
• NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs will request/direct support of the Pakistani Armed Forces,
National Police Bureau, Pakistan Navy, Rescue 1122 and Civil Defence, and the Ministry of
Regulations and Services upon needs.
• NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs will be orchestrating the entire coordination of agencies and
departments such as the Ministry of Regulations and Services, Rescue 1122 and Pak-Army
that will provide rescue and first aid activities upon needs or requests from relevant
agencies. Such coordination will help relief providers act promptly and smoothly.
• DDMAs in collaboration with Revenues Office, the police and Civil Defence shall take action
to support relief activities in wide areas, e.g., dispatching emergency relief troops in wide
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areas upon need.
• Pak-Army shall provide rescue and first aid activities upon need or requests by NDMA,
F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs.
• Pakistan Navy is responsible for rescue and medical aid on sea, and shall support the
activities of affected local governments when available and needed, or based on a request
from NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs.
• Equipment and supplies needed for rescue and first aid activities will be supplied in
principle by the institutions and agencies that will provide such activities.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs will secure equipment and supplies for rescue and first
aid activities with support from private sector, if needed, to provide efficient and smooth
operation.
2) Medical Treatment Activities
a. Activities on Medical Treatment by Medical Agencies at Affected Area
• Affected local governments will provide medical activities at public medical institutions in
their jurisdiction, while requesting cooperation from private medical institutions in their
jurisdiction upon need.
• The national government (Ministry of Regulations and Services, Pakistan Army) and
Pakistan Red Crescent will provide medical activities at medical institutions in the affected
region, such as state hospitals and medical clinics, hospitals at state universities, armed
forces, hospitals, and hospitals operated by the Red Crescent.
• Medical institutions in the affected districts will be responsible for urgent recovery of
hospital buildings and medical equipment from damage, while requesting lifeline
corporations, if needed, for such rehabilitation.
• Medical institutions in the affected areas will mutually share information with other
institutions in the region to be able to respond to a possible dramatic increase in the
number of patients. Cooperation will be requested with utmost effort to other medical
institutions if support is needed.
• Medical institutions in the affected area will need to put effort into dispatching medical aid
troops under certain conditions.
• F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs will comprehensively coordinate medical activities, e.g.,

dispatching plan of medical aid troops, either by need or request from affected local
governments (districts or tehsils).
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• NEOC, F/G/S/PEOCs and DEOCs as well as medical institutions shall collect information on
the number of patients and treatment conditions through a disaster and rescue-medical
information system covering a wide area in a speedy manner, to send needed assistance.
b. Dispatching Medical Teams External to Affected Area
• Affected local governments will promptly request medical aid troops through medical
institutions and the upper disaster management authorities (F/G/S/PDMAs and NDMA)
upon need.
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services, Pakistan Red Crescent, DDMAs outside affected
areas, F/G/S/PDMAs and NDMA shall establish a medical aid team with needed medical
doctors and further request troops and teams from public and private medical institutions,
upon need.
• Pakistani Armed Forces shall establish and dispatch medical aid troops upon request.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, Pakistani Armed Forces, National Police Bureau, Pakistan Navy,
Rescue 1122 and Civil Defence shall support medical aid troops.
• Medical institutions that formed medical aid troops will need to put effort into reporting
such formation to the NEOC, F/G/S/PEOCs and DEOCs.
• F/G/S/PDMAs with DDMAs administrating affected region/areas will be responsible for

coordinating medical aid troops from the province and neighboring provinces. Further,
they are responsible for selecting locations for medical activity in coordination with NDMA.
• NEOC and F/G/S/PEOCs shall comprehensively coordinate to dispatch medical aid troops
based on needs and requests from each agency.
• Ministries, departments and agencies related to emergency transportation (NHA, etc.),

Pakistani National Armed Forces, National Police Bureau, Pakistan Navy, Rescue 1122 and
Civil Defence shall put effort into securing emergency transportation with priority based on
needs and requests from federal and provincial Ministries of Health, Pakistani Red
Crescent, and other related local government agencies.
6.3.5 Securing Transportation Network and Function for Emergency

Transportation Activities
• National Police Bureau, Provincial/District Police, local governments and NHA shall need to
coordinate and make efforts to control traffic during the disaster.
• Immediately after the disaster, road management bodies, such as NHA and local
governments, shall need to put effort into implementing road rehabilitation in association
with Pakistan Armed Force under the coordination of NDMA through NEOC.
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1) Basic Strategy on Securing Transportation Network and Function for

Emergency Transportation
• Traffic regulation, urgent rehabilitation and transporting activities need to take into account
damage conditions, urgency, and importance when transportation and urgent transport
activities are to be implemented.
2) Securing Transportation Network and Function
• Traffic control, such as prohibiting public use of roads, will be immediately enforced to secure
traffic/transportation routes for emergency transportation, particularly at the initial stage
after the rain or storm disaster occurrence. Personnel and equipment needed for urgent
rehabilitation will be provided based on priorities, consequently.
3) Transporting in an Emergency
• Agencies related to emergency transportation (NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, NHA, provincial

Ministries of Transport) and local governments will comprehensively and proactively
implement emergency transport by utilizing all means by land, sea and air. Particularly, the
use of both helicopters that having flexible mobility and sea vessels that have the capacity for
mass transportation, will mainly be promoted for use in an emergency.
• NEOC and F/G/S/PEOCs will comprehensively coordinating and developing plans for
emergency transportation system while requesting emergency transporting activities to
ministries/departments and agencies related to emergency transport, based on needs or
requests from affected local governments.
• NHA and provincial Ministries of Transport will request transportation corporations of air,
road, sea, and railways for emergency transportation, based on needs or requests from
command posts and affected local governments.
• Pakistan Army, Navy and Air Force will contribute to emergency transportation by operating
their vessels and aircraft based on needs and requests from NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs and
affected local governments.
Defence will request emergency transport to agencies related to fire extinguishing based on
needs and requests from command posts and affected local governments.
• Local governments will implement emergency transportation by themselves while requesting

urgent transportation from agencies related to transportation and NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs.
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4) Securing Fuel
• Agencies related to emergency transportation and the federal Ministry of Petroleum &
Natural Resources with provincial Ministries of Power and related agencies to mineral
resources will plan and prepare fuel procuring and the supply system during the disaster.
6.3.6 Activities on Evacuation Centres
• Securing temporary residences until the time when the affected victims can find safe living
places or until the time when their residences are rehabilitated will relieve the anxiety of
disaster victims. Further, preparing measures to recover, such as providing temporary
housing, is inevitable as the first step toward the restoration of livelihoods of the affected
victims.
1) Leading Evacuation of Residents
• After the occurrence of a disaster, local governments shall lead the evacuation of residents,
taking into account that securing the lives of residents is the first priority.
• When leading the evacuation, local governments shall need to put effort into disseminating
various information on evacuation sites, evacuation routes, high-risk areas from disasters, an
outline of damage and other related matters that helps smooth evacuation.
2) Managing Evacuation Sites
• DDMAs will establish evacuation sites upon need by taking into consideration safety against
floods, high tide/storm surges due to cyclones and sediment (landslide) disasters, while
distributing such information thoroughly to residents in cooperation with F/G/S/PDMAs.
F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs will also employ additional facilities as evacuation sites after
confirming their safety from disaster under agreements with facility managing bodies,
besides the ones that were originally designated. In addition, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs will
need to put effort into establishing various evacuation sites, including facilities located
outside of affected areas, by renting hotels and possible local accommodations, to provide
better care for vulnerable groups (e.g., elderly, handicapped, infants and pregnant women).
• DDMAs will properly manage each evacuation site. F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs will need to put
effort into distributing information, food, water and cleaning supplies, in cooperation with
evacuees, residents and community disaster management Organizations. In light of this,
DDMAs will request cooperation from other local governments, NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs if
needed.
• DDMAs will need to put effort into collecting information on evacuees at each evacuation
sites, as soon as possible and convey all information to NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs.
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• DDMAs will need to put effort into paying attention to the living conditions at evacuation sites
to keep the conditions comfortable. If the evacuation period is prolonged, DDMAs will pay
more attention to aspects such as keeping privacy and taking into account the various needs
for people of different genders.
• DDMAs will need to put effort into closing evacuation sites at early stages to secure the
healthy livelihoods of victims, through providing different housings as temporary housing,
available public housing and vacant homes in the private sector in collaboration with NDMA
and F/G/S/PDMAs.
3) Temporary Shelters and Other Housing
a. Providing Temporary Shelters by Affected Provincial Government
• If construction of temporary housing is needed after the disaster, DDMAs and

F/G/S/PDMAs will construct temporary housing based on a discussion with relevant
provincial agencies (e.g., Ministries of Public Health, Social Welfare, Rehabilitation, Civil
Defence) with NDMA in a speedy manner to secure the healthy livelihood of evacuees.
However, secondary disasters should be averted upon construction of such housing.
DDMAs and F/G/S/PDMAs will also administer the relocation of disaster victims to
temporary housing, while promoting its smooth operation in association with NDMA.
b. Procuring Equipment needed for Constructing Temporary Shelters
• DDMAs and F/G/S/PDMAs of affected district and provincial governments will request
procurement of needed construction materials and equipment for temporary housing to
relevant ministries and departments (e.g., Ministries of Irrigation, Transport, and other
ministries related to public works) when the damage is large-scaled and beyond the their
capacities.
• DDMAs and F/G/S/PDMAs will request relevant provincial agencies and NDMA will also
request federal agencies to procure materials and equipment if needed.
• Federal and provincial agencies that received requests will decide on measures to take and
respond to NDMA and affected F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs.
• Based on the decision of agencies of which measures should be taken, their relevant
agencies will distribute materials and equipment in response to requests.
c. Accommodating Wide-Area Evacuation
• Depending on the situation of evacuation and acceptance of disaster victims, affected

DDMAs and F/G/S/PDMAs will request cooperation for wide area evacuation cooperation
via NDMA to relevant federal departments and agencies (e.g., Pakistani Armed Forces,
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National Police Bureau, Pakistan Navy, and Ministry of Regulations and Services).
• NDMA (NEOC) will prepare a wide-area evacuation plan using comprehensive viewpoints.
Contents of the plan will be presented and instructed to DDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs with
related departments and agencies taking necessary measures for the preparation of
wide-area evacuation.
• F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs will properly implement all evacuation activities based on the
plan in collaboration with related departments and agencies in accordance with the
directions of NDMA.
d. Caring for Population of Vulnerable Groups
• It is inevitable that F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs in collaboration with health-related agencies

must take full care of afflicted people who are vulnerable, e.g., elderly, handicapped,
infants and pregnant women, upon leading the evacuation, ensuring comfortable living
conditions at evacuation sites, and enabling acceptance to temporary housing.
Consequently, particular effort will be made on items such as health checks at evacuation
sites, priority accommodation to temporary housing, and temporary housing construction
for the elderly and handicapped. Further, information will need to be distributed in a
particular manner to those who are vulnerable.
6.3.7 Activities on Provision of Food, Water and Daily Commodities
• Relevant agencies will operate, procure, keep, supply and distribute food, water, blankets
and goods inevitably needed for daily life in order to maintain the disaster victims’ health, in
accordance with the policies.
1) Coordination by NEOC
• NEOC, in addition to procurement, comprehensive coordination, and planning, will require

relevant agencies to provide goods when it is considered necessary and/or requested by local
governments of affected areas.
2) Providing Commodities by Local Governments
• DDMAs and F/G/S/PDMAs of affected areas will promptly provide goods they have procured
and goods handed over by federal governments (NDMA, etc.) and other local governments to
disaster victims.
• DDMAs and F/G/S/PDMAs of affected areas and each relevant federal government agency
will be required to provide goods to NDMA, who is responsible for the coordination of
procurement of goods, if necessary.
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3) Activities of Relevant National Government Agencies Responsible for

Providing Goods
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs will make a request to relevant water supply corporations
and ensure the supply of water to affected areas.
• Federal and provincial Ministries of Health, if considered necessary, or based on a request

from NDMA or F/G/S/PDMAs of affected areas, will ensure the supply of medical goods to
affected areas, with the cooperation of relevant Organizations or related business circles.
Affairs, if considered necessary, or based on a request from NDMA or F/G/S/PDMAs of
affected areas, will ensure the supply of food obtained by the related governments as well as
with the cooperation of relevant Organizations or related business circles, to affected areas.
Affairs, if considered necessary, or based on a request from NDMA or F/G/S/PDMAs of
affected areas, will ensure the supply of essential commodities for living to affected areas in
cooperation with relevant Organizations or related business circles.
• The federal Ministry of Communications and provincial Ministries for Information Technology,
if considered necessary, or based on a request from NDMA or F/G/S/PDMAs of affected areas,
will ensure the supply of communication equipment in cooperation with relevant
Organizations or related business circles.
• F/G/S/PDMAs and provincial Ministries of Transport in association with NDMA and the
Ministry of Communications (NHA) will ensure the priority usage of transportation means for
transport of such goods to affected areas.
6.3.8 Activities on Sanitation, Health, Epidemic Prevention, Treatment of Human

Remains
• Activities for maintaining good health conditions of disaster victims at the affected area will
be well considered. In particular, much attention shall be given to the sanitary conditions of
evacuation centres. In case of damage caused by a big disaster where a large number of
people have suffered, burial of the dead will be promptly done without any delay.
1) Sanitation
• In order to maintain sanitary conditions and a good living environment at evacuation centres,
DDMAs and F/G/S/PDMAs cooperating with related provincial ministries or departments will
promptly provide temporary toilets as required, take measures for cleaning the centres and
providing treatment of human and domestic waste.
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2) Public Health
• The provincial Ministry/Department of Health, DDMAs and F/G/S/PDMAs will continuously

need to put efforts into maintaining good health conditions of people in the affected areas,
especially for evacuation centres, since disaster victims will have a high possibility of a decline
in their physical health due to the drastic changes in their daily life and environment. Health
conditions of victims will be well comprehended, and relief centres will be provided according
to the needs.
• The physical health condition of elderly people and disabled people who need extra care
should be specially taken into consideration. Hospitalization of such victims into welfare
facilities, dispatching caregivers and providing wheelchairs will be conducted in an orderly
manner according to plans in cooperation with welfare service corporations and volunteer
Organizations.
• DDMAs and F/G/S/PDMAs will conduct perambulate health consultation by health

professionals.
• The provincial Ministry/Department of Health, according to needs or requirements of DDMAs

and F/G/S/PDMAs of affected areas, will coordinate activities regarding health including
planning of dispatching health professionals.
• The provincial Ministry/Department of Health, as needed or upon request of DDMAs and

F/G/S/PDMAs of affected areas, will coordinate to ensure cooperation is extended by local
governments of other areas.
3) Psycho-Social Aspects
• The provincial Ministry/Department of Health and DDMAs and F/G/S/PDMAs will continuously
need to put effort into maintaining good health conditions of the people in the affected areas,
especially for evacuation centres, since disaster victims will have a high possibility of
upsetting their mental health due to drastic changes in their daily life and environment.
Mental health conditions of victims will be evaluated, and relief centres will be provided
according to the needs.
• Mental health conditions of elderly and disabled people who need extra care should be
specially taken into consideration. Hospitalization of such victims into welfare facilities,
dispatching caregivers and providing wheelchairs will be conducted in an orderly manner
according to plans in cooperation with welfare service corporations and volunteer
Organizations.
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• NDMA, as deemed needed or upon request of F/G/S/PDMAs of the affected areas, will
request the federal Ministry of Regulations and Services and Pakistan Army regarding
operation of epidemic prevention, and conduct comprehensive coordination of the activities.
• The provincial Ministry/Department of Health, DDMAs and F/G/S/PDMAs will ensure epidemic
prevention by sterilizing in and outside of houses as deemed necessary.
• The federal Ministry/Department of Health will support epidemic prevention activities of local
governments of affected areas through provision of medical goods and dispatch of
professionals in epidemic prevention by requesting cooperation extended by other local
governments.
• The Pakistan Army will, if deemed needed or upon request, conduct epidemic prevention.
5) Treatment of Human Remains
• Regarding the treatment of human remains, DDMAs and national and local police
bureau/offices will promptly conduct “Disaster Victims Identification.” DDMAs, in
coordination with the Ministry of Religious Affairs, will collect information on crematories and
coffins available in broader areas, and arrange the provision of coffins and transport of dead.
If deemed necessary, local government (DDMAs and Revenue Offices) will conduct
cremation and/or burial over broad areas in cooperation with neighboring other local
governments. Sanitary conditions for the dead will be considered.
6.3.9 Activities on Safety Control and Stabilization of Commodities Price
• Maintaining social order is one of the most important tasks; since it is considered that social
chaos and psychological commotion often occur in affected areas. Also, relevant agencies
and Organizations need to take appropriate measures to stabilize of goods prices and the
supply of necessary goods for reconstruction of disaster victim’s lives.
1) Safety Control
• Local police officers under direction and with cooperation of the National Police Bureau, or in
cooperation with anticrime voluntary Organizations, will conduct patrols in the affected areas
and vicinities including coastal areas, provide information regarding safety for life, and
promptly make efforts to ensure safety.
• Pakistan Navy and Army will deploy patrol boats offshore of the affected areas and promptly
make efforts to ensure safety.
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2) Stabilization of Commodity Prices and Commodity Supplies
• Federal governments (Ministry of Economic Affairs & Statistics, etc.) and local governments
will watch the situation and prevent the steep rise of prices, buy-up, and withholding of
essential commodities of life.
6.3.10 Temporary Recovery Activities on Buildings, Utilities and Others
• Recovery of facilities and lifeline infrastructure will be promptly conducted. These include
telecommunication systems and facilities for prompt and smooth emergency response, land
conservation facilities for preventing secondary and repeated disasters, and those for life
activities of disaster victims.
1) Emergency Recovery Activities of Facilities and Utilities
• NEOC (NDMA), F/G/S/PEOCs and DEOCs, immediately after the occurrences of disasters,
utilizing specialists having relevant expertise, will need to promptly check facilities and
utilities under each agency’s management and control, figure out the extent of damage, and
put efforts for prompt and smooth recovery of those facilities and lifeline infrastructure by
preventing secondary disasters, as well as ensuring life activities of disaster victims as the top
priority.
2) NEOC’s Role Regarding Lifeline Facilities
• NEOC, F/G/S/PEOCs and DEOCs will request emergency response support to lifeline
corporations through relevant government agencies such as the Ministry of Communication,
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Ministry of Housing & Works, Ministry of Petroleum &
Natural Resources and Ministry of Water & Power, if deemed especially necessary,
considering the magnitude of the disaster and the importance of facilities.
3) Activities on Emergency Response for Recovery of Housing
• F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMAs and related departments in cooperation with housing corporations, if

needed, will need to put efforts into emergency repair of damaged houses in accordance with
related guidelines.
6.3.11 Activities on Distributing Appropriate Information to Disaster Victims
• It is important to disseminate appropriate and accurate information to people in the affected

areas. This provides citizens with protection from social ferment caused by wild rumors,
stabilizes public sentiment, and helps people’s appropriate judgment and actions in the
affected areas. Proper systems of disseminating information will be developed to respond to
inquiries, requirements, and opinions in large numbers by residents.
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1) Activities on Information Dissemination to Disaster Victims
• NEOC, responsible relevant government agencies, public agencies, as well as F/G/S/PEOCs

and DEOCs, in responding to the needs of disaster victims, will disseminate appropriate,
accurate and careful information on (1) weather conditions, (2) damage conditions, (3)
possibility of secondary disasters, (4) people’s safety, (5) recovery situation of lifelines or
transportation facilities, (6) life related information such as medical facilities, and (7)
responding activities by each agency or Organization to the disaster victims for their use. On
such occasion, the dissemination shall especially consider aged people, disabled people and
foreigners.

and DEOCs will communicate among themselves on the information contents when they are
released and disseminated to the public.
• An effort will be made to provide a window, such as on a portal site of the Internet, cell
phones or landlines, in order to enable people to get comprehensive information.
• Dissemination of information shall be done, not only with signboards, public relations
brochure or magazines, and public relation cars, but also with the cooperation of mass media
such as broadcasting corporations, telecommunication corporations, and newspaper
corporations. In order to respond to the needs of people who require getting accurate
information on somebody’s safety, operation of transportation, and so on, an effort will be
made to provide such information in cooperation with Internet portal providers. Also, NEOC
(NDMA), in cooperation with broadcasting corporations, will need to make efforts to diffuse
systems that automatically operate broadcasting of TV and radio during emergency
occurrences.
• In addition, NEOC and F/G/S/PEOCs and DEOCs, if deemed required, in cooperation with
public agencies and relevant Organizations, shall set up a locally based “local information
station” near the affected areas, which will collect, manage, and disseminate all information
over a wide area to relevant agencies and residents.
2) Dissemination of Accurate Information to Residents

and DEOCs will actively disseminate required information to the entire population of the
nation regarding the weather conditions, damage conditions, people’s safety, the recovery
situation of transportation facilities, and handling of donated goods.
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and DEOCs will exchange information with each other when they release and disseminate
information to the public.
• At the dissemination of information, cooperation of broadcasting corporations,

telecommunication corporations, newspaper corporations, and so on, is to be extended. In
order to respond to the needs of people who require getting information at any time on
somebody’s safety, operation of transportation systems, and so on, an effort will be made to
provide such accurate information in cooperation with Internet portal providers.
3) Response to Inquiries of Residents
• NEOC, responsible relevant government agencies and F/G/S/PEOCs and DEOCs, if deemed
necessary, will make efforts on promptly providing an information Organization stationed
with staff with telephone sets for exclusive use of responding to inquiries by residents.
6.3.12 Activities on Preventing Secondary Disasters
• Disasters expand sequentially in many cases for rain and storm disasters; thus, emergency
response activities to minimize this damage will lead to a reduction in damage volume.
Emergency response measures will be needed to cope with secondary disasters caused by
damage of embankments and floating debris or trees felled by winds.
1) Measures for Further Flood, Secondary Sediment (Landslide) Disasters
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and FFC will coordinate and instruct the implementation of drainage
works for stagnant water to be executed by related agencies (PIDs and Pakistan Army) to
reduce damage in cases where inundation occurs, upon need.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and FFC will coordinate and instruct the implementation of emergency
recovery works for damaged flood protection bunds and facilities to be executed by related
agencies (PIDs and Pakistan Army) to prevent flood disaster spread.
• NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs, in cooperation with GSP and other technical agencies, will mobilize
experts to implement safety assessment in high-risk areas for sediment disasters to prevent
and reduce sediment disasters that may have been caused by the rainfall. High-risk areas for
sediment disasters that are identified by the assessment will be conveyed thoroughly to
relevant agencies and residents to allow them to prepare and implement proper emergency
measures, such as warning and evacuation systems.
• NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs will coordinate and instruct the implementation of a site survey by
the experts to understand damage situation and possible damage expansion quickly after
sediment disasters in association with GSP. Emergency recovery works, such as removal of
unstable soils and construction of urgent protection walls will be implemented if needed.
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2) Building Damage
• As for building and housing collapse induced by secondary floods or high waves, NDMA,
F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs will instruct the implementation safety assessment promptly for
both damaged buildings and residential lands by mobilizing experts. Necessary measures will
be taken, e.g., urgently rehabilitating damaged facilities upon need or lead evacuation if
continuous residence is deemed dangerous based on the results of the assessment.
3) Measures for Further Cyclones and Storm Surges
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs will coordinate to check coastal protection facilities to
prevent inundation from high waves, storm surges or changes of tidal levels in preparation
for the next onslaught of cyclone and storm surges. Urgent measures, including urgent
recovery works as well as proper warning and evacuation systems will be established, upon
needs. In cases where disaster occurrence is highly expected, evacuation measures will be
implemented quickly.
4) Measures for Secondary Disasters by Explosive and Toxic Substances
• Managing bodies of hazardous facilities that may cause fire, such as petroleum and chemical
plants, will check and evaluate the safety of their facilities and undertake necessary urgent
recovery works to prevent secondary disasters like explosions. In cases where an explosion
is highly expected, warnings will be quickly delivered to relevant agencies.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs as well as private corporations need to take measures such
as facility inspections, urgent recovery works, information distribution to relevant agencies,
and environmental monitoring to protect leakage of toxic substances.
6.3.13 Accepting Support from Volunteers and Domestic/International Aid
1) Accommodating Volunteers
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, and DDMAs as well as relevant agencies shall collaborate to assess the
needs of affected areas and make efforts to support volunteer activities. Special attention
shall be paid on making effective use of volunteer’s abilities.
2) Accepting Relief Goods
through NDMA, Civil Defence and mass media. Based on the actual experiences of need
conditions of the affected areas, the list of relief goods shall be updated. NDMA,
F/G/S/PDMAs, and DDMAs shall establish inquiry counters for relief goods if needed. Citizens
and private corporations that are donating relief goods need to make efforts to send relief
goods that are needed in affected areas.
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3) Accepting Donations
• Local governments shall organaizedonation accepting bodies and distribution committees.

Use of donations shall be determined based on in-depth discussion by the relevant agencies.
• If foreign donations are offered through diplomatic routes, the Foreign Affairs Division shall
inform details on the type of donation, such as volume, time and date of arrival and place to
deliver. NDMA, in association with the Foreign Affairs Division, shall make a plan for
distribution of donations based on the response strategy.
• NDMA shall discuss the field of assistance with multi- and bilateral donor agencies in
response to disaster.
6.4.1 Post-Disaster Measures
• Rehabilitation and reconstruction of affected areas shall be prepared based on two factors: 1)
to promote recovery from disaster, and 2) to promote reconstruction with higher resiliency to
disaster. This shall be achieved through supporting restoration of livelihoods of the affected
people and rehabilitating facilities with efforts on preventing future damage from disasters.
Further, prompt implementation of rehabilitation and reconstruction are essential to recover
social and economic activities as in normal circumstances.
• In this regard, practical manual(s) of recovery and reconstruction from meteorological

disasters shall be prepared taking into account a livelihood support system.
6.4.2 Deciding Fundamental Orientation of Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
• With support from NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs, local governments shall promptly
discuss with affected people and show the basic orientation of rehabilitation and
reconstruction by taking into account damage conditions, regional characteristics, and the
intentions of the relevant managing bodies of public facilities.
• All related national governments, in accordance with their roles and responsibilities, shall
provide affected local governments with technical and financial support for rehabilitation and
reconstruction through fiscal and financial measures as well as necessary human resources.
• Affected local governments shall request the national government and other local
governments to dispatch officers and other support to promote recovery and reconstruction,
if needed.
• In this connection, NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs shall promote the system of establishing a
coordination meeting for meteorological disasters in accordance with the direction of the
Chairman of NDMA.
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6.4.3 Procedures on Prompt Rehabilitation to Pre-Disaster Conditions
1) Rehabilitating of Damaged Public Facilities
• With support from NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMA, public agencies and FFC shall implement
recovery of affected public facilities based on the pre-designated rehabilitation plan.
• The national government shall need to put effort into administrative support to simplify the
procedures for implementation of rehabilitation and recovery of lifeline facilities.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMA as well as public agencies and FFC shall need to put effort
into improving the affected facilities to minimize future disasters in rehabilitation.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall provide effort on measures to avoid secondary
disaster of damaged facilities located in the area where land has become unstable after the
disaster.
• Agencies and departments related to lifeline and road transportation shall need to put effort
into providing information on re-operation of facilities and roads during the rehabilitation
period.
• All of the efforts regarding rehabilitations activities shall be publicized as integrated

information from NDMA and F/G/S/PDMAs.
2) Treatment of Debris
• Local governments shall establish a plan to remove debris from affected areas, including
lands for temporary placement and final disposal sites as a part of rehabilitation and
Reconstruction Plan(s), so that collection, transportation and final processing of debris shall
be appropriately implemented.
• The Ministry of Disaster Management of the provincial government shall provide support for
treatment of debris in a proper manner, including segregation of debris into recyclable and
disposable items.
• Debris shall be processed in an appropriate manner to prevent environmental degradation

and to manage the health of both local residents and laborers in reconstruction work.
6.4.4 Procedures on Planned Reconstruction
1) Formulating Reconstruction Plan
• A Reconstruction Plan shall be needed in places that are damaged from the disaster. The
Reconstruction Plan shall include social, economic and physical aspects. Consequently, the
Reconstruction Plan shall be prepared by local governments in coordination with relevant
agencies.
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• Local governments shall take the initiative to prepare and implement the Reconstruction Plan
promptly after a disaster. The national government shall support local governments to
institutionalize planning and implementation of reconstruction. In this regard, NDMA shall
prepare the guidelines and policies for the Reconstruction Plan.
2) Developing Cities Safe from Disasters
• Local governments shall prepare recovery and Reconstruction Plans in damaged areas to
minimize future disasters through securing the safety of residents. In this regard, the
recovery and Reconstruction Plan needs to envision the future of the city by ensuring
participation of the residents in the planning process.
• Local governments shall aim to improve the security of urban areas damaged from disasters
in the Reconstruction Plan. In this regard, open spaces, including urban parks and riversides,
are not only used for recreational purposes but also for the purpose of evacuation sites and
emergency routes for transportation in case of disasters. Such aims shall need to be shared
with local residents to prepare the Reconstruction Plan.
• Local governments shall identify buildings constructed without safety regulations and
standards. This information shall be applied to the Reconstruction Plan.
• Health division(s) in local governments shall be responsible for providing measures to

prevent degradation of health for people who work in rehabilitation and reconstruction
activities in the affected area. They shall establish counseling counters to prevent accidents
at work and to take care of laborer’s health management.
6.4.5 Assisting Livelihood Restoration of Disaster Victims
• The Social Welfare and Special Education Division and local governments shall give
condolence and consolation and provide loans to support disaster-affected victims in their
livelihood restoration.
• NDMA and local governments shall support livelihood restoration of victims by providing a
fund designated in law related to disaster recovery and reconstruction. Consequently, local
governments shall establish a system for issuing certificates to victims affected by the
disaster to make the recovery process efficient.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall need to take relief measures for victims, such as: 1)
postponing or exempting tax payments, 2) reducing or exempting medical expenses caused
by the disaster, and 3) reducing or exempting insurance fees.
• The Labor & Manpower Division shall need to take measures to secure jobs for victims in the
affected area.
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• Agencies related to housing finance shall provide the victims with financial aid to support
reconstruction of their houses damaged by the disaster.
• The Pakistan Public Works Department and local governments shall provide special measures
to allow disaster victims who lost their houses to reside in public housing for a certain period
of time until recovery of their livelihoods.
• The Department of Public Works and local governments shall promote relocation of victims
from damaged areas to less hazardous areas, by establishing a special relocation promotion
Program for disaster prevention.
• Local governments shall provide disaster victims with temporary shelter during the
reconstruction period.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall disseminate information on rehabilitation and

reconstruction programs to support disaster victims.
• Local governments shall need to establish a special recovery fund to promote self-support of
disaster victims.
6.4.6 Assisting Reconstruction of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and

Economic Recover
• Financial institutions shall provide business owners and enterprises damaged by disaster
with disaster reconstruction loans to recover and reconstruct their business.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall need to take special measures on economic recovery
in affected areas, such as infrastructure improvement, and recovery measures for local
industry.
• NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall need to disseminate information on financial support
for local economic recovery.
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Chapter.7 Disaster Management Measures in Industrial Hazards

(Reference)
7.1 Introduction
The chapter outlines the introduction, mitigation and preparedness measures, emergency
response measures and post-disaster measures for hazardous materials related disasters.
7.2.1 Safety Assurance of Hazardous Materials Related Institutions
• Business enterprises that store and/or handle hazardous materials (called business
enterprises hereafter in this section) shall comply with the technical criteria, which are stated
in laws and articles. Also, the national government and local governments shall fully enforce
on-site inspections so that the safety of the institutions is assured.
• National and local governments and business enterprises shall promote the arrangement of
self-help systems through complying with self security preservation regulations, installing a
community Organization for fire fighting, and enforcing periodic inspections or self
inspections.
• Business enterprises in the special disaster management areas such as petrochemical

complexes shall allocate facilities appropriately from the viewpoint of disaster management.

complexes shall establish a self-help Organization for disaster management and install
equipment for disasters, conduct disaster management education and training, and establish
specific disaster management institutions such as retaining banks for spilled oil.

complexes shall work to secure multiple routes for the fire-fighting Organization to reach and
enter the site without any trouble in case of a disaster in the area.
• National governments and local governments shall allocate vegetated buffer areas in order to
prevent the spread of any disasters that may happen in the special disaster management
areas such as petrochemical complexes.
• Local governments shall make urban planning decisions regarding restricted industrial areas
so that a mix of buildings for different purposes can be prevented.
• If any hazardous materials related disasters occur, NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMA and the
business enterprises shall work to complete investigations of the cause, and if the need arises
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according to the investigation, shall seek to improve the security of hazardous materials
related facilities by re-examining the technical criteria in the laws and regulations.
7.3.1 Collecting and Reporting of Information, Securing of Communication just

after the Disaster
1) Collecting and Reporting of Information on Disasters
a. Reporting of the Information on Accidents Related to Hazardous Materials
• When a large-scale accident related to hazardous materials occurs, business entities shall
contact DDMAs, and then DDMAs shall proceed to report to the ministries in charge of
controlling handling of hazardous materials, such as the Ministry of Industry and
Production, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources and Ministry of Water and Power
and Ministry of Defence.
• The ministries in charge of handling hazardous materials shall report to the Prime
Minister’s Office and relevant Organizations (NDMA, Pakistani Armed Forces, Ministry of
Interior, Ministry of Disaster Management, etc.) with the information regarding the
accident in case of large-scale accidents.
• The ministries in charge of handling hazardous materials shall include the necessary
information in implementing emergency response measures such as the attributes of
relevant materials or handling precautions when they disseminate accident related
information.
• F/G/S/PDMAs shall forward the information, which they receive from the ministries in
charge of handling of hazardous materials, to relevant local agencies.
b. Collecting and Reporting of the Initial Information just after Large-scale

Disaster Related to Hazardous Materials
• Business enterprises shall report the damage situations to DDMAs, and then DDMAs will
proceed to report the information to the ministries in charge of handling hazardous
materials.
• The national government and the local governments shall conduct visual inspections
and/or photographing from aircraft if necessary.
• DDMAs of the disaster site shall collect the information on the current situation of human
damage and on if there are any fires, and at the same time gather the general information
on the scale of the damage. District governments shall then immediately proceed to
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forward information to provincial governments.
• Provincial governments, besides collecting information from district governments, shall

acquire the general necessary information on the extent of damage by themselves,
providing this information to the Ministry of Defence and other related ministries if
necessary. Also, the provincial police office shall collect information on the damage
situation and inform the Ministry of Interior.
• If a hazardous materials related disaster happens that has a large-scale social impact, the
relevant ministries shall report the initial information on the damage immediately to the
Prime Minister’s Office.
c. Gathering and Reporting of General Damage Information
• Business enterprises will report the damage situation to DDMAs and the DDMAs shall in
turn forward the information they receive to the relevant ministries in charge of handling
hazardous materials.
• DDMAs shall gather the information on the damage situation and forward it to
F/G/S/PDMAs. Then, they shall report it to NDMA and the relevant ministries in charge of
handling hazardous materials (Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Commerce, and Ministry of
Regulations and Services), or after establishing NEOC, the Ministry of Defence will forward
the information to NEOC.
• Designated public agencies shall collect information related to their operations, and
forward it, directly or indirectly through designated public agencies, to NDMA, relevant
ministries in charge of handling of hazardous materials and other relevant ministries. After
establishing NEOC, the Ministry of Defence shall forward the information to NEOC.
• Designated public agencies shall collect information on the damage situation related to
their operation, and forward it to the Prime Minister’s Office, the relevant ministries in
charge of handling of hazardous materials and other relevant ministries if necessary.
d. Reporting of Information on Emergency Response Activities
• Business enterprises shall contact the DDMAs regarding the current situation of
emergency response activities, and the DDMAs shall then forward the received
information to the relevant ministries in charge of handling hazardous materials.
• The victimized DDMAs shall inform the F/G/S/PDMAs on matters such as the progress of
emergency response activities and establishment of NEOC, and whether outside
assistance is needed. Also, F/G/S/PDMAs shall report the current situation of the
emergency response activities that they are conducting.
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• F/G/S/PDMAs, through the designated public agencies, shall report the progress of
emergency response activities and establishment of NEOC to the Prime Minister’s Office,
the relevant ministries in charge of handling hazardous materials and after establishing
NEOC, to this EOC. If necessary, information shall also be provided to F/G/S/PDMAS and
to the business enterprises.
• The Prime Minister’s Office, the relevant ministries in charge of handling of hazardous
materials and NEOC shall report the information gathered on emergency response
activities to the Prime Minister if necessary.
• NEOC shall forward the information on emergency response activities that has been
collected from other entities or arranged in EOC to the designated public agencies and
F/G/S/PDMAs, if necessary.
• All the related agencies shall share information closely with each other on the emergency
response activities if necessary.
2) Securing the Means of Communication
• The national government, local governments and the business enterprises shall, immediately
after the occurrence of a disaster, secure the means of communication for exchange of
disaster related information.
• At the time of a disaster, telecommunication companies shall preferentially secure the

important communication lines of NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs.
7.3.2 Establishment of System for Action
1) System for Action of Business Enterprises
• Business enterprises shall take the necessary steps such as assembling staff, establishment
of information collection and communication systems, and installation of EOC immediately in
the aftermath of a disaster.
• Business enterprises shall take necessary measures immediately after a disaster in order to
prevent its expansion.
• Business enterprises shall seek to secure close contact and cooperation with Civil Defence,
Rescue 1122, community Organizations, and other agencies.
2) System for Action of Local Governments
• Local governments shall take the necessary steps immediately after a disaster such as
assembling staff, establishment of information collection and communication systems, and
DEOC such as those in petroleum complexes.
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• Local governments shall seek to secure close contact and cooperation with designated public
agencies.
3) System for Action of the Prime Minister’s Office and Designated Public
Agencies
• In case of a hazardous materials disaster with a large-scale social impact, NDMA shall
establish NEOC, and intensively conduct its tasks such as summing up of information
gathered, making reports to the Prime Minister, arranging contacts between relevant
ministries, and making general arrangements for initial action as the national government
representative.
• Designated public agencies shall work to secure close contact and cooperation between
themselves and between public agencies, local governments and business enterprises.
4) System for Action of Public Agencies
• Public agencies shall take necessary steps such as assembling staff, establishment of
information collection and communication systems and installation of NEOC.
• Public agencies shall work to secure close contact and cooperation between designated
public agencies.
5) Wide Area Assistance System
• DDMAs at the disaster site, depending on the scale of damage, shall call for outside help from
other DDMAs. Also, DDMAs and business enterprises outside the disaster site area shall
immediately arrange assistance systems when they recognize an occurrence of a large-scale
hazardous material related disaster.
6) Holding of Communication Meetings between Relevant Ministries
• NDMA shall hold coordination meetings among relevant ministries. NDMA shall be held
depending on need in order to confirm and share the primary information on the accident and
its damage when a large-scale hazardous materials related disaster happens.
7) Gathering Teams for Emergencies and Holding Ministerial Councils
• If a hazardous materials related disaster with large-scale social impacts happens, the Prime
Minister’s Office shall gather emergency teams to the official residence and collect the
information as the first motion of the national government.
• If necessary, the Chairman of NDMA shall hold emergency meetings with the Prime Minister
and the relevant ministers to discuss basic policy on measures, the response system, and
other important topics.
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8) Establishment of NEOC
a. Establishment of NEOC and System for Action
• If an occurrence with large-scale damage is perceived based on the collected information,

NDMA shall establish NEOC immediately.
• When the establishment of NEOC is determined, NDMA shall immediately execute the
required procedures.
• The members of NEOC, except for the members of the DEOC, are to consist of chief level
staff of designated public agencies such as the ministries in charge of handling hazardous
materials.
• If a particular need is perceived to implement the emergency response measures precisely

and promptly in the administrative area of NEOC, the head of the EOC shall give directions
to the necessary extent to the heads of specified relevant local administrative agencies,
the heads of local governments, and to other agencies.
• The head office of NEOC shall strengthen the frameworks depending on the extent of the
damage.
b. Dispatch of Investigation Team of NEOC and Establishment of the Local

Emergency EOC
• In order to grasp the situation of the disaster site and contribute to the prompt and precise
implementation of the emergency response measures and the clarification of the cause of
the accident, NEOC may dispatch investigation teams depending on needs. Also, among
the administrative procedures related to general arrangement of emergency response
measures implemented by the specified local administrative agencies and local
governments, if there are any procedures that need to be handled on site, the emergency
EOC may establish an on-site EOC.
• With the dispatch of government investigation teams, the officials in charge shall be
urgently sent to the site by helicopters or other means depending on needs.
9) Securing of Staff related to the Disaster Management Area
• The national government and local governments shall secure the necessary equipment in
order to assure security during the emergency response activities.
• The national government and local governments shall keep close contact and cooperate with
each other to ensure security during the emergency response activities.
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7.3.3 Activities for Preventing Expansion of the Disaster
• Business enterprises shall conduct precise emergency investigations and measures in the
face of hazardous materials related disasters.
• Local governments shall take appropriate emergency measures, such as prevention of

effusion and spread of the hazardous materials, removal of the spilled materials,
environmental monitoring, evacuation of residents, provision of directions on emergent
measures to the business enterprises, and provision of emergency stop order of hazardous
materials related institutions.
• Immediately after a disaster, business enterprises in the special disaster management areas
such as petrochemical complexes shall work to prevent the spread of the disaster.
7.3.4 Rescue, Medical and Fire Fighting Activities
1) Rescue Activities
a. Rescue Activities by Local Governments
• Local governments shall operate rescue activities, and depending on needs, call for
outside assistance from NEOC, DEOC and other local governments.
• NEOC or the DEOC, if needed or requested by other agencies, shall arrange the general
coordination in order to facilitate smooth and effective rescue activities.
• The Ministry of Defence shall take measures for wide-area assistance such as dispatch of
emergency rescue teams if necessary.
• The Pakistani Armed Forces shall operate rescue activities if needed or requested by NEOC,
F/G/S/PEOC and DEOC.
• The Coast Guard shall operate rescue activities at sea, and if possible, assist the activities
of local governments or those requested by NEOC.
b. Procurement of Equipment
• Equipment necessary for the rescue activities shall basically be supplied by the agencies
that implement them.
• The national government and local governments, if needed, shall procure the necessary
equipment for the rescue activities through cooperation from private companies so that
they can implement efficient activities.
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2) Medical Activities
• Medical institutions shall operate medical activities for those who are injured, and in order to
cope with the rapid increase of patients, they shall maintain close contact with each other and
call for assistance from other medical institutions if necessary.
• The national government (Ministry of Regulations and Services and Cabinet Secretariat) and
PRCS shall secure medical doctors to organize emergency groups, and if needed, request the
dispatch of emergency medical teams from public or private medical agencies.
• The Pakistani Armed Forces shall organize and dispatch emergency groups based on
requests.
• When emergency groups have been organaized, the concerned medical institutions that have
organaized them shall report to NEOC.
• The DEOC, when needed or requested by local governments, shall make holistic
arrangements for medical activities such as developing dispatch plans for emergency groups.
• NEOC, when needed or requested by local governments, shall make holistic arrangements
related to the dispatch of emergency groups.
• Ministries concerned with emergency transport (i.e., Ministry of Communication, Coast Guard,
Ministry of Defence, federal police), when needed or requested by the national government,
PRCS and the local governments, shall pay special attention to the emergency transport of
the emergency groups such as preferential securing of the means of transportation.
3) Fire-Fighting Activities
a. Fire-Fighting Activities by Civil Defence and Community Organizations for Fire

Fighting
• Civil Defence, Rescue 1122 and community Organizations for fire fighting shall
immediately grasp the situation of fire disasters, and quickly initiate fire-fighting activities.
• DDMAs outside the disaster site shall work to implement smooth and prompt assistance
from Civil Defence, Rescue 1122 and community Organizations for fire fighting based on
the request from the local governments of the disaster site or based on mutual help
agreements.
• The local government shall make general arrangements of the measures necessary for the
assistance from volunteers and community Organizations from outside districts.
• NEOC, when needed or requested by local governments, shall make general

arrangements for assistance requests to other agencies.
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b. Fire-Fighting Activities by the Coast Guard
• The Coast Guard shall operate fire-fighting activities at sea, and if possible, assist the
activities of local governments if needed or requested by NEOC.
7.3.5 Emergency Response to Massive Effusion of Hazardous Materials
• In case of massive effusion of materials such as oil, the entity that caused the accident shall
take measures for removal.
• Fire-fighting services and Rescue 1122 shall immediately operate removal activities and
evacuation guidance activities in case of massive effusion of hazardous materials to the sea.
• The Coast Guard, in case of massive effusion of hazardous materials to the sea, shall operate
emergency removal activities and take necessary steps for evacuation guidance for ships and
vessels, and at the same time, if the entity that caused the accident is not taking necessary
measures, order it to do so.
• The Coast Guard, in case of effusion of materials such as oil, shall call out oil recovery ships
and operate oil removal activities if requested.
• The Coast Guard, in case of massive effusion of hazardous materials to the sea, shall take
measures to minimize the damage by, for example, initiating removal activities
independently.
• The national government and local governments, in case of massive effusion of hazardous
materials to rivers, shall conduct necessary measures such as environmental monitoring or
disposal of the hazardous materials, followed by immediate coordination with relevant
agencies. In doing so, the national government and the local governments shall implement
these measures promptly by utilizing the existing Organizations effectively.
• The national government and the local governments shall conduct necessary measures to
cope with hazardous materials drifting ashore such as removal of the materials or
environmental monitoring, followed by immediate coordination with relevant agencies.
• In operating removal measures, necessary equipment shall be procured promptly in order to

minimize the spread of the hazardous materials.

complexes shall prevent the effusion of the materials to the sea by utilizing oil booms, oil
boom extenders and oil recovery vessels.
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7.3.6 Evacuation and Accommodation Activities
1) Implementation of Evacuation Guidance
• In case of disaster, DDMAs shall guide evacuation of residents in the area, putting the first
priority on the security of human lives.
• In operating evacuation guidance, DDMAs shall seek to provide information on areas and
routes of evacuation, on where the hazardous spots are, on a broad picture of the disaster
and other information that will contribute to evacuation.
2) Evacuation Area
a. Opening of the Evacuation Area
• DDMAs shall open evacuation areas in the face of disasters, and make sure to announce
them comprehensively to all residents. Also, if needed, the DDMAs shall open evacuation
areas in facilities that have not been assigned for an emergency use in advance, after
security and permission from the person in charge are assured.
b. Management of the Evacuation Area
• DDMAs shall conduct appropriate operational management in each evacuation area. In

doing so, the local governments shall acquire cooperation from the evacuees, residents
and community Organizations for information delivery, provision of food and water and
cleaning at the evacuation areas.
• DDMAs shall immediately acquire information on the evacuees accommodated by each

evacuation area.
• DDMAs shall pay attention to the living environment at the evacuation areas and keep it
favorable.
3) Attention to People Needing Assistance
• In guiding the evacuation, considering the living environment at the evacuation areas and
accommodation in temporary tents, adequate attention shall be paid to people needing
assistance such as the elderly and the disabled. In particular, the health conditions of the
elderly and the disabled shall be evaluated, and the elderly shall be preferably
accommodated in temporary tents and emergency dwellings established especially for them.
Also, sufficient attention shall be paid to information provision to those people needing
assistance.
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7.3.7 Emergency Rehabilitation Activities of Institutions and Equipment
• The national government and the local governments shall implement emergency
investigations of the facilities and equipment, utilizing human resources with expertise, and
grasp the damage situation to conduct emergency rehabilitation.
7.3.8 Precise Information Delivery to the Disaster Victims
1) Information Delivery Activities to the Disaster Victims
• NEOC, designated public agencies, local governments and business enterprises shall grasp
the needs of the disaster victims adequately, and appropriately provide precise and detailed
information that contributes to aid the victims; situations of the hazardous materials related
disasters, risks of secondary disasters, safety of victims, restoration situations of public
institutions such as traffic facilities, information on medical institutions, information on
policies taken by each agency, and traffic regulations. Also, attention shall be paid to the
people needing assistance such as the elderly, the disabled and foreigners.
• NEOC, designated public agencies, public agencies, local governments and business
enterprises shall maintain contact with each other about the contents of the information to be
published.
• Methods for information provision, such as portal websites, shall be established to enable
people to acquire general information.
• Information delivery shall be conducted, not only through bulletin boards, publications,
magazines and PR cars, but also through cooperation from mass media such as press
agencies and newspaper companies.
2) Precise Delivery of Information to Residents
• NEOC, designated public agencies, DDMAs and business enterprises shall proactively deliver
information that is required for the entire population; such information includes the situation
of the hazardous materials disaster, safety information, restoration situations of various
facilities and handling of the donated commodities.
• NEOC, designated public agencies, DDMAs and business enterprises shall maintain contact
with each other about the contents of the information to be published.
• Information dissemination shall be conducted through cooperation with mass media such as
broadcasting companies, press agencies, and newspaper companies. Additionally, in order to
meet the demands for on time acquisition of information regarding the safety of specific
individuals, traffic information, etc., precise information provision shall be sought by
requesting cooperation, for example, from portal website companies.
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3) Response to Inquiries from Residents
• NEOC, designated public agencies, DDMAs and business enterprises shall, if the need arises,
install emergency telephone lines to respond to the residents’ inquiries immediately after the
disaster, and arrange the allocation of staff. Also, collection and summarization of
information shall be done if needed.
• The national government and local governments, utilizing the previously established plans on
procurement of supplies and materials and plans for wide-area assistance through provision
of human resources, shall implement rehabilitation activities of public facilities promptly and
smoothly.
• In executing the rehabilitation, the national government and local governments shall set a
due date for restoration if possible.
• In executing the rehabilitation, the national government and local governments shall take
necessary measures with attention given to the environment.
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Chapter.8 Disaster Management Measures in Biological Hazards

(Reference)
8.1 Introduction
The chapter outlines emergency response measures and post-disaster measures for disease
control.
8.2.1 Collecting and Reporting of Information on Disaster
• When a disaster has occurred or its potential risk is rising, the members of EOC shall forward
the information collected from the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Communication and other
ministries to the Ministry of Regulations and Services immediately.
• If an emergency meeting is called, it shall assemble at NDMA as its member, and undertake
the collection and delivery of related information.
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services shall, with or without orders from the outside,
proceed to collect information related to its own administrative tasks and take necessary
measures. If an emergency team is being called up, the Ministry shall support its activities,
providing detailed information to it.
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services shall gather information directly from the province
or district in which the disaster occurred, and other additional information by all possible
means, such as visual information relayed from helicopters on television, information from
mass media, direct communication on the phone to the disaster site or neighboring related
facilities, and inquiries to private firms that have nationwide networks, and report this
information to the head office of EOC.
• Following are examples of information that is to be submitted to the liaison and coordination
conference based on the item above:
(1) The damage situation of facilities and operations that are under administration
of the Ministry of Regulations and Services.
(2) The situation regarding first aid activities operated by PRCS and information on the local
situation.
(3) Communication status between the local governments and other relevant agencies at
the disaster site.
(4) Other important information collected from activities stipulated in the previous item.
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• In addition, the relevant department of the Ministry of Regulations and Services shall, if
needed, collect as much information as possible by sending staff members with mobile
phones to the disaster site immediately after the disaster.
8.2.2 Establishment of EOC in Ministry of Regulations and Services
1) Establishment of EOC
• When a disaster occurs or its possible risk arises, EOC shall be established based on the
decision of the Minister.
• EOC shall be designed appropriately according to the required response measures to be

implemented, dependent on the kind of disaster, the features of the disaster area, and the
season at the time of the disaster.
2) Spontaneous Assembly
• The members of EOC shall assemble immediately without waiting for directions from the
person in charge of the assembly if an emergent disaster occurs or a potential risk for a
disaster is noticed.
3) Operations of EOC
• EOC shall conduct the following operations:
(1) Summarization of the information on the damage situation gathered by the relevant
departments of the Ministry of Regulations and Services.
(2) General management and arrangement of the emergency response measures.
(3) Information exchange and contact arrangement between EOC in the Ministry of
Regulations and Services, NEOC and the relevant ministries.
(4) Provision of the information to the relevant departments of the Ministry of Regulations
and Services collected from the emergency task force of the government or relevant
ministries.
(5) Holistic arrangement of information activities such as periodic preparation of information

materials on the damage situation and the emergency response measures.
(6) Communication with executives of the Ministry of Regulations and Services.
(7) Communication arrangements with EOC after it has been established.
(8) Other necessary operations for emergency response measures.
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8.2.3 Dispatch of Staff Members
1) Dispatch of Staff Members
• In case an emergency disaster occurs, immediately after, particular staff members specified
in the following list shall visit the damage site, collect information and arrange
communications with F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs.
(1) Staff for gathering healthcare related information.
(2) Staff in charge of emergency rescue administration.
(3) Professionals for sanitation.
(4) Other necessary staff for emergency response measures.
2) Operation of Ministry of Regulations and Services in Disaster Situation
a. Information Gathering and Comprehension
• Information shall be gathered mainly by the general administration division of the Ministry
of Regulations and Services through local governments and other related agencies under
directions from the relevant departments of the Ministry of Regulations and Services.
• The general administration division of the Ministry of Regulations and Services shall send
staff to DDMAs and assign them to “on-site contact persons” who work with information
gathering if it is requested by the relevant departments of the Ministry of Regulations and
Services.
• The on-site contact persons shall gather information not only from F/G/S/PDMAs or
DDMAs of the disaster site, but also from agencies such as local mass media, and report
it to the Department of Health and Ministry of Regulations and Services.
• Staff in the Ministry of Regulations and Services who are in charge are supposed to visit
the disaster site immediately after the occurrence of a disaster. When they arrive, the
on-site contact persons sent from the Ministry of Regulations and Services shall forward all
the information collected by that time to them and cooperate with them for further
information gathering thereafter.
b. Major Items of Information to be Collected by the On-site Contact Persons
• The damage situation of the districts that suffered the disaster.
• The situation of emergency medical activities implemented by medical teams and

information collected from these teams on the situation of the site.
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• The situation of the rescue activities conducted by local governments, the Ministry of
Defence and PRCS, and the information about the situation of the site that is collected
from the PRCS and other Organizations.
• Other important information acquired through information collection activities.
c. Response to the Mass Media
• In responding to the mass media, adequate contact with the relevant departments of the
Ministry of Regulations and Services shall be kept in order to prevent inaccuracy of
information.
d. Arrangement of Communication Systems
• The Department of Health shall designate on-site contact persons from its staff in advance
so that they are ready in case of disaster, and secure the information communication route
from the on-site contact persons to the contact person at the Ministry of Regulations and
Services and the person in charge at the Department of Health beforehand.
• As for the contact route from the Department of Health to the Ministry of Regulations and
Services, the contact person at the Ministry of Regulations and Services shall be
designated in advance, and the information communication route to each division of the
Ministry of Regulations and Services shall be secured beforehand.
• On-site contact persons and the contact person at the Ministry of Regulations and Services
shall be registered by the Ministry of Regulations and Services, and if there is any change,
the registered information shall be amended.
• On-site contact persons and the contact person at the Ministry of Regulations and Services
shall proactively attend disaster related meetings held by the Ministry of Regulations and
Services or other entities, and work to collect information and knowledge even at normal
times.
3) Information Activities at Times of Emergency Disasters
• When EOC in the Ministry of Regulations and Services is established, it shall be announced at
a press conference immediately.
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services shall proactively provide precise and detailed
information on the damage situation of their operations and facilities and on the measures
and policies they are currently taking to mitigate this damage.
• The Public Relations Office, the general administration division of the Ministry of Regulations
and Services shall, in the face of a disaster, pay attention to the arrangement of contacts with
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the relevant departments of the Ministry of Regulations and Services so that press
conferences on the disaster status can be held sequentially.
• The Statistical Information Department of the Ministry of Regulations and Services shall
provide the details of press conferences thorough its website.
8.2.4 Implementation of Rescue Activities
1) Establishment of Evacuation Areas
• Once evacuation areas are installed, F/G/S/PDMAS of the disaster site that installed them
shall grasp the status of the areas by counting the numbers of evacuees and making name
lists, secure necessary institutions and equipment such as televisions, radios and temporary
lavatories, and if necessary, pay attention to privacy protection when evacuation is
prolonged.
• DDMAs of the disaster site, with cooperation from the evacuees, shall grasp the location of
people needing assistance such as the injured, disaster orphans, the weakened elderly and
disabled people, and arrange contact with them so that they can receive necessary health
and welfare services.
• F/G/S/PDMAs of the disaster site shall conduct a needs survey for the people requiring
assistance at the evacuation area such as the disabled and the elderly, and if needed, rent
and utilize public accommodation facilities for them.
2) Provision of Food and Beverages
• DDMAs of the disaster site shall provide food and beverages with cooperation from business
enterprises. If it is not possible to prepare them immediately, they shall provide sea biscuits
or canned foods.
• DDMAs of the disaster site shall figure out the required amount of food supply based on the
information from the person in charge of evacuation areas, operate soup lines by utilizing the
cooking facilities in public institutions, and arrange for delivery of foods by food distribution
enterprises.
• DDMAs of the disaster site, if needs are recognized based on the scale of the damage, shall
immediately arrange systems for food provision with cooperation from the victimized
residents.
3) Advisory and Other Assistances
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services shall give necessary advice and other assistance in
order for the measures written above to be conducted appropriately, and provide assistance
needed for the following steps as stipulated in the Acts to be operated properly: rescue of the
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people that suffered from the disaster, provision of medical care, search, treatment and
burial of dead bodies, provision of necessities and school supplies, temporary repair of
residences, removal of obstacles and other emergency measures.
8.2.5 Arrangements of Operation Frameworks
• If the required amount of workforce cannot be secured from the staff of the DDMAs of the
disaster site, the DDMAs shall ask for assistance from neighboring F/G/S/PDMAs or request
the Minister of Health for an announcement of an assistance order if needed.
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services shall arrange the appropriate assistance
frameworks such as dispatch of necessary staff based on the requests of the district that
suffered the disaster.
8.2.6 Cooperation with Relevant Ministries
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services, in order to contribute to the smooth rescue
activities as stipulated in the Acts, shall have close contact with relevant ministries and
agencies in securing food and equipment and in procuring building sites for the emergency
temporary tents.
8.2.7 Measures Regarding Medical and Health Care Activities
1) Grasping the Situation of Disaster Site
• Since quick and accurate collection of information is important in providing prompt and
precise medical and health services at the time of an emergency, the Ministry of Regulations
and Services and other relevant agencies shall gather information from the districts that
suffered from the disaster on the following items:
(1) Damage situation of sanitation facility function in the disaster areas
(2) Damage situations of facilities and equipment
(3) Operation status of diagnostic facilities and functions
(4) Damage situation and operational status of staff
(5) Supply-demand situation of medical goods and equipment
(6) Situation of traffic and access to the facilities.
2) Securing of Staff for Health and Medical Care Activities
a. Dispatch of Emergency Groups and Disaster Medical Assistance Team
• DDMAs of the site shall immediately work to grasp the amount of current numbers of staff
engaged in health and medical activities such as medical doctors, dental doctors,
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pharmacists, and health nurses.
• DDMAs and the Ministry of Regulations and Services shall request the emergency groups
and the disaster medical assistance team to be on standby for mobilization when medical
service from outside the disaster site is potentially necessary at a time of natural or
manmade disaster.
• The F/G/S/PDMAs that suffered the disaster shall request the dispatch of emergency
groups and the disaster medical assistance team from other districts if a disaster occurs on
a scale that requires medical assistance from outside the affected province. Also, if there
are any problems in arrangements between the districts, an assistance request shall be
made to the EOC in the Ministry of Regulations and Services.
• The EOC in the Ministry of Regulations and Services shall provide necessary assistance
when requested by the DDMAs that suffered the disaster.
• The Department of Labor and Manpower standard division shall request the necessary
help such as a dispatch of medical doctors or staff in relevant agencies and provision of
medical goods when needs arise for the medical care for the people that suffered from the
disaster. Also, since voluntary activities by those who are engaged in medical activities are
needed in early phase disaster medical service, hospitals shall, considering the situation,
take necessary steps such as sending doctors and other staff based on their own
decisions.
b. Securing of Transportation Systems for Emergency Patients and Staff Engaged

in Medical Activities
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services, PRCS, the National Hospital and the
F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall ask the relevant ministries for emergency transportation of
the emergency groups and the disaster medical assistance team.
8.2.8 Securing of Health and Medical Services at Disaster Site
1) Securing of Electricity, Gas and Water to the Medical Facilities
• DDMAs shall ask the relevant companies for preferable operations on restoration of lifeline
utilities such as electricity, gas and water at the medical facilities.
• The district that suffered the disaster shall take necessary measures to provide water and
secure fuel for electrical power generation until the essential utilities are restored.
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services shall operate necessary coordination to secure
water supplies to medical institutions.
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2) Establishment of First-Aid Stations/Centres in Evacuation Areas
• The victimized F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs shall, considering the damage situation, establish
first-aid stations at the appropriate time and place and manage them.
• The F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs that suffered the disaster shall, when it is expected to take a
long time to install evacuation areas, establish and manage facilities that provide medical
services to the people that suffered from the disaster (called first-aid centres at evacuation
areas) with attention to the following items:
i. In establishing the first-aid centre, the operational status and the restoration status of
the medical institutions at the disaster site shall be considered.
ii. The doctors allocated to the first-aid centre in evacuation areas shall be organaized
appropriately according to the situation of the evacuation site and its neighboring areas;
for example, they shall at first consist mainly of physicians and then generally be shifted
to include psychiatrists.
iii. Depending on needs, traveling dental clinic cars and portable dental diagnostic
equipment shall be prepared.
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services or DEOC shall provide advice and other assistance
on establishment and management of first-aid stations and first-aid centres in evacuation
areas for the F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs that suffered the disaster.
3) Health Management by Public Health Physicians and Health Nurses
• The districts that suffered the disaster shall operate health management of the victims as
follows:
i. Health management (referring to health and nutritional guidance) shall be provided by
public health physicians and health nurses, precisely in accordance with the needs of the
victims.
ii. Operations shall be designed by making an operation plan for the health management of
the victims if deemed to be necessary such as in the case of prolonged damage or
increased numbers of evacuation areas.
iii. To cope with mental instabilities of the victims and staff who are engaged in rescue
activities and health management activities, mental health care shall be provided at
mental health and welfare centres.
• The province that suffered the disaster, if necessary, in operating health management for the
victims, shall ask the Ministry of Regulations and Services for the dispatch of public health
physicians and health nurses when it seems to be difficult for the doctors and nurses at
F/G/S/PDMAs to cope with the needs by themselves.
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• The Ministry of Regulations and Services shall record the number of dispatched staff of the
public health physicians and health nurses requested from the F/G/S/PDMAs that suffered
from the disaster, arrange the coordination between F/G/S/PDMAs that did not suffer from
the disaster, and provide necessary assistance to the health management of the victimized
people at the F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs of the disaster site.
4) Supply of Medical Goods
a. Comprehension of the Disaster Site Situation
• The DDMAs that suffered from the disaster shall figure out the availability and
supply-demand of medical goods through wholesalers’ associations of medical goods in
the disaster areas and PRCS.
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services shall collect information on the supply-demand
situation of medical goods from the F/G/S/PDMAs that suffered from the disaster, medical
goods related Organizations, and PRCS in order to prevent any problems in provision of
necessary medical goods.
b. Securing and Provision of Medical Goods
• F/G/S/PDMAs that suffered from the disaster shall assure the supply of necessary medical
goods by utilizing the emergency stock of the medical goods or by requesting cooperation
from the medical goods wholesalers’ associations or PRCS. If a lack of medical goods in the
disaster area is expected, F/G/S/PDMAs shall report it to the Ministry of Regulations and
Services. Also, if confusion exists regarding transportation in the disaster area,
F/G/S/PDMAs shall secure transportation means including bicycles and motorcycles.
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services shall request cooperation on provision of medical
goods (except for blood preparations for blood infusion and gas gangrene antitoxin) from
medical goods related Organizations if shortages of medical goods are expected and
broad-based coping is judged to be necessary. Also, in providing medical goods in the
disaster areas, the Ministry of Regulations and Services shall request the medical goods
related Organizations to package the goods by kind to make it easier for the medical goods
collection station to sort and manage them.
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services shall, if a shortage of blood preparations for
infusion is expected and broad-based coping is judged to be necessary, request PRCS for
cooperation in provision of them.
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services shall, if a shortage of gas gangrene antitoxin is
expected and broad-based coping is judged to be necessary, request PRCS for
cooperation in provision of it.
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• The Ministry of Regulations and Services shall secure the transportation route by
coordinating with transportation relevant ministries and provide assistance in provision of
medical goods to the disaster site by medical goods related Organizations and PRCS.
c. Assortment and Management of Medical Goods
• F/G/S/PDMAs that suffered from the disaster shall ask pharmacists' associations for
assistance in the management and choice of an assortment of medical goods along with
training regarding the medical goods at collection stations or evacuation areas.
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services shall, if broad-based coping is judged to be

necessary in implementing assortment and management of medical goods and training
regarding the medication, request assistance from the pharmacists' association or other
agencies.
5) Assistance from Foreign Countries Regarding Medical Services
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services shall, with regard to assistance from foreign
countries in medical services, make clear policies on whether outside assistance is needed
based on the following concepts as soon as possible after the disaster.
• Though medical staff shall be basically sent from other areas within the country since
otherwise language barriers will arise between the victims and the staff, if the scale of the
disaster is significant, foreign medical staff that can conduct autonomous activities shall be
accepted if needed.
• F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs that suffered from the disaster shall conduct disaster epidemic
prevention activities based on the epidemic prevention plan formulated in the disaster
epidemic prevention implementation outline with regard to the following items.
i. The province that suffered from the disaster shall take every step necessary to prevent
epidemic expansion in advance, by preparing for the situations such as the deterioration
of the living environment and the decay of the victims’ resistance against pathogens
after a disaster, and by thoroughly conducting prompt and effective training to DDMAs
within F/G/S/PDMAs.
ii. If a disaster happens in the summer season or if the occurrence of floods can be
expected due to the increase of water in rivers because of heavy rains and cyclones, the
province that suffered from the disaster shall consider requesting assistance from
neighboring provinces and promptly request it if needed, since a shortage of equipment
necessary for epidemic prevention is to be assumed owing to the deterioration of the
sanitation situation or expansion of polluted areas.
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iii. Since an epidemic of influenza can be assumed in the evacuation areas if a disaster
occurs in the winter season, the F/G/S/PDMAs that suffered from the disaster shall
instruct and encourage the victims to wash hands, gargle, wear masks, get enough sleep
and keep themselves and their surroundings clean.
iv. The evacuation areas shall intensively conduct sterilization of portable toilets since they
can be a potential cause of infectious diseases, for the large number of evacuees can
lead to a decay of sanitation status. Also, the people in the evacuation area shall work
toward epidemic prevention in cooperation with the manager of the facility, for example
by organizing community Organizations regarding sanitation through the manager.
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services shall provide necessary advisory services or other
assistance for the measures listed above.
8.2.9 Securing of Drinking Water
1) Grasping the Situation of the Disaster Site
• District governments and the development authority shall collect information periodically
beginning immediately after the disaster on the damage situation of water facilities and water
outages.
2) Emergency Water Supply and Rehabilitation
• Water supply corporations at the disaster site shall initiate emergency water supply and
rehabilitation based on the local Disaster Management Plan and action agenda prepared in
advance.
• Water supply corporations at the disaster site shall request assistance from relevant
corporations in other areas through province-based mutual assistance agreements in case of
a shortage of needed manpower or equipment for emergency water supply and
rehabilitation.
• District governments and the development authority that suffered the disaster shall request
wide-area assistance from water supply corporations in F/G/S/PDMAs and other relevant
Organizations based on the local Disaster Management Plan and action agenda prepared in
advance, and coordinate the assistance activities.
• District governments and the development authority shall, if requested by the F/G/S/PDMAs
that suffered the disaster or if judged as necessary according to the damage situation,
request assistance from water supply corporations across the country and coordinate their
operation, while establishing a local base for their activities.
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• District governments and the development authority shall ask the relevant ministries for
assistance if needed, in order to simplify the procedures for acquiring permission for
rehabilitation works.
3) Information Delivery to the Victims
• Province/district governments, the development authority and water supply corporations

shall appropriately provide information, through bulletin boards, magazines, mass media and
web network services, on points such as the damage situation of water supply facilities, risk
of secondary disasters, status of emergency water supply and rehabilitation, expected time
of completing restoration and things to pay attention to for the drinking water with regard to
sanitary aspects.
8.2.10 Assurance of Food Sanitation
1) Prevention of Food Poisoning
• District governments and the development authority that suffered the disaster, including the
DDMA with public health institutions and within the specified area, shall send food sanitation
inspectors to food distribution bases and ask them to monitor how sanitation is maintained
and give instructions if necessary.
• District governments and the development authority that suffered the disaster shall send
food sanitation inspectors to evacuation areas and ask them to give instructions on hygienic
handling of food, cooking, disposal of food that is not appropriate for eating and sterilization
of equipment and containers.
• District governments and the development authority that suffered the disaster shall inspect
the food related business facilities, and if any significant hygienic defects are found with the
construction of the facilities, food processing equipment or water supply, it shall give
instructions for improvements.
• The food hygiene association at the disaster site shall provide consultation and instruction to
the food related business facilities regarding cooking and hygienic handling of foods by
cooperating with the province that suffered the disaster.
• District governments and the development authority shall secure the communication systems
with the F/G/S/PDMAs that suffered the disaster and provide necessary assistance such as
requesting assistance for assuring sanitation to neighboring DDMAs if needed.
2) Role Sharing at the Time of Food Poisoning
• If a case of food poisoning breaks out, the F/G/S/PDMAs that suffered the disaster shall ask
the food sanitation inspectors to conduct necessary inspections, and at the same time seek to
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prevent the expansion of the damage by investigating the food and facilities that caused the
outbreak.
• F/G/S/PDMAs that suffered the disaster shall report to the Ministry of Regulations and
Services if there is a possibility of expansion of food poisoning.
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services shall take necessary steps to prevent expansion of
the damage, for example, by requesting assistance from neighboring F/G/S/PDMAs based on
the request from the F/G/S/PDMAs that suffered the disaster if the damage of the food
poisoning is wide-spread and difficult to handle only by the victimized F/G/S/PDMAs.
8.2.11 Measures Regarding Poisonous or Deleterious Substances
1) Collection and Communication of Disaster Related Information
a. Communication of Information regarding Poisonous or Deleterious Substances

Related Accidents
• When a large-scale accident involving poisonous or deleterious substances happens, the

F/G/S/PDMAs at the disaster site shall report it to the Ministry of Regulations and Services.
• When a large-scale disaster happens, the Ministry of Regulations and Services shall report
the accident related information to the NDMA, relevant ministries, relevant F/G/S/PDMAs
and other relevant agencies.
• District governments and the development authority shall forward information necessary
for implementing emergency response measures such as the features of the concerned
poisonous or deleterious substances and warnings on handling them when it
communicates information regarding the accident.
• F/G/S/PDMAs shall forward the information received from the Ministry of Regulations and
Services to the relevant DDMAs and agencies.
b. Collection and Communication of the Initial Information of Damage

Immediately After a Poisonous or Deleterious Substance Related Accident
• F/G/S/PDMAs that suffered the disaster shall collect the information on current situation of
human damage or fires with cooperation from the districts depending on needs, grasp the
general information on the damage scale and report it to the Ministry of Regulations and
Services by collecting information from the notifications submitted by business entities
that deal with poisonous and deleterious substances from on-site inspections.
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services shall immediately grasp the damage situation
and promptly forward the information to NDMA and other relevant agencies.
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• In case of a poisonous or deleterious substances related disaster with enormous social

impacts, the Ministry of Regulations and Services shall report the primary information on
the damage to NDMA immediately.
c. Collection and Communication of General Damage Information on Poisonous or

Deleterious Substances Related Accidents
• The province that suffered the disaster shall grasp the information on the damage
situation by collecting information with cooperation from the districts depending on needs
and from the notifications submitted by business entities that deal with poisonous and
deleterious substances, or from on-site inspections. They will report this information to
the Ministry of Regulations and Services.
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services shall report the collected information to the
Prime Minister if needed.
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services shall communicate with the relevant ministries
and agencies in order to share the collected information on damage.
d. Communication of the Information on Emergency Response Measures against

Poisonous or Deleterious Substance Related Accidents
• F/G/S/PDMAs shall report the following information to the Ministry of Regulations and
Services: information on the current status of emergency response measures by the
business entities handling poisonous or deleterious substances that is collected from the
notifications submitted by the business entities or collected from on-site inspections, and
the information regarding the establishment status of a task force.
• F/G/S/PDMAs shall report the status of emergency response activities or establishment

status of a task force as needed to the Ministry of Regulations and Services or to EOC after
its establishment with cooperation from districts if needed.
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services shall report the collected information on
emergency response activities to the Prime Minister depending on needs.
8.2.12 Activities for Preventing Expansion of a Disaster
• F/G/S/PDMAs shall take appropriate emergency response measures in cooperation with

DDMAs if needed, such as prevention of effusion and expansion of the poisonous or
deleterious substances, removal of the effused substances and evacuation of the residents.
• Provincial governments shall instruct the business entities that handle poisonous and
deleterious substances to take necessary emergency measures to prevent health and
sanitation damage.
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• The Ministry of Regulations and Services shall provide necessary advisory service and other
assistance regarding the measures written above.
8.2.13 Measures Regarding Occupational Injury
• The head of the relevant labor standard supervision office in the disaster site shall work to
prevent the expansion of the damage by providing necessary supervision and instruction to
the owners of business entities that have potential risks of secondary disasters. Regarding
suspension of the use of the hazardous chemical equipment, security steps, for example,
prevention of effusion of hazardous materials, evacuation of workers and other emergency
response measures, shall be taken.
8.3.1 Rehabilitation of the Damaged Facilities
1) Rehabilitation of Medical Facilities
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services and the F/G/S/PDMAs that suffered the disaster
shall investigate the damage situation of medical facilities and work for prompt rehabilitation.
In implementing rehabilitation, attention shall be paid to earthquake protection, fire
endurance, incombustibility and strength of the facility building in order to prevent secondary
damage.
2) Rehabilitation of Social Welfare Facilities
• For disaster rehabilitation of social welfare facilities at the disaster site, the Ministry of
Regulations and Services and other relevant departments shall work toward early
rehabilitation with subsidies from the government or loans from medical agencies.
3) Rehabilitation of Water Supply Facilities
• In rehabilitating, water supply corporations shall conduct necessary improvement and

rehabilitation from the viewpoint of enhancing earthquake protection giving attention to the
prevention of secondary damage, and promote planned rehabilitation measures such as
improving earthquake protection and constructing emergency water storage facilities.
• The Ministry of Regulations and Services shall provide technical and financial assistance for
the rehabilitation measures implemented by water supply corporations if the need arises.
8.3.2 Measures on Disaster Rehabilitation Construction
1) Securing of Work Force
• The head of the public job stabilization office, which administrates the disaster area, shall
secure the necessary work force through cooperation with the relevant public job
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stabilization office through implementation of wide-area job introduction and provision of job
information, in order for the disaster rehabilitation construction to be promoted smoothly.
2) Assurance of Security and Sanitation
• The labor standard supervision office that administrates the disaster area shall supervise and
instruct the disaster rehabilitation construction, and assure the security and sanitation of the
work forces engaged in the project.
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APPENDIX – I
HAZARD AND RISK MAPS
Appendix–I Hazard & Risk Maps
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Table B-1 Relative Severity of Various Hazards per District (1)
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Table B-2 Relative Severity of Various Hazards per District (2)
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Table C-1 Relative Severity of Various Risks per District (1)

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Table C-2 Relative Severity of Various Risks per District (2)
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APPENDIX – II
Roles & Responsibilities
(Geological Hazards and Meteorological Hazards)
Appendix-II Roles & Responsibilities
Disaster Management Authorities

NDMA Pre-Disaster Phase
1) Coordinate complete spectrum of disaster risk management at the
national level.
2) Act as Secretariat of the NDMC to facilitate implementation of DRM
strategies.
3) Develop hazard specific maps and provide to F/G/S/PDMAS, DDMA and
make it available on NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAS websites.
4) Develop guidelines and standards for national and provincial
stakeholders regarding their role in disaster risk management.
5) Ensure establishment of DM Authorities and Emergency Operations
Centres at provincial, district, and municipal levels in hazard-prone
areas.
6) Provide technical assistance to federal ministries, departments and
provincial DM authorities for disaster risk management initiatives.
7) Prepare National Disaster Management Plan.
8) Prepare Emergency Preparedness Plan.
9) Prepare Multi Hazards and Disaster Specific Contingency Plan.
10) Establish communication mechanisms for the early warning system with
F/G/S/PDMAS, DDMA and concerned ministries and departments.
11) Share the contingency plan with NDMC, relevant federal ministries,
authorities, departments, commissions, F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMAs, I/NGOs,
Armed Forces, media, voluntary and charity Organizations.
12) Provide technical assistance for preparing Disaster Management Plans
for each province including AJ&K, Northern Area & FATA.
13) Set up a national emergency operation centre and maintain state of
readiness with all equipment in working order. Orient and train
personnel of EOC.
14) Develop national search and rescue, emergency response and early
recovery operations teams.
15) Set up national level I/NGOs UN coordination committee having
representation from the F/G/S/PDMAs for sharing of resources and
coordination for preparedness and emergency response.
16) Prepare and update inventory of personnel, suppliers, materials and
equipment.
17) Prepare communication and transportation plan for potential disaster
response.
18) Develop a communication strategy that clearly indicates the
communication mechanisms with relevant federal ministries,
departments, provincial departments, F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMAs and district
level administration and departments, I/NGOs, civil society
Organizations, media and communities.
19) Prepare security guidelines for humanitarian Organizations working in
the disaster affected areas (for insecure areas where conflict and
kidnapping are common).
20) Organize training and awareness raising activities for capacity
development of stakeholders, particularly in hazard-prone areas in
consultation with and active involvement of PDMAs.
21) Collect, analyze, process, and disseminate inter-sectoral information
required in an all hazard management approaches.
22) Ensure appropriate regulations are framed to develop disaster response
volunteer teams.
23) Create requisite environment for participation of media in DRM activities.
24) Serve as the lead agency for NGOs to ensure their performance matches
accepted international standards, e.g., the SPHERE standards.
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25) Serve as the lead agency for international cooperation in disaster risk
management. This will specifically include, information sharing, early
warning, surveillance, joint training, and common standards and
protocols required for regional and international cooperation.
26) Declare a National Disaster Awareness Day (to commemorate 08
October Earthquake) and conduct awareness raising activities on the
occasion.
27) Establish a National Disaster Management Fund.
28) Advise institutionalization of staff and allocation of budgets for
conducting Community-based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM)
Activities at the district level.
29) Perform any other function as may be required by the NDMC.
Emergency Response Phase
1) Activate NEOC.
2) Coordinate emergency response of the federal government in the event
of a national level disaster through the National Emergency Operations
Centre (NEOC).
3) Require any government department or agency to make available such
staff or resources that are available for the purpose of emergency
response, rescue and relief.
4) Organize initial and subsequent assessment of disaster affected areas
and determine the extent of loss damage and volume and relief
required.
5) Coordinate and inform all concerned departments to get prepared for
emergency response. Keep print and electronic media updated on a
regular basis.
6) Coordinate with Armed Forces through JS HQ and Service HQ.
7) Collect information on damage status through F/G/S/PDMAS and
promptly plan for the resources required for full relief operation.
8) Coordinate with I/NGOs, UN bodies and philanthropist Organizations for
resource mobilizations.
9) Mobilize and deploy resources, e.g., search and rescue medical teams in
the affected areas.
10) Supply of food, drinking water, medical supplies and non-food items to
the affected population.
11) Organize a detailed assessment for the early recovery Program and
prepare a proposal and circulate it to the NMDC, multi and bilateral
donors, UN, I/NGOs and philanthropists.
12) Prepare a transition plan from relief to recovery Program.
13) Organize regular media and public information briefings.
14) Prepare Situation Reports (SITREP) on daily and weekly bases and
circulate to the Prime Minister, NDMC members, PMDC members,
F/G/S/PDMAs, Armed Forces, etc.
Post-Disaster Phase
1) Decide fundamental orientation of rehabilitation and reconstruction.
2) Decide policy on rehabilitating damaged facilities.
3) Support for treatment of debris in disaster affected area.
4) Formulate Reconstruction Plan.
5) Assist policy making for developing cities safe from disasters.
6) Assist policy making for livelihood restoration of disaster victims.
7) Assist policy making for reconstruction of small and medium-sized
enterprises and economic recovery.
F/G/S/PDMAs Pre-Disaster Phase
1) Coordinate complete spectrum of disasters in the province/region.
2) Prepare provincial/regional/state Disaster Risk Management Plan.
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3) Prepare emergency preparedness and hazard specific contingency plan.

4) Lay down communication mechanisms for early warning system with
DDMA and concerned departments.
5) Assist and provide information to the NDMA to develop hazard specific
maps.
6) Continuously monitor hazards, risks and vulnerable conditions within
the province/region/state.
7) Develop guidelines and standards for provincial/regional/state and local
stakeholders regarding their role in disaster risk management.
8) Ensure preparation of Disaster Risk Management Plans by all districts.
9) Coordinate implementation of provincial Disaster Risk Management
Plan in accordance with the National Disaster Management Plan.
10) Promote education, awareness and training on disaster risk reduction
and response.
11) Provide necessary technical assistance and advice to local authorities for
carrying out their functions effectively.
12) Develop specific capabilities to manage threats that exist in the
province/region.
13) Set up a provincial emergency operations centre and maintain a state of
readiness with all equipment in working order. Orient and train
personnel on EOC and its operations.
14) Develop provincial search and rescue, emergency response and early
recovery operation teams.
15) Establish provincial/equivalent level I/NGOs, UN coordination
committee for sharing of resources and coordination for preparedness
and emergency response.
16) Identify high-risk areas, population and prepare vulnerability profiles
and contingency plans accordingly.
17) Ensure that each district has prepared a multi hazard and
disaster/agency specific contingency plan to deal with the potential
disaster.
18) Provide technical, financial and human resources support to districts for
disaster preparedness and emergency response activities.
19) Carry out survey of public buildings for use as shelter and relief centres
during disaster times. Make sure that these buildings have basic
facilities, e.g., water, sanitation, etc.
20) Set up a provincial level EOC and maintain a state of readiness with all
equipment in working order. Orient and train personnel on EOC and its
operations.
21) Organize training for DDMA teams, volunteers, Civil Defence to cover
first aid, dissemination of warnings, search and rescue, relief and
recovery.
22) Conduct training on disaster preparedness and emergency response for
the district, taluka/tehsil level government officials, elected councilors,
etc.
23) Develop a communication strategy which clearly indicates the
interaction mechanism with key provincial departments, district level
administration, NDMA, concerned departments at federal level, I/NGOs,
civil society Organizations, media and communities.
24) Prepare security guidelines for humanitarian Organizations working in
affected areas (in case of insecure areas where conflict and kidnappings
are common).
25) Ensure institutionalization of staff and allocation of budgets for
conducting Community-based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM)
Activities at the district level.
26) Perform such other functions as may be assigned by the
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Provincial/Regional Commission.
1) Activate P/R/SEOC.
2) Coordinate emergency response in the event of a disaster, through the
Provincial/Regional Emergency Operation Centre (P/R/SEOC).
3) Disseminate early warning information to all stakeholders.
4) Conduct rapid assessment and launch quick response.
5) Collect information on damage status through DDMA and promptly plan
for the resource requirement for relief operation and share it with
NDMA.
6) Provide food, drinking water, medical supplies, and non-food items to
7) Keep NEOC abreast of the latest situation.
8) Warn all concerned departments to prepare for emergency response.
9) Coordinate with NDMA and Armed Forces and keep them informed on
the situation and resource mobilization.
10) Keep print and electronic media updated on a regular basis.
11) Liaise with I/NGOs, UN bodies and philanthropists Organizations for
resource mobilizations for emergency response.
12) Coordinate with districts to mobilize community volunteer groups for
emergency operations.
13) Organize regular media and public information briefings.
14) Forward Situation Reports (SITREP) on daily and weekly bases to Chief
Minister, governor, PDMC/equivalent members, NDMA, Armed Forces,
etc.
15) Organize initial and subsequent assessment of disaster affected areas
and determine the extent of loss damage and volume and relief
required.
16) Organize a detailed assessment for the early recovery Program and
prepare proposal and circulate it to the PMDC, NDMA, UN and I/NGOs.
Post-Disaster Phase
3) Support for treatment of debris in disaster-affected area.
4) Formulate Reconstruction Plan.
5) Decide policy on developing cities safe from disasters.
6) Decide policy on livelihood restoration of disaster victims.
7) Decide policy on reconstruction of small and medium-sized enterprises
and economic recovery.
DDMAs Pre-Disaster Phase
1) Prepare the district Disaster Management Plan.
2) Prepare emergency preparedness and hazard specific contingency plan.
3) Review development plans of government departments and provide
guidance on mainstreaming disaster risk reduction measures in these
plans.
4) Continuously monitor hazards, risks and vulnerable conditions within
the district, municipality, or cantonment areas.
5) Develop search and rescue, evacuation and emergency response teams
at the district level.
6) Prepare guidelines and standards for local stakeholders on disaster risk
reduction.
7) Identify high-risk geographical areas and communities and prepare a
vulnerability resource profile for each community under UCs.
8) Prepare hazard and risk maps for public distribution.
9) Institutionalize staff and allocate budgets for conducting CBDRM
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activities in smaller units under UCs.

10) Conduct education, training and public awareness programs for local
officials, stakeholders and communities.
11) Encourage involvement of community groups in disaster risk reduction
and response by providing them with the necessary financial and
technical assistance for implementing community level initiatives.
12) Examine construction in the area and if hazard safety standards have
not been followed, direct the relevant entities to secure compliance of
such standards.
13) Conduct a survey of public buildings for use as shelter and relief centres
during disaster times. Ensure that these buildings have basic facilities,
e.g., water, sanitation, etc.
14) Maintain an updated inventory of personnel, volunteers, material and
equipment at UC, tehsil/taluka and district levels.
15) Organize and facilitate community level training and awareness
programs on disaster preparedness and emergency response.
16) Develop a communication system for disseminating early warning
information to the end user.
17) Stock pile rescue and relief material or ensure preparedness to make
such material available at short notice.
18) Encourage participation of non-governmental Organizations and
voluntary social welfare Organizations and communities in different
aspects of preparedness and emergency response.
19) Promote an indigenous system and practices on disaster preparedness
and emergency response.
20) Conduct drills and training on disaster preparedness and emergency
response for the government officials, elected councilors, communities,
volunteers, CBOs/NGOs, etc.
21) Invest in specific capabilities according the requirement to manage all
types of threats peculiar to the local area and prepare a planning
database for each community under UCs.
22) Undertake appropriate preparedness measures at the district level, e.g.,
maintain an early warning system, identity buildings to be used as
evacuation sites, stockpile relief and rescue materials and identify
alternative means for emergency communications.
23) Maintain linkages with the Provincial Disaster Management Authority
and the Relief Department.
24) Perform such other functions as the Provincial Authority may assign to
it.
1) Activate DEOC.
2) In the event of a disaster, organize emergency response through the
District Emergency Operation Centre (DEOC).
3) Warn all district level departments to get ready for emergency
response.
4) Inform P/R/SEOC and NEOC about the situation.
5) Organize evacuation on priority basis.
6) Conduct initial and subsequent assessment of disaster affected areas
and determine the extent of loss and damage.
7) Collect information on damage status and promptly plan for the
resource requirements for relief operation and share it with the PMDA
and NDMA.
8) Provide food, drinking water, medical supplies, and non-food items to
9) Deploy medical, search and rescue and emergency response teams
immediately.
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10) Set up relief camps and provide relief in the camps.

11) Coordinate with F/G/S/PDMAS and NDMA to deploy resources for
emergency response.
12) Mobilize community volunteer groups for emergency operations.
13) Liaise with I/NGOs, UN bodies and philanthropist Organizations for
resource mobilizations for response.
14) Develop a complaint mechanism system and set up the complaint
mechanism cell in the DEOC and at the sub district level.
15) Hold regular media and public information briefings.
16) Arrange a detailed assessment for the early recovery Program and
prepare proposal and submit to F/G/S/PDMAS and NDMA.
17) Forward Situation Reports (SITREP) on daily and weekly bases to the
F/G/S/PDMAS, NDMA, Armed Forces, etc.
18) Provide resource staff to conduct disaster risk management education
at evacuation sites.
Post-Disaster Phase
3) Implement treatment of debris in disaster affected area.
4) Formulate a Reconstruction Plan.
5) Decide policy on developing cities safe from disasters.
6) Decide policy on livelihood restoration of disaster victims.
7) Decide policy on reconstruction of small and medium-sized enterprises
and economic recovery.
Federal Ministries
Cabinet Secretariat Pre-Disaster Phase
1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
preparedness plan with regards to the mandate.
2) Work on the national health emergency preparedness and response
network.
3) Prepare a disaster management operation plan and emergency
preparedness plan on education and health sectors for federal territory.
4) Develop a curriculum for schools, colleges and universities on disaster
risk management at the federal level.
5) Prepare guidelines on child protection, special care, special education
and rehabilitation of disabled persons in emergencies and share it with
NDMA and other humanitarian Organizations.
6) Integrate DRR in to development planning and community
development.
7) Assurance DRR integration at all level of public building construction.
1) Designate a representative to the National Emergency Operations
Centre.
2) Provide relief in any disaster.
Post-Disaster Phase
1) Decide fundamental orientation of rehabilitation and reconstruction in
relation to own mandate.
Decide policy on developing cities safe from disasters in relation to own
mandate.
Ministry of Climate Pre-Disaster Phase
Change (MoCC) 1) Prepare a disaster management operation plan and emergency
preparedness plan with regards to the mandate of the Ministry focusing
on all hazards.
2) Focus on all levels of preparedness for all types of hazards.
3) Develop technical capacities of the staff of the Ministry to undertake
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disaster risk assessment and disaster risk reduction activities in the

environment sector. Incorporate natural disaster risk assessment in the
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) guidelines.
4) Undertake assessment of the vulnerability of natural resources (forest,
lakes, streams, mangroves, coral reefs, protected areas, coastal areas,
geographical area) to natural and human induced hazards.
5) Implement programs for conservation and rehabilitation of natural
resources in order to reduce risks of natural hazards, e.g., reforestation,
mangrove plantation, combating desertification, conservation of special
natural resources: e.g., wetlands, lakes, reefs, mangroves, and coastal
areas.
6) Allocate resources for implementation of programs to conserve and
rehabilitate the natural resource base, particularly in up-stream areas of
the Indus River basin.
7) Develop mechanisms for assessment of environmental losses and
damage in the aftermath of disasters and their rehabilitation.
8) Measurement for seismic threats keeping in view all possible actions.
9) Prepare policy, legislation, plans, strategies and programs regarding all
types of disasters.
Centre.
2) Secure safety of explosive and toxic substances to avoid secondary
disasters.
Post-Disaster Phase
2) Decide policy on rehabilitating damaged facilities in relation to own
mandate.
4) Support formulation of Reconstruction Plan in relation to own mandate.
5) Decide policy on developing cities safe from disasters in relation to own
mandate.
Ministry of Pre-Disaster Phase
Communications 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
(Member of NDMC) preparedness plan with regards to the mandate of the Ministry.
2) Assess vulnerability and retrofit of infrastructure (i.e., roads and
bridges).
3) Integrate vulnerability reduction methods in construction of new
infrastructures.
4) Implement vulnerability reduction strategies for existing infrastructure,
facilities and services.
5) Conduct training and drills for staff and management of the Ministry of
Communications for disaster preparedness.
Centre.
2) Conduct a survey in affected areas and assess requirements of relief
and recovery needs and promptly recover if damaged.
3) Secure a transportation network for emergency response.
Post-Disaster Phase
2) Decide the fundamental orientation of rehabilitation and reconstruction
in relation to own mandate.
mandate.
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mandate.
Ministry of Defence Pre-Disaster Phase
(Member of NDMC) 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
preparedness plan with regards to the mandate of the Ministry.
2) Submit the Ministry's plans to NDMA in order to ensure effective
coordination.
3) Allocate resources for preparedness and emergency response activities.
4) Prepare resource inventory including human resources, helicopters,
airplanes, vehicles, heavy machinery, etc. and share it with NDMA.
5) Organize drills on disaster preparedness and response.
6) Prepare search and rescue guidelines and share them with NDMA.
7) Enhance DRM capacities of Cantonment Boards specially fire fighting,
casualty, evacuation, and search and rescue.
8) Prepare training modules on search and rescue, evacuation, logistics
and facilitate training for civilians at federal, provincial and district levels
with the collaboration of NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, and DDMAs as a part of
disaster preparedness.
9) Prepare plans for utilizing Armed Forces pensioners, especially those
liable to be recalled, for disaster response, featuring reasonable
financial compensation.
10) Support civilian authorities in maintaining the traffic and law & order in
disaster affected areas.
11) Assess the vulnerability of assets, infrastructure and personnel of the
Pakistan Armed Forces to disaster risks and integrate vulnerability
reduction measures.
12) Integrate disaster risk management education into the syllabus of
National Defence College, Staff College, regimental centres and Armed
Forces training institutions.
1) Deploy Armed Forces for disaster response upon receipt of instructions
from the NDMC.
2) Designate a representative in NEOC, P/R/SEOCs and DEOCs (as
applicable).
and recovery needs.
4) Provide helicopters, aircrafts, ships, etc. for assessment, search and
rescue and evacuation in complex emergencies, when required.
5) Support NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMAs in emergency response; e.g.,
search and rescue, evacuation, distribution of food, non-food items,
tent village, medical camps, debris clearance, transportation of injured
and dead bodies, etc.
6) Deploy professional teams, e.g., medical doctors (for health services)
engineers to restore the communication and infrastructure network,
(breach filling) and manpower (to clear roads, lift debris, control traffic
on main roads, maintain law and order, help in the camp site
management, provision of drinking water supply, etc.).
7) Assist communities in evacuation, and rescue trapped groups and
individuals during disasters.
8) Provide essential first aid as required and transport the injured to
hospitals. Undertake aerial and field assessment in collaboration with
other stakeholders to identify needs of survivors.
9) Maintain close coordination with NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs during
emergency response.
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Post-Disaster Phase
1) Assist civilian authorities in reconstruction and rehabilitation of
infrastructure as needed.
Ministry of Finance, Pre-Disaster Phase
Revenue and 1) Coordinate with NDMA on needs for financial resources to promote
Planning and disaster risk management programs in hazard-prone areas.
Development 2) Allocate financial resources to NDMA and other line ministries and
(Member of NDMC) departments for implementation of disaster risk management activities
as part of their development plans.
3) Allocate funds for the establishment of a National Disaster Management
Fund, which could be utilized to organize mitigation, emergency relief
and to monetize the affected areas.
4) Monitor and evaluate utilization of funds by relevant authorities and
ministries on disaster risk management.
5) Encourage financial service sectors and local capital markets to develop
schemes for financing disaster risk reduction measures by families and
CBOs.
6) Incorporate provisions in micro-finance schemes to have flexible
repayment schedules for recipients who have been affected by a
disaster.
7) Base planning upon hazard risk maps available with the NDMA and
other technical agencies; e.g., PMD, FFC, WAPDA, SUPARCO and
circulate these to all development ministries and departments.
8) Develop guidelines on incorporation of disaster risk assessment (and
vulnerability analysis) in project identification, design and planning.
9) Organize orientations for line ministries on the guidelines for risk
assessment.
10) Issue policy directives to all line ministries about incorporating disaster
risk assessment (and vulnerability analysis) in project design and
planning.
11) Make the inclusion of vulnerability reduction measures mandatory in
implementation of development projects, if located in hazard-prone
areas.
12) Monitor the progress on implementation of vulnerability reduction
measures in all development projects in hazard-prone areas.
13) Obtain and maintain data on public sector infrastructure in
hazard-prone areas in order to plan vulnerability reduction initiatives
and organize reconstruction operations.
14) Assist the NDMA in evaluation of losses and damage.
Centre.
Post-Disaster Phase
1) Allocate necessary budget for rehabilitation and reconstruction.
2) Support formulation of a Reconstruction Plan in relation to own
mandate.
3) Support policy making for developing cities safe from disasters in
4) Support policy making for livelihood restoration of disaster victims.
5) Support policy making for reconstruction of small and medium-sized
Ministry of Foreign Pre-Disaster Phase
Affairs 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
(Member of NDMC) preparedness plan with regards to the mandate of the Ministry.
2) Develop guidelines and procedures to receive relief goods from foreign
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countries in case of major disaster and share them with NDMA.

3) Develop procedures to facilitate arrival of foreign relief humanitarian
workers to support disaster response initiatives and to expedite visa
renewals, if required.
4) Prepare inventory of embassies/other aid giving Organizations focal
points in order to quickly organize requests for assistance.
5) Coordinate with international technical Organizations and relevant UN
agencies to receive technical and financial assistance for disaster risk
reduction and preparedness.
6) Maintain liaison with NDMA in order to ensure collaborative efforts for
1) Designate a representative to the National EOC, if and when required.
2) Work as the focal point for the deployment of aid workers in the region,
in case of major disaster, and coordinate support given by the
Government of Pakistan.
3) Facilitate issuance of visas to foreign humanitarian relief workers so that
they can promptly access the affected areas.
4) Coordinate with foreign countries to obtain aid in case of major disaster.
5) Coordinate with NDMA on the issue of foreign humanitarian aid.
6) Coordinate with international technical Organizations and relevant UN
agencies to receive technical and financial assistance for disaster risk
reduction and preparedness.
7) Coordinate the deployment of aid given by the Government of Pakistan
to any other countries, in case of a disaster.
Ministry of Housing Pre-Disaster Phase
and Works 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
2) Develop guidelines and minimum standards on building codes for safer
construction of houses, public and private buildings in hazard prone
areas.
3) Allocate resources for preparedness and response activities.
4) Ensure compliance with local building laws and the required prescribed
standards under national and provincial building codes.
5) Develop guidelines and training courses for builders/contractors for
safer construction.
6) Prepare inventory with specifications and locations of heavy
construction equipment at federal level. Review it on six-month basis
and share with NDMA.
7) Develop sample designs of houses, high-rise buildings and
infrastructure (bridges, roads) for safer construction in hazard-prone
rural and urban areas.
8) Promote samples of safer designs through media and other channels in
order to enhance mass level awareness and application.
9) Promote compliance and enforcement of local building laws requiring
prescribed standards under national building codes in hazard-prone
urban areas.
10) Conduct training of builders, contractors and masons on safer
construction methods.
11) Allocate funds to promote safer construction practices.
12) Implement pilot programs on safer construction in hazard-prone areas
to enhance awareness.
13) Monitor construction of government buildings and infrastructure in
hazard prone areas to ensure that safer construction techniques are
followed.
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14) Develop guidelines on conduct of damage and loss assessment to

infrastructure and housing sectors in the wake of a disaster, and
conduct assessments after disasters.
15) Incorporate disaster risk assessment in the planning process for
construction of new roads and bridges.
16) Promote use of hazard risk information in land-use planning and zoning
programs.
1) Organize emergency repairs for restoration of public transport routes.
2) Designate a representative to the National EOC.
3) Carry out a detailed technical assessment of damaged public
infrastructure.
4) Support provincial governments in conducting damage and loss
assessment on infrastructure and housing.
5) Coordinate with FWO/Armed Forces to get their help in clearing
landslides, removing roadblocks and restoration of infrastructure, e.g.,
bridges.
6) Assist in provision of heavy machinery to the district department and
district administration for clearing roads, debris, etc.
Post-Disaster Phase
mandate.
Industries 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
2) Develop guidelines for the industrial sector to ensure safety of industry
and its production processes in hazard-prone areas.
3) Establish systems to monitor implementation of guidelines by industrial
sector.
4) Develop system of incentives and disincentives for industry to promote
application of disaster safety measures.
5) Implement awareness-raising programs for the industrial sector
including Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCI) on integrating
disaster risk assessment and vulnerability reduction in project planning
and implementation stages.
6) Prepare inventories of industries based upon the type of chemicals and
raw materials used in their products and the dangers posed by various
types of industries.
7) Initiate demonstration programs on industrial disaster preparedness.
8) Develop safety codes for all industries to reduce risks of industrial and
chemical hazards and to ensure vulnerability reduction from natural
hazards.
9) Develop SOPs for emergency response to industrial disasters.
10) Develop physical capability to manage all types of likely industrial
disasters including chemical disasters.
11) Monitor and encourage implementation of safety codes in industry.
2) Gather information on damage to industrial and production sectors.
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Post-Disaster Phase
mandate.
Information and 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
Broadcasting preparedness plan with regards to the mandate of the Ministry.
2) Formulate communication strategy and guidelines for public and private
broadcasters in relation to reporting on emergency response.
3) Ensure that public and private broadcasters broadcast responsible
factually correct information in electronic and print media.
4) Take proper and adequate steps for the protection of own installations
and property.
5) Prepare an inventory of public and private radio/TV stations, local TV
cable operators and national daily newspapers including their detailed
addresses.
6) Organize training programs on reporting on emergency response for
media journalists and relevant government departments.
7) Coordinate with the NDMA to receive information on the disaster risks
and preparedness strategies, particularly regarding community
preparedness.
8) Train the staff of Communications Ministry and the private sector media
personnel through electronic and print media to raise their awareness
about disaster risks and the role of media in promoting community
preparedness.
9) Implement programs on awareness-raising of vulnerable communities
in high-risk areas of the country.
1) Ensure that the news items relating to the disaster reflect an accurate
picture and do not create undue panic.
2) Take steps for due projection of news directives relating to the situation
issued by the federal government agencies concerned with response,
including NDMA.
3) Disseminate information about the short/long-term measures initiated
by different ministries and departments for relief and rehabilitation of
affected people.
4) Curtail normal programs to broadcast essential information on the
disaster if requested by the Chairman of NMDA.
5) Arrange comprehensive media rebuttal in events of any distorted news
projections by segment of local/foreign media, in concert with NDMA.
Information 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
Technology preparedness plan with regards to the mandate of the Ministry.
2) Ensure safety of telecommunication infrastructure in hazard-prone
areas.
3) Develop alternative technologies to facilitate telecommunication during
disaster in affected areas, in case of the collapse of mainstream
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communication systems.
4) Allocate resource for preparedness and emergency response.
5) Prepare plan to provide IT support to NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs
in disaster situations and share it with NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and
DDMAs.
6) Coordinate with NDMA and the National Emergency Operations Centre
(NEOC) to ensure the provision of IT support during disaster.
7) Train a team of technical people within the ministry to provide IT
support in disaster situations.
8) Ensure that private telecommunication service providers develop SOPs
to engage in disaster situations and share those SOPs with NDMA and
F/G/S/PDMAs.
9) Develop guidelines for private sector telecommunication for preparing
of contingency plans for disaster situations.
10) Organize orientation training for IT staff on emergency response.
11) Maintain through the National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) a
pool of telecom equipment preferably satellite/wireless based for
provision and establishment of emergency telecom network.
12) Work with NDMA to have a robust communication infrastructure for
efficient use in disaster times.
2) Ensure that IT and telecommunication system functions well during
disaster times for effective emergency response.
3) Engage private sector IT firms to provide support during disaster.
4) Deploy technical staff to support EOCs and F/G/S/PDMAs in disaster
situations.
5) Monitor the situation and ensure that communication and IT systems
function smoothly to carry out emergency response.
6) Document the lessons learnt from the response experiences and
incorporate the lessons in future planning.
7) Liaise and coordinate with international bodies and NGOs for resource
arrangement on an urgent basis during relief operations and disaster
mitigation.
8) Focalize the Ministry on telecom resource management during disaster
relief operations.
9) Develop trained manpower working in subordinate Organizations like
NTC and SCO who could be called in emergencies for restoration
purposes.
10) Liaise and coordinate with member administrations of the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Tampere Convention for
arrangement of assistance in the procurement of telecom equipment
and human resources for restoration of telecom services during and
after disasters.
11) Ensure that ITU based standards and practices are implemented by the
operators.
Post-Disaster Phase
mandate.
3) Support formulation of the Reconstruction Plan in relation to own
mandate.
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Ministry of Interior Pre-Disaster Phase

(Member of NDMC) 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
2) Prepare guidelines on evacuation for different disaster situations.
3) Develop security management guidelines for International
Humanitarian Organizations, UN missions and diplomats, etc.
4) Prepare a security management plan for international humanitarian
Organizations, donor communities, and UN and embassy missions to
visit the affected areas.
5) Organaize drills for the police/security forces for search and rescue,
evacuation and emergency response.
6) Ensure safety of the most vulnerable survivors, e.g., children, elderly,
and women by saving them from criminal elements that might want to
take advantage of the chaotic situation.
7) Train the police personnel in emergency response skills, e.g., rescue,
medical first aid, fire fighting, evacuation and warning.
8) Enhance capacities of the National Crisis Management Cell to deal with
crisis situations created by terrorist and criminal activities in accordance
with the mandate of the NCMC.
9) Share the plans of the NCMC with NDMA for better coordination and
effective response.
10) Revamp the federal and provincial Civil Defence Departments. This may
involve strengthening the legal mandate of federal Civil Defence to
include actual response as its responsibility, directing provincial Civil
Defence offices to report to the federal Civil Defence, upgrading of the
Civil Defence Training Academies, provision of appropriate equipment
to Civil Defence offices to enable them to perform its functions related
to search and rescue, fire fighting, bomb disposal, etc.
11) In coordination with provincial and municipal governments, arrange
appropriate equipment, training and supplies for the personnel of fire
services in all provincial headquarters and other major cities and towns.
12) Coordinate with NDMA regarding the development and implementation
of strategies for revamping of the Civil Defence Department and Fire
Services.
13) Take actions in coordination with provincial and municipal governments
for revamping of the fire services in major cities and towns, in order to
enable them to deal with fire incidents.
1) Carry out search and rescue with the help of Armed Forces.
2) Support district administration in evacuation of affected people and
transport them to the camp sites.
3) Protect life and property.
4) Maintain law and order situation in relief centres and shelter sites.
5) Provide security in relief centres, shelter sites and warehouses set up by
the government in disaster-affected areas.
6) Arrange security for government property and installations damaged in
the disaster.
7) Provide assistance to District, Provincial and National Disaster
Management Authorities in disaster warning, rescue, relief and
evacuation operations.
8) Maintain peace and security in affected areas.
9) Ensure safety of relief goods being sent to affected areas from other
parts of the country.
10) Provide security to the foreign dignitaries, donors, UN agencies,
volunteers, government officials, and staff of international NGOs and
humanitarian Organizations visiting and engaged in relief operations.
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11) Keep close watch for any criminal and anti state activity in the affected
area.
12) Manage traffic during disaster situation in the affected area.
13) Operate through Police Telecommunication, the wireless and
tele-printer network, for disaster information and messages to all
concerned departments and agencies.
Ministry of Law, Pre-Disaster Phase
Justice and 1) Develop appropriate laws and regulations to ensure the provision of
Parliamentary Affairs relief and recovery packages to disaster survivors.
2) Monitor the situation of human rights in affected areas and taking action
on human rights violations of disaster survivors, e.g., denial of aid,
capturing of property, kidnapping of children or women, and harm to
elderly.
3) Work with relevant UN agencies, e.g., Inter-Agency Standing
Committee (IASC) and the IOM to ensure the human rights of affected
people.
Ministry of Human Pre Disaster Phase
Rights 1) Implement a Program to raise awareness of the staff of the Ministry on
human rights and disasters.
2) Implement laws, policies and measures regarding disasters.
3) Coordinate activities of ministries, divisions and provincial governments
in respect to the disaster.
4) Prepare reports on potential bottlenecks that may hinder certain
vulnerable groups of disaster survivors from receiving relief and
rehabilitation packages.
1) Refer and recommend investigations in respect of any incident of
violation of human rights.
2) Care for populations of vulnerable groups.
Ministry of Economic Pre Disaster Phase
Affairs and Statistics 1) Negotiate for and agree on foreign counties regarding financial aid to
implement mitigation projects for disaster risk reduction.
2) Liaison with UN agencies and donors for DRR initiatives.
3) Deal and agree with international Organizations in the field of DRR.
4) Maintain data on different topics and their utilization for the preparation
DRM plan.
5) Assess necessary resources for disaster preparedness.
6) Provide technical support in terms of skill enhancement, etc.
1) Coordinate with other ministries and departments related to DRM.
2) Collect data regarding losses and damage.
Post-Disaster Phase
1) Assist other ministries and departments in reconstruction and
rehabilitation planning.
Ministry of Pre Disaster Phase
Regulation and 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
Services preparedness plan with regards to the mandate of the Ministry.
2) Promote DRR education.
3) Provide special care for health emergencies.
4) Prepare for any response in case of emergency.
1) Designate a representative to the National EOC and at provincial level.
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Post-Disaster Phase
Ministry of Food Pre-Disaster Phase
Security and 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
Research preparedness plan with regards to the mandate of the Ministry.
2) Allocate resources for preparedness and response activities.
3) Allocate funds in annual budget for implementation of disaster risk
management activities in hazard prone areas.
4) Prepare an emergency preparedness plan in food and livestock sectors.
5) Undertake vulnerability and risk analysis for food and livestock sectors
in hazard-prone areas, particularly in relation to floods, droughts,
cyclones and locusts.
6) Develop an agriculture and livestock assessment checklist.
7) Develop indicators for the drought early warning system.
8) Collaborate with WFP to identify food insecure areas of disaster prone
districts in Pakistan.
9) Establish enough livestock feed manufacturing units in disaster prone
districts so that people can access livestock feed in disaster times.
10) Create awareness on livestock feed and promote it through agriculture
extension workers and livestock field assistants in disaster prone
districts.
11) Create awareness on livestock feed among livestock owners and
promote production of livestock feed.
12) Ensure that all provinces maintain reserve quota for essential vaccines
in the disaster prone districts to deal with any disease outbreak in
animals.
13) Develop guidelines and minimum standards for cattle camps.
14) Prepare an inventory of equipment, vehicles, agricultural input and
animal vaccine and medicine suppliers. Update inventory on a
six-month basis and share it with NDMA.
15) Coordinate with NDMA and jointly identify appropriate actions for
reducing vulnerability of food and livestock to disaster risks.
16) Coordinate with PMD, FFC and research institutions to establish warning
systems for identification of risks to food and livestock sectors.
17) Develop capacity and raise awareness of staff of ministries at federal
and provincial levels, local extension workers and farmers on disaster
preparedness for food, agriculture and livestock sectors.
18) Promote contingency crop planning to deal with year-to-year climate
variations and crop diversification including use of hazard resistant
crops, to deal with shifts in climate patterns.
19) Ensure sustainable livelihoods in areas of recurrent climate risks (i.e.,
arid and semi-arid zones, flood and drought prone areas) by promoting
supplementary income generation from off-farm (e.g., animal
husbandry) and non-farm activities.
20) Promote effective insurance and credit schemes to compensate for crop
damage and losses to livelihoods due to natural hazards.
21) Assist in saving crops, agricultural land and livestock in disaster
situations.
22) Make available inputs like seed plants, fertilizers and agricultural
equipment to victims of disasters on credit basis.
23) Survey and investigate extent of damage to crops and livestock.
24) Ensure adequate availability of food stocks in disaster situations.
25) Organize ration depots at locations required by the local authorities.
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2) Conduct an initial rapid assessment to assess the damage to crops and
livestock.
3) Be vigilant about pest attack on crops and take effective measures.
4) Provide technical advice to the farming community to protect standing
crops during heavy rain, wind storm, flood and cyclone situations.
5) Support provincial livestock departments in the provision of fodder,
de-worming medicines and vaccines for the animals during the drought
period.
6) Coordinate with the Federal Flood Commission and NDMA in relation to
emergency response.
7) Develop a plan for the agriculture sector for early recovery phase if
needed.
8) Prepare a detailed report and disseminate it to all stakeholders.
Document the lessons learnt from the response experiences and
incorporate the lessons in future planning.
Petroleum and 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
Natural Resources preparedness plan with regards to the mandate of the Ministry.
2) Develop guidelines for safety in oil/gas, fire and mining sectors.
3) Integrate risk assessment and risk reduction in planning and
implementation of projects in the above sectors.
4) Implement awareness-raising programs for staff in the oil, gas, fire and
mining sectors.
5) Develop SOPs for emergency response to disasters in the above
sectors.
6) With assistance from the Geological Survey of Pakistan (GSP) conduct
research on hazard mapping and produce user-friendly maps.
2) Secure stock of fuel for emergency response activities and disseminate
as needed.
3) Monitor the situation of facilities and update NDMA on a regular basis.
4) Secure safety of explosive and toxic substances to avoid secondary
disasters.
Post-Disaster Phase
mandate.
Ministry of Ports and Pre-Disaster Phase
Shipping 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
2) Assess vulnerability of port facilities, infrastructure and services.
infrastructure at ports.
5) Conduct training and drills for staff and management of the Ministry and
ports and shipping industry on disaster preparedness.
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2) Transport and receive relief material by sea transportation.
3) Monitor the situation of ports and update NDMA on a regular basis.
Post-Disaster Phase
mandate.
Ministry of Railways Pre-Disaster Phase
2) Prepare a duty roster for railway staff in emergency situation and
organize training for them.
3) Prepare an inventory of railway warehouses including size and storage
capacity and railway stations at the district level with basic facilities such
as wat/san and share it with NDMA. Revise inventory every six months
and share it with NDMA.
4) Develop a contingency plan to deal with degradation of railway
moveable/static assets due to natural/industrial disasters and take
preventative measures for it.
5) Develop IEC material for travelers in case of disaster and install fire
extinguishers in the railway bogies to deal with fire incidents.
6) Train railway staff in fire fighting, bomb disposal and search and rescue
skills.
7) Stock stores including emergency bridging equipment at selected nodal
points to enable early restoration of service in case of failure of bridges
due to disasters.
8) Identify vulnerabilities of train infrastructure to natural disasters in
hazard-prone areas.
9) Develop strategies to reduce vulnerabilities of the train network and
infrastructure to natural disasters.
10) Implement actions for vulnerability reduction of the train network in
Pakistan, so that the damage and losses to the train network will be
lower in case of disaster.
11) Prepare strategies and acquire capabilities for quick rehabilitation of the
train network and services in case of disaster impacts.
12) Identify alternative strategies for continuity of services of Pakistan
railway in case of a severe disaster impacts on the train network.
13) Develop guidelines and procedures to receive and transport relief goods
to disaster-affected areas in a quick manner.
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2) Transport relief materials to the disaster affected areas.
3) Monitor the situation of railway tracks and update NDMA on a regular
basis.
4) Coordinate transportation of relief goods with the NDMA and relevant
local authorities.
5) Allocate trains for on-time and safe transportation of relief goods to
affected areas. Develop technical capacities of the Ministry staff to
undertake risk assessments and risk reduction in railway networks in
relation to natural and human-induced disasters.
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Post-Disaster Phase
mandate.

Ministry of Science Pre-Disaster Phase
and Technology 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
2) Assess vulnerability of infrastructure and facilities of the Ministry in
hazard-prone areas.
3) Implement strategies to reduce vulnerabilities of infrastructure and
facilities to disasters.
4) Develop awareness of the staff of the Ministry on the role of science and
technology in disaster risk management.
5) Undertake research to explore the role of the Ministry in promoting
disaster risk management.
6) Develop technologies for better disaster preparedness and disaster
response, e.g., emergency communications technologies in case of
damage to the mainstream communication infrastructure.
1) Designate a representative in National EOC if needed.
Ministry of Water Pre-Disaster Phase
and Power 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
preparedness plan including the worst scenarios of structural failure
with regards to the mandate of the Ministry.
2) Inform NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs on water flow levels of dams in monsoon
season.
3) Carry out periodic monitoring and inspection of dams and take
measures for repair, if needed through WAPDA (DSO).
4) Monitor and manage the dams and reservoirs for irrigation releases
from the point of view of specific hazards peculiar to that area.
5) Assess disaster vulnerability of existing dams, reservoirs and power
sector infrastructure in hazard-prone areas.
6) Implement strategies to reduce vulnerability of existing dams,
reservoirs and power sector infrastructure against disasters.
7) Incorporate disaster vulnerability assessment in design and planning of
future projects on water and power sector infrastructure development.
8) Include vulnerability reduction measures in the construction of water
and power sector infrastructure in hazard-prone areas.
9) Provide telemetric data from rain gauge stations and flood data from
the Indus River basin to the Flood Forecasting Division of the Pakistan
Meteorological Department through WAPDA.
10) Coordinate with the relevant ministry/authority in India in relation to
releasing water in eastern rivers (Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, Beas) in the
monsoon period through PCIW and in accordance with relevant
provisions of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty.
11) Monitor the situation on water releases from India and update the
Prime Minister/Minister for Water and Power. Exchange water data with
the Indian Government (ICIW), as part of the Indus Water Treaty,
through PCIW.
12) Conduct studies on possibilities of dam failures and develop
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contingency plans through WAPDA (DSO).

13) Give necessary advice to WAPDA to monitor and manage the dams and
reservoirs for irrigation releases from the point of view of specific
hazards peculiar to that area.
14) Give necessary advice to WAPDA to assess disaster vulnerability of
existing dams, reservoirs and power sector infrastructure in
hazard-prone areas.
15) Give necessary advice to WAPDA to implement strategies to reduce
vulnerability of existing dams, reservoirs and power sector
infrastructure against disasters.
16) Give necessary advice to WAPDA to incorporate disaster vulnerability
assessment in design and planning of future projects on water and
power sector infrastructure development.
17) Give necessary advice to WAPDA to include vulnerability reduction
measures in the construction of water and power sector infrastructure
in hazard-prone areas.
18) Give necessary advice to WAPDA to conduct studies on possibilities of
dam failures and develop contingency plans.
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2) Keep updating the river water flow situation to NDMA and provinces.
3) Monitor the situation of dams and power supply facilities through
WAPDA and update NDMA on a regular basis.
Post-Disaster Phase
mandate.
Federal Departments and Authorities
Capital Development Pre-Disaster Phase
Authority 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
3) Prepare an inventory of fire fighting vehicles, cranes, dumpers, loaders,
shovels, excavators, road cutters, etc. and share it with NDMA.
4) Organize training for the staff on disaster risk management.
5) Coordinate with NDMA.
6) Promote measures to develop urban structure resistant to earthquake
disaster in Islamabad.
7) Develop an operation continuity plan to be prepared for possible
disruption and damage from disasters.
8) Integrate the disaster risk reduction to the development plan and
program.
1) Carry out a detailed technical assessment of damaged public
infrastructure.
2) Designate a representative to the EOC for CDA as needed.
bridges.
4) Provide fire fighting vehicles, cranes, dumpers, loaders, shovels,
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5) Coordinate with NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAs.
Post-Disaster Phase
mandate.
Civil Aviation Pre-Disaster Phase
3) Compile an inventory of airports and share it with NDMA.
4) Devise a security plan for airports in Pakistan.
5) Ensure that the fire systems in all airports are installed according to the
international standards.
6) Check and test fire systems in airports regularly and make sure that
they are in working order.
7) Organize training for staff on emergency management, first aid, etc.
8) Prepare IEC material on disaster related issues on airports, e.g., bomb
threat, fire, and attacks on airport for passengers.
9) Formulate an inventory of resources e.g., equipment, vehicles,
firefighting equipment, etc.
1) Designate a representative to the National EOC and P/R/SEOCs, if
needed.
2) Keep airport staff alert.
3) Designate a representative to contact in disaster times.
4) Facilitate humanitarian Organizations and UN air charters in landing and
take off for relief activities.
5) Provide space for storage relief goods during disaster time.
6) Conduct a survey in affected airports and assess requirements of relief
and recovery needs.
7) Support the Ministry of Defence in emergency response, e.g., search
and rescue, evacuation, distribution of food and non-food items, tent
village, medical camps, transportation of injured and dead bodies, etc.
8) Maintain close coordination with the Ministry of Defence during
emergency response.
Post-Disaster Phase
mandate.
Civil Defence Pre-Disaster Phase
3) Develop training modules and organize training on fire
prevention/fighting, rescue, casualty handling, bomb
reconnaissance/disposal for government departments and youth in
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colleges and universities.

4) Organize/conduct refresher courses and simulation exercises for
volunteers in above-mentioned areas.
5) Compile a database of volunteers at district headquarters, tehsil and UC
levels and organize training on rescue and first aid.
6) Draw up a list of trained government officials in different types of
training as mentioned above and share it with NDMA.
7) Organize training on fire fighting for government staff and volunteers at
and below district level.
8) Create community awareness on public safety.
9) Prepare an inventory of equipment, Civil Defence offices, human
resources and volunteers in each office and share this with NDMA and
F/G/S/PDMAS in each district.
10) Recruit/induct operational staff for SAR teams with required specialized
skills.
11) Enhance capabilities of the existing search and rescue teams of
Pakistan.
1) Designate a representative to the NEOC/P/R/SEOCs/DEOCs (as
applicable).
2) Assist NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMAs in search and rescue and
evacuation in different kinds of disasters.
3) Divide potential affected sites into various zones. Each zone is to be
controlled by designated appointment in case of major disaster.
Alternatives are to be nominated by therein.
4) Assist local administration/Armed Forces in rescue, evacuation and
relief measures.
5) Supplement the disaster-response equipment of the Armed Forces.
6) Save lives by rapid extrication of persons trapped beneath debris or in
buildings damaged by a natural or man-made disaster.
7) Provide first aid to injured persons and transport them to the nearest
hospital.
8) Assist fire brigade staff in search and rescue and first aid operations
related to fire and other incidents.
9) Assist the health department in treatment of injured victims, loading
dead bodies into ambulances and disposal of dead bodies.
10) Organize vehicle parking arrangements with help of traffic police at the
district level.
11) Assist DEOCs and the police department in setting up an information
system for members of the public, whose relatives, friends or family
members are lost or missing.
12) Ensure evacuation of damaged buildings/structures including
demolition of damaged structures to avoid further loss of life and
properties.
13) Provide quick and effective search and rescue coverage, protection and
operation in case of any disaster.
14) Build public confidence through introduction of more effective measures
for their protection and ensure adoption of requisite preventive
measures by the community.
15) Assist in restoration of essential traffic so rescue work can be carried out
without any hindrance or obstruction.
16) Assist in debris clearance and restoration of essential services to the
affected buildings.
17) Search and defuse unexploded bombs in the affected areas.
18) Coordinate airlifting of relief goods from abroad with the PIA.
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Coast Guards Pre-Disaster Phase

2) Develop a contingency plan especially for the coastal areas of Pakistan.
3) Jointly organize training programs with DDMAs for the coastal
communities on first aid, evacuation, etc.
4) Prepare an inventory of equipment and buildings and share it with
NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs.
5) Disseminate warnings to the coastal communities for potential
disasters.
6) Coordinate with the Maritime Security Agency (MSA) and Pakistan Navy
about any ocean related natural and man-made hazards.
7) Develop capacities in emergency response, e.g., evacuations, rescue,
first aid, etc.
8) Keep liaison with the District, Provincial and National DM Authorities and
PMD.
9) Identify safer areas/buildings to be used as evacuation shelters, when
needed.
1) Designate a representative in NEOC/P/R/SEOCs/DEOCs particularly in
the cyclone season and monsoon period.
2) Assist DDMAs in relief operations.
3) Assist DDMA in assessment of damage and losses of the coastal public
property and prepare a report and share it with DDMAs, F/G/S/PDMAs,
and NDMA.
4) Assist DDMAs, F/G/S/PDMAs and NDMA to evacuate communities from
the coastal areas in case of cyclone or another sea related hazards.
5) Coordinate and closely work with NDMAs, F/G/S/PDMAs, and DDMA in
case of any coastal area disaster.
6) Warn coastal communities through public address systems and
face-to-face contacts. Assist most vulnerable families in evacuation to
safer sites.
7) Conduct search and rescue to assist the trapped individuals, families
and communities.
8) Coordinate with the Maritime Security Agency (MSA) on any ocean
related hazards.
Federal Flood Pre-Disaster Phase
Commission (FFC) 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
(FFC is responsible preparedness plan with regards to the mandate.
mainly for 2) Make flood protection policies and plans for the country.
meteorological 3) Review flood protection works and plans to be prepared plans by each
disasters) provincial government (Irrigation and Power Department) for
restoration and reconstruction work.
4) Update NDMA and Armed Forces on protection bund situation
particularly in flood season.
5) Monitor provincial governments’ implementation of the flood
management projects.
6) Review and approve flood protection schemes prepared by provincial
governments and concerned federal agencies.
7) Make recommendations regarding regulation of reservoirs for flood
control.
8) Review damage to flood protection works and review plans for
restoration and reconstruction works.
9) Confirm and concur measures to improve the flood forecasting and
warning system.
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10) Prepare a research Program for flood control and protection.

Standardize designs and specifications for flood protection works.
11) Evaluate and monitor progress of the National Flood Protection Plan
implementation.
2) Update NEOC on river water flow in flood situations on a daily basis.
3) Coordinate with provincial irrigation departments and get updates.
4) Prepare updates on flood protection bunds and the canal system and
share them with NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs.
Post-Disaster Phase
mandate.
Fire Services Pre-Disaster Phase
2) Prepare a contingency plan with different scenarios for residential areas
in urban and slum areas in big cities.
3) Prepare a contingency plan for industrial areas with particular focus on
the chemical industry.
4) Purchase fire-fighting equipment and establish fire stations according to
size and population of the each city in Pakistan.
5) Develop IEC material in national/local languages on preventive
measures for fire.
6) Organize awareness programs on fire for schoolteachers, students,
workers in formal/informal industrial sector, gas stations, commercial
markets, etc.
7) Identify fire prone locations in the city and prepare contingency plans
accordingly.
8) Develop a fire risk monitoring system in urban localities.
9) Conduct fire-fighting drills on a regular basis.
10) Keep all fire brigade vehicles in order and ready to deploy at any time
anywhere.
11) Raise awareness of citizens and stakeholders, e.g., hotel, restaurant,
shop owners, petrol pump owners, about potential fire risks and
strategies for combating fire.
12) Develop technical skills of volunteers on fire fighting.
13) Deploy fire-fighting teams.
1) Deploy fire-fighting teams.
2) Rescue people.
3) Coordinate with NDMA/F/G/S/PDMAs/DDMAs.
Geological Survey of Pre-Disaster Phase
Pakistan 1) Prepare geological maps and information on natural disasters in the
country and share them with NDMA.
2) Provide geological maps and information for hazard risk zones for
planning and response.
3) Coordinate and facilitate with NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs on a regular basis in
provision of geological information for emergency preparedness and
planning purposes.
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1) Prepare and provide geological information and maps to relevant
Organizations and affected areas after the disaster.
Indus River System Pre-Disaster Phase
Authority (IRSA) 1) Introduce Mainstreaming DRR into Development Plan.
(IRSA is responsible 2) Manage appropriate Indus water use to avert water-related disasters.
mainly for Emergency Response Phase
meteorological 1) Update NEOC on river water flow in flood situations on a daily basis to
disasters) collaborate with FFC, PMD, PCIW and Provincial Irrigation Department.
2) Coordinate with FFC, PMD and PCIW and get updates on information
and coordination activities related to water disasters.
Post-Disaster Phase
2) Support policy making for developing the country safe from disasters in
National Database Emergency Response Phase
and Registration 1) Provide WATAN cards to the affected people after the disaster.
Authority (NADRA)
National Crisis Pre-Disaster Phase
Management Cell 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
(NCMC) preparedness plan with regards to the mandate.
2) Manage a 24-hour operational Control Room.
3) Collect information on emergencies of all kinds in the country.
4) Coordinate with Provincial Crisis Management Cells (PCMCs).
5) Coordinate with other agencies to gather relevant information, e.g.,
casualty figures, etc.
6) Coordinate plans for emergency response in case of crisis situations.
National Emergency Pre-Disaster Phase
Relief Cell (NERC) 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
2) Stock tents, medicines, blankets, clothing plastic sheets and tarpaulins.
Share this information with NDMA on a fortnightly basis.
3) Prepare an inventory of emergency relief item suppliers and share it
with NDMA.
4) Prepare a list of relief items suppliers those who can supply relief goods
on short notice. Share it with NDMA.
5) Develop guidelines and mechanisms of release of relief goods from
warehouse.
6) Maintain records of receiving and dispatching relief goods from/to
foreign and local agencies in the event of disaster.
7) Prepare procurement plans of relief stores in concert with NDMA.
2) Immediately release relief goods in case of disaster.
3) Coordinate international relief assistance in case of major catastrophe in
consultation with NDMA.
4) Closely work and coordinate with NDMA.
National Highway Pre-Disaster Phase
2) Assess the vulnerability of highways to earthquakes and tsunamis.
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highways.
5) Conduct training and drills for staff and management of National
Highway Authority about disaster preparedness.
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and recovery needs and promptly recover if damaged.
3) Secure a transportation network for emergency response.
Post-Disaster Phase
mandate.
mandate.
National Housing Pre-Disaster Phase
2) Assess the vulnerability of houses and buildings to earthquakes and
tsunamis.
houses.
5) Conduct training and drills for staff and management of National
Highway Authority about disaster preparedness.
6) Integrate the concept of DRR to the national housing policy and building
codes.
7) Prepare a guideline to reinforce vulnerable houses to earthquakes.
2) Support provincial governments in conducting of damage and loss
assessment to housing.
Post-Disaster Phase
mandate.
National Logistics Pre-Disaster Phase
Cell (NLC) 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
2) Prepare a contingency plan for transportation of relief goods in case of
major disaster.
3) Prepare inventory of NLC vehicles and share it with NDMA.
4) Identify and prepare an inventory of private transport companies that
can be engaged in a national major disaster.
5) Ensure delivery of an adequate quantity of POL supplies at designated
areas in the event of disruption of the POL market supply chain.
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6) Act as coordinator of road, rail, air and sea transport during a disaster
for relief supplies.
7) Plan and organize the movement of logistics from base(s) to forward
location(s).
8) Liaise, coordinate and plan with all major transport
companies/Organizations involved in transportation of goods on behalf
of NDMA, to meet any eventuality.
9) Detach a small part of contingent to be embedded with NDMA as
required.
1) Designate a representative to the National EOC, if needed.
2) Provide vehicles to transport relief goods.
3) Act as coordinator of road transport agencies during disasters.
4) Ensure smooth transportation of relief goods in the affected areas.
5) Support government in technical appraisal of projects/programs
pertaining to roads, road transport, railways, ports and shipping.
6) Liaise with private transport agencies on behalf of NDMA if needed.
Pakistan Armed Pre-Disaster Phase
Forces 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
3) Prepare a resource inventory including human resources, helicopters,
airplanes, vehicles, heavy machinery, etc. and share it with NDMA.
4) Organaizedrills on disaster preparedness and response.
5) Prepare search and rescue guidelines and share them with NDMA.
6) Enhance DRM capacities of Cantonment Boards, especially fire fighting,
casualty, evacuation, and search and rescue.
7) Prepare training modules on search and rescue, evacuation, logistics
and facilitate training for civilian at federal, provincial and district levels
with the collaboration of NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, and DDMAs as a part of
8) Prepare plans for utilizing Armed Forces pensioners, especially those
liable to be recalled, for disaster response, featuring reasonable
financial compensation.
9) Support civilian authorities in maintaining the traffic and law & order in
disaster affected areas.
1) Designate a representative in NEOC, P/R/SEOCs and DEOCs (as
applicable).
and recovery needs.
3) Provide helicopters, aircrafts, ships, etc. for assessment, search and
rescue and evacuation in complex emergencies, when required.
4) Support NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMAs in emergency response, e.g.,
search and rescue, evacuation, distribution of food, non-food items,
tent village, medical camps, debris clearance, transportation of injured
and dead bodies, etc.
5) Deploy professional teams, e.g., medical doctors (for health services)
engineers to restore the communication and infrastructure network,
(breach filling) and manpower (to clear roads, lift debris, control traffic
on main roads, maintain law and order, help in the camp site
management, provision of drinking water supply, etc.).
6) Maintain close coordination with NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs during
emergency response.
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Pakistan Pre-Disaster Phase

Commissioner for 1) Introduce mainstreaming DRR into Development Plan.
Indus Waters 2) Coordinate policies and actual management and implementations of the
(PCIW) Treaty mainstreaming DRR with other countries concerned with Indus
(PCIW is responsible basin.
mainly for 3) Coordinate on monsoon season flood flow data arrangements with
Meteorological India for eastern rivers flood discharges under the Indus Water Treaty –
disasters) 1960.
1) Coordinate information on floodwaters with other countries in case of
floods with PMD, Irrigation Department, IRSA, FFC and WAPDA.
2) Coordinate information on releasing water from each dam located in
other jurisdiction areas with IRSA.
Post-Disaster Phase
1) Support formulation of Reconstruction Plan in relation to own mandate
with FFC, WAPDA, PMD and IRSA.
2) Consider the amendments of agreements related to water use between
international governments and Organizations based on the Treaty.
Pakistan Housing Pre-Disaster Phase
Authority 1) Assess the vulnerability of houses and buildings to earthquakes and
tsunamis.
houses.
4) Conduct training and drills for staff and management of Pakistan
Housing Authority on disaster preparedness.
5) Integrate the concept of DRR to the national housing policy and building
codes.
2) Support provincial governments in conducting of damage and loss
assessment to housing.
Post-Disaster Phase
mandate.
Pakistan Pre-Disaster Phase for Geological Disasters
Meteorological 1) Develop a communication strategy for disseminating tsunami early
Department warning information so that the information reaches the end user.
(PMD) 2) Develop a people-centreed early warning system for tsunamis.
3) Maintain the communication system.
4) Take measures to increase the capacity of the PMD in relation to the
tsunami forecast and earthquake related information.
5) Coordinate with GSP, SUPARCO, FFC and other Organizations collecting
data that helps to forecast any hazard in the country.
Pre-Disaster Phase for Meteorological Disasters
2) Develop a communication strategy for disseminating early warning
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information so that the information reaches the end user.

3) Develop a people-centreed early warning system.
4) Prepare a plan for issuing weather forecast data on a regular basis
through electronic and print media.
5) Prepare a list of rain gauge data collection stations and other methods
of data collection in the country and share it with NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs,
DDMAs, WAPDA, and FFC.
6) Maintain the satellite system.
7) Take measures to increase the capacity of the PMD in relation to the
tsunami forecast and earthquake related information.
8) Coordinate with GSP, SUPARCO, FFC, FWC and other Organizations
collecting data that helps to forecast any hazard in the country.
9) Observe hazards and generate meteorological, geophysical and
phonological data.
10) Analyze data for issuing forecasts and warnings for aviation, agriculture,
shipping, ports, irrigation, etc.
11) Issue forecasts and warnings for any approaching events that might
cause damage and loss to life and property.
12) Scrutinize, compare and publish data for appraisal of long-term weather
trends and earthquakes.
13) Analyze extreme events observed in the past and their future trends,
e.g., climate change, weather modification, land-ocean-atmosphere
interaction, and seasonal weather prediction.
Emergency Response Phase for Meteorological Disasters
1) Inform public on the weather forecast and issue warning in case of
potential threat.
2) Disseminate flood information to the provincial and district heads by
phone and fax on a daily basis during flood season.
3) Share weather forecasts and early warning information with NDMA,
F/G/S/PDMAs, and the media on a regular basis in the monsoon period.
4) Coordinate with the Federal Flood Commission, Flood Warning Centre,
WAPDA, PCIW, FFD, and SUPARCO in the monsoon period.
5) Collect rain data on a regular basis, consolidate it and share it with
NDMA.
6) Disseminate warnings on hazards to relevant users through speedy
communication in coordination with NDMA.
Pakistan Public Pre-Disaster Phase
Works Department 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
2) Assess the vulnerability of houses and buildings.
3) Integrate vulnerability reduction methods in construction of new houses
and buildings.
5) Conduct training and drills for staff and management of Pakistan Public
Works Department on disaster preparedness.
2) Carry out detailed technical assessments of damaged public
infrastructure.
3) Support provincial governments in conducting damage and loss
assessment to infrastructure and housing.
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bridges.
5) Provide heavy machinery to the district department and district
administration for clearing roads, debris, etc.
Post-Disaster Phase
mandate.
Pakistan Railways Pre-Disaster Phase
2) Assess the vulnerability of railway facilities and buildings to earthquakes
and tsunamis.
3) Integrate vulnerability reduction methods in construction of new railway
facilities and buildings.
5) Conduct training and drills for staff and management of Pakistan
Railways on disaster preparedness.
6) Integrate the concept of DRR to the future plans and programs.
7) Prepare a guideline to reinforce vulnerable railway facilities to
earthquakes.
Centre.
2) Transport relief materials to the disaster affected areas.
3) Monitor the situation of railway tracks and update NDMA on a regular
basis.
Post-Disaster Phase
mandate.
Planning Pre-Disaster Phase
Commission 1) Base planning upon hazard risk maps available with the NDMA and
other technical agencies, e.g., PMD, FFC, WAPDA, and SUPARCO and
circulate these to all development ministries and departments.
2) Organize orientations for line ministries about the guidelines on risk
assessment.
3) Issue policy directives to all line ministries about incorporating disaster
risk assessment (and vulnerability analysis) in project design and
planning.
4) Make the inclusion of vulnerability reduction measures mandatory in
implementation of development projects, if located in hazard-prone
areas.
5) Monitor the progress on implementation of vulnerability reduction
measures in all development projects in hazard-prone areas.
6) Obtain and maintain data on public sector infrastructure in
hazard-prone areas in order to plan vulnerability reduction initiatives
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and organize reconstruction operations.

7) Assist NDMA in evaluation of losses and damage.
Post-Disaster Phase
Police (Other Law Pre-Disaster Phase
Enforcement 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
Agencies) preparedness plan with regards to the mandate.
2) Conduct training and drills for staff management of police on disaster
preparedness.
1) Put efforts on ensuring safety of residents, conduct patrols in the
affected areas and vicinities, and provide information regarding safety
for life.
Space and Upper Pre-Disaster Phase
Atmosphere 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
Research preparedness plan with regards to the mandate.
Commission 2) Prepare satellite image maps of natural disasters in the country and
(SUPARCO) share them with NDMA.
3) Monitor drought conditions of Pakistan. Share imagery maps with
NDMA, PMD and Pakistan Agriculture Research Council.
4) Develop procedures and mechanisms to access the remote sensing
images and satellite maps by humanitarian Organizations for
emergency preparedness and response.
5) Provide remote sensing and satellite maps for hazard risk zones for
planning and response.
provision of satellite images for emergency preparedness and planning
purposes.
7) Provide services of Pakistan Communication Satellite (PAKSAT) for
communications with disaster-hit areas.
8) Provide services in disaster forecasting, monitoring and damage
assessment using satellite and remote sensing technologies for floods,
cyclones, oil spills, dust storms, droughts, earthquakes, tsunamis and
glacier depletion.
9) Establish appropriate facilities to acquire and process satellite data for
study of storms, monsoons, cloud movements, dust storms, cloud tops,
land and sea surface temperatures, and other meteorological
atmospheric processes.
10) Undertake studies/surveys on environmental conditions.
1) Provide remote sensing and satellite maps after disasters in order to
show their impact.
2) Provide remote sensing and satellite maps for hazard risk zones to
enable relevant agencies to take measures for minimizing damage to
population and property.
3) Prepare post-disaster imagery maps.
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Survey of Pakistan Pre-Disaster Phase

2) Prepare hazard risk maps of natural disasters in the country and share
them with NDMA.
3) Provide disaster maps for hazard risk zones for planning and response.
provision of hazard risk maps for emergency preparedness and
planning purposes.
1) Provide hazard risk maps.
2) Prepare post-disaster imagery maps.
Traffic Police Pre-Disaster Phase
2) Conduct training and drills for staff management of police on disaster
preparedness.
1) Enforce traffic control in collaboration with road management bodies
and EOCs.
FFC (Dams Safety Pre-Disaster Phase
Council) 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
2) Carry out periodic inspections of dams and advise WAPDA and
provincial governments regarding repairs and maintenance of dams
and reservoirs.
3) Review the plans of new dams to ensure adequate safety of structures.
4) Review the plans and specifications for enlargement, modifications,
major repairs, revival or abandoning of dams/reservoirs.
5) Keep close liaison with International Commission on Large Dams based
in Paris.
Centre.
2) Monitor the situation of dams and power supply facilities and report to
Ministry of Water and Power on a regular basis.
Post-Disaster Phase
mandate.
Federal Public Companies and Stakeholders
Airline Companies Pre-Disaster Phase
2) Organaizedrills on disaster preparedness and response.
1) Conduct a survey in affected airports and assess requirements of relief
and recovery needs.
2) Provide helicopters, aircrafts, etc. for assessment, search and rescue
and evacuation in complex emergencies, when required.
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3) Maintain close coordination with the Civil Aviation Authority during

emergency response.
Banks Pre-Disaster Phase
1) Undertake analysis to identify high-risk areas for the banking sector
lending programs.
2) Develop insurance and lending services against natural hazard risks for
housing, industrial and infrastructure sectors.
3) Coordinate with relevant city authorities or NDMA to receive guidelines
for construction of banks in high-risk areas.
4) Encourage implementation of safer construction guidelines by the bank
beneficiaries (including individuals and companies).
Post-Disaster Phase
1) Give financial support for rehabilitation and reconstruction.
2) Provide low interest loans for victims for livelihood recovery.
Ambulance Services Pre-Disaster Phase
2) Develop capacity of Ambulance Services in disaster preparedness and
response.
3) Conduct training for volunteers in first aid, evacuation, and emergency
response.
4) Hold community-based disaster preparedness and emergency response
training workshops.
1) Assist DDMAs in evacuation process in the affected area.
2) Provide ambulance service for the transportation of injured and dead
bodies to the hospital.
3) Provide first aid to the injured people.
4) Provide relief items e.g., food, clothes, kitchen sets, etc.
5) Provide rescue and medical services to the affected population.
6) Coordinate with NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMAs, NGOs, INGOs, and relief
agencies for emergency response.
7) Coordinate with DM authorities and UN agencies for post-disaster relief
work.
Hospitals Pre-Disaster Phase
2) Develop the capacity of hospital in disaster preparedness and response.
3) Conduct training for staff in first aid, evacuation, and emergency
response.
1) Check the safety of hospital buildings and facilities and confirm safety of
utilization of the hospital for emergency operation.
2) Provide medical services for injured people.
3) Coordination with NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMAs, NGOs, INGOs, relief
work.
Post-Disaster Phase
1) Rehabilitate and reconstruct the hospital if needed.
Insurance Sector Pre-Disaster Phase
1) Prepare an insurance scheme for disasters.
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Landline Pre-Disaster Phase

Telecommunications 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
Companies (NTC, preparedness plan with regards to the mandate.
PTLC) 2) Prepare a telecommunication strategy on emergency response.
3) Conduct an annual conference on the role of telecommunications in
4) Assess the vulnerability of telecommunication system.
1) Secure important communication among relevant disaster
management agencies.
Post-Disaster Phase
1) Recover telecommunication if needed.
Media Pre-Disaster Phase
1) Prepare a communication strategy on emergency response.
2) Document and broadcast good practices on emergency response.
3) Develop an awareness strategy for public for emergency response
period.
4) Broadcast public messages on disaster related issues.
5) Allocate airtime for emergency response programs.
6) Organize awareness programs for media journalists in relation to media
role in emergency response.
7) Conduct annual conferences on role of media in disaster management.
8) Provide analysis on sources and process of risk generation and patterns
of risk and vulnerabilities.
9) Disseminate warning messages to at risk communities in an easy to
understand language through multiple channels, while being sensitive
to people's access and timing issues.
10) Provide information to communities about precautionary measures they
can take to avoid loss of life and property from hazards.
11) Advocate to decision-makers to take appropriate actions for disaster
risk management.
12) Highlight the need for involvement of communities in disaster
preparedness.
1) Provide timely and factual information to the public during emergency
response.
2) Influence decision-makers to take immediate and appropriate action for
emergency response.
3) Relay public awareness messages on health and other issues that will
help to reduce the human losses.
4) Highlight needs and issues of survivors during the disaster time.
5) Curtail normal programs to broadcast essential information on
emergency response.
6) Inform the public with timely and factual information about the extent
of disaster, losses caused and the current situation of hazards.
7) Advise the public on actions to be taken during the emergency period in
order to avoid further losses, e.g., evacuation, unsafe areas, and water
purification techniques.
8) Inform on actions being taken by authorities/aid groups to save lives
and property.
9) Relay messages concerning welfare of isolated or trapped groups for
the benefit of families, relatives, friends and rescue teams.
10) Facilitate communication among affected people and their relatives,
friends, families in other parts of the country or world.
11) Highlight the needs of survivors to make sure that all groups of people
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affected by the disaster receive appropriate aid, irrespective of their

social, ethnic, or political status.
12) Highlight the need for application of minimum standards to ensure that
the minimum needs of disaster survivors in terms of water, sanitation,
shelter, food and health are met.
13) Communicate on potential secondary risks to minimize further loss or
damage.
Post-Disaster Phase
1) Appeal for assistance from all parties to meet the needs of survivors.
2) Communicate on rehabilitation and Reconstruction Plans of authorities,
UN and NGOs, others in the affected areas.
3) Encourage survivor participation in recovery through conducting
surveys and communicating the opinions of public to authorities.
4) Provide positive influence for integrating risk reduction in rehabilitation
and reconstruction programs.
Mobile Pre-Disaster Phase
Telecommunication 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
Companies preparedness plan with regards to the mandate.
2) Prepare a mobile telecommunication strategy on emergency response.
3) Conduct annual conferences on role of mobile telecommunication in
4) Assess the vulnerability of the telecommunication system.
5) Develop and install an information system utilizing SMS.
1) Secure important communication among relevant disaster
management agencies.
2) Provide disaster information and evacuation calls by utilizing SMS.
Post-Disaster Phase
1) Recover telecommunication if needed.
Pakistan Pre-Disaster Phase
Humanitarian Forum 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
2) Develop the capacity of Pakistan Humanitarian Forum in disaster
response.
training workshops.
5) Organize seminars and workshops on disaster related issues to
influence the government and donors to allocate more resources to
relief and recovery.
6) Promote Sphere Project minimum standards in disaster response.
7) Document good practices and share them with PHF members NDMA,
F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs.
8) Organaizedisaster preparedness training programs for
community-based Organizations, NGOs and elected councilors at the
UC level.
9) Develop IEC material on disaster related issues for preventive measures
in local languages.
10) Explore ways and develop strategies to work with NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs
and DDMAs in disaster and non-disaster times.
11) Organize evaluations of the emergency response and rehabilitation
programs.
1) Assist DDMAs in evacuation process in the affected areas.
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2) Provide ambulance services for rescue and transporting injured people.

3) Provide medical services to the affected population.
4) Coordinate with NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMAs, NGOs, INGOs, and relief
work.
6) Designate a representative in the NEOC, if needed.
7) Organize/conduct joint assessment and share report with PHF
members, NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs.
8) Assist DDMAs in emergency response. Provide relief support food and
non-food items to the affected population.
9) Ensure that PHF members follow the Sphere Project minimum
standards in disaster response.
10) Design a coordinated joint response in light of the assessment report
findings.
11) Closely work with NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs and DDMAs during the disaster
time.
Pakistan Red Pre-Disaster Phase
Crescent Society 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
(PRCS) preparedness plan with regards to the mandate.
2) Ensure that all PRCS branches have developed a preparedness plan at
the district level with close coordination of local government.
3) Provide financial and technical support to the branches for
preparedness activities.
4) Compile an inventory of resources for emergency response.
5) Develop the capacity of PRCS district level branches in disaster
6) Conduct training to promote Humanitarian Charter and Sphere
minimum standards in disaster response in PRCS branches.
response.
training workshops.
9) Formulate development plans in concert with NDMA.
10) Develop a roster of blood donor volunteers at branch and HQ levels and
share it with DDMAs, F/G/S/PDMAs and NDMA.
11) Develop teams of volunteers for disaster preparedness and response.
12) Train volunteers in emergency preparedness and response (e.g.,
evacuation, first aid, fire fighting, early warning etc.).
13) Implement community level programs on disaster risk reduction and
preparedness including drills and simulations.
1) Designate a representative to the NEOC, P/R/SEOCs and DEOCs (as
applicable).
2) Assist DDMAs in evacuation process in the affected areas.
3) Provide ambulances for rescue and transporting injured people.
4) Provide medical services to the affected population.
5) Coordination with NDMA, F/G/S/PDMAs, DDMAs, NGOs, INGOs, relief
6) Coordinate operations of national and international components of Red
Cross/Red Crescent Movements, operating in disaster affected areas.
work.
8) Launch an appeal for international assistance through the IFRC and the
ICRC.
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9) Work closely with local authorities to conduct joint assessments of

damage, losses and needs of disaster survivors.
Post-Disaster Phase
1) Support livelihood restoration of disaster victims.
Sui Northern Gas Pre-Disaster Phase
Pipeline Limited 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
(SNGPL) preparedness plan with regards to the mandate.
2) Assess the vulnerability of gas facilities, infrastructure and services to
disasters.
3) Integrate vulnerability reduction methods in construction of new gas
facilities.
5) Conduct training and drills for staff management of SNGPL on disaster
preparedness.
1) Secure safety of the gas pipeline network and if any damage is
observed, promptly respond for recovery.
Post-Disaster Phase
1) Recover the gas supply network if needed.
Sui Southern Gas Pre-Disaster Phase
Pipeline Limited 1) Prepare disaster management operation plan and emergency
(SSGPL) preparedness plan with regards to the mandate.
2) Assess the vulnerability of gas facilities, infrastructure and services to
disaster.
3) Integrate vulnerability reduction methods in construction of new gas
facilities.
5) Conduct training and drills for staff management of SNGPL on disaster
preparedness.
1) Secure the safety of the gas pipeline network and if any damage is
observed, promptly respond for recovery.
Post-Disaster Phase
1) Recover the gas supply network if needed.
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APPENDIX – III
Meetings and Consultative Workshop
MeetingsandConsultativeWorkshop
List of Meetings of Committees/Workshops

Committees Date
1. 1st Steering Committee April 27th, 2010
2. Technical Committee May 21st, 2011

nd
3. 2 Steering Committee November 3rd, 2011
4. Technical Committee February 8th, 2012
5. 3rd Steering Committee February 9th, 2012
8. Technical Committee March 8th, 2012
9. Technical Committee June 1st, 2012
10 4th Steering Committee June 25th, 2012

.
Workshops Date
1. 1st Workshop June 25th, 2010
2. 2nd Workshop October 28th, 2010
3. 3rd Workshop November 12th, 2010
4. Consultative Workshop June 30th, 2011
Members of Committees
Members of the Steering/Technical Committee
• National Disaster Management Authority
• Pakistan Meteorological Department
• Federal Flood Commission
• Economic Affairs Division*
• F/G/S/PDMAs (Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, FATA, GB, AJ&K)
• JICA Pakistan Off ice**
• JICA Expert Team
* Economic Affairs Division is a member of the Steering Committee only.

** JICA Pakistan Office is a member of the Steering Committee only.
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List of Participants of Steering Committee Meeting February 9, 2012
Sr.No Name of the Participants/Designation Name of the Department

1. Dr. Zafar Iqbal Qadir, Chairman NDMA
2. Mr. Jamil Anwar, Joint Secretary (Japan/ADB) EAD
3. Mr. Tahir Munir Minhas, Director General PDMA, Balochistan
4. Syed Zahoor-ul-Hassan Gillani, Director General SDMA, AJK
5. Mr. Shahzad Khan Bangash, Director General PDMA, KP
6. Mr. Arshad Khan, Director General FDMA
7. Syed Zain Gillani, Deputy Secretary (Japan) EAD
8. Mr. Rashid Kamal-ur-Rehman, Director PDMA, Punjab
9. Syed Sajjad Hayder, Director PDMA, Sindh
10. Mr. Fayyaz Shah, Provincial Coordinator SDMA, AJ&K
11. Mr. Faisal Khatak, DRM Expert FDMA
12. Mr. Alamgir Khan , Chief Engineer (Floods) Federal Flood Commission
13. Mr. Arif Mahmood, Director General Pakistan Meteorological
Department
14. Mr. Ahmed Kamal, Member (DRR) NDMA
15. Syed Sibt-e-Abbas Zaidi, Director (DRR) NDMA
16. Mr. Muhammad Ajmal Bhatti, Deputy Director (DRR) NDMA
17. Mr. Mahmood A. Jilani JICA Pakistan Office
18. Mr. Tomohiro Kozono -do-
19. Mr. Toshiya SATO -do-
20. Mr. Ichiro Kobayashi, Team Leader JICA Study Team
21. Mr. Kazuto Suzuki -do-
22. Dr. Yoshihiro Asano -do-
23. Dr. Ryo Matsumaru -do-
24. Tomoko Shaw -do-
25. Mr. Kenji Mori -do-
26. Mr. Ryoji Takahashi -do-
27. Mr. Masamachi Sunada -do-
28. Mr. Jalil ur Rehman -do-
29. Mr. Mukhtar Ahmed Khan -do-
30. Ms. Azusa Matsui -do-
31. Mr. Taichi Ogino -do-
List of Participants in Technical Committee, Feburary 8, 2012

No. Name of the Participants/Designation Name of the Department
1 Mr. Tahir Munir Minhas, Director General PDMA, Balochistan
2 Syed Zahoor-ul-Hassan Gillani,Director General SDMA, AJ&K
3 Mr. Fayyaz Shah, Provincial Coordinator SDMA, AJ&K
4 Syed Sajjad Hayder, Director PDMA, Sindh
5 Mr. Rashid Kamal-ur-Rehaman, Director PDMA, Punjab
6 Mr. Asghar Ali, Director PDMA, KP
7 Mr. Faisal Khatak, DRM Expert FDMA
8 Mr. Hazrat Mir, Chief Meteorologist Pakistan Meteorological Department
9 Mr. Syed Mujtaba Hussain, Deputy Secretary M/o Disaster Management
10 Mr Mubushar Hussain, Mainstreaming Expert UNDP, One UN DRM
11 Qazi Tallat M. Siddique, Deputy Engineering Advisor (Civil) Federal Flood Commission (FFC)
12 Mr. Alamgir Khan, Chief Engineer (Floods) Federal Flood Commission
13 Mr. Ahmed Kamal, Member (DRR) NDMA
14 Mr. Ahmed Raza Sarwar, Director (R&R) NDMA
15 Syed Sibt-e-Abbas Zaidi, Director (DRR) NDMA
16 Mr. Muhammad Ajmal Bhatti, Deputy Director (DRR) NDMA
17 Maj. Javaid Akhtar, Deputy Director (Ops) NDMA
18 Mr. Mahmood A.Jilani JICA Pakistan Office
19 Mr. Ichiro Kobayashi, Team Leader JICA Study Team.
20 Mr. Kazuto Suzuki -do-
21 Dr. Yoshihiro Asano -do-
22 Dr. Ryo Matsumaru -do-
23 Ms.Tomoko Shaw -do-
24 Mr. Kenji Mori -do-
25 Mr. Ryoji Takahashi -do-
26 Mr. Masamachi Sunada -do-
27 Mr. Jalil ur Rehman -do-
28 Mr. Mukhtar Ahmed Khan -do-
29 Ms. Azusa Matsui -do-
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List of Participants in Technical Committee, Feburary 28, 2012
No. Name of the Participants/Designation Name of the Department
1 Mr. Shahzad Khan Bangash, Director General PDMA, KP
2 Mr.Asghar Ali, Director PDMA, KP
3 Mr. Danish Saeed, Director General PDMA, Sindh
4 Mr. Waseem Ahmed , Liaison Officer PDMA, Sindh
5 Sardar Muhammad Nawaz Khan, Secretary SDMA, AJK
6 Mr. Fayyaz Shah, Provincial Coordinator SDMA, AJK
7 Mr. Rasid Kamal-ur-Rehman, Director PDMA, Punjab
8 Mr. Naseebullah Khan, DRM Coordinator PDMA, Baluchistan
9 Mr. Zaheer-ud-Din, Assistant Director GBDMA
10 Mr. Faisal Khatak, DRM Expert FDMA
11 Mr. Jan Muhammad Khan, Director Pakistan Meteorological Department
12 Mr.Alamgir Khan, Chief Engineer (Floods) Federal Flood Commission
13 Qazi Tallat M. Siddique, Deputy Engineering Federal Flood Commission

Advisor (Civil)
14 Mr. Mahmood A.Jilani JICA Office, Islamabad
15 Mr. Ahmed Kamal, Member NDMA
16 Syed Sibt-e-Abbas Zaidi, Director NDMA
17 Mr. Idress Masud, Director NDMA
18 Mr. Tomohiro Kozono JICA Office, Islamabad
19 Mr. Taichi Ogino JICA Study Team
20 Mr. Takashi Onuma JICA Study Team
21 Mr. Mukhtar Ahmed Khan JICA Study Team

List of Participants in Technical Committee, March 8, 2012
No. Name of the Participants/Designation Name of the Department/Address
1 Mr. Danish Saeed, Director General Provincial Disaster Management Authority,

52-C, Block No.2, KDA Scheme-5, Clifton,
2 Mr. Waseem Ahmed Karachi
Liaison Officer
3 Mr. Rashid Kamal-ur-Rehman, Provincial Disaster Management Authority,
Director (Admn) 40-A, Lawrence Road, Lahore
4 Mr.Asghar Ali Provincial Disaster Management Authority,

Director Civil Secretariat, Peshawar
5 Mr.Zia Ahmed Khawaja State Disaster Management Authority,
Director (Administration) Opposite High Court Building,
Muzaffarabad
6 Mr. Naseebullah Khan Provincial Disaster Management
DRM Coordinator Authority,Food Grain Silos, Shaikh Manda,
Airport Road, Quetta
7 Mr. Fayyaz Shah, Provincial Coordinator SDMA, AJK, Muzaffarabad.
8 Mr. Faisal Khattak, DRM Expert FATA Disaster Management Authority,

38-II-D, Old Jamrud Road, University Town,
Peshawar
9 Mr. Zaheer-ud-Din Babar, Assistant Director Gilgit-Biltistan Disaster Management
Authority, Babar Chowk, Chirar Bagh
Gilgit
10 Mr.Alamgir Khan,
Chief Engineer Floods Federal Flood Commission, Sector G-5,
Qazi Tallat M. Siddique, Islamabad
11
Deputy Engineering Advisor
12 Mr. Jan Muhammad Khan, Pakistan Meteorological Department, Sector
Director H-8, Islamabad
13 Mr. Ahmed Kamal NDMA, Islamabad.
Member (DRR)
14 Syed Sibt-e-Abbas Zaidi NDMA, Islamabad.
Director (DRR-II)
15 Mr. Idress Masud NDMA, Islamabad.

Director (DRR-I)
16 Mr. Muhammad Ali Randhawa NDMA, Islamabad.
Deputy Director (R&R/P&L)
17 Mr. Tomohiro Kozono, Representative JICA Office, Islamabad
18 Mr. Mahmood A.Jilani, TI, Deputy Resident JICA Office, Islamabad

Representative/ Chief Programme Off icer
19 Mukhtar Ahmed Khan, Coordinator JICA Study Team, Islamabad
List of Participants in Technical Committee June 1, 2012
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Sr.No Department Name of Participant(s)
1 Pakistan Meteorological Department Mr. Muhammad Riaz,
Chief Meteorologist
2. Federal Flood Commisssion Qazi Tallat M. Siddiqu,
Deputy Engineering Advisor
3. PDMA, Punjab Mr. Muhammad Wajahat,
PDRMC, Punjab
4. PDMA, Sindh Ikhlaq Qureshi,
Director (Operations)
5. PDMA, KP Mr. Asghar Ali,
Director (Administration)
6. PDMA, Balochistan Nasibullah Khan Bazai
Provincial DRM Coordinator
7. SDMA, AJ&K Mr. Zia Ahmed Khawaja,
Director
8. FDMA, FATA Mr. Farman Ali Khilji,
Deputy Director (Operation & relief)
9. Mr. Tomohiro Kozono,
Representative
Mr. Mahmood A. Jillani,
10. JICA Pakistan office Deputy Resident Representative
Mr. Mukhtar Ahmed Khan
11.
12. NDMA Mr. Ahmed Kamal,
Member (DRR)
13. NDMA Syed Sibt-e-Abbas Zaidi,
Director (DRR-II)
14. NDMA Mr.Muhammad Ajmal Bhatti
Deputy Director (DRR-II)
15. NDMA Mr. Abdul Latif,
Assistant Director (DRR-II)
16. NDMA Mr. Safiullah Tariq
Research Associate
List of Participants in Consultative Workshops, June 30, 2011
No. Participants Designation Organization
1 Muhammad Iqbal A.D (Training)

Civil Defence, Islamabad
2 Abrar Hussain A.D
3 Mr. Sumair Saeed Director

Civil Aviation Authority CAA,
GM Islamabad
4 Mr. Naveed Nawaz
5 Ms. Farzana Iltaf Shah Dy. Director PAK EPA, Islamabad
6 Mr. Sanaullah S.O (Emergency Relief Cell) Cabinet Division
7 Dr. Athar Qayyum Director

Ministry of Health, NHEPRN
8 Dr. Badar Uddin Abbasi -
9 Mr. Nasir Ali Khan Producer

Radio Pakistan
10 Mr. Shakir Baloch Director (M)
Chief Environment, Environmental Section,

11 Dr. Aurangzeb Khan
Project Director M/o Planning & Development
Captain Muhammad Aslam Chief Nautical Surveyor, D.G
12 Shaheen
M/o Port and Shipping
Assistant Manager (QS&C) Pakistan Council of Scientif ic and

13 Mr. Abdul Hameed
Industrial Research (PCSIR)
PSO (M.D) Pakistan Tourism Development
14 Mr. Sheikh Fayyaz Ahmed
Corporation (PTDC)
Director, Member
15 Mr. Ali Mahmood (Telecommunication) Ministry of Information Technology
16 Mr. Ishahad Ahmed GM (P&D)
17 Mr. Mushtaq Ahmed Chief Engineer (H&WM)
18 Mr. Muzammil Deputy Director (Dams)
19 Mr. Mujahid Tanveer Deputy Director

WAPDA
Mr. Maqbool Hussain S.D.S. (LA&R)
20 Bangash
21 Mr. Waseem Argonomiest (LA&R)
22 Ms. Jawaria Khan A.S.D.S (LA&R)
23 Mr. Mazhar Ali Shah Chairman Indus Water System Authority
24 Mr. Khawaja Abdul Basit President Future Leaders of Paksitan
25 Brig ® Amir Mumtaz -

ERRA
26 Lt Col. ® Akhtar Ahmed -
27 Dr. Imran Khan D.G Geological Survey of Pakistan
28 Muhammad Irfan Dy.D.G National Housing Authority
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29 Mr. Qasir M. Siddiqui Director
30 Mr. Javed Akbar Deputy Director
31 Brig Mansoor Aslam D.G National Logistic Cell
Lieutenant Colonel -
32 Muhammad Rahid Abbasi
Engineering in Chief, Pakistan Army
33 Mr. Arif Mahmood D.G
34 Mr. Hazart Mir Chief Met PMD
35 Mr. Jan Muhammad Khan -
36 M. Qanateer Ahmed Exective Engineer

Pak PWD
37 Mr. Safdar Ali, S.S. -
38 Syed Zuhair Bokhari Director SUPARCO
39 Mr. Ghulam Sarwar Director, Surveyor General Survey of Pakistan
40 Dr. Rizwan Naseer DG
41 Dr. Abdur Rehman DE
42 Mr. Faheem Ahmed Qureshi Dy. Director Rescue 1122
43 Mr. Ali Hussain E.O
44 Ms. Deeba PRO
45 Mr. Amjad Latif Actg. SGM (D) SNGPL
46 Brig ® Mukthar Ahmed Director General (Security) SSGPL
47 Syed Uzair Bukhari Director SPARCO
48 Mr. Nisar Ahmed Assistant Director PDMA, PUNJAB
49 Asghar Ali D.G PDMA, K.P
50 Mr. Suleman Aziz Assistant Director PDMA, Balochistan
51 Mr. Zia Ahmed Khawaja D.G (Acting) SDMA, AJ & K
Mr. Muhammad Haseeb Assistant Director

52 Khan
FATA DMA, FATA
53 Mr. Atta Ur Rehman - Commissioner, Peshawar
54 Col ® Masood Ali -
55 Ms.Rabia Khattak -
UNDP / One UN DRM
56 Ms. Hira Hashmey -
57 Mr. Mubushar Hussain -
58 Ms. Najma Akbar - UNOCHA
59 Mr. Zulgiquar Rao Acting Representative WFP

60 Mr. Shoail Tayyab Program Manager AUSAID
61 Mr. Takatoshi Nishikata Chief Rep.
62 Mr. Tomhihro Kozono Reprehensive

JICA Pakistan Off ice
63 Mr. Mahmood A. Jilani Rep.
64 Mr. Muhammad Zubair PRO
65 Janne Simpson Head of DFID British High Commission
66 Tassuaquq Shah -
Plan International
67 Huwda Yaqub -
68 Mr. Ijaz Hussain M&E Off icer FOUCS
69 Mis. Samina CEO

SUNGI Foundation
70 Mr. Aman Ali Executive Director
71 Mr. Atib Siddique -

Pakistan Red Crescent
72 Mr. Ubaid Ullah -
73 Dr. M. Nasrullah Khan -
Maj Gen. Javed Mahmood - National University of Science and

74 Bukhari Technology
75 Capt. Abdul Sattar Raja -
76 Mr. Junaid M.G Kiani COO
77 Mr. Ali Arsalan - Bahria University
78 Mr. Adil -
79 Prof. Dr. Amir Nawaz -

Center for Disaster Preparedness and
Lecturer Management, Peshawar
80 Mr. Kamal Ahmed
81 Dr. Muhammad Pervaz -

Hydro-carbon Development Institute
- of Pakistan
82 Mr. Hilal A. Raza
83 Ms. Sobia Asad - SBZ, Associate
84 Dr. Nasim Khan -

Rector, Hamard University
85 Mr. Aurangzeb Khan -
86 Mr. Fayyaz Baqir Director A.K Resources
87 Mr.Humyun Sabir - LG & RD, Quetta
88 Ms. Shamshad Kausar - UNDP
89 Mr. Asim Murtaza Khan M.D Pakistan Petroleum Limited
90 Mr. Munir Kamal Jadun C.C.D
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91 Mr. Haroon Ur Rashid -
- International Union for Conservation

92 Mr. Hamid Sarfaraz
of Nature
93 Mr. Abdul Latif Rao Chairman R-SDCS
94 Ashique Ahmed - World Wild Forum
H.E Rauf Engin Soysal, -

Special Envoy of the UN
95 Secretary General C/o Secretary General
UNRC UNRC
96 Ms. Carmen Van Heese -
97 Ms. Qudisa Sadiq - Project Manager-UMT Consulting
98 Ms. Sara Khan - Search for Common Ground
99 Mr. Umar Saqib, Chairman Chairman SHUA Pakistan
Second Secretary
100 MS. Lise Albrechtsen Development
Royal Norwegian Embassy
101 Mr. Imran Rashid Mirza Manager

Mitsubishi Corporation
102 Mr. Imran Zafar -
103 Mr. Naru Otsubo Secretary Embassy of Japan
104 Dr. Junaid Chairman National Management Consultant
105 Mr. Ali Saleem Country Director Search For Common Ground (SFCG)
106 Mr. Kamran Lashari Advisor SPU-NDMA
107 Mr. Kaleem Ahmed -

RSPN
108 Burhan Razi -
109 Mr. Zubair Khan -

MOJZ Foundation
110 Mr. Indejeet Singh -
111 Mr. Rahmat - ECHO
112 Dr. Aqeel Ahmed - E-in-C Bran
113 Mr. Junaid Shaukat - NADRA
114 Jase Tulk - Canadian Embassy
115 Mr. Malik Qaisar Majeed Joint Sec. Kashmire Councile / G.B
116 Dr. Zafar Qadir Chairman NDMA
117 Mr. Ahmed Kamal M (DRR)
118 Brig. Sajjad Naeem M (Ops)
119 Mrs Anjum Assad Amin M (S&S)

Appendix-III Meetings and Consultative Workshop
120 Ms. Aaisha Makhdum Director
121 Syed Sibt-e-Abbas Zaidi Director
122 Ms. Bushra Hussain A.D
123 Mr. Hassan Zulfiqar -
124 Mr. Naeem Iqbal UNDP/NDMA
125 Mr. Haroon -
126 Mr. Zeeshan -
127 Mr. Amir -
128 Ms. Zeb un Nisa UNDP/NDMA
129 Mr. Malik Qasir Majeed -
130 Ms. Tanzila Shaukat Librarian
131 Mr. Tariq Mahmood -
132 Mr. Bilawal Ali -
133 Mr. Muhammad Irfan -
134 Mr. Rana Muhmmad Sohail -
135 Mr. Abdul Shakoor -
136 Mr. Ichiro Kobayashi Team Leader
137 Mr. Yoshihiro Asano Deputy Team Leader
138 Mr. Kazuto Suzuki Deputy Team Leader
139 Mr. Roji Takahashi -
140 Ms. Tomoko Shaw -
141 Ms. Azusa Matsui - JICA Expert Team
142 Mr. Taichi Ogino -
143 Mr. Ryo Matsumaru -
144 Mr. Hajime Tanaka -
145 Mr. Mukhtar Ahmed Khan -
146 Mr. Jalil Ur Rehman -
147 S.A. Hussanin ADC D , ICT Islamabad Capital Territory
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Appendix-III Meetings and Consultative Workshop
List of Participants of NDMP Steering Committee Meeting Held on 25-06-2012
Sr.No Name of the Participants/Designation Name of the Department

1. Dr. Zafar Iqbal Qadir, Chairman NDMA
2. Mr. Arif Mahmood, Director General Pakistan meteorological

Department
3. Mr. Sajjad A. Shaikh, Joint Secretary Economic Affairs Division
4. Mr. Ahmed Kamal, Member (DRR) NDMA
5. Mr. Tahir Munir Minhas, Director General PDMA, Baluchistan
6. Mr. Danish Saeed, Director General PDMA, Sindh
7. Mr. Alamgir Khan, Chief Engineer (Floods) Federal Flood Commission
8. Syed Zain Gillani, Deputy Secretary Economic Affairs Division
9. Mr. Waqar H. Abbassi, Deputy Secretary Ministry of Climate Change

10. Dr. Qazi Tallat Mehmood Siddiq, Deputy Engineering Federal Flood Commission
Advisor (Civil)
11. Mr. Shaker Mahmood Mayo, Provincial Coordinator DRR PDMA, Punjab
Mainstreaming
12. Mr. Ghulam Mustafa Abro, Provincial DRM Coordinator, One UN-DRM Programme,
Sindh PDMA, Sindh
13. Mr. Vasif Shirwani, Provincial Coordinator DRR PDMA, Khyber Pakhtunkhaw
Mainstreaming
14. Mr. Zia Ahmad Khawaja, Director SDMA, AJ&K
15. Mr. Amjad Bhatt, Coordinator SDMA, AJ&K
16. Mr. Mohammad Ajmal Bhattee, Deputy Director NDMA
17. Mr. Abdul Latif, Assistant Director NDMA
18. Mr. Mahmood A Jillani, Deputy Resident Representative JICA
19. Mr. Tomohiro Kozono, Representative JICA
20. Mr. Yoshitaka Inagaki, Representative JICA
21. Mr. Safiullah Tariq, Internee NDMA
22. Mr. Mukhtar Ahmed Khan, Coordinator, JICA Expert JICA

Team
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APPENDIX – IV
Project Team
Appendix-IV Project Team
List of Project Team
S# Name Title
JICA Study Team
1 Mr. Ichiro Kobayashi Team Leader
2 Dr. Yoshihiro Asano Deputy Leader/ Comprehensive DRM Plan
3 Mr. Kazuto Suzuki Deputy Leader/Early Warning System
4 Mr. Noboru Ikenishi Disaster Management Administration
5 Mr. Ryoji Takahashi Disaster Management Administration
6 Mr. Keigo Ito Flood and Sediment Disaster Managment
7 Mr. Yoshitaka Yamazaki Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Management
8 Ms. Keiko Otoguro Urban Disaster Management
9 Dr. Akihiro Furta GIS/Database
10 Mr. Eric R. Lopes GIS/Database
11 Ms. Tomoko Shaw Community Based Disaster Management
12 Mr. Taichi Ogino Social Survey/Public Involvement
13 Ms. Harumi Tsukahara Disaster Education/Human Resource Development (2)
14 Mr. Masamichi Sunada Capacity Building
15 Mr. Hajime Tanaka Meteorology/Hydrology
16 Dr. Ryo Matsumaru Human Resource Development (1)
17 Mr. Nobutaka Noguchi IT System Planning
18 Mr. Kenji Mori Equipment Planning (Weather Monitoring)
19 Mr. Toshihide Endo Equipment Planning (Telecommunication)
20 Ms. Azusa Matsui Administrator / Priority Program Management
21 Mr. Takashi Onuma Flood Damage Assessment
Mr. Mukhtar Ahmed Khan
22 Coordinator
Ganadapur
NDMA
1 Dr. Zafar Iqbal Qadir ChirmanNDMA
2 Mr. Ahmed Kamal Member (DRR) & Project Director
3 Syed Sibt-e-Abbas Zaidi Director (DRR-II)
4 Mr. Mohammad Ajmal Bhattee Deputy Director (DRR-II)
5 Mr. Nadeem Ahmed Abro Deputy Director (DRR-II)
6 Mr. Abdul Latif Assistant Director (DRR-II)
7 Mr. Safiullah Tariq Research Assosiate - DRR
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The following foreign exchange rate is applied in the study:

US$ 1.00 = PKR 88.4

• National Disaster Management Plan Main Plan

I. National Disaster Management Plan

The NDMP in line with Hyogo Framework for

Table 4 Intervention-2: Prepare disaster management plans at various levels

Table 5 Intervention-3: Establish a national hazard and vulnerability assessment

Table 6 Intervention-4: Establish a multi-hazard early warning system

Table 7 Intervention-5: Promotion of training, education and awareness in relation to

Table 8 Intervention-6: Strengthen awareness Program on disaster risk reduction at

Table 9 Intervention-7: Infrastructure development for disaster risk reduction

Table 10 Intervention-8: Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into development

Table 11 Intervention-9: Establish a national emergency response system

Table 12 Intervention-10: Capacity development for post-disaster recovery

Chapter.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................1

Chapter.2 Hazards, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment .......................................................7

Chapter.3 Institutional Systems for Disaster Management ................................................33

Chapter.4 National Intervention and Strategies for Disaster Management ..........................49

4.7 Intervention-5: Promotion of Training, Education and Awareness in Relation to Disaster

Chapter.5 Disaster Management Measures in Geological Hazards ......................................85

Chapter.6 Disaster Management Measures in Meteorological Hazards ..............................145

Chapter.7 Disaster Management Measures in Industrial Hazards (Reference) ...................201

Chapter.8 Disaster Management Measures in Biological Hazards (Reference) ...................213

Appendix-I: Hazard and Risk Map

ADB Asian Development Bank Ordinance

LIST OF BASIC TERMS

Disaster risk management (DRM)

Disaster risk reduction/disaster reduction

Indus River System (IRS)

El Nino and La Nina

Retrofitting (or upgrading)

Structural / non-structural measures

1.1 National Disaster Management System

• Institutional and Legal Arrangements

1.2 Vision, Mission and Objectives

To achieve sustainable social, economic and environmental development in Pakistan through

1.2.5 Time Frame

1.3 Hyogo Framework for Action

1.4 Disaster Risk Management Approach

Figure 1.1 Disaster Management Cycle

1.5 Disaster Reduction Measures

Mutual-help Efforts Public-help Efforts

Figure 1.2 Disaster Reduction Measures

1.6 The Plan Structure

1.7 Monitoring of the Plan

Chapter.2 Hazards, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment

2.1 Hazard Analysis

2.1.1 Definition and Overview of Hazards

The overview of the hazards in Pakistan is summarized as below:

Table 2.1 Profile of Natural Disasters in Pakistan

Natural disasters in Pakistan have been mainly caused by meteorological/weather phenomena,

The current status of disasters in Pakistan is summarized below.

Table 2.2 Current Status of Disasters in Pakistan

Figure 2.1 Seismic Map (1905-2008)

Table 2.3 Damage Statistics from the 2005 Earthquake

Source: Building Code of Pakistan

Figure 2.2 Seismic Zone Map of Pakistan

Table 2.4 Historical Tsunamis in the Arabian Sea

Table 2.5 Historical Flood Damage in Pakistan

Table 2.6 Vulnerable Districts to Riverine Flood/Flash Flood Hazards in Pakistan