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In the name of Allah, the most Gracious and Merciful

In the name of Allah, the most Gracious and Merciful. R ELIEF D EPARTMENT The Relief Department was established in 1975 functions under the Punjab National Calamities (Prevention and Relief) Act, 1958 with the mission to reach the most distressed.

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In the name of Allah, the most Gracious and Merciful

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  1. In the name of Allah, the most Gracious and Merciful

  2. RELIEF DEPARTMENT • The Relief Department was established in 1975 functions under the Punjab National Calamities (Prevention and Relief) Act, 1958 with the mission to reach the most distressed. • Relief Commissioner, also Chairman of the Punjab Flood Commission, is ex-officio Secretary to Government of the Punjab, Relief Department, assisted by a Director General. • Role is to plan for preventive and protective measures against damages caused by natural calamities.

  3. FUNCTIONS • Coordination with the concerned departments for policy formulation, and monitoring of relief and rehabilitation work in calamity affected areas. • Planning for preventive and protective measures against damage caused due to natural calamities. • Purchase of stores and relief goods. • Maintenance and distribution of Relief Fund. • General Administration of the Relief Department.

  4. ADVANCE PLANNING • The Relief Department reviews each year before start of the rainy season: • Up-dating of Flood Fighting Plans relating to the 34 Districts and concerned Departments. • Functioning of Flood Forecasting Center - manned round the clock by representatives of Relief, Irrigation, Information, and Highways Departments, and Police Tele-communications, Pakistan Railways, Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation, and WAPDA etc. • Arrangements to convey flood warning and forecasts through the Flood Warning Center to the District Coordination Officers in the Districts and other concerned authorities.

  5. The District Coordination Officers will communicateInformation regarding damages daily to the Flood Emergency and Relief Cell established in the Board of Revenue Punjab, Lahore. • State of flood protection works. • Arrangements for operation of pre-determined breaching sections, storage of explosives and breaching equipment.

  6. FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM

  7. FLOOD FORECASTING / WARNING • Established every year in first week of June at 46 Jail Road Lahore working round the clock. • Functions • River discharge low and medium floods: 6 hourly • Flood Forecast: Daily • River discharge high and very high floods: Hourly Dissemination • By updating www.met.gov.pk website • Through FAX, Radio, Phone

  8. INFORMATION ON FLOODS FROM INDIA Advance information about flood flows at • Rupar below • Harike below • Ferozpur below • Bhakra Dam on Sutlej • Madhopur on Ravi and • Pong Dam Reservoir on Beas Timely Flood Information from Radio Jammu at • Chenab main at Akhnoor • Jammu Tawi at Jammu • Ravi main below Madhopur

  9. TIME OF TRAVEL (FLOOD WAVE) RIVER RAVI Madhopur to Jassar 18 Hrs Jassar to Shahdara 36 Hrs Shahdara to Balloki 36 Hrs Balloki to Sidhnai 72 Hrs RIVER CHENAB Akhnur to Marala 6 Hrs Marala to Khanki 12 Hrs Khanki to Qadirabad 06 Hrs Qadirabad to Trimmu 48 Hrs Trimmu to Panjnad 48 Hrs Panjnad to Mithankot 24 Hrs

  10. TIME OF TRAVEL (FLOOD WAVE) RIVER SUTLEJ Rupper to Gandasinghwala 65 Hrs Hurike to Gandasinghwala 24 Hrs G.S.walato Sulemanki 42 Hrs Sulemanki to Islam 48 Hrs Islam to Panjnad 72 Hrs RIVER JHELUM Kohala to Mangla 6 Hrs Mangla to Rasul 12 Hrs Rasul to Trimmu 72 Hrs RIVER INDUS Mandori to Kalabagh 24 Hrs Kalabagh to Cheshma 24 Hrs Cheshma to Taunsa 72 Hrs Taunsa to Mithankot+Guddu 48+24Hrs

  11. LESSONS LEARNED FROM YEAR 1997 • Relief Camps to be established close to the disaster area • Availability of POL to be ensured during floods • All equipment to be thoroughly checked in advance • Breach sections to be revisited from time to time

  12. PRE-FLOOD ARRANGEMENTS PREPAREDNESS / COORDINATION • Instructions issued for updating Flood Fighting Plans to: • DCOs 2nd week April • Concerned Departments/Agencies 3rd week April • Pre-Flood Meeting 4th week May by the SMBR/RC • Pre-Flood Meeting 3rd week June by the Chief Secretary • Pre-Flood Meeting 4th week June by the Governer

  13. INSPECTION OF PROTECTION BUNDS, BREACHING SECTIONS AND EXPLOSIVE STORES • Joint inspection carried out • Breaching Sections identified 17 ? • Shifting of explosives to the • Breaching sections immediately • before the onset of floods

  14. MEASURES DURING FLOODS • Implementation of Flood Fighting Plans District Flood Relief Committee (Disaster Management Committee) • Setting up of Relief Camps at pre-determined places • Supply of food, drinking water and dry ration in the Relief Camps • Mobile Medical Teams • Vaccination and inoculation (people and cattle)

  15. RELIEF EQUIPMENT • BOATS • Placed with The Pakistan Army 731 ?? • Ordinary Boats 380 • Fiber Glass Boats 336 • Rubber Boats 15 • Case for procurement of 85 fiber glass boats and 10 ordinary boats under process • OBMs • Placed at the disposal of Army 892 • 99 OBMs are being procured after • standardization shortly

  16. LIFE JACKETS 7608 • Placed at the disposal of Army • TENTS 4920 • BLANKETS 7400 • Placed at the disposal of D.C.Os • DE-WATERING SETS • Provided to Army and Distt Govts 65 • With City Govt Lahore 150 • With WASA, Lahore 220

  17. ROLE OF KEY DEPARTMENTS

  18. LAHORE CITY DISTRICT GOVERNMNENT • De-watering pumping sets will be placed at the specified points when required: 150 • Removal of encroachments especially at Mahmood Booti Bund In progress • Survey of dangerous houses In Progress

  19. WASA Up keep of Sewage and Drainage Pumping Stations • Availability of Standby Generators • Operation of the Double Feeders of WAPDA at Pump Stations Tested • Pumps & Motors Tested • Repair of Standby Motors completed • Desilting / Cleaning of Drains & Sewers Undertaken • Continuous activity due to constant ingress of Solid Waste into Drains and Sewers

  20. Deployment of Dewatering sets in Low Lying Areas • Ravi Town, Shalimar Town & Aziz Bhatti Town assigned to SWM • Gunj Buksh Town, Iqbal Town & Nishter Town assigned to WASA • 55 locations in all identified for deployment of Dewatering sets

  21. Round the clock drainage emergency centers • Lakshmi Chowk • Upper Mall Reservoir • Sharanwala Gate at Circular Road • Rasool Park at Cantonment Drain (Mian Meer Drain) • Lytton Road Lift Station

  22. Complaint Monitoring Center (CMC) at WASA Head Quarters • Equipped with Wireless System and Telephones, connected with 11 Sub BaseWireless Stations located all over the city • Communication and feed back to and from field formations • SOP for Disposal of rain water issued for compliance • Similar arrangements by WASA in other big Cities

  23. EVACUATION TIME FOR DRAINAGE OF RAIN WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS Time Taken (Intensity of rain 1”/ hr for 2 hour duration)

  24. Time Taken (Intensity of rain 1”/ hr for 2 hour duration )

  25. POST FLOOD ARRANGEMENTS • Rehabilitation works including repair of roads, restoration of electricity, telephones, repair of irrigation channels etc • Survey of losses / damages after floods • Monetary grants to the calamity affected families

  26. SCALE OF MONETRY GRANTS • Loss of Bread-earner Rs 100,000/- • Loss of Non-Bread-earner Rs 65,000/- • House completely destroyed Rs 10,000/- • Cattle head perished Rs. 6,000/- • Critical serious injuries Rs. 50,000/- • (permanent disability or loss of limbs)

  27. THANK YOU

  28. FLOOD RELIEF MEASURES TAKEN SO • FAR • Rs. 47 lac has been provided to all DCOs in the Punjab for flood relief operations. • Rs. 17 lac was provided to DCO Okara for payment of compensation to the affectees of BS-I Link Canal Depalpur. • Rs. 2 lac and 100 tents were provided to DCO Muzaffargarh for the affectees of river erosion in Jatoi. • Rs. 1.50 lac was given to DCO Lahore for payment of compensation Mst. Rani whose five children died due to collapse of roof of her house.

  29. THE PAKISTAN ARMY • Focal officers nominated • Flood Warning Centre established at HQ Engrs. 4 Corps • Necessary flood relief equipment - OBMs, boats, life jackets dispatched to the focal points • Liaison with Relief Department and District Governments • Units assigned areas of responsibility

  30. HEALTH DEPARTMENT • FLOOD CONTROL CENTRES • Provincial DGHS Office • District EDOH OFFICE • Rescue Teams • Mobile 892 (Total Staff 3568) • Static 777 (Total Staff 2394)

  31. LOGISTICS ARRANGEMENTS

  32. LIVESTOCK AND DAIRY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT • Flood Sector / Center 554 • Veterinary Officers 332 • Veterinary Assistants 1187 • Animal Vaccinated  2.5 million • Total animal treated  1.5 million • Target for vaccination during  9.6 million (from 15-06-2002 to 31-10-2002)

  33. FOOD DEPARTMENT

  34. HOME DEPARTMENT • POLICE TELECOMMUNICATIONS • Necessary equipment installed on 105 flood warning posts and Head-works and the flood warning control centre as under: • HF Sets 21 • VHF Base Sets 105 • VHF Mobile Sets 137 • Electric Generators 31 • POLICE • Arrangements made to maintain order and ensure security during floods

  35. COMMUNICATIONS & WORKS DEPARTMENT • Control Room established and Focal Officer nominated • Supervision and control of damages to roads and structures due to floods • Provision of alternate routes on suspension of normal traffic during floods • Alternate routes are publicized through media

  36. PAKISTAN RAILWAYS Preventive measures to avoid or to diminish damages to infrastructure, machinery, and equipment and to plan for alternate routing of rail traffic during flood emergency. • W A P D A • Restoration of supply of power in flood affected areas after break down • Wireless communication center set up at Sunny View

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