Civil Defence
Civil Defence
Civil Defence is an effort to protect the citizens of a state measures not amounting to actual combat for providing protection to any person, property, place against hostile attacks and during internal disturbances
CIVIL DEFENCE IS FORMED UNDER “CIVIL DEFENCE ACT, 1968”
It uses the principles of emergency operations: mitigation, prevention, and preparedness for disaster as also for response and relief after disaster.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
To save life
Minimize damage to property
To maintain continuity of production
To keep up morale of the public
To keep maintain law & order.
ROLE ENVISAGED FOR CIVIL DEFENCE (AS PER HIGH POWER COMMITTEE REPORT)
PRE- DISASTERS
EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY
AWARENESS IN SCHOOLS
SENSITIZING GOVT. SERVANTS AS WELL AS RESIDENDTS
INVOLVING PSUs AND ITS EMPLOYEES
SELF CAPACITY BUILDING
DURING DISASTERS
Assisting in taking precautionary measures whenever any advance warning is received about any natural disaster
Helping in evacuation of population to less vulnerable areas
Launching search and rescue operations
Providing first aid to injured and transporting them to medical centres
Setting up “Information and Guidance Centres” for providing information regarding missing persons, injured, etc., and also information about the nature of facilities and assistance available to affected people
AFTER DISASTERS
Participating in distribution of relief material to affected people
Assisting police/traffic police in ensuring smooth movement of emergency vehicles in the affected areas
Helping the local administration in assessing the extent of loss to life and property