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