Disaster Information Management, Risk Communication and Networking. S Gayatri Devi Technical Director National Informatics Centre Chennai

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1 Disaster Information Management, Risk Communication and Networking S Gayatri Devi Technical Director National Informatics Centre Chennai

2 Agenda NICNET Support to National Disaster Management Division Risk Communication & Networking Web based reporting systems Tsunami online reporting Tsunami Websites Flood situation reporting Latur & Bhuj Earthquake, Orissa Super Cyclone India Disaster Database

3 National Informatics Centre (NIC) NIC is a premier S&T organisation of the GOI, set up to provide solutions for the IT needs of the Govt at all levels -Central, State and Districts, to bring about wider transparency in govt functions, and improvement in decentralized planning and management. NIC has a nationwide presence with its offices spread across the Country, from Leh to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

4 National Informatics Centre (NIC) Organizational set up : Headquarters at New Delhi, with Application Divisions to provide Informatics Support to the Ministries & Depts of the Central Govt State Units in all the 28 State capitals and 7 Union Territory Headquarters District centres in all the Districts of India. The Organization employs a large pool of efficient technical manpower.

National Informatics Centre (NIC) NICNET NICNET comprises of the following types of connectivity for providing a variety of services : VSAT based network (SCPC/DAMA) VSAT based Broadband networks

5 National Informatics Centre (NIC) NICNET NICNET comprises of the following types of connectivity for providing a variety of services : VSAT based network (SCPC/DAMA) VSAT based Broadband networks VSAT based video Conferencing Terrestrial Leased line circuits (2mbps/4mbps/8 mbps/34mbps) Terrestrial RF network at 2.4 Gig Band and 5.8 Gig band LAN services Dial Up services / ISDN services SSL VPN services and IPSEC services Disaster Recovery Centre

INTERNET DATA CENTRE 24x7 Services IDC is a facility providing very reliable & secure infrastructure for running Internet operations round the clock Expensive for each dept to maintain own data

6 INTERNET DATA CENTRE 24x7 Services IDC is a facility providing very reliable & secure infrastructure for running Internet operations round the clock Expensive for each dept to maintain own data center A Data Centre at National level that can be used by all depts of the govt by establishing high speed connectivity, and manage their applications in a secured manner. High End Computing Infrastructure Storage Networks (SAN/NAS) High Speed Local Area Multi-Tier Security High Speed Internet Connectivity 24 X 7 X 365 Help Desk Multi level Redundant power back-up Air conditioning Management Fire Detection & Control System

7 Popular Applications hosted in Internet Data Centre Websites/ Portals for Central Govt. Ministries & Depts, Districts of India, States & UTs Govt. etc accounts. Domain Name service E-Governance Applications Passport Information Land Records system Transport Pension Speed Post and e-post AGMARKNET Utility Mapping Court Information Health & FW Informatics Rural Development Food & Consumer Affairs Commerce Education Community Information Centre etc.

Video Conferencing Network Large Videoconferencing network consisting more than 500 studios in India covering all State Capitals and Union Territories over NICNET using high speed SCPC &

8 Video Conferencing Network Large Videoconferencing network consisting more than 500 studios in India covering all State Capitals and Union Territories over NICNET using high speed SCPC & DAMA VSATs. Reduce travel cost and improve decision making Multipoint VC up to 16 sites Mobile Videoconferencing using quick deployable equipment International VC facility using ISDN lines

Disaster Management Control Room GOI has set up an Interdepartmental unified control room for Natural Disaster Management in DAC at Krishi Bhawan to monitor rescue & relief activities during

9 Disaster Management Control Room GOI has set up an Interdepartmental unified control room for Natural Disaster Management in DAC at Krishi Bhawan to monitor rescue & relief activities during calamities. NIC provides ICT support to the NDM Control Room: Alert System for Natural Calamity Mgmt -General info on contingent resources in the district. Support for rescue and relief is provided thru queries combined with map based information

10 Coping With Disasters Online GIS based Relief Management software installed in the NDM Control Room soon after Super Cyclone Orissa. Based on the damage information and relief material inflow, various thematic maps such as villages affected, crop losses, house damages, livestock casualty and population affected were generated. Natural Disaster Management (NDM) Online System for disaster control room at New Delhi: Routine functional activities of the control room are computerized; Monitoring of project proposals and schemes

11 Coping With Disasters Online Drought Management Executive Information System Developed for NDM Control Room, to monitor and take appropriate decisions on drought mitigation efforts in 68 vulnerable districts of the country. MIS system generates district wise damage reports, drinking water and food grain details, fodder details and drought action scheme details. Also gives measures targeted at specific age groups. A Web site has been designed & hosted. Provides valuable information about past disasters, and during major disasters.

13 Flood Forecast Warning National Network of Flood Forecast & Warning System by Central Water Commission Comprises 172 flood forecasting sites, on 70 subriver basins in 9 major river systems of the country. Date & Time specific data on actual water level, forecast water level along with the trend wrt rising, falling or steady water levels is received from the network. On the basis of this, the System generates Daily Flood Forecast Bulletins depicting the High & Moderate flood situations and Daily Reservoir level/inflow forecasts, and Hydrographs for all the 172 Flood Forecasting sites. The bulletins and hydrographs are posted on the website

14 Flood Forecast Warning

16 Earthquake at Killari, Latur on Sep 30, 1993 After the earth quake at Killari in Latur district, NIC was the only department having IT infrastucture which was needed for communication. Mobile VSAT stations were set up at Killari, to link up with NICNET. Communication support provided to District administration for the work of rescue, relief & rehabilation.

17 Earthquake at Killari, Latur on Sep 30, 1993 Direct link established between the District Control Room in the Collectorate and the Emergency Operations Centre in the Mantralaya through VSAT network. 'Videoconferencing' facility provided in the Dist Control Room along with SAT phones for important Heads of Depts facility within the V-SAT Network.

18 Earthquake at Killari, Latur on Sep 30, 1993 Disaster Management Information System A database of all the vital information in the district was compiled. Software was used to display vital information. This Information System helped the Administration in decisions regarding response activities of the administration.

19 SUPER CYCLONE ORISSA 29th Oct 99 VC established between between Bhuvaneshwar, Krishi Bhawan (Disaster Control Room at New Delhi) & Vishakhapatnam (Relief base). VC also installed in Hon'ble Chief Minister's office to communicate with relief officers. and Internet facilities were upgraded in the control room

20 SUPER CYCLONE ORISSA 29th Oct 99. GIS based Relief Management Software installed in the control room. Based on the damage information and relief material inflow, various thematic maps were generated. - Used for decision making. A special web site ( was launched to enable anxious people and concerned organizations from all over the world to get latest, accurate and updated information about the situation.

21 Gujarat Earthquake 26th Jan, 2001 NIC provided communication support to the relief operations: Set up video-conferencing facility from Bhuj & Gandhinagar using portable SCPC VSATs on 27th Jan 01. This enabled VC from any of the NIC Video-conferencing studios operational in 26 cities of India. This helped the Gujarat State Govt and the Govt of India for better co-ordination of the massive relief work. Various National and International agencies and NGOs engaged in relief operations also used the facility to have VC with control room at Gandhinagar & Bhuj.

22 Gujarat Earthquake Video Conferencing at Bhuj NIC's Video-conferencing facility in a tent at Bhuj

23 Gujarat Earthquake WEBSITE- ( A special section on the website was promptly developed on 27th Jan, 2001 with: Detailed information about the extent of damage and the relief operations in place. Important advice from the Indian Metreological Department (along with important maps and pictures) Future warnings related to after-shocks of the quake Contact details for various agencies engaged in relief measures.

24 Gujarat Earthquake WEBSITE- ( Press Information Bureau's website also carried latest and up-to-date information about the earthquake crisis. PIB is the official nodal agency to disseminate govt information to the print & electronic media. NIC hosted the official website of the Govt of India on the Gujarat Earhquake crisis on its webserver ( The website had detailed information about all aspects of the crisis related to relief and rescue and it was launched by NIC-PIB Unit at the instance of the Prime Minister's Office.

25 Gujarat Earthquake SOFTWARE PACKAGES NIC Bhuj Unit developed software packages for the District Administration on Death and Injury compensation

26 SMA Network As part of National Disaster Mgmt Plan, SMA (Strong Motion Accelerographs) equipment have been set up by IIT Roorkee, throughout the country, for earthquake monitoring. These are connected thru NIC s VSAT and Leased Line networks.

27 NIC Tamil Nadu State Centre Tamil Nadu State Unit, at Chennai and District Centres cater to the IT needs of Govt of Tamil Nadu as well as various Central Govt nodal offices in the State Key activities: Consultancy, Software design & development, Training, Networking, Web services, & Internet services using NICNET, VC, etc. 30 District Centres

28 Tsunami 26 th Dec 2004 Tsunami struck 13 coastal districts of Tamil Nadu (Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Thoothukudi, Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari, Pudukottai, Villupuram ) Left at least 8010 dead and rendered many people homeless.

32 Revenue Administration Dept In times of Natural Calamities like Drought, Flood, Tsunami, Cyclone, Fire, the Revenue Department is responsible for Disaster Management in the State : (i) Evacuation to safe places (ii) Providing Food and Shelter during the duration of the calamity (iii) Assisting with financial help in reconstruction of damaged dwellings.

33 Web based reporting systems Process of data collection, compilation and collation becomes very fast. Information is instantly available on the Intranet for viewing as soon as it is updated at point of origin. Data maintained on a single central database server, through the Intranet. - It helps in minimizing the time and cost involved in correspondence between the headquarters and the various agencies. Reliability & security of data. (Successive manipulations of Statistical Data can be prevented!) System is transparent Locations that have not reported on time are visible. Monitoring therefore becomes easier. Reports can be generated by compiling the data collected from different locations and viewed on-the-fly.

34 Web based reporting systems The reports can be viewed by any no of users depending on permissions. The data is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Past data pertaining to any period can be viewed on the system. User interfaces are simple form-based - novice users can handle the system without difficulty. The user interface is designed to be intuitive. Basic functions, such as data entry, modification, query and report generation can be performed very easily. Only the authorized users can have access to the system through specific user name and password.

37 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

38 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

39 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

40 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

42 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

44 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

46 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

50 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

51 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

52 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

53 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

54 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

55 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

56 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

57 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

58 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

59 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

60 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

61 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

62 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

63 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

64 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

65 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

66 WEB BASED REPORTING SYSTEM TO MONITOR TSUNAMI RELIEF

69 IndisDATA ( IndisDATA - India Disaster Database. An inventory of natural disasters and their impacts disaggregated at Taluk level for the State of Tamil Nadu. All natural disasters (flood, cyclone, tsunami, etc.) occurring in the State of Tamil Nadu and their impacts on human lives, properties, etc. have been recorded in the database. The database helps to analyze the trends and patterns of the occurrences and impacts of the natural disasters in Tamil Nadu.

79 Daily Flood Situation Monitoring Web based reporting System Provides necessary decision support to the relief managers of the district control room & headquarters for suitably monitoring the cyclone, flood and heavy rain situation administering timely rescue & relief operations first hand information about the damages associated with cyclone, flood and heavy rains.