The Commissioner of Revenue Administration/State Relief Commissioner undertakes all activities relating to Disaster Management and Mitigation besides managing relief and rehabilitation activities of any disaster in the State.
The The District Collector is the District Relief Officer who has the overall charge in all relief operations in the district. He also chairs the District Advisory Committee that includes all departmental heads, divisional heads and other district level officers. It is the apex body for co-ordination between different departments involved in the relief operations.
The Sub Collector/RDO is the Divisional Zonal Officers/Divisional Relief Officer and in-charge of the overall relief operations in the Revenue division.
Additional Zonal Officers, in the cadre of Deputy Collectors are placed in- charge of each Taluk. They shall be stationed at the Taluk headquarters of their charge to supervise the relief operations in that Taluk.
Each firka is placed under the supervision of a Zonal Officer, either a special Tahsildar or a Panchayat Union Commissioner, to assist the Taluk Tahsildar in all anti disaster operations.
They shall be stationed in their respective firka headquarters in times of emergency.
Municipal and Town Panchayat Administration
The Municipal Commissioner and the E.O. (Town Panchayat) are the Relief Officers in the concerned Municipality and town Panchayat areas respectively. These officers are responsible for relief operations in their areas.
The Government grants relief to the victims of Natural Calamities under State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) in the form of financial assistance for loss of lives, loss of limb or eyes, grievous injuries, loss of crops, loss of cattle, damage to houses to mitigate the suffering and loss caused.
As there is possibility for a disaster in the District during monsoon season, development programmes are focused on the prevention, preparedness, mitigation, response, relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction measures.
The department concerned shall provide permanent solutions for disaster risk reduction by construction of culverts, formation of channels, desilting of tanks, to reduce the effect of flood. Necessary estimates shall be prepared and sent to State Government for allocation of Funds.