Ministry of Home AffairsGovernment of India

An initiative of Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India , National Informatics Center &

United Nations Development Programme

Online inventory of resources for Online inventory of resources for disaster response preparednessdisaster response preparedness

Presented By:Sujit Mohanty

Manager – Disaster Information SystemsGoI- UNDP DRM Programme

XXI ALL INDIA BAI CONVENTIONXXI ALL INDIA BAI CONVENTION

The biggest problem for disaster The biggest problem for disaster managers to respond to disasters is managers to respond to disasters is

quickly mobilizing equipments, human quickly mobilizing equipments, human resources and critical supplies to the resources and critical supplies to the

emergency spot.emergency spot.

When disasters strike:When disasters strike:

• Disaster managers needs lot of specialized equipments and skilled human

resources for quick response.

When disasters strike:When disasters strike:

• Delay in response may result in increased loss of lives and livelihoods.

When disasters strike:When disasters strike:

• There is a lack of knowledge of whereabouts of these resources either in

the neighboring District or State.

Online resource inventory for disaster managementOnline resource inventory for disaster management

• National initiative under the Govt. of India-UNDP DRM programme in collaboration with National Informatics Center, Government of India.

• Online database for capturing the countrywide inventory of equipments and skilled human resources for emergency response.

• A database to minimize emergency response time by effective decision making on mobilization of human & material resources.

• Systematic data collection & collation from Govt. line departments ,Public Sector Units, Corporate sector etc at the district level.

CII- more than 5000 members

BAI- more than 33000 members

Corporate Sector

The Progress…The Progress…• Decentralized resource inventory being managed by the districts.

• 80000 records from 565 districts of 35 States/UTs already been captured.

• Districts are updating their inventory quarterly.

• Partnership with Builders’ Association of India (BAI) for Corporate Sector resource inventory.

• The IDRN web portal has been extended to accommodate BAI members (33000 approx.)

Why Corporate Sector?Why Corporate Sector?• It is a known fact that majority of

emergency resources are with the corporate sector.

• Corporate sector has been assisting the administration effectively with equipments and skilled human resources in disasters.

• Thus the corporate sector has a major role in building this National inventory of resources.

Web Address:

http://www.idrn.gov.in

User Manual can be downloaded from IDRN Site

Live Demonstration