Civil Defence

Name of the Department /Section :

Civil Defence, South 24 Parganas

Activity and function of the Department/ Section:

• To assess the risks and vulnerabilities associated with various disasters,
• To develop appropriate disaster prevention and mitigation strategies,
• To provide clarity on roles and responsibilities for all stakeholders concerned with disaster management so that disasters can be managed more effectively,
• To develop and maintain arrangements for accessing resources, equipment, in preparation for disasters that might occur,
• To ensure that arrangements are in place to mobilize the resources and capability for relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction and recovery from disasters,
• To create awareness and preparedness and provide advice and training to the agencies involved in disaster management and to the community,
• To develop disaster management as distinct management discipline and creation of a systematic and streamlined disaster management cadre.

List of the Citizen Services offered by the department/Section along with location and contact details for availing such services :

Event/ Awareness Programme performed by the department :

• Covid Management, Control room for maintaining of Covid Protocol at different Block and Sub Divisions and District HQ.
• Disaster Management including rescue relief & rehabilitation.
• Emergency Duty & Crowd management at Ganga sagar Mela.

List of Officer-in-Charge of the Department/Section along with designation and contact details: