Duties of search and Rescue Teams, Police, Fire Services, Home Guards, Civil Defense

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(1) Where an area is declared as disaster prone area or disaster affected area under clause
- (a) of sub-section
(2) of section 16 as an affected area, the members of -
- (a) Search and Rescue Teams
- (b) Police Force
- (c) Fire Services
- (d) Home Guards
- (e) Civil Defense Shall perform the following function under the supervision of the Commissioner/ District Collector namely;
- (a) giving of warning;
- (b) carrying out search and Rescue operations and
- (c) carrying out relief and rehabilitation operations.
(2) If a disaster occurs in any area the senior most officer from amongst the members of organizations specified in clauses
- (a) to
- (e) and Department of the Government in such area shall report to the District Collector and carry out any instructions which the District Collector may issue for providing emergency relief.
(3) The Departments of the Government in the State shall generally carry out the functions specified in its Disaster Management plan as directed by the Commissioner/District Collector.

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