At Division./District level the revenue department has been identified as the nodal agency to perform all tasks related to disaster Management. The Deputy Commissioner (Revenue)/Resident Deputy Collector (RDC) acts as the focal point for all types of disaster preparedness, response and recovery activities.

District Disaster Management Committee and District Crises group are two major groups have been constituted under his/her directions. The power of sanction of relief is also vested with the officials of revenue department at different level depending upon the need. The Deputy Commissioner is able to ensure participation of district and state government in the response and recovery phase. He also manages to get support from managerial, materials, resources and NGOs.

Implementation Area Nashik Division:

Nashik, AhmedNagar, Dhule

Identified Programme Cities in Maharashtra (2003-2007)

Mumbai, Nashik, Pune, Bhiwandi, Thane, Aurangabad, Nagpur

Total cost of the Project for period 2003-2007 is USD 3,212,918

District Disaster Management Committee

The DDMC is an apex planning body responsible for disaster risk reduction initiatives at the district and district level units. Members of the committee are the nodal officers of various line departments such as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Deputy Commissioner of MCD zones, Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Chief Engineer of PWD, District Liaison officer of Civil Defence and Home Guard, Deputy Director of Education, Sub-divisional Magistrate and Chief District Medical Officer of Directorate of Health etc. To ensure the public participation under disaster management planning MPs and MLAs are also members to the DDMC. Volunteer and social organizations like NCC, NSS, and CATS are other important members of the committee.The committee holds periodical meetings to discuss and finalized disaster management plans and activities and emergency support functions. The objective to constitute DDMC is to provide necessary guidance and inputs in preparedness, mitigation and management planning through a participatory approach.

District Disaster Management Plan

As a part of overall preparedness of the state, the Government of Maharashtra (GoM) has a State Disaster Management Plan to support and strengthen the efforts of district administration.In this context, every district has evolved its own District Disaster Management Plan (D.D.M.P.). It is expected that these multi-hazard response plans would increase the effectiveness of administrative intervention.The D.D.M.P. addresses the districts' response to the disasters and road accidents and fires. Some of these disasters such as floods and earthquakes affect large areas causing extensive damage to life, property and environment while others such as epidemics affect large population. In any case, the management of these disasters is requires extensive resources and man power for containment by remedial actions.

The objectives of District Action Plan are

To improve preparedness at the district level. through risk and vulnerability analysis to disasters and to minimize the impact of disasters in terms of human, physical and material loss.

To ascertain the status of existing resources and facilities available with the various agencies involved in the district and make it an exercise in capability building of district administration.

To utilize different aspects of disaster for development planning as a tool for location and area specific planning for development of district.

The Control Rooms are established at the Division/Collectorate and at each Tahsil office in the district and is kept functioning for 24 hours a day during the rainy season only. The phone numbers are informed to all departments.The SP office and public hospitals are directed to be prepared in case of emergency situations and liaison is kept with police control room also.