Biswas R, Mazumdar A, Bagchi S
Deptt. of PSM, AIIH & PH, Calcutta.
Indian J Public Health. 1999 Jul-Sep;43(3):106-11.
Disaster management is essentially a multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary endeavor. The status of disaster preparedness, coordination among different sectors and its impact on disaster management performance were studied and compared in two flood prone comparable districts viz. Midnapore and Murshidabad of West Bengal. The perception of state level officers about important job responsibilities of other departments in relation to disaster management and its intersectoral co-ordination was found mostly satisfactory; but this desired status did not prevail at district level. Lack of co-ordination among some sectors at district levels persisted in Murshidabad district, indicating comparatively better intersectoral co-ordination in Midnapore district. Thus, 'early response following flood' the most important indicator of adequacy of pre-disaster preparedness was found significantly better in Midnapore district. On the contrary, due to liberal use of Radio transmission set for flood warning, a significantly higher proportion of affected families in Murshidabad district received early flood warning compared to Midnapore. Organisational aspects of disaster management need to be improvised with role clarity of different departments in relation to other sectors involved in this endeavor.
灾害管理本质上是一项多部门、多学科的工作。在西孟加拉邦两个易受洪水影响的可比地区，即米德纳布尔和穆尔希达巴德，对灾害准备状况、不同部门之间的协调及其对灾害管理绩效的影响进行了研究和比较。发现邦级官员对其他部门在灾害管理及其部门间协调方面重要工作职责的认知大多令人满意；但这种理想状态在地区层面并未普遍存在。穆尔希达巴德地区各部门在地区层面缺乏协调的情况依然存在，这表明米德纳布尔地区的部门间协调相对更好。因此，“洪水后的早期响应”这一灾害前准备充分性的最重要指标在米德纳布尔地区表现明显更好。相反，由于穆尔希达巴德地区大量使用无线电发射装置进行洪水预警，与米德纳布尔相比，该地区收到早期洪水预警的受灾家庭比例显著更高。灾害管理的组织层面需要改进，明确不同部门在这项工作中与其他相关部门的职责。
