3.1.2 Central Armed Forces (Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, Coast Guard, BSF, CRPF, ITBP

1. All Central Armed Forces may conduct a reconnaissance to the most vulnerable areas of all

   districts of Kerala

2. All Central Armed Forces may source all hazard prone area maps, road network maps and

   helicopter landing sites from KSDMA

3. All Central Armed Forces may conduct necessary orientation of hazard proneness of

   Kerala to field commanders in collaboration with KSDMA, if needed

4. All Central Armed Forces may ensure that adequate number of boats, BAUTs and out

   board motors are pre-positioned in Kerala

5. In the case of deployment of Central Armed Forces and Paramilitary Forces, the District in

   which the unit resides will provide necessary logistic support and facilitate heavy-duty trucks

   and buses if needed. While deployed in a district, the concerned District Disaster

   Management Authority will provide logistic support, including fuel, boarding, and lodging

   facilitation to the NDRF teams.

6. Indian Airforce may pre-position 2 heavy-lift helicopters for immediate deployment in

   Kerala

7. A closed cover communication will be provided to Armed Forces indicating the critical

   mobile numbers and satellite phone numbers of the State

8. All deployment requests and communications will be initially via Mobile Phone Call from

   State EOC (Fixed numbers), WhatsApp Group of KSDMA for Forces and email State

   Emergency Operations Centre ([email protected] or [email protected]) after

   which an ink signed copy of the directive from State Relief Commissioner (Principal

   Secretary, Disaster Management) or Chief Secretary will be provided

9. If need be during L2 or L3 disasters, on request from State EOC, one officer with

   necessary communication gear may be posted to State EOC for close liaison

10. In case of deployment for handling drowning accidents, Ernakulam Collectorate will liaison with the Indian Navy and Coast Guard based on the request from concerned District Disaster Management Authorities. SEOC will intervene only in case of notified disaster events.

11. In case of in-sea accidents involving Fishermen, the Fisheries Control Room at the Fisheries Department Headquarters shall directly liaison with the Joint Operations Command at INS Venduruthy and do the needful for ensuring adequate response.

12. The primary agency to respond to in-sea accidents other than the Marine Enforcement is

    the Coast Guard. Navy should be called in only if Coast Guard specifically suggests for the

    support of Navy