The Andhra Pradesh Fire Department is preparing a detailed disaster management plan city wise -- City Disaster Management Plan -- for Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam with the help of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). This was disclosed by Regional Fire Officer B. Sreenivasulu at a press meet here on Saturday.
The plan would comprise the possibilities and sources of fire or natural disasters in the cities and action plan to deal with them.
“The plan is being designed as per the NDRF Act which specifies that there should be a disaster management plan for population of one million and above and we are following thee norms.
Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada have been chosen as pilot projects. The plans will be ready in about two months,” Mr. Sreenivasulu said.