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PANCHAYATH LEVEL

panchayat level September 15, 2022 Panchayat Level: Each ward has a ward level team. At Panchayat level, this body is supervised by the Panchayat Monitoring Committee (LSG level monitoring committee), comprising of:- 1) Panchayat President 2) Medical Officer 3) ICDS (Integrated Child Development Scheme) Supervisor 4) CDS Chairperson Each of these individuals are the direct supervisors of the 4 official members ward level team. Therefore, they do not sit in the Committee in their individual capacity but they sit as representatives of the system following the hierarchy. To support them, there is the - Village officer. The village officer has no hierarchical subordinate at a lower level than the panchayat. Village officer is part of the Revenue System. Therefore they have control over all the land, to collect taxes and enable transactions relating to land. -Police -KSEB Office -Water Authority -Education Department (Nodal officers of government schools) -Agriculture Officer. These are all...
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COMMUNITY RESPONSE NETWORK

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Community Response Network101 Community Response Network- 101 September 15,2022 Introduction to CRN 101: Objectives:- Community Response Network (CRN 101) is a simple course designed to give a student a basic understanding of disaster management and how government systems work in general. The objective of CRN 101 course is to educate and create awareness about various government systems involved in the mitigation of disaster management. It covers a brief introduction to various government systems and how these systems coordinate together at times of disasters. THE DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT SYSTEM AND THEIR INTERCONNECTION: The local self government : The topics discussed were: •Tiers of panchayat system which included divisions in rural and urban areas. •Health systems which included Health care infrastructure and department under health systems.  •Revenue System which contains 3 levels District, Taluk and Panchayat level.  •Law Enforcement and Women in Police. •The 3-tier panchaya...
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

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Community Response Network101 Disasters management September 15,2022 Disaster management: Disaster Management can be defined as the preparedness, response and recovery methods in order to lessen the impact of disasters. A disaster disrupts the normal function of the society to the extent that it cannot function without outside help. Disasters can be classified as natural, technological or complex emergencies. Let's take a look at the natural disasters in Kerala. In August 2018,Kerala was hit by incessant rains followed by one of the worst floods that the state has witnessed in decades. All the dams of the state were filled to capacity and gates had to be opened to keep the dams safe. Hundreds died and thousands of homes were affected and damaged. More than a million people had to take shelter in relief camps. Normal life came to a standstill. The heavy rain acted as a trigger for more than 600 landslides in the state. The entire nation came forward to lend a helping hand to the Ker...
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