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Short thread on the logistics involved in #KeralaFloodRecue and how it is all being put together:
Resources involved as of 18th Aug:
- 22 helicopters
- 83 Indian Navy boats
- 57 NDRF boats
- 5 BSF teams
- 35 Indian Coast Guard teams
- 25 Indian Army Engineering teams
- 58 Kerala Fire Force boats
- 3200 Kerala Fire Force staff
- 40000 Kerala Police
- 600 fishing boats
+ ☝️These resources are managed according to a district-wise plan, each district in-charge being the district collector (DC), who prioritises and deploys resources in that district.

To smoothen out administrative matters, a cabinet minister each is assigned to each district.
+ On ground zero, the gram panchayat reps facilitate local rescue ops - the wisdom here being, none better than a ward counsellor to know that X feet of water here will sink Y houses in Z street.

Basically, a marriage of professional expertise (army etc) and local knowledge.
+ All this is coordinated how?

A 24/7 Joint Control Centre in @vijayanpinarayi’s office -including designated senior officers of military / paramilitary units, civil, police, other state agencies.
Plus, outbound comms via designated officers, once/twice a day live stream by CM.
+ This is a basic structure of how this massive #KeralaFloodRescue is being put together, meshing together the expertise of central and state forces with Kerala’s robust decentralised civil administration systems.

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I personally donated to @CMOKerala 's Disaster Relief Fund (CMDRF).

Why did I choose CMDRF?
Kerala CMDRF is operated by the Finance Secretary GoK, through the CMDRF bank account in SBI Trivandrum.

Does this mean that this IAS officer can operate this on his whims?

No!

This financial authority is delegated to officers in each tier of CMDRF.

#KeralaFloodRelief
Does this mean beneficiaries have to go and meet these officers and/or local politicians to get CMDRF funds?

No!

CMDRF is completely direct to the beneficiary; and beneficiaries are paid out via direct bank transfer.

#KeralaFloodRelief
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