Pune, July 22: FOR 16 years, a proposal, a former professor of psychiatry at the Medical College FOJ Mohan Agashe in state government for the establishment of cells permanent adviser disaster survivors in Mumbai has been gathering dust. Today, post-7/11, Agashe in his new avataar as advisor to the state government of mental health, everything is set up around the proposal becomes a reality.

The reason: Mumbai, with a number of natural resources and man-made disasters, it is poor in need of permanent cells counselling for victims. Mumbai”war always been a metropolis with a number of problems which are those of any other city in the country. This can be explained by the fact that the sheer speed of life. Now, the time has come to a permanent counselling to victims of disasters, and this is the first job for which I am in my company, the new capacity,”he said.

Agashe, it is also clear that it is a public-private partnership between the government and private physicians and the plans for setting up these cells permanently of psychiatry as part of the wing of the government, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), and private hospitals. As a short-term measure, these cells are in two weeks, while the entire project will be conducted in three months, stabilized.

Agashe is already “on the job” and had contact with the leading psychiatrists, Mumbai - Vihang Vahiya, Harish Shetty, Bharat Shah, Nilesh Shah - and also the discussions with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). ”The modalities have been developed and all stakeholders, including the public and private practitioners have agreed to chip in with the means and resources. It (psychological) is a long-term consideration. You can not install the shop for two months and then close it,”he said, explaining the need for ongoing training of the cells.

”These cells have the freedom to go directly to the effect of implementation and to determine the type of service and advice, which are made. They must be taken in the wild, so that their services can be taken advantage of the longer duration of the disaster,’’said Agashe.

In fact, Latur, which was devastated by an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale in the year 1993, has already responded to the report by the latter to the government in the years 1989 and put into Place cells advise disaster victims. Mumbai corn, the fact that a high percentage of people with mental disorders Not levels, the implementation is it that now.

Indeed, the need to Mumbai, the largest number of counselors and psychiatrists in the country - 600 and 230 - have cells permanent council is now far more than for any other time. ”The distress levels are very stressful for people facing mechanism. That’s why we had a few people jumping trains. All this can be avoided only sort of good advice,”Agashe, is also known for his exploits celluloid added.

About two-thirds of India is vulnerable to natural disasters, in some form or another, and it is therefore all the more important for us to understand and be prepared for nature and disasters caused by the ‘man. For now, our priority was relief and rehabilitation of those affected, but the planning, preparation and management of the nine sters, we need even more concentration,’’said Kaur A marjeet , director of the Center of Directorate D isaster Studies, School of Environment From the management, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU).

Given that, in the context of a disaster situation, the local community is the first to respond, this knowledge of disasters and their management is not only of crucial importance for state officials , paramilitary forces, health and other interest groups, but for the entire population. ”If people know what must be done when a stroke of fate and take immediate measures, damage to life and property can be reduced,’’said Chakrabarti.

During the tragedy of Bhopal gas in the year 1984, which is said to have killed nearly 5000 people in three days, fatally hit, and over 20000 persons during the year, such simple measures could have saved countless lives. In la”fuite gas, used in the factory compound, which recognizes the security measures simply in the mouth with a wet towel, reduced the influence of toxic gases, but residents of the town were not aware of how Protect it may be in such a situation, he informed”…

… The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), training in disaster management at the school. The course learning of Class VIII, the plan offers a broad introduction to the management of the disaster Whereas the curriculum classes XI, goes even further and extends affected by the disaster management component , Disaster Mitigation understanding and man-made disasters to prevent, among other areas. Class X manual for disaster management lies ability to survive, safe construction and planning practices, citing a number of areas.

As he continues”, CBSE provides for the setting up of training in emergency management in class XI, and from next year. The idea is einschärfen, right at school, knowledge and disaster preparedness, and that will allow a part of the thinking of life. Everyone must know what disasters, why they occur, how they occur, what are the consequences, and what steps must be taken before, during and after a disaster strikes,”Chakrabarti said.

Disaster Management, the training has already part of the formation of the Central Reserve Police Force, Indian Administrative Services, the Indian police, services and State Forestry Indian Civil Services. ”A course on earthquake-resistant technology, engineering and architecture education and health emergency has been a part of the management of the curriculum and care MBBS ,”he said …

… Few initiatives to provide special training programmes in disaster management have been taken at the level of higher education as well. CDMS of GGSIPU has an MBA in management of a disaster. After Kaur,”The main objective of the programme is to improve the management capacity of paramilitary forces and other stakeholders in disaster management. Since coordination between the various authorities is very important at the time of the disaster, the programme focuses on prevention, preparedness, crisis management, decision support and rehabilitation, reconstruction and the guarantee of synergy between the different organisations involved in crisis management.”

The first part of the weekend, the programme has approved an interesting mix of candidates such as Chief Officer Fire Delhi Fire Services, who is overseeing the engineers and leaders in New Delhi Jal Board, Inspector General of CRPF, Leaders of the squadron Indian Air Force, representatives of non-governmental organizations scientists and senior officials of the Ministry of Environment, among others.

IGNOU is currently underway with a certificate in the field of natural disaster prevention, which is open to 10 students and 2 qualified working on the creation of one year, postgraduate diploma in emergency management in January 2006. Vellore Institute of Technology, a center for civil protection and management. Indian Institute of Management, Indore, is also in the process of setting up a Centre for Disaster Management. The achievement of the emergence of emergency at the request of management training, certification of disaster management courses are offered by several institutions in India …

… Disaster management has opened a new dimension of management, unique in itself. As manager of a disaster, we must react quickly and in coordination with other civil organizations. Given that it was stress at work and the critical conditions, must be another kind of skills and orientation,’’said Chakrabarti. A high degree of motivation, friendly attitude, a temperament cooler conditions, the ability to plan long-term, but also a direct reaction to the basis of some of the management skills in a disaster.

The establishment of National Disaster Response Force to discuss the need for human beings, specially trained to cope with disasters. ”I have a request for people already have a basic qualification in economics, sociology, engineering, psychology, architecture, health and other disciplines, management training civilian additional knowledge which can be used alongwith their knowledge skills at the heart of a catastrophic situation yet,’’said Chakrabarti, adding,”with new kinds of threats, such as nuclear and biological weapons emerging countries, we must be prepared for which it is judged to be good.”