TAMIL NADU
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
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CHENNAI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2024
Purattasi 29, Kurothi, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2055
Part II—Section 2
Notifications or Orders of interest to a Section of the public
issued by Secretariat Departments.
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
II-2 Ex. (336)—1
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REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
No. II(2)/REVDM/986(c)/2024.
[DISASTER MANAGEMENT – NOTIFYING HEAT WAVE AS A ‘STATE SPECIFIC DISASTER’ FOR PROVIDING
RELIEF TO THE VICTIMS OF HEAT WAVE – INCURRING THE EXPENDITURE TOWARDS RELIEF UNDER
STATE DISASTER RESPONSE FUND – ORDERS ISSUED.]
The following Government Order is Published:—
[G.O.Ms. No.419, Revenue and Disaster Management, Disaster Management Wing, D.M.III (1) Section,
15th October 2024, புரட்டாசி 29, குர�ோதி, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2055.]
Read:
1. G.O. (Ms) No.246, Revenue & Disaster Management [DM3(2)], Department, dated 03.08.2017.
2. From the Ministry of Home Affairs, (Disaster Management Division), Government of India letter
No.33-03/2020-NDM-I, dated 11.07.2023.
3. G.O. (Ms) No.579, Revenue & Disaster Management [DM3(2)], Department, dated 09.12.2023.
4. Announcement made by the Hon’ble Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management on the floor of
the Legislative Assembly on 24.06.2024.
5. From
the
Additional
Chief
Secretary/Commissioner
of
Revenue
Administration
Letter
No. NCII(1)/0119010/2024, dated 09.07.2024.
Order : No.419, Revenue and Disaster Management, Disaster Management Wing, D.M.III (1), dated
15th October 2024.
In the letter 5th read above, the Additional Chief Secretary/Commissioner of Revenue Administration & State Relief
commissioner has stated as follows :-
(i)
The Hon’ble Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management has made the following announcement on the
floor of the Legislative Assembly on 24.06.2024:-
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“பருவ நிலைமாாற்றம் காாரணமாாக தமிழ்நாட்டில் கடநத ஏபரல் மற்றும் மே மாாதத்தின் முதல் இரண்டு வாாரத்தில்
பெரும்பான்மை
யாான இடஙகளில் கடுமையாான வெபபமும், வெபப அலைவீச்சும் நிலவியது. வெபப அலையிலிருந்து
ப�ொதுமக்களை பாாதுகாாகக ப�ொது இடஙகளில் தண்ணீர்பநதல் அமைபபது, ஓ.ஆர்.எஸ் பாாக்கெட்டுகள்
வழங்குவது, திறறந்தவெளியில் பணியாற்றும் த�ொழிலாளர்கள
து நலன் கருதி பணி நேரத்தை
மாற்றி அமைபபது,
வெபபஅலையின் காாரணமாாக ஏறபடும் உடல் நலக்குறைவுக்கு சிகிச்
சை அளிகக அரசு மருத்துவமனைகளில்
தனிப்பிரிவு அமைபபது உள்ளிட்ட நடவடிக்கைகளை தமிழ்நாாடு அரசு மேற்கொண்டது. எனவே, மாாநில பேரிடர்
நிவாாரண நிதி விதிமுறைகளின்படி, வெபப அலை பாாதிப்பிற்கு தடுப்பு நடவடிக்கைகள் எடுககவும், உரிய நிவாாரணம்
வழஙகவும் வெபப அலை வீச்சினை மாாநிலம் சார்ந்தத பேரிடராாக அறிவிககபபடும்.”
(ii) In the reference 2nd read above the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs have communicated the
norms of assistance under State Disaster Response Fund wherein it has been indicated as follows:-
D.
State Specific Disasters
State specific disasters within the local
context in the State, which are included
in the notified list of disasters eligible
for assistance from State Disaster
Response Fund / National Disaster
Response Fund can be met from
State Disaster Response Fund within
the limit of 10% of the annual fund
allocation of the respective window of
State Disaster Response Fund.
Expenditure is to be incurred from State
Disaster Response Fund (and not from
National
Disaster
Response
Fund),
as
assessed by the State Executive Committee.
The norm for various items will be the same as
applicable to other notified natural disasters.
or
In these cases, the scale of relief assistance
against each item for 'local disaster' shall not
exceed the norms of State Disaster Response
Fund.
The flexibility is to be applicable only after
the State has formally listed the disasters
for inclusion and has notified transparent
norms and guidelines with a procedure for
identification of the beneficiaries for disaster
relief for such local disasters' with the approval
of State Executive Committee.
(iii) In the Government Order first read above, the Government of Tamil Nadu has already notified Sea Erosion,
Lightning, Thunder, Whirlwind, Gale Wind as area specific disaster for the purpose of providing relief assistance to
the victims of such disasters.
(iv) In the Government Order third read above, the revised norms of assistance under State Disaster Response
Fund has been adopted by Government of Tamil Nadu.
(v) During April, May 2024, many parts of Tamil Nadu have consistently recorded temperature above 40o C.
The data shown below describes that heat wave management has already emerged as a problem focused attention.
Sl. No.
Districts
Recorded Temperature Range
No. of Days
1
Chennai
40.1oC - 41.9oC
6
2
Coimbatore
40oC
1
3
Cuddalore
40.1oC - 40.2oC
2
4
Dharmapuri
40oC - 41.5oC
20
5
Erode
40oC - 43.6oC
31
6
Karur
40oC - 44oC
26
7
Madurai
40oC - 42.2oC
16
8
Nagapattinam
40.3oC
1
9
Namakkal
40oC - 41oC
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Sl. No.
Districts
Recorded Temperature Range
No. of Days
10
Salem
40.1oC - 42.3oC
19
11
Thanjavur
40oC - 41oC
7
12
Tirupattur
40oC - 42oC
21
13
Tiruchirapalli
40.1oC - 42.7oC
18
14
Vellore
40oC - 43.7oC
23
15
Tiruvallur
40oC - 42.5oC
19
16
Tirunelveli
40oC - 41.5oC
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(vi) Heatwave is emerging as a major threatening phenomenon that affects the day-to-day life of elderly people,
children and those who have prior illness and other medical conditions and who are engaged in the work in open
environments.
(vii) Tamil Nadu has a long coastline where the humidity goes up during summer months. Within Tamil Nadu,
cities like Madurai, Trichy, Vellore, Namakkal, Dindigul and Krishnagiri have barren rocky hillock which absorb and
reflect heat even during nights.
(viii) The risk of heat waves are high in urban areas also. For example, urban regions are having higher population
concentration, urban heat effect (due to cement / concretes, emission from vehicle and air conditioners, and others)
could aggravate the heat wave conditions cause by atmospheric phenomena. Structures such as buildings, roads,
and other infrastructure in urban areas absorb and re-emit the sun's heat leading to urban heat island formation due
to extensive heat wave conditions.
(ix) In view of the heat wave conditions prevailed over many pockets of the State, the Government of Tamil Nadu
has initiated the following actions:-
a) The Hon’ble Chief Minister held discussion with the officials of various departments on 24.4.2024 and
issued instructions for the management of heat wave conditions.
b) Discussions with line departments to review the preparedness measures for heat wave management
were held by the Chief Secretary to Government on 11.4.2024 and by the Additional Chief Secretary /Commissioner
of Revenue Administration on 12.3.2024.
c) Heat Wave Action Plan comprising the roles and responsibilities of line departments has been issued.
d) Advisories were issued to the General Public indicating the do’s& don’ts during heat wave condition.
e) More than 2000 Public Health Centres, Health Welfare Centres, Social Welfare Centres, Maternity
hospitals, epidemic hospitals etc., were kept in the State and readiness for providing treatment for heat wave related
illness.
f)
Adequate stock of medicines and ORS packets were made available in the hospitals.
g) Re-scheduling of working hours to protect the workers outdoors.
h) Water Kiosks (Thaneer Panthals) with shelter facility were set up at 1038 places viz., 299 bus depots,
68 markets, 338 road sides and 277 other places where people gather at large and 56 peri-urban village panchayats.
In addition, water kiosk facility was made at 842 Town Panchayats.
i)
ORS packets were also made available at the above said water kiosks.
(x) In the absence of a notification declaring the Heat wave as the disaster, relief could not be provided to
the general public who are affected due to heat wave conditions and that funds could not be provided to the line
departments under State Disaster Response Fund towards various relief measures.
(xi) In view of the Heat wave condition prevailed over the State during the month of April and May, 2024 and
its impact over the general public, it becomes necessary to notify heat wave as a State specific disaster in order to
provide relief to the people affected due to heat wave conditions.
(xii) Hence, the Additional Chief Secretary/ Commissioner of Revenue Administration has requested the Government
to notify heat wave conditions as a State specific disaster and the procedures currently followed for identification of
the beneficiaries shall be adopted for heat wave also and the relief may be provided as indicated below:-
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1.
Gratuitous Relief
Norms of Assistance
a) Ex-Gratia payment to families
of deceased persons.
Rs.4.00 lakh per deceased person, including those
involved in the relief operations or associated in
preparedness activities, subject to the certification
regarding cause of death from the appropriate
authority.
2.
Relief Measures
a) Provision for medical care
including supply of ORS
packets
As per actual cost incurred, and assessed by State
Executive Committee.
b) Provision of drinking water in
Water Kiosks.
As per actual cost, based on the assessment of need
by State Executive Committee.
(xiii) The appropriate authority shall diagnose the heat-related death based on a history of exposure to high ambient
temperature and the reasonable exclusion of other causes of hyperthermia. Moreover, diagnosis shall be established
from the circumstance surrounding the death, investigative reports concerning environmental temperature, and/or
measured ante-mortem body temperature at the time of collapse and declaration of death due to heat wave shall be
made accordingly. It shall be ensured that the data related to Heat stroke and Heat stroke deaths are reported in
IHIP-NPCCHH (Integrated Health Information Platform - National Programme on Climate Change and Human Health).
2. The Additional Chief Secretary/Commissioner of Revenue Administration & State Relief Commissioner has
therefore recommended the proposal to Government for placing before the State Executive Committee for its approval
for notifying the heat wave condition as a State Specific Disaster for the purpose of providing relief to the victims of
heat wave and for incurring the expenditure towards relief under State Disaster Response Fund within the limit of 10%
of the annual allocation of respective window of State Disaster Response Fund.
3. The Government after careful consideration and based on the announcement made by the Hon’ble Minister for
Revenue and Disaster management on 24.06.2024 and based on the proposal of the Additional Chief Secretary /
Commissioner of Revenue Administration and based on the approval of the State Executive Committee hereby orders
to notify the heat wave condition as a ‘State Specific Disaster’ for the purpose of providing relief to the victims of heat
wave and for incurring the expenditure towards relief under State Disaster Response Fund within the limit of 10% of
the annual allocation of respective window of State Disaster Response Fund and to adopt the procedures currently
followed for identification of the beneficiaries for heat wave and to provide the relief as indicated below:-
1.
Gratuitous Relief
Norms of Assistance
b) Ex-Gratia
payment
to
families
of
deceased
persons.
Rs. 4.00 lakh per deceased person, including those involved in the
relief operations or associated in preparedness activities, subject to the
certification regarding cause of death from the appropriate authority.
2.
Relief Measures
Provision for medical care
including
supply
of
ORS
packets
As per actual cost incurred, and assessed by State Executive Committee.
Provision of drinking water in
Water Kiosks.
As per actual cost, based on the assessment of need by State Executive
Committee.
4. This Order issues with the concurrence of Finance Department vide E.file No.9693/DM.3(1)/2024,
dated 09.10.2024.
(By Order of the Governor)
P. AMUDHA,
Principal Secretary to Government.
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