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(1) Every department of the State Government, in conformitywith the guidelines laid down by the State Authority, shall--
(a) prepare a disaster management plan which shall lay downthe following:--
(i) the types of disasters to which different parts of theState are vulnerable;
(ii) integration of strategies for the prevention ofdisaster or the mitigation of its effects or both with the development plansand programmes by the department;
(iii) the roles and responsibilities of the department ofthe State in the event of any threatening disaster situation or disaster andemergency support function it is required to perform;
(iv) present status of its preparedness to perform suchroles or responsibilities or emergency support function under sub-clause (iii);
(v) the capacity-building and preparedness measures proposedto be put into effect in order to enable the Ministries or Departments of theGovernment of India to discharge their responsibilities tinder section 37;
(b) annually review arid update the plan referred to inclause (a); and
(c) furnish a copy of the plan referred to in clause (a) orclause (b), as the case may be, to the State Authority.
(2) Every department of the State Government, whilepreparing the plan under sub-section (1), shall make provisions for financingthe activities specified therein.
(3) Every department of the State Government shall furnishan implementation status report to the State Executive Committee regarding theimplementation of the disaster management plan referred to in sub-section (1).