Central Armed Forces (Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, Coast Guard, BSF, CRPF, ITBP)

1. All Central Armed Forces may conduct a reconnaissance to the most vulnerable areas of all districts of Kerala

2. All Central Armed Forces may source all hazard prone area maps, road network maps and helicopter landing sites from KSDMA

3. All Central Armed Forces may conduct necessary orientation of hazard proneness of Kerala to field commanders in collaboration with KSDMA, if needed

4. All Central Armed Forces may ensure that adequate number of boats, BAUTs and out board motors are pre-positioned in Kerala

5. In case of deployment of Central Armed Forces and Paramilitary Forces, the District in which the unit resides will provide necessary logistic support and facilitate heavy duty trucks and buses if needed. While deployed in a district, the concerned District Disaster Management Authority will provide logistic support, including fuel, boarding and lodging facilities to the NDRF teams.

6. Indian Airforce may pre-position 2 heavy lift helicopters for immediate deployment in Kerala

7. A closed cover communication will be provided to Armed Forces indicating the critical mobile numbers and satellite phone numbers of the State

8. All deployment requests and communications will be initially via Mobile Phone Call from State EOC (Fixed numbers), WhatsApp Group of KSDMA for Forces and email of State Emergency Operations Centre ([e-mail] or [e-mail]) after which an ink signed copy of the directive from State Relief Commissioner (Principal Secretary, Disaster Management) or Chief Secretary will be provided

9. If need be during L2 or L3 disasters, on request from State EOC, one officer with necessary communication gear may be posted to State EOC for close liaison

10. In case of deployment for handling drowning accidents, Ernakulam Collectorate will liaison with Indian Navy and Coast Guard based on the request from concerned District Disaster Management Authorities. SEOC will intervene only in case of notified disaster events.

11. In case of in-sea accidents involving Fishermen, the Fisheries Control Room at the Fisheries Department Headquarters shall directly liaison with the Joint Operations Command at INS Venduruthy and do the needful for ensuring adequate response.

12. The primary agency to respond to in-sea accidents other than the Marine Enforcement is the Coast Guard. Navy should be called in only if Coast Guard specifically suggests for the support of Navy