You are serving as a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) in a vulnerable hill subdivision. Following continuous heavy rainfall, a major landslide completely blocks the primary arterial road, cutting off access to the regional civil hospital. Concurrently, an LPG transport tanker sustains damage near an emergency relief encampment and reports a volatile gas leak. Local community representatives urge you to immediately deploy heavy explosives to blast the landslide debris to clear the hospital route quickly, while untrained local volunteers offer to enter the gas leak zone to manually shut the valve without safety gear.
Which of the following administrative actions represent legally sound, procedurally compliant, and effective emergency crisis response measures in this scenario? (Select ALL correct options)
- Establish an immediate safety cordon around the gas leak site, evacuate nearby encampment occupants to an upwind shelter, and deploy trained hazardous material (HAZMAT) teams equipped with specialized gear.Cevap
- BPermit local volunteers to manually seal the tanker valve immediately to avert potential explosion risk while formal HAZMAT assistance is en route.
- Invoke statutory emergency powers under the Disaster Management framework to mobilize heavy earth-moving machinery for mechanical debris clearance while coordinating alternate emergency medical transport routes.Cevap
- DAuthorize controlled explosive blasting on the landslide slope immediately to clear the road fast, bypassing structural stability assessments.