1. Listen to radio or TV weather reports for warning & advice and be alert.
2. Identify safe shelter in your area. These should be cyclone resistant and also find the closest route to reach them.
3. All your family members should know the safe routes to nearest shelter/raised pucca house.
4. Keep your emergency kit and basic food supply, medicines, torch and batteries etc. ready in waterproof bags. Drink preferably boiled water. Keep your food covered.
5. Doors, windows, roof and walls should be strengthened before the cyclone season through retrofitting and repairing. Store adequate food grains and water in safe places.
6. If your area in flood-prone, consider suitable flood resistant building materials.
7. Do not let children and pregnant woman remain empty stomach.
8. Raise furniture, clothing and valuable onto beds, tables and in attic in flood prone area.
9. Turn off the main electricity power supply. Do not use electrical appliance, which have been in flood water.
10. Do not get into water of unknown depth and current.
11. Do not allow children to play in, or near flood water.
12. Do not venture into the sea if so advised. Stay Indoors under the strongest part of the house, if not moved to the cyclone shelter.
13. Remain indoors until advised that the cyclone has passed away.
14. In case of cyclone alert, do not go out, till officially advised that it is safe. If evacuated, wait till advised to go back. Use the recommended route to return to your home. Do not rush.
15. Be careful of broken powers lines, damaged roads and house, fallen trees etc.
16. Be careful of snakes, as snake bites are common during floods.
Directorate of Disaster Management, A&N Administration
EMERGENCY CONTACT NOS.
a) State Control Room – 03192-234287, 238880, 241026, 1077
b) Emergency Operation Cetnres (EOCs) – P/B – 03192238881, 1070; M/bunder – 03192262960; C/N-03193265241: Kamorta – 03193263222; C/Bay – 03193 264020; L/Andaman – 03193284014
c) Police – 232100, 100
d) Fire – 232101, 101
e) Health – 232102, 102
