Public-Private-People Partnership (4P) Framework for Managing Floods in Raigad [MH]

The major community getting affected due to disasters are the people living in those affected areas, the ecosystem they are living in and the socio-economic activities they depends on. And none other than the solicitude and familiarity with the surroundings of these people to tackle the disasters they have been constantly dealing since ages would prove it the most lethal component among all the units assigned. It would be an in-engineering way of dealing with disasters if it does not involve retrospection and resource mobilisation in a pro-active manner aiding-in of the support from locale. The theories of 4P framework has backed the implementation of Public-Private-People Partnership (4P) in disaster management practices and this paper is also an attempt to study the how this framework can be implemented in Raigad district of Maharashtra which is often been a victim to the disasters in the form of floods, cyclones and bio-chemical outspreads due to geographic, operational and economic characteristics of the region. Among these disasters, this paper particularly emphasize on enabling the use of 4P in flood management and related practices towards the same. Initial research was conducted to get insights over the current practices and agencies involved in carrying them out during floods originated in west flowing rivers such as Savitri, Amba and Kundalika to identify the useful aspects that could become a part of new procurement method on implementation. An applicability and Viability structure has been formed to verify the use of proper procurement method and does the 4P model fits-in within the proposed system has been addressed. Roles of each party in the collaboration during various phases of disaster management are acknowledged and a probable channel for delivering the given duties is proposed in order to devise a framework adhering to the characteristics of each component and their scope of involvement. Significance of 4P implementation during disaster planning, preparedness, post disaster response mechanism and disaster risk reduction is discussed and highlighted the importance of involving all the managerial elements during entire disaster management cycle. Based on the disaster characteristics and scope of availability of all parties, a framework has been computed and analysed for ensuring the applicability, suitability, and efficiency from economical, social, cultural, technological and operational point of view. At the later part, the policies, protocols and guidelines over specific requirements of implementation and operations, payment mechanism, contract duration and critical issues has been discussed to shape the research idea and aftermaths of the same.