Procuring DM warehouses as per DM backbone plan: The government needs to enter into a contract with the local warehouse owners and third party logistics companies (3PLs) at the locations identified for DM warehouses. These warehouses will host the disaster management inventory to be used by government during disaster relief, and the 3PLs will be responsible for taking the supplies to the field. These contracts can be short-term contracts or similar to the option contracts setup with the producers. Existing warehouses of the army can also be used for this purpose. These warehouses must be equipped to handle large quantities of different types of goods like perishable food items, warm clothing, light building materials, tent equipment, etc.

Setting up mobile satellite communication equipments: Self powered mobile satellite communication equipments, that can be quickly set-up and used, would enable continuity of communication and also flow of critical information from the disaster hit areas.
Refer to Exhibit E for complete DM supply chain

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* Contributed by: -
Varun Gupta & Naresh Mahadevan,
Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.