Crisis Management Game

It has to be said that Gu Ji's underground waterproof work clothes are really eye-catching. It is completely in two extreme contrasts with the formal attire of everyone present in suits and leather shoes.

"Vidi, were you responsible for the incident at the Bangkok District Government Hospital?"

"Yes."

Facing the chief minister's inquiry, Gu Ji admitted openly and openly because he now urgently needs to express himself. Only when his own abilities are more outstanding, will the heads of government listen carefully and adopt his opinions.

Fatina on the side also looked at him with slight surprise.

Unexpectedly, Gu Ji not only has professional meteorology and disaster prevention knowledge, but also has public health-related processing skills.

Among the people at the scene, only the Minister of Health looked at him a little strangely, as if this made it appear that his arrangements were not in place.

There was a flash of appreciation in the chief minister's eyes.

"Experts from the Ministry of Disaster Management said that you were the first to discover the landfall of the tropical depression. Can you tell us your views on this disaster?"

"The intensity of the South Asian monsoon is relatively strong and the control time is relatively long. In addition, the disturbance of the Middle East wind wave in the Intertropical Convergence Zone, the northerly position of the South Asian monsoon trough and the stronger Somali cross-equatorial jet stream provide sufficient water vapor over the Indian continent, which will cause continuous It’s a heavy rainstorm, so…”

At this point, Gu Ji paused and made a decision that surprised everyone: "Before the traffic is completely paralyzed, the people in the Brahmaputra and its tributaries in the state should be relocated immediately. .”

"Transfer the people in the entire river basin? Oh my god, young man, your courage is so admirable!"

The first person to speak was the Minister of Highway Traffic and Transportation. Although every word was full of praise, his sinister tone made people very uncomfortable.

Obviously, Gu Ji's decision was too bold.

Not even the Chief Minister expected him to say that.

"If an accident or infectious disease occurs during a large-scale transfer, the medical system may not be able to afford it!"

"The Minister of Health is right. At least tens of millions of people have to be relocated just because of a heavy rain. Do you know how much money and materials this costs?"

"The key is that many people are unwilling to leave their homes at all. This is too difficult for our police department to dissuade!"

"Yes, this decision is too unrealistic."

"Today's young people..."

…

For a time, many senior officials, led by the ministers of transportation and health, spoke out to refute Gu Ji's strategy.

At the scene, only the Minister of Disaster Management did not speak, while Fatima beside him quickly rummaged through various prepared materials.

Boom, the chief minister lightly knocked on his desk, and the conference room gradually became quiet.

He looked at Gu Ji.

"What are the specific reasons why you came to this conclusion?"

"I base this on the experience of historical heavy rain and flood cases in India. On August 4, 2000, severe flooding occurred in the Godavari and Tungapura rivers. In Andhra Pradesh alone, 131 people died and 5,368 cattle were killed. Deaths, 98,000 people made homeless, Hyderabad city flooded with water up to 3 meters deep in many areas, crops destroyed on 177,000 hectares of land, total damage to property and agriculture amounting to billions of rupees;”

“During July 2003, severe flooding occurred in Brahmaputra and its tributaries. In Assam alone, 38 people died, 5.23 million people in 4,962 villages were affected, and crops on 210,000 hectares of land were affected. Severely affected, nearly 5,000 houses were damaged. However, the rainfall in the 2019 rainy season only exceeded 110% of the historical normal. 1,900 people died from floods throughout the rainy season. Among them, Bihar continued to have heavy rains, causing a death toll More than 130 people.”

Relying on his rich knowledge in the field of natural disasters and Gu Ji's central nervous system data of 18.6, his thinking is running extremely fast.

The history of India, and even the natural disaster cases in the entire East Asia region and the Xia Kingdom, were listed in front of him almost instantly like computer folders.

The Minister of Disaster Management on the side was fascinated.

"What I want to say is that the lessons of history are painful enough. According to the data just released by the Central Meteorological Observatory, the heavy rain will not stop in the next 12 hours. This will be a big burden on the already overflowing rivers and the reservoirs and dams that store water. , and more importantly, we must be alert to secondary disasters caused by heavy rains and floods!"

"Urbanization in India along rivers has resulted in urban floods that are very different from rural floods. Historical data proves that urban floods have increased the flood peak from 1.8 times to 8 times and the flood volume by 6 times. According to the crustal movement monitoring of the Xiaguo Earthquake Bureau According to the Engineering Research Center, the Indian plate moves northward by about 5cm every year. This will cause the rocks in the Himalayas to be continuously stressed, making them brittle and more prone to landslides and earthquakes. Once a large-scale landslide occurs in the northern mountains..."

Blah blah blah...

The whole place was silent, and the only sound that could be heard was the sound of Fatima flipping pages quickly.

There was silence for three full seconds.

Fatima raised her head with a surprised expression, first glanced at Gu Ji, then looked at the Minister of Disaster Management and a group of senior government officials: "Every data he said is correct, it's all true. !!”

At this moment, even the chief minister’s eyes widened.

Although Gu Ji did not finish his last sentence, everyone knew what the consequences would be. If a large-scale landslide did occur, with Assam's current urban planning and population density, at least hundreds of people would be killed or injured.

The Minister of Transportation choked and swallowed a few times. He was afraid that the chief would agree to Gu Ji's strategy of mass transfer of people. If it didn't go well, he might be thrown into jail on the spot, let alone taking off his official uniform, so he hurriedly spoke first:

"Chief Minister, although the data is terrible, no one can guarantee that it will happen in practice. Moreover, the Minister of Water Resources has also said before that the dams in the state are currently releasing water in an orderly manner. This strategy of transferring people is still Isn’t it a little too radical?”

"Um……"

The Chief Minister pinched the base of his nose.

Sitting in his position, he often considers issues comprehensively and pays more attention to the overall concept. In addition to the safety of people's lives and property, he also needs to take into account the government's resources and economic capabilities, the difficulty of implementing plans, and subsequent sustainability, etc.

He did not refute Gu Ji's words, nor did he support them. Instead, he asked the Minister of Disaster Management for his opinion.

As an expert in dealing with natural disasters, the Minister of Disaster Management’s answer is obviously more acceptable to the county magistrates and ministers.

First, a special emergency rescue temporary headquarters for heavy rain and flood disasters was established. The office of the emergency headquarters is located in the state government. As the head organization for handling this disaster, the headquarters consists of emergency and disaster relief teams, logistics support, medical rescue, aftermath treatment, and public security. Alert five professional groups.

As soon as Gu Ji heard it, he knew that this was the "standard answer" for natural disaster classification emergency plans.

The rescue team is responsible for quickly organizing all parties to carry out rescue and disaster relief when danger occurs, and implementing rescue and disaster relief measures; organizing the evacuation of disaster-stricken personnel and materials, cooperating with engineering and technical personnel, and responsible for on-site emergency repairs;

The medical team is responsible for medical rescue of the wounded, sanitation and epidemic prevention, and drinking water and food sanitation;

The police are responsible for security at disaster sites and maintaining traffic order;

The logistics team is responsible for emergency communications, vehicle dispatching, and the support of rescue supplies and equipment;

Finally, the aftermath team is responsible for claims settlement and recovery and reconstruction after the accident.

This kind of multi-department collaboration and mutual cooperation can maximize government functions and share the difficulty equally, but it requires a prerequisite that the disaster situation cannot exceed the current government's handling capabilities!

And what Gu Ji said so much is actually emphasizing one issue:

This heavy rain disaster is simply beyond the capabilities of the Assam government!

Since the scope of the checkpoint crisis is limited to the national level, it is destined that the disaster will not only occur in Assam. In fact, the symptoms of this can be seen from the large-scale floods in neighboring Bangladesh.

There must be some "thunder" point hidden in the dark that has not yet exploded.

When it explodes, Assam will be completely destroyed. Heavy rains and floods will radiate to the southeast along the basin according to the terrain, and it will turn into a national disaster.

Think about national level incidents where even the central cabinet government has to take action;

Will it be something that your small state government can handle?

Not to mention that Assam's economy is not developed, and there are no people, materials, or money to consume. By letting them transfer, Gu Ji is actually saving energy for the state government and saving as many people's lives as early as possible.

Unfortunately, the chief minister did not adopt his opinion.

After the disaster management minister made a good start, other ministers of water conservancy, agriculture, police, and medical care also began to elaborate on their own functional division strategies.

In this way, a temporary rainstorm emergency response plan is basically completed.

The chief minister looked at the key points of the plan handed over by the recording secretary behind him, shook his head slightly, and seemed satisfied.

"Do you have anything else to add?"

Seeing that no one spoke, the chief minister turned his attention to Gu Ji again.

He was not polite and immediately raised his hand.

"Vidi, what's your problem?"

"I would like to expand on a few points based on the strategies mentioned by ministers."

As soon as Gu Ji said these words, several ministers looked unhappy.

This is actually normal. The ministers had already finished speaking, but he suddenly intervened. No matter what he said, it was obvious that he was making mistakes.

But since the chief minister has raised the issue, there is no reason not to take it up.

After getting the other party's consent, Gu Ji began to add based on the military disaster prevention manual and natural disaster handling experience:

"First of all, the first and most important point of emergency management is to establish an early warning mechanism for heavy rain and flood disasters to achieve early preparation, early handling, and early reporting; the daily monitoring of early warning information is centralized in the emergency command office and the State Meteorological Monitoring Office The department must communicate with the Central Meteorological Department at all times, and all relevant information monitored must be reported to the emergency command office in a timely manner to prevent the occurrence of sudden disasters.”

“Secondly, we need to ensure smooth communication and transportation. Assam is located in the northeastern part of India. The only connection point with the central government is the narrow Siliguri Corridor. Once communication is disconnected and transportation collapses, the state will be completely isolated from the world. ', it will fend for itself. Therefore, I suggest that the Department of Transportation communicate with the central government as soon as possible and use railways to transport food and medical supplies across states to maintain sufficient supplies."

"Then, the medical aspect can be based on the hierarchical treatment ladder of disaster medical rescue. The first level is on-site rescue, and experienced medical staff are organized to set up a frontline rescue team to search and find the wounded, and guide self-rescue and mutual rescue; the second level is early treatment, temporary In areas with severe disasters, temporary medical treatment is set up to provide early treatment and classification of the wounded who are sent to the scene; third-level transport and rear hospital treatment mainly accept follow-up treatment of the wounded from the front. The focus of the work is to implement specialist treatment, intensive care and psychological care. Guidance.”

Regarding this point, Gu Ji had actually mentioned it as early as the previous state government hospital.

The hierarchical treatment medical system originated from the Russian Academy of Military Medical Sciences during World War I, and subsequently attracted the attention of military health officials in many countries. In 1965, Xia Guo introduced the concept of step treatment into the wartime and disaster medical rescue system, and made it It’s called graded treatment.

“And lastly, I suggest that the National Police Agency immediately organize police and firefighters to be ready to engage in emergency and disaster relief work at any time, and implement traffic control and restrict the movement of road vehicles. If necessary, it should seek assistance from the central cabinet government and military region troops and send additional troops to assist. When conducting disaster relief, the military has rapid response capabilities and high mobility, and its execution ability far exceeds that of the police and firefighters. After major natural disasters occur, they often respond the fastest and play an important role in reducing losses, saving lives, and stabilizing people's hearts. effect."

If Gu Ji had been surprised before when he proposed to divert the people's strategy, now he was completely shocked.

Even Fatima stayed aside for a long time.

The reason why they were shocked was not only Gu Ji's control over the details of the emergency response plan, but also the fact that there were many angles that they did not dare to think of!

That's right.

In fact, the disaster prevention experience Gu Ji added is not a very clever method in Xia State and internationally. It is just thinking about the problem by standing on the shoulders of giants.

But why can’t these top state government officials think of this?

The reason is simple: institutional restrictions!

For world-class powers, the government needs to have the ability to pool resources, that is, strong mobilization capabilities, because only in this way can resources be mobilized to the maximum extent to respond to national disasters.

The basis for this is that the country must have a strong central government. This is the core, because only a strong central government can gather local forces and form a joint force. In India, due to complex reasons such as ethnicity and religion, the central government has relatively limited control. The local states are unwilling to obey.

Especially in remote minority areas like Assam, it is basically difficult to control them.

Therefore, from the beginning, the Minister of Transportation never considered reporting to the central government for material allocation.

Another point worth mentioning is the military's disaster relief.

The purpose and purpose of the military of all countries around the world is to protect the lives and property of their own people, and at the same time, they should respond to wars launched by other countries. In special times, the military can also serve as a rescue force.

In the Xia Kingdom, it is very common for special police, armed police, and the army to be involved in disaster relief. However, in Western countries, the army generally does not undertake disaster relief tasks. When forest fires broke out in Australia before, the Australian government tried to mobilize its own army to provide disaster relief. This was clearly rejected by the Australian military because they were not professional firefighters and could easily be injured. In the end, Australia had to apply for international assistance and let international professional firefighting teams put out the fire.

The U.S. military is often unwilling to participate in disaster relief. Due to the federal system, the military cannot be used domestically at will. Compared with the federal military, which has weak "operational capabilities", is cumbersome to mobilize, and has political risks, state and state governments are often more willing to use guards. Team.

The same goes for India.

Their military strength is limited. Excluding the troops deployed in border areas and the reserve forces retained within India, the actual number of troops that can be mobilized is very few. Coupled with institutional problems, the military rarely intervenes in disaster relief, and the state government is unwilling to ask for help.

Therefore, Gu Ji's proposals seemed a bit "daring" in their eyes.

The chief minister was silent for a while before coughing twice to relieve the embarrassment.

"Vidi's proposal is worth pondering. We should keep an eye on changes in the weather and environment and prepare supplies. The two ministers of transportation and meteorology will be responsible for communicating with the central government. The minister of agriculture must actively cooperate. As for asking the military for help, it still needs to be further discussed. Discussion, okay, this meeting is over, all departments will take action immediately according to the strategy, and I will ask the secretary to send the specific action plan to everyone!"

"yes!"

Many county magistrates and ministers shouted in unison.

Before leaving, many ministers looked at Gu Ji specifically and seemed to complain that he was putting extra burden on themselves. Even his cheap boss, the Minister of Agriculture, didn't bother to care about him.

But in fact, Gu Ji's arrangement is still not a foolproof strategy.

Not to mention that the army cannot be involved in disaster relief, even if the chief minister agrees to contact the military, the role that the Indian army can play is limited. First, India's infrastructure is very poor, there are few transportation lines, and flood control facilities are weak. Second, the army lacks a dedicated Emergency and disaster relief training.

In Gu Ji's impression, the militaries of many countries in the world are only used for fighting, and rescue and disaster relief belong to the concept of "military operations other than war." Only the militaries of major countries emphasize the ability to perform diversified tasks, such as humanitarian response to disasters. Rescue, peacekeeping missions, sanctions, displays of force, etc.

Therefore, when the Indian army goes to disaster relief, at most it is to rescue people, and it is fundamentally unable to intercept and prevent floods.

The conference room quickly emptied out.

Only a few people from the Disaster Management Department were left at the scene. The minister pursed his lips. Looking at the handsome Gu Ji, he felt more and more that he was not simple.

As a department established specifically for disaster prevention and control in India, it is not a good choice to serve as a minister.

Based on just a few words and strategies from Gu, he concluded that this guy had a lot of experience in crisis management. The most important thing was that he had an international perspective and could transfer advanced international disaster relief experience to India.

If we can really use this disaster relief to change India's current somewhat backward disaster management system.

That is such a big event worth celebrating!

So much so that the Minister of Disaster Management started to compete for talents.

"My name is Anurag. I am the Minister of Disaster Management Department of Assam. I like your performance at the meeting. You have real skills and are not afraid of offending people. Are you interested in coming to the Disaster Management Department? I plan to let you work with me." Fatima has set up a frontline disaster investigation team to conduct real-time investigation of the heavy rain disaster caused by the tropical depression."

"Of course I am willing, but minister, my current job..."

"Don't worry, I will come forward to talk to the Department of Agriculture about job relocation. In extraordinary times, you will be incorporated into the investigation team first!"

"Thank you, Minister, for confirming that I will definitely complete the task!"

Gu Ji clasped his hands together and pretended to be excited.

Anurag smiled and shook his head, then turned and left.

Fatima and Gu Ji were the only two people left at the scene.

"Now we officially meet, hello, Fatima."

"Vidi."

Because there are differences between men and women in India, handshakes are not popular, so when he saw the other person clasping his hands, Gu Ji followed suit.

Since the minister has arranged for the two to cooperate.

Fatima took the initiative to hold the documents:

"It's a pleasure to cooperate with you, Mr. Vidi. I admire your professional knowledge. Since you said so much at the meeting, do you have any suggestions and directions for our investigation in the future?"

"It really does."

As Gu Ji walked out of the building with Fatima, he said: "I actually forgot to mention something in the meeting just now, which is to cooperate with the military on the early warning mechanism. Human prediction of disasters can only rely on experience. What we observe with our eyes is always They are all partial and lack integrity and precision.”

“The military has a huge reconnaissance and surveillance system and is highly sensitive to natural disasters, especially man-made disasters. The U.S. Northern Command, which is responsible for homeland security, has its meteorological department to analyze and study weather changes every day. In addition to providing operational reference, it also cooperates with the civil meteorological department to conduct real-time monitoring of hurricanes, heavy rains, hail, etc., and the Indian Navy is also equipped with powerful disaster early warning equipment. Before the Indian Ocean tsunami, it was the Indian Navy that first discovered the tsunami, so..."

"So you want me to contact the Navy?"

Fatima immediately grasped the crux of the matter.

Gu Ji nodded.

"Okay, so what are you going to be responsible for?"

"I plan to go north to Guwahati and the vicinity of the Brahmaputra River basin. The Minister of Water Resources just said that the dam is discharged normally, but I always feel that the current rainfall has far exceeded the discharge limit of the dam. speed."

"Are you worried the dam will break?"

After seeing Gu Ji's stern expression, Fatima immediately agreed, "Okay, then let's work separately and contact you by phone at any time!"

The two separated at the entrance of the state government building.

Gu Ji returned to the car and pulled out a map of Assam.

Guwahati is a city on the left bank of the Brahmaputra River in Assam, India. It is also an important transportation hub in the state. It is the main railway line from Sadiya to northern India and the oil pipeline from Assam to Barauni. Passing by, there is also the airport terminal.

Dispur is less than 50 kilometers away from Guwahati.

Although it was dangerous to drive at this time, he couldn't care less. He started the vehicle, stepped on the accelerator, and rushed out of the government compound.

Incessant rainfall has led to water accumulation in Dispur town.

Fortunately, after the crisis management meeting, all departments took action, and he finally saw the Indian police on the road maintaining order. Most of the local people were arranged by the police to stay above the second floor or on the roof. Location.

But on the way he saw a few more salvaged bodies.

In fact, before the floods, most of the people who drowned due to stagnant water in cities and towns were daring enough to wading into the water without determining the depth of the water, leading to tragedy.

Gu Ji shook his head.

I temporarily took out my mobile phone and extracted a simple "Heavy Rain and Flood" version from the "Natural Disaster Emergency Self-Rescue Guide" I had just obtained. I sent it to Fatima via text message and gave her a call to ask her to pass it as soon as possible. Major media and communication companies send the content to people's mobile phones, or broadcast it through radio stations, so that every citizen can memorize it as much as possible, so as to improve people's awareness of prevention and self-rescue and reduce the incidence of accidents.

This suggestion made Fatima's eyes light up.

"Oh my god, Mr. Vidi, your move is really beautiful. I will arrange for someone to do it right away!"

"Also, if you can't be contacted through these two methods, find a newspaper to print out the self-rescue guide and ask the police to distribute it to every household."

After hanging up the phone, Gu Ji breathed a sigh of relief.

I couldn't help but sigh more and more. Fortunately, Xia's country has a high level of economic development and a well-developed media network. Citizens can generally find many disaster self-rescue plans through online self-media. If India had the mobilization capabilities of the domestic government, infrastructure facilities, and the quality of its citizens, , it will be much easier to solve this disaster.

Half an hour later.

Gu Ji successfully left the city of Dispur despite the heavy rain. There were only scattered bungalow residents left on both sides of the road. Most of them were half submerged. In order not to soak in the water, many people had no choice but to take refuge on the roofs. Although I held an umbrella, it was in vain under the heavy rain.

Many parents even soaked their young children in wooden basins and let them float in the stagnant water in the house.

"Hey! You'd better nail a rope to the tub, otherwise it will be easily washed away when the water flow is strong!"

Seeing this scene, Gu Ji quickly rolled down the car window and shouted, reminding those "big-hearted" parents.

Compared to humans who still have shelters, animals are even more "miserable".

Along the way, Gu Ji saw many animals hiding pitifully under the trees. Those who could climb the trees basically climbed up the trees, while more animals that were not good at water could only be drowned alive.

So much so that on the "road" he was driving on, in addition to clothes, branches, and garbage, there were floating corpses one after another.

After driving less than ten kilometers, he found a white Toyota SUV parked in the middle of the road ahead. Unexpectedly, when he got closer, he saw a young man in the car frantically beating the window and crying. : "Please sir, please save us!"

"Stand back."

Gu drove the car to the side, picked up a fire ax, and smashed the glass in the same way.

The car door opened, and a young man in a suit with oily hair thanked him excitedly, but the next second, he froze on the spot.

The two stared at each other with big eyes and small eyes.

Coincidentally, this person was one of the people who attended the state government meeting before. If I remember correctly, he should be the accompanying secretary of the Gauhati County Magistrate. The county magistrate, who was wearing a black suit and a beard, looked at him after seeing him. , I was a little embarrassed when I remembered that I was on the side of the Minister of Transportation at the meeting just now, but I still thanked him.

"Mr. Vidi, why are you here? Did the Minister of Police send you here?"

"No, I am planning to go to Guwahati."

"You also want to go to Guwahati? That's great. Can you help us and send us there? Lord Shiva will definitely see your kind deed!"

"Get in the car!"

Within the scope of his capabilities, Gu Ji would certainly not be able to ignore the situation, and the other party was Guohati's top leader, which would be more advantageous for him to carry out town surveys and water level conditions.

Entering the car, the county magistrate sat in the passenger seat, while the driver and secretary sat behind the car.

After seeing a large amount of supplies piled up in the car, the three of them were dumbfounded.

The heavy rain started yesterday afternoon.

Today, Gu Ji had prepared a large truck of supplies. If they had not just attended the meeting and knew that Gu Ji was very good at disaster management and had crisis awareness, they would have thought that he could predict the future!

The county magistrate glanced at the thermal blankets and cans in the supplies, shuddered subconsciously, and pursed his lips.

The secretary understood immediately.

"Mr. Vidi, the county magistrate is soaked. Can I borrow your thermal blanket and food..."

"Okay, they're all in the back. You can get three packs of biscuits and a box of cans. Save water."

"Uh...ok, thank you, Mr. Vidi!"

The secretary hesitated in embarrassment, seeming to think that Gu Jiji was a bit stingy in giving these things, but since the other party had already made it clear, he couldn't take more, after all, they were the rescued party.

On the contrary, the driver kept thanking Gu Ji.

As a subordinate, he knew that if Gu Ji had not passed by, their car might have been submerged in the water in this remote place by the time Dispur's fire and rescue team arrived.

He was extremely grateful to be alive and to be able to eat.

The county magistrate also understood the importance of supplies at this time. After receiving the water, canned meat and thermal blanket handed over by the secretary, he immediately said:

"Vidi, thank you for your kind help. When we get to Guwahati, I will represent the county government and warmly entertain you with the highest standards..."

"Be careful! There is a gentle slope ahead. The driver was careless just now and plunged into it, thus turning off the engine!"

Seeing Gu Ji slam the accelerator to start the vehicle, the secretary hurriedly reminded him.

But Gu Ji chose to ignore it and rushed violently across the gentle slope.

"This has nothing to do with carelessness. When you came to Dispur in the morning, the water level was not so high. Now the water level has been rising due to the continuous rainfall of heavy rain. It is naturally dangerous to drive rashly."

At this time, the county magistrate finally understood the concerns Gu Ji raised at the meeting.

Indeed, if the heavy rains continue at this rate, Assam may really turn into a vast ocean!

Buzz~buzz~

At this time, several people's mobile phones vibrated.

The county magistrate took out his mobile phone and couldn't help but read: "Assam State Disaster Management Department released: Self-rescue guide for heavy rain and floods. Beautiful. The disaster management minister has such a wonderful idea. With this guide, we can save people." so many people……"

Wow!

"careful!!"

Sorry, I woke up late in the morning, didn't hear the alarm clock, and woke up at noon. The first update, and the second update around early morning. The game is about keeping what you say! Asking for a monthly ticket!