About Crisis Managment Group (CMG)

The Crisis Management Plan of the Government of India, which was first issued by Cabinet Secretariat in 1987 vide D.O. No. 13/5/2/87-TS dated 25.06.1987 and later revised periodically, latest being in 2019 (CMP-2019), has designated the ‘Department of Atomic Energy’ along with MHA as the Central Nodal Ministry/Department responsible for handling any nuclear or radiological emergencies (NRE) in public domain in the country. As a result, a “Crisis Management Group” (CMG) was constituted in the DAE in 1987. The National Disaster Management Plan-2019 of NDMA identifies DAE as the lead department to provide technical support and expert guidance to deal with any NRE in the country. CMG-DAE has been entrusted the role of all the facets of disaster governance including preparedness, planning, capacity building and response to any NRE situation in the country.

The functions of CMG is supported by various Resource Groups which provide assistance and support in the areas of radiation measurement and protection, medical assistance to radiation affected personnel, radioactive waste management, communication support, seismological input and dissemination of information to the public. CMG-DAE has the powers to draw upon the expertise and infrastructural support of any of the units of the Department to carry out its functions.

Head, Nuclear Controls and Planning Wing, DAE is the ex-officio Chairman of the CMG-DAE and is supported by Member-Secretary of CMG-DAE. A network of 25 Radiation Emergency Response Centers (RERCs) has presently been established at 25 locations across the country to deal with any radiation emergency in public domain. The responsibilities of the RERCs are to provide field response comprising of radiation monitoring, radiological assessment, provide the technical inputs to CMG-DAE for decision making and provide technical advice to the first responders and the local authorities.

CMG-DAE also acts as National Contact Point under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conventions of ‘Early Notification’ and ‘Assistance’ to which India is a signatory.

CMG-DAE assumes the role of Disaster Management Cell (DMC) for DAE in any disaster like situations (due to natural or human induced) arising in or around any of the DAE units/facilities. DAE-DMC provides necessary support to the Disaster Management Cell of the affected DAE unit when a requirement arises for coordinating response / mitigation actions with the state/central agencies.

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