MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS & CIVIL DEFENSE OF
THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN
The Ministry of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense is
the state authority specially authorized on the decision of problems in the
field of protection of the population and territory from emergency situations
natural and ethnogeny character, conducting a uniform state policy and carrying
out the government in the field of the prevention and liquidations of emergency
situations, and also coordination of activity republican
The structure is applied by the Basic method the prevention of emergency
situations gathering, generalization and the analysis of the given profile
ministries and departments such as is: Tajik-geologies about dangerous
geological processes: Tajik - Hydrometeor Department weather the report, the
report on environmental contamination. Ministry of Health of data on flashes
infectious diseases, and also monitoring having place spontaneous disaster and
extreme situations for last years.
Personal abilities for the organization of salvage operations spent under
abnormal condition in system of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and Civil
Defense of the Republic Tajikistan function armies of the civil defense,
equipped with necessary equipment and some techniques. And for carrying out of
search and rescue works saving service "Center of Rescue" in which the
competent rescuers serve is organized. The service is equipped with all
necessary equipment and equipment.
Regional co-operation
Ministry of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense of
Republic Tajikistan in frameworks cooperation of the Independent States have the
agreement from the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation in
the field of prevention and liquidation a consequence emergency situation
natural and ethnogeny the character signed in February, 1998.
It is necessary to note, that the given co-operation successfully becomes
stronger and develops. Except for that similar agreements with Republic
Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine are prepared. Within the framework of the international
co-operation agreements between Republic Tajikistan and the Swiss confederation
about co-operation will be signed in the field of extreme situations.
Our Ministry closely cooperates with the international nongovernmental
organizations as Counterpart International, office on humanitarian questions of
the United Nations, the world organization of public health services, UNICEF,
Committee of the Red Cross and the Red Half moon and ADRC etc.
Republic Tajikistan is in a zone of risk from earthquakes in which estimation
the institute of a seismic construction and seismology which closely cooperates
with the Ministry of Emergency Situations and Civil defense RT is engaged. In
case of the occurring earthquake corresponding services of the Ministry of
Emergency Situations and Civil defense RT according to plans will carry out
search and rescue works.
Besides it agrees the law of Republic Tajikistan on a civil defense in case of
accident to its liquidation services of other departments as are involved: fire
protection, medical first aid, services of the electric power, municipal and
others. Over all works the operative staff of the Ministry of Emergency
Situations and Civil defense RT supervises.
Under the same scheme search and rescue works are carried out at avalanches and
snow collapses other extreme situations.