(1) The District Crisis Group shall be the apex body in the district to deal with major chemical accidents and to provide expert guidance for handling chemical accidents;
(2) Without prejudice to the functions specified under sub-rule (1), the District Crisis Group shall,-
(a) assist in the preparation of the district off-site emergency plan;
(b) review all the on-site emergency plans prepared by the occupier of Major Accident Hazards installation for the preparation of the district off-site emergency plan;
(c) assist the district administration in the management of chemical accidents at a site lying within the district;
(d) continuously monitor every chemical accident ;
(e) ensure continuous information flow from the district to the Central and State Crisis Group regarding accident situation and mitigation efforts;
975 The Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Rules, 1996
(f) forward a report of the chemical accident within fifteen days to the State Crisis Group;
(g) conduct at least one full scale mock-drill of a chemical accident at a site each year and forward a report of the strength and the weakness of the plan to the State Crisis Group.