(3) District Disaster Management Authority is headed by the District Magistrate, District Collector (DC), Dy. Commissioner as the case may be, with the elected representative of the local authority as the Co-Chairperson. DDMA acts as the planning, coordinating and implementing body for Disaster Management at District level and takes all necessary measures in accordance with the Guidelines laid down by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA).