Plus One: Flood Rescue Transportation

Abstract

This project focuses on strengthening flood rescue operations by supporting rescuers as well as victims during assisted flood rescue missions. Flood is one of the most frequent, common, and widespread Natural disasters in Pakistan. Every year when floods come, it brings destruction, and to cope with the impact of this widespread disaster rescue operations are being carried out but rescuers face many challenges while performing these operations. This project discusses in detail about the challenges and problems that rescue and victims face backed with the data gathered. Currently outdated procedures of assisted evacuation demand rescuers to fight through rough Flood water in order to save the stranded victims(especially the Vulnerable Group: Old people, disabled people, females, and children, etc) and have to carry the victim to safety in rough environmental conditions. Which costs valuable time, energy, and physical effort. The aim of this project is to propose a solution appropriate for the Pakistan context and its available resources, which will help in enhancing the efficiency of assisted rescue operations by eliminating the threat to security and safety of rescuers and victims. The project started with extensive background research followed by the specification of aims and objectives based on research and gathered data. The development phase started with the ideation of solutions to overcome the challenges associated with rescue operations(in general). After initial ideation and research, the scope/focus was narrowed down to Flood Rescue operations. In this phase, concepts were finalized and tested. Which helped in proposing the final design. The focus was on increasing the efficiency of flood rescue operations and on improving rescue procedures. "Plus one" is an amphibious flood rescue transportation which helps in speeding up, simplifying, and modernizing the procedures of Solo assistive Flood rescue operations in Pakistan.