Centre is positive in putting efforts for disaster management: Kiren Rijiju Inaugurates 11th Formation Day of NDMA

Centre is positive in putting efforts for disaster management: Kiren Rijiju Inaugurates 11th Formation Day of NDMA The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju has said that the Centre is positive in putting efforts in disaster management in the country. He was addressing here today on the occasion of 11th Formation Day of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), the Apex Policy Body for Disaster Management in India. Shri Kiren Rijiju recalled that in 2005 while speaking in the Parliament to unite enacting Disaster Management Authority Act as 'not only an act in Parliament but action on the ground'. Now the Centre is putting 100% efforts in that direction and the Centre has left no stone unturned to address the disasters, he added. He also said that disasters should be looked from the scientific point of view and our approach should also be scientific. The Minister of State for Home Affairs said that there are natural disasters and man-made disasters and we have to prepare ourselves to tackle them. He said India is prone to all types of disasters and most of places are prone to disasters. He requested all States, stakeholders to be ready to face the disasters and each State must have the NDRF teams of their own. Shri Kiren Rijiju has disclosed that India is going to organise first Asian Ministerial meet on disaster management and we have gone beyond our boundaries to tackle disasters as they have no boundaries. We have gone a long way in disaster management but still to cover a lot, he added. Earlier, the Member Secretary, NDMA, Shri R.K. Jain, in his welcome address, said that NDMA has been putting relentless efforts in disaster management in the country and acting a pivotal role for all State units of disaster management. He explained about the crucial role played by NDMA for disaster management and the infrastructure facilities it has to tackle disasters. He also described about the role of NDMA in its operations in Nepal and other parts of the country during disasters. A Training Manual on How to Conduct Emergency Management Exercise (EMEx) is released by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju on this occasion. This Training Manual has been prepared on the basis of experiences gained from several emergency management exercises conducted by NDMA. The EMExes are large scale urban exercises focusing on capacity building of various stakeholders engaged in the areas of Disaster Management (DM) and creation of a pool of master trainers in each emergency support function of the respective city/urban area. Shri Rijiju has also released the First Edition of NDMA's Quarterly Newsletter "SAMVAD" as a channel of communication and a platform for dialogue amongst the various stakeholders involved in the cause of disaster risk reduction. During the day, there will be four Technical Sessions on major calamities namely cyclone, earthquake, floods and landslides. The first one is on Cyclone and implementation of World Bank Aided National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP). The first Session will have presentations from NDMA, IMD and States of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The second session is on earthquake risk mitigation where Government of Gujarat, Government of Sikkim and Ministry of Earth Sciences will share their experiences in terms of best practices and lessons learnt in the areas of seismic risk reduction. The third session is focused on Flood Risk Mitigation where State Governments of Assam and Bihar as well as Central Water Commission will highlight and share the measures and insights on flood management and control. The fourth session is focused on Landslides risk mitigation where State Government of Uttarakhand and Government of West Bengal and Geological Survey of India will highlight areas of concerns in the areas of Landslides risk management in the country.

Centre is positive in putting efforts for disaster management: Kiren Rijiju Inaugurates 11th Formation Day of NDMA

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