Natural disasters, climate change have long-term impact on state finances: IIT Bombay
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Natural disasters, climate change have long-term impact on state finances: IIT Bombay

Live Mint  

New Delhi, January 30 : India experiences five to six tropical cyclones every year, with two or three being severe. A study by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay said that these disasters cause not only immediate loss of life and property but also put a significant financial strain on the government. The state government bears much of the disaster response cost after natural disasters such as floods and cyclones which substantially impacts its budget.The findings from the study show that disasters put a heavy financial burden on affected states.It increased the state's expenditure. The IIT-B study highlighted a cycle in which increased expenditures and falling revenues lead to more significant budget deficits.The study suggests that public-private partnerships are essential for building a climate-resilient economy and the government can offer tax incentives for businesses to invest in climate resilience infrastructure and enforce sustainable regulations.The research published in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction pointed out that the implementation of disaster risk financing mechanisms is challenging due to a lack of awareness and understanding among stakeholders, including governments and the public, about the benefits of such instruments.The study emphasised the need for proactive disaster risk financing mechanisms such as resilience bonds, disaster insurance, and catastrophe bonds. Mechanisms such as resilience bonds encourage investments in disaster prevention projects and offer incentives for reducing the effects of disasters.

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Indian cities most vulnerable to heat waves focus on short-term fixes: Report
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Indian cities most vulnerable to heat waves focus on short-term fixes: Report

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Some of India's cities most vulnerable to future heat waves focus mainly on immediate responses while long-term measures remain rare, according to a study published on Wednesday. Indian cities most vulnerable to heat waves focus on short-term fixes: Report The analysis by the Sustainable Futures Collaborative, a New Delhi-based research organisation, examines how nine major Indian cities Bengaluru, …

On building resilient telecom infrastructure | Explained
1 month ago

On building resilient telecom infrastructure | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, a multilateral organisation launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019, put out a report earlier this month studying Indian telecom networks’ preparedness in the event of disasters. Pradeep Kumar Jena, former Chief Secretary of Odisha, said, “sometimes a tower operator may not have enough power available at a time …

Union government covered 6% and 8% of Karnataka’s losses due to floods and droughts between 2008 and 2024: World Bank
1 month, 1 week ago

Union government covered 6% and 8% of Karnataka’s losses due to floods and droughts between 2008 and 2024: World Bank

The Hindu  

Between 2008 and 2024, funding from the Union government, primarily through the National Disaster Response Fund, covered only a fraction of the total estimated losses — just 8% for droughts and 6% for floods. The assessment report further observed that over the years, the State has suffered massive financial losses owing to recurring floods and droughts, with annual damage exceeding …

Coastal, earthquake-prone regions should protect telecom assets from disasters, says Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
1 month, 1 week ago

Coastal, earthquake-prone regions should protect telecom assets from disasters, says Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

The Hindu  

The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure recommended in a report and policy brief issued this week that coastal States like Tamil Nadu and Gujarat must take steps to protect their telecom assets from natural disasters. Another important piece of infrastructure the report recommends is Cells on Wheels: these are base stations mounted on a vehicle that can serve an area …

IIT Bombay study reveals financial impact of disasters on Indian states, calls for stronger preparedness and climate resilience
1 month, 3 weeks ago

IIT Bombay study reveals financial impact of disasters on Indian states, calls for stronger preparedness and climate resilience

The Hindu  

A recent study conducted by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay analyzed the financial impact of floods and cyclones across 25 states in India. Published in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, the study titled, ‘The impact of floods and cyclones on fiscal arrangements in India: An empirical investigation at the sub-national level’ is conducted by Nandini …

Nagapattinam’s journey of resilience, lessons for the future
3 months ago

Nagapattinam’s journey of resilience, lessons for the future

The Hindu  

Disasters have always served as harsh reminders of nature’s overwhelming power and humanity’s vulnerability. The rehabilitation and recovery efforts provided a holistic and scalable model for disaster recovery by incorporating Disaster Risk Reduction measures applicable to various disasters. Additionally, the growing relevance of risk insurance, extending beyond crops to assets such as housing, marked a step toward comprehensive disaster risk …

Kerala cites need for building climate resilience through ‘anticipatory measures’ in seeking ₹4,500 crore in 2025-26 Union Budget
3 months ago

Kerala cites need for building climate resilience through ‘anticipatory measures’ in seeking ₹4,500 crore in 2025-26 Union Budget

The Hindu  

In seeking ₹4,500 crore in the Union Budget 2025-26 for building climate resilience, Kerala has drawn attention to a “significant economic burden” on account of climate-related disasters and the need to build resilience through “anticipatory measures.” Initiatives planned by the Kerala State Climate Change Adaptation Mission for focussed resilience-building will require an “initial finance requirement” of ₹22,500 crore between 2025 …

Govt approves ₹1,116 crore for disaster mitigation, capacity building projects
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Govt approves ₹1,116 crore for disaster mitigation, capacity building projects

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A high-level committee, under the chairmanship of Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah, on Tuesday approved ₹1,115.67 crore for disaster mitigation and capacity building projects for various states. Another project The committee has also approved another project for training and capacity building of civil defense in all states and Union Territories at a total outlay of ₹115.67 …

Beyond the Loss and Damage Fund: 3 Innovative Ways to Help Countries Hit by Climate Disasters
4 months, 1 week ago

Beyond the Loss and Damage Fund: 3 Innovative Ways to Help Countries Hit by Climate Disasters

The Quint  

People climb to the top of a bridge damaged when Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique in 2019. To help address damages specifically from climate change, the global community agreed at the U.N. climate conference in 2022 to create a new method – a Loss and Damage Fund. Sending aid before the disasters hit In response to these growing needs, the disaster …

India’s disaster management story: Work in progress
5 months, 1 week ago

India’s disaster management story: Work in progress

New Indian Express  

Recently, the Disaster Management Bill, 2024 was introduced in the Lok Sabha. It aims at amending the Disaster Management Act of 2005, India’s primary legislation dealing with prevention, preparedness, mitigation, and management of disasters. Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre estimated more than 2.5 million people were displaced in India in 2022 due to natural disasters, especially floods and cyclones. This …

Value nature right as India is facing severe climate impacts
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Value nature right as India is facing severe climate impacts

New Indian Express  

To create a business case for attracting greater investment and engaging private finance in support of NbS and helping our cities and villages resist floods, cyclones and have respite in heat, it is essential to put a price on nature and the benefits it ensures in a world with erratic weather patterns. It could also help map climate co-benefits of …

Challenges in making Indian finance climate-resilient
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Challenges in making Indian finance climate-resilient

New Indian Express  

All parts of the economy, including the financial sector, are vulnerable to climate risks. Munich RE, a German reinsurance agency that compiles global disaster statistics, estimated global losses due to disasters in 2023 at around $250 billion, of which only 38 percent was insured. Recognising the vulnerability of the global financial system to the risks posed by climate change, the …

Why India needs a professional approach to disaster management
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Why India needs a professional approach to disaster management

Firstpost  

Public knowledge of the entire phenomenon of disasters is abysmal in most of the world, and more so in India, where less informed citizens tend to take this as something inevitable Disasters have always been a part of life progression and were, in earlier years, taken in stride as something inevitable; in many cases, they were simply divine intervention. In …

Create a force in India that is first in the field of disaster management in the entire country, says Amit Shah
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Create a force in India that is first in the field of disaster management in the entire country, says Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said dangers like avalanches, landslides, floods, and storms are going to increase everywhere in the future due to climate change. The Union Minister said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has left no stone unturned and never looked at the budget for the development of the NDRF, training and providing modern resources to the …

Natural disasters becoming more frequent, have huge human impact: PM Modi
11 months ago

Natural disasters becoming more frequent, have huge human impact: PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said natural disasters are becoming more frequent, severe and need to be addressed with increased funding in disaster resilient infrastructure. The damage or the cost is usually reported in dollars but true impact on people, families and communities beyond numbers,” PM Modi said in his video message at the International Coalition for Disaster Resilient …

PM Modi calls for investing in disaster-resilient infra at global conference
11 months ago

PM Modi calls for investing in disaster-resilient infra at global conference

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for investing in disaster-resilient infrastructure at the 6th International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure. The two-day international conference is underway at New Delhi's Bharat Mandapam and was inaugurated virtually by the prime minister as he emphasised the urgent need for resilient infrastructure to mitigate the devastating impacts of natural disasters. #WATCH | Delhi: …

Braving Michaung: NDRF’s Relentless Journey in Emergency Response
1 year, 3 months ago

Braving Michaung: NDRF’s Relentless Journey in Emergency Response

News 18  

As Cyclone Michaung wreaks havoc in the eastern coast of India, the NDRF is engaged in the difficult task of bringing relief to the areas hit by heavy rainfall and powerful winds. Over 29 National Disaster Response Force teams have been deployed across Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Puducherry for over a week now to conduct relief and rescue …

Infra worth $9.2 trillion needed every year to meet net-zero goals: Coalition report
1 year, 5 months ago

Infra worth $9.2 trillion needed every year to meet net-zero goals: Coalition report

India Today  

The Delhi-based Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure on Wednesday revealed that the world needs disaster-resilient infrastructure worth $9.2 trillion annually to meet net-zero and sustainable development goals by 2050. As extreme weather events become more common due to rising temperatures and climate change, the need for safeguarding critical assets has increased rampantly, enhancing the need for developing infrastructure that can …

India Has Shown Resolve to Make Disaster Resilience an Urgent Priority, Says NDMA Member-Secy Ahead of G20
1 year, 6 months ago

India Has Shown Resolve to Make Disaster Resilience an Urgent Priority, Says NDMA Member-Secy Ahead of G20

News 18  

India has shown resolve to make disaster risk reduction an urgent priority, says National Disaster Management Authority member secretary Kamal Kishore as the country gears up for the G20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi from September 9 to 10. However, it was for the first time that this global forum consisting of the world’s largest economies had a separate working …

Karnataka donates ₹15 crore towards Disaster Relief Fund in Himachal Pradesh
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka donates ₹15 crore towards Disaster Relief Fund in Himachal Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka government has provided ₹15 crore towards the State Disaster Relief Fund to address the damage caused by heavy rains, floods, and landslides in Himachal Pradesh, the government informed through an official statement. Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu informing this here today thanked his Karnataka counterpart, Siddaramaiah for this noble gesture and stated that the assistance would prove …

India has emerged as a regional power and security provider in Indo-Pacific: Rajnath
2 years, 3 months ago

India has emerged as a regional power and security provider in Indo-Pacific: Rajnath

Live Mint  

India has emerged as a regional power and net security provider in the Indo-Pacific, said Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. “With the increasing frequency of climate-related disasters, it is essential for HADR teams of different nations to come together on a single platform.” He added that India’s robust HADR mechanism has effectively provided relief both in India and other nations. …

India’s climate imperative
2 years, 8 months ago

India’s climate imperative

The Hindu  

In the absence of COVID-19, climate change-induced disasters would have been India’s biggest red alert in recent years. The heatwave that scorched Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and New Delhi this year; torrential downpours in south India in 2021; and the super cyclone Amphan that battered West Bengal and Odisha in 2020 are symbols of man-made climate change. Labour losses from …

Work towards a robust climate action now
2 years, 11 months ago

Work towards a robust climate action now

Hindustan Times  

We are in the middle of a global climate emergency that affects every aspect of our lives and civilisation. As greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise despite widely promised climate action by the world’s biggest carbon polluters, a global warming increase of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, a target set by world leaders when the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, …

Disaster management: How India is improving its existing capabilities
3 years, 2 months ago

Disaster management: How India is improving its existing capabilities

Hindustan Times  

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Infrastructure for Resilient Island States initiative at the Glasgow climate conference, he was drawing the world’s attention to the urgent need of finding new, smarter, and more effective ways of managing disasters. International cooperation in disaster management is, therefore, critical to India for the effective handling of disasters within its borders as well …

Analysis | Kerala yet to get its basics right on tackling natural disasters
3 years, 5 months ago

Analysis | Kerala yet to get its basics right on tackling natural disasters

The Hindu  

Kerala, it appears, has failed to take a leaf out of the two back-to-back floods it had in 2018 and 2019 and the landslides which left a trail of destruction. As it once again reels under the fury of nature, disaster management experts feel the State has not got its basics right when it comes to vulnerability mapping and mitigation …

Climate crisis: Why India must focus on adaptation
3 years, 5 months ago

Climate crisis: Why India must focus on adaptation

Hindustan Times  

Two recent publications point out pathways for India to meet the challenges posed by the climate crisis. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ’s Sixth Assessment Report, released in August, acknowledged India’s efforts towards pledges on emission, but advocated a net-zero deadline. The message for India, therefore, is not so much mitigation, but to go for a quicker, broader, and …

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2021: Government plans and policies to improve disaster risk reduction
3 years, 5 months ago

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2021: Government plans and policies to improve disaster risk reduction

Firstpost  

The National Disaster Management Plan, the National Policy on Disaster Management, National Action Plan on Climate Change and the Disaster Management Act are just some of the measures adopted by the government to mitigate the destruction in face of a disaster Every year on 13 October, International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is observed across the world. Here are a …

Cyclone Yaas | PM announces ₹1,000 crore aid for three cyclone-hit States
3 years, 9 months ago

Cyclone Yaas | PM announces ₹1,000 crore aid for three cyclone-hit States

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced a ₹1000 crore assistance for cyclone ‘Yaas’ -hit Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand. Soon after attending a review meeting with Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here, Mr. Modi undertook an aerial survey of Bhadrak and Balasore districts battered by ‘Yaas’, en route to West Bengal. He said, “I have sought assistance for long-term …

Weathering storms: The Hindu Editorial on disaster response
3 years, 9 months ago

Weathering storms: The Hindu Editorial on disaster response

The Hindu  

India’s capacity to withstand multiple, near-simultaneous shocks is being tested, with a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm, Yaas, striking Odisha, just a week after an even stronger Cyclone Tauktae wreaked havoc along the west coast. Governments are, no doubt, more sensitive to loss of life today and are raising the capacity of the disaster response forces, but much work needs to …

Five-fold increase of cyclones in Bengal: Study
3 years, 9 months ago

Five-fold increase of cyclones in Bengal: Study

India Today  

The frequency of cyclones in 15 West Bengal districts, home to nearly 72 million people, has increased five-fold between 1970 and 2019 for which priority should be given to preserving the mangrove forests of Sunderbans which act as a natural coastal defence against flooding, an environmental think tank said on Thursday. "Also, West Bengal should accelerate implementation of the National …

India Taking Lead Role to Bolster Cooperation Among South Asian Nations to Reduce Disasters: MoS MEA
4 years, 5 months ago

India Taking Lead Role to Bolster Cooperation Among South Asian Nations to Reduce Disasters: MoS MEA

News 18  

With multi-dimensional initiatives and expertise, India is taking a leading role in strengthening regional cooperation among South Asian countries for reducing disasters, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said on Tuesday. He also said the Coalition on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure formed last year will conduct country-specific and global activities, and also serve as a platform for facilitating investment …

A long-term, climate-resilient development pathway should guide India’s development
4 years, 9 months ago

A long-term, climate-resilient development pathway should guide India’s development

Hindustan Times  

In May, India faced a double whammy – a super cyclone, Amphan, even as the country struggled with coronavirus disease. A United Nations report on economic losses and disasters estimates that in last 20 years India has lost US$ 79.5 billion due to climate-related disasters This is worrisome. A United Nations report on economic losses and disasters estimates that in …

Cyclone spares India’s business capital from major damage
4 years, 9 months ago

Cyclone spares India’s business capital from major damage

Associated Press  

MUMBAI, India — The first cyclone in more than a century to hit India’s financial capital of Mumbai appeared to have largely spared the metropolis on Wednesday. In the state capital, Mumbai, home to Bollywood, India’s largest stock exchange and more than 18 million residents, high winds whipped skyscrapers and ripped apart shanties near the beach. In the hours before …

India is the fifth most vulnerable to climate change fallout, its poor is the worst hit
5 years, 3 months ago

India is the fifth most vulnerable to climate change fallout, its poor is the worst hit

Firstpost  

India’s ranking fluctuates but it has one of the five highest economic losses due to climate change. India had the most deaths in 2018 due to extreme weather events caused by climate change — cyclones, heavy rainfall, floods and landslides — found the 15th edition of the Global Climate Risk Index 2020 prepared by Bonn-based think-tank Germanwatch. Overall, India’s economic …

Opinion | It’s important to be prepared for natural disasters
5 years, 5 months ago

Opinion | It’s important to be prepared for natural disasters

Live Mint  

Every time there’s a large-scale disaster in India, it is proclaimed to be once-in-a-100-years event, and post facto relief measures are carried out. It is said that globally, the insured loss total stood at $219 billion, for the years 2017 and 2018, representing the highest level of associated insurance payouts over two periods ever. The total combined economic loss from …

Environment ministry says over 2,000 people died due to extreme weather events in 2018-19, denies connection to climate change
5 years, 8 months ago

Environment ministry says over 2,000 people died due to extreme weather events in 2018-19, denies connection to climate change

Firstpost  

More than 2,000 people died in India in the last one year due to extreme weather events, the environment ministry informed Rajya Sabha on Monday but denied any connection to climate change. New Delhi: More than 2,000 people died in India in the last one year due to extreme weather events, the environment ministry informed Rajya Sabha Monday but denied …

Opinion | A sustainable option to fund disaster management in India
5 years, 8 months ago

Opinion | A sustainable option to fund disaster management in India

Live Mint  

The ongoing monsoon brings to mind the flood disaster that ravaged Kerala last year. The Disaster Management Act, 2005, requires that a disaster management plan and a mitigation plan be formulated at the district, state and national levels. These could be the reasons why the Kerala government requested the Goods and Services Tax Council to permit it to levy a …

UN report: India lost Rs 6 lakh crore to natural disasters in 20 years
6 years, 5 months ago

UN report: India lost Rs 6 lakh crore to natural disasters in 20 years

India TV News  

A UN report said, due to natural disasters, India suffered economic losses of about Rs 6 lakh crore in the last two decades. Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather events such as tsunamis, floods and storms, mainly in lower-middle countries like India, noted United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. Compared to the previous 20 …

Kerala, After The Flood: India should focus on disaster-proof housing, insurance, not take recourse to jugaad
6 years, 7 months ago

Kerala, After The Flood: India should focus on disaster-proof housing, insurance, not take recourse to jugaad

Firstpost  

The Kerala experience must remind that it’s time India looked seriously at disaster proof housing to secure homes and property from shocks, mudslides and flooding, while also making disaster insurance compulsory Editor’s Note: Described as one of the worst since 1924 by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the rains in Kerala have left over 350 dead and rendered thousands of people …

Our understanding of the dynamics of risks of disasters is still far from comprehensive
6 years, 7 months ago

Our understanding of the dynamics of risks of disasters is still far from comprehensive

Hindustan Times  

The devastating flood in Kerala has claimed more than 400 lives, besides damaging 8,000-plus houses and a vast network of infrastructure. A bicycle is hung from a tree branch to avoid being washed away in flood waters as a man rows with his country boat, Kuttanad, Alappuzha, Kerala, August 20 First, floods are the most common and recurrent natural disaster …

‘Resilience bonds’: A secret weapon against catastrophe
7 years, 10 months ago

‘Resilience bonds’: A secret weapon against catastrophe

BBC  

‘Resilience bonds’: A secret weapon against catastrophe The costs of natural disasters are becoming too much to bear – and it’s driving up premiums no matter where you live. Getty Images Resilience bonds could help cities fund seawalls and other protections to future-proof against damage from disasters like Hurricane Sandy, seen here But with a fix-it ethos still more common …

PM Modi’s 10-point agenda to reduce disaster risks
8 years, 4 months ago

PM Modi’s 10-point agenda to reduce disaster risks

India TV News  

While inaugurating the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today outlined a 10-point agenda for renewing efforts towards disaster risk reduction. Let’s have a look at PM Modi’s 10-point agenda below: First: All development sectors must imbibe the principles of disaster risk management. For disaster risk related to other hazards such as …

'Fix Our Cities' - a six-part series on disaster preparedness of metros
9 years, 3 months ago

'Fix Our Cities' - a six-part series on disaster preparedness of metros

The Hindu  

As the Chennai floods showed, Indian cities are barely capable of dealing with emergencies of any scale, let alone natural disasters. > >Part 2: Natural disasters almost spell death for the elderly in India’s mega cities Over the past week, The Hindu asked different experts a simple question: what is the most efficient, simplest way to keep senior citizens safe …

India blames industrialised nations for deadly floods
9 years, 3 months ago

India blames industrialised nations for deadly floods

Al Jazeera  

The heaviest rains in 100 years that spawned devastating floods in India’s south are the result of greenhouse gas emissions pumped by developed nations into the atmosphere, its environment minister said. Nearly 300 people have been killed and more than 1,000 injured after the southern city of Chennai and its adjoining areas were flooded when days of torrential rains caused …

Rs 61,220-cr allocated for state disaster relief fund for 2015-20: Govt |IndiaTV News
9 years, 10 months ago

Rs 61,220-cr allocated for state disaster relief fund for 2015-20: Govt |IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: An allocation of Rs 61,220 crore has been made in the State Disaster Response Fund for the period 2015-20 for providing assistance to people affected by natural calamities, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said that even though the primary responsibility for disaster management rests with the state governments, the Centre …

All states have adequate funds to deal with disasters: Govt
10 years, 1 month ago

All states have adequate funds to deal with disasters: Govt

Firstpost  

Adequate funds are available for all states to deal with possible disaster, said the government. New Delhi: Adequate funds are available for all states to deal with possible disasters and the National Disaster Management Authority has not abandoned any project mid-way, government said on Tuesday. The government is in discussions with states for any help regarding dealing with disasters, Minister …

‘We are getting a better hold on cyclones’
10 years, 5 months ago

‘We are getting a better hold on cyclones’

The Hindu  

In the run-up to Cyclone Hudhud’s landfall on Sunday, the Odisha government set itself an ambitious “zero casualty” target. India’s evacuation and rescue efforts in response to Cyclone Phailin last year may have grabbed the world’s attention, but the year before that, the country recorded the lowest number of cyclone-related deaths in nearly two decades. In a country where botched …

Wanted: a Natgrid for disasters
11 years, 8 months ago

Wanted: a Natgrid for disasters

The Hindu  

For almost two days, those sitting in the Dehradun secretariat were clueless about the intensity of the disaster that had struck Uttarakhand. The fact that over the last three years, the NDRF has trained a mere 3,000 personnel in 12 States shows the low priority that disaster management gets in the State governments’ scheme of things. Until we have disaster …

Involve people in disaster management strategies: PM
11 years, 10 months ago

Involve people in disaster management strategies: PM

India TV News  

New Delhi, May 13: Disaster management is an area of vital national importance to India and the disaster risk reduction strategies must actively involve local communities, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday. Addressing the first session of National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction here, the prime minister called for giving greater attention to arrangements for providing funds to people to …

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