New Delhi: Government Thursday enhanced the monetary outlay for the disaster risk management programme run jointly with UNDP by USD seven million.
"The Union Cabinet today approved the proposal of Ministry of Home Affairs to enhance resource outlay of government of India- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)- Disaster Risk Management Programme (DRMP), (2002-09) from USD 34 million to USD 41 million and also post facto extension of the programme," Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni told reporters after a Cabinet meeting.
The additional outlay of USD seven million was necessitated to extend the programme to seven more districts affected by Tsunami in Tamil Nadu.
It will also help in assisting five north-eastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura in construction of emergency operation centres and providing them basic equipment and critical emergency rescue kits, Soni said.
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