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Indo-US co-operation in disaster management get underway
New Delhi, Jan 19: Expanded cooperation between India and the United States in the field of disaster management got underway today with the launching of a USD 16 million government-to-government effort to mitigate the devastating effects of disasters.
New Delhi, Jan 19: Expanded cooperation between India and the United States in the field of disaster management got underway today with the launching of a USD 16 million government-to-government effort to mitigate the devastating effects of disasters.
The five-year collaboration between the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the union home ministry aims at supporting the government's multi-hazard, multi-disciplinary approach to disaster management and draws in new us partners to share American experience and expertise to mitigate disasters.
Launching the project, Union Home Secretary N Gopalaswami said that it coincided with the start of a new training programme about incident command systems being offered to new recruits to civil services. Incident command protocols are key part of the cutting-edge disaster response technology.
Gopalaswami said though human beings could not prevent natural disasters like cyclone or drought, the government was laying special emphasis on preparedness to face them. The Centre has started a programme for expanding and revitalising its disaster management systems at the national, state and local levels and the project approach signals yet another important milestone in the cooperative relationship that has evolved between the two democracies.
Major components of the project include capacity building, establishment of emergency operation centres and imparting search and rescue training, besides early warning systems and improved disaster management at all levels.
Bureau Report
Launching the project, Union Home Secretary N Gopalaswami said that it coincided with the start of a new training programme about incident command systems being offered to new recruits to civil services. Incident command protocols are key part of the cutting-edge disaster response technology.
Gopalaswami said though human beings could not prevent natural disasters like cyclone or drought, the government was laying special emphasis on preparedness to face them. The Centre has started a programme for expanding and revitalising its disaster management systems at the national, state and local levels and the project approach signals yet another important milestone in the cooperative relationship that has evolved between the two democracies.
Major components of the project include capacity building, establishment of emergency operation centres and imparting search and rescue training, besides early warning systems and improved disaster management at all levels.
Bureau Report