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Delhi, Sept 20: The first 'BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise- 2017'
will be conducted by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) as the lead
agency from October 10-13. According to an official statement, the exercise, to
be held here and in the National Capital Region (NCR), will be a platform for
sharing Best Practices on all aspects of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR),
strengthening regional response and coordination for Disaster Management among
the BIMSTEC member countries. Delegates from all seven nations of the 'Bay of
Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation'
(BIMSTEC) grouping, including India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri
Lanka and Thailand, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and
senior officers from the Nodal Ministries are participating in the event. The
main focus of BIMSTEC DMEx-2017 will be on testing the region's preparedness
and resilience towards effective activation of inter-Governmental interaction
and agreements for immediate deployment of regional resources for disaster
response. It will help create synergy and synchronise the efforts to
institutionalise regional cooperation among the member countries. The exercise
will help strengthen the effective utilisation of the Search & Rescue Teams
for Disaster Relief & Emergency Response, including Emergency Rapid
Assessment Teams and Management of mass casualties, especially in situations
involving breakdown of infrastructure and communication. BIMSTEC region is home
to around 1.5 billion people, constituting around 22 per cent of the global
population with a combined GDP of USD 2.7 trillion economy. Majority of the
BIMSTEC countries are situated in the South Asian Region (SAR), prone to natural
disasters such as floods, cyclones, earthquakes, avalanches and drought. UNI
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