SRINAGAR, JULY 13: Additional Secretary, Ministry of
Home Affairs (MHA), Rajni Sekhri today stressed for the need to prepare
effective and realistic disaster management plan across all districts in the
state of Jammu & Kashmir.
The Additional
Secretary MHA made these remarks while reviewing the disaster management
preparations in the State.
During the
meeting, she said the best approach for mitigating disasters or minimizing
their impact is to take timely action to reduce risk. Additional Secretary MHA
asked state authorities to ensure the preservation of water bodies and
stressed on the need to remove encroachments on river Jhelum and its
tributaries.
She said the
States like Andra Pradesh, Orissa, Vijayawada and Uttrakhand have state-of-art
disaster management plan. She urged officers to send teams to these states so
that they will study the plan which will help the state to draft a effective
disaster management plan.
The Divisional
Commissioner Kashmir, on the occasion, informed the visiting dignitary about
the arrangements and preparations done by the state administration to tackle
any disaster-related situation.
Secretary
Disaster Management Talat Parvaz, DC Srinagar, DG Health Services, Chief
Engineer Irrigation & Flood Control, Director Disaster Management, Director
MET, Commissioner SMC, NDRF and SDRF officers and other concerned officers were
present in the meeting.
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