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Chief Secretary chairs SEC of SDMA

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Rs. 42.97 Crore approved for procurement of disaster management equipment

SRINAGAR, JULY 21: The State Executive Committee (SEC) of State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), headed by Chief Secretary, Shri B.V.R. Subrahmanyam on Saturday allocated funds to the tune of Rs. 42.97 Crore for procurement of essential equipment for disaster management in the state.

This was the second meeting of the SEC in a week with the earlier meeting held on 16^th of July, 2018.

The meeting was attended by Financial Commissioner, H&UDD, Director General of Police, J&K, Director General, Fire & Emergency Services, Principal Secretary, Home, Principal Secretary, Finance, Principal Secretary, H&ME, ADGP, Home Guards/CD/SDRF, Administrative Secretaries of PDD, Revenue, PWD, DMRRR, PHE/I&FC, RDD, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir and other senior officers. Divisional Commissioner Jammu participated in the meeting through video conferencing.

Out of the allocated funds of Rs. 42.97 Crore, Rs. 7.50 Crore each were approved for placement at the disposal of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir and Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Rs. 15 Crore for placement at the disposal of Director General, Fire & Emergency Services, J&K and Rs. 12.97 Crore for placement at the disposal of ADGP Home Guards/CD/SDRF for procurement of disaster management equipments like search and rescue equipment, raft boats, tents, satellite phones, etc.

It is pertinent to mention that the SEC in its earlier meeting held on 16^th of July, 2018, approved Rs. 5 Crore each, for placement at the disposal of Deputy Commissioners so that funds meant for disaster relief are readily available at the District level. The SEC also approved allocation of Rs. 5.62 Crore for Home Guards for procurement of critical rescue equipment and Rs. 5.61 Crore for procurement of advanced network command and control system.

The enhanced allocations to the Departments/Agencies and Deputy Commissioners will immensely help the State Administration to promptly and effectively respond to various natural disasters that the State is prone to and also augment any deficiency in the relief and rescue equipment.

Chief Secretary reviews level of disaster preparedness in the state

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SRINAGAR, JULY 20: Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam on Friday chaired a meeting to review the level of disaster preparedness in both divisions of the State, in the aftermath of the flood like situation that had developed recently in the last week of June and the upcoming rainy months of August and September.

It was informed that State Executive Committee (SEC) of SDMA in its recently held meeting had approved Rs 5 Cr each to be kept at the disposal of Deputy Commissioners to meet expenses on account of any emergent situation arising in the district.

Director General Fire and Emergency Services, ADGP, CD, HG & SDRF, Principal Secretary Health and Medical Education, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Secretary PHE, I&FC, Secretary DMRR&R and other senior officers participated in the meeting. Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Deputy Commissioners participated in the meeting through video conferencing.

Administrative Secretaries of PHE and I&FC and DMRR&R briefed about the rescue and relief measures that were put in place and the mitigation works undertaken to plug the breaches, strengthen/repair embankments/bunds and improve capacity of the rivers/nallahs to counter the threat posed by incessant rains and flash floods recently.

Chief Secretary asked the concerned officers to assess the level of flood preparedness in their departments/agencies as per the flood check list devised for the purpose which includes setting up of control rooms and alert system, rescue, relief and communication equipment, availability of reserves in terms of men, machinery, ration, medicine, fuel and power backup etc. He emphasized on conducting mock drills to check the level of preparation, coordination and response in handling flood threats.

Chief Secretary asked disaster responders like SDRF, Home Guards, Fire & Emergency Services and District Disaster Management units to check their respective inventory of relief and rescue equipment and if any inadequacy in terms of relief and rescue equipment is assessed, the same should be communicated immediately to the DMRR&R Department for placing it before the SEC of SDMA, for allocation of adequate funds to the agency for procurement of equipment.

Secretary, DMRR&R was directed to ensure that EOC at Gogo Humhama remains fully functional with all facilities.

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India, Japan discuss quake safety

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New Delhi, Mar 19: A two-day workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) started here on Monday where experts from Japan and India are to formulate the strategies for DRR with particular emphasis on earthquake safety.

Jointly organised by the Ministry of Home Affairs, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Government of Japan, 50 delegates from Japan, including experts from government, technical institutions, private sector, and 70 delegates from India including experts from Central Government, State Governments, NDMA, State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMAs) are attending the workshop.
NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Dr Rajiv Kumar, inaugurating the workshop, underlined the synergy between the two ancient Asian disaster-prone countries that have frequently witnessed the fury of natural catastrophes and are investing proactively on mainstreaming risk reduction into development.
He also stated that uncontrolled development without proper disaster risk assessment has increased the risk of losses from disasters. Climate change has further aggravated the disaster risk, he said, adding “Therefore, disaster risk management can no longer remain isolated from the overall strategy of sustainable development.”
Dr Kumar talked about reducing disaster risk by strengthening resilience, through a six-pronged approach of Risk Identification, Risk Reduction, Preparedness, Financial Protection, Resilient Reconstruction and Societal Awareness. He highlighted the role of education and schooling in preparing citizens for catastrophic natural disasters.
Japan’s Vice Minister for Policy Coordination Mamoru Maekawa, thanked the Indian Government for hosting the workshop, which is the first outcome of the Memorandum of Cooperation regarding Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).
He shared the Japanese experiences of DRR policies, including legal and planning framework, and discussed how Japan is preparing against mega-scale disasters, in collaboration with government, academia, private companies and citizens. He concluded that Japan and India could collaborate for the implementation of the Sendai Framework so as to contribute to Disaster Risk Reduction globally.
Deliberations at the workshop will take the dialogue on India-Japan Cooperation on Disaster Risk Reduction further with particular focus of earthquake safety. The workshop will identify possible areas of cooperation of India with Japan in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction.
Indian Institute Technology (IITs), National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), National Centre for Seismology, Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) and other stakeholders are participating in the workshop.
Additional Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, Dr P K Mishra, Ambassador of Japan to India, Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu, R K Jain, Member, NDMA, Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, all members of NDMA and senior officers from MHA, NDMA and NDRF were also present during the inaugural session. UNI

Medium danger avalanche warning issued by SDMA

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JAMMU, MARCH 17: On the basis of information received from SASE, Medium danger avalanche warning has been issued for next 24 hrs for Baramulla, Gulmarg, Furkian-Z Gali, Gurez.

Low danger warning has been issued for Poonch, Rajouri, Reasi, Ramban,Doda, Kishtwar Udhampur, Anantnag, Kulgam, Badgam, Ganderbal, Kupwara-Chowkibal-Tangdhar, Bandipora, Kargil, Leh districts and Srinagar-Jammu National Highway.