Risk Transfer for Promoting Risk Reduction

MOCK EXERCISE - MEGHALAYA

Six IAS Officer Trainees of the 2021 batch visited NDMA Bhawan on 5th October 2023. They were briefed about the Disaster Management Mechanisms and frameworks in India along with the role of NDMA, its initiatives and interventions. Members and Senior officials of NDMA were also present during the session and interacted with the Officer Trainees.

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Members and Senior Officials from NDMA held a meeting to discuss and deliberate on finalizing India's position for fund and funding arrangement on Loss and Damage to UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) under the chairmanship of Shri. Kamal Kishore, Member and HoD, NDMA.

The 2nd Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting was held at NDMA Bhawan for the review & appraisal of Drought Mitigation Plans under NDMF as per the recommendation of XV Finance Commission; Members and Senior Officials of NDMA were also present for the same.

Members and Senior Officials of NDMA convened a meeting with the Vice Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) and other senior officials from Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) to discuss and deliberate upon the modalities on the proposal of NDMA Sponsored Dissertations on Disaster Management.

Department of Disaster Management Relief Rehabilitation,and Reconstruction, Govt of J&K in Collaboration with the Department of Geography and Disaster Management, University of Kashmir organised a seminar to celebrate the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction to understand the importance of the theme, "Fighting inequality for a resilient future". Shri Kunal Satyarthi, Joint Secretary (Policy and Plan), NDMA gave a presentation on the occassion.

Shri Alok, Additional Secretary, NDMA chaired a meeting with the concerned Officers of NHAI regarding the NHAI-PIU-Nasik - Construction of 6 Lane Greenfield Economic Corridor (Surat-Nasik-Ahmednagar Section) near Sarpur Village, Navsari District in the State of Gujarat and ends near Kolhewadi village, Ahmednagar District in the state of Maharashtra by MIs National Highways Authority of India-Environmental Clearance.

A meeting on the National Disaster Management Information System (NDMIS) was convened at the NDMA Bhawan. The meeting was chaired by the Sh. Alok, Additional Secretary, NDMA along with Sh.Kunal Satyarthi, Joint Secretary (Policy and Plan) NDMA. Officials from selected States/UTs, Consultants and other Officials from NDMA also attended the meeting.

The status of the loss and damage data covering SDG/SFDRR indicators was discussed. States/UTs raised and shared their concerns in this regard. Sh. Kunal Satyarthi, Joint Secretary (Policy and Plan) NDMA highlighted the need for disaster loss and damage data and requested the states/UTs to share the associated issues related to the availability and uploading of loss and damage data into the NDMIS portal along with other related issues.

NDMA is in the process of systematically addressing the issues related to loss and damage data and it's uploading into the NDMIS portal by the states and UTs of India.

NDMA conducted an online training on the National Disaster Management Information System (NDMIS) in the presence of Smt. Rakhee Sadhu, Deputy Secretary (Policy and Plan). The National Disaster Management Information System (NDMIS) platform aims to capture data related to SFDRR (Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR). The portal also helps track the disaster impacts and hazards for the entire country up to the district level.

The online portal would help the States/UTs / SDMAs to improve data transparency, data availability, data authenticity, and data consolidation at the central level related to the allotment and utilization of SDRF and NDRF funds.

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