India Disaster Knowledge Network on anvil

The National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) is working on creating a portal, India Disaster Knowledge Network, comprising experts in various fields of emergency response and rehabilitation. The IITs are expected to be part of this network, which will enable those working on the field to raise queries that will then be answered by the experts. Speaking at the concluding session of the two-day conference on Disaster Management organised by the second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) along with the NIDM and Anna Institute of Management, Executive Director of NIDM, Dhar Chakrabarti said a disaster manual will be evolved and this would replace the relief manuals currently being followed. The manual will focus on prevention, preparedness and a professional approach towards managing disasters. Source: The Hindu

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