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J&K making comprehensive policy for disaster management: Omar
4/20/2011 9:58:44 PM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMM, Apr 20: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Wednesday underlined the need of a comprehensive and well-structured policy for disaster management in the state to deal with incidents of natural calamities and disasters appropriately.
“All the necessary requirements of 3Ps (prevention, preparedness and proofing) and 3Rs (rescue, relief and rehabilitation) should be factored in the policy”, he said directing for involving National Disaster Management Institute in this task. Chairing the first meeting of the State Disaster Management Authority here, the Chief Minister said that experts in the field should be co-opted with the authority to broad base its scope and strategy formulating capacity.
Chief Minister also directed for constituting a trained Task Force to be at the beck and call of the state Disaster Management Authority to attend the eventualities as a vanguard force in the hour of need. Omar Abdullah said that the disaster management is a wide and scientific subject requires a comprehensive policy to strengthen all units of Disaster Management Authority at all levels. And put in place trained men and required machinery to deal with eventualities and calamities.
In a PowerPoint presentation, Commissioner Secretary Revenue presented resume of the nomenclature of State level Disaster Management Authority and its branches at the provincial and district levels. He identified the areas requiring attention to strengthen the Authority. Ajaz Iqbal also briefed the meeting about the annual activities report of the disaster management programme.

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