India, Russia to cooperate in disaster management

India and Russia today signed an agreement for cooperation in disaster management including during natural calamities.
Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence and Emergencies Vladimir Puchkov signed a regulation defining the structure, functions and procedure of the Joint Commission which has been established by a pact signed in 2010 in the field of disaster management.
Shinde is currently here leading a high-level Indian delegation on a bilateral visit.
The agreement will enable both the countries to help each other in the field of prevention and elimination of the consequences of emergency situations, an official release said, adding , it will further strengthen and enhance Indo-Russian cooperation.

The Indo-Russian Commission will ensure the implementation of the agreement which was signed on December 21, 2010 in New Delhi for catalysing cooperation in disaster management for safety of people in both countries in the event of disasters and also to exchange mutually beneficial scientific and technical information.
The meetings of the commission will be alternatively held in India and Russia.