Tasks force on disaster risk reduction submits report to Rajnath

A task force set up by the Home Ministry to provide suggestions on disaster risk reduction today presented its report to Home Minister Rajnath Singh here, the ministry said.

The report on 'Establishing a Coalition on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)' provides a step-by-step implementation plan and analysis in order to build and operationalise a coalition, an official statement said.

The study includes a business case for the coalition, analysis of best practices of international partnerships in disaster risk and other thematic areas lead by India, and a preliminary design of the coalition besides others.

The task force was headed by Preeti Saran, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs.

During the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) held in New Delhi in November 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had outlined a 10-point agenda for disaster risk reduction.

Under the first agenda, the prime minister had said that India will work with other partner countries and key stakeholders to build a coalition or centre for promoting disaster resilient infrastructure in the region, the statement said.

This will help generate new knowledge for hazard risk assessment, disaster resilient technologies and mechanism for integrating risk reduction in infrastructure financing, it said.

With a view to take this agenda further forward, the task force was constituted by the home ministry, the statement said.