KULGAM: District Administration Kulgam in collaboration with District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) today organized a one day workshop on Disaster Management. The workshop was presided over by the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Kulgam, Viqar Ahmed Giri, who is the Chief Executive Officer DDMA Kulgam.

ASP Kulgam, Tanveer Ahmad; ACR Mushtaq Lone; all Tehsildars, Ex. Engineers of different wings, besides District/Sectoral Officers, Senior Officers from CRPF, Fire & Emergency and other stakeholders attended the workshop. Speaking on the occasion, CEO DDMA said that the aim of organizing the workshop is to know how to pool and utilize the resources from different agencies and stakeholders to tackle different kinds of disasters in the district.

He said that the administration faces different adversities including flash floods, earthquake, cloud bursts, fire, snow avalanche, etc which need coordinated and immediate effort to tackle the situation. ADC emphasized the importance of coordinated efforts among departments, volunteers, and individuals to minimize losses from unpredictable and unavoidable disasters.

ASP Kulgam Tanveer Ahmad while speaking on the occasion emphasized the need for collaborative efforts from different agencies to strengthen the efforts for disaster management in the district. He said communication channels like control rooms and coordination of different departments are essential during disasters.

Earlier, consultant DDMA Kulgam presented a departmental plan through a powerpoint presentation for dealing with the untoward circumstances. Later, the officials and volunteers from Aapda Mitra, provided materials like pamphlets, detailed awareness and demonstrations about various  techniques to be followed while taking rescue and rehabilitation operations during disasters.

The workshop concluded with the aim that each department will prepare its own draft of disaster plan and share with the district administration for better coordination in case of emergency.

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