NPDRR: Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the third session of the Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction in Delhi. During this, PM Modi said that we have to focus on technology innovation in disaster management. PM Modi said that we have to strengthen the disaster management regime in urban local bodies. Urban local bodies will respond only when there is a disaster, it will not work now. We have to institutionalize the plan and we have to review the local plan.

We will have to strengthen the disaster management governance in urban local bodies. Urban local bodies will react only when disaster strikes – this will not work anymore. We will have to institutionalise planning & we will have to review local planning: PM Narendra Modi in Delhi pic.twitter.com/JEkD7YHRhH

— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2023 On the third session of the Disaster Risk Reduction Forum, PM Modi said that for the construction of buildings and new infrastructure projects, we have to draft new guidelines keeping in mind the disaster management. He said that the entire system needs to be overhauled.

For the construction of buildings & new infrastructure projects, we will have to draft new guidelines keeping in mind the disaster management. There is a need for overhauling the entire system: PM Narendra Modi in Delhi pic.twitter.com/eAB2FedUId

— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2023 The world has appreciated our work- PM Modi: In the third session, PM Modi said that it is a matter of pride for every Indian that Turkey and Syria After the earthquake in 2010, the world has appreciated our work a lot. He said that the traditional housing and town planning process should be enriched with futuristic technology for better management of disaster planning. He also said that after India’s independence Till years there was no law to deal with the disaster. The need of the hour is to assess the resilience of local infrastructure. )with language input

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Fri, Mar 10, 2023, 6: 30 PM IST