Gurgaon, April 28: The NDMA today said that state governments should consider its guidelines while starting any new project and disaster management plans should be prepared for every district.
“The NDMA has prepared a 27-point questionnaire and while starting a new project, information based on these questions should be collected,” Joint Secretary of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Amit Jha said addressing a day-long workshop at Haryana Institute of Public Administration (HIPA).
This will help in constructing a structure which would be disaster resistant and would help in minimising the losses.
He emphasised on developing a disaster management plan for every district which should be based on its geographical location.
He said that the NDMA has decided to set up National Disaster Management Forum at eight places in the country where relief material in the event of any disaster and complete information regarding steps to be taken for controlling its after effects will be available.
According to Jha, such information for minimising the effects of disaster and its preparedness measures were also placed on the website- www.ndma.gov.in of the authority.
He suggested that Haryana should also have its separate website on state disaster management where useful information for the general public should be uploaded.
He suggested that for checking preparedness, mock drills be organised from time to time.
The mock drills help in finding the shortcomings in our preparedness for mitigating the consequences and after effects of the disaster.
Earlier, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary of Revenue Department of Haryana Naresh Gulati said that the role of government machinery, corporate houses and that of general public should be clearly mentioned in the disaster management plan.
He appreciated the efforts of Gurgaon administration in preparing its district disaster management plan.
——–PTI