There has been a paradigm shift in Disaster Management recently as prevention, preparedness and mitigation are being given more importance compared to the traditional rescue, relief and rehabilitation. Under this paradigm, Government of India and UNDP launched the ‘Disaster Risk Management’ (DRM) programme in 169 districts across 17 states in the country, including in Maharashtra.
In Maharashtra, the DRM is being implemented in 14 districts and seven Municipal Corporations. The Relief and Rehabilitation Department, Government of Maharashtra is the nodal agency for the implementation of this programme in the State. During the course of implementation of the programme, a number of innovative strategies and processes have been adopted which in turn lead to very interesting and encouraging results. Read More...
Best practices in Disater management: A Maharashtra Experience!
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