Port Blair, Dec 01: Admiral D K Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.), the Lt. Governor, A&N Islands and Vice-Chairman, Islands Development Agency as Guest of Honour addressed the Valedictory Session of 6th World Congress on Disaster Management 2023 at Dehradun chaired by Governor of Uttarakhand, Lt. Gen Gurmit Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.). the Lt. Governor of A & N Islands congratulated Govt. of Uttarakhand for the successful conduct of the event and praised the remarkable efforts put in by Silkyara tunnel rescue operation team. Emphasized upon innovative solutions for Reshaping Disaster Response by integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) with local response systems for global coverage of early warning systems and through Strategic Urban Planning, Building Resilient Future & Infrastructure for an effective Disaster Preparedness. Highlighted need for achieving goal of Disaster Risk Reduction by developing a pool of trained volunteers ‘Apada Mitra’, local field experts and women.
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