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Making district disaster management plan pro poor

Source(s): All India Disaster Mitigation Institute
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The Bihar State Disaster Management Authority (BSDMA) and District Administration of West Champaran in Bihar in India organised a district level stakeholders’ consultation on District Disaster Management Plan: A Pilot for West Champaran on September 5, 2012 at Vikas Bhawan, Office of the District Magistrate, Bettiah. The process of making District Disaster Management Plan (DDMP) is facilitated by All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) and led by Caritas India with support of Cordaid and Bihar Inter Agency Group. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is chairing the advisory group at national level to make DDMPs pro-poor in various districts of India.

A total of 106 participants from BSDMA, Government Line Departments, INGOs, Local NGOs, Private Sector, Media and PRIs and Communities participated in the consultation. District Magistrate Mr. Sridhar C. discussed the final framework of DDMP West Champaran and detailed the process ahead. Shri Anil Sinha, Vice Chair, BSDMA, said, “It is the quality of DDMPs that in the end make the districts Safer”.

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Themes Governance Disaster risk management
Country and region India
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