Disaster Management: Integrated Response Strategies

INTRODUCTION

A seminar on “Disaster Management: Integrated Response Strategies” was conducted on 04 September 2014 by Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS). The seminar was attended by officers from Indian Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), research faculty from think tanks and academicians. Conducted over one session, the seminar focused on the existing disaster management mechanisms at national and state level and need for a comprehensive integrated model for timely and responsive response strategy. The panellists for the seminar were:-

• Gen NC Vij - Former COAS and Vice Chairman NDMA.
• Lt Gen Anil Chait, former CISC, HQ IDS.
• Dr Satendra, Executive Director, NDIM.
• Dr Amarjeet Kaur, Director, University Centre for Disaster Management Studies, IP University.