Workshop on Disaster Management at TMU, Uttar Pradesh

Teerthanker Mahaveer University (TMU), Uttar Pradesh has organised a state level one day workshop on Disaster Management in the magnanimous auditorium of the university. This workshop aimed to motivate and sensitize the administration specifically and common people in general, to make them aware of the preventive measures to mitigate the impact of the disaster. The workshop was massively attended by administrative officers of five districts of Uttar Pradesh and academicians from the region.

The event was presided over by Mr. S. K. Verma, Commissioner, Moradabad. In the key note address delivered by Dr. Ravinder Kumar Pandey, Professor-Kumaon University, Nainital emphasis was laid on advance preparedness, which is the main way of reducing impact of disaster as prevention is always better. Mr. S. Mahapatra from NDMA, New Delhi, elaborated the activities designed to minimize loss of life and damage by removing people and property from threatened location and facilitating timely and effective rescue, relief and rehabilitation. He asked the administration to educate people by mock drill and give high priority to community based preparedness and management. The risk can be mitigated with good evacuation plans, he added.

Shri Suresh Jain, Chancellor, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Dr. Sarika Mohan, District Magistrate (Bijnor), Mr. Vipin Dwivedi, District Magistrate (Sambhal), Prof. R. K. Mudgal, Registrar, Mr. Abhishek Kapoor, Director (Administration) and other eminent personalities of the city were also present on the occasion.

About Teerthanker Mahaveer University

Teerthanker University offers over 100 undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG) and Doctoral level programs such as BBA, BCA, MCA, MBA, B. Ed, M. Ed. and B. Sc. (Home Science) in 14 on-campus colleges and 5 independent teaching departments.

Source: Prasoon Aggrwal, click4college Specilaist

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