Training program on “Disaster Risk Management and Technological Innovations” 

Chandigarh, November 26, 2023: DST-Centre for Policy Research (CPR) at Panjab University, Chandigarh organized a 3-day training program on “Disaster Risk Management and Technological Innovations” from November 22-24. 

The event consisted of 03 days deliberation talks by eminent speakers on Disaster Risk Management (DRM) as well as providing hands on training to the youth. The program was organized with the support of Punjab State Council for Science & Technology (PSCST), Govt. of Punjab and Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). 

Various dignitaries from national level graced the event and enriched the participants with their thoughts.  Prof. Yajvender Pal Verma, Registrar, Panjab University, Chandigarh graced the event and share the examples of technology innovations nurturing at Panjab University for mapping the disasters. 

Dr. Ashish Kumar Panda, Deputy Secretary, NITI Ayog, New Delhi was the Chief Guest and Keynote speaker for this event.  He led the audience informed various government initiatives and partnerships in the domain of Disaster Risk Management (DRM). 

Dr. K.S. Bath, Joint Director, Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, Chandigarh graced the event as Guest of Honour. He highlighted the Punjab Govt. initiatives to provide skill based training to the youth of Punjab. Col. Gaurav Bhatia, Adjunct Resource Faculty, School of Internal Security and Police Administration (SISPA) was also present as Guest of Honour for this event. He led an interactive session and share his experience in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and DRM. Eminent Speakers from Prestigious Institutions such as National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Punjab State Disaster Management Authority (PSDMA), PGIMER, CSIR-CSIO, PU and IISER, Mohali gave an insightful achievements done in the domain of DRM to the participants. 

The workshop provided a great platform to learn various techniques and technologies that are successfully implanted for disaster resilience and mitigation. Institutions such as Punjab Red Cross Society, DRDO-DGRE, CSIR-CSIO and IMD Chandigarh were came on board to let the participants getting insights of innovations taking place at national level in the domain of Disaster Risk Management. This workshop catered 50 participants from different colleges and universities taking part in the training program.