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India, U.S. to collaborate in disaster management support

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, JAN. 19. The Union Home Ministry today launched a project, expanding the cooperation between India and the United States in disaster management science, technology and systems.

The project approach, which pairs the U.S. Government experts with their Indian counterparts to share methods, tactics and technology, signals yet another milestone in the cooperative relationship between the two countries. Major components of the project include capacity-building with collaboration to institutionalise the incident command system to professionalise the response; establish emergency operation centres at all levels and impart search and rescue training. The second component is the early warning systems for weather-related events such as floods, cyclones or droughts. The third component will include innovative disaster initiatives for establishing a sustainable system for improved disaster management at all levels.

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