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IndiaPosted at: May 16 2019 4:53PM


Needed disaster resistant infrastructure: India

New Delhi/Geneva, May 16 (UNI) India has reaffirmed its commitment and support towards implementation of the 2015-2030 Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and Asia Regional Plan, saying the country is dedicated to reduce vulnerabilities and impact of disasters through national efforts as well as regional and international cooperation.
Additional Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, Dr P K Mishra, presented the Country Statement at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2019 being held in Geneva where a series of high level dialogues kicked off on Wednesday with a discussion on progress made in implementing the global plan to reduce disaster losses.
Dr Mishra briefed on the steps taken by India and said that the country was not only focusing on reducing mortality from major disasters but also from small or medium, and locally-specific disasters such as heat wave, thunderstorm and lightning.
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