Australian Consul General, Kolkata visited ASDMA on Disaster preparedness
Guwahati,Rongili Barta- The Australian Consul General, Kolkata, Mr. Hugh Boylan along with Ms. Angelina Nair, Senior Research & Visits Officer visited Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on discussing about the disaster preparedness and for sharing of information on areas of concern of international cooperation between Australian Govt. and Govt. of India, related to disaster management and allied sectors.
Ms. Gitanjali Bhattacharyya, IAS, Secretary, Revenue & DM Department, Govt. of Assam welcomed His Excellency and the senior officer of the Consulate to ASDMA aspiring to enhance coordination and collaboration between both the countries in near future.
A team from ASDMA briefed with a small presentation on the activities of ASDMA to His Excellency Mr. Boylan.
Mr. Boylan was keen to understand Assam’s disaster management systems, and said that Australia and India could learn from shared experiences. Both countries faced natural disasters from extreme weather events, including flooding. Mr. Boylan noted Australia and India’s international cooperation on building resilience, including through the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure.
Gyanendra Dev Tripathi, IAS, Chief Executive Officer, ASDMA discussed about the possibilities of area to work on mitigation, preparedness and Disaster Risk Reduction in Assam main streaming some of the best practices from Australia.
The meeting was also attended by Shri Shyamal Kshetra Gogoi, ACS, Jt. Secretary, Revenue & DM Department, Shri Alakananda Medhi, ACS, State Project Coordinator, ASDMA and other senior officials of ASDMA.