District Admin Kupwara holds Mega Workshop on Disaster Management
KUPWARA, FEBRUARY 22: District
Administration Kupwara today organized a One Day Workshop on Disaster
Management which was presided over by the Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, Ayushi
Sudan.
The workshop was attended by SSP
Kupwara, Gulam Jeelani; ADC Kupwara, Mohammad Rouf Rehman, besides, district/sectoral
officers, Senior Officers from Army, CRPF, NDRF, SDRF, Tehsildars and other
stakeholders.
Speaking on the occasion, the Deputy
Commissioner said that the aim of organizing the workshop is know how to pool and utilize the resources from
different agencies and stakeholders to tackle different kinds of disasters in
the district.
She said that the administration faces
different adversities including flash floods, earthquake, cloud bursts,
fire etc which need coordinated and immediate effort to tackle with the
situation.
Deputy Commissioner emphasized the importance
of coordinated efforts among departments, volunteers, and individuals to
minimize losses from unpredictable and unavoidable disasters.
ADC Kupwara also spoke and thanked
the participants for attending the Workshop. He also emphasized the need for
collaborative efforts from different agencies to strengthen the efforts for
disaster management in the district.
Meanwhile, experts and officers from
different departments including SDRF presented their plan in the meeting for
dealing with the untoward circumstances.
Later, the officials and volunteers
from SDRF, NDRF including Aapda Mitras provided detailed awareness and
demonstrations about various life saving techniques to be followed while taking
rescue and rehabilitation operation.
They demonstrated how to support
disaster victims, including procedures for cardiac attacks, road accidents,
burns, drowning, and the use of critical ambulances.
The demonstration session covered
essential topics such as earthquake preparedness, first aid, Basic Life Support
(BLS), and Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
An award ceremony was also held
during which certificates of appreciation and momentos were given to the
officials and volunteers who have shown good performance in mitigation efforts
during disasters.