In this picture, through @Pibhomeaffairs, the Minister of the House and Cooperation of AMIT Shah deals with the annual conference on commissioners for assistance and response to the disasters of states and trade unions in Nový Dilli, 16 June 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI
The Minister of the Interior of the Union AMIT Shah introduced three main technological platforms on Monday (June 16, 2025) to improve the speed and accuracy of the disaster management.
Mr. Shah launched an integrated emergency reaction control room (ICR-ER), National Database for Emergency Management Lite 2.0 (NDEM Lite 2.0) and Zonation Atlas Assam at the Annual Conference of Assistance Commissioners, Secretarians of Disaster Management and Sights of Answers.
In the paper on X, Mr. Shah said that these three platforms “will equip our apparatus to manage disasters at the speed and accuracy of New Age technology”. “ICR-ER will encourage real-time reaction to disasters throughout the country by streaming satellite data to rescue agencies and NDEM Lite 2.0 providing our responses extended across corners and corners with agility to face any calamity as the only unit,” he said. The Assam Flood Atlas will help in alleviating disasters by providing floods with floods, their impact and water level in the rivers, the minister said.
Main Minister Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma in Post X said atlas Assam from flood hazard in Assam, satellite analysis of flood formulas in the state, will help regulate the development of floods, support flood resistant agriculture, support for the management of disaster management and preparation of catastroph management.
Mr. Shah said that due to climate change and global warming, the whole world is struggling with disasters, and it is necessary to proceed forward with environmental protection as an essential part of the mitigation plans.
“While everyone is fully prepared to solve disasters, it is also necessary to deal with their main causes,” he said.
“Not only did our ability to process disasters have been increased, but it has also been increased and extended to the level of the time. Attention was paid to speed because saving lives during the disaster is most important,” he added.
The Minister of the Interior said that efficiency was improved by the top technology and a reserved approach to the reaction to disasters. In addition, the company was generally vigilant by the provision of accurate forecast and early warnings, he said.
Mr. Shah said that during the government’s possession of Narendra Modi there was a significant shift in the approach concerning the management of disasters. Previously, this approach was focused on relief, but now the focus has been moved to a comprehensive and integrated approach, he said.
It also emphasized the importance of anticipating future disasters, performing advanced research, compilation of global ideas in this area and their adaptation to suit Indian geographical conditions.
India has become a global leader in the field of disaster management due to the excellent work performed by the National Disaster Management Authority, the national strength of reaction to disasters and other agencies, Shah said.
“Whenever the history of the Indian reaction to the disaster is written, the last 10 years of the Modi government will be recorded as a transformation decade. Over these 10 years, we have achieved significant success in all four areas – capacity, efficiency, speed and accuracy,” he said.
He said that in the last two years, work has been carried out to create an ideas platform with access to the whole government by linking all agencies related to relief and management of disasters.
The only platform
“When all the heads of all teams come on one platform, many shortcomings are eliminated, and the country also benefits in preparing for the resolution of the disaster,” he said.
He proposed that every year some teams from districts and the then -sensitive disasters should be included in the conference, so the management of disasters discussed at national level is also gradually reaching the level of the time and districts.
All commissioners for assistance should prepare a plan for disasters for each district in their state within 90 days.
The Minister of the Interior said that in the last decade India has made considerable efforts to financial and structural strengthening of institutions.
“We deliberately and deliberately followed institutional authorization along with structural authorization. We also accepted the combination of everything as a multidimensional approach as a policy,” he said.
More money
Mr. Shah said that from 2004 to 2014, the budget of the strength of the response to disasters was 38,000 crore, which increased from 2014 to 2024 to 1.44 lakh crore. Similarly, the NDF budget was from 2004 to 2014, which has now increased to 84,000 GBP Crore.
“Overall, we almost tripled the total budget from 66,000 crore to 2 lakh crore,” he said.
Mr. Shah also said that the Lightning Action Plan must soon be formulated and noted that several states must implement the incident response system.
Published – 16 June 2025 22:29
