Congress preparing to bring religion based reservation through backdoor: Rajnath Singh
Singh said that the armed forces could also come under its purview, which will affect the country's integrity and unity.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said building disaster resilient infrastructure will not be possible without international cooperation as climate-related extremes become more challenging. Inaugurating an international workshop organised by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), he said “Climate related extremes are likely to become more intense and frequent. Past is no longer a good guide for the future.”
The Home Minister said, “As the infrastructure systems are globally interconnected, disruptions in one part of the world can cause havoc in another part of the world. It is, therefore, important that all stakeholders come together to address the challenges and devise solutions to create resilient infrastructure.”
He said, “Our forefathers showed tremendous foresight when they developed infrastructure that served us for generations. They have helped us tame the fury of nature, while also helping us maximize the benefits of mother Nature’s benevolence.
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“The way we build our infrastructure today will either build risk or resilience for the future generations.
We need to bring to bear tremendous foresight and rigour to ensure that all our new infrastructure is built to withstand the hazards of the present as well as the future,” Singh said.
The minister said, “The infrastructure that we will build in the next twenty years will be more than what we built over the last two thousand years.” By 2040, the world will require $100 trillion to meet the infrastructure needs of humanity: Asia alone spending $ 26 trillion for the purpose by 2030, he said.
Experts from 23 countries, multilateral development banks, United Nations, private sector, academia and other stakeholders are participating in the workshop. Deliberations at the workshop are to take the dialogue on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure and global cooperation further.
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