The chief secretary chaired a meeting of the Ladakh Disaster Management Authority (LDMA) to review disaster preparedness, mitigation measures, and disaster initiatives in the UT.
Headquarters Western Command, in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), will organise a high-level Joint Seminar and Exhibition on Disaster Risk Resilience at Chandimandir on January 28, aimed at strengthening India’s preparedness against natural and man-made disasters.
Signed under the framework of the National Drought Mitigation Project (NDMP), the Rs 141.50 crore initiative represents a paradigm shift from reactive disaster relief to a proactive, science-led resilience model.
The USDMA report presented to the NDMA has assessed damages caused by the natural disasters occurring in the state in the year 2025.
Two relief flights from China arrived in Pakistan on Sunday, carrying essential supplies for families displaced by recent flooding
Balochistan and Punjab provinces reported five deaths each, while Sindh and the Gilgit-Baltistan region logged four and one, respectively, the Authority said.
As infections continue to rise across flood-hit Pakistan, at least nine people have been reported dead of viral diseases in Sindh on Monday, ARY News reported citing the data of the Ministry of Health.
The death toll in Pakistan's devastating flooding has increased to 1,265 as the cash-strapped country struggles to rescue and care for millions of people displaced by the record deluges.
Claims can be forwarded through grievance redressal committee in case of delays.
Shah held the review meeting with senior officials of the NDMA, NDRF and IMD.
