PDMA holds seminar on disaster management

LAHORE: Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab on Friday organised a seminar to improve disaster resilience at provincial level. The event was organised for information sharing and interactive sessions with officers from a number of government departments including district administration Jhang.

Speaking at the occasion, Jhang Deputy Commissioner Mudassar Riaz Malik thanked PDMA Punjab for undertaking a province-wide initiative to improve disaster resilience. He said gathering of all respected partners from government, media, and civil society would lay a solid foundation for a proactive approach to disaster response in Punjab. "PDMA's effort for Multi Hazard Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (MHVRA) in 20 districts of Punjab is appreciable," he added.  

Published in The Express Tribune, January 20^th, 2018.