Disaster Management: Two-day workshop concludes in Skardu

SKARDU:

A two-day workshop to educate the departmental heads of Gilgit-Baltistan to confront disasters concluded here on Saturday.

The workshop was held under auspices of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

Addressing the concluding ceremony of the workshop, deputy commissioner and District DMA chairman said the workshop was essential to handle disaster situations in the region, adding that such training programmes would be conducted on grass-root level in future.

Speaking on the occasion, Hamza Farooqi described the training as highly successful and stressed upon the participants to spread awareness to other people as well.

Five groups presented their reports on preventive measures and post disaster situation during the workshop, following which group discussions were held. 

Published in The Express Tribune, October 23^rd, 2011.