National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is organising a two day workshop on “Urban Flood Mitigation–Lessons Learnt and Roadmap for Future” beginning here tomorrow. Representatives from Nodal Ministries, State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMAs) & Secretaries of Urban Development Departments of flood prone states, Technical Agencies, Municipal Commissioners, District Collectors, Academia and NGOs will participate in this workshop. The Inaugural ceremony will also witness the official launch of NDMA Twitter Handle.
This workshop will deliberate upon key issues and concerns related to urban flooding from the perspective of urban land use planning, early warning system (forecasting), and sustainable drainage systems especially in the context of changing climate. The overall objective of the workshop is to carve out a policy roadmap towards effective mitigation and management of urban floods in our country.
Urban flooding has acquired extraordinary dimensions in our times and poses a great challenge to urban planners the world over. The frequency of urban floods has increased with not a year passing without some city or the other getting inundated. The recent floods of Chennai in December 2015, the Kashmir Floods in 2014, the Surat Floods in 2006 and the Mumbai Floods in 2005 reflect the escalating vulnerability of our Cities to Mega flood situations. To mitigate the threat of urban floods to our Growing Cities, the NDMA had formulated the National Guidelines on ‘Management of Urban Flooding’ in 2010 which details the various mitigative and preparatory actions that would enhance the risk resilience quotient of our Cities for such a disaster.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in
This workshop will deliberate upon key issues and concerns related to urban flooding from the perspective of urban land use planning, early warning system (forecasting), and sustainable drainage systems especially in the context of changing climate. The overall objective of the workshop is to carve out a policy roadmap towards effective mitigation and management of urban floods in our country.
Urban flooding has acquired extraordinary dimensions in our times and poses a great challenge to urban planners the world over. The frequency of urban floods has increased with not a year passing without some city or the other getting inundated. The recent floods of Chennai in December 2015, the Kashmir Floods in 2014, the Surat Floods in 2006 and the Mumbai Floods in 2005 reflect the escalating vulnerability of our Cities to Mega flood situations. To mitigate the threat of urban floods to our Growing Cities, the NDMA had formulated the National Guidelines on ‘Management of Urban Flooding’ in 2010 which details the various mitigative and preparatory actions that would enhance the risk resilience quotient of our Cities for such a disaster.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in
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