Australian Consul General visits ASDMA on disaster preparedness

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaJune 10, 2024

The Australian Consul General, Kolkata, Hugh Boylan along with senior research & visits officer Angelina Nair visited Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Monday to discuss the disaster preparedness and to share information on areas of concern of international cooperation between Australian and Indian government related to disaster management and allied sectors.

Senior IAS officer and revenue secretary Gitanjali Bhattacharyya welcomed His Excellency and the senior officer of the Consulate to ASDMA aspiring to enhance coordination and collaboration between both the countries shortly.

A team from ASDMA briefed with a small presentation on the activities of ASDMA to Boylan.

Boylan was keen to understand Assam’s disaster management systems and said that Australia and India could learn from shared experiences. Both countries faced natural disasters from extreme weather events, including flooding.

Boylan noted Australia and India’s international cooperation on building resilience, including through the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure.

ASDMA CEO Gyanendra Dev Tripathi discussed the possibilities of the area to work on mitigation, preparedness and disaster risk reduction in Assam mainstreaming some of the best practices from Australia.

The meeting was also attended by senior ACS officer and joint secretary, revenue, Shyamal Kshetra Gogoi, ASDMA’s state project coordinator Alakananda Medhi and other senior officials of ASDMA.