The National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), Union Ministry of Home Affairs, in collaboration with the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) is organising a three-day training programme on ‘Technologies Innovations in Weather Forecasting, Early Warning and Last Mile Connectivity’ that began here today.
In the inaugural session, Matsiewdor War Nongbri, Executive Director of the Meghalaya SDMA graced the programme as the chief guest. Speaking at the programme, War Nongbri said that such training is very important as the state has witnessed the impact of disasters on the life of the people, the economic status of Meghalaya and the country as a whole and how disasters have affected the people in the long run.
She expressed hope that the training will enable the state to combat the onslaught of any natural disaster with the availability of technological innovations in weather forecasting and early warning systems.
Rajnish Ranjan, Senior Consultant at the NIDM New Delhi, presented a briefing about the programme.
The aims and objectives of the training programme are to sensitise trainees about the fundamental concept of weather forecasting, early warning and last mile connectivity. It also aims to acquaint them with the technological innovations being used by agencies, state governments and local bodies to disseminate early warning information of inclement weather and other hydro-meteorological hazards at the community level, enabling them to understand their roles and responsibilities in dealing with the weather information and data and to get the trainees aware of various guidelines, acts and provisions of the central government and how these provisions and advisories can be effectively utilised at the ground level.
