ASDMA conducts five days training program to strengthen capacities of NGOs for disaster response in Assam

Total 123 representatives from 41 NGOs across 18 districts of Assam participated in the training program

HT Bureau

Guwahati, Jan 6: Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) in collaboration with Civil Defence, Assam organised a five days training program from 2^nd to 6^th January, 2023, on search and rescue operations for disaster management for the NGO personnel in Assam. The training program was organised with an objective to impart the knowledge on effective response mechanism required for managing any disaster and strengthen the capacities of the NGOs working at grass root level on disaster preparedness and response.

Total 123 representatives from 41 NGOs (registered under the Go-NGO portal of ASDMA) across 18 districts of Assam participated in the training program. NGOs work as frontline institution with close proximity with the community for multiple issues concerning to disaster management as well as community resilience development. Capacitating them with adequate resources and enhancing their knowledge on mitigation measures will not only paved the way for better service delivery in disaster management but will also help in disaster risk reduction. The training module included theoretical knowledge on basic disaster management and response mechanism which was conducted on the first day of the training at the Administration Staff College, Khanapara along with practical demonstration on search and rescue which was conducted at the Civil Defence Training Institution (CTI), Panikheti.

The participating districts were Hojai, Darrang, Nalbari, Kamrup (Rural), Biswanath, Sonitpur, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Cachar, Morigaon, West Karbi Anglong, Kamrup (Metro), Barpeta, Jorhat and Karbi Anglong. Training session of the first batch has been culminated on 6^th January, 2023 and the second batch training will begin from 9^th to 13^th January, 2023.