India to host the first South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise from Monday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated at the last (18th) SAARC Summit in Kathmandu on Nov 26, 2014 that India's expertise in Disaster Management would always be available to South Asia, and that, equally, as India reaches out to Indians caught in conflicts and disasters around the world, India would always be there for all South Asian citizens.
The Government of India has taken the initiative to organize the first "South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise" (SAADMEx-2015) to provide a platform for strengthening Regional Disaster Response Mechanism amongst the SAARC countries.
The main focus of SAADMEx-2015 is to test coordination efforts, create synergy and synchronize efforts to institutionalize Regional Cooperation on Disaster Response among the member countries.
The Advance Coordination Conference (ACC) for this Exercise was successfully conducted with the participation of representatives from SAARC member countries on Sept 3-4, 2015 where the modalities and requirements of the common exercise were discussed.
The common exercise is going to commence from Monday, November 23, 2015 with the participation of delegations and rescuers from each of the eight SAARC Nations, - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
The Exercise will be conducted by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in Delhi - National Capital Region.
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