India, Oct. 21 -- The Delhi government will deploy officials from various stakeholder departments at disaster management control rooms to improve coordination and ensure a faster response during emergencies, officials familiar with the matter said.

The decisions were taken at a recent meeting of the Delhi State Executive Committee, which reviewed measures to strengthen the capital's disaster preparedness and response mechanism.

The State Executive Committee is responsible for the preparation of Disaster Management Plan and is headed by the Chief Secretary with officials from multiple departments like Home, Revenue, Finance, etc serving as its members.

Officials said the presence of representatives from different departments at control ...