Srinagar, July 18 -- Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo today said that increasing urbanisation and climate change have escalated the intensity and frequency of disasters, placing greater responsibility on governments, institutions, and citizens to act decisively.
The CS addressed a UT-level workshop on the Incident Response System (IRS) aimed at enhancing disaster resilience and preparedness.
Besides Dulloo, the workshop was attended by Principal Secretary Home and DMRR&R Chandraker Bharti, senior Administrative Secretaries, Divisional Commissioners, Heads of Departments and National Disaster Management experts including Brigadier Kuldip Singh (Retd), Former Senior Consultant, Ministry of Home Affairs.
In his opening remarks, the Chief Secret...