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"The project aimed at building and strengthening the capacity of the target groups in the areas of DISASTER PREVENTION, preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery at the grass-roots level; in consonance with the paradigm shift in disaster management in India from 'reactive to pro-active',"
The training manual was published in English and also translated in Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya and Telugu. An audio and an video programme were also developed in 8 languages.
"Against the target of 16,200 participants to be covered, close to 16,500 people attended the programme which included 4,623 women," said the statement.
Source: http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/ignou-ndma-educate-people-in-disaster-management-113072500830_1.html
A special workshop on disaster management for those living in areas vulnerable to disasters was jointly organized by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), officials said Thursday.
