• Feedback
  • RSS Feed
  • Sitemap
Ommcom News
  • Home
  • Odisha
  • Nation
  • World
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Videos
  • Science & Tech
  • Photo Gallery
  • ଓଡ଼ିଆରେ ପଢନ୍ତୁ
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Odisha
  • Nation
  • World
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Videos
  • Science & Tech
  • Photo Gallery
  • ଓଡ଼ିଆରେ ପଢନ୍ତୁ
No Result
View All Result
Odisha News, Odisha Breaking News, Odisha Latest News || Ommcom News
Home Nation

Need To Devise Mitigation Strategies To Minimise Human Consequences Of Disasters: Jitendra Singh

OMMCOM NEWS by OMMCOM NEWS
January 10, 2023
in Nation

New Delhi: Amid the Joshimath land subsidence crisis, Minister of State (Independent Charge) at Earth Sciences Ministry Jitendra Singh on Tuesday stressed on the need to devise mitigation strategies to minimise human consequences of natural disasters.

The minister made the remarks at the Joint Indo-UK Academic Workshop in Delhi, where the UK delegation was led by Christina Scott, British Deputy High Commissioner to India at the British High Commission in New Delhi.

Singh said that it is a providential coincidence that the Joint Geoscience Workshop on “Earth Hazards” is happening at a time when India is dealing with the Joshimath incident in Uttarakhand, where the Ministry of Earth Sciences is involved in addressing the issue along with other agencies.

The minister said, “Taking a cue from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of Earth Sciences has adopted pro-active stance and established 37 New Seismological Centers (Observatories) in the last two years and now India has 152 such centres for extensive observation facilities generating huge data base for outcome-oriented analytics.”

He noted that in next five years, 100 more such seismological centres will be opened across the country for improving the real time data monitoring and data collection. “India is moving closer to playing a critical role in seismological advancement and understanding,” Singh added.

The minister underlined that there is a critical need for fundamental research on the physical processes that lead to failure of the brittle layers beneath the crust and sub-crust, to develop low-cost solutions to identify and quantify the geo-hazards over the vast regions and devise mitigation strategies that are appropriate to widely varying – and rapidly evolving – political, social, and economic contexts.

He also said that scientific understanding of the processes behind disasters has grown immensely over the past 50 years, and there is a need for strengthening further international collaborations like the Indo-UK initiative to fight such disasters in future.

Scott in her remarks said that building resilience to geo-hazards presents a major challenge that requires collaborative international action by researchers, policymakers, governments, private sectors, and civil societies.

“In this context, the UK earth scientists may significantly contribute to the current understanding of tectonic activity and its relation to geo-hazards in India,” she added.

(IANS)

Tags: Jitendra Singh
ShareTweetSendSharePinShareSend
Previous Post

PM To Inaugurate National Youth Festival On January 12

Next Post

OneWeb Nearing Completion Of Satellite Constellation, Deploys 40 Satellites

Related Posts

Nation

In Spain, Indian Delegation Interacts With People Directly Affected By Terrorism

June 2, 2025
Nation

Flood Situation Deteriorates In Assam; Death Toll Rises To 36 In Northeast

June 2, 2025
Nation

Malaysians Commend India’s Resolute Response To Terrorism

June 2, 2025
Nation

Indian Delegation Concludes Successful Visit To Algeria, Wraps Up Four-Nation Tour

June 2, 2025
Nation

Agencies Should Work In Coordination To Maintain Law And Order On Eid: CM Fadnavis

June 2, 2025
Nation

Border Dispute: Assam And Meghalaya CMs Hold Talks

June 2, 2025
Next Post

OneWeb Nearing Completion Of Satellite Constellation, Deploys 40 Satellites

Gut Bacteria Linked With High Death Risk In Covid Patients: Indian-Origin Scientist

Take A Virtual Tour Of MG Pavilion At 'Auto Expo 2023' In Metaverse

Khimji
  • Feedback
  • RSS Feed
  • Sitemap

© 2025 - Ommcom News. All Rights Reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Odisha
  • Nation
  • World
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Videos
  • Science & Tech
  • Photo Gallery
  • ଓଡ଼ିଆରେ ପଢନ୍ତୁ

© 2025 - Ommcom News. All Rights Reserved.