Our Correspondent
Kiphire | December 2
The District Disaster Management Committee Kiphire organize a one day training program on gender issue in Disaster Management at the D.C conference hall Kiphire, with NGO’s Church elders, Police personnel’s and Bureaucrats. The training, which was first of its kind in the district aimed at creating general awareness about the subject. The session threw light on disaster management with special focus on gender issues. Giving the prelude on Disaster Risk management, Dr Ulanganathan P (IAS) SDO(C) H.Q who is also the nodal officer of the Disaster Risk Management touched on various aspects, going more in to the details of natural and man made disaster. He also touched at length about the differences in the approach of Disaster by men folk and women.
Elaborating on various needs and approach of men and women during the time of disaster, resource person Megha Mehra, Journalist & Publicity Consultant (Disaster Management) said, Women are socially deprived and more vulnerable to such events, therefore more attention needs to be given at the times of disasters. In the second session, a healthy discussion was there where all the participants took part. All the participants were awarded certificate. Light refreshment followed the first session. Zakabo Rotokha EAC (Sadar) chaired the program and Vekato Chishi field officer DRM gave concluding remark.
