National Platform For Disaster Risk Reduction: Second Meeting

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Contact List of Resident Commissioners of the States/UTs

Designation,State	Address	Telephones/Fax	E-mail Address
Special Representative, Andhra Pradesh	Andhra Bhavan, 1 Ashoka Road, New Delhi - 110 001	Off: 23384188 Fax: 23388175	rescm-ap@nic.in
Resident Commissioner, Arunachal Pradesh	Arunachal Bhavan, Kautaliya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi - 110 021	Off: 23013915, 23014136 Fax: 23013956	rescm-ar@nic.in
Principal Resident Commissioner, Assam	Assam Bhavan, S.P. Marg, New Delhi - 110 021	Off: 26116444 Fax:26117059	rescm-as@nic.in
Resident Commissioner, Bihar	Bihar Bhavan, 5 Kautilya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi - 110 021	Off: 23014945 Fax: 23015035/ 2274	rescm-ap@nic.in
Resident Commissioner,Chhatisgarh	3rd, Floor, Chanakya Bhawan, Near Yashwant Palace, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi - 110 021	Off: 26873116 Fax: 24105809	bhawan.cg@gov.in
Resident Commissioner,`Goa	Goa Sadan, 18 Amrita Shergil Marg, New Delhi - 110 003	Off: 24629964 Fax: 24629956
Resident Commissioner, Gujarat	A/6, State Emp. Bldg., BKS Marg, New Delhi - 110 001	Off: 23343147 Fax: 23742482	rescm-gj@nic.in
Resident Commissioner, Haryana	Haryana Bhavan, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi - 110 001	Off: 23384354 Fax: 23384913
Resident Commissioner, Himachal Pradesh	Himanchal Bhavan, 27 Sikandra Road, New Delhi - 110 001	Off: 23716574 Fax: 23715087	rescm-hp@nic.in
Resident Commissioner, Jammu & Kashmir	J&K House, 5, Prithviraj Road, New Delhi - 110 003	Off: 24611506 Fax: 24627047	rescm-jk@nic.in
Resident Commissioner, Jharkhand	Opposite Indian Airlines Colony, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi-110057	Off: 26739011 Fax: 26739005	rescm-jh@nic.in
Resident Commissioner, Karnataka	Karnataka Bhavan, 10, Kautilya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi - 110 021	Off: 26889814 Fax: 26889030	rescm-kn@nic.in
Resident Commissioner, Kerala	Kerala House, 3 Jantar Mantar Road, New Delhi - 110 001	Off: 23368581 Fax: 23368934	rescm-kr@nic.in
Resident Commissioner, Madhya Pradesh	B-8, State Emp. Bldg. BKS Marg, New Delhi - 110 001	Off: 23019899	rescm-mp@nic.in
Special Commissioner, Maharashtra	Maharashtra Sadan, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi - 110 001	Off: 23388075 Fax: 23782804	rescm-mh@nic.in
Resident Commissioner, Manipur	Manipur Bhavan, 2 Sardar Patel Marg, New Delhi - 110 021	Off: 26873009, 26114151 Fax: 26111808	rescm-mn@nic.in
Principal Resident Commissioner, Meghalaya	Meghalaya House, 9 Aurangazeb Road, New Delhi - 110 011	Off: 23015503 PBX: 23015605	rescm-mg@nic.in
Resident Commissioner, Mizoram	Mizoram House, Pt. Uma Shankar Dixit Marg, New Delhi - 110 021	Off: 23016408 Fax: 23012331	rescm-mz@nic.in
Resident Commissioner, Nagaland	Nagaland House, 29 Aurangazeb Road, New Delhi - 110 011	Off: 23012296	rescm-ng@nic.in
Principal Resident Commissioner, Orissa	4, Bordoloi Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi - 110 021	Off: 23019771, 23018498 Fax:23010839
Resident Commissioner, Punjab	Punjab Bhavan, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi - 110 001	Off: 23383804 Fax:23782448	rescm-pb@nic.in
Principal Resident Commissioner, Rajasthan	Bikaner House, Pandara Road, New Delhi - 110 003	Off: 23073747 Fax: 23381802	rescm-rj@nic.in
Resident Commissioner,Sikkim	Sikkim House, 12, Panchsheel Marg, New Delhi - 110 021	Off: 26113747 PBX: 26883026 Fax: 26110679	rescm-sk@nic.in
Resident Commissioner, Tamil Nadu	Tamil Nadu House, Kautilya Marg, New Delhi - 110 021	Off: 23011087 Fax: 23016822	escm-tn@nic.in
Resident Commissioner, Telangana	Telangana Bhavan, No.1, Ashoka Road New Delhi - 110 001	Off: 23380558 Fax: 23388175	rctelangana@gmail.com
Resident Commissioner, Tripura	Tripura Bhavan, Kautilya Marg, New Delhi - 110 021	Off: 23012693 Fax:23793827	rescm-tr@nic.in
Principal Resident Commissioner, Uttaranchal	104, Inder Prakash, 21 Barakhamba Road, New Delhi - 110 001	Off: 23738498	rescm-ua@nic.in
Resident Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh	409, Ambadeep, 14 K.G. Marg, New Delhi - 110 001	Off: 23310408, 23715604	rescm-up@nic.in
Resident Commissioner, West Bengal	A-2, State Emp. Bldg., BKS Marg, New Delhi - 110 001	Off: 23344269 Fax:23747203	rescm-wb@nic.in rescmwb@nic.in
Resident Commissioner/ Representative of UTs
Jt. Resident Commissioner, Andaman & Nikobar Islands	12, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi - 110 021	Off: 26119590 Fax: 26882116	rescm-an@nic.in
Resident Officer, Chandigarh	21-B, Telegraph Lane, K.G. Marg, New Delhi - 110 001	Off: 23353359, 23736017
Liaison Officer, Daman & Diu	F-308, Curzon Road Hostel, K.G. Marg, New Delhi - 110 001	Off: 23385369, 23385761 Fax:23381086	rescm-dd@nic.in
Additional Resident Commissioner, Lakshadweep	Lakshadweep House, 16, States Guest House Area, Chanakya Puri, New Delhi - 110021	Off: 24101170 Fax:24122556
Resident Commissioner, Pondicherry	Pondicherry House, 3 S.P. Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi - 110 021	Off: 26118174, 26118195 Fax:26112331	rescm-pn@nic.in

Focal points

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Jindal
Joint Secretary (Disaster Management)
Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
3rd Floor, NDCC II Building, Jai Singh Road,
New Delhi- 110001
E-mail: jsdm@nic.in
Phone: +91-11-23438096
Fax: +91-11-23438098

Officer- In-charge:

Mr. Gautam Ghosh
Director (DM-III)
Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
3rd Floor, NDCC II Building, Jai Singh Road,
New Delhi- 110001
Telefax: 011-23438071
Email: npdr.india-mha@nic.in
Website: www.npdrr2-mha@net.in

Prof. Santosh Kumar
Executive Director
National Institute of Disaster Management
Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) Campus,
Indraprastha (IP) Estate, Mahatma Gandhi Marg,
New Delhi-110002
Ph. No. Tel. 011-23702445
TeleFax - 011- 2370 2446
Email: ed.nidm@nic.in
Website : www.nidm.gov.in

First meeting Of NPDRR

The first meeting of NPDRR was held on 13-14 May 2013 in New Delhi on the theme ‘Mainstreaming DRR in Development: From Risk to Resilience’. The meeting was inaugurated by the then Hon’ble Prime Minister. It had 2 plenary and 6 thematic sessions and 4 pre-events. The proceedings of the meeting were forwarded to State Governments/UTs, nodal Ministries/ Department for appropriate action. Numbers of States and Central Ministries/organizations/department have reported action taken on the recommendations of the 1st meeting of NPDRR.

Second meeting of NPDRR

a) Date, Venue and theme: In exercise of the mandate given to NPDRR, the 2nd meeting of the NPDRR will be held on 24th and 25th April 2017 (tentative) at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on the theme ‘Disaster Risk Reduction for Sustainable Development: Making India Resilient by 2030’.

b) Inauguration: The event is likely to be inaugurated by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India on 24th April 2017 (tentative) at Vigyan Bhawan.

c) Programme schedule: The 2nd meeting will have following sessions:

Inaugural session
Exclusive Ministerial session
Discussion on pre-events of NPDRR
Plenary session on the theme “National Perspective on Disaster Risk Reduction: Sendai and Beyond”
Five Technical sessions on the themes “Understanding Disaster Risk”, “Strengthening Disaster Risk Governance to Manage Disaster Risk”, “Investing in Disaster Risk Reduction for resilience”, “ Enhancing Disaster Preparedness for Effective Response and to Build Back Better in Recovery, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction” and “Sendai Framework for DRR: Monitoring”
Valedictory Session

d) Participation: Participation in the 2nd meeting of NPDRR is through invitation only. Apart from members of NPDRR, representatives from State Governments (Resident Commissioners, Relief Commissioners, SDMAs, select DDMAs, select local government representatives, heads of fire service and civil defence), representatives from Central Governments, select public sector organizations, institutions of national importance, private sector, financial institutions, professional experts, NGOs, pre-event organizers are going to participate in the meeting. About 1000 participants are likely to attend the meeting.

e) Key expected outcomes:

To sensitize the participants about important initiatives at global and national level on DRR, including AMCDRR 2016, and the Asia Regional Plan 2016, Prime Minister’s 10 point agenda on disaster risk reduction
To obtain consensus of the states/UTs for conducting Multi-hazard Risk Vulnerability Assessment within specific timeframe.
To explore how Hazard Risk Vulnerability Analysis (HRVA) outcomes can be integrated into policy formulation.
To identify constraints and find out their solutions in strengthening District Disaster Management Authorities in multi-hazard risk prone districts.
To develop a mechanism for compliance of building codes in urban areas and to develop building codes for rural areas.
To suggest various measures for promoting insurance as risk mitigation tool among the general public.
To explore possible areas/schemes for reducing risks of earthquakes, floods and landslides.
To strengthen Incident Response Forces at State/Local levels for effective response.
To have a mechanism in place for build-back-better.
To measure and monitor the performance of India on different priority areas/ targets of SFDRR