Under Narendra Modi, disaster management allocation rose by 122%: Amit Shah

AHMEDABAD : Budgetary provisions for disaster management has increased by 122% in the last eight years under the Modi government, which showed the priority given to it, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Saturday.
He chaired a meeting of the parliamentary consultative committee of the ministry of home affairs on the issue of disaster management organised near the Statue of Unity in Kevadia in Narmada district.
Shah also informed that the Centre was implementing the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP) in eight coastal states with a total outlay of Rs 4,903 crore.
Under the ‘Aapda Mitra’ programme for capacity building of the community, 1 lakh community volunteers in 350 disaster-prone districts are being trained for disaster response and preparedness, the release quoted him as saying.
The meeting was attended by junior home minister Nityanand Rai and senior officials of the Union home ministry, NDMA and NDRF.
Shah said an early-warning system has been developed through innovative technologies such as SMS, mobile app and portal, so that early warning of natural calamity can be conveyed to the people. The ‘Common Alerting Protocol’ project is being implemented across the country to strengthen the last mile spread of early warnings, he added.