Posted On:
31 MAY 2024 5:58PM by PIB Kolkata
Kolkata, May 31, 2024
One-day workshop on "Landslide disaster risk reduction: Need for coordination, cooperation, skill enhancement and implementation strategy" was organised today by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), Eastern Region at Darjeeling, West Bengal and was conducted in a hybrid mode (both online and offline) to cater to a large section of participants.
The workshop was organised under the able leadership of Smt.Varsha Ashok Aglawe, Additional Director General & HoD, Eastern Region, GSI. Other dignitaries who graced the occasion were Dr.Santanu Bhattacharjee, Deputy Director General, RMH-IV & SU: WB-AN, GSI, ER, Dr. Saibal Ghosh (attended online) Deputy Director General & NMH-IV, GSI, CHQ, esteemed guests from other departments Shri Palden Sherpa, Director, Disaster Management, Government of WB, Captain Jai Kishan, Principal, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute. Representatives from different stakeholders/organisations in WB, officers from GSI Kolkata and college students were also participated in the workshop.Discussions on approach in spreading landslide awareness, techniques on landslide studies and its comprehensive mitigation strategies were held amongst the geo-scientists, disaster management personals of the State Government and other participants.
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