State ties up with France on Rs 890-cr disaster reduction plan

August 31, 2023

The Himachal Pradesh Government has prepared a Rs 890-crore ‘disaster risk reduction and preparedness programme’ in collaboration with the Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) to enhance disaster preparedness and climate resilience.
This will include-
- Main aim is to usher in a comprehensive approach to disaster, counter climate change.
- Emergency operation centres will be set up in all districts.
- Climate change vulnerability assessment for all river basins
- Early warning systems for landslides and flashfloods
Other initiatives include the development of early warning systems for landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, glacial lake outburst floods and dam safety.