Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is a good platform for providing training facilities in the field of disaster management. This was the view expressed by Mr. K.S.Prabhakar, Secretary, Disaster Management, Government of Karnataka, India, during the inaugural function of the training course on “Geospatial Technology for Flood Mitigation” organized for Indian government officials on 23 May 2011.
Stating that the Indian province of Karnataka faces the flood menace
regularly, Mr. Prabhakar hoped that the training program would help in
building capacity of the administration in tackling such disasters. We
also hope to make this an annual affair so that administrative officers
at the grassroots level can also benefit from AIT’s expertise, he
added. Mr. Prabhakar is leading a team of 11 Indian Administrative
Service (IAS) officers to participate in a training program at
AIT.Welcoming the participants, Prof. Joydeep Dutta, Vice President for
Academic Affairs, AIT remarked that AIT specializes in providing
appropriate technology for human development. Prof. Dutta stated that
the training program would enhance the knowledge base of the
participants, apart from providing a forum for sharing of expertise.
Dr. Mokbul Morshed Ahmad Associate Dean, School of Environment,
Resources and Development (SERD) said it was a privilege to host a
delegation of senior policy makers from India.Prof. Jayant Kumar Routray, Coordinator, Disaster Preparedness,
Mitigation and Management (DPMM) field of study at AIT’s SERD, said the
program includes experts not only from AIT’s faculty, but also from
AIT’s Geoinformatics Center, Télécoms Sans Frontière, and Regional
Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES). Prof. Routray, who is the
training director for the program, stated that in December 2010, AIT
had organized a similar training program for medical doctors from
Sudan. He invited officials to participate in the Asia Pacific
Initiative being run along with the United Nations University (UNU).
Earlier Ms. Vineeta Thapa, Program Officer, DPMM welcomed the
participants.
regularly, Mr. Prabhakar hoped that the training program would help in
building capacity of the administration in tackling such disasters. We
also hope to make this an annual affair so that administrative officers
at the grassroots level can also benefit from AIT’s expertise, he
added. Mr. Prabhakar is leading a team of 11 Indian Administrative
Service (IAS) officers to participate in a training program at
AIT.Welcoming the participants, Prof. Joydeep Dutta, Vice President for
Academic Affairs, AIT remarked that AIT specializes in providing
appropriate technology for human development. Prof. Dutta stated that
the training program would enhance the knowledge base of the
participants, apart from providing a forum for sharing of expertise.
Dr. Mokbul Morshed Ahmad Associate Dean, School of Environment,
Resources and Development (SERD) said it was a privilege to host a
delegation of senior policy makers from India.Prof. Jayant Kumar Routray, Coordinator, Disaster Preparedness,
Mitigation and Management (DPMM) field of study at AIT’s SERD, said the
program includes experts not only from AIT’s faculty, but also from
AIT’s Geoinformatics Center, Télécoms Sans Frontière, and Regional
Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES). Prof. Routray, who is the
training director for the program, stated that in December 2010, AIT
had organized a similar training program for medical doctors from
Sudan. He invited officials to participate in the Asia Pacific
Initiative being run along with the United Nations University (UNU).
Earlier Ms. Vineeta Thapa, Program Officer, DPMM welcomed the
participants.
The event was also featured in Indian newspapers The
Hindu and
Mangalore Times.
