Disaster Management course from Patna University

Updated on: Saturday, November 03, 2012

PU vice-chancellor Shambhu Nath Singh announced here on Friday that the varsity would launch a full-time course in disaster management from the next academic session (2013-14). Necessary formalities for drafting syllabi and framework of the course have already been initiated and the state government has assured all technical assistance to the course.

He was speaking as chief guest on the opening day of the three-day 34th Indian Geography Congress of the National Association of Geographers, India (NAGI), organized by Patna University (PU) geography department.

Inaugurating the meet, International Geographers' Union secretary general Michael Meadows underlined the role of geographers in reducing the risks of natural disasters and ensuring sustainable development of the society. He said that human-induced activities have accelerated the incidence of natural and man-made hazards in recent times.

He further pointed out that though there are evidences of climatic changes in the geological past also, the phenomenon has accelerated in the last 100 years. He called upon the geographers to develop a global understanding of the hazards and adopt a holistic approach towards their reduction.

Earlier, Bihar State Disaster Management Authority vice-chairman A K Sinha delivered the keynote address.

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