Introduction & Objective
The Ministry of Home Affairs is organizing the Second Meeting of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR), which is an initiative to bring together different stakeholders such as policymakers, disaster management experts, administrators, scientists, community leaders and private stakeholders for comprehensive consultation on disaster risk reduction and preparedness. This meeting is scheduled for 24th and 25th April, 2017, will be attended by 1000 delegates such as senior ministers from state, Centre and UT governments, international organizations, media, NGOs, etc and is likely to be inaugurated by the Hon’ble Prime Minister.

An exhibition is also proposed to be organized at Vigyan Bhawan, with space provided to a few startups working in the field of disaster management such as GPS based solutions, search and rescue operations, reconstruction, low cost shelters, etc. for showcasing the initiatives during this meeting.

The objective of the Innovation Challenge for Disaster Risk Reduction is to identify startups working in the field of disaster management.

Click here to participate or read more about the challenge.