First BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise (DMEx)-2017
October 11 , 2017 2599 days 1085 0
The first BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Disaster Management Exercise-2017 was held in New Delhi.
It was conducted by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) which is under the Ministry of Home Ministry.
The main focus of BIMSTEC DMEx-2017 was to provide platform for sharing best practices on all aspects of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), strengthening regional response and coordination for Disaster Management among BIMSTEC
BIMSTEC
The BIMSTEC is sub-regional grouping comprising of seven countries of South Asia- India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and South East Asia- Myanmar, Thailand.