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India to hold first BIMSTEC Disaster Management exercise
September 20 , 2017
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- India is going to conduct first BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise- 2017 (DMEx-2017) from October 10-13, 2017.
- It will be conducted by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)
- The purpose of the exercise is 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 (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) member countries.
- Delegates from all seven nations of BIMSTEC grouping, including India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand are participating in BIMSTEC DMEx-2017.
- The main focus of exercise is to test region’s preparedness and resilience towards effective activation of inter-Governmental interaction and agreement for immediate deployment of regional resources for disaster response.
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