The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Tuesday convened the National Monsoon Coordination Conference 2024 to take necessary measures by relevant stakeholders for tackling heavy rainfall in the monsoon season.
The two-day day National Monsoon Coordination Conference 2024 and Simulation Exercise commenced here at its Headquarters’ National Emergencies Operation Center (NEOC) with all provincial and federal authorities, line departments and stakeholders on board to share prevailing situation. It’s a two-day activity with stakeholders line departments, humanitarian agencies and donor organizations to foster coordination among disaster management stakeholders. In the welcome remarks, Chairman NDMA, Lt General InamHaider Malik said it was the first conference on monsoon prior to the rainy season whereas the authority has planned the moot after rigorous consultations of three months before the season. General Malik underscored that the NEOC was providing national and regional capability to provide long-term weather forecast for taking preemptive measures before any major disaster. He added that the NEOC could generate in advance projections for ten months that could help provide guidelines for better responses to disasters. The Chairman NDMA mentioned that the Authority had held numerous simulation exercises to enhance capability of provincial disaster management authorities (PDMAs).
