Dehradun, May 31 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday participated in the 'Monsoon-2025: Preparedness workshop' organised by the Uttarakhand State Disaster Authority near Dehradun.

During this, the CM Dhami announced the launch of "Aapda Sakhi Yojana" on the lines of Aapda Mitra Yojana. He said that with the launch of this scheme, women volunteers will be trained for pre-disaster warning, first aid, relief and rescue operations, psychological support, etc. "This scheme will prove to be helpful in the direction of women's empowerment and will make the active participation of society in disaster management stronger and effective".

The Chief Minister said that this workshop is an important step towards disaster man...