Bali, May 23 -- : PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday underlined the five main points that must underpin the practice of post-disaster reconstruction and recovery.

He delivered an online keynote address at the inaugural ceremony of the 5th World Reconstruction Conference jointly hosted by the UNDP, World Bank, Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and the government of Indonesia in Bali.

Recalling the brunt of the Indian Ocean Tsunami of almost two decades ago and many other major disasters, Mishra said that the practice of post-disaster recovery has come a long way.

During the course of his keynote address, Mishra underlining the five main points that must underpin the practice of post-disaste...