New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- The Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai attended the 21st Formation Day of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) as Chief Guest at New Delhi today. The theme of this year's Formation Day is "Technology for Risk Reduction - For a Safer Nation," underscored the essential role of emerging technologies in disaster preparedness, response, and resilience-building.

Delivering his inaugural address, Rai highlighted about the Prime Minister Narednra Modi's visionary 10-point agenda for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) which was introduced in 2016. This forward-looking agenda continues to serve as a guiding principle, not only for India but at a global scale towards building disaster-resilient communities. ...