Dehradun, Sept. 27 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 26 Sep: Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan chaired a meeting at the Secretariat here on Friday with officials from the Disaster Management Department and the World Bank regarding the Uttarakhand Disaster Preparedness and Resilient Project (U-Prepare).

The Chief Secretary directed that proposals under the project be prepared and submitted at the earliest. He emphasised that key tasks under the project - such as the Project Management Unit (PMU) preparing the draft CERC Operations Manual and the draft Emergency Action Plan by 31 October 2025 - must be completed strictly within the stipulated timelines.

During the meeting, World Bank officials stated that the Project Management Unit (PMU), Pr...