New Delhi, June 17 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the Conference of the Relief Commissioners of States and Union Territories and the Disaster Response Forces held in New Delhi.

Shah said that the Modi government is pacing towards building a disaster-resilient Bharat to shield every citizen from calamities. Bracing our response forces with technologies and training, Bharat has emerged as a nation armored to brave any disaster, standing second to none in reducing casualties and providing prompt relief.

Amit Shah said that due to climate change and global warming, the entire world is grappling with disasters today. He said that in the past 10 years, because of the contributions of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDM...