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Updated November 8th, 2019 at 23:49 IST

Amit Shah at SCO meet: 'India first responder in case of disaster'

Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday, November 8, addressed the 10th meeting of the head of Authorities of SCO joint exercise on Urban Earthquake Search & Rescue

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday, November 8, explained India's role as a first responder in events of disaster in the sub-continent while addressing the 10th meeting of the head of Authorities of SCO member states on disaster management.

"In the Indian sub-continent, we have been playing the role of the first responder in the case of disaster," Amit Shah said. 
India is currently hosting the Shanghai Co-operation Organization Joint Exercise on Urban Earthquake Search & Rescue (SCOJtEx)-2019.

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Adding further he stated that member states need to especially focus in the field of "disaster relief infrastructure" and India is leading the initiatives in the fields of disaster management and disaster resistance.

"We should give special emphasis on the field of disaster relief infrastructure. India is leading the initiatives in disaster management and disaster resistance. This ministerial meeting is of special importance to us as after 2017 after we joined it this is the first meeting in India," the Home Minister said.

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'Members state adversely affected'- Home Minister Amit Shah

The Home Minister also spoke about how most of the SCO member states are adversely affected by 'floods' and 'earthquakes'.
"The four days of joint cooperation in the field will help the member countries in dealing with rescue and search operation in a disaster situation. Further, the forum will provide a platform to come up with planning and protocol to deal with the disaster," he said.

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The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has organised the Shanghai Co-operation Organization Joint Exercise on Urban Earthquake Search and Rescue (SCOJtEx)-2019 in the national capital.
The exercise gave an opportunity to enhance the coordination and co-operation required in multi-agency operations in an earthquake scenario among the member countries. All SCO member countries namely China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan participated in this exercise.

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Published November 8th, 2019 at 22:53 IST

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