SRINAGAR, Sept 24: Prof. Harsh K. Gupta, Former Member of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Former Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, today called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at the Public Outreach (Raabita) Office of CM to deliberate on strengthening earthquake resilience and disaster preparedness in Jammu and Kashmir.

The interaction was also attended by Advisor to the Chief Minister, Nasir Aslam Wani and Prof. Shakil Ahmad Romshoo, Vice-Chancellor of the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST).

Prof. Gupta, in his detailed presentation, underlined the urgent need to develop earthquake-resilient infrastructure in Kashmir, which lies within the vulnerable Himalayan earthquake belt. Drawing from the example of a successful medi

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