G20: Side event on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure to be held today in Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar: On the second day of the 1st Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group Meeting under India’s G20 Presidency which is being held at Gandhinagar in Gujarat, a side event on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure will be held today.

The meeting which began yesterday was inaugurated by Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Dr P K Mishra and Minister of State for Communications  Devusinh Chauhan.

Around 100 delegates from the G20 member



countries and invitee countries are participating in the three-day event.  

Five priority areas have been identified for discussion in the meeting.  It includes an early warning for all, disaster-resilient infrastructure and stronger National financial frameworks.

The meeting aims to strengthen global cooperation in disaster risk reduction and to promote resilience in the face of disasters.