Disaster Management and Rehabilitation Minister Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat instructed to prepare a proposal to construct one earthquake resistant building each in the form of a model in every district of the state in the review meeting of the department at DMMC auditorium located in the secretariat.

Key Points:

=> In view of the sensitivity of the disaster in the state, the following decisions were taken by the Disaster Management Department-

     # With the preparation of models of earthquake resistant buildings in every district, people at the local level will be able to prepare their buildings according to the model.

     # The masons across the state will be given training to build earthquake resistant houses through specialist institutes at the district level.

     # Awareness conferences will also be organized at the district level of Mahila and Yuvak Mangal parties.

     # From the next financial year, the budget of the State Disaster Response Fund will be increased five times to 200 crores.

=> Apart from this, according to the information given by the department, a proposal has been sent to the Central Government for the establishment of Gairsain Chamoli, a disaster management and research institute in the state.