| Department of Geology, Govt. MAM College under the aegis ofProf. (Dr) G.S. Rakwal, Principal, Govt. MAM College and with the able guidance of Dr. SanjayKarlupia (HOD Geology, MAM College) organized a webinar on the topic, “Earthquake andDisaster Management in J&K” in commemoration to Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav. The eventstarted with Prof. Vimal presenting a formal welcome address to the invited speaker Dr. WaquarAhmed, Assistant Professor, University of Jammu; Dr. Sanjay Karlupia (HOD Geology, MAMCollege) and the students attending the webinar.Dr. Sanjay Karlupia presented a brief insight about the topic and its relevance. Dr. Waquar Ahmeddeliberated his lecture on Disaster management. He explained how disaster managementencompasses the classical management functions of planning, organizing, staffing, leading, andcontrolling. He educated students how different organizations must work together to prevent,mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the effects of disaster. He also gave a detaileddescription of various types of disasters and disaster preparedness which must go beyondemergency relief and life-saving actions, and should begin with mitigation and prevention thatinclude a combination of environmental, social, and economic aspects. Students participated veryenthusiastically and also raised many queries which were addressed by Dr. Waquar Ahmed. The program ended with formal vote of thanks by Prof. Vimal. He thanked the speakerfor sparing his valuable time. He also appreciated the students for their participation and motivatedthem to take part in such events in future as well. |
