Staff Reporter :
Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya said on Sunday that we need to work together to fight against natural disasters.
“There are no more six seasons in our country now. The nature has changed drastically.
Nowadays flood start before coming the rainy season. There is no cold in the winter, no hot weather in summer. Nothing is in its normal nature. In these changing situations we need to fight together,” he said while inaugurating a National Convention on Disaster Management at Bangabandhu International Convention Centre in the city.
The minister said such a convention is being held for the first time to find out ways to combat the changing shape of natural disasters.
“About 2000 people are joining the two-day convention. We need to go ahead with advices of all experts joining this programme,” Maya said.
He said the experts will uphold their opinions about curbing risks of disasters like flood, earthquake, landslide, lightening and cyclones.
The minister also urged the experts to give realistic and well thought out advices in this regard.
“We will reshuffle all disaster management plans on the light of the experts’ advices,” he said.
The minister said that the government has managed four big disasters in this year. He stated about the relief allocations that his ministry has given to the effected areas.
Maya said that his ministry has sent relief materials to concern areas within three hours after getting the demand lists.
Zamilur Reza Chowdhury, Vice-Chancellor of Asia-Pacific University, read out the main script on the issue.
He said that the massive plan of 1992 in this regard should be reshuffled in the light of global climate change.
Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya said on Sunday that we need to work together to fight against natural disasters.
“There are no more six seasons in our country now. The nature has changed drastically.
Nowadays flood start before coming the rainy season. There is no cold in the winter, no hot weather in summer. Nothing is in its normal nature. In these changing situations we need to fight together,” he said while inaugurating a National Convention on Disaster Management at Bangabandhu International Convention Centre in the city.
The minister said such a convention is being held for the first time to find out ways to combat the changing shape of natural disasters.
“About 2000 people are joining the two-day convention. We need to go ahead with advices of all experts joining this programme,” Maya said.
He said the experts will uphold their opinions about curbing risks of disasters like flood, earthquake, landslide, lightening and cyclones.
The minister also urged the experts to give realistic and well thought out advices in this regard.
“We will reshuffle all disaster management plans on the light of the experts’ advices,” he said.
The minister said that the government has managed four big disasters in this year. He stated about the relief allocations that his ministry has given to the effected areas.
Maya said that his ministry has sent relief materials to concern areas within three hours after getting the demand lists.
Zamilur Reza Chowdhury, Vice-Chancellor of Asia-Pacific University, read out the main script on the issue.
He said that the massive plan of 1992 in this regard should be reshuffled in the light of global climate change.
