Disaster management training essential for citizens, says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday stressed the need for imparting disaster management training to every citizen, especially the youths, so that they act on their own at the time of a natural calamity.

Addressing a function, organised on the International Natural Disaster Mitigation Day at SK Memorial Hall in Patna on October 29, 2009, he said there should be special schools where disaster management training programme was undertaken for every citizen, especially youths. “It is necessary so that they are able to effectively guard on their own instead of becoming sudden victims of a natural calamity," Kumar said.

Photo caption: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister SK Modi and others at the inauguration of International Natural Disaster Mitigation Day function in Patna on October 29, 2009.

Top 2: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addressing the function.

Top 3 and 4: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar giving away prizes to the winners of painting and slogan competition.

Bottom: Students of government schools participating in the function.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui