Agartala, Nov 09, 2022, TRIPURATIMES Desk
Agartala Nov 09: A conference on Industrial Disaster Risk Management was held at the Pragna Bhavan, Agartala under the theme, “Focus on identifying system and seismic risks, pipeline security and resilience of critical infrastructure”.
Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha inaugurated the conference along with other dignitaries of the concerned departments.
Addressing the conference Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha said, “Prevention is better than cure and cheaper too”.
“It is the sum total of efforts and activities, steps and measures that specify preparedness and mitigation that can be taken up before, during and after a disaster with the purpose of avoiding and minimizing the resultant consequences”, he added.
In his social media post the Chief Minister mentioned,”Our state is also vulnerable to any natural disaster including earthquakes. For this reason, we got the benefit of regular pre-exercise and awareness programs from the administration, with less damage than expected in the cyclone a few days ago”.
The chief minister wished all-round success of the two-day conference.
The seminar witnessed participation of several industry delegates throughout the state from various sectors including Oil and Gas, etc. along with stakeholders from the government.
The technical session discussed various important topics related to prevention, preparedness, mitigation and best practices for ensuring safety in chemical, petro-chemicals, natural gas and petroleum industries.
The dignitaries said that industrial disaster is a major concern for everyone.
For industrial safety four pillars are very important; legal framework, protocols, resources and most importantly participation of people.
The Conference was moderated by, Akhil Gupta, Additional Director, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
Besides, N Bose Babu, Co-Chairman FICCI Committee on Disaster Management, Dr Manas Kumar Sharma, Director, Oil India Limited, Puneet Agarwal, Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Govt of Tripura, J K Sinha, Chief Secretary, Govt of Tripura also remained present on the occasion.
