National Training Program on "Urban Risk Mitigation – Focus on Seismic Safety of Structures"

   Start Date : 13th March 2024

   End Date : 15th March 2024

   Venue : National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), Rohini, New Delhi. 

A 3-day workshop was organized by National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) in collaboration with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Building Materials and Technology Promotions Council (BMTPC), Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) and Seismic Academy, initiative by Hilti on “Urban Risk Mitigation – Focus on Seismic Safety of Structures” from 13th March 2024 to 15th March 2024 at Rohini, New Delhi.

The workshop was attended by senior officers and representatives from more than 17 states and union territories and from Delhi Disaster Management Authority, West Bengal Disaster Management Authority, Bihar State Disaster Management Authority, Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority, Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority, Assam State Disaster Management Authority, UP State Disaster Management, State Irrigation Department - UP, PWD Uttarakhand, PWD Punjab, PWD Leh Ladakh, Planning & Development–Daman & Diu as well as people from MCD, Health Department & PWD – Delhi NCR.

The workshop had clear direction setting in the inaugural session by Shri Rajendra Ratnoo (IAS), Executive Director, National Institute of Disaster Management, Dr. Shailesh Agrawal, Executive Director, Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council, Mr. Surendra Thakur, Joint Director, National Institute of Disaster Management, Dr. Garima Aggarwal, Senior Consultant, National Institute of Disaster Management and Mr. Shounak Mitra, Head-Codes and Approval, Hilti India Pvt. Ltd.

The three days were full of enriching sessions by the likes of Dr. Garima Agarwal, Dr. Neeraj Kumar (Faculty – Central University of Haryana), Mr. Jitendra Chaudhary (Member Secretary – Bureau of Indian Standards), Mr. Pradeep Garg (Superintending Engineer – CPWD), Dr. Shailesh Agarwal (BMTPC), Dr. Pratima Rani Bose (Associate Director – DDF Consultants), Prof. CVR Murty (Faculty – Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai), Mr. Anup Karanth (World Bank) and Mr. Shounak Mitra (Hilti India Pvt. Ltd.).

The workshop also had a dedicated visit to the structural health monitoring laboratory of CSIR – Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) as well as demonstration of right job site execution practices by Hilti.

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