Considering the rapid growth of urban centers and critical infrastructure like airports and industries it is but natural that major accidents/disasters will follow on.
Fires in high density urban areas and refineries along with chemical leaks do occur regularly in our country.The Bhopal Gas Tragedy remains a stark reminder of unpreparedness in facing chemical disasters.
Also the risk of terrorist attacks using Chemical Biological Nuclear (CBN) weapons poses a threat to internal security.
Despite this emergency services like Fire Brigade, Ambulance services, Disaster Management teams seem to get least attention from city municipalities and state authorities.
This thread has been created to keep track of our disaster resilience and preparedness infrastructure.
Fires in high density urban areas and refineries along with chemical leaks do occur regularly in our country.The Bhopal Gas Tragedy remains a stark reminder of unpreparedness in facing chemical disasters.
Also the risk of terrorist attacks using Chemical Biological Nuclear (CBN) weapons poses a threat to internal security.
Despite this emergency services like Fire Brigade, Ambulance services, Disaster Management teams seem to get least attention from city municipalities and state authorities.
This thread has been created to keep track of our disaster resilience and preparedness infrastructure.