Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 27 : Mamta Sharma, Chairperson, National Commission for Women, called on N. N. Vohra, Governor, at Raj Bhawan here last evening.
During their meeting, Mrs. Sharma briefed the Governor about the various initiatives being taken by the Commission to enlarge awareness among women about their rights and the programmes and policies of the Government aimed at securing their socio-economic empowerment. She said that focus has also been devoted, interalia, on issues relating to domestic violence against women, female foeticide besides on promoting women education.
The Governor observed that for maximizing benefits of the initiatives taken by the Commission, for creating awareness among women about their socio-economic empowerment, sustained campaigns would need to be organized, with particular focus on women belonging to the less-privileged sections of society and those living in the remote and far-flung areas. He requested Mrs. Sharma to pay regular visits to J&K to support and advise the departments and agencies which are engaged in promoting issues relating to women development.
Dr. Muzaffar Ahmad, Member, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) also called on Mr. Vohra.
During their meeting, the Governor and Dr. Ahmad reviewed matters pertaining to the disaster management preparedness in Jammu and Kashmir and the guidance being provided by NDMA in formulating the State and District Disaster Management Plans.
The Governor was briefed by Dr. Ahmad about the outcome of the 2-day Table Top Mock Drill exercises conducted by the NDMA in collaboration with the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board at the Baltal and Nunwan Base Camps earlier this month for enlarging the level of preparedness for disaster management among the functionaries of the Shrine Board and officials of various Government Departments and agencies involved in the management of the ongoing Yatra.
The Governor, who is Chairman of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, discussed with the NDMA Member the modalities for putting in place an effective disaster management plan for Shri Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrimage and organizing awareness and training programmes for the staff of the Board to secure this objective.
It is to be recalled that, under the Governor’s direction several hundred Shrine Board employees have already been trained in Disaster Management, in batches, in the past two years.
Dr. Ahmad informed the Governor that NDMA is organizing a 3-day workshop, in collaboration with the Kashmir University, at Srinagar in October this year to enlarge preparedness to meet the challenges of earthquakes.
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