National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in collaboration with the Government of Maharashtra is conducting a two-day national workshop on Preparedness, Mitigation and Management of Heat Wave in Nagpur began yesterday.

The workshop aims to sensitise States to the need of preparing and implementing specific Heat Action Plans in line with NDMA’s national guidelines on Heat Wave. It will also discuss emerging issues for the summer season this year and the way forward. The first technical session aptly focused on Climate Change and Heat wave Risk Reduction. It discussed the roadmap for India’s Heat Wave Management planning in the broader global context of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)… (PIB, Ministry of Home Affairs, Feb. 27, 2019)