Leh, March 27, 2026/ VOL News Desk/ A one-day seminar on disaster management titled “Resilient Himalayas: Assessing GLOFs, Cloudbursts and Water Hazards for Enhanced Disaster Emergency Preparedness” was successfully conducted in Leh today.
The seminar brought together experts, administrators, scientists, and stakeholders to deliberate on hazard assessment, early warning systems, capacity building, and climate resilience strategies tailored to the unique challenges of the Himalayan region....
Kargil, August 21, 2025: A UT-level mock disaster management exercise focussing on earthquake, glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF), and cloudburst scenarios was successfully conducted in Kargil on Thursday. This was the fourth consecutive year that the Union Territory of Ladakh, in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Union Ministry of Home Affairs, organized the drill.
The Table Top Exercise (TTEx) was led by NDMA Consultant (ME&IRS), Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Sud...
Leh, August 19, 2025: A comprehensive Table Top Exercise on disaster preparedness was conducted in Leh under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary, UT Ladakh, Dr. Pawan Kotwal, to enhance inter-agency coordination and strengthen response mechanisms for natural disasters in the region.
The exercise was held in the presence of the Administrative Secretary, Disaster Management, Shashanka Ala, Deputy Commissioner Leh, Romil Singh Donk, SSP Leh, Shruti Arora, and other senior district officers.
...Kargil, July 18, 2025: Pursuant to the Kargil visit of a team from National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), New Delhi, a crucial meeting was held today at the Conference Hall in Baroo on various issues related to disaster management.
The NDMA team comprising Lieutenant Colonel Sanjeev Kumar Shahi, Joint Advisor (Ops), and Ranjan Kumar Bora, Senior Consultant, International Cooperation, CBT Division, NDMA, was welcomed by Additional Deputy Commissioner/Chief Execu...
