PM Modi Emphasizes On Urgent Need For Integrated Response To Disasters Through His Video Address

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasized the need for an integrated response to disasters. He said that a disaster in one region can have a big impact on a completely different region in a closely connected world.

PM Modi addresses International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2023

In his video address at the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2023, he noted that 40 countries have become part of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure in a few years.

The conference has become an important platform for advanced and developing economies, large and small countries, and the global north and global south to come together on one platform, he said.

The prime minister also said infrastructure is not merely about returns but also about reach and resilience.

While stressing having a holistic view of infrastructure, PM Modi added that infrastructure should leave none behind and should serve people, including in times of crisis.

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Social and digital infrastructure is important

During his address, he also said that social and digital infrastructure is as important as transport infrastructure.

Recent disasters are a reminder of the scale of challenges facing the world, he said while noting the incidents of heat waves which had hit India and Europe, cyclones and also recent earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria.