Aligarh Muslim University Offers Online Course in Disaster Management
Aligarh Muslim University organised a two-day long disaster management course online. The session was introduced to talk about the preventive measures that an individual must take due to the highly frequent calamities occurring in the nation.
Keeping in mind the devastation caused by the Amphan Cyclone and outbreak of coronavirus pandemic, AMU or Aligarh Muslim University had conducted a short term course on “Disaster Management and its Mitigation”. The course was conducted online for two days by the Z H College of Engineering & Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, AMU. The programme was a part of the TEQIP-III or the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme.
While greeting on the initial session of the disaster management online course of AMU, Professor Tariq Mansoor stated that visualising and constructing earthquake-resistant buildings is the need of the hour as vivid natural and man-made hazards have become regular visitors and common occurrences. He further added that the nation is currently going through difficult times due to the breakout of the coronavirus. It has compelled the experts to disseminate knowledge through a digital medium and online modes.
During the commencement of the online session of disaster management, the Chairperson and the coordinator of the short term course, Professor Abdul Baqi, talked about the achievements of the department. He said that the course on disaster management is extremely crucial and relevant during such hard times. Adding to his statement, Professor Baqi also assured that the department would step up to provide consultancy and solution in the area of testing of the structures and earthquake-resistant designs.
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The principal of Z H College of Engineering & Technology, Professor M M Sufyan Beg, underlined the achievements of the college. He also congratulated the Civil Engineering department for always being at the forefront and organising such meaningful courses. Professor Beg claimed that India has unique geo-climatic conditions that makes it prone to manmade and natural disasters. The principal highlighted that droughts, floods, earthquakes, cyclones and landslides are recurrent phenomena in India and such courses in disaster management help in formulating a disaster-resilient society.
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The Dean, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Professor Pervez Mustajab, states that disasters are an acute warning to global developments. He further added that disaster risk reduction is the solution at present. The world requires global efforts in order to control the risks caused by disasters. Also, stakeholders need to come together to make sure that disasters do not derail poverty alleviations and sustainable development.