STH to participate in ATREE seminar on 25/26Feb2014

STH President Wg Cdr Prafulla Rao (retd) will be participating in a seminar "Linking Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation and sustainable landscape development goals in the Eastern Himalaya" as a resource person.

The two day event (25/26Feb2014) has been organised by ATREE (Ashoka Trust for Reseach in Ecology and the Enviroment), START (SysTem for Analysis,Research & Traning) and CDKN (Climate & Development Knowledge Network) in an effort to identify ways in which awareness of oncoming climate changes can be better linked with disaster risk reduction planning, in the context of Eastern Himalaya, especially Indian East Himalaya.

Rohan Rao,
Secretary, STH
Kalimpong,
Dist-Darjeeling,
Email - rohan.rao1313@gmail.com

21Feb2014 - DDMA (east) conducts mock drill on earthquake preparedness in and around Gangtok,Sikkim.

21Feb2014 - District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA East) in coordination with Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority, Land Revenue & Disaster Management Department conducted a preparatory mock drill on the earthquake preparedness at 1100hrs today in various places in and around Gangtok which is a precursor to a Mega Mock drill scheduled on 10Mar2014.

East District Collector-cum-chairman JS Raje said in an official release that the exercise was carried out to sensitize and spread awareness on earthquakes.

Source : sikkimfirst.in
Image : sikkimexpress.com

Rohan Rao,
Secretary, STH
Kalimpong,
Dist-Darjeeling,
Email - rohan.rao1313@gmail.com

18Feb2014 - Field visit with Mr.Reinmar Seidler (Director of Programs ATREE - USA)

18Feb2014 - STH had the pleasure of having Mr.Reinmar Seidler - Director of Programs ATREE (Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Enviroment) - USA / Research Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston / Research Associate, Harvard University in Kalimpong for a day. He was here for an insight on rural road construction in relation with the occurence of landslides.

During the course of his short visit we visited the landslide affected areas of 'Bara Bhalukhop' village through which a major road is under construction which will eventually become a secondary route to 'Melli', 'Gandhi Ashram' school in 6th Mile, where the cracks in the school building have become even more evident than the last time STH visited the school (here) and 'Chibbo/Pashyor' Village (which has been featured many times on this blog here and here) which is located directly below some of the most densely populated areas in Kalimpong.

Rohan Rao,

Secretary, STH

Kalimpong,

Dist-Darjeeling,

Email - rohan.rao1313@gmail.com