Disaster Management Centre, Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration Fairlawn Shimla in Collaboration with Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority and District Administration Hamirpur organized district level three days Basic and Intermediate Training Programme on “Incident Response System” from 7th to 9th January, 2019 at  Hamirpur. The programme was attended by 35 participants representing different State level Government Departments of the District and IRT Team of District Hamirpur. The three days programme was inaugurated by Shri Rattan Gautam, ADC, Hamirpur.  After the Inaugural address of Chief Guest, the Guest Faculty Shri Rajesh Bhatia presented the overview of the three days IRS programme. During the three days duration of the programme Shri Rajesh Bhatia imparted information on all the Modules of Basic and Intermediate Course of Incident Response System. All the participants have shown keen interest and attention in all the sessions and participated actively in group works and discussions also.  It was a diverse group of participants and this enriched overall learning and training objectives at the end of this programme. The Chief Guest for closing session was Dr. Richa Sharma, Deputy Commissioner, Hamirpur who presented the closing address and also took the feedback from the participating officers regarding the three days programme and thereafter the participation Certificates  have been distributed to the participants by the Chief Guest.

Objectives of the Programme:- The main objective behind this programme was to follow the    Guidelines on the Incident Response System (IRS)  issued by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)for effective, efficient and comprehensive management of disasters in the State of Himachal Pradesh and pre-designate the officers to perform various duties as well as train them in their respective roles and responsibilities.