Chairman NDMA meets Chinese envoy, acknowledges continued assistance for flood rehab

Islamabad: Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik met Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong and acknowledged the continued assistance from China for the rehabilitation phase in flood-affected areas.

Both discussed the various aspects of mutual collaboration and proactive approach to disaster management in Pakistan.

The Chairman NDMA thanked the overwhelming support by the Chinese Government in rescue and relief operations during Floods 2022. He shared details of the transformation plan of the futuristic and technology-driven National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) which will be the interface of integrated emergency response with all Government stakeholders, humanitarian agencies and international Donors.

The Ambassador underscored the strong collaboration at the front of climate-induced disaster management and stressed further expansion of the existing working relations with Pakistan.

He suggested chalking out a comprehensive bilateral MOU between NDMA and the Ministry of Emergency Management of China (MEM) for remodeling of the National Preparedness and Response Regime complemented with technology & information sharing, the establishment of Early Warning System and Weather Prediction Analysis. He further stressed enhancing the bilateral communication between NDMA and MEM.