PU to Offer Courses in Disaster Management
Patna: June 27, 2008
 Patna University (PU) will start offering course in disaster management from the next academic session to prepare students to seek profession in non-traditional areas that are the hallmark of most developed nations, PU Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr. A. I. Ehsan said at a two-day camp on disaster management on Friday.
"Today the entire world is taking training in disaster management very seriously. With all the development in science and technology, humans have not been able to avoid disasters like flood, earthquake, fire, hurricane and other natural catastrophe. This necessitates the need for proper training in rescue, recovery, and rehabilitation areas," Ehsan said.
Starting next year, one hundred students, both boys and girls, would be given training in disaster management, said the Pro VC adding the program is jointly sponsored by the PU, Bihar Public Administration, and Rural Development Institute.
Others who were also present on the occasion included Science College Principal Dr. U. N. Mathur, Dr. Madhubala of Bihar Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (BIPARD), Dr. Atul Aditya, Dr. S. B. Lal, and Emergency Management coordinator Sanjay Pandey.
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