Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled three major technology platforms on Monday (June 16, 2025) to improve the speed and precision of disaster management.
Mr. Shah launched the Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response (ICR-ER), National Database for Emergency Management Lite 2.0 (NDEM Lite 2.0) and Flood Hazard Zonation Atlas of Assam at the annual conference of Relief Commissioners, Secretaries of Disaster Management and State Disaster Response Forces.
In a post on X, Mr. Shah said the three platforms “will equip our disaster management apparatus with the speed and precision of the new age technologies”. “The ICR-ER will prompt real-time response to disaster(s) across the nation by streaming satellite data to rescue agencies, and the NDEM Lite 2.0 will provide our response forces spread across nooks and corners with the agility to confront any calamity as a single unit,” he said. The flood hazard atlas for Assam will help in disaster mitigation by providing real-time data related to floods, their impact, and water levels in rivers, the Minister said.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in a post on X that the Flood Hazard Zonation Atlas of Assam, a satellite-based analysis of flooding patterns in the State, will help in regulating development in floodplains, promoting flood-resilient agriculture, supporting crop insurance schemes and preparing disaster management plans.
