The Union Cabinet of India approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Bangladesh on cooperation in the field of disaster management, resilience, and mitigation.
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Salient features of the MoU:
- Extend cooperation in the field of advanced information technology, early warning systems, remote sensing & navigation services and expertise for disaster preparedness, response and mitigation and more towards real time data sharing.
- Support training of officials in the field of Disaster management.
- Conduct Joint Disaster Management Exercises bilaterally between both the countries.
- Exchange publications and materials as textbooks, guidelines in the field of Disaster Management and may conduct joint research activities in the field of Disaster management, Risk Reduction and Recovery.