NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority)
India's apex national body for disaster management, established under the Disaster Management Act 2005. Published the 2018 draft DVI framework that called for INTERPOL DVI training for a dedicated Indian response team, prompted by the Uttarakhand 2013 capacity failure.
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