Dimapur, December 20 (MExN): The Nagaland State Disaster Management Information System (NSDMIS) and Decentralised Relief Payout System (DRPS) were launched by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on December 16 at the Chief Minister Residential Complex, Kohima.
According to a press release received here on Monday, the NSDMIS is a unique ‘first-of-its-kind in India’ software which provides a great opportunity for NSDMA as well as Nagaland to gain recognition at national as well as globally.
It has been developed to simplify the core operations of NSDMA which include keeping record of disasters and fund assistance to disaster affected people, keeping track of weather patterns to anticipate and mitigate disasters and all aspects related to disaster, disaster reduction and mitigation in line with global frameworks such as Sendai and Hyogo Frameworks.
The NSDMIS needs to be given full support by all the stakeholders as it presents the opportunity to be pioneers in the field of digital management of disasters in India, it added.
Similarly, the DRPS is developed with an aim to provide easy access of relief services to the citizens and to mainstreaming instant and timely relief payment system for the affected community, it said.
The release stated that the NSDMIS and DRPS is a seamless relief payment software platform powered by Block Chain Technology built by NSDMA and supported by InsuResilience Solution Fund (ISF) from Frankfurt Institute of Finance and Management, Germany which promotes the development of innovative and sustainable climate risk insurance products in developing and emerging countries, to improve the resilience of poor and vulnerable households against the impacts of climate change and natural disasters.
With increase in data and information, the NSDMIS will become a crucial decision support tool for the key decision makers. In that, the NSDMA will move a step closer towards realizing its vision to make Nagaland a disaster-resilient state, it added.
Source: https://morungexpress.com/nsdma-launches-first-of-its-kind-management-payout-software
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