Proceedings  

DAY 1 – 30 September 2008

Thematic Sessions

11 00 – 13 30 Hrs

Sl. No.

Presentation (Theme)

Resource Person

1

National/ International Status of Chemical Disaster Risk and Management- Recent Developments and Issues  

Dr. Chhanda Chowdhury, Director, MoEF

2

GIS for Emergency Planning and Response of Chemical Disasters

Dr. Sanjay Gahlout, Senior Technical Director and

Ms. Arpita Gupta, National Informatics Centre, Delhi

3

Strategy of Community Awareness – APELL Experience

R. P. Bhanushali, Adviser (Technical),National Safety Council, Mumbai

4

Capacity Building and Knowledge Needs

Dr. Anil K Gupta, Associate Professor, NIDM

Sector / Agency Presentations

14 30 – 17 00

5

Disaster Preparedness   in Oil Sector in
India - Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD)

S.L.Chakravorty, Director (Process) OISD

6

Role of Indian Institute of Toxicological Research in Chemical Disaster Management

Dr. Virendra Misra, Scientist `F’ & Head

7

Role of  Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in Chemical Disaster Management

Mr. Surendra Kumar, Advisor, FICCI

8

Disaster Management – The Bhopal Experience: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

Dr. S. Sriramachari ,

Formerly  Addl. Director General, ICMR

9

Vision and Roleof Petroleum & Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) for Prevention, Mitigation and Preparedness for Chemical Disaster

P.B.Yedla, Joint Chief Controller of Explosives, PESO, Nagpur

State Presentations

17 00 – 17 45

10

Mizoram

Shri. Dungalena, Chairman,

Pollution Control Board, Mizoram

11

Andhra Pradesh

Mr. Koteshwara Rao,

Factories Department

Proceedings 

DAY 2 – 1 October 2008

Thematic Sessions

11 00 – 11 30 Hrs

Sl. No.

Presentation (Theme)

Author(s)

1

Disaster Management Act and Institutional Framework for DM in India

Sreeja S. Nair,

Assistant Professor, NIDM

2

The Public Health Dimension in Chemical Incidents and Emergencies

Dr. Alexander Von Hildebrand, Regional Advisor, Environmental Health, WHO

3

Chemical Accident Information  & Reporting System (CAIRS)

Dr. Anil Kumar, Scientist D and Ms. Arpita Gupta, Scientist D , NIC- HQ Delhi

State Presentations

11 45 – 13 30 hrs

1

Chattisgarh

Shri. Anil K. Sharma

2

Delhi

Mr. K.L Meena, Chief Inspector of Factories

3

Gujarat

Shri V. N. Patel

Director, Industrial Safety & Health Department, Gujarat

4

Karnataka

Shri. A.R. Vijayendra

Joint  Director  of  Factories

Government  of  Karnataka

5

Kerala

Shri. Jeyprasad S.D,

State Pollution Control Board

6

Maharashtra

Directorate Industrial Safety & Health, Maharashtra State

7

Orissa

Dr. D.K. Behra

State Pollution Contol Board

8

Tamil Nadu

Mr. S. Elanguvan, Chief Inspector of Factories,

Tamil Nadu

9

Uttar Pradesh

G.D. Pandey, MAH Cell Kanpur