Lt General (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain, who was GoC-in-C of the Army’s Srinagar-based 15 Corps, was on Wednesday appointed as a member of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) along with two others, officials said.
Former Director General of the Coast Guard Rajendra Singh and policy advisor, disaster recovery, climate change and disaster risk reduction, UNDP, Krishna Vatsa have also been appointed as members of the NDMA.
All the newly appointed members will serve for a tenure of five years from the date of assumption of charge.
The NDMA is the apex body of the central government to formulate policies for disaster management.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the Chairman of the NDMA.
