Islamabad: The presence of several disaster management authorities at the federal level has resulted in overlapping of services and confusion as to who is responsible for what.Currently, there are 3 bodies working on disaster preparedness and management issues: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), National Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Network (NHEPRN) and the Emergency Relief Cell (ERC). NHEPRN works under the health ministry, ERC is overseen by the Cabinet Division, while the NDMA reports to prime minister. \r\nThis duplication has led not only to financial resources being allocated to different organisations for the same purpose but has also adversely affected the government’s preparedness and response to emergencies. |
