Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) would be held from November 2 to 5 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi and as part of its activities under AMCDRR 2016, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) would be organising a nationwide painting competition for school children. NSDMA informed that the competition would be organised in two phases, state/UT level and national level. In this regard, NSDMA has invited entries from students aged between 10-14 years under NBSE, ICSE or CBSE. Students may submit entries on either themes – 1) Disaster Vs Collective Strength or 2) Disaster Risk Management begins at home/school in A3 sheet paper size.
The paintings submitted to NSDMA shall be screened by a committee and the best three paintings would be forwarded to NDMA for national level screening and competition. All the winning participants would receive cash prizes, certificate and a memento at the national level during the AMCDRR, 2016. ll such paintings must reach the NSDMA office Kohima by October 12 for onward submission to NDMA. For further details, interested students may log on to www.nsdma.gov.in.