Hon’ble Lt. Governor Delhi, Sh. Anil Baijal today constituted an advisory committee of eminent experts under section 17 of DDMA Act to advise the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on various aspects of COVID-19 management.
The committee is comprised of eminent experts of varied fields i.e. Sh. Krishna Vatsa, Member NDMA, Sh. Kamal Kishore, Member NDMA, Prof. Balram Bhargava, DG-ICMR, Dr. Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS, Dr. Ravindran, Addl. DDG (DGHS) and Dr. Surjit Kumar Singh, Director, NCDC.
The expert committee will give their opinion on various challenges being faced in Delhi in prevention of spread of COVID-19 and measures to ramp up medical infrastructure. The committee would also provide examples from global and national best practices.
Hon’ble Lt. Governor stated that the efforts being made by DDMA needs to be bolstered by concerted planning, use of latest technology, efficient monitoring and seamless coordination amongst various agencies to overcome the challenge.
