By Dr. Shashi Ram, Ph.D. (Construction Technology & Management), Telangana, India

Publishing at the All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) was a learning experience. I will cherish the confidence AIDMI has shown in me and in my collaborative work with AIDMI. I always look forward to more collaborative efforts to create public awareness through writing policy papers and policy framing for a disaster-resilient India.

AIDMI has given me the opportunity to publish a policy paper in AIDMI’s publication, Southasiadisaster.net, in its special issue “Urgency of Urban Heat Adaptation”. Publishing an article titled “Heatwave Action Plan – Adaptation and Mitigation” was a stepping stone for me. Writing a policy paper for southasiadisaster.net has helped me to give my insight from a Construction Technology & Management perspective. I hope, and I wish that this collaborative effort of creating disaster awareness through policy papers will serve the greater cause of making the population disaster prepared and create disaster resilience among the community, as well as to build a disaster-resilient infrastructure.

I would congratulate AIDMI for their successful completion of 225 issues of the Southasiadisaster.net in creating disaster awareness among the countries. Also, I am grateful to be a part of AIDMI’s publication.

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