Investment in resilient infra essential in light of climate risks: PK Mishra

Investment in resilient infrastructure systems is essential in the light of increasing climate risks and disasters and to close the broader infrastructure gaps, said Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister PK Mishra.

“We know that disaster and climate risks are increasing. In the recent past, we have seen flooding in Dubai, wildfires in Chile, earthquakes in the Pacific that have caused enormous infrastructure losses, leading to immense human suffering,” said Mishra during his plenary address at the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure on Wednesday.

Not building resilience in infrastructure systems, Mishra said, will divert more and more funding to recovery and reconstruction after disasters. “This is akin to pouring water into a bamboo basket,” said Mishra.