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    "speaker_name": "July 2, 2012 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 42 Hon. Nooru",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I think preparedness, mitigation and awareness are functions of an authority and that is why I wanted to change the name. I want the authority to manage disasters as a whole. Preparedness alone is not enough. If we call it “Disaster Preparedness Authority”, what about the issues of mitigation and rehabilitations? So, I want “preparedness” to remain as a function rather than as an “authority”. So, for that purpose I need to change the name. I want “rehabilitation” to cover the aftermath of a disaster and “mitigation” to cover the wider scope rather than only confining ourselves to bridges and roads. So, that is the intention of my amendment. It covers a wider scope rather than infrastructure alone. It should include institutions like schools and many other issues. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was explaining the effects of floods. The case of Sachangwan disaster would fall under this Authority. One of my colleagues who has opposed the Motion has said that there are so many other authorities which can do these roads. We want this Disaster Management Authority to be under one roof rather than having it in various Ministries and authorities. We also want it to be given a proper budget. At the moment, it is just by the way. We only run around when there are disasters but there is no preparedness and there are no institutions which are mandated to handle these disasters. In most areas, even if the fire burns the entire region, there is nobody to extinguish it. Most of the counties do not have the capacity. They do not have even a single fire extinguisher in the entire county. This issue has been downplayed for a long time, and it has affected most of our people’s lives. It now requires attention and should be handled properly."
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