Rajendra Kumar Bhandari wins Subhash Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2021

• The Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2021 has been conferred upon Dr Rajendra Kumar Bhandari in the Individual category and Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS) in Institutional category.
• The award carries a cash prize of Rs 51 lakh and a certificate for an institution and Rs 5 lakh and a certificate in case of an individual.

About Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar

Aim

• The Government of India gives  this award to individuals and organisations in India to recognise and honour their contribution and selfless services in the field of disaster management.

Cash Prize

• If the awardee is an institution, it will receive a certificate and a cash prize of Rs 51 lakhs. The institution should use this cash prize only for disaster management related activities.
• The individual awardee will receive a certificate and a cash prize of Rs 5lakhs.

Dr. Rajendra Kumar Bhandari

• He is one among those who laid the foundation of scientific studies on geo hazards in general and landslides in particular in India.
• He set up India’s first laboratory on landslide studies at The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), and three other centres.
• He has conducted many research studies on disasters in India, launched the latest technologies of Ground Penetrating Radar among others.
• His other contributions include, the first globally accepted explanation of undrained loading triggered landslides and the first Landslide Hazard Atlas of India, published by Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC).

SEEDS:

• It helps make communities resilient through comprehensive interventions in the areas of disaster recovery, response, and preparedness.
• It uses innovative approaches and technologies as per the suitability of the particular community.
• It works with disaster-affected and at-risk communities for a long term.
• It has worked on school safety in several States.
• Headquarters– New Delhi, Delhi