EDMRC Kangra is Himachal Pradesh's district-level field-linked resource centre for community-based disaster risk reduction, emergency preparedness, post-event assessment and resilient reconstruction. Three decades of practice in Seismic Zone IV–V terrain across Kangra and adjoining Hamirpur.
EDMRC operates through three integrated programme frameworks — addressing the full cycle of risk awareness, localised emergency response, and inter-agency convergence at panchayat and district scale.
A panchayat-level resilience programme that integrates Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM), volunteer mobilisation through AapdaVEER and Aapda Mitra, and resilient construction through HimNIRMANAC. Foundation training delivered across all panchayats of Kangra, 2020–2025.
Explore programmeStanding local emergency response teams for hazard-specific risks: RainSAFE Land for monsoon flood and landslide, FireWATCH for forest and structural fire, TrekPASS for high-altitude tourist safety, WinterSAFE for snow and avalanche conditions.
Explore programmesDistrict- and state-level convergence: AapdaDRISHTI for assessment and applied research, AapdaSAMANVAY for multi-agency networking, AapdaSAMVAD for media and advocacy. EDMRC co-leads the District Inter-Agency Group (D-IAG) Kangra in support of DDMA Kangra.
Assessment servicesEDMRC's sustained field practice has been recognised at the state level by the Office of the Governor of Himachal Pradesh and by the Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority.
