The Society for Bright Future (SBF), a countrywide NGO which is part of Vision 2016 looking after disaster management, organised a state level two-day workshop on Disaster Management for Volunteers at An Noor Model School, Tezpur, Assam on December 27 and 28, 2010.
Mr. Aquil Ahmed, co-ordinator of SBF, introduced SBF and said that this NGO came into establishment to look after the disaster management in India. He also highlighted the work of Vision 2016 and Society for Bright Future.
Dr. Dewan Nazrul Qadir, Regional Coordinator, Vision-2016 said that the North Eastern states of India are very sensitive as they face many types of disasters like flood and earthquake and it is very essential to have a volunteer group to work at the time of disaster.
On behalf of Civil Defence Department, Tezpur, Mr. Upen Ch. Kalita, Mr. Pathak and Mr. Gautam Sharma participated in the workshop and trained the volunteers with practical training and demonstration of different methods of Disaster Management. The Programme was attended by 65 volunteers hailing from different places of Assam. The workshop was presided over by Maulana Shams Ahmed, President, Assam Falah Society. Among the other prominent personalities were Maulana Kefayat Ullah, Mr. Asis Hussain, Mr. Abdur Rouf.