DoT and CDRI Unveil Roadmap to Enhance Telecom Resilience in India.
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In February 2025, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications (MoC), in collaboration with the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), released a comprehensive report on the Disaster Risk and Resilience Assessment Framework (DRRAF). This initiative aims to strengthen India's telecom sector against disasters.
- The report was launched as part of a national and sub-national disaster risk and resilience assessment study for the telecommunications sector, conducted by CDRI.
- The study covered five Indian states—Assam, Odisha, Tamil Nadu (TN), Uttarakhand, and Gujarat—analyzing disaster risks and resilience strategies tailored to the telecom sector.
- A multi-hazard risk assessment was conducted across 0.77 million telecom towers, evaluating threats from floods, cyclones, earthquakes, and other natural disasters.
Main Point :- (i) A disaster risk and resilience index was developed to assess telecom infrastructure vulnerability based on disaster intensity, frequency, and impact.
(ii) Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi announced the launch of CDRI at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York, USA, on September 23, 2019. It is an international collaboration of 49 members focused on climate and disaster-resilient infrastructure solutions.
About the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)
Director-General (DG): Amit Prothi
Headquarters : New Delhi
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