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New Delhi: More than 50 percent of the Indian population lives in areas that are vulnerable to calamities, said Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday.

"India is one of the most disaster-prone nations in the world. More than 50 per cent population in the country lives in areas which are prone to earthquakes, floods, cyclones, droughts, and tsunami," he said during the inauguration of a meeting organized by the National Disaster Management Authority.

Singh articulated that the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction had been set up by the government to understand and work for disaster risk mitigation along with a few stakeholders.

"We are bound to face disasters, not only natural but man-made too. If we can prepare for the disasters properly, we can have a safe and secure society," added Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju, also acknowledging the fact that India is one of the most disaster-prone nations.

Rijiju also said India has been taking the lead role in the entire efforts of disaster risk mitigation, especially in South Asia.

In the meeting, the NDMA released the main features of the national database for emergency management. They are disaster dashboard, incident reporting, data visualization, decision support tools, interaction tools, resource management, India disaster resource network database, mobile apps, and data inventory, reports the Press Trust of India.

(With inputs from PTI)