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Engineer Narendra Kumar Singh took charge as member of Disaster Management Authority


Patna, July 11 (HS). Engineer Narendra Kumar Singh, resident of Mainagram village of Mahishi police station under Saharsa district, has taken over as a member of the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority. The Disaster Management Department had issued a notification to this effect on July 08.

His appointment has been made under sub-section 2 (e) of section 14 of the Disaster Management Act 2005 (Act 53 of 2005) for the next five years. Singh, who was the former vice-president of Bihar Pradesh Janata Dal (U), has a lot of experience of working in administrative, social and political fields. During his studies at Bihar Engineering College, Patna, he was very active in student politics. Being a resident of Kosi region, he has seen disasters, especially the devastation caused by floods, very closely.

Narendra Kumar Singh has been a member of the State Commission for Upper Castes. He has also successfully handled the responsibility of Director of Bihar State Warehousing Corporation. He has also been a former member of the Passenger Service Committee of Indian Railways.