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00:00And his ambitious plans for the future,

00:03including urban redevelopment in Mumbai North,

00:06demonstrate his commitment to building

00:08a sustainable and prosperous nation.

00:11Coming from Maharashtra, we are very grateful to you, sir,

00:14for that.

00:15Apart from his remarkable professional achievements,

00:18sir has consistently prioritized social welfare,

00:22supporting numerous NGOs which are dedicated to providing

00:27education for the underprivileged

00:29and empowering the physically disabled.

00:32His deep commitment to societal betterment

00:35is further inspired by his wife, his better half,

00:39who is wholeheartedly devoted to social causes.

00:42A big round of applause for his wife also.

00:44Thank you so much.

00:46Sir's efforts have garnered international recognition,

00:50and he was honored by being named among the world's 100

00:53most influential people in climate policy in 2019,

00:57for which we are eternally grateful to you.

01:00Let us now hear from the man of the moment,

01:02the Honorable Union Minister of Commerce and Industry,

01:05Shibhush Goyalji.

01:09Thank you very much, Justice Kumar,

01:12for giving me this opportunity.

01:15I really did not know that we will

01:19be honoring such illustrious people when you first

01:22gave me the call, and I had spontaneously accepted.

01:26But you have given me this honor,

01:29and you have made me proud that I could come here and be

01:32a part of this function.

01:33I'd like to thank you for giving me this opportunity.

01:37Mr. Babu, Sanjay Kumarji, all the awardees today,

01:42all the distinguished guests and friends from the media.

01:48Indeed, a wonderful initiative by DMICS and WCDM

01:56for recognizing and awarding the hidden jewels in our crown.

02:04We have all gone through disasters.

02:06We have all gone through disasters.

02:10But to fight against it, to fight against it,

02:17and to preempt it in today's context,

02:22this has been a great achievement for the country.

02:26And I believe that the way the central government,

02:31Rajya Sarkar, Sabhi Adhikari, our armed forces,

02:36Sabhi ne milke is pura shetra ko nahi soch ke dhanse mein

02:43dala hai, yeh shayad hum 10, 15, 20 saal pehle soch bhi

02:47nahi sakte.

02:49There was a time when large number of casualties

02:53were assumed to be a natural consequence of a disaster.

02:59If a few hundred people or a few thousand people

03:02even lost their lives or were significantly

03:07impacted economically, probably the rest of the nation

03:11would not even bat an eyelid.

03:14But the focus that we have seen in disaster resilience,

03:20in disaster-ready infrastructure,

03:23in creating an ecosystem which recognizes

03:28that this is an important element that we

03:31have to look after, preempting and predicting

03:35what is going to happen, this entire journey

03:40is truly fascinating.

03:42I mean, today, I don't think in the worst

03:45of cyclones in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh,

03:48and the entire eastern belt, we see the kind of casualties

03:52we used to hear of 10, 15, 20 years ago.

03:56It's largely because our meteorological department

03:59is doing a fabulous job.

04:01They come out with, and only yesterday,

04:04we celebrated their annual day.

04:06The Honorable Prime Minister was also there.

04:09The 150th Foundation Day of IMD was celebrated yesterday.

04:13It's truly a matter of pride for us

04:16that they have evolved into one of the most modern organizations

04:20and are able to actually map, and we see it on television,

04:24map even every small movement of natural disasters.

04:29They're able to give us forewarnings of earthquakes.

04:32They're able to tell us where we are going to see floods or rain

04:37effectors.

04:38It's truly a whole-of-the-government approach,

04:42which is evident also in the wide span of awardees

04:46that we have awarded today.

04:48And I think Mr. Babu, Mr. Kumar, by awarding

04:53different aspects of disaster management and resilience

04:56today, you have not only recognized

04:59their contributions.

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