State Disaster Management Authority (Azad Kashmir)
Disaster Management Body of the Government of Azad Kashmir
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State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) Azad Jammu & Kashmir is an autonomous authority mandated to act as the lead agency in disaster management, its mitigation and preparedness in Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan. Azad Jammu & Kashmir is highly prone to multiple hazards and has experienced worst disasters situation due to earthquake, torrential rain/flood, landslides & avalanches in the recent past.[1][2]
- Sardar Waheed Khan, Director
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 2010 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Azad Kashmir |
| Headquarters | SDMA headquarters Muzaffarabad, Pakistan |
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| Website | www |
After the 2005 Kashmir earthquake that killed 100,000 people and left another three million people displaced, with widespread devastation, the Government of Pakistan promulgated National Disaster Management Ordinance, 2006[3] and established National Disaster Management Authority as the focal point at the federal level, while State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) was established for Pakistan-administered Kashmir.[4]
Sardar Waheed Khan serves as the SDMA director as of May 2025.[5]
