Archive · 26 Jun 2025
NDMA Issues Advisory to Protect Informal Workers from Heatwaves
Imagine it's super hot outside, and some people work in the sun without good protection.
The government's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) made a plan to help these workers.
This plan says to include these workers in special heat plans, like providing shade and water.
It also suggests helping them with things like health insurance and better city planning.
The plan specifically mentions workers like street vendors and construction workers.
It also makes sure to help women, and it wants to make cities better for everyone, not just when it's hot.
Now, everyone needs to work together to make it happen!
NDMA issued an advisory to protect informal workers from heatwaves.
The advisory mandates integrating informal workers into Heat Action Plans (HAPs).
It recognizes informal workers as a vulnerable group, including specific worker categories.
The advisory is gender-sensitive, addressing women's specific vulnerabilities.
It proposes year-round preparedness and long-term protection mechanisms for heat resilience.
- Who
- NDMA and informal workers.
- What
- NDMA issued an advisory to protect informal workers from heatwaves.
- When
- Not explicitly mentioned in the article.
- Where
- Indian cities
- Why
- To protect informal workers from the impact of heatwaves.
Current Challenges
Proposed Solutions
Inclusion in Heat Action Plans
Current Challenges
Heat Action Plans have often overlooked informal workers.
Proposed Solutions
The NDMA advisory seeks to rectify this by mandating their inclusion.
- Authority
- NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority)
- Focus
- Protecting informal workers from heatwaves
- Key action
- Integrating informal workers into Heat Action Plans (HAPs)
- Target group
- Informal workers (street vendors, sanitation workers, etc.)
- Gender focus
- Addresses specific vulnerabilities of women workers