In a development which will go a long way in disaster management and mitigation, the North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC), located at Umiam, Ri–Bhoi district of Meghalaya will develope an atlas to depict both disaster hazards and vulnerability for Assam. The project is part of the “Remote Sensing and GIS–Based Input for Hazard Risk Vulnerability Assessment of Guwahati city, Silchar, Dibrugarh and Dhemaji district, Assam”. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the two–day workshop on holistic scientific approach using integrated geophysical studies for the management of natural hazards, NESAC Director S Sudhakar informed that project was funded by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) and it started in 2010. As part of the project an assessment of physical susceptibility of infrastructures such as, schools, hospitals etc., was conducted. Another detailed assessment of social patterns of vulnerability, associated with gender, weaker sections, disability, widowhood and other social handicaps, was also done. Sudhakar informed that the Assam Government has requested for the extension of the Flood Early Warning System (FLEWS) to all parts of Assam. This system provides flood warning which will enable the district administration to take action well in advance for relief, rescue and other flood mitigation measures. According to the NESAC Director, the success rate of the warning system is around 70–80 percent and has been in place in 15 of the 27 districts of Assam. Sudhakar said, “Based on the success rate, we have received a request from the Assam Government to extend the system across the state. It is difficult, but I am sure we will be able to do it.”