The State Disaster Management Authority in Assam was notified by the Government in the year 2007 under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and has the responsibility inter alia to take steps to build a disaster resilient community in the state.

 Awareness generation on disaster management issues in critical to active Citizen engagement in the conservation and management of natural resources and ensuring preparedness to cope with natural or man-made disasters.

 Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) has, therefore, adopted a multi-pronged approach to the task of creating an informed community. Given the efficacy of Street Play as an instrument of transforming knowledge to the larger audience in an engrossing manner, ASDMA wishes to use Street Plays to transfer knowledge on critical disaster management issues.