Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Need Of The Hour: PM Modi On Climate Change Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Need Of The Hour: PM Modi On Climate Change "Climate change is a major challenge as natural disasters destroy infrastructure. India drew the attention of the world to the issue of disaster management," PM Modi said. PM Modi today addressed the 66th convocation of IIT-Kharagpur, the oldest of the IITs in India Kharagpur: Warning against the dangers of climate change and natural disasters like the one in Uttarakhand recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked the IITs to develop disaster resilient infrastructure that can withstand their effects.