I feel highly honoured and humbled to be elected unopposed as the President of Indian Society of Earthquake Technology. I am grateful to ISET members for giving me an opportunity to serve as a president of the society and thank them for their trust and confidence in me. I have taken charge of the office along with other members of Executive Committee on 26^th April, 2023 for a term of two years. We propose to work closely with all the members of the society and further stimulate society activities to meet the objectives of ISET.

One of the most important agenda of this two-year term is to rejuvenate the local chapters and initiate formation of student chapters, since these are the pillars and wings of the society. Unfortunately, at many chapters, elections have not been held for a long time and as a result these chapters are dormant. With a view to make such chapters active as early as possible, necessary steps are already being taken. We are also in the process of starting new chapters in cities/states where the society does not have one.