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An Inter-Ministerial Central Team led by Shri Praveen Vashista, Joint Secretary (LWE), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has visited Odisha for an on the spot assessment of the situation in the wake of Flood in August 2020. The team comprises of members from the Ministry/ Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Water Resources, Road Transport & Highways, Rural Development and Finance. The team visited 4 districts namely Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada and Puri and return to Bhubaneswar on 17.9.2020 afternoon. A wrap up meeting held with the team under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary on 17.9.20, 5 PM in Lok Seva Bhawan. Among others, Development Commissioner, Agriculture Production Commissioner, Special Relief Commissioner & Additional Chief Secretary, Disaster Management and Secretaries of different departments attended the meeting. SRC presented a detailed presentation on damage, response, relief, evacuation etc. The team appreciated the efforts of the Government and also agreed to the suggestion to consider supporting the State not only in response as per SDRF norm but also include mitigation measures like strengthening of embankments, construction of new embankments, disaster resilient housing support against damaged houses and other resilient infrastructure. They also appreciated State’s approach to Disaster Management and new…

M/s B&A Packaging India Limited, Balgopalpur Industrial Area of Balasore donated an amont of Rs 3 lakh towards CSR support for COVID-19. Today, Sri Prasant Mishra, Manager Commercial, B&A Packaging India Ltd handed over the cheque to Sri Pradeep Jena, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary & Managing Director, OSDMA.  

UNESCO recognizes two villages of Odisha as tsunami ready. The communities of Venkatraipur (Boxipalli) village of Rangeilunda block of Ganjam district and Noliasahi village of Ersama block of Jagatsinghpur district have been acknowledged by Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO for greater preparedness to face the tsunami disaster. With this recognition, India is the first country in the Indian Ocean Region and Odisha is the first state to prepare communities as Tsunami Ready. In a virtual event on 07 August, 2020 'Certificate of Recognition' has been given to these two communities viz., Venkatraipur and Noliasahi as Tsunami Ready villages. Sri Pradeep Jena, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary and Managing Director, Odisha State Disaster management Authority (OSDMA), Govt. of Odisha received the award from UNESCO official. The communities of the both Noliasahi and Venkatraipur villages in presence of district collectors have received the certificates in the event. The virtual event was organized by Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/IOTWMS) Secretariat in Perth, Australia and Indian Ocean Tsunami Information Centre (IOTIC) in Jakarta, Indonesia. Dr. M. Rajeevan, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) and Shri. G.V.V. Sharma, IAS, Member Secretary, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Govt.…

Review meeting on COVID-19 under the Chairmanship of ACS and MD, OSDMA held today at OSDMA. Officers from UNICEF, UNDP, CRS, Helpage India, Childfund, IRCS, IAG Odisha, SRC office were present in the meeting. Besides, the meeting was through video conferencing for other agencies.

A meeting was held in OSDMA under the Chairmanship of Addl. Chief Secretary (DM) and Managing Director, OSDMA for discussion on the draft guidelines communicated by NDMA for ‘Administration of Disaster Mitigation Funds’. The representatives from Departments like Water Resources, Works, Forest and Environment, School and Mass Education, Steel and Mines, Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment, Women and Child Development and Mission Shakti, Fishery and Animal Resources Development, Tourism, Energy and international organisations like Inter Agency Group and UNDP along with senior officers of OSDMA were present in the meeting. The different components and implementation modalities of the draft guidelines were discussed thoroughly during the meeting. The ACS and Managing Director, OSDMA highlighted the importance of utilising the Mitigation Funds for triggering actions for major changes in reducing the disaster risks and how the mitigation funds to be utilised for enhancing the resilience of public and private infrastructures. As the outcome of the meeting, the combined views of all the departments will be sent to the NDMA for incorporation in the Final Guidelines. [ngg src="galleries" ids="29" display="basic_thumbnail"]

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