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The increasing number of disasters in recent years has already exceeded the disastrous events predicted, and this upward trend has become even more apparent as over 200 million people are affected each year since 1994. Hence, understanding disasters are important to evaluate correctly the challenges that such cataclysms pose and the growing need to find appropriate ways to reduce disaster risk. The role of indigenous knowledge in managing this risk has been recognized in international frameworks for disaster risk reduction (DRR). In the above context, Utkal University in collaboration with OSDMA organised an International Seminar on Disaster Risk Reduction & Community Resilience on 20-21 September 2019 in Krishi Bhawan Auditorium. Delegates from different countries, states, universities and academic institutions participated in the Seminar and presented different papers on Disaster Risk Reduction and Community Resilience for developing Policy Framework. Shri Pradeep Kumar Jena, IAS, Managing Director, OSDMA, Prof. Amita Singh, JNU, Dr. Swarnmayee Triapthy, Professor Utkal University and Dr. Padmalaya Barala, Professor Utkal University graced the inaugural session.

Second day of the 3 days State level Workshop on Managing Cyclone FANI lesson learnt and Way Forward is going on in Hotel HHI, Bhubaneswar. Nodal Officers from district level line departments, District Emergency Officers and District Project Officers from the FANI affected districts, officials and personnel's from Responses forces like ODRAF, NDRF, Odisha Fire Services and Civil Defense and Officials of OSDMA and NIDM are attending the Workshop. District wise preparedness, response, challenges faced, lessons learnt and way forward is being discussed in the Workshop. Response forces also elaborate their response activities taken up during the Cyclone in the Workshop. The objective of the Workshop is to document the Cyclone FANI.  

3 Days State Level Work Shop on Managing Cyclone "FANI" Lessons learnt and the Way Forward started today at Hotel Hindustan International, Bhubaneswar with an objective of documenting the management of Extremely Sever Cyclonic Storm FANI. Nodal Officers from the key departments government of Odisha, delegates from the National Institute of Disaster Management and Officials of OSDMA and SRC are attending the Workshop. Department wise Preparedness, Response, lessons learnt and way forward are being discussed in the workshop. District level departmental Nodal Officers,  representatives of response forces, CSO, NGOs and IAG members who were directly involved in the management of FANI have been invited to the workshop in the next two days.  

Special relief commissioner and OSDMA managing director Sri Bishnupada Sethi received the prestigious "Technology Sabha Award" instituted by Indian Express group, for Odisha’s Early Warning Dissemination System, chosen under the Unified Communications category. He received the award at the awards function, hosted at Jaipur from 8-10 August. The Early Warning Dissemination System is the first-of-its-kind automatic public address system in the country. It warns people residing along the coast, through loud sirens, from towers installed at 122 locations, in the event of the occurrence of natural disasters like cyclones. The system helped the state protect lives of the people during Cyclone Fani.

Hon’ble Minister, Revenue & Disaster Management Shri Sudam Marndi today visited office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) and Odisha State Disaster Management Authority at Rajiv Bhawan, Bhubaneswar and reviewed the status of relief and restoration in the cyclone (FANI) affected areas. The review meeting was attended by the Special Relief Commissioner & Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Govt., Disaster Management Shri Bishnupada Sethi and other officers of the SRC and OSDMA. During the review, Hon’ble Minister stressed on repair/ restoration of primary school buildings damaged due to cyclone before reopening of schools after summer vacation. Hon’ble Minister also emphasized on quick restoration of the Anganwadi Centres, health institutions and electricity in all the affected areas. He directed to ensure that all the basic facilities such as drinking water, generator, search & rescue equipment are available in all multi-purpose cyclone and flood shelters and viewed that there is a need for construction of more Multi-purpose Cyclone and Flood Shelters in the State. Hon’ble Minister also enquired about the adequacy of the State Disaster Response Forces and the equipment available with them. After the meeting, Hon’ble Minister visited the office of the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) and reviewed various activities.

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