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Additional Chief Secretary to Govt. & Managing Director, OSDMA chaired the Training Programme on ‘Chemical Disaster Management on 10.01.2020 at OSDMA Conference Hall Bhubaneswar. Director, Disaster Management Institute, Bhopal, Unit Head of IFFCO, Paradeep, Chief General Manager, OSDMA, General Manager (F&B), Officers from Districts and departments and OSDMA among others were present in the meeting. Various aspects of chemical disaster management were discussed during the workshop. Accreditation of certifying institution, certification of disaster management plans and professionals in addition to standards of storage tanks, inspection strategies were some of the important points discussed during the workshop.   

Additional Chief Secretary to Govt. & Managing Director, OSDMA inaugurated the one-day workshop on ‘Scuba Divers’ at ROTI, Gothapatna, Bhubaneswar. Commandant 6th Bn-cum- Nodal Officer, ODRAF, CFO Fire Services, CGM, DGM (T&C) and about 108 Scuba Divers from ODRAF, Fire Service and across the state attended the workshop. Additional Chief Secretary to Govt & Managing Director, OSDMA emphasized upon having defence standard scuba divers and a dedicated scuba divers training institute in Odisha. Insurance of scuba divers, operation & maintenance of equipment’s are some other points were highlighted during the programme.

Principal Secretary (DM) and Managing Director, OSDMA chaired a meeting today with Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Commissioner and SSEPD Department to establish a dedicated Cell for issues on Disability during Disaster in OSDMA. The Cell will broadly address different issues of Disability and Disaster in the State. Officers from OSDMA, UNDP, UN WOMEN were present in the meeting. 

A team led by Shri S.A Murugesan, IAS, Secretary Incharge, Department of Disaster Management, Uttarakhand State Disaster management Authority (USDMA) comprising  Dr. Girish Chandra Joshi, Senior Consultant, Shri B.B Gannayak, Consultaant, IRS, Major (Retd.) Rahul Jugran, Head, SEOC, and Shri Bhupendra Bhaisora, Manager (Technical), DMMC, visited OSDMA and Special Relief Commissioner office to understand the practical implication of Decision Support System during management of Cyclone Fani. The team interacted with Pradeep Jena, IAS, Principal Secretary (DM) & Managing Director, OSDMA and officers of OSDMA and SRC discussed on different aspects of disaster management like policies, procedures, implementation, and changing paradigms of Disaster Management. The team will visit to understand and witness the functionality of the EWDS and DSS system in a District Emergency Operation Center.  

Dr. Aramuge Aderito Celso Felix, Director General, National Meteorological Institute (INAM), Mozambique with leading a team of two officials Mr. Acacio Joao Martins Tembe, Mr. Horacacio Riberio Matamane, INAM and Dr. Jothiganesh Shanmugasundaram, Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) visited Odisha on 7th of December, 2019 to learn about the best practices on Cyclone forecasting and ‘end to end’ early warning system for effective disaster management. The team interacted with OSDMA and SRC Officials. Based upon the learning on Odisha’s successful cyclone risk management during Phailin, Titli & Fani, Dr. Felix Aramuge and team discussed with Sri Pradeep Jena, Principal Secretary (DM) & Managing Director, OSDMA, on Odisha’s best practices in managing disasters and future course of action towards building resilience. The team visited District Emergency Operation Center and cyclone shelter Tikana under Gop block in Puri district and interacted with the community and Cyclone Shelter Management & Maintenance Committee (CSMMC) members. [ngg src="galleries" ids="16" sortorder="73,76,77,74,75,72,71,78,80,79,84,85,87,83,86,82,81" display="basic_thumbnail"]

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