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The Regional Workshop of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) was held at Hotel Mayfair today. It will continue for 2 days. The inaugural sessions keynote was delivered by Sri GVV Sarma, IAS Member Secretary, NDMA. The workshop was graced by the kind presence of Sri Pradeep Jena, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Odisha & MD, OSDMA and Sri Sandeep Poundrik, IAS, Joint Secretary (Mitigation), NDMA. Dr. Aurobindo Behera, IAS (Retd.) graced the occasion as Guest of Honour. This workshop is expected to help the concerned states in planning the disaster risk reduction measures in better way which will contribute the overall risk reduction thereby the losses due to natural disasters in the country. Day One: (10.02.2020) The 1st Technical session of Regional Workshop on DRR i.e., Cyclone & Tsunami Risk Reduction was chaired by Sri GVV Sarma, IAS Member Secretary, NDMA. Four presentations were made on the theme like National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project by Sri S Kumar, Deputy Project Director, NDMA followed by Cyclone Early Warning System in the Country by Ms. Sunitha Devi, Scientist E, IMD and Dr. EP Rama Rao, Scientist F INCOIS, Hyderabad made a presentation on Tsunami Early Warning System in the Country. Sri P.K Jena, Additional…

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.  

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