Tag: Osdma

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government on Tuesday formed an ‘expert committee’ to ascertain the reason behind lightning incidents and subsequent rise in casualties in the State due to the natural calamity. At a review meeting held today, concerns were expressed over spurt in lightning strikes with an experts panel formed comprising officials of Odisha State Disaster Management […]

Bhubaneswar: To optimise agriculture productivity in the state, the Odisha government will maximise irrigation potential. A decision to this effect was taken at the third Agriculture Cabinet meeting presided over by chief minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here today. Briefing media persons after the meeting, chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi said as per […]

For the first time ever, the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) would take up drought management in the state from this year

Bhubaneswar: Prone to natural disasters, Odisha government has raised 10 more units of the Disaster Rapid Action Force to strengthen the disaster management system of the state. According to Special Relief Commissioner P K Mohapatra, a state-level empowered committee meeting, chaired by Chief Secretary A P Padhi, has sanctioned Rs 70 crore for the purpose. […]

Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) has asked Ganjam district administration to complete construction of pucca houses under the World Bank-aided Odisha Disaster Recovery Project (ODRP) by November-end

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has registered a decline in human casualty due to lightning by 31 per cent during 2018-19 following effective use of Early Warning Communication system (EWCS), a senior official said. While 465 lightning deaths were recorded in Odisha during the year 2017-18, it came down to 320 in 2018-19 which is about 31 per […]

Bhubaneswar: To help smooth evacuation of persons having physical difficulties during calamities, the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) has decided to set up a special cell for persons with disabilities. The decision in this regard was taken at a meeting chaired by OSDMA managing director B P Sethi and attended by civil society organisations […]

Bhubaneswar: Pradeep Kumar Jena was appointed principal secretary of the Rural Development Department and given additional charge as Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) and MD Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) after Odisha government effected a reshuffle in the bureaucracy on Friday. Bishnupada Sethi, who was serving as the SRC, has been posted as Energy Department […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) has won the IT Excellence Award, 2019 for its innovative conception by using information technology in the field of disaster management, a senior official said. Odisha, which has come a long way since the 1999 Super Cyclone, has now become a “model state” in disaster preparedness and risk […]

Bhubaneswar: Representatives from five BIMSTEC countries will attend the three-day ‘Disaster Management Exercise, 2020’ that will start here from Tuesday. “Five member countries namely Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Nepal will participate in the exercise. However, Bhutan and Thailand are not participating in the exercise,” NDRF chief S N Pradhan and OSDMA MD P […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Finance Department on Tuesday issued an advisory for all the banks operating in Odisha asking them to implement various guidelines to prevent the spread of the infectious coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. Through the State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) Convenor, the regulator directed the Controlling Heads of the Banks operating in the State to […]