The State Government has started a process for proper implementation of the decision of the Council of Ministers to provide disaster management training to all elected representatives.

On the completion of two years in the fifth term of the BJD Government, the Council of Ministers headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had passed a resolution to train every Government employee on the fundamental nature of different kinds of disaster and pandemic management.

Besides, all elected public representatives starting from Ward Members to the Chief Minister will be trained on disaster and pandemic management.

Besides, members of the Mission Shakti Groups, Vana Surakhya Samitis and other community-based organisations will be equipped with the knowledge required to manage disasters and pandemics.

The Council had resolved to undertake systematic and detailed training programmes to equip the citizens with adequate knowledge and skills in disaster and pandemic management and make Odisha a leading State in disaster preparedness, whether it’s biological or climatic. The objective of the resolution is to have a Yodha in every home of Odisha.

To implement it at ground level, the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) will conduct a training programme from February 9 to 11 at the Madhusudan Das Regional Academy of Financial Management (MDRAFM), Bhubaneswar.

The Government has decided to form a taskforce to carry forward the mission of building a disaster and pandemic-resilient Odisha.