Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said that in coming days, disaster management efforts would be taken to build resilience at all levels to reduce the risk of future disasters and economic losses.
“The recent disasters demonstrate the need for integrating the principle of resilience in every area of development planning and recovery process to achieve a substantial reduction in the economic losses. In coming days the disaster management efforts will focus on disaster resilient public infrastructure and services, disaster resilient housing for all and resilient livelihood and sustainable environment practices to reduce the risk of future disasters,” said Patnaik.
The Chief Minister said this while addressing a gathering on the occasion of Odisha Disaster Preparedness Day and National Day of Disaster Reduction held here in remembrance of the Super Cyclone that hit the State on October 29, 1999.
He expressed his gratitude to the brave Jawans of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (SDMA), Odisha Fire Service, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Odisha police for their outstanding work in combating the Cyclone Fani.
“The OSDMA has continuously played a pivotal role in enhancing the State’s capabilities for managing disasters. The efforts of OSDMA, in its two decades of existence, are commendable and appreciated by policy makers and scholars worldwide,” the CM said.