Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched a web portal named Hazard Vulnerability Portal here on Friday in order to enable people and Government officers know about natural disasters in advance.
The portal is developed with assistance of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) here on Friday.
Patnaik also opened the online Management Information System (MIS) under the Odisha Disaster Recovery Project (ODRP) which is aimed at effective monitoring of the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP) for quality implementation and timely completion.
Chief Minister thanked World Bank for implementing the project in Odisha, which, he said, would play an important role in saving lives during tropical cyclones and other disasters. He added that cyclone shelters have emerged as community hubs to strengthen community bonding for effective management of disasters.
According to official sources, the online portal will provide information on hazard vulnerability to people as well stakeholders of the disaster management.
Notably, a team of World Bank Coastal Mission comprising 18 members is on a visit to the coastal districts of the State. Till now, the team has reviewed project activities taken up under NCRMP in Baleswar, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara districts.
The team members participated in the inauguration and handing over ceremony of multi-purpose cyclone shelters at Radhakantpur in Basudevpur Municipality and Gothadia in Basudevpur block of Bhadrak district on January 14.