Odisha to strengthen disaster management wing

BHUBANESWAR: The disaster fighting arm of the state government like the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) and fire service personnel will be equipped with high-tech facilities and get better training to handle disasters in a more effective way.
At the state executive committee meeting on disaster preparedness, chief secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra directed officials to develop the capacity of disaster management personnel in handling urban flood considering the erratic rainfall pattern in recent years.
He also stressed on the need to train personnel in handling of fire and other emergency accidents in high-rise buildings.
As the state has already started the process to make coastal villages tsunami ready, it was also decided to expedite it to cover more villages.
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