Bhubaneswar: Taking into consideration the special needs and vulnerability of persons with disabilities and mainstreaming their needs into disaster management, the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) has decided to open a cell for them.
This was decided in a meeting presided over by Bishnupada Sethi, managing director, OSDMA at the State Secretariat on Tuesday.
The cell would look into the special needs of the persons with disabilities during the evacuation, search and rescue, rehabilitation and resettlements. It will make networking with the government and private organizations and prepare a database of persons with disabilities and disabilities persons’ organisations in the state and prepare plans accordingly.
Imparting training on special care to be given to the persons with disabilities during evacuation and search and rescue for response forces like ODRAF, NDRF, Red Cross, Civil Defence and community-level task forces volunteers would be another prime objective of the cell.
Besides, all multipurpose cyclone and flood shelters would be made disabled-friendly by the cell.
New York: A group of American women has launched an unprecedented protest against men who…
Bhubaneswar: Four more handicrafts were granted approval by the Odisha government, taking the total number…
Bhubaneswar: In a significant stride towards advancing economic growth in the state, the Odisha government…
Hyderabad: ‘Baahubali’ actor Prabhas has signed a three-movie deal with Hombale Films, the makers of…
Berhampur: After theft from famous Tara Tarini shrine in Odisha’s Ganjam, burglars decamped with a…
Mumbai: Actress Athiya Shetty and Team India cricketer KL Rahul will welcome a new member…
Mumbai: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Friday came down heavily on political leaders…
Bhubaneswar: The Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT), a public transit agency in Odisha, on Friday…