OSDMA(Odisha State Disaster Management Authority)

Prepared By: Ashis Kashyap (Civil Engineer at Gram Vikas)

Year: 2015-16

CONTENTS

Introduction Odisha Profile Earthquake Zones Of Orissa Wind & Cyclone Zones Of Orissa Flood Zones Of Orissa Objectives of OSDMA Who’s Who

INTRODUCTION

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is an agency of the Ministry of Home Affairs

Primary purpose is to coordinate response to natural or man-made disasters and for capacity-building in disaster resiliency and crisis response.

NDMA was established through the Disaster Management Act enacted by the Government of India in December 2005

The Prime Minister is the ex-officio chairperson of NDMA. NDMA divisions are:

Policy & Planning Mitigation Operations & Communications Administration Capacity Building

ODISHA PROFILE

Orissa is a state on the eastern seaboard of India Area = 1,55,707 sq km Divided into four geographical regions, i.e. Northern Plateau,

Central River Basins, Eastern Hills and Coastal Plain 480 km coastline Its population was 3.67crore as per the 2001 census Administratively, the state is divided into 30 districts, 58 sub-

divisions, 314 blocks and 103 urban local bodies. The average density of population comes to 236 per sq km.

EARTHQUAKE ZONES OF ORISSA

WIND & CYCLONE ZONES OF ORISSA

FLOOD ZONES OF ORISSA

OBJECTIVES OF OSDMA

Coordinate with the line departments involved in reconstruction Coordinate with bilateral and multi-lateral aid agencies   Coordinate with UN Agencies International, National and State-

level NGOs Network with similar and relevant organizations for disaster

management.

WHO’s WHO

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