The state of Odisha is prone to deadly cyclones and typhoons, making it difficult to run thriving businesses in that area. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction brings communities together to help reduce disaster risk and losses to ensure a safer and more sustainable future for nations.
Odisha’s chief minister, Naveen Patnaik, took a leap of faith by building a disaster management plan that was, in the end, applauded by the United Nations. During the 1999 cyclone, about 10,000 people lost their lives; the state’s government drastically reduced casualties during Cyclone Yasi. They evacuated almost 7,00,000 people from the coastal areas.
Odisha is now a global leader in disaster management and risk reduction. Also, Odisha’s government successfully handled the natural disaster through cooperation between the people and acceptance of the rules they enforced.
OSDMA (Odisha Disaster Authority) was working with different associates for sustainable development practices that can reduce the disaster risk and increase the well-being and safety of the people.
“Our vision is to build Odisha Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation capabilities with our partners to protect the people, environment, and economy of a disaster-resilient Odisha. OSDMA has built around 879 cyclone shelters and has about 92,000 volunteers covering the state’s 480-kilometre-long coastline at the time of the cyclone,” said the executive director of OSDMA.
Plans and solutions similar to this will boost our economy and create a sustainable future for our nation. In the end, our acts of today are what will make up the world of tomorrow.
