Published 07:08 IST, August 7th 2020
Odisha: Two villages honoured by UNESCO for Tsunami preparedness, first in India
Two coastal villages of Odisha have been recognised as being 'Tsunami Ready'Â by UNESCO for their preparedness to confront the natural disaster.
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Two coastal villages of Odisha have been recognised as being 'Tsunami Ready' by UNESCO for their preparedness to confront the natural disaster, Additional Chief Secretary PK Jena said on Thursday, August 6.
With it, Odisha became the first coastal state in the country to have such villages and the country the first in the Indian Ocean region to achieve the honour from the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO.
Their Board has visited these 2villages in December last year, evaluated the readiness criteria & upon being satisfied had recommended UNESCO-IOC 2 accord the Tag. A rare feat, 1st in India. We congratulate villagers of these 2villages and local admin. @CMO_Odisha @IPR_Odisha
— Pradeep Jena IAS (@PradeepJenaIAS) August 6, 2020
"Tsunami Ready"
The two villages are Venkatraipur (Boxipalli) village of Rangeilunda block in Ganjam district and Noliasahi village of Ersama block in Jagatsinghpur district.
In addition to this, a certificate of recognition will be bestowed on the village communities of Venkatraipur and Noliasahi in a virtual event scheduled to be held on August 7. According to the reports, Jena who works as the managing director of Odisha State Disaster Management Authority will receive the certificate from UNESCO. International and national delegates will be present at the virtual event, as per reports.
#Odisha achieves another milestone in Disaster Management.
— PIB in Odisha (@PIBBhubaneswar) August 6, 2020
UNESCO-IOC Tsunami Ready Recognition to Odisha Communities.#Odisha becomes the first state to achieve this feat.
Details 👇 https://t.co/x9yatO2EYx@ndmaindia @CMO_Odisha@Ganjam_Admin @CollectorJspur pic.twitter.com/A170619NCv
As per reports, Jena said that UNESCO recognition is a great achievement for the state of Odisha and its tsunami preparedness. He added that Odisha will become a role model for tsunami readiness. He also said that with this award, the state is inspired to modify 326 villages and urban local bodies to be 'tsunami ready' within a period of one year.
07:08 IST, August 7th 2020