Spare a thought for these green foot soldiers,fighting the forest fire. They isolate the patch by cutting off the fuel(leaf) preventing the ground forest fire to spread & then extinguish it. Odisha doesn’t have crown fire.

Salutations to their efforts at 40 plus temperatures 🫡

Freedom is the oxygen of the souls…
Setting free 61 Alexandrine Parakeets with ACS Forests at Tensa, rescued as newborns in the month of January by Rourkella Forest Division.
Please avoid caging the wild🙏

Progress under Comprehensive Fire Safety Framework & Plan being implemented in CMC,Cuttack & BMC with support of Beyond Carlton reviewed by ACS &MD, OSDMA Satyabrata Sahu in presence of DG, Fire & Emgy Service. Municipal Commissioners and other senior officers attended.

Trio of Amar, Akbar & Anthony from the forests of Odisha.
(IR Camera images)

Special Relief Commissioner visited National Biosphere Reserve, Similipal yesterday and inspected various mitigation measures for prevention of Forest fire. For the first time different types of equipment have been procured out of Mitigation Fund of Special Relief Commissioner.

In a major breakthrough,5 leopard skins,1fishing cat skin &1 leopard cat skin with huge quantities of pangolin scales have been seized.7 criminals taken to custody.
On the process to nab the kingpin & bust the inter state gang.
Kudos to all my staff who worked 24x7 to crack this.

Simlipal Biosphere reserve is fully prepared to tackle forest fire with grants from SRC Odisha.
Fire lines to prevent spread of forest fire, modern equipment’s & state of the art vehicles have helped to contain the forest fire & spread awareness among the villagers.🙏🙏

Special Relief Commissioner directed to Sports Department for strict enforcement on all outdoor sports activities from 11.00 AM to 03.00 PM during hot summer ChiefSecyOdisha Satyabrata Sahu MoSarkar 5T OSDMA Odisha

#DisasterResilientOdisha
OSDMA signs MoU with Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham & RIMES on 6/3 in presence of ChiefSecyOdisha, ACS & SRC, Govt of Odisha for development of Landslide Early Warning System & integration of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Dissemination through #SATARK Mobile App and Web Application.

Disaster Assistance Monitoring and Payment System (DAMPS) of Special Relief Commissioner, Revenue and DM Deptt, has bagged the prestigious 'Technology Sabha Award 2024' under Enterprise Application Category organised by Indian Express Group. DAMPS aims at providing financial

#ForestFire
It is heartening to note that the State Executive Committee under the chairmanship of ChiefSecyOdisha Pradeep Jena IAS has sanctioned funds out of #SDRF & #SDMF for forest fire management and mitigation as per proposal of ACS Odisha Forest, Env. and Climate Change Department and SRC, Govt of Odisha Satyabrata Sahu.

Glad to share that first All Odisha Tiger Estimation has established the presence of 30 tigers and 8 cubs in the forests of #Odisha , up from 20 reported during 2022. #Similipal Tiger Reserve is now home to 27 tigers. Commend Odisha Forest, Env. and Climate Change Department for its sustained effort to create a

SRC has directed all Collectors and requested concerned Department to be prepared and take precautionary measures to tackle the heat wave like situation across the State during the year- 2024.

ମାନ୍ୟବର ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀ ନବୀନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ ଆଜି ଏକ ସ୍ୱତନ୍ତ୍ର ସମାରୋହରେ ପ୍ରଥମ ଦିନରେ ୨୬ଟି ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ଦଶ ହଜାର ସିକିମ ରୟତ ଚାଷୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ଜମି ପଟ୍ଟା ବଣ୍ଟନ କରିଛନ୍ତି। ଏହି ଅବସରରେ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ କହିଛନ୍ତି ଜନସାଧାରଣଙ୍କ ସମସ୍ୟାର ସମାଧାନ ଉପରେ ତାଙ୍କ ସରକାର ସର୍ବାଧିକ ପ୍ରାଥମିକତା ଦେଇ ଆସିଛି।

ସିକିମ ରୟତମାନଙ୍କର ସମସ୍ୟା

#EmpoweredCommunity
#ResilientOdisha
More than 40,000 community volunteers trained in search and rescue for community led Disaster Management.
CMO Odisha
ChiefSecyOdisha
I & PR Department, Odisha
Revenue & DM Department, Government of Odisha
SRC, Govt of Odisha
Pradeep Jena IAS
Satyabrata Sahu
NDMA India | राष्ट्रीय आपदा प्रबंधन प्राधिकरण 🇮🇳

#ResilientOdisha
#OdishaCares
Government will set up Landslide Early Warning System in Gajapati dist with technical support Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham . A team visited vulnerable areas, and interacted with Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena IAS & ACS, Disaster Management and MD OSDMA Satyabrata Sahu

DAMPS (Disaster Assistance Monitoring and Payment System) developed by SRC, Govt of Odisha with technical support of NIC Odisha got the prestigious SKOCH Award,2023.
CMO Odisha
ChiefSecyOdisha
I & PR Department, Odisha
NDMA India | राष्ट्रीय आपदा प्रबंधन प्राधिकरण 🇮🇳
National Institute of Disaster Management
Revenue & DM Department, Government of Odisha
Pradeep Jena IAS
Satyabrata Sahu

The #Gupteswar Forest in #Koraput district has been accorded the status of Biodiversity Heritage Site under the Biological Diversity Act 2002. The unique terrestrial ecosystem with wide array of flora and fauna has been recognised as a prized gift of nature. #SabujaOdisha

Landslide Early Warning System to be set up in Gajapati dist with support of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapitham. Their team visited vulnerable areas and discussed with Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena IAS and ACS & MD OSDMA Satyabrata Sahu on 6/2/24.
#ResilientOdisha
#OdishaCares

#SimilipalTigerReseve A Sambar trapped in a canal was rescued and released back in The Sanctuary by quick action of the Similipal Rapid Response Team under the leadership of Dr Abhilash Acharya VAS Similipal.
Odisha Forest, Env. and Climate Change Department Susanta Nanda PCCF & HoFF Odisha