CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Odisha to include disaster and pandemic preparedness in school, college curriculum.

Detailed explanation-2: -Following the Odisha example for developing community based disaster management in India. The eastern state of Odisha in India, situated along the coast of the Bay of Bengal, frequently suffers from cyclones, floods and occasional tsunamis. Hence it has often been referred to as the ‘disaster capital’ of the country.

Detailed explanation-3: -Disaster education aims to provide knowledge among individuals and groups to take actions to reduce their vulnerability to disasters. During the last decades, the issue that trained people can be prepared for disasters and responding well has been extensively investigated.

Detailed explanation-4: -A course on disaster management will be taught as a compulsory subject during the first year at colleges in Odisha, the state’s Higher Education minister Arun Sahoo said.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Aapdamitra scheme of NDMA has provision for training 6000 community volunteers in disaster response in 30 most flood prone districts (200 volunteers per district) in 25 States.