Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today pledged his commitment to build resilience at all levels by strengthening risk governance, disaster ready infra and bring in best practices to save lives.
Taking to Twitter on the occasion of International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Odisha CM reaffirmed his commitment to build resilience at all levels by strengthening risk governance, disaster ready infra and bring in best practices to save lives.
“Extreme weather events frequent Odisha every year threatening life and livelihood of millions. On International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, pledge to build resilience at all levels by strengthening risk governance, disaster ready infra and bring in best practices to save lives”, Naveen tweeted.
The United Nations General Assembly has designated October 13th as the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction to promote a global culture of disaster risk reduction.
Odisha is a model state in disaster preparedness and risk mitigation. It has set global benchmarks in disaster management after successfully handling several natural calamities in recent year.