Disaster and Pandemic Management is being introduced in the educational curricula of students from standard 4 to Graduation level with a view to preparing Disaster Management Yodhas in every village and households.

Bhadrak (Odisha) [India], August 17 (ANI): The normal life of people came to a standstill as floodwater from the Baitarani river inundated residential areas in parts of Bhadrak district.

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 17 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday reviewed the flood situation in the state and directed the officials to ensure zero casualty due to flood and that there should be no disruption to normal life.

Cuttack Sep 25 PTI The death toll in the boat capsize during an elephant rescue operation in Mahanadi river rose to two on Saturday with the recovery of the body of a rescue team member in Odishas Cuttack district an official said The power boat which was carrying six Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force ODRAF personnel to rescue the pachyderm capsized on Friday at Mundali barrage near Cuttack city due to the strong current in the river police said Television journalist Arindam Das who was also in the boat along with a camera journalist died in the incident while ODRAF personnel Sitaram Murmu went missing Just now received the following message from the ODRAF coordinator on the missing personnel Sir Namaskar Body of Sitaram Murmu just recovered at Kakhadi village near Dhabaleswar Special Relief Commissioner Pradeep Jena tweeted Meanwhile the government has declared a compensation of Rs four lakh for Das who had gone to the bank of Mahanadi river as part of his assignment There is no trace of the elephant which was part of a herd of about 11 jumbos that crossed the river early on Friday morning The elephant was the lone one to be caught in the strong current Local people spotted the animal after hearing its trumpets The rescue operation was halted following the boat capsize PTI HMB KK AAM KK HMB KK KK

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Cuttack Sep 24 PTI A tusker trying to cross the Mahanadi river was swept by the strong current of floodwater and got stuck near the Mundali barrage near Cuttack city on Friday Forest officials said The Forest department ODRAF and Fire Services have started an operation to rescue the jumbo they said The elephant was part of a herd of about 11 jumbos crossing the river Mahanadi early on Friday morning While others could cross the river the tusker was the alone to be caught in the strong current The herd was moving from Nuasasan in Athagah block on one side of the river Mahanadi to Chandaka forest on the other side The local people spotted the animal after hearing its trumpeting sound and immediately informed the fire brigade personnel All except the tusker were able to cross the river The water level is very high near the spot We are trying our best to rescue the pachyderm said Athagarh Ranger Ayesha Nisha Meanwhile a rubber boat carrying six personnel of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force ODRAF which tried to rescue the elephant capsized in the middle of the river The fire brigade personnel along with the forest officials are now engaged in rescuing the ODRAF team members instead of the elephant Some of the ODRAF team members were being pulled out of the river officials said Earlier senior forest officials from Chandaka reached the place and launched Operation Gaja for rescuing the tusker Apart from strong ropes the forest officials have kept a crane ready to pull the mammal out of the water to safety The official said that the tusker on his own effort crossed about 300 metre against the strong current of the floodwater But the animal again returned to mid-river after finding a large crowd at the river bank PTI AAM RG RG