Two Odisha villages are set to get the UNESCO ‘Tsunami Ready’ Tag.
The Odisha Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) is preparing its 328 vulnerable villages to face the natural disaster- tsunamis. After preparation all these villages will achieve ‘tsunami-ready tag’.
Meanwhile, two villages, namely Baxipali of Ganjam district and Gadaharishpur of Jagatsingpur district have qualified all the 11 parameters. These two villages might get UNESCO ‘Tsunami Ready Tag certificate soon.
After award of the certificate, the two villages would be first tsunami ready villages among 56 nations in the entire Indian Ocean region.
About ‘Tsunami-Ready’ tag
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) devised a programme to promote tsunami hazard preparedness among coastal communities by assessing preparedness and recognising with the ‘Tsunami-Ready’ tag.
Tsunami Ready is the Pilot Community Performance Based Tsunami Recognition Programme. The Programme is administered by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC).
Guidelines for the programme were framed in September 2017.
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami prompted setting up of early warning systems for the region which are now successfully producing alerts.
