Drr Narrative

GOI-UNDP DISASTER RISK REDUCTION PROJECT

Empowered lives
Resilient nations

Quarterly Report
For the Quarter Ending 30th September,2011

Implemented by
Orissa State Disaster Management Authority
Bhubaneswar

QUARTERLY REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF GOI-UNDP DISASTER RISK
REDUCTION (DRR) PROJECT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING ON 30.09.11
MAIN RESULT AREA I: INSITUTIONAL STRENTHENING

1. Formation and meetings of the SDMA and DDMAs, SSC, Inter-agency groups and expert/thematic groups
a. State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) has been constituted by the
Government under sub-section (1) and (2) of section 14 of Disaster Management
Act 2005 (53 of 2005); vide notification no.42370 dated 20th October 2010. The
Hon’ble Chief Minister of Orissa is the ex-officio Chairperson and the Hon’ble
Minister, Revenue and Disaster Management is Vice-Chairman. Other members are
Hon’ble Minister, Agriculture,
Hon’ble Minister, Finance,
Development Commissioner,
Addl. Development Commissioner,
Secretary, Home Department,
Secretary, Water Resource Department,
Secretary, Agriculture Department, and
Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Department.
The Chief Secretary is the Member-cum-Ex-Officio CEO. Office of the Special Relief
Commissioner has been designated as the secretariat of the SDMA. The Special
Relief Commissioner has been declared as the additional CEO.
b. The State Executive Committee (SEC) has been constituted by the Government under sub-section (1) and (2) of section 20 of the Disaster Management Act 2005 to assist the SDMA in performance of its function and to coordinate action. The
Chief Secretary is the ex-officio Chairperson. Other members of the SEC are the
Development

Commissioner/

Additional

Development

Commissioner,

the

Agriculture Production Commissioner, the Secretary, Revenue and Disaster
Management Department and Special Relief Commissioner.

Quarterly Report, GoI-UNDP DRR Project

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c. A State level Natural Calamity Committee has been constituted under the