MoU Inked For Developing Curriculum To Train Odisha Govt Officials On Disaster Management

According to the May 29, 2021 resolution of the Council of Ministers, all government officials (Group D to A) would be educated in disaster management.

On Monday, the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA), Sambalpur, and the Higher Education Department signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) to design a curriculum for the training program.

The MoU was signed in the presence of Pramila Mallik, Minister of Revenue and Disaster Management, Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, Special Relief Commissioner Satyabrat Sahu, Arvind Agarwal, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Higher Education Department, Saroj Kumar Samal, and Prof Arka Kumar Dasmohapatra, Vice Chancellor of Odisha State Open University (OSOU), Sambalpur.

The MoU was signed by OSDMA Managing Director Dr Gyana Das, Special Secretary Higher Education Department Birendra Korkara, and Registrar OSOU Prof Manas Ranjan Pujari.

OSOU will provide technical assistance in developing the courses of studies, training and skill improvement.