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Saturday, 24 June 2017

07:44

Lightning safety tips from administration

Lightning safety tips from administration
On the directions of the National Disaster Management Authority, the district administration today issued safety tips to be observed in case lightning strikes
In an advisory issued today, Deputy Commissioner Diprava Lakra said in case of lightning striking, mobile phones and other electronic devices should not be used. Similarly, electrical devices too should not be used when there is danger of the lightning striking.
The advisory said in case of lightning, one should not use water for washing hands, bathing, cleaning utensils or washing clothes. One should refrain from lying on a cemented floor or stand with the support of cemented walls.
The Deputy Commissioner said in case a person is outdoors, one should not stand under or near a tree. The lightning usually strikes tall buildings and structures and one should stay away from such objects.
He said if a person gets injured due to lightning, he should be given immediate treatment and can be touched physically. To deal with an emergency situation due to lightning, every household should have an emergency kit.

Source:Tribune News

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Tuesday, 6 June 2017

09:22

First In India:Automatic Coastal Warning for Disasters

First In India:Automatic Coastal Warning for Disasters
Country’s First Automatic Coastal Warning for Disasters to come up in Odisha
From July, Odisha will commission the ambitious Early Warning Dissemination System (EWDS) to warn the vast population residing along its 480 km-long coast in the event of the occurrence of natural disasters like a tsunami or a cyclone. Andhra Pradesh is also reportedly developing such system to alert the people in case of natural calamities. Salient Highlights The warning can be disseminated just by pressing a single button from a control room in the State capital in the event of the occurrence of natural disasters. It would trigger loud sirens simultaneously from towers at 122 locations including tourist destinations, fish landing centres and coastal habitations situated across the state. The sound emanating from the towers can be heard in localities up to a radius of 1.5 km. Thus, Odisha become the first state to have developed an automatic public address system that can be activated across the state.  The towers will be installed in 22 blocks under six coastal districts such as Balasore, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Puri and Ganjam The EWDS comprises of Satellite-Based Mobile Data Voice Terminals (SBMDVT), Digital Mobile Radio (DMR), Mass Messaging System (MMS) and Universal Communication Interface (UCI) for inter-operability among different communication technologies. The project at an estimated cost of ₹ 82 crore will be implemented with assistance from the World Bank. The EWDS will help the people to move to safer places before government agencies commenced evacuation.

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Saturday, 17 October 2015

07:37

INAUGURATION OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT ROOM IN OPERATING BRANCH OF SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY, GADAG ROAD, HUBLI BY Shri P.K. SAXENA, GM/SWR TODAY

PR180-2015
15-10-2015
SWR

PR180-INAUGURATION OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT ROOM IN OPERATING BRANCH OF SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY, GADAG ROAD, HUBLI BY Shri P.K. SAXENA, GM/SWR TODAY

PRESS RELEASE NO 180 DATED 14-10-2015

INAUGURATION OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT ROOM IN OPERATING BRANCH OF SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY, GADAG ROAD, HUBLI BY Shri P.K. SAXENA, GM/SWR TODAY

Disaster Management Room attached to Headquarters Central Control of SWR situated in Operating Branch, II Floor, East Block, New Zonal HQ Office building, Gadag Road, Hubli was inaugurated by unveiling the Plaque today (14th Oct. 2015) by Shri Pradeep Kumar Saxena, General Manager, South Western Railway in the presence of Shri P. Ganeswara Rao, Chief Operations Manager, SWR, Shri N.K. Gupta, Chief Safety Officer, SWR and other Principal Heads ofDepartment Officials ofSWR.

While welcoming General Manager and other Principal Heads of Departments of SWR, Shri P. Ganeswara Rao,Chief Operations Manager, SWR said “Disaster Management Room” is equipped with Telephone communication, PC with internet, Wi-fi, LED TV, and copies of all Rule books and manuals.Road Maps of the States of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Maharashtra and Goa, System Map, Disaster Management Plan, Time Tables are also displayed. Besides, he also said that Emergency Contact Numbers of concerned Civil authorities, Police, Road Transport and Revenue authorities are also displayed prominently for easy contact in case of any requirement of assistance.

By observing all the equipments and facilities provided in the Disaster Management Room, Shri P.K. Saxena, GM/SWR appreciated the good work done by Shri P. Ganeswara Rao, COM and his team of officials, Signal & Telecom. Department and Engineering department.He said at present, all the Accident Relief Trains (ARTs) over South Western Railway are provided with a Video camera and the visuals can be transmitted through the Satellite which can be viewed in Disaster Management Room through the PC/LED TV.He stated that this Room would facilitate the officers who are camped at Disaster Management Room in monitoring the relief and rescue operations in an effective way since the developments from the accident site can be viewed live for better appreciation.With the provision of these facilities, co-ordination and management of accident situations will improve, Shri Saxena opined.A General Rules for Indian Rules Book (1976) with subsidiary Rules & Appendix ofSWR-2014 was released by Shri P.K. Saxena, GM/SWR on the occasion.Shri Saxena also announced a Cash award of Rs.15,000/- for the excellent work done from the safety point of view to the Officers and Staff of Operating Department of SWR.

The officers who present for the function include, Shri P. Lamghre, Chief Mechanical Engineer, Shri Shri V.K. Agarwal, Chief Track Engineer, Shri A.S. Rao, Chief Traffic & Planning Manager, Shri B. Nagya, Chief Freight Transportation Manager, Shri Elavarasan, Chief Signal & Telecom. Engineer, Shri Pramchand, Chief Electrical General Engineer, Shri Shyamadhar Ram, Chief Motive Power Engineer(Diesel), Shri Raman, Chief Rolling Stock Engineer, Shri Subba Rao, Chief Works Engineer, Smt. Vijaya, Dy. Chief Signal & Telecom. Engineer(Construction), Hubli.


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