Bhubaneswar: All Government officials (Group D to A) will be trained on Disaster Management as per the May 29, 2021 resolution of the Council of Ministers.
The Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA), Odisha State Open University (OSOU), Sambalpur and Higher Education Department inked a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday to develop a curriculum for the training programme.
The MoU was signed in the presence of Minister of Revenue & Disaster Management Pramila Mallik, Minister of Higher Education Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, Special Relief Commissioner Satyabrat Sahu, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Higher Education Department Arvind Agarwal, Director of Information & Public Relations Department Saroj Kumar Samal, Vice Chancellor of Odisha State Open University (OSOU), Sambalpur Prof Arka Kumar Dasmohapatra.
Managing Director of OSDMA Dr Gyana Das, Special Secretary Higher Education Department Birendra Korkara and Registrar OSOU Prof Manas Ranjan Pujari were the signatories on the MoU.
OSOU will provide technical assistance in developing the courses of studies, training and skill improvement.