Southwest monsoon to advance some parts of Odisha in next 2-3 days: MET
Bhubaneswar ,June 19: Conditions are favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon over some parts of Odisha during next 2-3 days, Met sources here on Monday said.
It said the Southwest monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, West central & Northwest Bay of Bengal, some parts of Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand, some more parts of Bihar and remaining parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim on June 19.
And now the conditions are favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon over some more parts of Odisha during the next three days.
The hot weather & heat wave conditions however ,likely to prevail in some districts of interior Odisha and the current meteorological condition indicates that a maximum temperature (Day temperature) very likely to fall gradually by 4 to 6 degree Celsius during next 3 days
There will be no large change thereafter at many places over the districts of Odisha. Maximum temperature very likely to be above normal by 4 – 6 degree Celsius in some districts of interior Odisha during next two days
Consequently hot and discomfort weather likely during next 2 days and People are advised to take precautionary measure while going outside during day time between 1100 hours to 15 hours
Heat wave to severe Heat wave conditions are very likely to prevail at a few places over the districts of Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Bargarh, Sonepur, and Deogarh where the met office had issued orange warnings.
Meanwhile, the mock drills were conducted at the shelter level across various districts of Odisha on Monday to enhance preparedness, strengthen community response capabilities, and reduce the impact of disasters.
Community members, shelter management committee members, task force volunteers, village disaster management committees, PRI members, Mission Shakti/WSHG members, NGO partners, Anganwadi workers, ASHA workers, and youth participated in the mock drills.
Conducted annually, in the Multi-purpose Cyclone Shelters/ Multi-purpose Flood Shelters, these
drills help simulate realistic scenarios of cyclones and floods and streamline community response.
As part of the exercise, a dummy message was sent from the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) to the Collectors and the District EOCs disseminated it to various field-level officials and others associated with the management and maintenance of Multi-purpose cyclone/flood shelters.
Simulated drills were conducted as per SOP/Village level Disaster Management Plans prepared by the communities.
The teams of ODRAF, NDRF, and Fire Services participated to demonstrate Search and Rescue and First Aid techniques.
The mock drill process included warning dissemination, evacuation, search and rescue, and first aid activities. Equipment available at the shelter level were tested thoroughly to check their functionality.
State-level observers from OSDMA and the Office of SRC, along with District and block-level officers visited the districts to observe the mock drills at the shelter level.
