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Outdoor alerting systems in ‘most lighting-prone’ blocks by July 7

June 5, 2019June 7, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) Managing Director and Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi has written to Collectors of eight districts asking them to facilitate installation of outdoor alerting systems in most lightning-prone blocks in their districts by July 7. The Collectors of Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Cuttack, Khurda, Nabarangpur and Sundergarh districts […]

Odisha hosts global conference on thunderstorm lightning in tropics

January 17, 2019January 18, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: Around 200 scientists, academicians, operational researchers, planners and stakeholders at different levels coming from across the globe will attend an international conference on thunderstorm lightning in tropics (ICTLT) starting from Thursday at the SOA University here. Official statistics over the last five decades revealed that lightning caused around 3,000 deaths in the country annually […]

Dos to stay safe during Monsoon Lightning

September 17, 2018Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, September 17, 2018: As terminal Monsoon Lightning will be more intense in the days to come everyone should know what to do during thunderstorm and lightning. *Dos* Please take shelter immediately inside a pucca house. Pucca house is the safest place. If driving, stop your car/ bus/ bike and park in open. Stay inside […]