Currently 24 coastal villages in Odisha have been recognized as Tsunami Ready under Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme (TRRP) by UNESCO based on verification by the National Tsunami Ready Recognition Board (NTRB).
- Tsunami-ready village is certified to the ones that have high awareness about tsunami, hazard preparedness and mapping, public display of evacuation maps, 24-hour warning systems, participation in mock drills etc.
About UNESCO-IOC Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme (TRRP)
- About TRRP: It is an international voluntary community-based effort by UNESCO-IOC to bolster risk prevention and mitigation across global coastal zones.
- Methodology: It has 12 preparedness indicators for a consistent evaluation, and recognition is renewable every four years.
- Implementing agency in India: NTRB established by the ministry of earth sciences, under the chairmanship of Director, INCOIS and members from Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), NDMA, MHA etc. implements TRRP.
India’s other efforts to tackle tsunami
- Tsunami Risk Management Guidelines: NDMA guidelines recommend awareness generation, capacity building, education, training and R&D for better tsunami risk management.
- Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC): Provides Tsunami advisories to Indian Ocean countries for last- mile connectivity.
- Use of technology: e.g. use of Bottom Pressure Recorders (BPRs) buoys, satellite communication for tsunami warning
About UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
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