The 2nd Steering Committee Meeting on Preparation of Heat Wave Action Plan -2020 was held on 24th February 2020 at Rajiv Bhawan, Bhubaneshwar. The meeting was chaired by Shri Pradeep Kumar Jena, Additional Chief Secretary & MD, Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA). Mr. Rohit Magotra, IRADe presented Heat Stress Action Plan (HSAP) for the […]
A Medical Stakeholder Need Assessment Training for Heat Stress Management was conducted at Bhubaneswar on 24th Feb, 2020. It was lead by Mr Rohit Magotra, IRADe, Dr Dinabandhu Sahoo, National Health Mission, Govt of Odisha, Dr Bhuputra Panda, IIPHB. The objective was to conduct a training needs assessment on Heat Stress Management, enhance capacities of […]
A one day workshop, on the implementation of the project on “Urban Integrated Environment Modelling and Services for Indian Cities”, was held on 19 February 2020. The Workshop aimed to improve the accuracy of urban weather forecasts, atmospheric dispersion and air quality, hydrology forecast, disaster management, daily operations & policy decisions, and create a science-based, HPC […]
IRADe co-organised South Asia Heat Health Summit, at IITM, Pune on 14th February 2020 in association with Global Heat Health Information Network, the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and others to build capacity, promote sharing and encourage evidence-based policy and actions to improve the management of extreme heat risks. IRADe Deputy Director Mr. Rohit Magotra and Senior […]