By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR:The fifteen-day state-level Natural Disaster Management Training Camp for Young Red Cross Consultants organized by the Indian Red Cross Society, Odisha State Branch at Red Cross Bhawan in Bhubaneswar concluded today. 45 young Red Cross consultants from 30 districts of the state participated in the camp, which began on November 10.
The inauguration ceremony was graced by the chief guest, Shri Lavanya Shabar, Non-Salary Secretary, Odisha State Branch, Indian Red Cross Society, Dr. Ramesh Chandra Behera, State Youth Red Cross Officer, as the keynote speaker, and Shri Laxman Swain, Junior Red Cross Officer, as the guest of honor.
In this five-day training camp, experts imparted training on the basic concepts of disaster management and the Disaster Management Act-2005, search and rescue operations during disasters, first aid, life-saving skills, firefighting methods, road safety and college safety, etc. Dr. Babita Manjari Nayak, Dr. Gopalkrishna Mishra, Mr. Laxman Swain, Mr. Gulsan Kumar Das, Dr. Bibhuti Bhushan Gadnayak, Mr. Kuber Chandra Patra, Mr. Surendra Nath Samal, Mr. Lilapurna Tirtha Swain, Dr. Vikas Prasad, Mr. Rajnikant Mishra, Mr. Prabhudutt Padhi, Mr. Susanta Kumar Patnaik, Mr. Amulya Kumar Shabar, Mr. Santosh Kumar Nayak and Ms. Sharmistha Panigrahi participated as key subject experts and trained the consultants in various aspects.
The trained advisors will organize Youth Red Cross Education Camps in their respective districts and educational institutions and provide training to others, so that they can play a vital role in disaster management, rescue operations and livelihood security at the local level, the guests said.
On this occasion, the guests felicitated all the counselors who had completed the training by presenting certificates. Shri Jyanda Prasad Sahu, Shri Pratap Jena and Ms. Tapaswini Rout helped in the smooth conduct of the entire program while at the end, Professor Shri Shiv Prasad Sa proposed the vote of thanks.
The main objective of this training camp was to spread awareness, skills, and a service attitude for disaster management.
