Concerned over large number of deaths due to lightning in the State, the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority has decided to establish an intelligent and automated system — outdoor alerting siren system — for quick dissemination of warning.
To begin with, OSDMA, in collaboration with US-based firm Earth Networks, will establish the outdoor lightning alerting system in 14 most lightning-prone blocks of the State on a pilot basis, according to OSDMA Managing Director Bishnupada Sethi.
The blocks chosen are Bhadrak, Remuna, Jaleswar, Keonjhar, Athagarh, Thakurmunda, Tangi-Choudwar, Suliapada, Chandbali, Ghashipura, Tangi, Kodinga, Sundargarh and Bhogarai.