A team of Andhra Pradesh disaster management officials on Monday visited a multipurpose cyclone-shelter at Prayagi village of Ramagada panchayat under Ganjam block.The team consisting of Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) Director Dr BR Ambedkar, Executive Director Dr E Nagaraju, Meteorologist Dr MM Ali and Project Coordinator B Prasad interacted with the members of shelter management committee, block and district administration officials.
The team was apprised on systematic management of multipurpose cyclone shelter centers, security of locals during cyclone, early forecast of all types of natural calamities, loss and damage assessment and estimation, relief distribution and resettlement, etc. Ganjam ADM Priyaranjan Prusti, BDO Biswajit Rai, District Emergency Officer Sukanta Chandra Mishra, Ramagad Sarapanch Santosini Behera and shelter committee secretary Satyanarayan Gouda were present during the visit of AP team. The members of Swayamsidha group staged various rescue operation methods and first aid techniques before the visiting team.
