Odisha colleges will be teaching Disaster Management as a compulsory subject during the first year of college. The decision was taken by the Odisha State Cabinet on May 29, 2021. Dr Arun Kumar Sahoo, the Odisha State Higher Education Minister, announced on his official Twitter handle that a Disaster Management course will be taught as a compulsory subject at colleges of Odisha for first-year students.
On Friday, the Higher Education Minister tweeted, "The Higher Education Council of Odisha has prepared a new course Environmental Studies and Disaster Management for +3 (Plus III) 1st-year arts, science and commerce students from this year as a compulsory subject".
As per Cabinet decision on 29.05.21 and direction of Hon'ble Chief Minister, Odisha State Higher Education Council has prepared a new course "Environmental Studies and Disaster Management" for +3 1st year Arts, Science and Commerce students from this year as Compulsory Subject.
— Dr. Arun Kumar Sahoo (@dr_arunsahoo) July 23, 2021
The move has been finalised by the state government following a meeting of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik with his Council of Ministers in May 2021. The proposal speaks of including disaster and pandemic management in the curriculum of Odisha colleges and high schools.
Environmental Studies and Disaster Management for +3 (Plus III): Course Details
Dr Arun Kumar Sahoo even said the course has been prepared under the directions of the state government. The new course will be introduced for arts, science and commerce students in the first semester/year of college. The paper will carry 4 credits in 4 Units (100 Marks). The syllabus will focus on concepts of disaster, pandemic and institutional mechanisms at District, State and National levels for effective community preparedness and smooth management in times of calamities.
The cabinet had said during the meeting that everyone in the state should be prepared to face the challenges posed by disasters, such as cyclones and also the COVID pandemic. Odisha recently saw the disastrous effects Cyclone Yaas had left in the state on May 26, the devastation caused by the cyclone included damaged houses, destroyed farmlands, heavy rains and broken electrical networks.
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