Rajya bhar mein badh rahi drowning deaths ko dekhte hue Odisha government ne rural aur urban dono areas ke students aur youth ke liye swimming training shuru karne ka faisla kiya hai. Yeh kadam isliye uthaya gaya hai kyunki pichhle paanch saalon mein nadiyon, canals aur samundar mein doobne se lagbhag 9,000 logon ki jaan ja chuki hai.
Yeh faisla Chief Secretary Anu Garg ki adhyakshata mein Lok Seva Bhavan mein hui ek high-level review meeting mein liya gaya. Is meeting mein Director General of Fire Services Dr. Sudhanshu Sarangi, Additional Relief Commissioner Padmanabha Behera aur anya senior adhikariyon ne drowning incidents ke kaaranon ka review kiya aur unhe rokne ke liye preventive measures par charcha ki.
Drowning se hone wali deaths ko kam karne ke liye government poore rajya mein ek broad public awareness campaign start karegi. Authorities geographical conditions & water bodies ki nature ke base par drowning-prone black spots ko identify karegi. Vulnerable locations par warning signs, railings aur barricades lagane jaise safety measures kiye jayenge. Open well ko bhi safety ke liye wire mesh se cover kiya jayega.
Is initiative ke tahat har Gram Panchayat se kam se kam ek ya do vyaktiyon ko lifeguard ke roop mein training di jayegi. Tourist destinations ke paas sthit water bodies par bhi lifeguards tainat kiye jayenge. NCC, Civil Defence aur various youth organisations ke volunteers ko water rescue operations aur first aid ki training di jayegi.
Chief Secretary ne Fire Services Department, Police, State Crime Records Bureau, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Special Relief Commissioner’s Office, Water Resources Department, Panchayati Raj Department aur Drinking Water Department ko milkar Odisha mein drowning prevention aur water safety measures ko mazboot banane ke liye ek broad action plan taiyar karne ka nirdesh diya hai.
