Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project

 Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project (ICZMP):

Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project (ICZMP) has implemented in two stretches of Odisha coast i.e. Gopalpur to Chilika and Paradeep to Dhamara under World Bank assistance. OSDMA has executed & completed 14 Multipurpose Cyclone Shelters (MCS) within the project area without any environmental & social degradation, strengthened the community by providing corpus fund, shelter level standardized emergency equipment and  enhanced the capacity through different trainings. The project cost was about Rs.14.60 crores.

The project has implemented mainly in three parts:

1. Construction of Multipurpose Cyclone Shelters
2. Capacity Building and procurement of shelter level emergency equipment
3. Institutional activities

Construction of MCS:

Construction of 14 numbers of MCS have been completed and handed over to the Cyclone Shelter Management & Maintenance Committee (CSMMC). Out of the 14 MCS, 4 in Kendrapara district, 8 in Puri district and 2 in Ganjam district have been constructed.

 Capacity Building Activities:

Shelter Level Training:

5 types and 11-day shelter level capacity building training programme have been completed in 316 NCRMP shelters during 2018-19. The trainings are:

• 1 day- Orientation on shelter management to CSMMC members, stakeholders & other volunteers.
• 4 days- Search & Rescue training to 25 shelter level taskforce volunteers,
• 2 days-First Aid training to 25 shelter level taskforce volunteers,
• 2 days-Shelter record keeping training to CSMMC members, and
• 2 days- Operation & maintenance of shelter level equipment to taskforce volunteers & CSMMC members

Table of people gone under training:

Shelter Level Equipment:

As per the standard practice of OSDMA, a number of shelter level emergency equipment have been provided to each completed shelter, which are being used at shelter level during disaster. These equipment can also be utilized for income generating purposes at normal times. The equipment include generator sets, inflatable tower lights for night time disaster management, power saws, search and rescue equipment, First-Aid kit, free kitchen utensils, totaling more than 50 items. A list of such equipment is given below.

Corpus Fund:

Multipurpose cyclone shelters are engineered buildings and issues of durability in aggressive saline climate are taken care of in the construction phase. Rectification, if required within one year of completion of the shelter building will be done by the contractor/agency at his own cost under the defect liability clause. Major/special repair required at a later stage will not be within the coping capacity of shelter level Management and Maintenance Committee. Therefore, alternative arrangement for major/special repair is under consideration. However, minor repair/ replacement and maintenance will be the responsibility of the committee. To further incentivise, the participatory model of management and maintenance, creation of the Corpus Fund has been considered. It is a standard practice of Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) to provide Rs.5.00 lakh per shelter as ‘Corpus Fund’ in favour of community based Cyclone Shelter Management & Maintenance Committee (CSMMC). But, it has provisioned under the project @ Rs.2.00 lakhs per shelter as Corpus Fund and all 14 shelters  have been proved the same funds. This fund is for sustainable Capacity Building at shelter level. The funds are administered as per the following guidelines:

1. The Corpus Fund are kept in an attractive interest paying term deposit scheme in the nearest scheduled bank or post office in where the joint account of shelter level management and maintenance committee.
2. The committee (CSMMC) will not withdraw the principal amount.
3. Only the interest accrued will be withdrawn and utilized for management, maintenance, training & capacity building, mock drill and other disaster management activities with proper resolution of the CSMMC and with prior permission of OSDMA. The unutilized interest will form the capital for the next term of deposit.

Disasters are natural forces difficult to tackle but awareness and preparedness to face the calamity will help solve the magnitude of the problems. The people at large must be well aware of the occurrence of disaster. Preparedness for disaster can be the only effective means.