Bhubaneswar, Oct. 15 -- Experts at a two-day national workshop on lightning safety, which began here on Thursday, will prepare a draft Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and an action plan for 2027 to strengthen lightning forecasting, early warning systems and disaster response in Odisha.
A key outcome of the workshop will be the formulation of the "Lightning-Safe Odisha: Action Plan 2027 and Roadmap 2027-2030", providing a framework for coordinated measures to improve lightning prediction, reduce risks, raise public awareness and ensure timely dissemination of warnings and emergency response.
Inaugurating the workshop, Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said lightning had emerged as a significant disaster becau...