Odisha DRAF seeks review of rescue SOP after journalist’s death
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“No outsider, civilian or media personnel should be part of any rescue mission,” Odisha State Disaster Management Authority MD Pradeep Kumar Jena said
A day after a journalist died when an Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) boat that was sent to rescue a wild elephant stranded in the Mahanadi river capsized, the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) sought a review of the standard operating procedure (SOP) for carrying outsiders on any rescue mission.
“I request Odisha’s Director General of Police to review the SOP and order that no outsider, civilian or media personnel should be part of any rescue mission,” Pradeep Kumar Jena, Managing Director of OSDMA posted on Twitter.
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