Govt issues SOP on heat mitigation
In response to rising temperatures and erratic weather, Odisha's housing and urban development department has issued a comprehensive standard operating procedure. This directive mandates urban local bodies to implement heat-mitigation and drinking water-supply measures, ensuring uninterrupted potable water access and establishing 24x7 control rooms to monitor heatwave warnings and public complaints.
In response to rising temperatures and erratic weather, Odisha's housing and urban development department has issued a comprehensive standard operating procedure. This directive mandates urban local bodies to implement heat-mitigation and drinking water-supply measures, ensuring uninterrupted potable water access and establishing 24x7 control rooms to monitor heatwave warnings and public complaints.
