INCOIS to expand tsunami-ready programme to Andaman & Nicobar Islands

After successfully helping 26 villages in Odisha earn recognition under the UNESCO-IOC Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme (TRRP), the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) is now preparing to extend the initiative to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, one of the regions most vulnerable to tsunamis in the Indian Ocean.

The Hyderabad-based scientific institute working under the aegis of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has identified around 30 villages in the first phase of the programme in coordination with the Directorate of Disaster Management, A&N Islands.

The initiative aims to strengthen community resilience through the preparation of tsunami hazard, inundation and evacuation maps, installation of signages, development of communication strategies and public awareness campaigns.