The 24 coastal villages in Odisha were recognized as Tsunami Ready during the 2nd Global Tsunami Symposium in Indonesia, based on verification by the National Tsunami Ready Recognition Board (NTRB).

• NTRB, comprising scientists from Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) and officers of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), implements Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme.

UNESCO-IOC Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme (TRRP)

• TRRP is a voluntary, international community-based effort to bolster risk prevention and mitigation across global coastal zones.
• Aim: To build tsunami resilience through awareness and preparedness strategies that will protect life, livelihoods and property from tsunamis.
• Methodology: It has 12 preparedness indicators for a consistent evaluation, and recognition is renewable every four years.

About Tsunami

• Definition: Tsunamis are a series of enormous waves created by underwater disturbances, often associated with earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, or coastal rock falls.
• Origin: The word "tsunami" comprises the Japanese words "tsu" (meaning harbour) and "nami" (meaning wave). 
• Characteristics: 
  • Speed: Over 500 miles per hour (mph) and as a tsunami enters shallow water, it slows off to 20 to 30 mph. The wavelength decreases, the height increases.
  • Tsunami wave speed depends on ocean depth, not distance from the wave's source.