The State Level Coordination Committee (SLCC) Meeting of NGOs was organised by Odisha State Disaster Mitigation Authority (OSDMA) at Rajiv Bhawan, Bhubaneswar on 12.05.2009. The meeting was chaired by Sri N.K.Sundaray, IAS as the Managing Director of OSDMA. He was accompanied by Joint Director, Executive Director, General Manager, and Deputy General Manager of OSDMA on the dais. It was attended by almost all the Conveners of District Level Coordination Committees of NGOs & Honorary Secretary of Odisha State Branch of Indian Red Cross Society alongwith representatives from  UNDP & Inter Agencies Group of some state level prominent NGOs. After a customary session of self introduction by participating members, the meeting entered into the business session. At the outset the Chairperson briefed the outlines of purpose of the meeting. He said the sole purpose of the meeting is to gather feedbacks from the NGOs from district level, as they are handling the critical situation at field levels to combat the prevailing unprecedented harsh summer situation. He whole hearted appreciated the pro-active role taken by the NGOs in the prevailing situation, as the state government & district administrations have their limitations to provide succours to suffering people. Incidentally Sambalpur was placed at the top of the column of highest temperatures at various prominent urban centres in the state, placed in the meeting. That provided a cue to Sri Shiv Prasad Meher, Manager Public Relations, who represented BISWA as the Convener of District Level Coordination Committee of NGOs in Sambalpur district. He initiated the discussion on the theme with citing the example of what happened at Sadhubahali Village of Salebhata Gram Panchayat in Naktideul Block in Sambalpur district. As he had an opportunity to visit there the earlier day, so he was able to present a first hand report on caste conflict that broke out there due to scarcity of drinking water. He raised a point that, had there been a timely intervention to repair the tube well at the community, the suffering mass of that community would not have been compelled to go the tube well at the other community and then there would not had been scope for any caste conflict. The chair agreed to that point and showed his concern on the knee jerk response of the concerned authority. The point raised by him in this connection, was duly placed in the official proceeding of the meeting. Then he discussed about the day to day incidents of fire breaking out in villages, the irreparable loss as its outcome, sufferings of these fire victims, dearth of relief measures extended to them and role of we NGOs in this context. Similar feedbacks were gathered from other districts and the chairperson replied to those points. The chairperson concluded the meeting with his request to all the participant members to submit their action plans on preparatory measures for the expected flood situation in their districts, as soon after the summer the ensuing rain may create havoc by forcing some flood situations in the state. He promised to meet the members again during the second week of June, as by then their concern on Summers would have been over and they might have their concerns focused on ensuing flood. The meeting came to its end by thanks from the chair.