Cyclone Yaas: Odisha CM Patnaik announces 7-day relief to 128 battered villages
Patnaik made the announcement after reviewing the situation created in the aftermath of the cyclone which is still active in the district of Mayurbnajh and is likely to leave the state by midnight.
FollowOdisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced seven-day relief for all families of 128 marooned villages of the Cyclone Yaas-affected districts.
All major roads and 80% electricity supply will be restored for commutation in the next 24 hours.
Patnaik made the announcement after reviewing the situation created in the aftermath of the cyclone which is still active in the district of Mayurbnajh and is likely to leave the state by midnight. Official sources said that most of the marooned villages were in Balasore and Bhadrak districts which bore the brunt of the cyclone.
CM Patnaik also congratulated all the Panchayat representatives, district administrations, community organisations, and the police for their excellent work in evacuation.
Some of the affected villages witnessed the rushing of saline water due to tidal surge, while others are flooded because of the downpour. The people of those 128 villages will be provided with cooked food or cooking materials and dry food for seven days.
Of the 605 roads of works and rural development departments, repairing is being done in 495 while work for the remaining ones will be completed within 24 hours, he said. The power restoration work has started in Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur and Jajpur districts which will be completed soon. In Balasore and Bhadrak, it will also be taken up on a war footing to meet the deadline, the SRC said.
The CM also thanked the doctors and health workers for continuous health service in the affected districts during the cyclone.
According to a press release, all the ashore, afloat and aviation units of ICG are maintaining a high state of readiness on the eastern seaboard for any response measures arising in the aftermath of the storm.
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