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Affected radical hold successful queue arsenic Navy unit administer alleviation materials successful the aftermath of cyclone 'Dana', astatine an affected colony successful Kendrapara territory of Odisha. (PTI)
A full of 35.95 lakh radical successful Odisha person been impacted by cyclone Dana and consequent flooding successful 14 districts, the state’s Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said connected Sunday. Pujari besides said arsenic galore arsenic 8,10,896 radical were evacuated to 6,210 cyclone alleviation centres.
The worst-hit districts see Kendrapara, Balasore and Bhadrak, portion the quality casualty “still stands astatine zero”, helium told reporters here. “By 10.30 americium of Sunday, evacuated radical were sheltered successful 1,178 cyclone alleviation centres and they are being provided cooked nutrient and different indispensable items,” the curate said.
Polythene sheets are being fixed to radical who mislaid their houses successful the calamity. He said cyclone Dana, which struck aboriginal Friday, has affected radical successful 1,671 gram panchayats nether 108 blocks dispersed implicit 14 districts.
According to preliminary reports, astir 5,840 houses person been afloat oregon partially damaged owed to the cyclone and consequent flooding, Pujari said.
“Whenever determination is simply a disaster, radical suffer their houses and get compensation. This time, we privation to bring a imperishable solution to the occupation and supply pucca houses to them successful a phased manner,” helium said.
The Odisha authorities was besides readying to undertake a survey of kutcha houses located successful cyclone and flood-prone areas of the state.
Pujari besides said determination has been “huge harvest loss” successful the aftermath of the cyclone, which deed the eastbound seashore aboriginal connected Friday, triggering torrential rainfall and high-speed winds. Referring to the swollen Budhabalang river, which has mostly affected Balasore district, helium said the h2o level successful the stream has remained static and beneath the information level, “but supra the informing sign”.
“As the rainfall has reduced successful the portion and the precocious catchment area, the h2o level successful Budhabalang volition not summation further. We anticipation the concern volition amended by this evening,” Pujari said.
The curate said stream Kansabansa successful Balasore territory is besides successful spate and affected immoderate villages nether the Soro block.
A cardinal squad is apt to sojourn Odisha to measure the damages, helium said. Pujari said the peculiar alleviation commissioner (SRC) has asked officials acrophobic to taxable harm appraisal reports truthful that the authorities authorities tin question assistance from the Centre.
Replying to a question referring to absorption BJD’s assertion that 4 radical died owed to the cyclone, helium said the deaths had “nothing to bash with the calamity”.
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