Cyclone Fani caused damage of Rs 24,176 crore in Odisha: DLNA Report
The report is expected to contribute towards expediting the reconstruction and recovery processes in the state.
The report is expected to contribute towards expediting the reconstruction and recovery processes in the state.
In a word, lakhs have been affected in east and north-eastern India. And the relief effort must match the enormity of the crisis.
A total of 165 high schools, 27 primary schools have been damaged.
He also sought the allocation for 5 lakh permanent houses to replace the habitations damaged in the cyclone.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik suggested states hit by major natural calamities be declared as “Special Focus States” with benefits as per the Special Category Status.
The Odisha CM, who is the chief of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), also congratulated the PM on his electoral victory.
“I'll be meeting PM Modi regarding mainly the damage caused by Cyclone Fani and the funds the Centre can give us for that. Also, I have an appointment with the President whom I will be seeing and I will be attending the NITI Aayog meeting,” said Patnaik.
Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal has extended the invitation to Naveen Patnaik to form the government in the state.
Naveen Patnaik would be sworn-in as the state’s Chief Minister for a fifth consecutive term on May 29 in a simple ceremony at the Raj Bhavan, the BJD said on Saturday, adding that it would be an austere occasion in view of the Cyclone Fani that caused much death and destruction in the state.
The BJD leader defeated BJP's Sambit Patra by a margin of over 11,000 votes.
