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.
"This puts too much stress on our finances. Precisely for this reason, Odisha should be considered for special category status. In the last five years we had Phailin, Hudhud, Titli and now Fani. In addition to this, we had massive floods," said Patnaik.
The report stated that over 14.70 lakh people had been evacuated and sheltered, and 25,000 tourists safely evacuated from Puri, Ganjam, Cuttack and Balasore districts.
The team visited Konark on Friday and observed that there is no structural damage to the monument.
Effects on biodiversity and ecology of the brackish water lake are being assessed, says Chilka Development Authority
Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report that relief material is not reaching in some parts of Puri and Khurda districts, the rights panel has also asked the government to take immediate steps to redress the grievances of the affected people
