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.
Mamata’s 'slap' remark was sparked by PM Modi’s assertion that her government amounts to being the state’s 'Triple T — short for Trinamool Tolabaazi Tax'.
The cyclonic storm destroyed several transmission towers and uprooted as many as 156,000 utility poles, according to the NASA report.
Fani has exceeded the super cyclone of 1999 in terms of destruction and disruption to life as it is already five days and water, power, telecommunication are yet to be restored. Unless focused attention is paid to the revival of the hotel and tourism sector, Odisha would stand to lose a great deal.
Mamata's outburst was sparked by PM Modi's assertion that her government amounts to being the state's 'Triple T -- short for Trinamool Tolabaazi Tax'.
Chief Secretary Odisha government, Aditya Prasad Padhi, emphasized on the restoration of mobile and internet connectivity as the absence of these has hampered restoration and relief work.
