The state government has sought an assistance of Rs 17,000 crore from the Centre towards the relief and restoration of 11 coastal districts hit by Cyclone Fani
"The OMCs will make arrangements for providing cylinders in lieu of lost cylinders during flood," Pradhan said.
The Odisha government Thursday said cyclone Titli and subsequent floods caused a loss of about Rs 2,765 crore and affected 60.11 lakh people.
The state government enhanced the compensation amount from Rs 4 lakh to Rs 10 lakh for each family of the deceased.
Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri, Khurda and Jagatsinghpur districts receiving a good amount of rainfall coupled with high velocity wind; danger not over yet as Titli will keep Odisha at risk for another 48 hours, says Skymet
Say there is no safety at the dilapidated cyclone shelters
Very heavy rainfall in coastal districts over the next two days may cause floods; Navy, Coast Guard and Army on alert; CM Naveen Patnaik reviews preparedness, asking officials to ensure timely evacuation of people from low-lying areas in the coastal belt
In the next 24 hours, heavy to very heavy rainfall is forecast at most places in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, and many places in Odisha.
The depression, which was initially over west-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas, moved westward and intensified into a deep depression.
