Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi reviews cyclone Arnab situation, says 17 districts affected

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Bhubaneswar: The state government had made extensive preparations to deal with the very severe cyclonic storm, Arnab, and the government took all necessary measures with the objective of ‘zero casualties,’ said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi after reviewing the cyclonic situation.

The CM informed that compared to previous years, more elaborate preparations were made this year to handle the cyclone. The situation was also reviewed on the 24th. The State Government, the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), and secretaries of various departments kept a close watch on the situation. The district administration also remained fully alert in managing the cyclone.

He mentioned that, by the grace of Lord Jagannath, there have been no reports of any loss of human life due to the cyclone so far. Seven IAS officers and eight senior ministers were assigned responsibility for various districts to manage the cyclone response. The ministers will remain in their assigned districts for one more day to review the situation, after which they will return to Bhubaneswar.

The Chief Minister informed that a total of 17 districts were affected by the cyclone, however, necessary measures will be taken once reports regarding the damage caused by the cyclone are received.

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For cyclone management, 313 response teams, 60 ODRF (Odisha Disaster Response Force) teams, and 244 fire service teams were deployed. Additionally, 2,037 cyclone shelters were kept ready while a total of 43,827 people were evacuated to safe locations from 634 sites across eight districts.

As many as 2,245 pregnant women were shifted to nearby hospitals and 931 babies were safely delivered, the Chief Minister mentioned.

The administration is closely monitoring the post-cyclone situation and assessing the extent of the damage. State Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Revenue and Disaster, Arabinda Padhee, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Rajesh Prabhakar Patil and senior officials were present in the review meeting.

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