4-member Central team in Odisha to assess Cyclone Jawad damages

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Bhubaneswar: A four-member Central team led by Joint Secretary of Ministry of Home Affairs Saurav Ray arrived in Odisha on Saturday evening for spot assessment of damages caused due to heavy rains triggered by Cyclone Jawad.

According to reports, the team will be divided into three groups and each group will cover two affected districts from tomorrow for three days. The officials will carry out crop damage assessments in six districts of Odisha, that is Cuttack, Jajpur, Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, & Kendrapara between 11th and 13th December.

According to the sources, on the last day of the visit the Central team and the top officials of state government will convene a meeting at the State Guest House.

Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena to discuss with the 4-member Central team regarding the assessment of damages caused due to heavy rains triggered by Cyclone Jawad.

Following a meeting with the state officials, the Central team will leave for Delhi on Monday night and submit the loss assessment report to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

On December 9, the State Revenue & Disaster Management Department directed all the collectors to submit the crop damage assessment report in their districts due to heavy rainfall.

Noteworthy,SRC Pradeep Jena had informed that assessment of crop loss caused by cyclone-induced rainfall will be done within a week.

Also Read: Central Team To Visit Jajpur And Puri Districts Of Odisha Today To Survey Flood Situation

 

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