Bhubaneswar, Aug 18: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday conducted an aerial survey of the flood-hit areas in the State. He expressed concern over the plight of flood-stricken, the flood has inundated farmlands and announced 15 days of relief for the people of five districts.
The relief will be provided to the residents of flood-hit villages of Khordha, Puri, Cuttack, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur districts.
CM Patnaik directed for expedition of relief work, provision of cooked food, healthcare and drinking water supply in the affected areas. He also directed for providing fodder and treatment to cattle in the flood-hit regions.
The CM has also announced 7 days of relief for the affected areas of Sambalpur, Bargarh, Sonepur, Boudh and Angul districts.
Patnaik instructed the district administrations to undertake damage assessment within 7 days of improvement in flood situation and provide relief assistance package within 15 days.
VK Pandian, the (5T) Secretary to CM has accompanied during the Ariel survey.
Reportedly, over 4.67 lakh people of 1,757 villages in 10 districts of Odisha have so far been affected by the heavy rainfall triggered flood.
