The four-member Central team headed by Joint Secretary of Union Cooperation and Agriculture Sanjay lohiya, on Tuesday took stock of the losses caused by the natural calamities in Sadar block.
The team interacted with affected people and also inspected the damaged portions of NH-60. “The district administration has placed a requirement of Rs 522 crore before the team,” RDC Dr Padhee said. The team left for Baripada in the afternoon. Meanwhile, local MP and Union Minister Srikant Jena conducted a review meeting with the district officers in the afternoon taking stock of the progress of relief works.
Jena told reporters, “There is need to take some permanent measures to control floods caused by rivers Budhabalanga and Subarnarekha. The measures for Subarnarekha flood control should include construction of another dam dredging of the river mouth.”
“For Budhabalanga, the State Water Resources Department should prepare a plan of action to control the flash movement of rainwater from the Simlipal hills,” he said.