Properties worth Rs9 crore, including 10 houses and around 450 business establishments, were damaged during the communal violence that recently erupted in Bhadrak town, a report of the district Collector said.
Bhadrak Collector Gyana Ranjan Das on Thursday submitted the damage assessment report to the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) Central, Atal Bihari Ota.
It may be noted that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, during his visit to the violence-hit town on April 12, had ordered officials for assessment of the damages during the unrest for announcement of compensation to the affected people.
Meanwhile, the district administration on Thursday relaxed the curfew in the town for 14 hours from 6 am to 8 pm.
Notably, the communally-sensitive Bhadrak town was on boil after some inflammatory comments were posted on social networking sites leading to tension between two communities.