While no more cases of human casualties were reported during the last two days, road clearance work was still to be completed in Puri and Bhubaneswar even after seven days of Cyclone Fani hit the Odisha coast on May 3.
This was revealed from a report of the Special Relief Commissioner issued on Friday afternoon.
Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi, however, claimed that the relief distribution and power restoration works were going on in full swing in all affected districts. He said the death toll remained at 41.
While road communication in Ganjam and Gajapati districts was fully restored, road clearance and power restoration works in other districts and Bhubaneswar city were progressing steadily.
“Considering the large-scale disruptions in electricity supply, road communication, telephone and mobile connectivity, additional teams for road clearance, police for law and order and personnel for distribution of dry food such as chuda and gur, polythene were mobilised to the districts,” he said.
Sethi said that as many as 14,70,197 persons were evacuated and sheltered while 24,889 tourists safely shifted from Puri, Ganjam, Cuttack and Baleswar districts.
While 7,500 polythene rolls have been sent to Puri, 800 and 1950 rolls were sent to Cuttack and Khordha, respectively.
Sethi further informed that train services are now normal from Bhubaneswar. Dairy plants are fully operational in Bhubaneswar with 25 mobile milk units and six e-carts of the Omfed supplying milk.
As many as 15,889 packets of relief materials (chuda, gur, biscuits, candles, matchboxes and salt) were supplied to Puri, 4,632 packets to Khordha and 800 packets to the East Coast Railway.
The SRC informed that 320 public health facilities have been restored to normal while 703 MRCs are reopened. While 184 mobile medical teams have been deployed, 54 doctors from outside are engaged in Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada and Puri districts. A total of 1,945 pregnant women were shifted to Maa Gruhas/delivery booths; 36,309 water sources were disinfected in affected areas.
Besides, 1,418 veterinary camps were organised where 82,405 animals were treated. As many as 34,24,062 cattle carcasses were disposed. A total of 315 veterinary doctors, 1126 Para-Vets and supportive staffs have been engaged for ensuring cattle healthcare measures in the affected areas.
Regarding drinking water supply, Sethi said required number of DG sets were hired and moved to the affected districts. Cent per cent water supply has been restored in Cuttack, Khordha and Jatni urban areas. The Puri, Bhubaneswar, Konark and Nimapara urban areas have already achieved 100-per cent restoration of water supply.
Skilled, semiskilled and unskilled workers engaged in power restoration work are being given 1.5 times of normal wages. Besides, a food allowance of Rs 150 per day is being given to them. Out of 25,05,556 affected consumers in Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Puri, Nayagarh, Khordha, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur and Jajpur districts, electricity has been restored to 14,38,905 consumers.
Regarding clearance of roads, the SRC informed that 64 of 560 affected roads have been cleared in Puri district while most of the roads in Khordha and Cuttack districts have also been cleared. In Jagatsinghpur, all roads cleared except in three blocks.