A high-level Central team from the Inter-Ministerial Group led by Ministry of Agriculture Joint Secretary Rashmi Goel would visit the State soon to assess the extent of damages in the recent cyclone and floods that hit 17 districts.
The Central Government has decided to send the team following the submission of a memorandum by the State Government on Sunday to the Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami on the loss caused due to the twin calamity and the monetary assistance required for taking up relief and restoration work. The Central team is expected within next two day, according to official sources.
Goswami on Sunday had visited the cyclone-hit Ganjam district to assess the loss of public property and need of relief assistance services and also held a review meeting at the State Secretariat on the issue.
Goswami, who assured all possible assistance and cooperation to the State from the Centre for rebuilding the affected districts, had also announced to constitute soon an Inter-Ministerial Committee to visit Odisha and assess the situation soon before the fund to be released to the State.
Notably, the State Government had requested the Centre to provide Rs 4,242 crore in form of assistance to rebuild the damaged infrastructure, including houses and power infrastructure in the cyclone and flood-affected areas.