Cyclonic storm Titli has had no impact in Jagatsinghpur district after its landfall on Thursday wee hours at Gopalpur.
No loss of life was reported from any part of the district; only a few trees and electric poles, including hutments in coastal areas, were damaged, said district Collector Yamini Sarangi .
The cyclone, however, triggered heavy rainfall in the district. A total of 918 mm total rainfall was recorded till Thursday.
Moreover, Erasama block experienced heavy rainfall of 210 mm, followed by Balikuda (136 mm), Raghunathpur (129mm), Kujanga (94mm), Naugaon (90 mm) and Biridi block lowest (68 mm), the Collector informed.
About 13,923 people were evacuated from low-lying areas of Erasama and Balikuda blocks and were kept at multipurpose cyclone shelters.
Dry and cooked foods and relief stuffs were distributed to as many as 8,781 people.
They were to return home, after rainfall abated. Meanwhile, about 18 pregnant women spotted in different coastal villages were admitted in different hospitals including the District Headquarters Hospital for treatment during pre-cyclone preparatory measures.
Power supply and road communication were partially disrupted in interior pockets of Eurasia block. Efforts were on to clear roads and restore power supply in affected areas at the earliest, the Collector said.
The NDRF and ODRAF teams were positioned in a few vulnerable points in the coast, including Paradip, under supervision of the civil administration and police on Wednesday.
The Civil Supply Department officials raided market places in Kujanga and Tirtol blocks and checked prices of essential commodities to check hoarding, black marketing and abnormal hiking of prices.
ADM Sachidananda Sahoo, Sub Collector MP Mohanty, Emergency Officer Manorama Jali and DIPRO Kaminiranjan Patnaik were present.