District Collector Amrut Rituraj informed that in Kendrapada the fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea from Thursday ahead of the Yaas cyclone.
Those who are out at sea over these regions have been advised to return to coasts before May 22. The district Collector directed all the officials of line department to remain on high alert.
The district administration has identified 117 low-lying villages in Rajnagar and Mahakalapada blocks as vulnerable pockets. There are 117 cyclone shelters in the district which will be used for providing shelter to the people. Potable water, dry food, power backups (DG sets) along with medicines have been kept in adequate stock in these cyclone shelter centres whereas the district administration has formed nine Rapid Response Teams in nine blocks to lend help to the cyclone –hit, informed Sub Collector Niranjan Behera.
It has been directed to make all the health centres operational and stock life savings drugs and snake bite injections.