The severe cyclonic storm Yaas has made extensive damage in costal Kendrapada district. As per a preliminary report of district administration, it is pegged at Rs 70.1 crore.
According to official sources, around 85 per cent of area in thedistrict has reportedly been affected in the cyclone Yaas , while thedistrict recorded zero human causality. But 279 domestic animals,including two spotted deer, and poultry, perished in the gale.
As many as 799 houses were damaged whereas an estimated 277 hectares of agriculture fields were affected. Besides, 769 electric poles, 293 km roads, 781 Government buildings and 402 fish ponds were alsodamaged in Yaas.
As per the report, nearly 15.22 lakh population of 1,592 villages wereaffected .The district administration assessed the damage caused to277 hectares of agriculture fields to be Rs 29.20 crore.
Among the houses damaged, while 488 were kutcha houses, 53 huts and257 cowsheds and a pucca house were damaged in the storm. The housedamage has been estimated at Rs 23.24 crore, informed districtCollector Amrit Ruturaj.
According to official sources, an estimated 8.71 lakh domestic animalswere affected in Yaas including 3, 30,511 livestock and 4, 9,444poultry. As many as 279 livestock, including 14 big animals, fivesmall animals and 260 poultry perished. The district administrationpegged the loss to livestock and poultry at Rs 4.71 crore.
As many as eight boats were damaged whereas 402 fish ponds and 16fish seed farms were damaged in the cyclonic storm. The damage of thefishery sector was worth Rs 2.1 crore. Beside this, 19 poles in 33 KVline, 216 of 11 KV line, 13 DTS and 511 electric poles were damaged inYaas.