A Parliamentary Standing Committee of the Union Home Ministry headed by Pradip Bhattacharya on Friday visited several areas in Ganjam district and reviewed the relief, restoration and rehabilitation work being undertaken following cyclone Hudhud.
According to official sources, the committee has 18 members from the lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, including Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda. It first held a discussion with the district Collector of Ganjam and later visited a cyclone shelter at Kanamana village under Chhatrapur block.
The panel members had a meeting with the managing committee, officials in charge of the management and maintenance of the cyclone shelter in the block.Besides, the team also discussed with the locals and civil society groups on post-cyclone relief works.
The panel also visited Uppalaputi and reviewed the ongoing construction work of 196 cyclone shelters under the Odisha Disaster Reconstruction Programme (ODRP) scheme.
It visited Narayanpur village under Rangeilunda block and took stock of the ongoing 74 cyclone-resistant houses and talked to the beneficiaries staying in the houses.The committee would meet the Chief Secretary, the Ganjam Collector and officials of the concerned departments in Bhubaneswar on Saturday.