Under the guidance of secretary Indian Red Cross Societ State Branch Maj Dr Kalpana Dash and leadership of Red cross counsellor Laxman Swain, relief materials like tarpaulins, mosquito nets, maggi, chocolates, etc were distributed at different villages of Alanda and Gopinathpur panchayats of Nimapada block which were hit by Cyclone Fani.
The Red Cross SERV volunteers provided first aid service during relief distribution work. To control dengue and malaria, the volunteers of Red Cross created awareness among the public on hygiene. The people were asked to sleep inside mosquito net. Volunteers like Suresh Gami, Gitanjali Panda , Sanjay Patra , Arun Das , Kirttan Banchhor, Prasant Barik , P Padmanabh , Prabhat Dash, Kahna Pradhan and Pradeep Mallik helped in relief distribution.