An Action Aid-led consortium with support of the European Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO) organised a meeting with the State Government officials here to discuss on speeding up post-Phailin response programme, especially the restoration of livelihoods of the people affected by cyclone Phailin and the subsequent floods that occurred in October last year.
Officials of Horticulture and Fisheries Department and representatives of NGOs like ActionAid, ADRA, Oxfam, Christian Aid and Plan discussed various issues relating to the restoration of livelihood of people affected in the Phailin.
Action Aid, State unit regional manager Debabrat Patra said, “We have already initiated convergence with the concerned Government departments at our personal capacities but this meeting will be an exclusive opportunity for us to explore various Government schemes available in Fisheries and Horticulture departments so that we can find out possible ways and means to converge with them especially for boats and nets, sapling and vegetable seeds for kitchen garden.”
Participating in the discussion, Fisheries Assistant Director PR Rout, Ganjam Assistant Fishery Officer Chintamani Behera and Assistant Horticulture Officer Dr Susant Das explained the processes on how the people can be benefited from the ongoing programmes of the State Government.