The State Government on Monday approved a total damage assistance of Rs 2,770 crore for the districts affected by Cyclone Titli and subsequent floods earlier this month.
Speaking to mediapersons after an executive committee meeting of the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) here, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi said,
“Damage assistance to the tune of Rs 2,770 crore has been given approval while Rs 375 crore has been earmarked for the worst-affected Ganjam, Gajapati and Rayagada districts.” The Collectors of the three districts have already been given Rs 102 crore for provision of first instalment of the Gratuitous relief. The rest money would be transferred to bank accounts of the affected persons later, Sethi said.
For various repair and restoration works, the Government has approved Rs 27 crore for the Energy Department, Rs 20 crore for the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department, Rs 7 crore for the Water Resources Department, Rs 50 crore for the Works Department, Rs 55 crore for the Rural Development Department and Rs 624 crore for the Panchayati Raj Department, he added. The meeting held at the State Secretariat was chaired by Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi.