The State Government on Monday submitted a supplementary memorandum to the Union Government seeking Rs 1,590.09 crore of additional assistance out of the National Disaster Relief Fund required for relief and restoration measures, particularly in the 10 flood-hit districts.
With the second-phase memorandum highlighting the amount of damages, the total Central assistance out of the NDRF sought by the State Government to meet the relief, restoration and rehabilitation in the twin calamity-hit areas is now estimated at Rs 5,832.51 crore.
Earlier on October 20, the State Government had handed over a memorandum to Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami during his on-the-spot assessment of the damages due to the Phailin and subsequent floods urging the Centre to release Rs 4,242.41 crore for relief and reconstruction.
A nine-member inter-Ministerial team from the Centre headed by Joint Secretary of Union Home Ministry Rashmi Goel which reached here in the afternoon was handed over the supplementary memorandum by State Special Relief Commissioner PK Mohapatra at the airport.
The team, divided into two groups, started taking stock of the situations in the worst-cyclone and flood-hit Ganjam district and the flood-hit Baleswar district. While a six-member team headed by Goel went to Ganjam, a three-member group headed by Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture Sajaya lohiya visited Baleswar. The team visiting Baleswar would also assess the flood-caused losses in Myaurbhnaj on Tuesday.
The Central officials will be camping in the State till the end of the month and before leaving for Delhi on October 31, they would have a wrap-up meeting with senior officials of different departments and would also meet Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. On October 30, the team would visit the most affected areas of Brahmagiri and Krushanaprasad of Puri district.
In its supplementary memorandum, the Government requested the Centre to provide Rs 881.56 crore towards repair of damaged roads and Rs 241.66 crore towards house building. The supplementary memorandum also sought Rs 112 crore towards repair of irrigation projects, Rs 187 crore for repair of community assets under the Panchyati Raj Department and Rs 59.42 crore for providing utensils and clothes to the affected families.
According to SRC sources, as many as 81,30,446 people have been affected in the twin calamities in 10,722 village in 13 districts with 15 human casualty in the second phase.