The Odisha Government’s “effective” management of the very severe cyclonic storm Phailin has earned praise from the United Nations, State Government official sources said here on Tuesday.
“Odisha’s handling of the very severe cyclone will be a landmark success story in disaster management,” Margareta Wahlstomm, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) for Disaster Risk Reduction said, according to an official of the Chief Minister’s Office here.
Wahlstomm, the official said, spoke to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday over phone and appreciated efforts of the Government and others for effectively evacuating and protecting precious lives.