CM Patnaik says efforts being made to provide all basic necessities

Bhubaneswar Odisha Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said all possible efforts are being made to provide people with basic necessities like food electricity and restoration of communication after the cyclonic storm Fani made landfall in the state on May 3Extensive damage to telecommunications and power infrastructure was reported from Puri Bhubaneshwar and other parts of Odisha when the storm with wind speed reaching up to 175kmph hit the stateWATCH Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik undertook an aerial survey of CycloneFani affected areas of the state earlier today pictwittercomdyhsebvmZNmdash ANI ANI May 4 2019Briefing media here on Saturday Patnaik said Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to him over the phone and discussed the situation in the aftermath of the cyclonePeople in cyclone shelters will be provided cooked food for next 15 days and electricity and drinking water is being worked on war footing so that it is supplied to people very soon Condition is bad Prime Minister spoke to me We are working very hard to restore communication too he mentionedOdisha CM People in cyclone shelters will be provided cooked food for next 15 days amp electricity and drinking water is being worked on on war footing so that it be supplied to people very soon Condition is bad PM spoke to me ydayWorking very hard to restore communication too pictwittercommt9TftATtkmdash ANI ANI May 4 2019Meanwhile Special Relief Commissioner Odisha Bishnupada Sethi said the cyclone period has come to end but left behind a trail of destruction in Puri Bhubaneswar and other places As we get reports from the district we see that most of the kutcha houses and old pucca houses have been blown away by the storm in Puri district he saidSethi said those who sustained injuries are being treated in Puri adding that there has been an enormous loss of livestock and assetsRabi crops horticulture orchards coconut trees have been destroyed There has been a great loss of livestock and other assets of people Certain numbers of people have been injured and are treated in Puri The high transmission line LT lines have been damaged he told reporters hereSethi further said the concerned administration has taken up the matter of restoration of telecommunication with the Centre and the work is being doneMobile and telecommunication have been disrupted to a great extent There was loss of road connectivity for some time it has been restored in full now The hospital services have been functioning well We are also getting support from all corners We have instructed District Collectors that whoever is in Relief Centers and would like to continue to be there due to damage to houses can continue for 15 days he saidThe National Crisis Management Committee met in Delhi on Saturday and reviewed the rescue and relief measures being carried out in Odisha West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh It was felt that due to timely measures and large scale evacuation of people to safety shelters loss of human lives was minimalEarlier Patnaik said the death toll was only in single digit but did not give the exact figure He said a record 12 million people were evacuated in 24 hours and called it one of the biggest human evacuations in history A total of 32 lakh people from Gunjam district and 13 lakh from Puri were evacuatedCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates