Brahmapur: As heavy downpour caused by cyclone Arnab flooded several areas of Ganjam, Brahmapur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) is set to provide cooked food to needy and affected people at 12 cyclone shelters across the city from 1 PM onwards on Friday.
The civic body has urged residents affected by the flooding, particularly those facing difficulties in arranging meals, to visit their nearest designated cyclone shelter and avail themselves of the food assistance facility.
In a post on X, the BeMC announced the arrangements and appealed to affected residents to make use of the facility.
According to the municipal corporation, cooked food will be provided at 12 designated locations across the city to ensure that people affected by the adverse weather conditions do not face food shortages.
The locations identified for cooked food distribution are Haridakhandi Kalyan Mandap, Nodal UP School on Aska Road, Ward Office near Radio Station, Biju Patnaik Kalyan Mandap, SUH at Ananda Sarani on New Bus Stand Road and Good Shed U.P. School on Good Shed Road.
The other distribution points include Kalyan Mandap at Gajapati Nagar, 3rd Lane; Kanjiamma Kalyan Mandap; UP School at Lanjipalli near the Police Outpost; Kalyan Mandap at Khodasingi; Ambapua UPS; and Ward 19 Community Hall at Khala Street on Aska Road.
The municipal corporation has appealed to all needy and flood-affected residents to reach their nearest designated cyclone shelter to avail themselves of the cooked food facility.
In view of the ongoing heavy rainfall and flooding, Brahmapur Municipal Corporation is providing cooked food to citizens from 1PM onwards.
📢 Appeal: All needy and flood-affected citizens are requested to visit the nearest listed cyclone shelter to avail themselves of cooked food https://t.co/YMJWEtKuLW
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