Bhubaneswar: An eight-member Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) will visit Odisha from November 2 to 4 to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Arnab which triggered heavy rainfall, landslides and floods in the southern districts of the state.
The team will visit cyclone-affected areas and conduct an on-the-spot assessment of the damage to agriculture, infrastructure, roads, power supply, water resources and other sectors.
The team will be led by Ravi Shankar, Joint Secretary in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
The other members of the Central team are — Dr Man Singh, Director, Directorate of Rice Development, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Patna; Rahul Chaurasia, Deputy Director (PFS), Department of Expenditure, Union Ministry of Finance, New Delhi; Dilip Kumar Jena, Director, M&A Directorate, Central Water Commission, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Bhubaneswar; Karan Sareen, Deputy Director, Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Union Ministry of Power, New Delhi; Sunil Kumar, Superintending Engineer, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Bhubaneswar; Ajay Kumar Sahu, Under Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, New Delhi; C. Sai Krishna, Scientist ‘D’, National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), ISRO, Department of Space, Hyderabad.
Ravi Shankar is scheduled to arrive in Bhubaneswar on Monday evening. The others are expected to reach the state capital either later that evening or on Tuesday morning.
After holding discussions with state government officials, the central team will visit affected areas.
An itinerary is being prepared for the field visits by the state government.
The eight-member team will review the ground situation, including rescue and relief operations, and assess the extent of damage.
