Odisha Govt Announces Relief Packages For Cyclone-Hit Families
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday announced relief packages for cyclone-affected people. The cyclone has claimed 43 lives and affected the lives of thousands of families.
The package announced by the Chief Minister are:
All families covered under Food Security in worst-affected Puri and Khurda districts will be given 50kg of rice along with Rs 2,000 and polythene.In Cuttack, Kendrapada and Jagatsinghpur districts, Rs 500 plus additional one-month quota of rice will be provided.
In all the affected districts one-month additional pension and house-building assistance as per relief code will be provided. They are Rs 95,100 for fully damaged structures, Rs 5,200 for partially damaged structures and Rs 3,200 for minor damages.
Houses that are completely damaged will be reconstructed under housing schemes expeditiously.
Loss of agriculture and horticultural crops and animal resources, fisheries will be assessed and compensated accordingly.
Tree plantations will be taken up on a mission mode soon after relief and restoration work is over.The relief package will also be applicable to slum-dwellers who are in distress. It includes families living in various slums under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation who do not possess card under NFSA and SFSS.
