Cyclone Titli: Heavy rain triggers flood; 30 lakh people affected in Ganjam

Bhubaneswar | Friday | 12th October, 2018

Summary:

In Gajapati, over 2300 people sheltered in 81 cyclone shelters.There are also reports of land slides from a Kandhamal district due to heavy rainfall. 42 numbers of mobile medical teams have been deployed while 145 medical relief centres opened by the district administration. 115 pregnant women shifted to Maa Gruha,” said an official.In Rayagada district, free kitchen is being provided to more than 500 people at Gunupur and Kalyan Singhpur in view of flood in Vamsadhara. Over 50,000 hectares of standing crops affected because of the flood. Around 21 houses damaged in Kandhamal.To expedite the relief and rescue operations, 13 NDRF and 12 ODRAF teams have been deployed in various districts..