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"We had to use polythene bags to distribute cooked food. We used bags that could carry three kg of food each. They have been used to carry cooked food to thousands of people kept in relief camps in these two districts.The government officials in these areas - especially in Purusottampur block of Ganjam - pleaded helplessness. We couldn't have packed the cooked food in any other container," said collector (Ganjam) Vijay Amrit Kulange.The Ganjam administration distributed 2,000 food packets in the block, which was hit hardest by Cyclone Titli and the subsequent floods. The Aska block in the district, which was also badly affected, didn't require cooked food to be distributed.Environment campaigner Biswajit Mohanty said it was understandable that the government had to use polythene bags to pack food during an emergency..