Odisha: CM Naveen Patnaik conducts aerial survey of areas badly affected by Cyclone Yaas

  • | Thursday | 27th May, 2021

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik conducted an aerial survey of the affected areas today to assess the damage done by Cyclone Yaas in the state.

Cyclone Yaas has crossed coastal areas after wreaking havoc in Odisha. The storm made a landfall 20 kilometres from Baleshwar. Then from there this cyclonic storm is moving in the north and northwest direction and is reported to reach Jharkhand on Thursday. The storm caused strong winds ranging from 130 to 140 kilometres. Bhadrak and Baleshwar districts have suffered a lot due to this cyclonic storm.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik conducted an aerial survey of the affected areas today to assess the damage done by Cyclone Yaas in the state.

After the cyclone Yaas passed through Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik conducted an aerial survey to assess the damage caused by the storm. According to information received from a CM office source, the Chief Minister conducted an aerial inspection of the worst affected Baleshwar, Kendrapada and Bhadrak.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had already kept an eye on the situation regarding the storm Yaas and had been meeting almost every day and giving necessary guidelines to the officials. While addressing the people of the state, the Chief Minister had appealed to people to stay safe at their home amid the storm and asked for everyone`s cooperation; meanwhile, lakhs of people in the affected districts were evacuated from risky areas to safe places resulting in the least loss of life and property.

The Chief Minister had already instructed the officers to work on zero casualty mode.


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