Naveen Patnaik Chief Minister took stock of the situation at a high-level meeting at the State Secretariat.
After the deep depression in the northern Andaman Sea intensified into a cyclonic storm on Wednesday, the Government of Odisha sounded high alert across the state and the administrative machinery is prepared to deal with the storm.
Naveen Patnaik Chief Minister took stock of the situation at a high-level meeting at the Secretariat of State, where the secretaries of key departments were present.
In the wake of the cyclonic storm advancing, debates in great detail in the movement of essential commodities, livestock feed, the mechanisms of flood control, restoration of communications infrastructure and evacuation of people from areas that were held may be affected.
Administration in 16 districts remained on high alert as they began to be deployed in strategic points units Disaster Rapid Action Force Odisha.
The State Government appealed to people not to panic saying preparations were under way to address the situation, as was done during the previous cyclone Phailin.
"Stop all public employees have been canceled. Been asked departments to make contingency plan taking into account the potential impacts of disaster. District Ganjam is likely to be affected by the cyclonic storm. Were being mobilized labor qualified to districts to restore power, "said the Prime Minister's office.
In addition, senior BSNL officials of the state were consulted on how to restore telephone communications immediately after the cyclone hit the coast.
The Government of Odisha admitted that artificial scarcity is being observed in the retail market after panic buying by people since Tuesday night. Food supplies and the department of consumer welfare has been asked to take unscrupulous traders who indulged in grabbing task. No less than 340 cyclone shelters were maintained in the retention of the provision in the minds of the advancing storm.
Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Bijoyshree Routray and GC Pati Chief Secretary were present at the meeting. Meanwhile, are being mobilized 12 units of the National Disaster Response Force from different parts of the coast.
