Central team’s Odisha visit on May 12 to assess Cyclone Fani effect

An inter-ministerial team will arrive in the State on May 12 to assess the damage caused by the extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani which hit Odisha coast on May 3.
The team, led by Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs Vivek Bharadwaj, will arrive at the Capital City on May 12 evening and hold a high-level meeting with senior officials at the State Secretariat.
The team will leave for a three-day visit to the cyclone-hit districts on May 13 for an on-the-spot assessment of the damage. After winding up its visit, the team will hold another round of meeting with State Government officials in the evening of May 15 before leaving for Delhi. The team will submit a report to the Centre on the damage caused by the cyclone.
The situation report of the office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) said the cyclone damaged 5,08,467 houses. Besides, 34,56,362 livestock were killed. However, the number of human casualties remained the same at 41.

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