Nabarangpur, Oct 31 (UDN): : Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare, Information and Technology Minister Krushna Chandra Patra chaired a post-cyclone review meeting at the conference hall of Nabarangpur Circuit House to assess the district’s response to the recent flood situation, rescue and evacuation operations, relief distribution, food arrangements at shelter centres and overall disaster preparedness.
During the meeting, the Minister reviewed the measures undertaken by the district administration to tackle the flood situation, evacuate affected residents to safer locations, provide emergency assistance and ensure adequate food and accommodation at relief shelters.
At the beginning of the meeting, Nabarangpur Collector Madhumita welcomed the elected representatives, senior officials and other dignitaries present. A detailed discussion was held on advance preparedness, rescue operations, evacuation of vulnerable residents, management of relief centres and distribution of essential relief materials across different flood-affected areas of the district.
Dr Maheswar Swain, Additional Secretary to the Chief Minister of Odisha, shared his experiences from field visits to various flood-affected areas during the crisis. He expressed satisfaction over the district administration’s advance preparations, alertness of officials, coordination among different departments and measures taken to ensure public safety. He also emphasised the importance of an active and responsive administration at the grassroots level during natural disasters.
Nabarangpur MLA and Chairman of the District Planning Committee, Gouri Shankar Majhi, stated that he had visited several flood-affected areas along with the Minister. He appreciated the efforts of Block Development Officers in ensuring the safety of affected residents, providing necessary assistance and maintaining proper relief arrangements. He said that the sense of responsibility and dedication demonstrated by officials during the difficult situation had provided reassurance to the affected people.
Nabarangpur MP Balabhadra Majhi highlighted that thousands of people had been evacuated to safer locations in a timely manner by the district administration during the flood situation. He observed that these evacuation measures played an important role in protecting human lives and preventing further risks to vulnerable communities.
Addressing the meeting, Minister Krushna Chandra Patra expressed satisfaction over the performance of district-level officials and Block Development Officers, stating that they had effectively discharged their responsibilities during the emergency. He particularly appreciated the coordinated efforts and prompt response of the district administration, which enabled the safe evacuation of more than 10,000 people from vulnerable and flood-affected areas.
The Minister also reviewed food arrangements during his visits to different relief shelters. He personally tasted the food being served to the displaced residents and expressed satisfaction with its quality. He stressed that providing timely assistance, safe accommodation and hygienic, quality food to disaster-affected people must remain the administration’s foremost priority during emergencies.
The meeting also discussed the need to further strengthen the district’s disaster management mechanism and improve preparedness to effectively deal with similar emergencies in the future.
Among those present at the review meeting were Dabugam MLA Manohar Randhari, Nabarangpur Collector Madhumita, Vice-Chairman of the District Special Development Council Lingaraj Bhatra, Zilla Parishad President Motiram Nayak, Additional District Magistrate (General) Dr Pramod Kumar Pushti, Additional District Magistrate (Revenue) Biswajit Barman, Chief Development Officer-cum-Executive Officer of the Zilla Parishad Biranchi Narayan Darwan, Sub-Collector Prakash Kumar Mishra and District Information and Public Relations Officer Prahallad Khosla, along with other district-level officials.
The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks delivered by Additional District Magistrate (Revenue) Biswajit Barman.
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