Bhubaneswar: In view of the prevailing flood situation, the Odisha Government has deployed 145 officers and employees of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment to Ganjam district to assist the district administration in flood management, damage assessment and restoration activities.
According to an office order issued by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment on Sunday, the personnel have been deployed with immediate effect to ensure effective management of the flood situation and expedite relief and restoration work in the affected areas.
The deployed team comprises six Block Agriculture Officers (BAOs) and Assistant Agriculture Officers (AAOs), 55 Agriculture Overseers, 30 Village Agricultural Workers (VAWs), 35 Horticulture Overseers and 19 Horticulture Extension Workers (HEWs).
The order directs all concerned officers and employees to be relieved of their current duties immediately and report to the Chief District Agriculture Officer (CDAO), Ganjam, or the Deputy Director of Horticulture (DDH), Ganjam, without delay.
The deployment is aimed at strengthening the district administration’s efforts to assess crop and other agricultural losses, support affected farmers and facilitate timely restoration work in flood-hit areas.
