Bhubaneswar: With the threat of the severe cyclonic storm Dana looming large on Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi chaired another review meeting to take stock of the situation and measures to cope with the situation effectively.
A number of ministers and senior administrative officials attended the meeting held at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. Prominent among them were Revenue & Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, and DGP YB Khurania.
The officials briefed the Chief Minister on the precautionary measures undertaken in the different vulnerable districts to ensure the safety of people. Senior officials of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) also apprised the meeting about the latest movement of the cyclonic storm.
Chief Minister Majhi has have directed the officials to take all measures to ensure ‘zero casualty’ during the cyclone and accord maximum attention to quick restoration of power and communication network post the landfall of Dana.
The state government has evacuated over ten lakh people from vulnerable areas to relief shelters and transit shelters set up in different districts in view of cyclone Dana.
Earlier on Wednesday, Majhi had made a thorough review of the situation during a visit to the office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC). He told reporters later that the people need not panic at all as the government is fully prepared to tackle any eventuality and taking all necessary steps for their safety.
Majhi said that while Kendrapada, Bhadrak, Balasore, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack and Puri districts are likely to be hit hard due to the cyclone.
