By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: The State authorities on Tuesday emphasised the necessity for Central help to construct a catastrophe resilient energy construction and storm surge limitations as a long-term measure to guard the coastal districts from recurring tropical cyclones and floods.
Chief Secretary Suresh Mahapatra flagged the difficulty earlier than the inter-ministerial staff of the Centre that visited 5 cyclone affected districts to evaluate the harm attributable to cyclone Yaas at a wrap up assembly right here.
After the two-day tour of the seven-member Central staff headed by Joint Secretary of Union Home Ministry Sunil Kumar Barnwal to the affected districts, the staff briefed the State authorities about their observations and praised the federal government for its environment friendly catastrophe administration.
The Chief Secretary stated that the State authorities is managing the post-cyclone rescue, aid and rehabilitation measures out of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).
“What we need is Central assistance for construction of a cyclone resilient coastal infrastructure in the power sector and a strong barrier to stop ingress of sea water. The State is in the process of preparing a detailed project report which will be submitted to the Centre,” Mahapatra added.
He stated Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had already drawn the eye of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the 2 vital factors throughout his go to to the State for a survey of the cyclone affected areas.
Special Relief Commissioner Pradeep Jena justified the necessity for particular therapy to Odisha by the Centre so far as tropical cyclones are involved.
He stated cyclones have visited Odisha 98 instances within the final 22 years from the Super Cyclone of 1999 to Yaas in 2021.
This consists of 8 very extraordinarily extreme cyclones and extreme cyclones. In comparability to Odisha, coastal states like West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Kerala and Karnataka have confronted 69, 62, 28, 3 and a pair of cyclones respectively throughout the identical interval.
Earlier, Barnwal advised mediapersons that the cyclone had brought about in depth harm to infrastructure and livelihoods of the individuals. He stated the Central staff will make sure that the individuals affected by the calamity are correctly compensated.
