By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: Even because the northern Odisha districts have been severely affected by cyclone Yaas, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday didn’t search any instant monetary help from the Centre, saying the State didn’t wish to burden Union authorities amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The State will handle the disaster with its personal assets, he mentioned.
Naveen, nonetheless, urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help the State in constructing a strong catastrophe resilient energy infrastructure and storm surge safety within the long-term. The Chief Minister, who attended the overview assembly of the Prime Minister at Bhubaneswar airport, mentioned, “As the country is at the peak of Covid-19 pandemic, we have not sought any immediate financial assistance to burden the Central government and would like to manage it through our own resources to tide over the crisis.”
However, the State authorities flagged two points on the assembly. A catastrophe resilient energy infrastructure in view of the frequent pure disasters and strengthening of the embankments in coastal areas to face up to storm surge. “Sought assistance for long term measures to make Odisha disaster resilient as we are frequented by such climate hazards every year. Highlighted the demand for disaster resilient power infrastructure and resilient coastal protection with storm surge resilient embankments,” Naveen tweeted.
Thanking the Prime Minister for visiting Odisha after the cyclone, the Chief Minister mentioned he apprised him of the large-scale devastation brought on by the cyclone, steps taken by the federal government forward of the cyclone and the continuing restoration efforts. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) PK Jena instructed mediapersons after the overview assembly that constructing cyclone resilient coastal infrastructure with trendy design and expertise wants enormous funding. The State authorities has supplied to share the associated fee.
The Prime Minister was instructed that the prevailing 1,600 km lengthy saline embankments is just not sufficient to guard life and livelihoods within the coastal areas from excessive tides throughout extreme cyclones. There are many weak factors of round 400-450 km within the embankments for which the State authorities has to spend enormous cash yearly. Odisha badly wanted help of the Central authorities for constructing storm surge boundaries because of the complexity of engineering and vital prices of development, the PM was instructed.
The SRC mentioned that the State authorities has not made any financial demand to the Prime Minister for restoration and rehabilitation works. An in depth evaluation of the injury by the cyclone Yaas shall be made and the State authorities is prone to submit a report back to the Centre after per week.
On his arrival on the metropolis airport, the Prime Minister reviewed the scenario within the cyclone affected districts. Apart from displaying a video clip of the cyclone that made landfall on Wednesday in Balasore district and the path of destruction it left, the State authorities made an influence level presentation on it preparedness and the rescue, aid and restoration works.
Governor Ganeshi Lal, Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Sarangi, and senior officers of the State authorities participated within the overview assembly. After the assembly, the Prime Minister took an aerial survey of the cyclone-affected northern Odisha districts.
