OdishaPlus Bureau
Cyclone ‘Fani’ that ravaged Odisha’s coastal districts and killed 64 people on May 3 caused a total loss of Rs 9,336.26 crore.
The calamity caused a loss of Rs 6,643,63 to public properties and the Odisha government will need Rs 2,692.63 crore for relief measures.
“The total loss to public properties and requirement of funds for relief measures have been estimated at Rs 9,336.26 crore,” Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) B P Sethi said.
The final figure was arrived at after village to village assessment was made through various teams constituted by the district collectors after the cyclone.
The state government has sought an assistance of Rs 5,227.68 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) in order to meet the expenditure on the ongoing relief and restoration measure.
Meanwhile, Rs 1,357.14 crore has been released by the state government to various districts and departments towards disaster response.
As per latest figures, the cyclone that made landfall at a wind speed of about 200 kmph near Puri affected 14 districts involving 20,367 villages. Around 1.6 crore people were affected and 1.88 lakh hectare of crop has been lost.
The final figure was arrived at after village to village assessment was made through various teams constituted by the district collectors after the cyclone.
The total of houses which have either been fully or severely or partially damaged stands at 5, 56,761. It may be recalled that, the state government had submitted a preliminary report to the inter-ministerial central team which visited the cyclone-affected areas between May 12 and 15.
The preliminary report had put the losses at Rs 11,942.68 crore.