The latest cyclone Arnab update says that, the Odisha CM has assigned the responsibility of eight districts to eight ministers. The State government is in complete preparedness to deal with possible cyclone Arnab.
According to reports, eight ministers including the two Deputy Chief Ministers have been given charge of eight districts of South Odisha. They will be in charge of the cyclone preparedness in the respective districts from October 27 to October 29
Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo will be in charge of Koraput district. Deputy Chief Minister Parvati Parida will be in charge of Rayagada. Minister Rabi Naik will be in charge of Kandhamal district, Bibhuti Jena will be in charge of Ganjam and Krishna Chandra Patra will be in charge of Nabarangpur.
Similarly, Nityanand Gond will be in charge of Malkangiri district, Mukesh Mahaling will be in charge of Kalahandi and Suryabanshi Suraj will be in charge of Gajapati district. This is a major cyclone Arnab update as these Ministers will be present in the respective districts for three days to supervise the administrative preparedness and emergency arrangements to deal with the cyclone.
Five IAS officers assigned to Five Districts
The government of Odisha has assigned five IAS officers to five venerable districts in the state as a major update of cyclone Arnab.
The state government is ready to deal with the cyclone Arnab said the latest cyclone Arnab update. The district administration has also started preparations in the districts that are likely to be affected.
The District Magistrate has directed all departments in Ganjam to be alert. In the review meeting, all employees have been instructed not to leave the headquarters till the October 29.
The latest cyclone Arnab update added that, 110 multipurpose cyclone shelters have been prepared in the district. More than a thousand temporary cyclone shelters have been constructed.
Reports say that five IAS officers have been assigned responsibilities of five likely to be affected districts.
The five IAS officer assigned to the five districts are:
- IAS K. Sudarshan Chakravarthy to Rayagada district
- IAS Dr Poma Tudu to Koraput district
- IAS Vijay Kumar Dash to Gajapati district
- IAS Dr Yedula Vijay to Malkangiri district
- IAS Dr Maheswar Swain to Nabarangpur district
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said that ‘zero casualty’ is the main goal of the state government. Similarly, the Chief Minister has given priority to public safety.
He said that first, people will be shifted to safer places. Priority will be given to the evacuation of the sick, senior citizens and pregnant women.
