The Odisha government on Sunday announced additional one month quota of rice and ₹1000 to families affected by cyclone Fani, as the situation remained critical 48 hours after the storm made landfall in coastal Odisha. “The district of Puri and parts of Khordha have been severely affected. For all families covered under food security, an additional one month quota of rice plus ₹1000 and polythene will be provided,” Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said. Also Read Puri pummeled by cyclone Fani, suffers colossal damageFor Cuttack, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur districts, which were moderately affected, ₹500 and an additional one month quota of rice will be provided to people in these districts. The cries for water and power got shriller with the State government facing a huge task to restore normalcy.

Source: The Hindu May 05, 2019 11:37 UTC