The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Odisha government over reports that relief material is “not reaching” the affected people in some parts of Puri and Khurdha districts that were worst hit by cyclone Fani. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the rights panel said it has taken “suo motu cognisance of a media report that people are facing hardship, and are agitated that relief material is not reaching to cyclone-hit people in some parts of Puri and Khurdha districts of Odisha”. The commission said it understands the difficulties being faced by the residents of the affected areas, which going by the media reports are Puri and Khurdha districts. They have reportedly questioned whether the cyclone has not affected the people who do not have ration cards. The report reveals that many NGOs, including ‘Khalsa’ based in the U.K., are distributing food to the affected people at different locations, the statement said.

Source: The Hindu May 09, 2019 14:37 UTC