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Cyclone Phailin: Rescue and relief operations underway
Oct 15, 2013 18:16 (IST)
National Disaster Response Force on rescue operations:

        Odisha:
  • NDRF teams have cleared 1096 kms of road by removing 937 fallen trees. Around 45electric poles also cleared.
  • Most of the important roads opened and made motorable 
  • Total 83 persons were rescued from Kavitri mandal, Ganjam and Jagatsinghpur
  • Total 1015 persons were rescued from district Balasore, Odisha
  • Total 49 persons evacuated  and shifted to safer places from villages- Alipur and Patharagara in district Ganjam
  • Total 230 persons were rescued from district Mayurbhanj in Odisha
  • Total 20 persons were rescued from district Keonjhar in Odisha
  • Total 5 persons were rescued from district Jajpur, Odisha
  • Total 120 persons rescued from Raghunathpur and Banki area of district Cuttack
  • 14 Quintal relief material distributed in district Balasore and Ganjam
  • NDRF teams distributed food packets to 400 persons at Behram, district Ganjam

    Bihar and Jharkhand:
  • 4 NDRF teams are prepositioned  at Supaul, Sitamarhi ,Darbhanga and Gopalganj in connection with prevailing flood like situation
  • 2  NDRF teams are prepositioned at Jamsedpur and Dhanbad
  • 2 Teams of NDRF are prepositioned at Bhara/Nariyal/ collectriate Ghat, Patna and Purnia
  • 2  NDRF teams are being kept as reserve at Supaul.

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