Oct 11, 2013 14:33 (IST)
Surya Patra, Odisha Revenue Minister
- Severe cyclone is at the distance of 520 km from Bay of Bengal
- The height of the waves is expected of 3 metres
- In 1990, the Cyclone in the southern region of Odisha was having the wind speed of 100 km per hour. Now it is expected more than 200 km per hour.
- If any officer would not perform his duty or would not visit on the site than we will not suspend him we will dismiss him from the job
- We will also appeal to the people not to come out of their houses at the time of cyclone
- We will evacuate the people to be affected and reside them somewhere else and will provide everything to them there only
- We are trying to fight with it but not without the help of the people
- We have already provided the food articles like Dry fruits
- We have enough stock of the Diesel and Petrol, so people can purchase as much as they can
- If businessmen try to misuse this situation then we will start arresting them