Orissa: Preliminary flood damage assessesed
(Dipti Ranjan Kanungo)
Publication Date 11/10/2008 11:24:26 AM(IST)

Orissa government has started assessment of the veracity and quantum of damage due to floods during the current year. The central team is coming to Orissa for their assessment work. Chief Secretary to Orissa government Ajit Kumar Tripathy told the mediapersons that the enumeration work has already started.
A meeting of all departments was held in the Orissa secretariat under the chairmanship Of the Chief Secretary.

As per the information and preliminary assessment total 511 ghais on the river embankments and 1311 ghais on the canal embankments of the water recourses department. Rs. 317 crores required for repair of damaged 187 roads and buildings of the works department. Out of 3,037 KM of Nationlised roads 1,924 KM and 68 bridges has been damaged. For repair of Tube wells and water supply projects of Rural Development department 108 crores required.60 crores required for Agriculture department, 14 crores required for Fishery and animal resources department, Vetrinery and animal resourses department 40 crores 34 lakhs , 100 crores for Panchayati Raj department, 20 crores for Energy department, 30 lakh for textile technology department, and 2lakhs of Indira Awas required.