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By: Shree1news, 25 MAY 2021
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has set a target to evacuate over 3.54 lakh persons in seven districts – Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, and Jajpur, in the wake of Cyclone YAAS which will make landfall on the wee hours of Wednesday.
Additional DGP (Law and Order) YK Jethwa who is supervising the evacuation process mentioned till Tuesday afternoon, 81,661 people from vulnerable areas have been shifted to cyclone shelters. “The evacuation drive is being carried out on priority. Over the following few hours, the drive will be expedited and accomplished,” he mentioned.
Evacuation Figures
| SL.
No. |
Name of the
Dist. |
Targeted Evacuation
(People in numbers) |
Evacuation done
so far |
| 1. | Balasore | 1,28,440 | 46,828 |
| 2. | Bhadrak | 94,369 | 14,270 |
| 3. | Mayurbhanj | 46,000 | 2,200 |
| 4. | Puri | 30,000 | 2,000 |
| 5. | Kendrapada | 20,750 | 10,852 |
| 6. | Jagatsinghpur | 15,000 | 5,200 |
| 7. | Jajpur | 20,000 | 311 |
| TOTAL | 3,54,559 | 81,661 | |
Following the evacuation, the main focus will be on the deployment of men and machinery for relief and restoration work. So far 60 formations of Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force, have been posted at vulnerable locations, 55 platoons of OSAP have joined ODRAF to help in rescue and recovery.
This apart, the NDRF, and Odisha Fire Service teams are also stationed at important locations under the supervision of district police and administration. The ODRAF teams have high-end equipment and earth-moving machines to successfully carry out restoration work, mentioned Jethwa.
“We have equipped the teams with boats to reach out to inaccessible areas, satellite phones for uninterrupted communication, and high-end generators for power supply, to enable the rescue teams to carry out their work promptly and effectively,” he added.
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