Bhubaneswar sources stated that the death toll in Cyclone Fani rose to 29 on Sunday, two days after the "extremely severe" storm barreled through coastal Odisha, causing widespread destruction and leaving hundreds grappling with water shortage and power cuts. An official said announcing a relief package for those affected by the calamity, chief minister.

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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik said all families in Puri and in those parts of Khurda, which had been "extremely severely affected" in the storm, will get 50 kg of rice, Rs 2,000 in cash and polythene sheets, if covered under the Food Security Act (FSA). Meanwhile for the rest of Khurda district categorized as "severely" affected the FSA families will get a month's quota of rice, Rs 1,000 in cash and polythene sheets.



Patnaik said “Those living in the "moderately-affected" districts of Cuttack, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur will be eligible for a month's quota of rice and Rs 500 in cash”. Moreover the chief minister also announced an assistance of Rs 95,100 for "fully-damaged" houses, Rs 52,000 for "partially-damaged" houses and Rs 3,200 for houses that had suffered minor damage. Further the government has made arrangements to provide cooked food for free over the next 15 days. We will also take up tree plantation on a mission mode.


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