Cyclone aid to farmers in couple of days: Minister

BHUBANESWAR: Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari on Tuesday announced that families affected by cyclonic storm Dana will get compensation within a day or two.

The minister told media persons here that the government has received damage reports from collectors of all the affected districts. The collectors have been asked to distribute the compensation to the affected persons. The state government will provide compensation from its own resources without waiting for central assistance.

Pujari informed that the cyclonic storm, which hit Odisha coast on October 25, has affected over 3.62935 lakh hectare cultivated land. Crop has been damaged in over 1.72356 lakh hectare. More than 33 per cent crop loss will make a farmer eligible for compensation.