By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Bharatiya Janata Party Odisha State President Manmohan Samal today visited various flood-affected areas under Chhatrapur and Ganjam blocks of Ganjam district and reviewed the situation.
Due to the incessant rains following the cyclone, flood situation has been created in various parts of Ganjam district and many places have been damaged. As a result, many areas have been submerged and there has been extensive crop damage. In this context, Shri Samal visited various villages including Barpalli, Bhuvanbhuin, Potlampur, Gangapur and interacted with the local farmers and people.
Shri Samal inquired about whether relief materials have reached the flood-affected people, how the system of distributing cooked food is going on, and whether the assistance provided by the government is reaching the people properly.
Along with this, he also discussed the issues of crop damage, agricultural loan waiver, wound repair, water drainage system and other basic problems of the farmers. Shri Samal emphasized on preventing the recurrence of such situations in the coming days and normalizing the lives of the people.
In addition, he discussed with the local Vidya, Sarpanch, District Council members and Samiti members about how to solve the problems of the people after the flood. State President Shri Samal emphasized on the continuous distribution of relief materials and cooked food in the flood-affected areas and providing necessary government assistance to the affected families. During this visit, Shri Samal discussed the need to take all necessary steps to solve the problems of the people and restore normal life in the flood-affected areas.
During this visit, BJP State General Secretary Sharda Prasad Satapathy, State Secretary Saroj Kar, Ganjam District President Saroj Sawat, Chhatrapur MLA Krishnachandra Nayak, former Deputy Speaker Ramachandra Panda, Ganjam District General Secretary Padmacharan Sahu, District Secretary Duryodhana Reddy, and many other party workers were present.
