By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday arrived here at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here and reviewed impact of YAAS in Odisha.
Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Sarangi, Chief Secretary Suresh Mohapatra, DGP Abhay, senior officials of Odisha Government and PMO attended the meet.
MP Modi also assess the impact of cyclone Yaas. Prime Minister undertook an aerial survey of the areas affected by the cyclone.
The State Government sought no immediate funds to manage the expenditure incurred in disaster management, but
stressed on long term solutions to the problem as Odisha is frequently hit by major calamities like cyclones, Odishas
Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena told Media after the meeting.
Immediately after the hour long review meeting PM left for aerial survey of worst affected Balasore, Bhadrakh district in the State.The Chief Minister sought both a disaster resilient power infrastructure and a permanent solution to protect the coastal region from storm surges which accompany cyclones.
SRC said that Odisha has a long coastline of about 480 kilometers of which above 200 km is vulnerable to tidal surge.The state has sought no immediate funds or assistance from the Prime Minister as the state will manage the
situation from its resources. We will assess the damage in seven days and later seek central assistance,informed SRC.
The Chief Minister also drew attention of the Prime Minister to the disaster resilient power system, the demand for which is being made for last two years.
