Bhubaneswar,12th Oct: While all the media and people of Odisha apprised the action of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in successfully executing ” Zero Casualty Mission ” in tackling “Titili” PCC President Niranjan Patnaik has alleged that the Odisha govt. has failed in managing Cyclone ‘TITLI’ .
The PCC President in a press release he has alleged that state govt. hadn’t prepared itself to rescue and evacuate people from rain and flood affected areas, after ‘TITLI’ crossed the coastal area of PALASA.
State govt. is patting its back saying there is no loss due to Cyclone TITLI touched the mainland but media reports from affected areas show a different picture. Thousands of people are stranded amidst flooded town and villages.
They have suffered heavy losses due to the destruction caused by Cyclone Titli. PCC President has said IMD had predicted heavy to very heavy rain in number of districts but the state govt. kept napping and wasn’t prepared at all for it. The victims of Cyclone Titli from Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Balasore districts must be rescued and evacuated immediately. They must be provided with food and safe drinking water. The domestic animals should be rescued and taken to safer place, demands Mr. Patnaik.
Niranjan Patnaik’s statement has not been taken seriously by the people of the State as well as outside as they have experienced Naveen Patnaik’s sincerity in tackling the calamity. They allege that while people all over the State were struggling in meeting the devastation of the cyclone, the PCC President was busy in organizing party meetings in different places.
Prasanta Patnaik