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high-level inter-ministerial Central team reached Ganjam district on Monday
afternoon on a visit to assess the losses caused by the Phailin cyclone and the
floods caused by incessant rains after that. This seven-member team landed at
the Rangeilunda airstrip near Berhampur University campus by a helicopter.
According to official sources, this team is headed by Joint Secretary of
Central Home Department Rashmi Goel. Its members include delegate from Central
agriculture and cooperative department Sanjay Lohia, A. Chandrasekhar from
Central Planning Commission, D.Rajsekhar Reddy of Drinking Water and Sanitation
department, A.K.Rajput of Central Electricity department, director of Central
Rural Development Department K.K.Janpath, R.P.Panda from National Highway
Authority, Chand Choudhury from Central Forest and Environment Ministry and
Dinanath of Central finance department. The team visited cyclone-ravaged
Berhampur University campus, areas of Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BMC),
including the MKCG medical college and hospital, power sub-stations on the
outskirts of the city and areas of Gopalpur on Sea. On Tuesday also they would
visit several other cyclone- and flood-affected areas of Ganjam district. On
Tuesday they would reach Bhubaneswar from Ganjam district by helicopter.
Source: The Hindu
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