Bhubaneswar, July 31 -- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday announced the extension of free kitchen facilities for flood-affected people in three districts and claimed that no lives were lost in the calamity.
Accompanied by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj, and Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Deoranjan Kumar Singh, the CM conducted an aerial survey of submerged villages in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur and Keonjhar districts. "The flood situation is completely under control, and directions have been given to start post-flood activities. Around 30,000 people of 81 villages under eight blocks of three districts - Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur - have been hit by...