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Cyclone Arnab batters Southern Odisha: Ganjam worst hit as rescue and relief operations intensified

Bhubaneswar, Oct 30 (UNI) Southern Odisha continues to grapple with widespread devastation caused by Cyclone Arnab and the subsequent heavy rainfall, with Ganjam emerging as the worst-affected district, followed by Gajapati and Kandhamal.
The state government has intensified rescue, relief and rehabilitation operations across the affected districts, deploying disaster response teams, helicopters and emergency supplies to assist thousands of stranded and displaced people.
State Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, while chairing a high-level review meeting at the State Emergency Operations Centre at Rajiv Bhavan in Bhubaneswar on Friday, said continuous post-cyclone rainfall had inundated several villages and caused extensive damage to roads and other critical infrastructure.
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