[world-vedic] Info. on Orissa cyclone relief efforts

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>[indianembassy] Info. on Orissa cyclone relief efforts

>Thu, 18 Nov 1999 21:51:30 -0800

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>Information on cyclone damage and relief efforts

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>Loss of human life - 9574

>Population affected - 12 million

>Cattle deaths - 400,000

>Number of villages affected - 7,921

>Damaged houses - 800,000

>Agricultural area damaged - 1.67 million hectares

>400 villages are still inaccessible

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>The relief efforts are now focused on checking the

>outbreak of epidemics and environmental pollution.

>To meet this goal, the following steps have been taken:

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>1) Disease surveillance has been intensified.

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>2) Synthetic pyrethroid spray may be used in the

>affected areas to minimize the potential risk of

>malaria outbreak.

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>3) Malaria treatment/Drug distribution centers have

>been setup.

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>4) Measles vaccination to all children less than

>5 years old.

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>5) Surveillance of enteric fever have been initiated.

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>6) Guidelines have been issued to State health authorities

>for management of post trauma stress syndrome.

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>7) 80% of wells that supply drinking water have been

>disinfected.

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>The army has cleared the roads connecting Bhubaneshwar,

>the capital city, to other major cities in Orissa. Food

>and medical supplies are received from all parts of the

>country as road and rail traffic have been partially

>restored. Telecommunications have been partially restored

>(Puri, Dhenkanal, Balasore and Baripada - 100%,

>Bhubaneswar - 78.5%, Cuttack-73%, Bhadrak 98%,

>Khurda 97%, Jajpur -50%, Jagatsinghpur 24%, Kendrapara 34%

>& Paradip 28%).

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>The Prime Minister visited the cyclone hit areas twice and

>assured the State of all possible assistance.

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>Many voluntary organizations are offering to help the state

>agencies in distributing relief material.

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>For more information, please visit the following link:

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>http://www.indianembassy.org/new/cyclone_fund1.htm

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