Odisha seeks central aid for post-cyclone Arnab damage; CM calls for long-term disaster solutions

Bhubaneswar, Nov 5 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday urged a visiting Central team to recommend adequate financial assistance for relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction in the cyclone- and flood-hit areas of the state, while also emphasising the need for long-term measures to tackle recurring natural disasters. The Central team, led by Ravi Shankar, Joint Secretary in the union Ministry of Home Affairs, visited several affected areas in Ganjam and Gajapati districts to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Arnab and the subsequent heavy rainfall and flooding. The team later met Chief Minister Majhi at Lok Seva Bhavan,…