Cyclone Arnab affects over 2.10 lakh people in Odisha; 1.41 lakh evacuated :Minister

Bhubaneswar, Nov 2 (UNI) Cyclone Arnab and the subsequent heavy rainfall and floods have affected 2,10,920 people across 41 blocks, 488 gram panchayats and 2,137 villages in Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal districts of Odisha, State Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said on Monday. In urban areas, 307 wards across 23 urban local bodies have also been affected by the disaster. Chairing a high-level review meeting to assess the post-cyclone situation and ongoing restoration measures, Pujari said that 1,41,797 people had been evacuated to safer locations as a precautionary measure. The evacuated people include 579 pregnant women from vulnerable…