Odisha govt disburses Rs 423 crore to districts affected by Cyclone Dana

The Odisha government disbursed Rs 423 crore to various districts across the state to compensate for the losses incurred during Cyclone Dana.

Suresh Pujari, Odisha's Revenue and Disaster Management minister said on Wednesday that the government assessed the loss due to the cyclone to be around 616.19 crore as the various districts and departments submitted their reports.

"I had made a statement that after receipt of the loss report from different districts and different departments of the state government, the loss was assessed at 616 crore 19 lakhs and 30 thousand. Subsequently, we got a supplementary loss report from the Water Resource Ministry," the Odisha minister said.