Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi declared that Odisha had met its goal of having no casualties during Cyclone Arnab. Speaking to the media following an assessment of the cyclone situation at the Special Relief Commissioner’s (SRC) control room here, Majhi stated that the administration was able to properly manage the situation since the state government had made extensive preparations to deal with the cyclone.
The Chief Minister stated that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had discussed preparedness measures with him multiple times both prior to and during the hurricane. Additionally, the governments of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha maintained regular communication. Majhi claims that rainfall over 105 mm was reported in 17 blocks around the state. With 188 mm, Potangi in Koraput district had the most rainfall, followed by Mohana in Gajapati district with 182.4 mm. According to him, Gajapati was the district most negatively impacted by rainfall.
For emergency response, 313 response teams have been sent out, including 244 Fire Service teams, nine National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams, and 60 Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) units. In eight districts—Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Ganjam, Gajapati, and Nuapada—up to 43,827 persons have been evacuated to 634 relief camps. The camps are supplied with cooked food, dry rations, drinking water, medications, and other necessities.
According to the Chief Minister, 2,245 pregnant women were sent to local health facilities as part of the cyclone preparation preparations, and 931 babies were safely born there. Additionally, the government made sure that fishermen returned from the sea safely. According to Majhi, the operation was 100% successful since all 19,143 boats that had went out to sea from Ganjam to Balasore returned safely.
