Jagatsinghpur: Keeping in view of recent flood in Jagatsinghpur, JSW Foundation and district administration distributed special relief packages to the flood-affected areas.
Recently, the coastal belts of Odisha received an unprecedented monsoon rainfall following which caused the Mahanadi River basin to flood. Some villages of Jagatsinghpur district have been submerged in water. Particularly, two blocks—Kujung and Tirtol have been ravaged by seasonal downpours and flood.
Following the crisis, JSW Foundation and district administration distributed 44,928 packets of biscuits, 4,500 packets of Amul (200gm), 4,500 packets of sanitary pads, 22,500 candles, 25,200 matchsticks and 3,500 packets of incense in Tirtolblock.
Similarly, 55,152 biscuits, 5,540 Amul packets, 5,500 sanitary pads, 27,500 candles, and 24,800 matchsticks, along with 4,500 mosquito coils packets have been provided in Kujung block.
The Foundation and JSW Utkal Steel authorities visited flood-affected areas and interacted with the people. They also met with the District Collector Munul Patwari and Deputy District Collector Dharmendra Malik and assured them to support all kind of assistance to the people. Patwari praised JSW for providing assistance during such natural calamities. Sarpanchs of different blocks also expressed their gratitude to JSW for the initiative.
