Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Revenue & Disaster Management Department on Monday directed Collectors to submit the assessment report on losses suffered to the standing crop in their respective districts due to heavy rainfall triggered by Cyclone Jawad.
Minister of Revenue & Disaster Management, Sudam Marndi has sought the crop damage assessment reports from all District Collectors based on which financial compensation would be provided to the affected farmers as per the relief code norms.
Earlier, Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena had informed that assessment of crop loss caused by cyclone-induced rainfall will be done within a week after the weather conditions normalises.