In response to the severe flood and relief challenges triggered by Cyclone Arnab, the Government of Odisha’s Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Department has issued an urgent office order placing ten senior officers at the disposal of the Ganjam District Collector.
The deputed personnel include Assistant Commissioners, Executive Officers, and Assistant Executive Engineers from various urban bodies across the state.
The designated officials are Abhishek Mishra (Executive Officer, Khandapada NAC), Nihar Ranjan Behera (Executive Officer, Odogaon NAC), Avinash Mohanty (Executive Officer, Dasapalla NAC), Babula Dalai (Asst. Commissioner, BMC), Debasish Behera (Asst. Commissioner, BMC), Patitapabana Patnaik (AEE, Jatani Municipality), Jayanta Kumar Maitra (AEE, BMC), Jadabendra Mohapatra (Asst. Engineer, BMC), Chittaranjan Swain (Asst. Engineer, KMC, Kataka), and Satya Narayan Mandal (Asst. Engineer, Khordha Municipality).
According to the official directive issued by the Director of Municipal Administration on October 31, 2026, all ten officers have been centrally relieved from their current duties with immediate effect and instructed to report directly to the Ganjam Collector to oversee extensive relief, restoration, and flood management operations.
