CM to visit Gajapati landslide site today

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is scheduled to visit the landslide site at Baraghara village under Rayagad block in Gajapati district Wednesday.

The landslide triggered by cyclonic storm Titli had claimed 15 lives in the village October 11.

According to information from the Chief Minister’s Office, Patnaik will fly to Gangabada and then travel by road to the site, which was about five kilometres away.

The Chief Minister will leave for Bhanjanagar which is one of the worst affected areas in Ganjam.

He will take stock of the relief and rescue operations.

The Special Relief Commissioner Bishnupada Sethi Tuesday confirmed 26 cyclone-related deaths.

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