Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Odisha CM Tours Flood-Hit Kotpad, Announces 15-Day Relief
Flooding has damaged homes, farms and daily life in parts of southern Odisha.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi visited Kotpad to see the situation himself.
He met families staying at a relief centre in Chandili High School.
Officials are providing cooked food, drinking water, medicines and food for children.
Families in shelters will receive essential supplies for 15 days.
The government will assess the damage before deciding further assistance.
A technical team will help remove standing water from farmland.
This is meant to help farmers start growing crops again after the water goes away.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi visited flood-affected Pirinji and Chandili in Kotpad, Koraput district.
Majhi met displaced families at Chandili High School and inspected food, water, medicines and children’s provisions.
The Odisha government announced 15 days of food, ration, clothing and other essential support for shelter residents.
A technical team will work to drain stagnant water from agricultural fields and help farmers resume cultivation.
Majhi reviewed rescue, relief, shelter arrangements and preliminary damage assessments in Koraput, Malkangiri and Nabarangpur districts.
- Who
- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, displaced families and local administration officials.
- What
- Majhi toured flood-hit areas, reviewed relief operations and announced 15 days of support for families in relief shelters.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Kotpad, including Pirinji and Chandili, in Koraput district, Odisha; a review meeting was held at Jeypore airport.
- Why
- To assess flood damage and relief operations, meet displaced residents and plan assistance and drainage for waterlogged farmland.
- Affected area
- Kotpad in Koraput district, including Pirinji and Chandili
- Shelter location
- Chandili High School
- Relief duration
- 15 days
- Relief items
- Food, ration, clothing and other essential supplies
- Additional provisions
- Cooked food, drinking water, children’s food and medicines
- Technical response
- A team will facilitate drainage of stagnant water from agricultural fields
- Other districts reviewed
- Malkangiri and Nabarangpur, along with Koraput