Bhubaneswar, Sept 5: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has declared financial assistance of Rs 5 crore each for natural calamity-hit Kerala and Tripura.
Majhi had a telephonic conversation with his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan and Tripura’s Manik Saha. He expressed his condolences for the devastation caused by several landslides in Kerala and flooding in Tripura.
The Chief Minister also conveyed Odisha’s readiness to assist with post-disaster recovery and reconstruction.
Both Vijayan and Shah expressed their gratitude to Majhi for the financial assistance.
The Odisha Chief Minister also thanked both the Chief Ministers of Kerala and Tripura for helping the Odia people residing in their respective states during the time of recent devastating natural calamities.
Notably, as many as 31 persons have died while more than 72,000 people have been displaced in Tripura so far due to the continuous rainfall and severe floods since August 19 across the state.
Similarly, Wayanad district of Kerala was hit by devastating landslides on July 30 that caused widespread destruction and over 300 fatalities.
