Odisha has deployed 30 officers from its administrative and revenue services to Ganjam district to coordinate relief and restoration after severe flooding linked to Cyclone Arnab, with hundreds of villages reported to be marooned by floodwaters.
The deployment was ordered through notifications issued by the state’s Revenue and Disaster Management Department and the General Administration Department. All 30 officers have been instructed to report immediately to the Ganjam Collector and remain in the district until relief and restoration operations are completed.
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department has assigned 20 Odisha Administrative Service and Odisha Revenue Service officers to monitor and coordinate ongoing relief work. The officers named in the notification are Dinesh Behera, Anita Kumari Sahoo, Sapan Kumar Sahu, Khirod Bihari Bharat Nag, Jubuli Charan Behera, Jashmin Kumar Pradhan, Sushant Kumar Baral, Chittaranjan Das, Bikram Kumar Dora, Kuresh Chandra Jani, Ayushi Pati, Ashwini Kumar Mohapatra, Akshay Kumar Mallick, Sudhir Kumar Nanda, Priyanka Priyadarshini, Kalpana Das, Tanmita Kar, Bikash Ranjan, Subhendu Kumar Jena and Subhaprakash Kanungo.
The General Administration Department has deputed a further 10 officers to assist the district administration directly. They are Jyoti Shankar Ray, Gayatri Dutta Nayak, Gadadhar Patra, Dayasindhu Parida, Manoranjan Sahu, Subrat Kumar Jena, Haladhar Sabar, Ansuman Mohapatra, Sipak Kumar Patra and Manmatha Kumar Nayak.
The officers’ responsibilities include coordinating and closely monitoring relief and recovery operations in the cyclone-affected district. The deployment places additional state-level administrative personnel alongside the district administration as it manages aid distribution and restoration activities in areas affected by flooding.
Ganjam is among the districts in South Odisha affected by the cyclone’s aftermath. The flooding has left hundreds of villages marooned, according to the report, creating logistical challenges for reaching residents and managing relief operations across affected areas. The state government said the additional officers would help streamline assistance and support crisis management on the ground.
The deployment also places the Ganjam Collector at the centre of the coordinated response, with all 30 officers required to report to the district authority. Their assignment will continue until the state’s relief and restoration initiatives in the affected areas are completed.
