Disaster Management / Odisha deploys additional engineers to speed up Brahmapur restoration

Bhubaneswar, Nov 1: In a bid to accelerate relief, restoration and flood management efforts following Cyclone Arnab, the Odisha Housing and Urban Development Department has deployed five additional engineers to the Brahmapur Municipal Corporation.

The decision has been taken to strengthen the ongoing recovery operations in the cyclone-affected city and provide enhanced technical support for rehabilitation works.

According to the department, the engineers have been drawn from various Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across the state and will function under the direct supervision of the Brahmapur Municipal Commissioner.

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The newly deployed officials include Assistant Engineer Ajaya Kumar Jani from Athagada NAC, Junior Engineer Rashmi Ranjan Behera from KMC, Assistant Engineer Aditya Mishra from Gunupur Municipality, Junior Engineer Biswaranjan Parida from Puri Municipal Corporation, and Junior Engineer Bhawani Shankar Behera from Chhatrapur Municipality.

The engineers have been relieved from their existing assignments and will assume their new responsibilities in Brahmapur from the afternoon of November 1.

The Housing and Urban Development Department stated that the move is aimed at making recovery efforts more efficient and responsive to public needs.

The additional technical manpower will assist in restoring civic services, supporting emergency operations and expediting the return to normalcy in areas impacted by the cyclone and subsequent flooding.