Odisha CM says 'zero casualty' mission successful, none died in cyclone

Bhubaneswar: Mohan Charan Majhi, the chief minister of Odisha, asserted on Friday that the state had accomplished its "Zero Casualty Mission" because there had been no reports of fatalities or injuries from the severe cyclonic storm Dana that hit the coast on Thursday night. 

Majhi said that there had been no human casualties in the disaster after reviewing the cyclone situation here in the morning.

"There is no report of any death of any human life. Our zero casualty Mission has been successful with the cooperation of everyone," Majhi announced.

Ahead of the formation of a cyclonic system in the Bay of Bengal, the Odisha government had set a target of "Zero Casualty" and worked in that direction from day one of the preparation, he said, adding that about six lakh people were evacuated to safety for which precious human lives have been saved.

While thanking all the stakeholders including ministers, MLAs, other people representatives, rescue teams of NDRF, ODRAF, Fire Service, Odisha Police, social activists, media and others, the chief minister said: "By the grace of Lord Jagannath and cooperation of all, the government have succeeded in saving human lives."

With PTI inputs